With the weather forecast for the upcoming week, I have doubts that the kids will be back in school before January 5th.
Please continue to watch the news and www.schoolreport.org for updates.
For those of you with sweat orders that were not picked up. They will be in the office when we return.
Wishing all of you the happiest of holidays.
Julie Rooney
PTSA Class Liaison 2011
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Mark your calendars-upcoming 2009 dates:
First Semester Finals Schedule
Parent Information Nights
BSF News
2008-09 FIRST SEMESTER FINALS SCHEDULE 1/28-1/30
PERIODS
DAY
DATE
TIME
Tutorial
Wednesday
January 28
7:30 – 8:10
2
Wednesday
January 28
8:15 – 10:15
Break
Wednesday
January 28
10:15 – 10:25
6
Wednesday
January 28
10:30 – 12:30
1
Thursday
January 29
7:30 – 9:30
Break
Thursday
January 29
9:30 – 9:35
3
Thursday
January 29
9:40 – 11:40
LUNCH
Thursday
January 29
11:40 – 12:25
5a & 5b
Thursday
January 29
12:30 – 2:30
Tutorial
Thursday
January 29
2:30 – 3:00
4
Friday
January 30
7:30-9:30
Break
Friday
January 30
9:30-9:35
7
Friday
January 30
9:40-11:40
LUNCH
Friday
January 30
11:40-12:25
0 and make-ups
Friday
January 30
12:30-2:30
Tutorial
Friday
January 30
2:30-3:00
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Parent Information Nights 09-10 school year:
11th grade parent night for next year's Juniors (that's us) will be at Newport on February 12th at 7:00 p.m. Counselors will present by grade-level information for parents about registration for the 09-10 school year.
8th grade parent night for incoming 9th graders will be at Newport on February 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the theater. Please pass this on to anyone that has an incoming 9th grader from Tyee, Tillicum or private schools that live within our school boundary.
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Bellevue Schools Foundation News:
Looking for a meaningful way to honor a teacher this holiday season?
Thank your favorite teacher with a gift to Bellevue Schools Foundation in their honor. We'll send your teacher a holiday card notifying them of your support and appreciation. Meanwhile, your gift will join with others to support great teaching across the District!
It's quick, it's green, and it helps Bellevue students while thanking excellent teachers!
Honor your teacher with a gift to BSF
Click here to give
Simply click here to make a secure online donation on behalf of a teacher - and honor your favorite teacher while making a difference in Bellevue schools.
Teachers Matter: Why BSF Funds National Board Certification
Congratulations to the 79 Bellevue teachers who just achieved National Board Certification (NBC), a rigorous benchmark of teaching excellence! See the list of newly-certified teachers here.
Why does National Board Certification matter? Studies show that NBC teachers are more effective and their students learn more. Read about National Board Certification in Bellevue here.
With 5 years of funding from BSF, Bellevue now has 208 Board-certified teachers, more than any other district in Washington State! With extra support and mentoring funded by BSF and the district, Bellevue teachers achieve certification at a rate over twice the national average.
BSF is proud to continue supporting Bellevue teachers with a $190,000 grant to provide mentors and cover fees for 77 more teachers pursuing National Board Certification this year.
Thank you for supporting Bellevue students!
Bellevue Schools Foundation raises funds to promote and help fund the best possible learning opportunities for all students in the Bellevue School District.
Learn more about the programs BSF is funding this year at www.bsfdn.org. Sign up to receive BSF updates here!
A message from Bethany Spinler, Newport Principal,
Every year when the holidays approach, we see grateful and thoughtful parents and community members want to find ways to express their appreciation to our teachers and other employees for their work by giving gifts to the individuals they know. Gifts that are of a nominal value or which are a token remembrance or appreciation are fine, but the acceptance of gifts of significant value or monetary benefit is not allowed. Often parents, especially if their work experience has been in the private sector, are not aware that gifts to publicly-paid employees are not permitted or appropriate.
For our employees, gifts that are beyond a nominal value raise serious questions about equity between and among schools/programs, about why some employees in some roles get gifts and others do not, about a violation of board policy that disallows gifts, and about the propriety of substantial gifts being given for public service. Therefore, the giving of expensive gifts to individuals must be strongly discouraged. When the value of a gift to a person gets beyond $25.00 it is can well be considered to be more than a token gift or expression of appreciation – but even gifts of that size are not to be encouraged.
