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Upcoming Events
- December 7: Scrip Orders Due
- December 13: Cookies & Cocoa for Staff
- December 14: Gingerbread Night
- December 16: Pajama Day and Movie Night
- December 19 - January 2: Winter Break (no school)
We need volunteers! Click on the events below to sign up:
Popcorn Fridays
Pretty In Pink Gallery Night
Running Club
Cookies and Cocoa
Spiritridge Winter Food and Goods Drive, December 12th - 16th
 Hopelink is the primary food bank and pantry in this area, serving over 3,000 local families every week. We are holding a school food drive to collect food donations and support the families that rely on Hopelink. Together we can feed our Bellevue neighbors in need!
OUR MOST NEEDED ITEMS ARE:
Canned soup
Canned meat
Dry beans
Cereal
Canned fruit or vegetables
Pasta
Peanut butter
Rice
Soup
Wipes
Diapers
Formula
Toothpaste/toothbrushes
Shampoo/soap
Deodorant
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Zip-lock bags
Thank you so much for your support! Please e-mail Ms. Gordon at gordonm@bsd405.org with any and all questions.
Spiritridge Movie Night
 On Friday, December 16th, Spiritridge will be having a winter-themed family movie night. Please put on those pajamas, grab a stuffed animal, and join us in watching Elf. The event will start at 6:30pm and will have delicious concessions available.
Reflections Art Contest Update
Congratulations to all student participants in the Reflections Art Contest. A total of 139 students enjoyed a pizza party in the lunchroom sponsored by the PTSA, QFC and Little Caesars. Twenty-five entries have been selected and will move on to the District competition: Yadhu Bharath, Dhilan Taheja, Sophia Li, Songling Ngo, Renee Zhang, Deetya Vuppala, Aarna Dwivedi, Abhilash-Gundala, Lakshana Senthilnathan, Youngjin Ryu, Charlotte Lewis, Elisa Lee, Saharsh Vuppala, Serena Kim, Mayukha Kannadaguli, Hannah Weiss, Sidhya Ganesh, Kaiden Uyeda, Leya Balayoghan, Samadrita Mukherjee, Ainsley Chamberlin, Spphia Almeida, Shruthi Arunkumar, Prisha Hermoni and Conrad Gauss.
A huge thank you to all the parent volunteers who shared their enthusiasm and energy in promoting this art contest: Chelsea Lee, Edna Gossage, Kelli Lewis, Mike Hill, Rekha Ganesh, Monika Kannadaguli, Juan Tian, Annie Richardson-Lander, Annie Vanderkolk, Anima Sharma, Jyotsna Gundala and Cristi Rivas.
Scrip Orders for Spiritridge
Have some holiday shopping to do? Help Spiritridge by purchasing Scrip to do your shopping! Scrip is a program where you buy gift cards, and Spiritridge gets a percentage back. It’s a win-win – you get some of your shopping done, and Spiritridge gets a little money back to support PTSA programs. You can buy gift cards to use to buy your gifts, or just give the gift cards as gifts themselves! Think about stocking stuffers, teacher gifts, etc. An order form is coming home in the Friday folder the week of Nov. 28th, or visit the scrip section of the website (CLICK HERE) for an order form or online ordering directions. This order is due Dec. 7th for delivery early in the week of Dec. 12th.
Cookies and Cocoa for Spiritridge Staff
Please help the Spiritridge PTSA host a "Cookies and Cocoa" event for our staff. We will be serving cocoa and cookies as well as allowing staff to choose/box up their favorites. Homemade or store-bought, all cookies welcome!
Cookies can be dropped off at the front office on the morning of Tuesday, December 13th.
Thank you for supporting Spiritridge teachers and staff!
Gingerbread Night
Wednesday, December 14
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Spiritridge Elementary MPR
PLEASE BRING: Your pre-baked and pre-assembled house(either home-made or store bought), icing and
a spreading knife for decorating, decorations (m&m’s, gumdrops, candy canes, Nilla or Neco wafers,
chocolate bars, licorice, anything but NO NUTS!!) and a tray for construction and a box for transport.
A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST STAY
Any questions? Please email zohrahg@yahoo.com or susanwais@comcast.net
Sponsored by Spiritridge PTSA
Save the Date and Volunteers Needed
WHEN: Friday, February 3, 2017 at 6:30 pm
WHERE: The Marriott, Bellevue
A block of rooms has been negotiated at the Marriott for this event. Call (425) 214-7600 today and book your room for just $169/night. First come, first serve.
