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Greetings!
Happy Mid-Winter Break! We hope the kids are enjoying the time away, and that you parents have been able to enjoy some vacation time with them as well!
Even though it's only February, the balmy weather is hinting at the great island summer to come - and camp registrations are opening up as well! See details below for some great camps and classes for kids of all ages.
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Mark Your Calendars
February 16-20th - NO SCHOOL: Mid-Winter Break
February 25th - 2:00PM Non-Competitive Spelling Bee at West Mercer Library
February 26th - 6:00PM 5th Grade IslandWood Parent Information Night at West Mercer Library
February 27th - Popcorn Friday
March 4th - 2:00PM Competitive Spelling Bee at West Mercer Library
March 5th - 7:00pm MI Parent Edge Event - The Mask You Live In, MIHS Performing Arts Center
March 10th - 5:30PM Fine Arts Showcase at MIHS
March 11th - 5:30PM Fine Arts Showcase at MIHS March 13th - NOON DISMISSALMarch 16th - SCHOOL IN SESSION - E.coli closure make-up day
March 19th - 6:30PM West Mercer Culture Fair at West Mercer
March 20th - 9:30AM General PTA Meeting
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WEST MERCER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Do you want to know more about Island Wood, "the school in the woods" that your 5th grader will be attending June1-4?
Come to the Parent Information Meeting on Thursday, February 26. It will be held in the West Mercer Library from 6-7 PM.
We'll be taking 13 parent chaperones this year! Chaperone applications will available at the meeting (or your child's teacher the following day). Chaperone applications are due Friday, March 6.
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West Mercer Non-Competitive and Competitive Spelling Bees
February 25 and March 4 at 2PM
We are very excited to be hosting both a non-competitive and a competitive spelling bee this year at West Mercer. Our hope is that this will encourage our students to improve their spelling (partly by reading more), increase their vocabularies and develop and implement proper usage of English for the rest of their lives.
For more information about these events, click here. To register your child, please complete and submit this form. Lists of spelling words which can be studied in preparation for the bees can be found here and here.
This is a PTA-sponsored event and volunteers are needed. If you have questions or concerns or would like to help, please contact Jocelyn Barber.
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Enjoy music, performances, decorated booths, and lots of delicious ethnic food! Culture Fair will be on Thursday, March 19 from 6:30PM to 8:00PM in our multi-purpose room.
Interested in featuring YOUR heritage? Host a booth! Do a craft! Create a performance! Think: SIMPLE, but elaborations are always welcome.
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3rd, 4th and 5th graders are invited to join fellow Islanders for a half hour of heart pumping exercises, drills and running. Running Club began January 23. We meet at the IMS track at 8:25 and MISD school buses will take you to your school at 8:55 (Lakeridge students will walk). This club is a free, non-competitive way to fire up your brain and body for school. Every level of runner is welcome to join as long with warm running clothes, running shoes, & a good attitude. We gear up for the MI Rotary Run 5k on March 22, but those who don't want to participate in that event are welcome to join. The first kids to attend 3 practices will earn a MI Running Club sweatshirt. Parent volunteers are welcome and encouraged to join as your schedule permits.
When: Friday mornings 8:25-8:55
Duration: NOW through March 20 (depending on interest level we may continue after Spring Break). No practice February 13 or Feb 20.
Where: IMS track
Cancellations: Rain or snow cancels practice
Sign up: email Susan to be included in email updates and submit waiver by the first practice Cost: FREE (optional registration fee for the MI 5K)
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Fine Arts Showcase
Volunteers Needed!
Showcase is March 10th and 11th this year. The theme is...AROUND THE WORLD
Volunteers needed to fill 44 timeslots! Every student is represented with a piece of their artwork, and this event requires a great deal of time and energy to set up. Please join parents from all 3 elementary schools at the following times/locations to mount student artwork on butcher paper:
When: Monday, March 2nd-5th
from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm
Where: We will be gathering on the STAGE at West Mercer... there will be two shifts per day!
Hanging at MIHS will be on Friday, March 6th and Monday, March 9th.
Your help would be appreciated!
For more information and to sign up, please click HERE. Please email Tracy Richardson if you have any questions!
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MI Parent Edge Presents the Film,
"The Mask You Live In"
7 p.m., Thursday, March 5 at MIHS PAC
How can we raise a healthier generation of boys and young men?
From the Directors of "Miss Representation," comes a film exploring masculinity in America. The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to be true to themselves. Pressured by their peers, adults, and the media, boys learn to disconnect from emotions, devalue friendships, objectify women, and resolve conflict through violence. Gender stereotypes interconnect with race, class, and circumstance to create a maze of identity issues boys must face in order to become "real" men. See film trailer HERE.
Please join Parent Edge as we present this anticipated film, followed by a discussion.
This event is for parents of kids of all ages; students in grades 8-12 are encouraged to attend.
FREE for MI students and staff, $5 per family for MI PTA members.
MI Parent Edge is jointly sponsored by the PTAs of Lakeridge, Island Park, West Mercer, Islander Middle, MIHS and St. Monica schools.
Please visit www.miparentedge.org to view the parent education 2014-2015 events calendar.
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MI P&R offers a wide variety of summer camps, including art, cooking, Legos, kayaking, music, sailing, sports, & day camps for ages 3 & up. Promotion! Register for Mini Mercer, Mercer Day Camp or Mini Mercer Sports between Feb. 7-20 and receive $20 off your first camp, and entry into a drawing to get 1/2 off your second camp. Register for these promotion camps by calling 206-275-7609. Other camp registrations can be done at View the camp brochure online at www.playonmercer.com |
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SJCC Summer Camp has been a defining time for thousands of campers over the past five decades. Campers learn songs, play gaga, act onstage, create science experiments, and make lifelong friendships.
Whether this will be your first summer or you're a seasoned veteran, we are excited for you to build friendships, create memories, connect with the outdoors, and, most importantly, have fun in the sun! SJCC Summer Camp has weekly options from June 22 through August 28. Camp runs Mondays to Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
View the SJCC Summer Camp brochure online here |
Sunday, March 8th from 3-5PM @PEAK
- Preview NEW jerseys and helmets for the 2015 season!
- Weigh-in to find out your fall team!
- Sign up for summer conditioning and football camps!
- FREE Hot dogs!
New to Football? Come talk with our coaches, including our Player Safety Coach! Have your questions answered and get more information!
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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
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Hola! Ni Hao! Konnichiwa! Summer is coming up quick and we're excited to offer immersion camps in Spanish, Mandarin and Japanese! This year, we'll be exploring exotic destinations, stories, and celebrations from around the world. Our dynamic teachers will lead campers in crafts, games, cooking, science, drama and outdoor play. Camp is a great opportunity to continue language over the summer, or to try something new! Week-long camps are offered in Bellevue and Seattle from June 22 through July 24. For more information and to register for camp, visit us online at www.spongeschool.com/sign-up/summer-camp/.
Interested in joining classes mid-session on Mercer Island? 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. Contact us by email at info@spongeschool.com or give us a call at (425) 274-5188 with any questions. We love to see new faces!
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The Wolf newsletter will go out on the first and third Thursday of each month. If you have any announcements that you would like to appear in an upcoming newsletter, please send in your submissions by the end of business day on Monday prior to publication. Submissions can be made to: editor@westmercerpta.com.
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