May 28 - PTSA sponsored Internet Safety Assembly with Officer Stefanie Thomas, 6:00pm @ Eastgate Elementary
Forth graders recently enjoyed an extraordinary trip to the Ohop Pioneer Farm. They experienced everything from exploring a one room school house, interacting with original tools and gadgets in a homestead, playing early American games, blacksmithing, woodworking and exploring barn animals a pioneer village! It was our 4th grade Social Studies curriculum coming to life before our eyes!
Fifth graders recently enjoyed a tour our State Capitol building in Olympia where they were filled with facts about our state government, the history of the building and even had a chance to conduct a mock trial. It gave the students a glimpse into the process of where laws are discussed and approved and how their voices are represented.
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!
Egg Drop is Tuesday May 26th
The Spiritridge Egg Drop is NEXT Tuesday, May 26. That means students have a 4 DAY WEEKEND to work on perfecting their egg landers.
Students can register online here.
You can find the official rules here
Volunteers Needed!
To make this event work, we need some eggs-traordinary volunteers! Please take this opportunity to sign up for one of the various volunteer positions, all of which will be simple and fun! Sign up here
Internet Safety Night May 28th
Spiritridge and Eastgate PTSA are hosting an evening with Stefanie Thomas,Victim Advocate with Seattle Police Department Internet Crimes against Children Task Force.
Where: Eastgate Elementary, 301 151st Place NE, Bellevue
When: May 28th 7pm
Learn more about cyber bullying, social networking, online gaming, utilizing parental controls and Saftety Tips. More details
here .
4th/5th Grade Families - Staff Appreciation Luncheon June 1
We are wrapping up our Spiritridge Staff Appreciation events with a potluck salad bar luncheon hosted by our 4th and 5th grade families on Monday, June 1.
Please sign up using the link below to contribute salad bar items or prepared salads/desserts. We also need a few volunteers to help with setup and cleanup.
Thank you for helping us to make this event successful! Feel free to contact Jennifer Topel at
jennifer.topel@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
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.
Panther Academic Challenge - Trophy Form Is Required
We hope your student has been busy working on his or her Panther Academic Challenges. Any student that completes 4 of the 7 challenges will receive a trophy in a special all-school assembly on June 19th (parents welcomed to attend). Students that work extra hard and complete all challenges receive a Principal's Medal! Your student can view trophies and Principal's Medals in the main Lobby showcase. More information and all forms available here.
There are still several events/projects left:
- Egg Drop 5/26 lunch recess (sign up)
- Book Reports (5)
- Math Log (8 hours)
- Keyboarding Log (5 hours)
Please keep in mind that this 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! The moving up ceremony is June 18th in the MPR. To celebrate their Spiritridge years, a committee of parents has planned the 5th Grade party including a pizza lunch, and "Minute-to-Win-It" games... all we need now is parents to volunteer to make it a success. Please to sign up to help here or contact Eugenia Yen at eugenialin@yahoo.com.
When: Thursday, June 11th 11am -1:30pm.
Where: South Bellevue Community Center, 14509 SE Newport Way
Congratulations Math is Cool Winners from Spiritridge!
"Math is Cool" competitions include both individual and team events. Individual events include completion of open-ended problem sets and mental math. Team events include open-ended and multiple choice problem sets, relays, and college bowl rounds.Spiritridge 4th and 5th grade teams were among the top 12 teams invited to compete at Masters level (equivalent to State Level) at Moses Lake on May 16th.
- The 4th grade team George Shao, Nanthan Zhang, Alan Yuen and Joy was awarded 2nd place in the Elite group.
- The 5th grade team of Neil Chowdhury, Lucas Hou, Ethan Shen, and Alicia Zhi was awarded 2nd place in the Elite group
- Individual Awards : Neil Chowdhury: 3rd Place Ethan Shen: 5th Place
Way to go Spiritridge teams!
Save your Box Tops and Labels for Education
Keep earning money for Spiritridge by collecting Box Tops and Soup Labels! Many of the Box Tops expire on June 1, so please turn them in to the collection box in the office before then. Expired box tops cannot be redeemed. We also have an opportunity to earn bonus points for Labels for Education submitted in May. Check out the Fundraising page on the PTSA website for more details, or contact
redemption@spiritridge.org with questions.
ArchiTech Night was a Huge Success!
This year about 100 students participated in the 2nd Annual ArchiTech Night! Play Well provided mountains of Legos and fun Lego challenges that captivated busy builders. (Play Well offers many different Lego Summer Camps!) Many students brought computers and tablets to show off their Minecraft building skills, and a few were brave enough to play on the big screen.Students also submitted Famous Building display boards that were just amazing, showing great research skills and creativity. We received several advanced project boards as well that were practically professional.
No PTSA event works without a lot of help. Extra big thanks to our parent volunteers: Ann Hendricks, Susan Nguyen, Eric Dawson, Rina Chowdhury, Jason Morse, Jyotsna Gundala, Anusha Varadarajan, Miae Aramori, Alyson Dawson, Aravind Swaminathan and many other parents that helped out. Special thanks to Michael Lampi who lent us his projector, even though his students graduated from Spiritridge long ago.
Food & Friendship Night - Great Turnout!
Thanks to the many families who participated in the Food and Friendship night last week. It was great to have such a diverse group of participants sharing ideas and feedback. The organizing team is compiling feedback and looks forward to creating more ways to connect with our fantastic commUNITY. If you were unable to attend but have some thoughts on improving family connections with Spiritridge, please email community@spiritridge.org.
Spiritridge Staff Support Statewide Effort
Our Spiritridge staff, along with some parents, spent their Wednesday afternoon raising awareness for the state funding deficits to support public schools by participating in a district wide walk out. We appreciate Bellevue School District's commitment to student education and their approach to support the walk out during non-instructional hours.
Thank you, Spiritridge Staff for your enthusiasm and advocacy!
