Upcoming Events
- Wed Sept 16 - Hearing Screenings
- Thurs Sept 17 - PTSA General Meeting 6:30PM
- Fri Sept 18 - Scrip Orders Due
- Mon Sept 28 - Staff Appreciation Luncheon
- Mon Sept 28 - Curriculum Night 6:00 - 8:00
- Thurs Oct 1 - Picture Day
- Fri Oct 2 - Walkathon
- Wed Oct 7 - Walk to School Day
- Fri Oct 9 - No School! Professional Development
Volunteer for Hearing Screening
Student hearing screenings will be conducted at Spiritridge this Wednesday, September 16th. The school nurse Tammy Suen is seeking 8 parent volunteers to assist with screenings, escorting students to and from classrooms, recording results, and managing students in and out of the screening. There will be ample explanation that morning to ensure all volunteers can choose a job they feel comfortable doing.
Screenings will be take place from 9:00 - 1:00, volunteer times are flexible. Stay as long as you are able. Please sign up here and meet with school nurse Tammy Suen in her office when you arrive. Thank you!
PTSA General Meeting Sept 17
Please join us this Thursday, September 17 for the first PTSA general meeting of the 2015-16 school year in the Library from 6:30-8pm. You will have the chance to meet our principal, Scott Hetherington, as well as the new PTSA board. We will also be voting on the proposed Standing Rules, PTSA Policies, and 2015-16 Budget.
Scrip Orders Due Sept 18
Reminder! The first Scrip order of the 2015-16 school year is due on Friday, Sept. 18th. Scrip is an easy way to earn money for Spiritridge by buying gift cards that you can use for groceries, popular restaurants or anywhere you shop! You can order online at www.shopwithscrip.com (Enrollment code BB9169BF7956), or return the order form to school with your check or credit card payment receipt (pay with Credit Card online via the PTSA website). Please see the flyer or click here for more information.
Staff Appreciation Salad Bar Luncheon Sept 28
Throughout the school year, each grade level at Spiritridge will be hosting a Staff Appreciation meal for our amazing Spiritridge faculty. Thank you to 4th Grade Families for helping to kick off the year by hosting a Salad Bar Luncheon on Monday, September 28. Click here to sign up to bring a food item to share. In future months, more information will be coming (via Panther Parents) for other grade-led events. Questions? Please contact Staff Appreciation Chairs Jennifer Topel and Annie Richardson-Lander.
Picture Day Oct 1
Picture Day is Thursday, October 1st. Please return either the order form envelope with payment enclosed, or you may order on-line. Order on-line at
www.mylifetouch.com and use Picture Day ID: LS115541Q0. If you choose the on-line option, please print the confirmation and send it to school with your student on October 1st.
Walk and Roll-A-Thon Oct 2
Get ready to Walk and Roll, Spiritridge Panthers! Our annual
walkathon is coming up on Friday, October 2nd! Information and pledge sheets were sent home with your child. The walkathon is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Please help by collecting pledges to benefit our school. Feel free to print as many pledge sheets as you need. Pledge sheets submitted on or before Wednesday, September 30th, are eligible for prizes!
This year, we're using an awesome web based fundraising system that makes it much easier for you to request pledges from your family and friends, and for them to make secure credit card donations online. It's fun, it's easy, and people who use it typically raise twice as much as those who don't!
Enter your name and email address, then click Register
Follow the instructions on-screen
Parent volunteers are essential in making the event a success. If you are interested in volunteering for the walkathon, please sign up
here. If you have any questions, email Amy Gottlieb at
amyjeang@aol.com.
Time: 11:10AM-12:50PM (lunch time)
Place: Spiritridge Elementary Field
Walk to School Oct 7
Mark your calendars for Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 7th! If you are interested in sponsoring a Walking School Bus in your neighborhood to help children walk to school safely, please contact Melissa Saunders at
melissasaunders91@gmail.com. Be on the lookout for more details in the coming weeks!
Popcorn Friday
Popcorn Friday is back. The PTSA popcorn team makes popcorn each Friday and sells it for 25 cents a bag during afternoon recess. We rotate by grade level so this week we will have popcorn during recess for grades K and 5. Pack a quarter in their pocket! Click here for more information. We need volunteers for this fun weekly event, Please consider volunteering to help pop the popcorn or sell at recess. Sign up here.
Join the PTSA
The PTSA is an all volunteer group promoting an environment to enhance the educational experiences for all children at Spiritridge. Examples of the PTSA funds at work for Spiritridge include: Grants for Academic Specialists & Teacher Aids, Funding for field trips and in class experiences, Assemblies, events such as Family Science Night, Multicultural Night, Lip Sync, Book Fair, Gingerbread night... and much much more...Click the button to join the PTSA!
Volunteer Opportunities
We have many opportunities for parents to get involved and make a difference. We have key volunteer roles which need to be filled to continue the great programs our PTSA offers. Please consider taking on one of these important roles at Spiritridge. All of these roles are described on the PTSA Programs page
here.
