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Greetings!
Dear West Mercer families,
As the hectic fall settles into the (slightly) less hectic winter, winter break offers us some time to relax, take stock, and gear up for the new year to come. Check out the Community Events section for sports and activities for 2016. And with January's winter storms ahead, be sure to sign up for winter weather flash alerts so that you can get the latest news on school delays and closures.
Today is the Winter Music Assembly, and tomorrow the kids can start their festivities early by dressing up for the Student Council's Holiday Spirit Day -- read below for more information.
Happy holidays, and best wishes for safe travels and joyful staycations!
Sincerely,
West Mercer PTA
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Thurs, Dec 17th: Winter Music Assembly
Friday, Dec 18th: Holiday Spirit Day!
Mon, Dec 21st - Jan 1st: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
Upcoming next month...
Mon, Jan 4th: School back in session
Fri, Jan 8th: Principal's Coffee
Tues, Jan 12th: 6:30-8pm WM Culture Fair
Wed, Jan 13th: 5th Grade Orchestra Curriculum Night
Fri, Jan 15th: Elementary School Visitation
Mon, Jan 18th: NO SCHOOL/MLK DAY
Tues, Jan 19th: Kindergarten Roundup at WM
Wed, Jan 20th: 5th Grade Band Curriculum Night
Fri, Jan 22nd: Popcorn Friday
Fri, Feb 4th-5th: 7:00-8pm School Musical
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WEST MERCER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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This Friday, Student Council presents Holiday Spirit Day at West Mercer! Around the world, families come together to celebrate different events. Does your family celebrate Hanukkah? Christmas?Kwanzaa? Three Kings Day? St. Lucia Day? Boxing Day? The New Year? Winter Wonderland? Or one of our favorites that is becoming a December tradition...The Seahawks push to be in the Play-Offs!? 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, event or holiday that your family celebrates together. You can wear holiday colors, a unique snowman sweater, a Happy New Year crown or something traditional. Be a part of Holiday Spirit Day this Friday! Thank you and Go West Mercer Wolves!
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Thank you West Mercer Parents and Birthday Kids for supporting our Birthday Book Program.
103 beautiful books went out for birthdays in Sept-Nov! Books were labeled with the birthday child's name and birthday and included a special bookmark.
It is not too late to honor your child with a Birthday Book. The application is online with the PTA information. "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents"
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Celebrate Diversity
Tuesday, January 12th
6:30 - 8:00pm
West Mercer's Gym
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It is beginning to feel like winter and with that can come power outages, ice and snow. Sign up here for Mercer Island School District weather alerts and stay in the know about school delays or closures.
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The winter session of West Mercer's Lego Club will meet Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 in the WM library, Jan 12- Mar 22. For more information see the attached flyer.
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Mercer Island School District's three elementary schools will host elementary visitation days twice in 2016, on January 28 and May 13.
The visitation days are primarily for out-of district families thinking about moving to Mercer Island, or residents of Mercer Island considering enrolling their children in our school district. Visitation hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The district's fourth elementary school, Northwood, will open by the start of the 2016-17 school year. Because Northwood is still under construction, its visitation day is planned for June, 2016.
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Mercer Island School District will begin accepting kindergarten registrations on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. For parents seeking information about the district's kindergarten program and registration process, kindergarten information sessions will be held for each elementary school on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
District staff will be present at each school to answer questions, discuss educational programs available, and distribute registration packets. Families who cannot attend may pick up a registration packet at one of the schools or district office or visit the district website. Additionally, families uncertain about their home school attendance area can find more information by visiting the district website or by calling Mary Newcomer at 206-230-6336.
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A lot is happening in the Mercer Island School District! Dr. Gary Plano provided the attached update in November: from Dr. Gary Plano.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS and PROGRAMS
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The Mercer Island School District and WM PTA Council have neither reviewed nor approved the program, personnel, activities or organizations announced in this section. The participants agree to protect, indemnify and hold harmless the district and PTA, including elected and appointed officials, employees, agents, staff and volunteers, from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, expenses or rights of action, directly or indirectly attributed to the activities. Permission to distribute information regarding these programs should not be considered a recommendation of the program by the school district or by the PTA. This is neither a school district nor a PTA sponsored activity.
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Celebrate the holiday season with a student ballet production of "Excerpts from the Nutcracker" with magical scenery, exquisite costumes and sophisticated dancing. Appropriate for all ages.
Performances at the MI JCC, Dec 12th & 13th and 19th & 20th. Tickets: www.childrensdance.org or call 206-275-4750. More details, see flyer.
The SJCC has camps available for kids K-5 during the MISD Winter Break. Check out details about these fun camps in the attached flyer.
Come learn some new skills or brush up existing skills and have FUN with games, contests, and awards! Dates: Saturdays Jan 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, Feb 6th from 12-2pm at the MIHS gym. For more information, click here.
TechSmartKids is offering after school computer science coding classes on MI beginning Monday, January 11th. Enroll online at or by calling 425-786-7824. New C101 class added for early release Wednesdays 3-4:30pm: C101- Intro to Coding I. Click here for more information.
Learn how to engage babies and young children with simple singing activities, and how these benefit their development. Certificate of completion included.
Date: February 27, 10am-11:30am
Age: 11-15
Fee: FREE Registration required, call 275-7609
Location: MI Community & Event Center
Eastside Dream Elite Cheer
This cheer program, for boys and girls ages 7-18, is conducted by Eastside Dream Elite and by Head Coach Anne Taylor Christiansen. For more info visit www.eastsidedreamelite.com.
Course: 15818
Date: January 5 - February 9, 5:30-7pm
Day: Tues
Fee: $74
Age: 7-18
Location: MI Community & Event Center
Register by calling 275-7609 or online.
Super Sitters
Babysitting Training
This program is designed to train young people in basic babysitting and home-alone skills. Participants receive a Babysitting 101 handbook and a certification card upon completion of the class.
Course: 15789
Date: February 13, 9am-2pm
Day: Sat
Fee: $49
Age: 11-15
Location: MI Community & Event Center
Register by calling 275-7609 or online.
Cook, Learn, Grow
If your child LOVES to cook, then this 4 week after-school cooking program is just for them! For more information, visit here.
Course: 15941
Date: February 22-March 14, 4-5pm
Day: Mon
Fee: $179
Age: 5-11
Location: MI Community & Event Center
Register by calling 275-7609 or online.
Join MI Girl Scouts!
Girl Scouts on Mercer Island is big! Our service unit is made up of over 30 troops of girls from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Learn more at
Boy Scouts is open to all boys ages 11 & up, no prior scouting experience required. For more information, please view our website www.Troop457.com or contact outreach coordinator, Karen LeMaster or Scoutmaster, Dan Hanson.
LOGOS is a weekly camp style program for 1st - 5th graders with recreation, Bible study, worship skills, and a family dinner time. See the attached flyer.
Learn Spanish or French at West Mercer. With our immersion-based, spiral curriculum, students can successfully join at any time.
All classes are held before school from 8:00 to 9:00am at WM. Registration and information is available online. Questions? Send us an email at info@spongeschool.com or call (425) 274-5188.
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The Wolf newsletter will go out on the 2nd and 4th 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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