Our fourth and fifth grade students enthusiastically listened and inquired with visiting author Kelly Milner Halls. All students were engaged and on the edge of their seats as Kelly shared stories about her books. Here are just a few of the many positive comments shared;
June 4th - General PTSA Meeting
We will be holding a special general membership meeting on June 4th to approve a budget for 2015-16. We also have new candidates for the open Co-VP of Volunteers and Co-Treasurer positions. The meeting will be Thursday, June 4th at 6:30pm in the MPR. We hope to see you there!
Staff Appreciation June Events
In honor of Alexa’s transition to a new role in the district, we are inviting the school community to write notes of gratitude and appreciation for her years of dedicating to our school community. Notes can include a picture, poem as well as words sharing how she made a difference to the life of a student. Completed notes can be returned to the collection box placed at the front office. Please mark your letter with your student’s name, teacher and grade. Notes can be submitted until Friday June 12th. These will be presented to Alexa before the end of the school year.
In addition, if you have favorite pictures of Alexa at school events, please feel free to send to
annie@lander.ca. Questions?
annie@lander.ca
Book Exchange - Bring your old books June 2&3 Pick up new ones June 4th!
Bring your collection of gently used books to trade or donate. Please place books (up to 10)
in a bag labeled with the reading grade level. Books will be collected in front of the school Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2nd and 3rd. New books may be picked up on Thursday, June 4th during lunch recess. We need a few volunteers to help collect books and monitor the exchange. If you can help please contact
Anne Hill.
Parents Night Out June 5th - PTSA Babysits!
How great is it to have a night off and have our Spiritridge PTSA Board Members babysit your kids? The PTSA will host a parents night out with movies, snacks, and babysitting for children 4 years old and above (must be potty-trained). Spaces are limited to 40 children.
Date: Friday, June 5th
Time: 6 to 9 pm
Location: Spiritridge Elementary Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)
Cost: $25/child
Movie: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG)
PTSA Provides: Cheese Pizza, Goldfish Crackers, Popcorn, Red Vines, Water
If you bought this item at the auction, you do not need to sign up again.
Then, you will need to go to our PTSA website and make a donation in the amount of $25/child leave a comment for "Parents Night Out". We will verify payment before your child(ren)'s participation. The website to make the donation is
here.
Any questions, please contact Jennifer Topel at
jennifer.topel@gmail.com.
Final Skate King Night is June 16th
Have you heard Skate King will be closing the doors for the final time very soon?
Enjoy a last night at Skate King with your Spiritridge Friends,Tuesday, June 16, 6:00—8:00 p.m.
Admission: Cash or Check (made out to Spiritridge PTSA) ONLY! We cannot take credit cards, however, Skate King does have a cash machine on site. $6.00 per skater (includes skate rental) Inline skates: $4.00 extra. Skaters may bring their own skates. Parents and siblings are welcome to skate, too!
This is not a drop-off event. Children must have a parent or guardian on the premises.
Questions? Contact Skate King PTSA Committee Chair Beth Fraser
beth.fraser@centurylink.net
Finally, the event you've been waiting for, Field Day - A fun annual celebration at the end of our school year with all students, staff, and parents together. This is a super fun event that the whole school participates in to celebrate the end of the school year and the kick off to a fantastic summer.
It is being held this year on Friday, June 19th at Spiritridge. The event includes over 25 stations that the students cycle through. We need a lot of parent volunteers to help staff the stations and make this special day a success! Sign up
here to volunteer! The day will be filled with outdoor activities and relays.
We need your help with morning setup, afternoon cleanup and, most importantly, activity stations.
All Library Books Due Friday June 4th
It has been a fantastic year in the library. We are very pleased that thousands of books have been checked out this year. In order to close out the year, we will need all library books returned by Friday, June 4, 2015, so that our collection of 12,000 books may be processed. Please guide your child to place their Spiritridge library books in their backpack
s.
Panther Academic Challenge - Trophy Form Is Required
Reminder all Academic Challenge inforamtion is due Monday June 1st. More information and all forms available here. T
his year, students must submit a Trophy Form in order to receive a Trophy and/or Principal's Medal. A trophy will not be ordered if we do not receive a Trophy Form.
Volunteers needed for 5th Grade year-end party June 11th!
In less than a month, our fifth-graders will be wrapping up their elementary school lives and saying goodbye to Spiritridge! A committee of parents has planned a party for the kids to let them celebrate and add to their memories.
