| Now - 2/12 | Box Tops Collection Contest | | 2/11 | PTA Board Meeting | | 2/12 | Kindergarten Lottery Registration Deadline | | 2/15 - 2/19 | NO SCHOOL - Mid-Winter Break | | 2/26 | February Passport Check | | 2/29 | Dining for Dinero, Cactus Restaurant | | 3/1 | Marimba Bands Concert | | 3/4 | Kindergarten Lottery | | 3/10 | Group/Class Picture Day | | 3/10 | PTA Board Meeting | | 3/11 | NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day |
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Dining for Dinero Fundraiser at
Cactus in Bellevue Square
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Monday, February 29, 11:00am - 9:00pm
Bring in this flyer or mention "Puesta del Sol" to your server and Cactus will donate 10% of the total check to Puesta del Sol PTA. Purchases include dine in, take out, and all beverages, Bellevue Square location only. The December Dining for Dinero event at California Pizza Kitchen earned the PTA $185.42, bringing our Dining for Dinero fundraising total to $787.38 for this school year. We also just received $315.53 from last year's Dining for Dinero event at CPK, bringing our grand fundraising total to $1,102.91! Thank you for your support of our PTA!
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3rd Annual Box Top Collection Contest
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Contest running through Friday, February 12th
Clip and Earn Money for Puesta Del Sol's Kids! Puesta del Sol's third "Box Top Collection Contest" is underway and runs through February 12th.The grade level that turns in the most Box Tops during this time period will receive an extra recess later in the year, weather permitting! Each classroom will have a collection site to make it easy for students to turn in their Box Tops and to ensure each grade earns their respective points toward the contest. Box Top teams will collect throughout the contest and track the progress of each class. Ask family, friends and neighbors to help! Start clipping and saving Box Tops NOW!
Contest Details:
- Running now through Friday, Feb 12th
- Only current, not expired Box Tops will count toward grade total
- Contest results will be announced once all Box Tops are counted and submitted
For more information on PTA programs or Fundraising efforts please visit the PTA website.
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Reflections District Show Results and Blank Card Set Fundraiser
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Extended deadline: Orders due by Friday, February 12th
Puesta del Sol is proud to have 6 students heading to the Reflections state competition: Emi H., Marisa W., Diego A., Emma Rose M., Kepler B., and Penelope K. Congratulations to all of our Puesta del Sol finalists, your artwork was a hit at the show!
This year the Bellevue PTSA council is offering a Reflections blank card set for $10. This program supports Reflections outreach for all Bellevue schools so that each and every student has the opportunity to participate in this artistic program free of any cost to themselves. The 10 blank cards will each have a different visual Reflection art from students throughout Bellevue chosen by vote during the District Show. To order please visit the Reflections page for a flyer and order form. Order forms can be submitted to the Puesta del Sol PTA payments box in the front office by Friday, February 12th. These make a great gift! Please email reflections@puestadelsolpta.org with any questions.
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW: Noche de Carnaval School Auction
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Saturday, March 19, 2016 5:00pm, Bellevue Hyatt
Auction tickets now available for purchase online! Early bird prices available for a limited time. A fun evening including friends, a wonderful menu/desserts, entertainment, creative art projects and amazing auction items! Join us also for an After Party of music, dancing and lots of fun! Consider adding a donation toward a teacher's ticket. All donations are 100% tax deductible. Visit the PTA Noche de Carnaval web page for more details.
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Noche de Carnaval, Saturday, March 19, 2016
Please help us procure items for our 2016 auction, Noche de Carnaval on Saturday, March 19th at the Bellevue Hyatt.
Think broadly - what can you donate, what can your friends, family and acquaintances donate, and what can the businesses
you patronize donate? Items in need: unique experiences, ski passes/ski equipment, sports equipment, technology devices,
Sponsor Puesta del Sol's auction! This is a great advertising opportunity for any business, big or small. There are a variety of sponsorship levels available. Information about sponsorship packages and forms are available online.
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Dessert Dash - Baker or Donation Requests for Puesta Del Sol Auction
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The Puesta del Sol Auction Is Saturday, March 19, 2016
Remember the mad dash to the Desserts at our last Auction?
- The Carmelized Lemon Tart with Fresh Fruit and Mascarpone Whipped Cream
- Vanilla Buttercream Cake
- Molten Lava Chocolate Souffles
- Tres Leches Cake
- Rusty's Famous Cheesecake?
- There were so many delicious choices!
Thanks to your generosity, that segment of our auction raised $10,000 for our school programs! Please help us raise that amount (or more) this year by donating again. Desserts can be donated by local bakeries, restaurants, or volunteers with a magic touch in the kitchen. Auction guests will get to enjoy these tasty treats while supporting our wonderful school. Talk about having your cake and eating it too!
Please sign-up online now! Contact Shari Sparling at sparlingshari@comcast.net for more information.
