Art Walk is the PTSA Art Enrichment Program's Annual event where each child's work is showcased. Each month parent volunteers lead art lessons in Lakeview classrooms. This event is an opportunity to showcase just a snippet of the amazing art our children create.

Our annual event will be Friday, 5/30 from 6:00 - 8:00pm. This year's theme is Gallery Night. The Art will be showcased in the hallways and shared spaces of the lower level at Lakeview. Please join us for a night of community, food and Art.

The annual Volunteer Tea will be held on Monday, 6/2 at 8:00am. This is an event to celebrate all the wonderful Lakeview volunteers who have shared their time and energy with the children and school throughout the year. Everyone will enjoy treats, a performance by the Beginning Choir performance and a fun raffle!

Do you wonder how the PTSA makes and spends its money? Are you curious who pays for the Art Programs, Marathon, 5th Grade Celebration, IXL, Reflex, Field Trips, etc.? The PTSA does! Each year our PTSA Treasurers, the Ways & Means Committee and the Lakeview Staff review, adjust and improve the budget. In accordance with PTSA standing rules, this budget must be approved each year by the General Membership and Board for the following year. To see the current Board approved budget for the 2014-2015 school year, visit our PTSA website at http://lakeviewptsa.org/budget/budget-details/. The General Membership will vote and approve the budget at the next General meeting, Thursday, 6/12 at 6:30pm. Many thanks to our Ways & Means Committee for their help and input on the budget. Committee members were Suzie Green, Britt Domer, Megan Gardner, Jenni Heuberger, Rachelle Kortus, Karee Oliver, Julie Barker & Coleen Roberts.

Staff Appreciation Week 2014 was a big hit! The staff felt appreciated by the cute posters and the sweet words of gratitude. They felt loved by all the wonderful food and treats that were provided each day. I want to say thank you to everyone who helped by painting posters, making food, and helped make this a special week for the staff. A special thanks to Lucia restaurant for providing food for the staff luncheon. It was great to see the enthusiasm to honor our staff. Thanks - Jenelle Mullet, Staff Appreciation Coordinator

We challenged the school to hit an annual record for math challenge participation in honor of "March Madness." They came through with a record 48% of all students turning in a math challenge! To further the March Madness theme, we awarded 3 individuals in each category and 3 classes with most participation.  

The individual winners for K-2nd are:  
Jasmyn Johnstone in Mrs. Nease's second grade class
Isabelle Nazeman in Mr. Johnson's second grade class
Amelia Tibbals in Mrs. Jensen's kindergarten class

3rd through 5th winners:
Alana Loy in Mrs. West's fourth grade class
Tino Bettencourt in Mrs. Boradori's fourth grade class
Max Karlinsky in Mrs. Coebergh's fifth grade class

Classes with the most participation are:  
Mrs. Coughlan's second grade class
Mrs. Edwards' fifth grade class
Mrs. Coebergh's fifth grade class

Stop by the Celebrate Math bulletin board to see all of the math challenge winners this year. Math challenges are a fun way to engage students and their parents in a creative and relevant math problem while building math confidence. Be Math Powered!

During the month of May, every time you order from the Kirkland 'Zaw on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday and mention Lakeview Elementary, 'Zaw will give $5 back to our school. The school that raises the most funds will win a pizza party for our teachers and staff.

We want to make sure everyone can easily find all the information they need about the many things the PTSA does at Lakeview. We created a Facebook page as an additional way to share information. Find out about enrichment classes, family fun nights, volunteer opportunities, and much more! Be sure to "like" the Lakeview PTSA page and follow our news.