If parents or others wish to provide more than a token of gratitude to an individual employee, they can make donations to a specific classroom (but not something that could be considered the teacher's personal property), they can donate to a school or program, they can make a contribution to the Bellevue Schools Foundation, the PTSA, or other charity in recognition of an employee's work, and/or they can do something for the entire school's or program's benefit. Sometimes vendors will want to give a school, office, or program a box of candy or fruit that can be jointly shared with everyone, and that is acceptable (assuming not something unusually expensive) and so long as no particular individual is singled out as the sole recipient or benefit.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Legislative News, PTA Focus Day
Just a quick note regarding Education Funding and PTSA Focus Day in Olympia. Please take the time to read the information below.
Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
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Support Education Funding and Finance Reform
Are you concerned about education funding in our state? Here's a way you can get involved today!
It's as easy as a few keystrokes. Important work is being done right now by our elected officials to prepare for the next legislative session. We urge you to take action today by sending an important message to the Governor and your legislators using our Legislative Action center. Follow the link below to our action center. Then scroll over and click on the title "Support Education Funding and Finance Reform". This is the link to the alert. A preprinted message has been included. You are encouraged to add a personal story as well.
We also strongly encourage you to forward this message with the link to your member and non-member email lists (anyone who supports our message is encouraged to respond)...taking care not to include any government email addresses.
We have set a goal of sending 40,000 emails! That's right we want 10,000 of you and your friends from every legislative district in the state to send messages to their three legislators and the Governor. The system has already been set up to generate all four, so all you need to do is add just a bit to the one prewritten message. It's so easy! Try it yourself, then pass it on to a friend. Let's see what kind of an impact we can make in one week. I will provide updates over the next week so that we can all monitor our progress.
http://capwiz.com/npta2/wa/home/
PTSA FOCUS DAY
On February 26, 2009, Washington State PTA is sponsoring its annual Focus Day activities. This is the day that PTA members across the state gather in Olympia to "focus" on the child advocacy issues that were selected at Legislative Assembly.
This is an unusually important year for parents to participate. Our Legislative representatives have been given the task of revamping our educational system--primarily the way in which it is funded. It has been obvious for years that the funding amount has been inadequate (districts have to raise levy money to provide basics) but even more obvious that the funds are unfairly distributed. Combine the ever-growing needs of our underfunded educational system with the current budget crisis and one simply cannot deny the need to keep our legislators FOCUSED on our kids.
Focus Day this year will take on a different form than in years past. This year, the main activity will be a massive rally on the Capital steps at noon. We need every body possible to attend for this easy, fun, and effective advocating party.
Organize car pools--we need at least four cars of four people from every school. Drive to Olympia, rally on the steps, drive back home. How easy can it get?
Bellevue PTSA Council also has rented two busses for the day. The trip is free to Bellevue PTA members and almost free to other Council members. We will leave at about 9:30 on February 26th from the old K Mart parking lot on 148th and return there by 3 or 3:30.
Reservations are required for the bus. Contact me with the names and e-mail addresses of those who will be riding the bus. I need to have these names by the first part of February. Questions? Contact: Connie Gerlitz (dgerlitz2@comcast.net), Bellevue Council and Region 2Legislative Chair
Julie Rooney
PTSA Class of 2011 Liaison
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Support Education Funding and Finance Reform
Are you concerned about education funding in our state? Here's a way you can get involved today!
It's as easy as a few keystrokes. Important work is being done right now by our elected officials to prepare for the next legislative session. We urge you to take action today by sending an important message to the Governor and your legislators using our Legislative Action center. Follow the link below to our action center. Then scroll over and click on the title "Support Education Funding and Finance Reform". This is the link to the alert. A preprinted message has been included. You are encouraged to add a personal story as well.
We also strongly encourage you to forward this message with the link to your member and non-member email lists (anyone who supports our message is encouraged to respond)...taking care not to include any government email addresses.
