In This Issue

Calendar	Harvest Parties
Pantry Packs	Spooghetti Dinner
LWSD Candidate Forum	SchoolPool
Enrichment Survey	Transition Team	Amazon Link

LWSD has more than 450+ students that may not eat on the weekends when federal school meal programs are not available, as explained in a new video. More than 30 LWSD students came together to film this compelling video at Eastlake, Redmond, Juanita and Lake Washington high schools and one elementary school.  Volunteers pack and distribute weekend Pantry Packs so students don't go hungry.  To further sustain and grow the program, Pantry Packs and Feed Washington have collaborated on this viral video campaign to motivate district families to donate $5 each month in a recurring donation to supply more packs. More information and the video can be found at www.feedwashington.org/lwsd.

Lake Washington School District is the fastest growing district in Washington State. More jobs, more houses, and more kids means LWSD is inching its way towards being the 4th largest district in the State with just under 28,000 kids. Three seats on Lake Washington School District's School Board are up for election in November, and the time to vote is approaching quickly. Do you know who the candidates are? Do you know what they stand for and what their goals are for our schools and our students? Lake Washington PTSA Council and Emily Dickinson PTSA are sponsoring a candidate forum so our community can get to know the candidates better before the voting deadline. This is a neutral event to which all candidates have been invited.

Whether you're a parent in the district, a business leader, or a community member, the decisions the LWSD School Board will make in the coming years will have an impact on our community. You are all invited to this opportunity to learn where the candidates stand on our most pressing issues, from how the district should face our unprecedented growth to future bond strategies, from the importance of teacher quality to special needs programs, from community engagement plans to strategies for diminishing education opportunity gaps and Common Core implementation.

Don't miss this important evening.

You've got the power...to shape our community's future!

Your After School Enrichment volunteers need your input about the classes we offer and what you'd like to see in the future. Whether you've signed up for After School Enrichment in the past or not, please take five minutes to let us know what types of classes you and your students are most interested in, your reasons for signing up (or not), and anything we can do to make the program work better for you. Five minutes of your time will help us better tailor our program to match the needs of all of our students and families.

Take the survey (from your computer, phone or tablet) here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RVGWKJ2

The survey will close on October 25. 

Harvest Parties will be held on Friday, Oct 30th. On this day, students can bring a costume to put on quickly over their clothes. Please remember that:

• Costumes must be school appropriate (no "scary" costumes)
• No make-up, masks, or hair paint
• No weapons
• All costumes must be worn over school clothes
• School dress code does apply

Friday, October 30 from 6-8PM at Redmond High School

Join us for a fun night of spaghetti, dancing, and games at the Spooghetti Dinner, organized by the Horace Mann PTSA! It is a great way to get more use out of those costumes this year. More information coming soon. Pre-sales start Oct. 19. We hope you can make it! 

Don't forget that the Horace Mann PTSA earns money on nearly every Amazon purchase you make when you start at our unique Amazon URL. Just click the logo each time you shop, or better yet, bookmark the link (http://www.amazon.com/?tag=homaellw-20). Thanks!

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