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Greetings!
May is coming to a hectic close, though it seems all the kids are enjoying the short school week and sunny days. Just a reminder that school will be in session on June 19th to make-up for the MIEA Teacher Walkout this past Tuesday.
Progress continues on "EL4", including the search for a better name! Please be sure to submit your suggestions here.
Best wishes for a relaxing long weekend, and we look forward to seeing you at some of the end-of-year celebrations in the coming weeks.
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Thu May 21st - TONIGHT! IMS 6th Grade Incoming Parents' Night
Fri May 22nd - NO SCHOOL/SCHEDULED WEATHER MAKEUP DAY
Mon May 25th - NO SCHOOL/MEMORIAL DAY
Tue May 26th - 1:00PM 4th Grade Music Tryouts
Thu May 28th - 1:00PM 4th Grade Music Tryouts
Fri May 29th - Popcorn Friday
Mon June 1st - Spring String Fling - 5th Grade Orchestra
Wed June 3 - 6:30PM Band Blast
Fri June 12 - NOON DISMISSAL/All Island Track Meet
Friday June 12 - 6:00PM Spring Celebration
Friday June 19 - SCHOOL IN SESSION/Walkout Make-up Day
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WEST MERCER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Thank you to all who biked and walked to school for
Bike To School Day!
Special thank you to
Student Council: For bringing muffins, making buttons and helping out
Starbucks: For donating coffee
Einstein's: For donating bagels
Albertson's: For donating chocolate milk
PTA: For providing all the other goodies
And thanks to Michelle Behar & Amy Lavin for putting on a spectacular Bike to School!
Way to be your BEST at WEST!
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Wow, what an amazing
Staff Appreciation Week!
Thanks to our chairs Rachel Hyman & Andrea Dickstein for organizing such a fun-filled week, plus a tasty coffee cart and for providing smoothies for our staff. Thank you to Sharon Perez & Cynthia Winiski for that scrumptious staff luncheon! And of course thanks to all the room parents who got all the classrooms involved. Most of all, thank you to our wonderful West Mercer staff!
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4th Grade Instrument Tryouts
Your child will have the opportunity to begin instruction on a musical instrument this coming September during the 2015-16 school year. Class lessons will be offered without free to all 5th grade students who wish to participate. Band and orchestra classes are held before school twice per week. Bus transportation will be provided from these rehearsals before school to students' respective schools afterwards.
Instrument try-out days:
Tuesday, May 26th
-Island Park 9:30 to 12:25
-West Mercer 1:00 to 3:00
Thursday, May 28th
-Lakeridge 9:30 to 12:00
-West Mercer 1:00 to 3:00
Look for a document coming home which will list the instrument your child has tried out for. That will arrive home along with directions for the next series of steps along your pathway to becoming a 5th Grade Band family.
We have scheduled a parent meeting following all these try-outs and paperwork where all the MISD Band Directors will be present to explain this program and answer any questions you might have regarding this wonderful program. The meeting will be held in the Islander Middle School on Tuesday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please visit: http://www.mercerislandschools.org/Page/5624
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Incoming kindergarten playdates
Do you have an incoming Kindergartner next year? Contact Ilene Sloan for information on Kindergarten summer play dates, plus a summer potluck!
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P.E. Department Website
Be sure to check out West Mercer's P.E. Department website. This site features information about whats been happening in P.E. Class and includes some fun and informative interactive links. Soon to come is a weekly section on the site with healthy snack selections.
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Register Now for
Summer Art Club at West Mercer
Summer Art Club at West Mercer provides an
opportunity for kids to explore, in small groups, a
variety of art forms. This summer we are offering
both visual art and drama classes. Students can
register for a morning session, an afternoon
session or an all day session.
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Mercer Island's New School
Needs a Name!
An all-Island effort is underway to ask for ideas from every student, each parent & all residents of our community.
*Multiple Suggestions Are Welcome*
Survey is open until MAY 31st
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Graduate Grams!