We have set a goal of sending 40,000 emails! That's right we want 10,000 of you and your friends from every legislative district in the state to send messages to their three legislators and the Governor. The system has already been set up to generate all four, so all you need to do is add just a bit to the one prewritten message. It's so easy! Try it yourself, then pass it on to a friend. Let's see what kind of an impact we can make in one week. I will provide updates over the next week so that we can all monitor our progress.
http://capwiz.com/npta2/wa/home/
PTSA FOCUS DAY
On February 26, 2009, Washington State PTA is sponsoring its annual Focus Day activities. This is the day that PTA members across the state gather in Olympia to "focus" on the child advocacy issues that were selected at Legislative Assembly.
This is an unusually important year for parents to participate. Our Legislative representatives have been given the task of revamping our educational system--primarily the way in which it is funded. It has been obvious for years that the funding amount has been inadequate (districts have to raise levy money to provide basics) but even more obvious that the funds are unfairly distributed. Combine the ever-growing needs of our underfunded educational system with the current budget crisis and one simply cannot deny the need to keep our legislators FOCUSED on our kids.
Focus Day this year will take on a different form than in years past. This year, the main activity will be a massive rally on the Capital steps at noon. We need every body possible to attend for this easy, fun, and effective advocating party.
Organize car pools--we need at least four cars of four people from every school. Drive to Olympia, rally on the steps, drive back home. How easy can it get?
Bellevue PTSA Council also has rented two busses for the day. The trip is free to Bellevue PTA members and almost free to other Council members. We will leave at about 9:30 on February 26th from the old K Mart parking lot on 148th and return there by 3 or 3:30.
Reservations are required for the bus. Contact me with the names and e-mail addresses of those who will be riding the bus. I need to have these names by the first part of February. Questions? Contact: Connie Gerlitz (dgerlitz2@comcast.net), Bellevue Council and Region 2Legislative Chair
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
December News!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. A busy start to December as we head into the holidays!
Julie Rooney
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com
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AP Test Registration
AP World History Parent Night
Spirit Week
NHS Culinary Cookie Fest
Tolo! Tolo! Tolo!
Open Field Soccer
Knights In Vienna Auditions
Winter Orchestra & Choir Concert
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AP Test Registration
All students taking an AP exam in the spring will need to register for the test(s) online Students must register for their AP Exams online between December 1st and December 5th. http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/
You will pay for your tests starting next Monday, to the Accountant, Mrs. Pierson. You do NOT pay online. Financial assistance is available. if you need scholarship forms or have questions, come to the main office.
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AP World History Parent Night
Wednesday, December 10th, 7:00 p.m. NHS (location TBD). A night for parents to hear the AP World teachers suggest tips to help their students be successful. Look for more info from your student.
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Spirit Week - December 8-12th
Everyday will be a different theme with the Winter Sport Assembly (Red & Gold) on Friday!
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NHS Cookie Fest
Thursday, December 11th 4-7 p.m.
Dozens of varieties of cookies made by Newport's finest young chefs. Proceeds support the Newport Knives Culinary Competition Team
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Tolo Info
Every year, there are kids attending Tolo for the first time….and of course we have lots of new families….so here's some info to help your student with planning their evening. Tolo will be on Saturday, December 13th, 9:00 p.m - 12:00 a.m.:
Tolo info from the Newport Dictionary: A formal dance held at school in early December. Girls generally ask the boys. Often the girls pay for the dance tickets, dinner, and any day activities planned by the couple. The boys pay for photos, transportation, and dessert. If the costs of the school-related aspects of Tolo (tickets, photos) are a financial hardship for your family, please see a school counselor or administrator about financial aid. Dinner, dessert, and day activities are not part of the school event.
Guest passes (for dates who aren't Newport students) must be fully filled out and turned in by December 10th by 3:00 p.m. No late passes will be accepted. Forms are available on the Newport website, under Activities or can be picked up in the main office. Guests must have a ticket and an ID card to enter the dance.
Tickets are on sale: Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th next week. Come buy your tickets during lunch in the commons. $13 per ticket. Please encourage your daughters to buy early!
Tolo Corsages and Boutonnieres: Show your support for the Invisible Children and purchase a commemorative ribbon corsage or boutonnière for Tolo. Orders will be taken during lunch on Thursday and Friday this week and Monday through Thursday next week. Pick up will be on Friday, December 12th. Save a flower and spend $10 for a good cause. Proceeds will benefit Invisible Children and Class of 2010 grad party.
Chaperones needed! We still need about 15 more. If you or anyone you might know that could help, please contact Mr. James at jamesg@bsd405.org And for all those who already said that they could help, thank you so much! We'll see you at 8:15 that night!
