Reflection Art Program submissions were due yesterday, Monday the 16th of November!!!
SSCS Ski Program (Wednesdays from Woodridge!)
and
Reminder to send in coats for the Kids Care Coat Drive this week
This is our third year with this program and so far we have collected hundreds of coats, and hundreds of families have gotten warmer just from our donations! This year our coat drive will take place on November 9th-13th; clean, gently used, or new coats are all useful. We will be counting coats on the 13th, so remember to donate your hearts out! Just remember we can keep those families warm, and cozy with those new (or gently used) fashionable coats!
Thanks,
Jayda Cook and Grace Montgomery
Woodridge Helping Hands Members
- Kids Care Coat Drive
- Apparel Sales Deadline Extended! Order Now!
JOIN US AT THE SUMMIT TO BOARD & SKI!
It’s FUN, SAFE, and BEAUTIFUL at the Summit. We have great instructors, incredible runs, and within an hour of your home.
Bellevue Ski School is the district-sponsored snow-sports program for 2nd through 12th grade students. Saturday lessons and transportation is offered for 8 weeks from January 9th through March 6th, with a holiday on Saturday, February 13th. A 4-week session is available from January 9th through January 30th. The buses will pick you up and return you to Phantom Lake Elementary.
Please visit our website for more information. We will also have a table at the Newport Ski Swap on November 13th & 14th, plus at the Summit season equipment rental event at Highland Middle School on December 1st.
Sign up starts on October 1st, discount pricing is available through November 30th,
and registration ends December 15th.
Look for details and sign up on our website at http://www.bellevueskischool.com/
(The Woodridge PTSA is striving to provide our Woodridge community with information not only about what is happening at our school, but also about other opportunities in our area for elementary school children. Though not all of these events are sanctioned by Woodridge or the Woodridge PTSA, we want to provide you with the information.)
The Washington State PTA board has endorsed the “No on Initiative I-1033” campaign out of concern that the restraints placed on state revenue growth will adversely affect education and other programs which benefit children.
According to sponsors, the purpose of this initiative is to limit growth in government by capping the annual growth of state, county and city general funds at the rate of inflation plus population growth. Revenue collected above I-1033’s cap would be used to reduce property taxes.
The revenue baseline would be tied to the calendar year 2009, when spending is at recession levels and significant cuts to education and other programs serving families and children have already been made. The initiative would have the effect of “locking in” the cuts made this year. (This year the state legislature cut school funding by approximately $1.5 billion; Washington's K-12 public-school system receives about 72% of its funding from the state.)
According to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, I-1033 is expected to reduce general fund revenues by approximately $5.9 billion by 2015. In addition, counties would lose an estimated $694 million, and cities would lose $2.1 billion. The general fund supports education, social, health, environmental and general government services.
Initiative sponsor Tim Eyman has stated that he disagrees that his initiative would necessarily result in cuts to education. He believe lawmakers could cut spending elsewhere, or ask voters to increase taxes.
Because of the potential impact of I-1033 on funding for both basic and higher education in Washington, we ask that you take the time to learn more about I-1033, share this information with other voters, and remember to vote by Tuesday, November 3rd.
Sources for more information:
Overview: http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Washington_Initiative_1033_(2009)
OFM fiscal impact statement: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/initiatives/i-1033_fiscal_impact.pdf
Tim Eyman editorial: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010057370_guest14eyman.html
No on I-1033 editorial: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010065015_guest15williams.html
Initiative sponsors’ web site: http://www.permanent-offense.org/
Initiative opponents’ web site: http://no1033.com/
This school year, BSF will grant $ 870,000 to help Bellevue students thrive.
BSF-funded programs help students in every school, every class—every day.
We need your help to do it!
The Woodridge PTSA is looking for 6-8 volunteers for the BSF Phoneathon on Monday, November 9th. The calls are easy!! All Bellevue School District parents...
The agenda is as follows:
6:00 for pizza and sodas.
Training begins at 6:30.
Calls from 7-9.
SeaStar Restaurant for a little wind down after for those who want to :)
We will be calling from the offices of Pacific Real Estate Partners.
225 108Th Ave Ne Ste 550
Bellevue, WA 98004
Consider helping with this great cause -- it is one that affects our kids the entire time they are in the Bellevue School District.
Please contact Pamela Cook at 206-354-6344 or pdacook@comcast.net if you can help.
Bellevue School Board Hosts Levy Information Nights and General Question Sessions
Bellevue School Board members will be out in force on the evenings of October 28 and 29, sharing proposals for two levies for the February 9 ballot, talking about what’s new in the district this school year, and addressing any issues that parents and community members bring to the meetings.
The meeting schedule is as follows:
October 28, 7-8 pm, Sammamish High library, 100 140th SE, 98005
October 29, 7-8 pm, International School library, 448 128th Ave. SE, 98005
October 29, 7-8 pm Bellevue High, room 335, 10416 Wolverine Way, 98004
School board members also are scheduled to present the levy information on the above dates at several school PTSA meetings.
For more information, contact Ann Oxrieder, 4235 456-4127.
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