It's that time of year again to honor the graduates in your life! Have a personalized "Graduate Gram" mailed to the home of your favorite graduate. From Preschool to High School, everyone loves to be honored during this special time in their life. All proceeds help provide scholarships to deserving Mercer Island High School graduates. Fill out the mail-in order form here.
Thank you for your support!
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Mercer Island PTA Council Seeks Outstanding Volunteers and Educators to Award!
Don't let someone's dedication to the PTA and our children go unrecognized! The PTA Council of MISD is now taking nominations to reward outstanding volunteers, educators, or committees for creative, dedicated and innovative work.
Mercer Island PTA Council is comprised of PTA Presidents from all MI schools, District Superintendent, MI School Board, MI Educators Association, MI Schools Foundation and representatives of Parent Edge, Communities that Care and Reflections.
Please complete this online nomination form to honor an individual or program who has made a positive impact on students, parents and our Mercer Island community.
PTA Council Award Nominations are Due Friday, May 22nd, 2015.
Click Here for our online Award Nomination Form:
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Nancy Schaps
Memorial Grant
Seeking Nominations
The Nancy Schaps Memorial Grant was established to support Mercer Island children who are currently facing the terminal illness of a parent, the recent death of a parent or have a parent on active duty in the military. The grant application period is open from May 8th-May 29th. Children may be nominated by a counselor, teacher, MISD staff member, parent, or neighbor. More information and nomination forms are available here.
Applications must be completed by Friday, May 29, 2015.
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Thank You from MI Parent Edge and Volunteer Opportunities!
We've navigated our kids' anxieties with Chris McCurry; we've considered the social and emotional well-being of boys in the film "The Mask You Live In;" we've learned the difference between "app-dependent" and "app-enabled" with Katie Davis; and we discovered what's really going on between adolescent boys and girls with Rosalind Wiseman.
Parent Edge thanks you for supporting these events through the year and we look forward to bringing more thought-provoking speakers and topics in 2015-2016.
Seeking Parent Edge Committee Members: If you have enjoyed attending Parent Edge events and would like to work with a dynamic team in the rewarding work of planning and implementing these events, then Parent Edge wants to talk to you! We are currently looking for new members to join our committee. Responsibilities include: attending monthly committee meetings, representing your school, promoting events at your school and in the community, researching and recommending topics and speakers, and assisting at events. We would love for you to join us!
Please contact Suzanne McIntosh at suzannemcint@gmail.com or Kathy Middleton at sunnyinseattle@comcast.net to volunteer or to ask any questions.
Visit www.miparentedge.org for more information about previous speakers and events, or to leave suggestions for future speakers or topics.
MI Parent Edge is jointly sponsored by the PTA's of Lakeridge, Island Park, West Mercer, Islander Middle, MIHS and St. Monica schools.
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Tickets available online at youththeatre.org or call (206) 232 - 4145, ext. 109
For more information, click here.
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SJCC Father's Day
Family Film and Nosh:
Havana Curveball
Sunday, June 21 | 10:30am - Noon
1 | 55 minutes |documentary | PG
Must see show for families who love sports and the lessons they can teach us.
Includes Bagels, schmear (cream cheese), juice and coffee
For more information, click here.
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The MI Boys Basketball Booster Club is thrilled to have Coach Gavin Cree and his staff for six amazing camps for players entering grades 1-8 in Fall 2015. Camps run June 22nd through July 9th.
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The Workshops for kids grade 3 through 8 are an introduction to the field of architecture and design.
Workshops are Mon-Fri, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM:
Week of July 6th: Bridges
Week of July 13th: Egyptian Design and Architecture
Week of July 27th: Modern to contemporary architecture and design
Week of August 3rd: An Airport
Week of August 10th: Town Planning (Fully enrolled)
Week of August 17th: Amusement Parks
Week of August 24th: Atlantis (Fully enrolled)
Notes:
* For a description of each workshop, see Workshop Descriptions here.* Each workshop is $135 per student.
