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School and PTSA News, September 4, 2009
(replacing the Lakeview News, eNews and Connection)

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Look in the attachments for information on swine flu from Ms Hughes and from the district, and for information on how to continue receiving The Lakeview Bulletin.

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
B	7 NO SCHOOL Labor Day	8	9 School & PTSA forms due	10  Curriculum Night 6:30pm for 4-6^th grade, 7:15pm for K-3rd	11 Summer reading postcards due
A	14	15	16	17	18

See calendar for full details.

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The school and PTSA website are now both in one location:  www.lwsd.org/school/lakeview.

FORMS DUE SEPT 9^TH (all forms were in 1^st day packet and are on website, * required):
Emergency notification form (yellow) *	PTSA Membership Form (blue)
School Closure/Emergency Release Form (green)*	PTSA Donation Form
LWSD Directory Info Withhold Form (tan)	PTSA Volunteer Form
LWSD Nurse Alert Form (orange)*	Student Directory and PTSA e-News Form (green)
Lakeview Student Behavior Policy (duplicate )*	Lakeview Shirt (and Bag) Order Form (orange)
Volunteer application (due once every 2 years in order to volunteer in school)

WEBSITE TIP:

Wish you knew your kids’ teachers a bit better?  Read their profiles here.

SCHOOL NEWS:

Lakeview grew!

Lakeview increased the number of students from about 430 last year to about 470 this year!  In order to handle all of these new students there have been several changes in staff:  Ms Penton has joined the Lakeview staff to teach first grade; Ms Levinson to teach 2nd grade; Mr. Coulter will now teach 5th grade; Ms Llanes is teaching 3rd grade, and Ms. West will provide extra support for fourth grade classes. We also welcome back Ms Ben-Menachem (formerly Ms Kueckelhan) as our full-time counselor. All classroom spaces are full and portables are also being used. Because of the increased need for space, the computer lab will also be used as a classroom.

The computers have been relocated to create two smaller computer labs of 25 stations. One lab will be upstairs by 5th and 6th grade and one will be down stairs by 2nd grade. All classes will have access to these labs.  Luckily we were able to cancel the order for new computers being funded by PTSA and the money will be refunded to PTSA.  PTSA will hold these designated funds until the next steps for a computer lab are determined.

Lunch recess schedule change

The lunch and lunch recess schedule has changed so that the 2^nd, 3^rd 4^th and 5^th grades will have recess before lunch. A research study in Montana has shown that students who eat after recess had higher scores, fewer behavioral problems, and better health (see the front page article in the Kirkland Courier). The new schedule is:

 K, 1        Lunch 11:35-12, Recess 12-12:30

2,3          Recess 12-12:30, Lunch 12:30-12:55

4,5          Recess 11:30-12, Lunch 12-12:25

6              Lunch 12:05-12:30, Recess 12:30-1:00

Friday Popcorn…

The proceeds from popcorn sales help support the 6^th grade outdoor education program.  Parents of 6^th graders prepare the popcorn and our 6^th grade students sell it during recesses.  This year we will be selling popcorn during afternoon recesses on Friday rather than during lunch recesses.  The cost this year will be $ .75 a bag. 

Afternoon recesses are as follows:

Grades K-3                          1:50-2:05

Grades 4-6                          2:05-2:25

This year the 6^th grade will also host 3 evenings at Skate King.

School Messenger:  One Call Calls them All!
Lake Washington School District will join the ranks of many other school districts across the country when we begin the use of School Messenger. School Messenger is a communications system that will allow us to quickly communicate with all of our parents in a short amount of time via pre-recorded phone messages, alone or in conjunction with e-mail and even text messaging. At least one individual (principal, associate principal, office manager, etc.) from each school has been or will be trained before the start of the school year on how to send a notification message to your families. This system is especially useful in an emergency but can be used to send out general notification messages as well. This system is funded through the 2006 technology levy, which can only be used for technology purposes.

3^RD PARTY FLIERS:

The district has introduced a new system for fliers from outside groups, such as the Boys and Girls Club, Studio East, the Kirkland Parks Dept and sports classes and leagues. The district will post the fliers to our school website under For Parents/Community Bulletin Board. The fliers there currently include information on art, drama, choir, dance, martial arts, and basketball classes.

FUNDRAISING:

Our PTSA budget for 2009-2010 is $106,100. The primary fundraisers planned for the year are:

· Sally Foster wrapping paper and cookie dough sales (fall)

· Rummage Sale (spring)

· Donations from the letter campaign

· Silent Auction at the Carnival (winter)

Check out the 9 simple ways you can raise money for the school. For example, you (or any family and friends) can register your Target RedCard so that 1% of your purchases comes to the school. Currently, 20 RedCards are registered for Lakeview. Since the start of the program , Target has given the Lakeview PTSA $3260.

ENRICHMENT:

This year the PTSA will be offering after-school classes in chess, art, piano, science and lego club throughout the year. In the winter, we will again be offering the Wednesday after-school ski lessons with bus. We have a few more classes in the works – we’ll publish details as they are finalized. All enrollment forms will be on the website, and printed copies will be sent home in the Friday packet.

HELP NEEDED:

To volunteer in your kids’ classrooms, be sure to sign up on Curriculum Night.

Help still needed for several jobs, including Grant Writers and a Silent Auction Co-Chair, and please return your Volunteer form from the 1^st day packet to help us plan the activities for the year.

THANK YOU CORNER…

Thanks to those who fit some school-related work into their summer so that the year could get off to a good start:

Website: Tracey Bernardo worked through the summer to get the website moved to its new location within the LWSD website, and to get all the info parents need at their fingertips there.

School Grounds cleanup:  Lisbeth Hewitt organized, and had help from Megan Gardner, Holly Gardner, James Gardner, Brandon Hewitt, Alexi Hewitt, Rainer Huber, Terry Kisner, Mitchell Kisner, Dana Laursen, Lily Laursen, Eric Laursen, Emily Staples, Lily Staples, Karen Tipp and Jordyn Tipp.

Printing and collating of 1^st day packets:  Sherri Jaksha and Erin Pederson organized, with help from Karen Tollefson, Christi Allison, Sarah Stone, Karen Tipp, Wendy Macomber, Annemarie Riese , Emily Staples and several others.

Meet and Greet greeters who helped kids find their class assignment and bus route info: Organized by Sarah Stone, with help from Tracey Bernardo, Carol Buckingham, Rainer Huber, Kim Ouwehand and Karen Tollefson.

1^st day arrival volunteers who helped direct kids and parents to the right classroom:  Tracey Bernardo, Kim Ouwehand and Kerry Rowan.

1^st day coffee:  Organized by the PTSA board.

Back-to-school BBQ:  Organized by Dana Laursen with help from Rainer Huber, Karen Tollefson, Susan Peder,  Petra Carl, Kim Ouwehand, Jackie Mckenna, Chitra Subramanian,  Katherine Kehrli,  Kathleen Castleberry, Nora Newman, Cheryle Elder, Sarah Stone, Emily Staples, Dave and Brenda Kern, Jenny Carlson and many others.