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Auction Volunteers Needed on Saturday March 19
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Noche de Carnaval, Saturday, March 19, 2016
Would you like to attend this year's Auction, but don't want to buy a ticket? Or maybe you are already going and would like to help out a bit as well! The Auction is a very fun event and we have a role for every personality type all with varying time commitments. Volunteers are needed before, during or after the event to help with set up & decorate, registration, data entry, closing the silent auction, runners, selling raffle tickets, check out, etc. We also welcome high school students in need of volunteer hours!
We need your help to make our school's Auction a success!
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Host Families for the 2016-17 School Year
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Deadline for submission is May 1, 2016
The Amity Committee is looking for host families for the 2016-17 school year. If you would like to host or have questions about what is involved in hosting, please get in contact with our Amity Committee. We would be happy to answer any questions you might have. Email us at Amity@puestadelsolpta.org. If you already know you would like to host an Amity Intern, please fill out and submit an Amity host 2016-2017 Application now available online. Deadline submission is May 1, 2016.
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Sign-up Now for International Festival Amity Acts
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Saturday, May 7th, 5pm, Newport High School
Sign up today to perform in the 2016 Puesta Del Sol International Festival! Join our Amities, Adriana, Camilo, Daniel, and Andrea as they share traditional dance, music, songs, and drama with our K-5 students. Space is limited so sign up now. This is a PTA-sponsored program and is taught in Spanish. Classes start this week for Camilo & Daniel.
| Grade | Act | Amity Lead | | K |
Catalunyan pairs dance
| Andrea | | 1 | Colombian songs | Camilo | | 2, 3 | Venezuelan pairs dance | Adriana | | 3, 4, 5 |
Spanish Drama
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All Puesta del Sol students in grades K-5, are eligible to participate in their respective grade level act. Space is limited. Each student MUST commit to all classes, the dress rehearsal on the afternoon/evening of May 2nd, and the performance with their group at the International Festival on the evening of Saturday, May 7th, 2016. Registration and health form are required as well as parental PTA membership and volunteer commitment. More detailed information is available on the International Festival webpage .
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New Dates for 4th & 5th Grade Drama Club Spring Production
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Performance dates are now Friday May 27th at 7:00 pm and Saturday May 28th at 2:00 pm
Due to a shortage of performing arts center space in the Bellevue School District this year, the Puesta del Sol Drama Club's annual production dates have changed. The performance dates are now Friday May 27th at 7:00 pm and Saturday May 28th at 2:00 pm. Please note this IS Memorial Day weekend and Friday is a Professional Day for BSD. If you are planning to be away at this time then your 4th or 5th grader will not be able to participate. The mandatory parent meeting will be the week after April break, and rehearsals will start after that. Please plan ahead if you would like to be a part of the show! More info to come in the spring! If you have any questions, please contact Laura Dooley at drama@puestadelsolpta.org.
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Photos Needed for 2015-16 Puesta del Sol Yearbook
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Deadline for submission is March 1, 2016
Your photos of school wide activities are needed for consideration in the 2015-16 yearbook. Please look through your photos from the First Day of School, Walkathon, Ice Cream Social, Orchestra Concert and other whole school events and send them in! We'd love as many students represented in the yearbook as possible. Please send only group (small or large) shots; no individuals, please. If you have a few photos, please email them to yearbook@puestadelsol.org. If you have more than a few to send, please contact yearbook@puestadelsol.org for instructions on uploading multiple photos to a shared site.
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Take the ISA Committee Survey now until Feb 27!
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The International Spanish Academy (ISA) Committee Survey is for Parents with Children in BSD's Spanish Immersion Program grades K - 12
Your input would be greatly appreciated. Please respond before Feb 27.
We're interested to know what you think of the ISA program, and to gain your feedback and ideas.
The District announced at our Parent Education Meeting in December that there will be changes in the final year of he Program surrounding course credit levels. We have learned that this is a result of a UW policy change.
Thank you for your participation!
- ISA Committee
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Community Events
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For more detailed listings on these and other great events, please view our Community Events page on the PTA website.
- Math Adventure at Jing Mei, March 18 - Math Adventure uniquely blends puzzles, math, the arts, and learning into a single night of non-competitive, theme-based excitement and teamwork for elementary school kids. To learn more and to register your team, visit the Math Adventures website.
- Bellevue Thunderbird Little League Tee Ball, Baseball and Softball
New to Bellevue Thunderbird Little League? Sign up your child to play Tee Ball, Baseball or Softball with Bellevue Thunderbird Little League and they will make a $10-$20 donation to our PTA. Registration is now open and raising money for our PTA is easy. More information available at the Thunderbird Little League website.
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NEW! El Sol now
delivered on Mondays
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El Sol, the official newsletter from the Puesta del Sol PTA will now be arriving to your inbox on
Monday mornings.
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Please welcome our
2015-2016 Amity Interns! Learn more about the
Amity Program that augments the Puesta del Sol experience with
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Did you know you can view the calendar in Outlook or Google and upload the calendar to your personal calendar? That way whenever we make a calendar change, it updates your calendar automatically! |
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