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THE LAKEVIEW BULLETIN School
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Swine flu: Up-to-date information on the swine
flu is posted on the district website: http://www.lwsd.org/News/News-and-Announcements/Pages/H1N1-Flu-Update-9-18-09.aspx
and also on King County public health website, which will post locations for
vaccinations as they become available: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/preparedness/pandemicflu/swineflu.aspx.
Lice: As jacket and hat season returns, it’s a good
time to review information on lice: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/communicable/diseases/headlice.aspx
Quest: The Quest Elementary Program for Highly
Capable Students (Grades 1-6) will accept applications for the 2010-2011
school year beginning
The Elementary Quest program offers two options for students
who demonstrate superior ability, who exceed grade level standards in literacy
and math, and who exhibit exceptional creativity in the classroom. Full time
students are enrolled in an accelerated, self-contained classroom for the full
day, five days a week. Enrichment Pull-Out students attend their home school
four days a week and a pull-out enrichment classroom one day a week.
More information can be found in the Quest Information
packet that will be available at all elementary schools, on the Quest Web site
(www.lwsd.org/quest), and at the Quest
Office on the third floor of the
All parents interested in the Quest Program are invited to
attend one of the Quest Elementary Information Night sessions on
Thursday, November 5 from
Contact: Sandy Malone-Long, smalone-long@lwsd.org
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Reflections
art projects due --------------------------------- School
picture retakes --------------------------------- Sally
Foster fundraising orders due |
REFLECTIONS Entries on display outside library
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Registration deadline for after school ski
conditioning class. |
See full calendar.
SCHOOL
NEWS:
Green
Team & Wildlife Certification: Thanks, in part, to the work of last year’s 6th grade
green team,
Walk
to School Week was a big success! We averaged 200
walkers each day, for a total of nearly 1000 walkers for the week!
Kirkland Fire and Police officers joined us on Wednesday and the kids got to
check out a police car and motorcycle, and a fire engine.
The class with the most walkers was Ms. Ferries first grade
class - Congratulations on winning the ice cream party! And a big thanks
to all who walked to school. Keep it up!
Passport Club: All of the classes
came to the first Passport Check Days and did a great job navigating the
continents, oceans, seas, mountains and deserts. For any students who
were absent, or would like to try again, there will be a makeup day on
October 22 during the lunch recesses. The next Passport Check Days will
be Tuesday, Nov 3 from 9-10:20 and Thursday, Nov 5 from 9-10:20. A paper
copy of the study map will come home today, and extras are in the magazine rack
in the school lobby. All of the study maps and location lists for the year are
now on the website
(password: Leopard), as well as the schedule for the check days. Read here
for more info on the program, and email emily@brianandemily.com
if you’d like to be a passport checker on check day.
Bike Safety: The Cascade Bicycle Club offers a school
program for 3-6th grade classes to learn more about bike safety and
we have been using the bikes in PE this week. Because of scheduling and
maintenance issues the bikes will be leaving Lakeview Thursday October 15. Some
classes, depending on when they meet, may not have had many opportunities to
ride the bicycles. The Cascade Bike Club has agreed to bring them back to
Lakeview in the spring so we can review and practice our bicycle skills. In
March the program will be offered to 3-5th grades. Thanks to
those students who remembered to bring in their own helmets. We will ride more
in the
spring!
Thank you! ~Mrs. Knight
1st-4th
Grade Math Club: Beginning in November,
grades 1-4 will have an open Math Club day during their middle recess. The
following schedule is proposed:
Mondays- 1st
grade:
Tuesdays-2nd
grade:
Wednesdays- 3rd
grade:
Thursdays- 4th
grade:
The clubs will meet in the 3rd
grade shared space outside of the math lab. Volunteer parents will run the
clubs by choosing a game for each week, prepping for it, teaching it to the
kids, and monitoring them while they play. Initially it would probably require
about 1 ½ hours/week of time (which would include the prep time, the actual
club, and the clean up).
There will be a meeting on
Tuesday, Oct. 20th at
Reflections: The Reflections art program due date is coming up:
Monday, October 26th. For more info: Reflections
program info, Reflections
entry form, Reflections
rules.
ADVOCACY (Neicole Crepeau):
Bond/Levy:
Listen to a presentation from School Superintendent Chip Kimball
about the Bond/Levy: http://www.lwsd.org/News/Levy-and-Bond-Input/Pages/Levy-Bond-Presentation.aspx
or read here for more information: http://www.lwsd.org/News/Levy-and-Bond-Input/Pages/default.aspx.
