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Upcoming Events Ardmore Elementary School 16166 NE 32nd Street Bellevue, WA 98008 425.456.4700
November 2015
Ardmore Elementary School News
Nov 3 PTSA Board
Meeting
6-7:30pm
Nov 5 Parent University
5-7:30pm
Nov 11 No School:
Veteran’s Day
Nov 12 Eagle Chat
5pm-7pm
Nov 19 Picture Day
Re-takes
Nov 25 PTSA Family
Movie Night
“Minions”
6pm-8pm
Nov 26-
27
No School:
Thanksgiving
Ardmore Website http://www.bsd405.org/ardmore
Ardmore PTSA Website http://www.ardmoreelementary.org/
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Eagle Eye View
Hello Ardmore Families!
The 2015-16 school year is off to a great start and I am excited about where Ardmore
is headed over the next several months! I appreciate all the support that parents have
given to our classrooms and parent events in September and October! In November,
we’ll begin providing various forums for parents to learn more about their child’s ed-
ucation, as well as provide input regarding various school systems and processes.
On November 5th at 5:00pm we hope you will attend our 2nd Parent Universi-
ty! Due to the amazing response from our school community last year at our inaugu-
ral Parent University, we will be holding two of these community events this year.
Ardmore’s Parent University is a tremendous opportunity for parents to learn more
about how to support their student’s learning at home. For the upcoming November
5th Parent University, we will be offering sessions for parents on the following top-
ics:
Keynote Speaker(s): Ardmore Student Ambassadors (4th/5th grade stu-
dents) “How can parents/families support my learning at home?”
Breakout Sessions: (parents will pick one!)
Kindergarten and 1st grade reading skills at home
2nd and 3rd grade reading skills at home
4th and 5th grade math skills at home
Social-Emotional Learning skills
Learning English as a Second Language
Please see the Parent University flyer on Page 3, which was also sent home with your
student in October. Transportation (four bus stops), dinner, childcare, Spanish inter-
preters, and door prizes will be provided! We hope to see you there!
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Nov Virtue: Service
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On November 12th at 6:00pm I will host my first Eagle Chat of
the year. This is a town-hall style forum where I will present in-
formation to parents on a specific topic, and then allow for a
question/answer session. Our first Eagle Chat this year will be
about Positive Classroom Management strategies and what we’re
doing to implement positive discipline techniques throughout our
entire school. We’ve improved many of our discipline structures
for the 2015-16 school year, so this is a great opportunity for par-
ents to ask questions and gain a better understanding of the posi-
tive discipline initiatives at Ardmore Elementary.
Looking ahead at the calendar, we will be having our first Com-
munity Café evening at Ardmore on January 21st at 5:30pm. The
Community Café framework is designed to solicit feedback and
opinions from parents on a specific topic related to our school
improvement. The Community Café in June of last year yielded
very useful information that was directly used to create our
School Improvement Plan mission and goals. Our January Com-
munity Café will provide a forum for parent input in the areas of
teaching and learning at Ardmore Elementary. It will help the
school better understand what our diverse family population
needs in order to fully partner with the school and improve stu-
dent learning. I am excited about the ideas that will be generated
at this amazing event!
As always, thank you for your continued support and if you have
any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Chris
or myself!
Chas Miller Chris Jones
Principal Assistant Principal
Ardmore Elementary Ardmore Elementary
(Continued from page 1) SES Tutoring Services
Students at Ardmore may be eligible for Supplemental Educational Services (SES). SES is free tutoring provided to low income families attending our school. There are many benefits to stu-dents receiving free tutoring, including specific help in reading/English-language arts, mathematics, and/or science. Tutor-ing is provided beyond the regular school day, and is delivered in a one-to-one set-ting or in small groups. A student learning plan is created addressing specific academ-ic needs. Parents/guardians will be con-sulted in developing their child’s learning plan. To qualify for this program, stu-dents must be receiving free or re-duced lunch. If you have questions, please contact the Title I Office at 425-456-4110, [email protected] or Family Connections Center at 425-456-4762.
Great opportunity to learn about Washington's learning standards and assessments
The Office of Superintendent of Public In-struction (OSPI) and Ready Washington will host three tele-town halls in November 2015 to build awareness and understanding of Washington's K-12 learning standards and assessments. It's a great opportunity for Washington residents to learn more and ask questions.
Nov. 3, 7 p.m.
Nov. 5, noon
Nov. 10, noon
Join the live events at
http://www.readywa.org/townhall.html
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Eagle’s Eye View
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PTSA News
Whew! October was a busy month for Ardmore PTSA! Between Picture Day, Walk to School Day, Eagle Mail, and the Glow Party, we wouldn't have been able to function without the great help from our parent Volun-teers! Thank you so much to the following volunteers:
These parent volunteers are eligible to take part in our Parent's Night Out in December!! Parent's Night out is a drop-off night out sponsored by the PTSA as a thank you to our parent volunteers. There are still op-portunities to volunteer and be eligible for the Parent's Night Out! Please check out helptime.com and search for Ardmore in the Event Finder.
Thanks!
Misty Dampier
Family Fun Movie Night
Put on your PJ's and join us as the Ardmore PTSA hosts Min-ions the movie on November
25th from 6pm-8pm. Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are re-cruited by Scarlett Overkill, a
super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatch-
es a plot to take over the world. This is a free event, popcorn and water will be
available for purchase.
Megan Crandley
Jeannine Falk
Pam Barraza
Mande Turner
Betty Lin
Stanca Hamza
Lia Unrau-
Kassman
Maya Yoo
Tae Yung Yoo
Liz Mereckis
Bri Gomez
Peter Crandley
Carrie
vanRosmalen
Kim Gray
Nicholle Mineiro
Andrea Slye
Jae Holt
Adelle Poole
Shilpa Suresh
Vidhya
Madhavan
Soraya Mokri
Parminder Mann
Cindy Giroux
Bailey Crandley
Art Room Wish List
Help show kids that art can be made from anything by donating items from the list below. If you have other materials that might be useful, please email Mrs. Dantonio at [email protected]
Sharpies
Post-its
Sponges
Baby Wipes (unscented please)
Egg cartons
Empty Plastic Containers (from
yogurt, sour cream etc)
Toilet paper and paper towel rolls
Coffee Cans
Old Magazines
Hand sanitizer (unscented)
Newspaper
Cereal Boxes
Zip lock bags
Aluminum foil
Yarn
Paper plates
Old T-shirts and button-ups
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Spark a Fire for Learning Join the Bellevue Schools Foundation for Spark! on November
6th. This intimate celebration will fea-ture signature appetizers from Cast Iron Studios, a lively auction for Enrichment & Innovation classroom grants, henna artist, and more. Enjoy celebrating the festival of lights with friends who share your passion for education.
Find out more at:
http://www.bellevueschoolsfoundation.org/SitePages/sparkevent.aspx
SKI AND BOARD
Saturdays
& support your
PTSA!
Join the Saturday Bellevue Ski School
Program. Give your student an enjoya-
ble day on the slopes. All levels wel-
come (Grades 2nd - 12th). Transporta-
tion provided by BSD.
6 week and 8 week options. Discount
pricing until Nov. 30th.
Partnering w/Bellevue School District
since 1958. Bellevue Ski School is a non-
profit organization and 5% of every stu-
dent enrollment goes to your school's
PTSA.
For information and Registration go to:
www.bellevueskischool.com
or email: [email protected]