JANUARY 16, 2015 * ISSUE 011615

Upcoming Important Dates

1/18	Reflections District Awards Ceremony
1/19	No School: Martin Luther King Jr Day
1/20	Band/Orchestra Concert
1/21	PTA Principal Coffee
1/23	Deadline for 5th Grade PTA Cookbook Cover Artwork & Recipe Submissions
1/24	Choir Concert
1/26	No School: BSD Professional Development
1/30	Totally 80's Family Dance
3/18	PTA Principal Coffee

Attention All 5th Graders: Cookbook Cover Contest!

Deadline for artwork submissions is Friday, January 23

We invite all Puesta del Sol 5th Graders to participate

in a contest to have your artwork on the cover of the

2015 Puesta del Sol PTA Cookbook. The cookbook will

be published this coming Spring.

Cookbook Theme - "The Family Table"
Deadline is Friday, January 23, 2015
For the details about the cover artwork contest,

Please click here to visit the PTA Cookbook webpage.

BENEFITS:

This contest is only open to 5th Graders.
A chance to have your artwork premiered on the cover!
A great way to have additional Puesta del Sol Legacy Artwork

What does "The Family Table" mean to you? Draw it and have fun creating! If you have any questions, please email cookbook@puestadelsolpta.org

Puesta del Sol Cookbook: UPDATE & EMAIL CORRECTION!!

Deadline extended for all submissions to January 23

We have EXTENDED the Recipe Submission, 5th Grade Cover Contest and Sponsorship Program deadline to January 23rd. Now you have time to think about your family's favorite meals and get creative over the winter break. Please note these recipes DO NOT have to be Spanish cuisine just your family's favorites...kid tested & family approved. If you would like to send in additional recipes outside of your assigned "Course", we will add it if there is room in that category. Check out the PTA website for details on this wonderful project!

Please note the CORRECT email address to send your recipes is cookbook@puestadelsolpta.org unfortunately previous announcements listed the wrong email. If you did not receive a confirmation email back after submitting a recipe, please resend. Also to make things even easier we now have an online submission form. Check it out!

This cookbook is going to be amazing with everyone's participation! Please take the time to submit something on behalf of your student!

Grade	Course
Kindy	Appetizers
First	Salad
Second	Soup
Third	Sides
Fourth	Main Dish
Fifth	Dessert
Teachers/Amities	Teacher's Favorite

SUBMIT BY FRIDAY, January 23rd!

We are hoping that all families, teachers and Amities will take a few minutes to be a part of this wonderful project!!

**Depending on the number of submissions, we cannot guarantee all of the recipes will make the printed version of the cookbook**

PTA/Principal Coffee

Wednesday, January 21, 9:15am in the Gym

Join Sr. Jonathan Shearer and Sharon Hill as they discuss how Puesta del Sol and the Bellevue School District handle learning disability screening and resources for parents. The 2nd half of our hour will be open for any Q&A you might have about our school in general.

Date Change: Reflections District Awards Ceremony

January 18 at 4:00pm at the Crossroads Stage

Reflections District Awards Ceremony has been moved to January 18 at 4:00pm at the Crossroads Stage: Ribbons will be awarded for all categories. All the art that is moving onto state will be displayed, either hung on panels on the stage or thru a computer for dance and film. Music will either be played on a CD or performed.

Have questions? Email reflections@puestadelsolpta.org

Totally 80's Family Dance

Friday, January 30th 6:30 - 8:00pm

Dust off your leg warmers and tease up your hair, let's go back to the days of metal bands and neon wear! Join us for a flashback to the 80's dance party in the Puesta del Sol gym. Music by DJ Thump and prizes for Best Family Costume and more. Free admission. Refreshments and snacks will be for sale.

Volunteers needed for refreshments, set-up and clean-up. Please email Sarah Fink if interested at finksarah@hotmail.com.

OOBA TOOBA
EVERY DAY

12821 SE 38th St, Bellevue, 98006

How to Participate? Details at:
http://pta-diningfordollars.com.

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Click here to access the
PTA's New Online Directory!

Information about the directory
can be found here.

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Amith

Amity Interns at
Puesta del Sol

Help us welcome them into our school community. Consider inviting them to your home for dinner, or if your family has a fun activity planned, invite them along. Click here to find information for tutoring or visiting with our Amity Interns.

Puesta del Sol PTA Board

Bellevue School District Board

Puesta del Sol PTA Unit 2.3.95, Bellevue, WA

Lisa Dembo, Co-President

Julee Seibel, Co-President

425.456.6143 PTA Office

425.456.6100 School Office