February 24 from 11:10-1:40pm
 

Come Travel the Globe as a Passport Checker
Brush up on your geography, meet other parents, interact with the kids, and see what Passport Club is all about. We're looking for new checkers. If you would like to learn how to be a checker, join us at the next Passport Check on February 24 from 11:10-1:40pm. Volunteers are welcome to check for all or part of the day. If you are interested, please email passportvolunteer@puestadelsolpta.org.  

Wednesday, March 4th, afternoon pick-up from 12:30 to 1:30pm

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 6:00 - 8:00pm, Gym

Come join us for our annual Art Appreciation Gallery Night!

We are working with Sra Delia on getting teachers ready for spring planting and incorporation into their classrooms as an outdoor learning lab. Each teacher has 16 square feet for their classroom, and each is marked with beautiful colored signs and name plaques. We need parent helpers to make sure all teachers who want to are able to use the amazing resource that was built for them last summer!

This could be:... 

• working with the teacher to plan a project in the garden for a specific class or grade
• work directly in the garden with the kids when it's their scheduled time 
• work with the Garden Club coordinators on planning long term lessons and activities both with teachers and the Thursday recess garden club
• helping physically prep the gardens 
• help buy and organize supplies
• do online research as needed
• volunteer to water and tend the teacher's garden beds over the summer

Please contact Kathryn Pizzo at katpizzo@comcast.net. No gardening experience needed but always welcome! (MUST be cleared as a volunteer to work at Puesta del Sol) Please forward and invite others both to volunteer and to the Facebook group for the garden https://www.facebook.com/groups/PuestaSchoolGarden/

Beginning March 3rd

The club will meet every Tuesday afternoon for 8 weeks. 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are welcome to apply. The 4th and 5th graders will work with the Mindstorm Lego sets where they will learn how to build and program a robot. They will also have the chance to mentor the 3rd graders, if they have experience. The 3rd graders will be doing the WeDo Lego kits, which will teach them in a more simple way how to build and program a robot. Students need to be comfortable using Legos and computers. They do not need to have any experience building or programming robots. Students will need to fill out the application if they want to apply. 

• The deadline for the application is due on February 13th by the end of the school day. Any late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Space is limited, so if there are more than our allotted number, a lottery will be drawn.  
• The cost is $100 and the money goes towards everything for the robotics program here at Puesta del Sol. 
• Senora Tomihama and Senora McFarlane will be running it.  If you have questions please email Senora Tomihama at tomihamag@bsd405.org.