Never a dull moment – a little something for everyone…
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Super Wednesday – Wednesday, October 17th
Parent Strategies Workshop – Wednesday, October 17th
Volunteer Opportunity Available
Winter Sports Paperwork Due
Ski Swap
Legislative Roundtable
Warm Coats for Robinswood
PTSA Directories
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Don’t forget Friday Night Football - Newport vs. Bellevue at 7:30 p.m. at Bellevue High Stadium.
Julie Rooney
Class of 2011 Liaison
This message is sent to all parents with students in Newport’s Class of 2011 and is a service of Newport’s PTSA. Requests for removal cheerfully honored. Names are in the BCC line to preserve your privacy.
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Parent Study Strategies Workshop – Wed, Oct 17th
Wednesday, October 17th 7:00 p.m. NHS Library. Please RSVP by calling Janet Suppes in the main office at 425-456-7400
- Strategies for assisting your student with homework an school
- Covers very similar content as noted in the student workshop, yet geared toward parents’ assisting students and use of web curriculum.
- Previous workshops have resulted in rave reviews.
Super Wednesday – October 17th
Freshmen will report to the main gym at 7:30 for a variety of speakers and activities. Tutorial is available from 11:30 to 12:40
Volunteer Opportunity available
Volunteers are needed to make phone calls to voters to remind them to vote in this election. (The hope is that these calls will remind pro-education voters to get out & approve 4204, the Initiative for Simple Majority.) Callers won’t need to do anything other than remind these folks to vote – no political pushing or cajoling.
Calls will be made on the nights of 10/17 and 10/18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coldwell Banker offices on Bellevue Way & Main.
This is a great way for students to pick up two or even four easy hours of volunteer time, and of course we welcome parents, grandparents, or anyone else who wants to pitch in. Let me know if you are interested, so we have an idea of how many to expect. (Our PTSA has voted to endorse this campaign.)
Winter Sports Paperwork Due – November 2nd
Our winter sports folders are now ready! If you are interested in turning out for a winter sport please stop by and pick up an eligibility packet from the athletic office. (Gymnastics, Basketball, Wrestling and Boys Swimming)
A reminder to all fall sports participants - you still need to fill out a repeat eligibility form so we can clear you for your winter sport!!
Newport Ski Swap – Fri, Nov 9th – Sat, Nov 10th
The annual Newport Ski Swap is coming up Nov 9th & 10th. This is the coolest, most amazing, wonderful, special, fabulous PTSA
fundraiser in the universe.
- It offers thousands of people the chance to purchase ski/snowboard equipment at low cost.
- It offers hundreds of NHS students the chance to earn BSD & Knight Valor hours.
- It offers mostly new merchandise, unsold from last year.
- It offers people the chance to sell old gear on consignment (clear out your closet now!)
- It brings our community together like no other event we do.
To learn more, visit www.skiswap.info/. We hope you can find time to volunteer in some capacity -- parents and students who get involved seem to have an incredibly fun time every year!
FYI – there is no school on Friday, November 9th or Monday, November 12th
Region 2 PTSA Legislative Roundtable – Thursday, Nov 15th
Thursday, Nov 15th, Newport High School, 7:00-9:00pm: Come meet the people who can help change the lives of children in your local school district and across the state. Our legislators want to listen to you, they represent us, and they need to understand what it is our communities want. Come talk to our legislators about the issues that are important to you, math, education funding, healthcare for kids. Our legislators hear from lobbyists every day, but they rarely get to spend time with “real” people. It is difficult for them to get the “pulse” of their community. Come help give our legislators a clearer understanding of our children’s needs. For more information, contact Newport's Legislative Chair Scott Allen at scottallen1@comcast.net.
Warm Coats for Robinswood
Trying to find room for that new coat? Take your old ones (that are probably in great condition) to Robinswood High School! Just drop by your used clothing at the front desk at Robinswood, and you will help make a Bellevue student a little warmer this winter.
PTSA Directories
Please send your student in to pick up your PTSA Student Directory. I recognize a lot of Freshman student/families that have not picked up and we’d really like to get these boxes out of the office!
