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  THE WOLF
December 4, 2014
 
In This Issue
Mark Your Calendars
Holiday Spirit Day!
BOKS
Request from Health Room
MIFR
Raising Healthy Teenagers
MI Crossfit for Kids
MI Junior Hoopsters
MIFC Winter Sessions
MI Girls Lacrosse
TechSmartKids
Youth Theatre NW
Sponge Language Classes
Winter MIBGC Programs
Boys Spring Lacrosse
Bellevue Ice Arena
Newsletter Submissions
  

Happy Holidays! Whether you are traveling far or cozying in for holidays at home, may your Winter Break be filled with joyful celebrations and peaceful unscheduled days! Please note that winter break is December 22 through January 2, and we'll look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday, January 5.

 


Mark Your Calendars

December 19th - Holiday Spirit Day!

December 22nd - January 2nd - NO SCHOOL/ WINTER BREAK

January 5th - SCHOOL RESUMES

January 5th - Winter session of Monday Art Club and Story/Drama Club begins

January 6th - Winter session of Tuesday Art Club begins

January 7th - Winter session of Wednesday Early Release Art Club begins

January 8th - Winter session of Thursday Art Club begins

January 9th - 9:30AM Principal's Coffee

January 16th - 9:30AM - 11:30AM Elementary School Visitation for new/transferring families

January 19th - NO SCHOOL/MLK DAY

January 21st - 7:00PM 5th Grade Band/Orchestra Curriculum Night

January 26th - 7:00PM - 8:00PM  (*please note location correction*) Kindergarten Roundup at Island Park for incoming families 

February 16th-20th - Mid-Winter Break

 

WEST MERCER ANNOUNCEMENTS

West Mercer
Holiday Spirit Day
Tomorrow!

This Friday is Holiday Spirit Day at West Mercer! Around the world, families come together to celebrate different events.  Does your family celebrate  Hanukkah?  Kwanzaa?  The New Year?  Christmas?  Is another holiday special to you and your family?

 

Student Council would like you to show your spirit by wearing something that shows a festival or holiday your family celebrates together.  It can be holiday colors, something unique, or something traditional.  Be a part of Holiday Spirit Day this Friday!  Thank you and go Wolves!
 
Exciting New Program Offered at West Mercer
for Grades 3-5:  
BOKS (Build Our Kids' Success)

Sign up for BOKS and join us for 35 minutes of heart pumping exercises, activities, games and nutrition insights Tuesday mornings before school for 12 weeks.  You'll discover that your brain works better after exercising with us! The next session (3rd-5th graders only) will start on Tuesday, January 6th.

 Sign-up forms will be due by Friday, December 19th. If more than 30 students want to attend we will hold a lottery to choose the 30 participants.

Questions?  Contact Ms. Rosvall at  alison.rosvall@mercerislandschools.org 

Request from the 
Health Room

 

The health room is in need of girl leggings, stretchy pants and underwear sizes 6 - 18 or S- XL. These type of pants work best because they can fit a variety of different body types. We hardly have any to offer the gals that fell in the mud or have had an accident. Any donations can be dropped off in the health room or office.

 

Thank you! 

 
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mercer Island 
Food Revolution
 
Next MI Food Revolution Meeting Wednesday, January 7, 2015 @ 7:00pm at the Country Club
We have many great activities Jan-May 2015 - please join us!

Email MIFR Chair Sharon Perez to be added to the invitation.

Raising Healthy Teenagers:

Preventing Drug and Alcohol Use in Teens
  
Mercer Island Communities That Care is sponsoring an event on January 7, 2015. Please join us to hear a presentation on the prevention of drug and alcohol use in teens by Dr. Leslie Walker, chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children's hospital. She will be sharing her experiences and recommendations for raising healthy teenagers.

 

Raising Healthy Teenagers:

Preventing Drug and Alcohol Use in Teens

Presenter:

Leslie R Walker, MD

Seattle Children's

Chief of Adolescent Medicine

 

For more information, click here.

 

MI CrossFit for Kids 
at the SJCC
 
Join us for a 4 week camp incorporating CrossFit, social skills, team building and nutrition. Sessions are led by a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Certified Personal Trainer and CrossFit Kids coach. During the 4 week camp your child will be introduced to healthy movements, team building activities, social skills, emotion regulation and healthy eating habits. They will learn about nutrition and make healthy snacks to bring home all while moving and engaging in individual and team activities. 

Cost: Register early and save!
$120 until 12/20/14
$135 until 1/10/15
$150 until 1/17/15

When: Sunday's from 1-3pm for 4 weeks. **Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 8th. 

Where: Mercer Island CrossFit, 3801 E. Mercer Way (inside the SJCC) *You do not have to be a member of CrossFit or the SJCC to attend the camp. 

Who: Any and all kids in grades 2-5, they do not have to be a member of the SJCC or CrossFit to attend. 

Contact Allison McGee to register or for more information - 206-595-2011

MI Junior Hoopsters
 
Winter Clinic with Girls Varsity Coach Kaela Yuen & MIHS girls' coaching staff and players. 

Grades K-5, Saturdays 12-1:30pm

For more information, click here.

MIFC Technical Director's Winter Sharpness Sessions
 

The Winter Sharpness Sessions will be a fast-paced, fun filled training environment providing players with activities and games that are purposefully fun while simultaneously developing their fundamental skill base.  Your child will learn the way, and dribbling moves, of Messi, Renaldo, Dempsey, Yedlin and the like!

