THE BYTE
www.MedinaPTA.org
Issue: # 17 May 26th, 2008
Calendar Items: Quick Links
o May 28th - 11-12:30 Volunteer Luncheon in the Library Website
Medina PTA
o June 3 - 11 Spring Concerts
o June 10 9:30 AM - Final PTA Meeting Medina Elementary
o June 5 - BSF Spring for School Luncheon Website
o June 13 - Field Day Newsletter Archive
District Website
To Do:
Tiger Wear
Attend Volunteer Thank you luncheon
Find outstanding library books Science
Apply for PDC
Sign up to join the luncheon for BSF on June 5th! Fair Thank
You
Community Kids: Collecting First Aid Supplies for Africa
What a great
event. We be
For the final project of the year, Community Kids will be collecting First Aid Supplies tohad
300
donated to communities in East Africa, through local non-profit, Project Keshokids
participate. A
Kids are asking for the following donated items: huge thank you to
First Aid Supplies for local medical clinics
* band aids Marianne Mowat,
* gauze pads and rolls Jen Rose, Tina
* medical tape Alexieff, Jeannine
* alcohol swabs or other wound cleansers Rogel, Brooke
* blood pressure cuff and Mark
* stethoscope
* Ace bandages Cordova and all
* eye patches the volunteers
* burn gel or ointment who helped
* antibiotic ointment setup, take down
* tweezers and medical scissors and make things
Through June 2nd, donations can be dropped off in the red boxes in the front of the school.
for the bake sale.
We also want to
thank all the
teachers who
You are Invited took their own
personal time to
To Attend our Volunteer Luncheon see the
come and
(you are a volunteer if you have ever volunteered in any capacitywork of these
at Medina! This
young scientists.
could be in a classroom, as a room parent, at recess, in the lunchroom, we want to
thank you so please come!) Thanks for
everyone's hard
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 work on making
11:00-12:30 pm this such a great
community event.
Medina Elementary School Library
Hosted by the Medina Elementary
It's Concert Time
School Staff
compassion,
Please come and let us celebrate your caring, The kids have been
practicing hard all
school!
enthusiasm, generosity and service to ouryear, and its time for
the Spring Concerts.
Mark your calendars:
We Appreciate Everything You Do!
June 3 - 1st Grade
6PM
Lunch, Desserts, Party Favors & Door Prizes- KindergartenJune 4
June 5 - 3rd grade
Medina Readers! 7PM
library - 4th grade
The end of the school year is almost here, and it's time to return all June 11materials.
7PM
Next week (May 26 - 30) is the last week for students to check-out books. ALL
materials are due back the following week, June 2 - 6. All students will receive a note
listing any items they have checked out during library class next week. If materials
are lost or missing, they will need to be paid for. Please make checks payable to
Medina Elementary.
You Are
Invited,
The library will still be open for students to read and explore our great resources, but
Friday
items will not be in circulation. Please help your child practice the virtues of May
responsibility, consideration and helpfulness and get all library materials returned ON
30th, to
TIME. And, as a bonus, students in K, 1st, and 2nd grades who have all their books
"Breakfast
returned on time will receive a small treat once all library items are returned. Students
with win
in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades will get to enter the Poster Raffle for chances tothe
Girls," a
posters from our winter Book Fair. Any questions? Call or email Arika Dickens,
library media specialist, at 425-456-5413 or dickensa@bsd405.org.
special
screening of
PTA Receipts, turn them in Sex and the
City; The
Do you have any outstanding PTA expenses for any committees that you worked on this
Movie,to
year? Please get your receipts to Ellen McDermott, by June 16th. We close the books on
benefit
June 30th and if you would like to be reimbursed she needs your receipts. You can print out
the reimbursement form by clicking here: http://www.medinapta.org/faqsdocsotherinfo.html
Hopelink.
PDC Needs your help! Join us Friday
morning May
Are you interested in learning how teachers, staff, and parents work together to foster 30th
at and implement
academic and social growth of our students? Would you like to help shape Lincoln Square
Cinemas. There
Medina Elementary's Strategic Plan? Are you interested in exploring practical yet exciting
possibilities that lead to positive change? If you answered yes to these questions, then we
will be lots of fun
invite you to apply to become a Parent Representative member of Medina Elementary's with
and surprises
Program Delivery Council (PDC). cool goodies and
great door prizes!
The PDC is comprised of the Principal; a Representative for the Staff; a Representative for
Proceeds from a
Part-time Staff; a Teacher Representative for K-1; a Teacher Representative for 2-3; a
suggested
Teacher Representative for 4-5; the current PTA Presidents; and Four Parent
donation will
Representatives. benefit Hopelink's
efforts to eliminate
hunger or the
Serving on the PDC is a two-year commitment. Meetings are typically held once ontwice a
of the two Click on
month from 6:45 - 7:50am. Should you be interested in applying for one Eastside. available
positions, please go to www.medinpta.org and download and complete the "pdc_application"
th the link to the
by May 9 , and email it to any of our current PDC representatives.
Evite invitation
SATC Evite
2007-2008 PDC Parent Reps
invitation or
Kristin Hawblitzel kscheyer@msn.com contact Heija Nunn
Jill Heijer jillplus3@hotmail.com at
Steve Jacobs sdjacobs1@comcast.net heija@heija.com.
Larry Neher larry.neher@gmail.com
Join us at the
Join Soccer Academy BSF Spring for
Schools
Soccer Academy Program: Are you, your child and her/his teammates interested in a longer
soccer season beyond what our Recreational soccer program provides? Luncheon on
Are you frustrated
by the void that currently exists between Recreational soccer and Select/Premier soccer?
June 5th!
We have an answer: a new Academy program by the Eastside Youth Soccer Association
(EYSA) for U-11 and U-12 players who are interested in making a greater commitment to
Bellevue Schools
soccer than Recreational but less than Select or Premier. Go here to find out more: Spring for
Foundation
http://www.bellevueyouthsoccer.org/frameset.php. schools luncheon will
be held June 5th.
We have over 30
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have on any PTA
Medina parents
topics. attending the event.
Join this fun group.
Please e-mail Lynne
Sincerely, Witham
(lynnewitham@comc
ast.net) or Corinne
Betsy Johnson(betsygpj@hotmail.com) Beardsley
(corinneandkirk@ms
Tobey Bryant n.com) if you'd like to
reserve a seat at the
(tobeybryant@comcast.net) Medina table. We'd
Medina PTA co-presidents pta@medinapta.org love to have you!
Gift Giving
Guidelines
As we approach the
end of the year, a
gentle reminder on
the gift giving
guidelines. A gift
from an individual
student/family should
not exceed $25. If
you would like to
make a gift larger
than that consider
making a gift in that
teachers name to the
Medina PTA or the
Bellevue Schools
Foundation.
Looking for
Summer Ideas
for the Kids
The office has a a
folder full of ideas
from camps to
activities. Check with
the Office to get more
information
Smile Jar: New this
Year!
Give tickets to sport
events, dance &
Drama performances,
lectures, restaurants
etc.. to the office and
they will make sure
they land in the
hands of staff
members who will
greatly enjoy them!!!
Contact Kathy
Mitchell with
questions
kathrynmitchell@hot
mail.com
Can't find
something? Do you
have a question you
need answered by
the PTA?
Go to our web-site to
find information on
going on's at our
school.
Click on:
medinapta.org
Any PTA question's
you would like to ask.
Click on:
pta@medinapta.org
Forward email
Email Marketing
This email was sent to rani.sandoy-brown@cingular.com, by pta@medinapta.org
Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy.
Medina PTA | Medina Elementary School PTA | Medina | WA | 98039