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Join us as we explore life's treasures -
Pirate style
Our amazing and unique camp is run by teen girls who plan, practice and execute the program. We will discover, sing, cook outdoors, play games, create and have a blast! Our Program Aides and Program Aides in Training thrive as teen leaders, and our girls of all ages have a blast growing in courage, confidence, and character together.
Dates: July 13 - 17, 2015
Times: Mon-Thur, 9:30am-3:30pm, Fri, 9:30am-2pm
Location: Newport Heights Elem. School
Cost: $90 - Registered Girl Scout
$105 - Not a Registered Scout
Click Here to register now!
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June & July Sessions
Mercer Island's 12th Annual Developmental Summer Camps (Grades 2-8), coached by MIHS Varsity Coach Liz Shields, are June 22-26 and July 13 - 17, from
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and held at Mercer Island High School.
Players from all skill levels, schools and clubs are welcome. (Campers will be grouped based on ability.)
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Youth Theatre Northwest Summer Camps
Summer at Youth Theatre Northwest is your child's opportunity to shine! In the classroom or on our lush front lawn, your child will explore the thrill of live performance and expand the boundaries of their imagination, from ages 3-18. Like every summer in our 31 year history, our Summer Camps promise a fun mix of learning and creativity with plenty of opportunities to make new friends and develop valuable skills.
Now we have new convenient locations to complement our enthusiastic teachers and dynamic curriculum. We offer both 1/2 day and full day programs as well as after care. New students receive a 25% discount and our online registration system is easy, secure and available 24 hours a day to fit your busy schedule. We have over 40 camps to choose from.
Visit our website to review our full Summer Camp Schedule and let the summer fun begin!
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NPSA is coming to Bellevue!
With Nowland Premier Soccer Academy now expanding to provide a Premier Youth Soccer Program to the whole of Bellevue, we are offering a series of FREE professional training clinics that will be open to any new players (U7-U15) that want to try us out! We want to give everyone the opportunity to work with our professional coaching staff prior to our Fall Tryouts so we will be holding these free clinics through April at different locations across the Eastside.
Please contact us for all of the information: contactnpsa@gmail.com and visit our website: www.nowlandpremier.com
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Fun soccer and multi-sport camps for kids, 5-11 years old. For more information, click here.
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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. 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 |
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Essential Manners for Modern Children Summer Camp
Dates: July 20 to 24, 2015 or August 24 to 28, 2015
Times: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Seattle World Trade Center, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle
Open to children ages 7 to 12
Manners are more important than ever, and when practiced will help your children be successful socially and later professionally. This fun and interactive week-long camp will teach your children essential manners and important social skills to help them be confident and comfortable in any situation.
The classes include role plays, discussion, hands-on activities and more. The camp will also include manners related crafts and games.
Camp will culminate in a three-course meal where the children will practice the table manners and conversation skills they've learned during the week.
Topics covered include:
· Making a Great First and Lasting Impression
· Manners Outside the Home
· Digital Diplomacy
· Parties and Playdates
· Table Manners
To register, click here.
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Adios! Zaijian! Au Revior! We're wrapping up language classes for the year, and looking ahead. Registration is now open for Sponge classes in the 2015-2016 academic year on Mercer Island. Classes can fill up quickly, so reserve your spot today! We are planning classes in Spanish, Mandarin, and French.
If you'd like to jumpstart a new language, or keep up the learning over the summer, we have lots of engaging, culturally themed camps running from June 22 - July 24 in Bellevue and Seattle. For more information and to register for camp, visit us online at http://spongeschool.com/sign-up/summer-camp-2015/ Contact us by email a info@spongeschool.com or give us a call at 425-274-5188 with any questions.
We're hiring too! If you are a native Spanish, Mandarin or French speaker, and would like to teach with us next year - get in touch! Let us know why you're interested by emailing us at jobs@spongeschool.com.
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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.org.
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