IVE News for October 24, 2016
Check back on November 7th for the next edition
THANK YOUto our many wonderful Vision & Hearing Volunteers!
I cannot thank you all enough! You are the BEST team anywhere! We made it through over 650 kiddos and caught a lot of profound issues with vision that I will begin the work on now. You all make such a big difference with your sweet attitudes an warm smiles to the kids. It is a pleasure to have you all with me for the day!
Thank you ALL SO MUCH! Kristi Lincicome, RN, BSN
Popcorn Fridays -Volunteers and/or Co-chair Needed
Does your IVE student LOVE Popcorn Fridays? Do they wear an IVE shirt on Fridays for 10 cent popcorn? We need your help!
We are in need of enthusiastic volunteers and/ or a co-chair for Popcorn Fridays to keep the Popcorn Program POPPING!So what can we do to‘Butter You Up' for this fun program?? If wecan’t getvolunteers, we won’t be able tocontinuepopcorn Fridays. Training will be provided. Contact Jaimi o volunteer or clickHEREto sign up!
Volunteers Needed! The Issaquah Schools Foundation Click For Kids Honk & Wave is coming up THIS FRIDAY, November 4th and we need your help & smiling faces! Sign up to join Shari Tokumi at the corner of Newport & Holly from 8-8:20am or 3-3:20pm. No experience necessary, kids encouraged to participate & it's a FUN way to support our schools! Thanks for supporting Issaquah Schools! Sign up here:
Yearbook Pictures and Cover Contest…
The Yearbook Cover Contest has started for the 5th Graders. Entries are due by November 15th.
We need your Pictures!! Start taking them now! The upcoming Fall Festival / Halloween Parties are the perfect opportunity. We can't wait to see all those costume pictures.
The majority of the yearbook pictures are taken by you...our wonderful parents and volunteers of IVE. Throughout the year, we want youto submit pictures from school events and community activities. We strive to have every child in the yearbook a couple times.
- Room Parents– We need each room parent to send us 10-15 photographs of their class, with each student in at least one photograph. It’s best if you can get small groups of 3-5 students in each photograph. They can be taken while you volunteer, at a holiday party, or whenever you visit the classroom.
- School Events– If you are there and take pictures, please uploadyour pictures to our online site. Directions to create an account and upload are on the Yearbook Page!
- Go to the Yearbook Page for directions how to upload photos to the Lifetouch Community Site.
For questions, contact Kim at .
Box Tops!- Turn in October 25
Box Tops submission time is here. Did you know that clipping Box Tops is an easy way for you to help IVE earn money? Box Tops are worth 10 cents each and add up quickly to real cash for our school. Just look for the pink Box Tops on products you already use, clip them, ask your friends and family to save them for you and send them to school by October 25th!
“¡La hora de enviar Box Tops ha llegado! ¿Sabías que enviandotus Box Tops esunamanerafácilen la que puedesayudara IVE a ganardinero? Cada Box Tops tieneun valor de 10 ¢ y se suman rápidamente a dinero real para nuestraescuela. Sólobuscaenlosproductos que yatienesen casa, el logo de Box Tops, pregunta a tus amigos y familiarescortalos y envía a la escuela antes del 25 de octubre !!
Show our IVE Staff how much we appreciate them. The PTA hosts four staff appreciation lunches throughout the year. Thisis anopportunity to appreciate ourteachers and staff with a little extra love through dishes prepared by our school family.
The teachers and staff appreciation luncheon will be held on November 10. This is an opportunity to show off your culinary skills by signing up to bring a dish for this great event.
No time to cook? No problem. Feel free to pick up listed items from a local grocery store.
- Soup & Salad Luncheon - November10 -Sign up here
Update your Student's Teacher
If you haven't already done so, please click on the "My Account" icon and update your students teacher for this year. This information is used so we know where to deliver the spirit wear, yearbooks, or anything else purchased for your student.
Order YourCougar Spirit WearToday!
Support Issaquah Valley Elementary by purchasing these top quality items and wearing spirit wear every Friday, at school events, for 10 cent popcorn, on field trips or everyday! Remember to include all your family members near and far, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents and anyone special in your life so they can show their IVE spirit too!
Order deadline is October 28th.Orders will be delivered 3 weeks after deadline.
Check out theSpirit Wear Pagefor more details and toorder onlinetoday!
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 28th, 2016
The Issaquah Valley PTA is looking for10 more“Trunkers” (volunteers to act as treat givers). “Trunkers” are asked to arrive at the IVE Parking Lot by 5:30 p.m., hand out treats to the children from6:30-8:00 p.m. from the trunk of their cars. We hope you enjoy the camaraderie of the event in providing children with a safe, enjoyable and memorable celebration. “Trunkers” decorate yourselves & your cars. No masks or gore please.
Be prepared for lots of “Treaters.”
“Trunkers” can be a group of friends doing one trunk to offset costs.
¡Venga y disfruteenfamiliatotalmente gratis!
Viernes, 28 de octubredel 2016 de 6: 30 p.m. a 8: 00 p.m.
¡PAPAS! Disfraza a tushijos para la tarde de Halloween y llévalos al estacionamiento de Issaquah Valley Elementary School (en el lotecercado) a disfrutar delTrick o treatdesde la cajuela de losvehículosdecoradosporfamilias de IVE ¡El Evento se realizaráasíllueva o truene!
