Opstad PTA
Update - Feb. 4, 2010
* RISE deadline * VOTE
on M&O and Tech Levies *
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Spanish class
Guitar class
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Opstad PTA Event
Calendar
Feb. 5 RISE
registration due
Feb. 8: Parenting
seminar, MSHS
7:00-8:30 PM
Feb. 9: VOTE on
school levies
Feb. 11: Evening of
Fine Arts
Feb. 13 - 21:
Mid-Winter Break
Feb. 23 - April 1st:
RISE
Mar. 2: Kindergarten
Registration
Mar. 12: Bingo Night
and PTA meeting
(changed from Mar.
19)
Mar. 18: Parenting
seminar, CVES
7:00-8:30 PM
Also see the
district e-Calendar
here
Volunteers
needed:
Science
Fair, Apr. 1
Bingo Night,
Mar. 12
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PTA and Opstad News |
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RISE after-school
enrichment: Deadline is
TOMORROW, Feb. 5
RISE classes offer
after school
enrichment for 6
weeks from Feb. 23
to Apr. 1. Classes
are Tuesdays or
Thursdays
3:30-4:30, and range
in cost from $20-$70
for the 6
weeks. This year
classes include:
TUESDAY: *
photography * jump
rope * knitting *
math games * sign
language *
THURSDAY: *
Mad Science * soccer
* yoga * art *
crafts *
Flyers came
home last week, and
all information is
available at
our website here.
Note that grade
ranges are
guidelines,
exceptions will be
considered. Don't
miss out!
Registration and
payment due Feb. 5.
Kindergarten Registration
Mar. 2, 1:30-3:00 PM or 6:30-8:00 PM
Help spread the word to new
kindergarten parents.
Directory is finished! Do
you have yours?
If you need more information on
this, please contact us at
opstadpta@yahoo.com.
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Community News |
VOTE!!! Mail
ballot by Feb. 9
The February 9,
2010 ballot will
include
replacement
levies for the
district
Maintenance and
Operation (M&O)
and Technology.
Please see the
VVFE webpage
to learn more
about the
levies. Did
you know the
state only pays
for 3/4 of the
cost of running
schools?
These levies are
CRITICAL
to the operation
of our schools,
so please
remember to mail
in your ballot.
Coming This MONDAY,
Excellent Parenting
Lecture:
CVES PTSA, in
partnership with PTSA's
throughout the valley,
invite you to a series
of parenting lectures
with Julie Giesy
Metzger, RN, MN. This
event is free
and open to the
community.
- Session 1:
How Big is a
Hormone?
The Art and
Science of Parenting
an Adolescent,
Monday, Feb. 8th
from 7:00 - 8:30
p.m. Mt. Si High
School Auditorium.
(Most applicable for
parents of 3rd-8th
grade, but all are
welcom
- Session 2:
The Young
and the Restless:
The Social Lives of
our Children,
Thursday, March 18th
from 7:00 - 8:30
p.m. at Cascade View
Elem. MP room. (most
applicable for
parents of K-8th
grade)
Snoqualmie
Valley
Youth
Lacrosse:
Spring Registration: Still looking
to round out the rosters for Juniors
(5/6 grade) and Seniors (7/8) teams.
Lightening program (2-4) has very
strong registration yet is still
accepting players. For more
information, visit SVYL Website
www.snovalleylacrosse.com.
Play Ball!
Snoqualmie Valley Little
League signups underway:
Boys
and girls age 4-16 are
invited to register, please
go to
www.svll.net
Si View Parks offers day camp
during Mid-Winter Break:
Register NOW
for Mid-Winter Break. This
camp runs each day of
mid-winter break including
Presidents Day. Campers
will take part in great
cooking projects, games &
activities, arts & crafts,
swimming most days, and a
super fun field trip on
Thursday!
Details: Feb. 15th - 19th at
Si View Community Center,
grades K-5th, fee is
$145/week, but you can
register per day for
$45-$50, depending on the
day.
Encompass is Offering
Two Great Classes:
Super Sitter Class:
This class will be
offered on Saturday,
Feb. 27th from 10 am
- 3 pm. It is
taught by Overlake
Hospital for teens
11 to 17 years old.
Learn about parent
expectations, first
aid, the
Heimlich Maneuver,
nutrition, fire
prevention and other
sitter
responsibilities.
Make sure to sign up
your teen soon. The
cost is $35.
Lego Camp: This
class will be
during Mid-Winter
break from
Wed., Feb. 17 thru
Fri., Feb. 19th from
9 am to noon. The
class max. is 14,
but there is some
room left.
For more information
and registration,
please click
here.
Open Forum for
Organizing
Community Schools:
There will be an
open
forum/brainstorming
session about the
status of our school
district. Large
cuts are going to be
made in 2010 and
even more in 2011,
can our district
handle this without
collapsing? We all
are facing this
together but have
different needs,
please attend and be
heard! We need
to be one voice in
this Valley! For
more information,
contact Joelle
Treharne at
Joelle Treharne.
Our first meeting is
being held on February
6th from 3:00 - 5:00pm
at Snoqualmie Ridge
Library.
Host
families
needed
for
Japanese
exchange
students:
Host
a
Japanese
exchange
student
with
Compass
USA! Thirteen
Japanese
students
will
visit
the
Snoqualmie
Valley
area
from
March
12th
to
March
29th.
We
are
searching
for
volunteer
host
families
from
now
until
the
end
of
January.
Please
contact
Leela
Bilow
at
elmellyn@gmail.com
or
(425)221-1961
for
more
info
about
this
rewarding
and
educational
opportunity.
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District News |
Levy
Information from the District:
click
here.
Levy
Information from Valley
Voters for Education:
click www.vvfe.org.
Be informed on
Emergency School Closures:
Click
here
for more information from
the district.
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