THE LAKEVIEW BULLETIN

There will be a Make It and Take it Fair volunteer meeting on Monday November 16^th from 7:00 to 9:00pm in the Art room at Lakeview. If you are interested in helping out at the event on Saturday December 5^th please attend this meeting or contact Lisa Rudolph at lisakrudolph4@msn.com.

Lakeview Book Fair coming 11/30-12/3.

Lakeview’s Comprehensive Improvement Plan presentation by Principal Hughes to parents, Thursday, December 3^rd.

See full calendar.

SCHOOL and PTSA NEWS:

T-shirts: The Lakeview T-shirts and bags have arrived and should come home with your child in the next few days. If you don’t receive yours by next week, or if there’s a problem with your order, please contact Cherlye at cheryle_elder@comcast.net.

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Winter Wishes: Winter Wishes is a program where we the families of Lakeview assist Lakeview families in need, which are confidentially and anonymously identified. The families’ wishes are placed upon 'Winter Wish' tags and Lakeview families can pick up a wish tag at school, shop for the item, and bring the item with tag attached back to Lakeview unwrapped to be delivered to the families in time for the holidays. As you can imagine this year we are finding the need to support our friends and families of Lakeview even more profoundly than before, so here is your opportunity to put an extra sparkle in the lives of those that may not otherwise receive such outpouring of care, compassion and support. Beginning, Nov. 20th, please pick up your Winter Wish tag(s) at the front entry. Tina Schaaf will back this year to assist you in picking a Winter Wish that you are most excited about fulfilling. Winter Wishes will be available from Nov. 20th - December 4th. Please stop by and pick a Wish that will show someone in our Lakeview community how much you care. Thanks.

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Lakeview Leopard Coffee: The 6^th grade is still taking orders for delicious Lakeview Leopard Fresh Roasted Coffee, produced for us by a local gourmet roaster. This is a 6^th grade fundraiser for their OPI trip in spring. We will have 1lb Leopard logo whole bean/ground coffee available for pre-order in Regular, Decaf, and Espresso blends for $13 per pound. Parents may pay and put their order in and the coffee will be delivered soon after on a Friday to your child. Checks should be made out to Lakeview. We will also offer this at Conference Week around the school and the Make It Take It Fair. What a great gift for the holidays! Look for a paper copy of the order form to come home soon, grab one from the office, or get it from the forms library. Any questions, please contact Shelley McKee at daveshell@verizon.net.

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Passport Club: The study map for November is in the school lobby and on the web here (email lakptsanews@gmail.com for the password). A blank study map is here, and the list of locations is here. Please note that the maps and locations for each month are different, and all students begin at level 1 each month. The next check days are Dec 8 and 9 (with makeups/retests on Dec 14).

Here are a few interesting facts on the level 1 countries to help with the studying:

Panama: “A man a plan a canal, Panama” – The Panama canal provides a shortcut from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Algeria: The sun-scorched wastes of the Sahara desert cover more than four-fifths of Algeria. Beneath the surface of this desert area lie huge deposits of natural gas and petroleum.

Turkey: Turkey is a land bridge connecting Europe and Asia.

Turkey has many different kinds of music and dance; one of the most unique kinds of performances is that of the whirling dervishes. Dervishes perform at a special religious ceremony called the sema, and their dance symbolizes the connection between people and Allah (God). Wearing white robes, the dervishes spin around and around—20 to 30 times a minute!

Mongolia:  When a child is three to five years old, a hair-cutting ceremony is held. Each guest cuts a small piece of the child’s hair and gives the child a gift. Children in the countryside can start learning to ride a horse from the age of two. Mongolians pass items to each other with their right hands, supporting the elbow with the left hand, to show respect. Mongolian names include a given name and a variation of the father’s name. People are called by their given name. So, a girl named Hasbatyn Hulan is called Hulan, and her father is Hasbat.

Canada: The national bird is the common loon, which is a waterbird. It can be found on Canada’s one-dollar coins, which are called loonies. Hockey is the most popular sport in Canada. Canadians also play a game called curling. Like hockey, this game is played on ice. Two teams take turns sliding a large stone over the ice to reach a target. Curling takes a lot of strategy, such as knocking the other team’s stone out of the way or sweeping the ice in front of the stone so it slides straighter. Players even wear special shoes for the game.

This information came from CultureGrams: http://online.culturegrams.com. Email lakptsanews@gmail.com for login credentials.

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Quest: The Quest Elementary Program for Highly Capable Students (Grades 1-6) will accept applications for the 2010-2011 school year beginning November 2, 2009, until 4 p.m. on November 30, 2009.

