Issue #26 November 30th, 2012
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Lakeveiw Dance Night Rocked
The kids practiced their dance moves all week with Gaylen the Dance Dude and everyone partied 80's-style to throw-backs like Michael Jackson's Thriller. This fun community event was funded by your Lakeview PTSA donations and put on by volunteers led by Dorothy Marx. Dorothy is new to Lakeview this year, so we really thank her for diving right in and making this event happen. If you'd like to help us organize the next event, please contact Barbara Dettweiler, our PTSA Volunteer Coordinator, at lakptsamembership@gmail.com.
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Lakeview Before and After School Enrichment Classes
Keep your eyes out, a registration form will be coming home with your student the week of Monday, 12/10. Forms will be due by Tuesday, 12/18. You will see some old favorites and brand new classes. There will be extra forms available in the foyer next to the front office. Many of the classes fill up fast and they are filled on a first come basis. Get your forms in early! Also, if you would like to support our scholarship fund for Lakeview students, please mark the box on your form to add a few dollars to the tuition check you write. The impact and difference you will be making for a child in your community is immense. Further questions can be directed to the PTSA Enrichment Chair, Karee Oliver at kareeoliver@gmail.com.
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Scholarship for Enrichment Classes
If you are in financial need, there are PTSA scholarships available for enrichment classes. Please contact Karee Oliver, PTSA Enrichment Chair, at kareeoliver@gmail.com for more information about receiving a scholarship for your student.
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Multicultural Night
Lakeview is hosting a Multicultural Night and Intermediate Choir Concert on Thursday, 12/13. All are invited to come in costume representing a country of your heritage. Please bring a food to share from your culture. There will be a potluck with samplings of food from around the world, a Multicultural art display, a costume parade, and the Choir will perform their concert "December in Our Town: A Multicultural Celebration of the Season." Festivities begin at 5:30pm in the gym and the concert begins at 7pm. We hope to see you there!
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Holiday Gift of Spiritwear
For those who missed purchasing on the first round, Lakeview spiritwear can be purchased until Monday, 12/10 in hopes of being delivered before Winter break. All orders are online. Choose from short sleeved t-shirts, long sleeved t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and full zip sweatshirts . Available in youth and adult unisex sizes. Order instructions: go to www.proimagesportswear.com/shop. Click on "Register" to set up an account. Use the authorization code "lakeview". Once registered there will be a link to "Lakeview Elementary" under Stores in the upper left side. Click on the link to access the store. A note about youth hoodies: Numbered sizes on the manufacturers size chart do not correspond with shirt sizes or ages of students. Order at least one size larger than your student's shirt size.
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Lakeview Holiday Workshop
Smart with Art is bringing an After School Holiday Arts & Crafts Workshop to Lakeview on Tuesday, 12/11 and Tuesday, 12/18 from 3:30-5:30pm. This event is for K-5th grade students. Details coming home next week. Or contact Smart with Art at 425-420-2677.
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Attendance Reminder for Parents
As we enter the winter season with rain, drizzle, and colder weather, please keep in mind you may need to wake your student up a bit earlier to ensure an acceptable arrival time to school each and every day. We are experiencing far too many tardies due to oversleeping, traffic and weather. Slow start excuses are not acceptable excuses day in and day out! We need to turn this pattern of poor attendance around. We want all students to be successful at Lakeview Elementary and regular timely attendance is crucial to this goal. Please know that anytime your child is late to school for any given reason, you need to come into the office and sign the student in. If you have a situation that needs to be addressed, or if there is anything we can do to help, please alert the front office or Principal Rothaus.
As a reminder, it is Lakeview policy that anytime you enter the building for any given reason, you stop at the front desk and sign in. This is for the safety of everyone.
Kim Brandon, Lakeview Front Office Staff
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Seeking Members for PTSA Nominating Committee
Are you passionate about supporting all children at Lakeview? Do you know parents and family members who want to be involved in the Lakeview PTSA? If so, please consider being a member of the Lakeview 2012-2013 Nominating Committee. The job of the committee is to nominate candidates for next year's PTSA Board, and to present these candidates for election by the Lakeview PTSA general membership in spring. Training is provided for Nominating Committee members, and the only qualification is that you're passionate about helping Lakeview students fulfill their potential. If interested, please contact Marypat Meuli, lakptsapresident@gmail.com.