- Legislative Representative
- Game Night Chairperson
- Lip Sync Co-Chair
Email
volunteers@spiritridge.org for more information or questions about any particular events or open chair positions. Together we can make a lasting impact for our kids, so please thoughtfully consider how you can contribute your time and energy and volunteer today!
Box Tops for Education
Earn money for Spiritridge Elementary by collecting Box Tops and soup labels!
Clip the pink “Box Tops for Education” label from participating General Mills products (Pillsbury, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Kleenex, Ziploc, Huggies, and many others). Each box top is worth 10 cents that goes directly to Spiritridge. A complete list of products is available at www.boxtops4education.com.
“Labels for Education” awards free educational equipment to schools in exchange for proof of purchase labels or UPC codes from Campbell’s, Pepperidge Farm, and other participating products. Check out the Labels for Education website for a complete list of products and collection forms (www.labelsforeducation.com).
Turn in box tops and labels throughout the year to your teacher, or place them in the collection box in the office. Watch your child’s Monday Folder for information about a classroom competition that will be held in October. The class that collects the most will win a prize!
Here are some more easy ways to earn bonus points for our school:
- Subscribe to the Box Tops email newsletter at BTFE.com/signup. Our school’s Box Tops ID number is: 418196
Electronic Puzzle Puzzles Students
The PTSA/BSF bulletin board is hosting an electronic puzzle for students to try solving. The Puzzle Board is in the main foyer across from Mrs. Porter’s desk towards the back playground. Students are encouraged to read the challenge and use the electronic CLUE to guess the solution. Solutions should be written on a slip of paper with the student’s name. This slip of paper should be placed in the Solution Envelope tacked to the Puzzle Board. Winners in round 1 will receive… well, it will be a surprise in round 1. The puzzle will change from time to time over the course of the school year.
The first puzzle is “Name the author.” The Puzzle Board invites students to guess the name of a particular famous author. The correct answer might be Laura Ingalls Wilder or Roald Dahl or someone else…but fortunately there is also a CLUE to help students narrow down the possibilities to just one. Figure out the clue and that will lead to the Author. Students may ask for help from teachers or librarians or parents or mathematicians. We hope the puzzle will be an interesting part of Spiritridge this year. Thanks to the Bellevue Schools Foundation for permission to make their bulletin board a wee bit geeky.
Community News:
Bellevue Schools Foundation - Education Connections
The Bellevue Schools Foundation is hosting the following Education Connections Fall Series with education-related topics. Registration in advance is desirable for space and lunch planning purposes.
Click
here for more information.
WHEN:
- Monday, September 21 College & Career Planning
- Monday, November 16 K-12 Computer Science
- Wednesday, December 9 Early Learning
WHERE: WISC - Rainer Room, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Free Green Cleaning Workshops
The City of Bellevue is offering four special green clean workshops this fall. These fun, hands-on classes cover information on avoiding toxic cleaners and resources for making your own green cleaners. Attendees will receive a free green cleaning kit to take home. Adults and children over 7 are welcome to attend. If you would like to attend, registration is required. Please email
recycle@bellevuewa.gov or call 425-452-6932 to register. Spaces are limited to 20 people per session. First come, first served.
Workshop dates/locations:
Thursday, October 8th
7:00-8:00PM
Newport Way Library 14250 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA
Thursday, October 15th
7:00-8:00PM
Bellevue Downtown Library 1111 110th Ave. NE
Tuesday, October 20th
6:30-7:30PM
North Bellevue Community Center 4063 148th Ave. NE
Tuesday, November 10th
7:00-8:00PM
Lake Hills King County Library 15590 Lake Hills Blvd.
Girls' Basketball - 4th and 5th Grade
Come try out for
Interlake Select Girls' Basketball!
WHERE: Highland Middle School
WHEN: Monday Sept 14 and Thursday Sept 17 6pm-8pm
WHO: Girls entering 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
Interlake Basketball aims to build character and leadership in young ladies through the game of basketball, while building the fundamentals needed to play High School Basketball.
Competitive Leagues and Tournaments Focus on Sportsmanship and Development
Strengthen Community Improve Individual Skills Have FUN playing the game!
Questions? Contact
igsbasketball@outlook.com.
Sammamish-Interlake Lacrosse Club
Boys Lacrosse is back! And Fall Ball lacrosse registration is now open for the Sammamish-Interlake Lacrosse Club!
Why Play Lacrosse?
The sport of lacrosse is a team sport that is a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey. Did you know that lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States? Both the United States and Canada adopted the sport from the Indians in Northeastern America and it is now a Canadian national sport, not hockey as is commonly believed.
Fall Ball Details:
Fall season is pre-season for lacrosse, our games/clinics and practices are only on Sundays, 9/20/15-11/22/15. Fall Ball is designed to introduce lacrosse through instructional skills for beginners and keep stick and game skills fresh for our returning players. Best of all, lacrosse is fun! Serving grades 3-12 in the Bellevue School District boundaries of Sammamish and Interlake High Schools. Visit our website at silacrosse.org <http://www.silacrosse.org/> to register.