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OPEN FIELD SOCCER
EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY STARTING DEC. 8TH, 3:15-4:30 p.m. OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
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Knights in Vienna
The Newport Orchestras are seeking talented student musicians to feature at their annual "Knights in Vienna" event to be held on January 17. If you play an instrument or sing, and have pieces you could perform that would be suitable to an evening of dancing, music and great food, then clear your schedule for AUDITIONS! Thursday, December 11th, starting after school in room 1225. Pick up audition applications in the Main Office; they're due Monday, Dec. 8.
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Winter Music Concert
All Orchestra and Choirs will be performing Wednesday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the NHS Performing Arts Center
Julie Rooney
http://newport-ptsa-2011.blogspot.com
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AP Test Registration
AP World History Parent Night
Spirit Week
NHS Culinary Cookie Fest
Tolo! Tolo! Tolo!
Open Field Soccer
Knights In Vienna Auditions
Winter Orchestra & Choir Concert
--------------------
AP Test Registration
All students taking an AP exam in the spring will need to register for the test(s) online Students must register for their AP Exams online between December 1st and December 5th. http://schools.bsd405.org/nhs/homepage/
You will pay for your tests starting next Monday, to the Accountant, Mrs. Pierson. You do NOT pay online. Financial assistance is available. if you need scholarship forms or have questions, come to the main office.
------------------------
AP World History Parent Night
Wednesday, December 10th, 7:00 p.m. NHS (location TBD). A night for parents to hear the AP World teachers suggest tips to help their students be successful. Look for more info from your student.
------------------------
Spirit Week - December 8-12th
Everyday will be a different theme with the Winter Sport Assembly (Red & Gold) on Friday!
---------------------------
NHS Cookie Fest
Thursday, December 11th 4-7 p.m.
Dozens of varieties of cookies made by Newport's finest young chefs. Proceeds support the Newport Knives Culinary Competition Team
---------------------------
Tolo Info
Every year, there are kids attending Tolo for the first time….and of course we have lots of new families….so here's some info to help your student with planning their evening. Tolo will be on Saturday, December 13th, 9:00 p.m - 12:00 a.m.:
Tolo info from the Newport Dictionary: A formal dance held at school in early December. Girls generally ask the boys. Often the girls pay for the dance tickets, dinner, and any day activities planned by the couple. The boys pay for photos, transportation, and dessert. If the costs of the school-related aspects of Tolo (tickets, photos) are a financial hardship for your family, please see a school counselor or administrator about financial aid. Dinner, dessert, and day activities are not part of the school event.
Guest passes (for dates who aren't Newport students) must be fully filled out and turned in by December 10th by 3:00 p.m. No late passes will be accepted. Forms are available on the Newport website, under Activities or can be picked up in the main office. Guests must have a ticket and an ID card to enter the dance.
Tickets are on sale: Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th next week. Come buy your tickets during lunch in the commons. $13 per ticket. Please encourage your daughters to buy early!
Tolo Corsages and Boutonnieres: Show your support for the Invisible Children and purchase a commemorative ribbon corsage or boutonnière for Tolo. Orders will be taken during lunch on Thursday and Friday this week and Monday through Thursday next week. Pick up will be on Friday, December 12th. Save a flower and spend $10 for a good cause. Proceeds will benefit Invisible Children and Class of 2010 grad party.
Chaperones needed! We still need about 15 more. If you or anyone you might know that could help, please contact Mr. James at jamesg@bsd405.org And for all those who already said that they could help, thank you so much! We'll see you at 8:15 that night!
------------------------
OPEN FIELD SOCCER
EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY STARTING DEC. 8TH, 3:15-4:30 p.m. OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
------------------------
Knights in Vienna
The Newport Orchestras are seeking talented student musicians to feature at their annual "Knights in Vienna" event to be held on January 17. If you play an instrument or sing, and have pieces you could perform that would be suitable to an evening of dancing, music and great food, then clear your schedule for AUDITIONS! Thursday, December 11th, starting after school in room 1225. Pick up audition applications in the Main Office; they're due Monday, Dec. 8.
-----------------------
Winter Music Concert
All Orchestra and Choirs will be performing Wednesday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the NHS Performing Arts Center
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