THE LAKEVIEW BULLETIN (beta)

23 School picture day (bring in order forms) Retake day 10/26. Order forms were sent home 9/9. Form got lost? A limited # will be in the school entryway.

24 PTSA meeting

6:30-8pm, free childcare for school-age kids, free pizza

Lakeview 4^th-6^th grade Choir signup form due.

See calendar for full details.

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Students are not to arrive on campus BEFORE 8:45AM since we do not have supervision. When they arrive they are to go immediately to their assigned areas to line up. Please contact the school with any questions.

FORMS NOW DUE (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)
Lakeview Leadership and Patrol Application (4^th-6^th gr)
Electronic Bulletin Opt Out form

SCHOOL NEWS:

BBQ: We’re calling the back-to-school BBQ a success! The weather was sunny and about 500 dinners were served. It seemed that by having it in the evening more families were able to come, and that it did work as a way to let families know about some of the programs offered by the PTSA.

Family Dance Night: The next big Lakeview community event will be the Family Dance Night on Friday, October 9. During the previous week, all the classes will learn dances with DJ Galen during music and PE classes, so they will have some pretty cool moves by Friday night!

Reflections Art Program: The theme this year is “Beauty is…”. The entry categories are literature, music composition, photography, visual arts, film, and choreography/dance. The rules and forms for this year can be found at www.wastatepta.org/programs/reflections. Entries will be due by October 26, and will be on display at the school for the week following. The PTSA will again supply take-home art kits to rotate through the 1^st and 2^nd grade classrooms.

Special needs: If you would like to be part of the Special Needs Group private email distribution list, please contact Chairperson Beth Angelo 4bangelo3@verizon.net.

Correction to the Friday popcorn sales info from last week:

Popcorn will be sold 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. The proceeds from popcorn sales help support the 6^th grade outdoor education program OPI. Parents of 6^th graders prepare the popcorn and our 6^th grade students sell it during recesses.

FUNDRAISING:

The PACE fundraising information packets are being sent home with students today. To see information on the program online, visit www.4pace.com. If you joined PACE last year, you will receive an email when your subscription is up. Your renewal is automatic (unless cancelled). Last year the PACE program brought in $8295 to the Lakeview PTSA.

ENRICHMENT:

All the enrollment information for the fall after-school classes is now available on the website: Lego, Musical Minds, Science, Chess, and Art. These classes are provided by vendors who are invited to the school by the PTSA based on parent interest. The classes are run by the vendors, and the fee is paid directly to them.

HELP NEEDED:

If you didn’t get a chance to sign up to volunteer in your kid’s classroom at Curriculum Night, feel free to contact the teacher. Get their email address from the staff directory.

For non-classroom activities, please do return the volunteer form from your first day packet, or fill it out here.

We welcome any extended family or friends who want to help, though all must fill out the district’s Volunteer Application every 2 years.

WEBSITE TIP:

Create an account for the Tandem calendar provided by the district at http://lakewashington.intand.com, and you can download the calendar for all your kids’ schools to your own calendar software (like MS Outlook), and get email updates when event times are changed.

3^RD PARTY FLIERS: (these are fliers/advertisements from non-profit groups in the area who provide some kind of service for kids or families. The fliers are approved by the district, but are not endorsed or sponsored by them or by the school or PTSA)

Check out the current 3^rd party fliers on the school website under For Parents/Community Bulletin Board. The fliers there currently include information on art, drama, choir, dance, martial arts, drill team, Cub Scouts, Campfire, and basketball classes.

NEW TO LAKEVIEW:

Q: What are A and B weeks?

A: In order to schedule the “specialist” classes (music, library, physical education (PE) and computer lab) the classes use a 2 week schedule (A is the first week, B the second). They will have PE and music 3 times within each 2 week period. This means your child may have P.E. on Tuesday in Week A, but have P.E. on Monday and Thursday in Week B. Contact your child’s teacher if you weren’t provided your child’s specialist schedule at Curriculum Night.

Q: How is art taught?

A: Lakeview does not have an art teacher on staff; instead art is taught by parent volunteers – our art docents. Read here to find out more about the art docent program.

Q: What is OPI?

A: OPI is the Olympic Park Institute, which runs outdoor science education programs in Olympic National Park. For the last several years, the 6^th grade classes have gone on a 3-day trip there in the spring. The program is paid for by a fee paid by the 6^th grade families, a contribution from the PTSA, and by fundraising done by the 6^th grade families. The fundraisers include the Friday popcorn sales, the Lakeview nights at Skate King, and more to be determined. Lakeview is the only public school in the area which offers this program, and it’s one of the things that makes Lakeview special. Mrs Essig & Ms Keppler (the 6^th grade teachers) continue to do the extra organizational work to make the program happen, but it has recently been harder to raise money to continue to offer the program.

Got a question? Send it to the Bulletin, and we’ll try to find the answer.