Upcoming Events Ardmore Elementary School 16166 NE 32nd Street Bellevue, WA 98008 425.456.4700

MAY 2015

Ardmore Elementary School News

May 4-

May 8

Teacher and Staff

Appreciation

Week

May 5 PTSA Board

Meeting

6pm—7pm

May 12 Eat at WAYBACK

Burgers and 15%

of all proceeds

will go to Support

Ardmore

May 15 Get Up & Move

Family Fun Night

6:00pm—7:30pm

May 19 Eagle Chat

6:00pm-7:30pm

May 21 Band and

Orchestra Concert

2:00pm-2:30pm

7:00pm-8:00pm

May 22 No School

Professional

Development Day

May 25 No School

Memorial Day

May 26-

May 29

Book Fair

Everyday until

3pm

Thursday

5:30pm—7:30pm

May 28 Celebration of the

Arts Night

5:30pm—7:30pm

Ardmore Website http://www.bsd405.org/schools/elementary/ardmore.aspx

Ardmore PTSA Website http://www.ardmoreelementary.org/

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Eagle’s Eye View

Hello Ardmore Parents! As we move through the final weeks of the year, I want to provide parents with information on how they can get involved at Ardmore Elementary for the 2015-16 school year. The success of our school is dependent on parent input and it is vital that I provide various fo-rums for this input to occur. Over the coming weeks I will be unveiling some unique and meaningful ways in which parents can provide input regarding the overall direction of our school, as well as input regarding their own child’s educational experience at Ardmore. Over the course of the next several months, Ardmore teachers, parents, and administration will be re-writing the School Improvement Plan for the 2015-16 school year. The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is a tool that all BSD schools use to prepare every student for aca-demic success, career/college readiness, and a positive/productive life. It is a plan that is unique to each school, refined annually, and will define our targeted work to raise achieve-ment for all Ardmore students. With that lofty purpose in mind, you can understand why it is so important that we provide communication channels that allow input for all stakehold-ers during the creation of our new SIP. Over the coming weeks I will be sending infor-mation to parents regarding the ways in which they can provide input with this important document. I will also be exploring additional ways in which parents can provide the school with valua-ble input regarding their individual child. I have worked with PTSA and school leadership to formalize a process that allows parents to provide input related to class placement for the upcoming year. To be clear, this is not a process that allows parents to choose their teacher, however, it is a process that affords parents the opportunity to give us valuable insight regarding their child’s personality nuances, outside interests, etc. This type of infor-mation can be extremely valuable for administration as we place students in classrooms each summer. The next Eagle Chat will be held on May 19th and the main topic will be an overview of the class placement process. Presenting class placement in this forum will ensure that all families are afforded the opportunity to receive this important information. As always, don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns, and I look forward to seeing y’all around Ardmore! Sincerely, Chas Miller Principal – Ardmore Elementary

May Virtue: Curiosity

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Eagle’s Eye View

Ardmore PTSA Presents

Get Up & Move Family Fun Night!

May 16th

6:00PM—7:30PM

Come join us for a fun night featuring Zumba!

We will open up the other half of the gym for some playtime with some of the gym equipment.

Please see flyer that will be coming home in your child’s backpack for NEW TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS!!! As always parents must be present at Family Fun Nights to supervise their child for the duration of the event.

Wayback Burgers is Hosting Ardmore

Elementary!

Tuesday March 12

from 3pm - 9pm

1645 140th Ave Ne Ste B6, Bellevue, WA 98005

Ardmore PTSA will receive 15% of all proceeds that are received from 3pm - 9pm. If you have been planning to try Wayback Burgers this is a great night to do it. Please invite friends and family!

Interlake Saints Youth Boys

Basketball Summer Camp for Boys Entering

Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8

Dates: June 30-July 2 9:00am-2:00pm

Location: Interlake High School

Cost: $100 (Daily lunch and T-Shirt included)

Registration: www.Interlakesaints.org

Or contact : cathycuddallen@aol.com for more information.

Order Your Yearbook Now!

Yearbooks are on sale for $16.00 while supplies last. Get yours now!

¡Atención familias de habla his-

pana de Ardmore!

¡Queremos saber de ustedes! La Aso-ciación de Padres y Estudiantes (PTSA) les invita a una reunión para las familias

que hablan español en Ardmore el jueves 14 de mayo de 6:00 a 7:00 de la noche en el gimnasio. Esta reunión será completa-mente en español. En Ardmore el idioma

español es el idioma que más se habla después del inglés y queremos

asegurarnos de que nuestras familias lati-nas se sientan incluidas y conectadas con la escuela. Es una grandiosa oportunidad para venir y conocer a otras familias que hablan español y compartir una deliciosa cena. Deseamos saber cuáles eventos desean tener en nuestra escuela y re-

sponder a las preguntas que puedan tener ya que estamos planificando el próximo

año. Tendremos invitados especiales de Sherwood Elementary que nos contarán cómo las familias latinas están involucra-

das en esa escuela. ¡Los esperamos!

Ardmore's Field Day is coming

up soon!

This is one of the most fun afternoons at Ardmore, where parents take the after-noon off of work and join their students for lunch at school. After lunch, we all stay and help set up games for the students to play. The kids run around with their class-mates all afternoon, eating popsicles, tossing water balloons and getting their faces painted. Choose the game station you can help at now by signing up on helptime.com. Just go to www.helptime.com, click on event finder, and enter Ardmore. You can find Field Day there as well as other options. Can't take the afternoon off? We need a few game supply donations. Want to know more about a game station? Con-tact Liz Mereckis at: elyeatts@aim.com

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Eagle’s Eye View

Celebration of the Arts Night

May 28th from 5:30pm- 7:30pm.