Be informed on I-1033: Initiative 1033, which will be on the general election
ballot this fall, could affect school funding and your child’s education. Learn
more about the initiative and what it will mean for our state. The WPTSA has
provided information on its stand and links where you can find out more about
the initiative at http://www.wastatepta.org/advocacy/index.html.
Vote: Don't forget to vote!! Your opinion won't have any
affect unless you mail in your ballot. Ballots are due Nov. 3rd.
THANK
YOU:
Walk to School Week: Thanks to Therese Grover
for organizing the week, and the volunteers who helped each morning, including:
Vivian Lai, Nora Newman, Erika Carlson, Lis Hewitt, Brenda Kern and Dana Laursen.
Passport Check Days: Thanks to all the parents
and grandparents who helped quiz the kids on their geography for the Passport
Check days this week: Jenny Carlson, Chris Carlson, Tracey Bernardo, Eileen
Chen, Katherine Kehrli, Tim Kehrli, Dana Laursen, Sabrina Ogar, Claire Volisin,
Lynn Anselmi, Lis Hewitt, Brian Hughes, Nicole Showalter, Vija Williams,
Margaret Hurme, Karen Tipp, Daniel Broggel, Matt Robertson, Beth Day, Karen
Tollefson, Brian and Emily Staples.
The Hoedown: The Lakeview Family Dance Night was a
huge success! We want to thank all of you who put on your hoedown
"duds" and danced with Dance Dude Gaylen! We'd like to
especially thank all of those parents who helped put the dance on and worked at
the dance. Thank you to Lisa Brown, Nora Newman, Katy Basnaw, Beth Day,
Susie Arnold, Sharan Tisdel, Carmen Andonian, Alysa Challman, Lisa
Schwisow, Debra Horowitz, Josh Lucero and Brenda and David Kern. We'd
also like to thank Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Tiegen for all their help and for
dancing with the kids all week.
FUNDRAISING
(Mark
Jensen): The Sally Foster fundraiser will continue through Oct 26th.
Please note, checks for catalog orders should be payable to “Lakeview
PTSA”, and there is *no tax* on the orders.. You (or friends or
family) can also order online at www.sallyfoster.com
with school account number 292209, and the items will ship directly to you.
Direct donations to the PTSA are still (and always)
welcome. Checks can be made out to “Lakeview PTSA” and are tax
deductible.
ENRICHMENT
(Jenny
Carlson):
NEW Ski/Snowboarding Conditioning
Class: Thursdays, starting 11/5 from
Changes
to Before and After School Enrichment Classes: The Lakeview PTSA is modifying how
before and after school enrichment classes are run to align better with state
PTSA policies and insurance guidelines. This means that starting with all
new classes, a parent chaperone will be required to be present at each
class. Families who sign students up for classes may be required to
chaperone one or two classes, depending on enrollment. Chaperones must
have completed the LWSD volunteer background check and be a Lakeview PTSA
member. If you are passionate about a class or have questions email lakptsaenrichment@gmail.com.
PARENT
ED/SUPPORT:
Mondays, Oct 26-Nov 23rd,
Tues, Oct 27,
is the next meeting of the Special Needs Group,
WEBSITE
TIP (Tracey Bernardo):
The school website now has an online
suggestion box form. Principal Hughes (lihughes@lwsd.org), and the PTSA
co-presidents (lakptsapresident@gmail.com)
also always welcome questions and comments.
3RD 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)
The current 3rd party fliers are on the school
website under For
Parents/Community Bulletin Board.
NEW TO LAKEVIEW:
Mrs West is new to Lakeview this year. Here’s her profile:
Dori West , Fourth Grade Classroom
Support
E-mail: dwest@lwsd.org,
Phone: 425.822.4517
I was born in
In elementary
school I was particularly interested in two things: reading and science. I
loved to search through the woods near my house for salamanders, insects and
other critters. One day I trapped a mole in a glass jar and brought it home,
but much to my surprise my parents insisted that I release it back to the wild.
I also caught small fish in the local stream expecting them to feel right at
home in a little glass fishbowl in the laundry room. It turned out that these
fish liked to jump, and they all ended up behind our washing machine. Again, I
was quite surprised at the reaction of my parents to this eventual discovery!
As an adult,
I still enjoy reading and I participate in two book clubs. My additional
hobbies are cooking and playing USTA league tennis. My children are grown,
having recently graduated from various colleges around the country, and are
pursuing their interests. One has his own software 
company in
I am extremely thrilled to teach
at Lakeview Elementary this year. I look forward to getting to know the
students, staff and parents.
Got a question? Send it to the Bulletin, and we’ll try to find the
answer.