The party will be on Thursday, June 11, at the South Bellevue Community Center, 14509 SE Newport Way. Buses will bring kids from school at 11am and return to school around1:30pm.
We've planned snacks, a pizza lunch, and "Minute-to-Win-It" games... now all we need now is parents to volunteer to make it a success.
Please visit this site (SignupGenius)to sign up to help.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084dabaf2fa31-5thgrade
If you'd like to help but rather not create a SignupGenius account, you can contact Eugenia Yen at eugenialin@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Bike to School Month Updates
As Bike Month winds to a close this weekend, it's time to wrap up reporting. If you haven’t done so already please finish entering all of the biking minutes your child(ren) have ridden during the month of May. If you don’t already have a bike calendar you can visit the school website linked below.. We will be out in front of the school Monday morning (6/1) to collect calendars from those that have them ready to turn in, otherwise you can leave them in the drop box at the front desk by June 4th.Once we have tallied all of the numbers we will collect the prizes for your child(ren) and have them delivered directly to their classes.
Thanks for riding with us this May and remember just because Bike Month is over doesn’t mean you can’t keep riding!
Thanks and Happy & Safe Biking, Santi & Annie
The Egg Drop was EGG-CITING!
Students had an egg-cellent time at the Egg Drop lastTuesday . We had 107 students engineer 104 egg landers and 31 of them accomplished the task of falling from 70 feet without breaking! A special shout out for those students that mastered the engineering required to land their egg safely: Abhilash Gundala, Abigail Johnson, Addison Pietz, Aditya Shrey, Amani Taneja, Ammana Karmali, Amy Zhang, Anson Kikuchi, Aubrey Kikuchi, Brady Pietz, Catherine Morrissey, Celeste Dorra-Landre, Claire Morrissey, Derek Donner, Derek Young, Eva Davenport, Gayatri Gundala, Heramba (Hebu) Patil, Irfan Madhani, Jack Nieman, Kali Taleck, Kayla Boroumand, Lauren Maring, Maple Dang, Max Richardson, Mia Gossage, Michael Li, Prisha Hemani, Raymond Bai, Rithwik Velchuri, and Tara Kazemian. Congratulations to all of the students who participated. It was a great learning opportunity for everyone.
A HUGE THANK YOU to the parents that took time out of their day to help with the event: Abhilasha Patil, Adam King, Adrienne Guitron, Anima Sharma, Annie Richardson-Lander, Anusha Varadarajan, Aparna Ravipati, Deb Grover, Fe Marie Casino, Jane Ma, Jennifer Schultze, Kevin Guitron, Manisha Taneja, Mieko Hamblin, Neelu Deva, Rina Chowdhury, Vivian Jiang, and Zohrah Ghorishi.
Susie Pietz, Egg Drop Chair
Seeking Panther Post Editors and Webmaster for Next Year
Join the Communications team as one of the Panther Post editors or the Webmaster for next year
To help with publishing this newsletter, all you need is basic computer familiarity and an enthusiasm for sharing information a few hours every few weeks.
If you are interested in the Webmaster role, consider these guidelines:
- Ensure an integrated web site structure and consistent look-n-feel.
- Respond to any requests related to updates of the site, such as custom forms, page setup, user rights, event and news update and approval etc., and follow up with proper actions.
- Provide technical support on using the web site.
- Familiarity with HTML or a desire to learn is important.
- Significant time commitment August through October to refresh for the new year, and then significantly less.
These are both i a great way to volunteer behind the scenes with a rotating turn at publishing the newsletter every few weeks. Email communications@spiritridge.org if you would like to participate or want to learn more.
Community News
Lake to Lake Bike Ride June 13th
The 4th Annual Bellevue Lake to Lake Bike Ride is coming on Saturday, June 13th. Register today!
The Lake to Lake Bike ride starts and finishes at Lake Hills Community Park and takes you to and through some of Bellevue’s award winning parks and great trails! Sign up as a family for the 9 mile loop or challenge yourself with a hilly 22 mile loop. More information here.
Advantage Basketball Outreach Camp
Advantage Basketball offers summer camps for children ages 6 - 18 years old. Visit the Advantage Basketball website for more information.
More Camp Opportunities
Looking for even more camps and after school programs? A local parent has started a website:
https://www.6crickets.com/ It's a free one-stop shop for camps and classes. You can search, schedule and pay for summer camps as well as share your schedule with friends to help find classes to take together and arrange carpools!