This will be a really special event, showcasing An Art Gallery, Musi-

cal Performances from K-4, Band and Orchestra student perfor-

mances and the book Fair. It will be a great Evening to showcase

our students creativity. Look out for event flyers that will be coming

home with students soon!

Art Room News

May will be a busy month in the Art Room, as students are finishing

up projects and getting ready for our art show! All students, kinder-

garten through 5th grade, will be selecting an artwork from the year

that they are most proud of to display in the art show. We will be

learning about how art is displayed and mount and label the artwork

so it is ready for the show. The artwork will be on display during our

Celebration of the Arts night.

Another art exhibit is also taking place this month. At Crossroads

mall, there will be a district-wide art exhibit from April 29th- May 12

th,

displaying works from elementary through high school. There is lim-

ited space for each school, so about 40 artworks from Ardmore stu-

dents were selected to be on display.

I hope Ardmore families enjoy the opportunity to see all the impres-

sive artworks created by our talented students this month! If you

have any questions on either of these events, please feel free to

send an email to Ms. Eggink at egginka@bsd405.org.

Scholastic Book

Fair

May 26th-29th

The Scholastic Book

Fair will be held the

last week of May,

after Memorial

Day. The book fair

will be open during school hours until 3:00 pm every day (Tuesday-

Friday) and will be open Thursday evening, May 28th from 5:30-

7:30pm. During the Book Fair, all items are "buy one item, get one

item free." We accept cash or cards, and students can also pur-

chase books during their library time if families wish to send in funds

with their student.

Mrs. Dubois can use some parent help, so please consider helping

during your student's library time or coming to the evening sale that

Thursday.

Teacher &

Staff

Appreciation

Week!

Monday: Say “Thank You” to teachers and staff in the language you speak at home.

Tuesday: Bring your teacher and/or favor-ite staff member a thank you note.

Wednesday: Teacher & Staff Apprecia-tion Lunch. Parents or children can bring something for all the teachers and staff to eat! (please bring food by 11am or send with your child).

Thursday: Car Wash for teachers and staff. Parents, we need volunteers to help wash cars starting at 9am! Sign up at

www.helptime.com

Friday: Draw or paint a picture for your teacher and/or favorite staff member.

The Nowland

Premier Soccer

Academy

Arrives in

Bellevue!

NPSA is bringing it's

highly successful

youth soccer program

to Bellevue starting this Fall season. Ini-

tially located on Mercer Island, NPSA has

expanded to offer the Bellevue community

it's very own Premier Soccer Club.

Tryouts for NPSA Bellevue will be held the

weekend of May 9/10 for any players be-

tween 6 and 15 years old.

For more information about the fastest

growing club on the Eastside or to register

for Fall Tryouts, visit the website at

www.nowlandpremier.com.

Newport Knights Gymnastics Summer Camp!

Monday, June 29th-Thursday, July 2nd Who: Boys/Girls of any skill level entering grades K-6 who want to practice gymnastics! Groups will be divided by age

and skill level.

What: Instruction on all four gymnastics events (vault, bars, beam, floor) plus related conditioning and dance.

Where: Newport High School in the Outside Gym

When: Choose from “Session 1” which runs from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. or “Session 2” from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

(Both Sessions will run Monday-Thursday, for a total of 4 days)

Cost: $150, $40 discount for siblings who register at the same time (2 siblings = $260).

Staff: Newport Gymnastics Team Girls and Melissa Baker, head coach of the Newport gymnastics team, has coached

gymnastics for over 10 years.

Questions: Contact Melissa Baker at bakerm@bsd405.org

Sign up now! Space is limited! Sample Schedule:

9:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m. Dynamic Stretching

9:20-9:50 a.m. Rotation #1 (Example: Spring board drills, jumping drills for vault, vaulting for more advanced athletes)

9:50-10:20 a.m. Rotation #2 (Example: Bars)

10:20-10:40 a.m. BREAK for snack (please bring your own snack and water bottle each day)

10:40-11:10 a.m. Rotation #3 (Example: Balance Beam)

11:10-11:40 a.m. Rotation #4 (Example: Floor exercise/Dance lesson)

11:40-12:00 p.m. Group conditioning/Games

To reserve your spot, fill out the form below (or send your information to c.styer@comcast.net), detach and return it along

with your check (payable to Newport Gymnastics Boosters Club) to:

Tina Styer, Booster Club Treasurer, 4945 116th Place SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------

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Child’s name: _________________________________ Parent’s Names: _____________________________________

Parent Email Address: _____________________________________________ Parent phone: ____________________

School/Grade (Sept. ’15) ___________________________________________________ Age: ____________________

Discuss gymnastics experience (if any): _________________________________________________________________

Session 1: ______ Session 2: _______ T-Shirt Size: YS___ YM___ YL___ AS___ AM___

PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION: I hereby give my child permission to participate in the Newport Gymnastics Summer

Camp. I also consent to any medical treatment by a physician or hospital in the event of an emergency. We will not hold New-

port High School and its personnel, Newport HS Summer Gymnastics Camp, members of its board, coaches or volunteers respon-

sible for injury to our child or damage to his/her property which may occur while participating in the camp.

CONSENT TO MEDICAL CARE & TREATMENT: I, ____________________________ (Parent/Guardian) authorize all medi-

cal, surgical, diagnostic or hospital procedures as may be performed or prescribed by a treating physician for

_________________________ (Athlete Name) if I cannot be reached in case of an emergency.

Allergies or anything else we should be aware of regarding your child:

__________________________________________________

_________________________________________ ____________________________________________

Signed by Parent/Guardian and Date Emergency Contact Name & Phone Number

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