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Calling all Sponsors to the Lakeview School Auction
The Lakeview Elementary School Auction, Leaping our Leopards into the Future, is coming up on Saturday, 5/11. We are looking for personal or business sponsorship and underwriting of our auction so that all auction proceeds go towards Lakeview PTSA programs! These programs, including iXL, Reflex, Accelerated Reader, Zeno, art, science, chess, dance night and movie night, benefit all of Lakeview but require yearly funding to continue. Sponsoring the auction is a tax-deductible donation for you, your personal business, or employer. There are multiple levels of sponsorship from $500 and up to accommodate all sizes of businesses. Your business will also receive advertising both at the auction and in the community through auction marketing. If you or your company is interested or would like to hear more, please contact auction Co-Chair, Jenni Heuberger at lakptsafundraising@gmail.com or 425-503-6791. Let's help our Leopards Leap into a successful 2013!
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Lakeview PTSA Silent Auction/Fund-A-Need May 2013
Mark your calendars! Lakeview's major PTSA fundraiser, Leaping Our Leopards into the Future, is Saturday, 5/11, at the Marriott Redmond Town Center. There will be a silent auction, a Fund-A-Need, plenty to eat and drink. Monies raised will fund during and after school enrichment programs in Reading, Math, Science, and Fitness. Adults only please. Get your babysitter lined up! More information to come in future issues of the Leopard Tales!
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Walking Wednesdays
Walking Wednesdays is a new program we started this year to encourage families to walk and bike to school to improve kids health and help with our traffic congestion problems. There's also a new study out that state walking or biking to school can increase a child's ability to concentrate to the equivalent of someone 6 months older. To encourage kids to walk or bike, we are giving out prizes at the end of each month for kids who participate in Walking Wednesdays. In October, we gave Menchie's gift cards to everyone who walked or biked to school every Wednesday (each teacher has a Wednesday Walking tracking form in their room). Next week, we will hand out the November prizes of a free Slurpee from 7-Eleven for kids who walked every Wednesday. We're going to combine December and January walkers and hand out prizes to kids who walk at least 6 out of those 7 Wednesdays. Join in, get some exercise, and win a prize! For more information, visit the Walking Wednesdays web page.
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Upcoming Dates
Lake Washington PTA Basket AuctionAre you looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for the holidays? Looking for a treat for yourself? Do you like Hello Kitty? Then stop by the Resource Center (AKA the Lake Washington Schools district offices) at Redmond Town Center during regular business hours and bid on one of the fabulous baskets donated by schools throughout the district, including the Hello Kitty basket from Lakeview! The auction ends Thursday,12/ 6. You don't need to be present to win. More details available here. Lakeview night at the Lake Washington District School Board MeetingYou've elected the Lake Washington school board members, so come and see what they do to run our school district. The meeting will be Monday, 12/3 at 7pm in the LWSD Resource Center at Redmond Town Center. Principal Rothaus will provide a status update for Lakeview and highlight some of our school programs. More info is on the LWSD website. Lakeview PTSA General Membership MeetingCome and meet other parents and community members at the next general membership meeting on Thursday, 12/6 at 6:30 pm in the Lakeview library. We will discuss more details about our recent PTSA parent survey, and outline our school events and fundraising plans for the rest of 2012-2013.
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Upcoming Events
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Thur, 12/6 9:30am
LWSD-PTSA Council Meeting at LWSD Resource Center
Thur, 12/6 6:30pm
Lakeview PTSA Meeting in Library
Tues, 12/11 3:30pm
Smart With Art Holiday Workshop
Thur, 12/13
Winter Wishes Due
Thur, 12/13 5:30pm
Lakeview Multi-Cultural Fair
Thur, 12/13 7pm
Lakeview Choir Concert
Tues, 12/18 3:30pm
Smart WIth Art Holiday Workshop
Wed, 12/19
No School: Winter Break Begins
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