APRIL 11, 2016 * ISSUE 041116
Upcoming Important Dates
4/14

Dining for Dinero - Wayback Burgers

4/15

April Passport Check

4/18

2nd Chance Auction bidding begins

4/20

Music Concert - 1st grade 6:00pm; 2nd grade 7:00pm

4/21

PTA Board Meeting

4/25

2nd Chance Auction bidding ends

4/26

PTA General Membership Meeting

4/27

Music Concert - 3rd grade 6:00pm; 4th grade 7:00pm

4/29

Academic Challenge Final Submissions Due

5/4

5th Grade Tea

5/4

Marimba Bands Final Concert, 7pm

5/7

Math Olympiad Competition

5/7

International Festival

PTA Auction a Success!
Our current total is $133,291 raised at the Auction. Please REMEMBER to turn in your donations to get your employer match--every dollar matched helps the PTA to support our children's learning. The auction photos  are ready for viewing, purchasing and bribing! Our photographer, Christopher Lorton, has generously donated all profits from print sales or photo downloads to go to the Puesta del Sol PTA. Thank you Chris!


* FOUND *
A black Hilary Radley jacket was left at the auction. If it is yours, please contact Alicia Filippini at (206) 604-9500.

One-Week-Only 2nd Chance Auction!
Starts Monday, April 18th, online

The auction committee will be running a one-week-only 2nd Chance Auction for some amazing-but-overlooked items from Noche de Carnaval. Among the items up for bidding:
  • Four classroom art projects
  • Some teacher experiences
  • Tangible goods like signed Mariners Baseballs
  • Painting birthday party and paintball passes 

 Catalog and bidding instructions here. Bidding opens Monday April 18 10:00 am and closes Monday April 25 at 9:00pm.


Dining for Dinero: Wayback Burgers in Bellevue
Next Dining for Dinero Event: Thursday, April 14th, 3pm to 9pm at Wayback Burgers, Bellevue

Join Wayback Burgers for a Family Night Out! Our next Dining for Dinero event is Thursday, April 14th 3pm-9pm at Wayback Burgers (1645 140th Ave NE, Bellevue 98005).This is a great venue to meet with other friends and families. Order online for pickup during the times listed above and 15% of your purchase will be donated to the Puesta del Sol PTA. Be sure to check out the printable coupons flyer.

Academic Challenge Updates!
Academic Challenge submission dates have been updated for Multi-Cultural Project (4/29). Due to a new date for the International Festival, we have extended the deadline for the Multi-Cultural Project. All other requirements remain the same. Keep working, kids!  Review Information Regarding the Academic Challenge Program. Questions? Email academicchallenge@puestadelsolpta.org.

PTA-Sponsored Summer Camps: Registration is now open!
Check out the terrific PTA-sponsored summer camps offered by our Puesta del Sol teachers this summer! Your children can have fun with their friends participating in both cultural and educational activities while keeping up their Spanish language. There is also an English crash course for kids who want to work on their English language skills.  Full-day and half-day camp options are available. 

Community Events
For more detailed listings on these and other great events, please view our Community Events page on the PTA website.
  • Small Hands on Art presents "Jungle Book". Rehearsals begin Apr. 20 at Puesta del Sol band portable one. Questions? Call Howie or Amy McOmber at (425) 313- 9431.
  • Middle School: The Inside Story (for parents of 9-15 year olds) - Book Presentation, Sunday, April 24th, 3-5pm, Crossroads Bible Church 
  • Theater Works in Bellevue is offering summer theater camps for all ages and abilities (in July). 


Legislative Advocacy
 
There are many things parents can do to advocate for Puesta del Sol in the legislature. The more the legislature does its job, the less the PTA has to take up the slack.
We strongly encourage parents (and teachers/staff) to join and follow  
Washington's Paramount Duty, a grassroots advocacy organization to get the WA state legislature to act on funding basic education. 
 



Our 2015-2016 Amity Interns!
Learn more about the
Amity Program that augments the Puesta del Sol experience with
native Spanish speakers.
 


 



 

 

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