Habrápalomitas de maíz, bebidas, películas y porsupuestomuchos ¡DULCES!
¡Usted no puedeperdérselo! Va a estar BUUUUENISIMO!
Please email Matt ith questions or to reserve a space.
Please come join us at the Bake Sale on Fall Fun Fair! All proceeds willbe donated to 5thGrade Camp Orkila to support families in need and tohelp lower the cost for each child to go to the camp.
Baked goods: Pies, Cakes, Cookies, Fall Treats and Kids drinks.
When: Friday, Oct 28th6:30pm-8pm
Where: MPR
Cash only. Please look for our Bake Sale Booth. Thank you for yoursupport and we hope to see you there!
We need bakers for our sale please contact Niza() or Nicole () foradditional information or you can sign up at:
FALLBOOK FAIR IS COMING UP!
Monday, November 14th-Friday, November 18th
There is a wide selection of books that every child will LOVE! Not only does this put books in the hands of our students, it also puts books in the hands of your teachers and librarian!
Book Fair hours are:
Monday8am-3:30pm
Tuesday8am-3:30pm(lunch with a friend during your child's lunch time)
Wednesday8am-1pm,6pm-8pmFamily Night
Thursday8am-3:30pm
Friday8am-3pm
If you are able to volunteer for any shift (part of a shift too), please sign-up on IVEPTA.org. If you have any questions, please contact your book fair co-chairs: LizzEng, Miriam Corlett, Nikki Ludwyck, and .
Camp Orkila for 5th Graders!
IVE 5th Graders have the opportunity to go to Camp Orkila in June. Camp Orkila is a YMCA camp located on the northwest tip of Orcas Island.Camp Orkila has been connecting youth and families to the outdoors since 1906. With more than 280 acres of private beach, preserved forest and open fields, kids thrive in this caring and supportive community.Explore nature, learn new skills, make new friends and gain respect for the environment. Let your child explore their strengths, expand their independence and build confidence with Camp Orkila.
A $25 deposit is due. Clickhereto make your deposit or make a donation to help another 5th grader go to camp.
Check out the Camp Orkila Page for more information. For questions, .
Calling all Angels!
Here is a wonderful opportunity to make a direct impact on a child’s life right here within our own IVE community. The Angel Program is in need of volunteers to sponsor a child for the 2016/17 school year. Please consider becoming an Angel.
As an Angel Sponsor you will be assigned a child and twice a year (fall/winter & again in spring) provide that child with basic necessities, from a recommended list. If you are interested in being a sponsor, know someone or want more info please contact
New Amazon Fundraising Link
You can support the Issaquah Valley Elementary School PTA every time you shop at Amazon by clicking on this link:
For future purchases, just remember toalways visitSmile.Amazon.com to support IVE PTA. We recommend that you create a bookmark for Smile.Amazon.com or you can also install the Amazon Assistant. When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to IVE PTA. It's an easy way to support IVE while you shop! If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to .
You CAN make a difference!
Want to get involved at IVE but not sure where to start? Visit theVolunteerpageon our website to learn about opportunities, sign up for an upcoming event or general committee that interests you, or get even more involved by serving as a chair for one of our awesome committees!
We are currently seeking chairs for the following committees:
- CultureFair
- Directory
- Enrichment
- Staff Appreciation Week
In addition, the PTA needs volunteers for:
- Art Docents for each classroom
For more information about each position,clickhere.
If you are interested in any of these positions or would like more information, contact Rebecca Maljak or Brie .
2016-2017 PTA Calendar of Events
Mark your calendar with these events now! You won't want to miss any of them.
General Meeting Dates-7:00 pm in the IVE Library. All Welcome. Childcare will be provided.
Thursday, December 1
Thursday, February 2
Thursday, March 30
Thursday, May 18
Coffee Chat with Principal Walsh
November 22, 2:00-2:45 p.m.
February 2, 6:00-6:45 p.m.
May 11, 8:45-9:30 a.m.
Events
Fall Fun Fair & Bake Sale October 28
Reflections/Hands on Art November 9
Staff Appreciation Lunch November 10
Book Fair November 14 - 18
Book Fair Family Night November 16
Family Movie Night December 9
Holiday Choir December 15
Multi-Cultural Fair February 10
Bingo Night March 3
Engineering Night April 21
Book Fair Family Night April 26
Variety Show May 12
Ice Cream Social June 9
Issaquah PTSA Council News:
Check out the PTSAs latest Newsletter here
Issaquah schools now have our own parent education lecture series,ParentWiser! Go to register for events. All ParentWiserevents are FREE to PTSA members in the Issaquah School District, donations requested of non-members. Become a PTSA member at your school and getParentWisertoday!
Want to make your child's year at IVE the best ever?Join the PTA!As a member you will be able to meet and network with other parents and educators and have a more active role in deciding on the events and programs we run every year for IVE students. It is also a great way to be "in the know" of upcoming events.Membershipis open now!
From the link on theHomepageclick the link "Back to school Packet"pages to:
1. Complete your family information
2. Select IVE PTA membership options
3. Pre-order your Yearbook
4. Choose events at which to volunteer
Make our webpage afavorite by bookmarkingIssaquah Valley Elementary PTA.
For membership questions, contact Chelle Swim .
Procedure for All Volunteers
All volunteers must complete an online application. If you have students at different schools in Issaquah, you only need to fill this out once and will be asked to mark which schools you want to volunteer at. Click the link, apply to volunteer.
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