For more information, click here.


MI Girls Lacrosse Grades 1-8
Register Now 
for the 2015 Spring Season 
 
Registration is OPEN at www.MIGirlsLacrosse.com. 
A $25 late fee will be charged for registrations after January 15, 2015. Questions? Grades 5-8 contact middle school coordinators at migirlslaxms@gmail.com. Grades 1-4 contact elementary coordinators at migirlslaxes@gmail.com.
Winter 2015 
After School Coding Courses

TechSmartKids teaches after school Coding (Computer Science) & Making (Physical Computing) courses for elementary & middle school students. This fall over 200 students on Mercer Island enrolled in TechSmartKids Coding Courses.

Enrollment is now available for TechSmartKids Winter 2015 Coding Courses:

Enroll Online:          http://www.TechSmartKids.com
Enroll by phone:      (425) 786-7824

For more information, click here.

Youth Theatre NW presents:

 

This December, our children aspire to teach you the true meaning of Christmas.

 

Youth Theatre Northwest ushers in the holiday season with a yuletide classic. Our production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will take families on a hysterical journey where the most unlikely children perform the lead roles in their community's annual Christmas Pageant. Will this revered holiday tradition be ruined? Will it be cancelled?  Will the wise men run off with the baby Jesus? Or maybe, just maybe this will be the Best Christmas Pageant Ever!

 

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever performs December 5 - 21 in the sanctuary of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island. Based on the book by Barbara Robinson, the show is directed by Matt Giles and features the performing talents of children from across the region.

Sponge Language Classes

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Xīnnián Kuàilè! Bonne Année! Happy New Year! 

Here at Sponge, we're looking forward to a new year full of language immersion and learning, and there´s still space in many of our classes at the Mercer Island elementary schools. Language is such a gift, and we're very excited to share it with each and every one of you. We could say, ¡Toma un regalo! ¡Gracias! Zhè shì lǐ wù! Xiè Xiè! Voilà un cadeau! Merci!Here´s a present! Thank you!

Classes for Spanish, French and Mandarin are held before and after school at all three Mercer Island Elementary schools. Busing is available between schools, so your children can learn their favorite language regardless of the school they attend. Visit www.spongeschool.com/sign-up/ to register. Contact us by email at info@spongeschool.com or give us a call at (425) 274-5188 with any questions. Register now and secure your spot in class! We´d love to see you in the New Year! 

 

See lists of some of our favorite books and music in French, Spanish, and Mandarin!

 

 

Boys and Girls Club Winter Athletic Programs
 
Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club offers a number of active programs for kids throughout the fall and winter, including:
  • Basketball 
  • Parkour
  • Wrestling
  • Yellow Yoga
  • Futsal
  • Baseball try-outs
 Programs are ongoing. See the flyer, 
www.mi.positiveplace.org, or call 206-232-4548 for more info.

Also, don't forget: Registration opens for Spring programs Nov. 15 for Little League, Softball, T-Ball, Sluggers, Soccer, Track and Field, and Volleyball.

Boys Spring Lacrosse 2015

 

REGISTRATION at mercerislandlacrosse.com

 

Kindergarten

Sundays 3/15/15 - 5/17/15, 2:30-3:30  

IMS South Playfields

Equipment: stick, cleats, dress for inclement weather

 

1st/2nd Grade

Practice Thursdays 3/12/15, weekly, 3:45-5PM 

At your MI elementary school

First scrimmage 3/15/14, last scrimmage 5/17/15

Scrimmages: Sundays 1-2:30 at IMS South Playfields

Equipment: stick, cleats, dress for inclement weather

 

3rd/4th Grade

Practice Tuesdays, 3/10/15, weekly, 3:45-5PM

At your MI elementary school
Games weekly on MI/greater eastside, mainly Sat

First games 3/14/15, last games 5/16/15

Equipment: stick, full pads (helmet, chest/shoulder, elbow, gloves, mouth guard), athletic cup

 

5th - 8th  (Excluding Silver/Black Teams)

First practice Monday 2/23/15

Practices weekly Mon/Wed/Fri at IMS 4:30-6:30pm

Games weekly on Saturdays on MI/greater eastside

First games 3/7/15, last games 5/16/15

Equipment: stick, full pads (helmet, chest/shoulder, elbow, gloves, mouth guard), athletic cup

 

Questions K-2nd grade contact Jola Jensen: jolajensen4@gmail.com

Questions 3rd/4th grade contact Missy Johnson: tonyandmissyjohnson@comcast.net

Questions 5th/6th grade contact Sarah Rowe: sarah.rowe@comcast.net

Questions 7th/8th grade contact Susie Plummer: susie@uvillage.com

 

Bellevue Magic Season 
Ice Arena

Dates: Nov. 28, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015 
Location: Bellevue Downtown Park
 
Skate and celebrate at the Magic Season Ice Arena, the region's largest open-air holiday ice skating experience! This beloved Magic Season tradition is the perfect memory-making activity for family and friends. The festive venue offers shelter for all-weather skating, seasonal food and beverage concessions, music from STAR 101.5.    This is also an easy fundraising opportunity for our school. 

Simply tell the attendant at the entrance which school you are from and each student attending will raise $3 for their school's PTA.  

 

Click here for more information.


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