We are looking for volunteers!
- Help coordinate classroom projects
- Help with sponsorship
- Help coordinate the week or day of the event
Contact us to learn more! auction@spiritridge.org
Fun Filled Spirit Days
Thank you to our Spirit Team leaders for organizing these fun days.
December - February
- December 16 (Fri)- Pajama Day
- January 10 (Tues)- Mismatch Day
- February 14 (Tues)- Bucket Filling Day (wear red, pink, and/or white. Special bucket-filling slips)
March- Spirit Week - 27th-31st
- 27th (Mon)- Crazy Hair/Hat Day
- 28th (Tues)- Twin Day
- 29th (Wed)- Pajama Day
- 30st (Thurs)- Sports Day
- 31st (Fri)- Color Day (grade level colors- see above)
April - June
- April 21 (Fri)- Earth Day (wear green, and be especially mindful of recycling and composting)
- May 12 (Fri)- Polka Dot/Stripe Day
- June 13 (Tues)- Beach Day
Math Club Events
March 16, 2017 - Math Kangaroo
PTSA is pleased to bring popular math events to our school this year. Due to space limitations, parents must first fill-out a lottery entry form at this link (http://bit.ly/spirit-math2016). Please fill in a separate form for each child who wants to participate. Lottery/interest entry for Math Kangaroo and Math Is Cool is open till November 19 with lottery results on November 21. The kids selected via lottery will receive information on how to register directly with the event organizers for the onsite events and more details about the offsite event. Refer to the link above for event pages with links to event descriptions, samples and practice packets. Please direct questions to mathclub@spiritridge.org.
Spiritridge Panther Pacers
We are off the ground and running! Literally! The running club is open to all Spiritridge students. We meet on Tuesdays during afternoon recess and on Friday mornings before school, 8:10-8:40 am. During these times, students are able to run (or walk) laps around the playground. The students earn prizes for every 5 miles that they run and earn a marathon medal once they run 26.2 miles during the club times. We need adult volunteers to pass out the tracking cards, mark off laps as they are completed, and hand out prizes.
Please visit the sign-up genius link to see if you can help out.
Notes: Volunteers must have completed a BSD volunteer application. Students running on Friday mornings without a parent present must have turned in a permission form.
Academic Challenge 
Yes, we are having the Academic Challenge again this year at Spiritridge! The Academic Challenge is a way to encourage students to challenge themselves with educational activities outside of school. We are making some changes to the program, so please check the website in coming weeks for more information and sign ups.
Information will be on the website soon, and flyers will be coming home. Please contact academicchallenge@spiritridge.org with any questions.
Directory Reminder
The 2016/17 directory is online this year! If you have not already signed up for the directory, please visit spiritridge.org and create your account. You can register on the website even if you are not a PTSA member, but only PTSA members can access the online directory.
Community News
Bellevue High School Choir Camp: Information Flyer HERE
Chance to Dance presents The Hope Show: January 13, 2017 at 7PM. In it's 10th year, the Hope SHow at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center will be an enchanting evening of dance performances featuring The Premiere Dance Center Performance Company. All funds raised by The Hope Show will help "A Chance to Dance Scholarship Foundation" dance scholarships give youth in our community the opportunity to explore the joy of dance. Purchase tickets HERE.
MusicWorks Northwest: Flyer for Fall Programs HERE
City of Bellevue Tae Kwon Do: Flyer HERE
National Parks: Fourth graders (and family) get free entry to national parks, national forests and other federal lands: http://store.usgs.gov/pass/everykid.html
Boys and Girls Clubs of Bellevue: Flyer for Boys and Girls Winter Athletics HERE
YMCA Winter Basketball: Flyer HERE
Bellevue Downtown Association: Bellevue Magic Season Ice Arena information HERE
Pick 6 Sports Foundation: Spring Football information HERE
YMCA Earth Service Corps: Environmental Leaders Summit information HERE
I-9 Sports Association: Winter Sports Flyer HERE
Boys Lacrosse: Grades K-8 Flyer HERE
Girls Lacrosse: Information Flyer HERE
Summer Reading Skills Programs: Information Flyer HERE
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Spiritridge PTSA Website
Check out the Spiritridge PTSA website for information, forms, event happenings and other great information.
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