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 Resource Center (425-702-3238; Quest@lwsd.org).

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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..

ADVOCACY (Neicole Crepeau):

I’ve long participated in political campaigns and been active in writing my legislators. As my children have gotten older, I’ve talked to them about what I’m doing. I’ve taken them doorbelling with me. I’ve even taken my oldest to political rallies.

I do that, because I want my children to know that democracy requires sacrifice. It requires the kind of sacrifices we remembered this week, on Veteran’s Day. The sacrifice of lives and limbs, and the risk of life and limb. It also requires smaller sacrifices, of time, of comfort. There are things a democracy cannot do without, like a free press, people turning in their ballots, and individuals willing to work on campaigns and in the polling booths.

I want my children to grow up believing that if you think something is wrong, it’s your duty to take action and try to correct it.

If you want your children to learn that, I’ve got an opportunity for you. Email me at lakptsaadvocacy@gmail.com to join the Advocacy group. I’ll give you the chance to take some small political actions this year to help improve your child’s education.

When you do, when you write that letter or make that phone call, show your child what you’re doing. Let your son or daughter listen to the call. Or even have your child write his or her own letter. Show your child that you are taking political action to help improve his or her education. Not only because you love your kid, but because that’s the kind of sacrifice we make in order to live in a democracy. ~ Neicole Crepeau

FUNDRAISING (Mark Jensen):

How are we doing on fundraising?

Letter campaign YTD: $12,000 Goal: $30,000 - donations are tax deductable. Donation form.

PACE: 206 members YTD: $1400 - you can still join PACE (www.4PACE.com). We are ON TRACK for this one.

Sally Foster: $6000 Goal - $10000 - you can still order online at www.sallyfoster.com with school account number 292209.

Carnival Silent Auction (January 30th): GOAL - $5000.

Rummage Sale (May 1): GOAL - $6000.

ENRICHMENT (Jenny Carlson):

Snow Sports Bus, Part 2: We have our second bus, and there is room for a couple more kids. Registration forms are available here or in the magazine rack in the school lobby. We have to turn forms in to the ski school on Friday the 13^th. Please contact Brian Hughes (Brian@CasaDeHughes.com) if you are interested.

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Destination ImagiNation (DI) Parent Information Night - Wednesday, Nov 18th at 7 p.m. at the Lakeview Library

Please mark your calendars for next Tuesday, Nov 10th to learn more about this fantastic program. DI is a unique program that offers participants a real-world experience in creativity, teamwork and problem solving. Teams are comprised of up to seven Lakeview students and work together for several weeks to create their solutions to Team Challenges, which are given beforehand and which can have a theatrical, structural, improvisational, scientific or technical focus. They get to compete in the regional tournament which is on Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 in Issaquah. Lakeview had one team participate last year and they had a great time and received positive feedback. K-2nd graders can participate in "Rising Stars" which is non-competitive. We will have a guest speaker, Scott Richardson at the school library who is a DI expert and can answer any questions you may have about the program. Interested kids that would like to learn more are welcome. For more information, visit www.idodi.org or www.wa-di.org or contact Chitra at chitrasa@hotmail.com, (425) 739-9289.

PARENT ED/SUPPORT:

PTSA Special Needs Group Meeting, Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 7-8:30pm

LWSD Resource Building, 16250 NE 74th St, Redmond WA 98052

Ever have Qs regarding IEP process/compliance? What accommodations should I be requesting for my child? Why didn't they let me know about those options sooner? Why do I have to find things out so late? Why is the other student getting breaks and mine isn't? These and perhaps your questions will be answered by our unique panel discussion of seasoned special needs parents, teachers and staff of LWSD. This meeting is dedicated to sharing resources on how to navigate the many channels of communication between parents and staff with the goal of ensuring your student is receiving fair and appropriate education at LWSD. This will open the door to new understandings and improve your stress. Learn from those that have been through many issues and reached positive resolution. If there is a topic you'd like covered during this panel, please send your comments to Lys at fabulys@msn.com Don't miss this engaging conversation!
If you would like to be part of the Special Needs Group private email distribution list, please contact Chairperson Beth Angelo 4bangelo3@verizon.net. You will receive resource emails and meeting reminders and summaries.

THANK YOU:

Sally Foster: Thanks to Annemarie Rosen and Kerry Rowan and Trina Gery for running the Sally Foster fundraiser, collecting and organizing the order forms, and tracking the checks, and arranging the delivery of orders next Monday.

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