"Bouncing for Bucks" Cancelled

The "Bouncing for Bucks" fundraiser originally scheduled for Monday, March 15th has been cancelled. We are sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.

Sincerely,
The PTSA Executive Board

Community Information Sessions on District Budget Cutting for 2010-11

As you may have heard, the district has formed a Fiscal Advisory Committee (FAC) to take part in gathering information, analyzing data, and making recommendations on district budget cutting priorities for the 2010-11 school year. Because the cuts the district needs to make will likely impact our school and our educational system as a whole, I urge you to attend any of the following community meetings to ask questions and submit your input.

• March 11: Community Information Session, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Newport High School Library
• March 18: Community Information Session, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sammamish High School Library
• March 24: Community Information Session, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Interlake High School Library

In addition to the community sessions listed above, you can access additional information on the district process and submit your feedback by going to: www.bsd405.org/2010-11Budget.

Please take part in this process and submit your feedback so that the recommendations made by the FAC reflect our priorities.

Emergency Preparedness Parent Evening

Emergency Preparedness Parent Evening
Tuesday, March 16th
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Woodridge Elementary Cafeteria

Please join us for an evening with Carol Dunn from the Bellevue Fire Department. Carol is a specialist in disaster preparedness training. This educational evening offers parents an opportunity to learn about ways to be more prepared in the event that we might experience an earthquake or other disaster. A little preparation can go a long way in an emergency situation. We look forward to hosting this informational parent evening and hope to see you there.

We request that this evening be a parent only evening as we will not have childcare available.

Questions? Please e-mail Mrs. Humphres at Humphresa@bsd405.org

Auction Meeting Wed. March 10th - 7pm

The Auction Committee needs you!!

We will hold a meeting Wednesday, March 10th at 7pm at Heather Sullivan's home here in the Woodridge neighborhood at: 1802 122nd Ave SE. Help is needed in several areas including set up, clean up, check-in, check-out and procurement.

Newcomers welcome!! Small time commitments available. Many jobs can be done from home! Please join us.

This event is the largest fundraiser of the year and it takes a FULL group effort to make it happen. If you can donate any amount of time to help make this happen, please join us for this meeting or contact us directly at pdacook@comcast.net.

Thank you. We hope to see some new faces.

Pamela Cook and Heather Sullivan
2010 Auction Co-chairs

206.354.6344

Auction Procurement Meeting

Denim and Diamonds needs YOU!

The Auction Procurement committee will hold a short meeting Monday, March 1st at 12:30 to give everyone information and details about how you can help. The meeting will be at Heather Sullivan's home here in the Woodridge neighborhood at: 1802 122nd Ave SE.

Please RSVP to pdacook@live.com if you are able to attend. Newcomers welcome!! Small time commitments available... work from home available! Please join us.

Pamela Cook and Heather Sullivan
2010 Auction Co-chairs

206.354.6344

Safety Letter from Principal Liz Ritz

Dear Woodridge Community,

I am writing this letter to inform you of an incident that occurred Monday afternoon, February 23, 2010. The purpose of this letter is not to cause undue alarm, but to provide information for parents that will help them review safety guidelines with their students.

A male Chinook Middle School student was waiting for his parent to pick him up in front of Chinook on 98th Avenue NE, shortly before 4:00 pm. This student reported that a white pick-up truck approached him as he was walking along 98th Ave NE and stopped alongside him. The male driver asked the student if he would help him find his lost dog. The student said that he could not, and began to walk down the street. The driver followed the student and continued to ask him to help him find his dog. The student ran from the vehicle, which then drove away. The driver is described as Hispanic, and approximately 30 years of age. The driver is also reported to have three or four teardrop tattoos near one of his eyes.

Incidents such as this can serve as reminders to parents and students to practice caution when traveling to and from school. Students should walk to and from school or the bus stop in pairs whenever possible, and avoid talking to strangers if approached.

This student did the right thing by telling his parents so that the incident could be reported to the police and to the school. If you have additional information, or have had similar encounters, please contact the Bellevue Police Department at 911(specify non-emergency) and the Woodridge Principal at 425-456-6200.


Thank you,

Liz Ritz

Principal

Science Fair Volunteers Needed!

Hello, Woodridge families. Welcome back from mid-winter break!

The Science Fair is Friday (February 26th) - only a few days away! If your family is like mine, you spent some time during the break doing your child's experiment. In our case, it was foaming soap, but I'm sure somewhere out there in our Woodridge neighborhoods there is a volcano erupting, some mold growing, some seed sprouting, and pennies getting shiny in a juice bath!

I am writing to ask if you can volunteer for the Science Fair. We need help on Friday, February 26th in the following areas:

• During set-up at the end of school (2:00-4:00pm), especially to help arrange tables and display boards
• During the fair (in 30 minutes shifts, 6:30-8:00pm) to supervise displays, take photos, distribute participant ribbons, make Gak, etc.
• After the fair for clean-up (until we are finished)

If you would like to help, we would love to have you! Please contact me at tracycmahoney@gmail.com or (425) 454-8128.

Thanks,

Tracey Mahoney, Science Fair Co-Chair with Kristen Lane