COMMUNITY CORNER
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In our Community
These are programs that are available at Eastgate or in our greater community but may NOT be sponsored, funded or officially organized by the Eastgate PTA. If you have questions about any of the programs listed below - please contact these groups or their listed contacts directly.
Registering for Summer Camps is right around the corner - click Community Programs below to see who has begun posting their camps!
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What's Happening?
Finding Kind
WHAT: An open, free screening of Finding Kind for the entire Bellevue community. The link will lead you to a trailer for the film. WHEN: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 7p.m. WHERE: Sammamish High School Performing Arts Center Address: 100 140th Ave SE, Bellevue WA 98005 WHO: Community Partners in Bellevue**We now have the community partners to help offset the costs associated with bringing the film to town: Bellevue Council PTSA Bellevue Schools Foundation Main Stem Music Blue Dog Dance Studio Campfire USA Community of Mindful Parents ParentMap Tyee Middle School Safe & Civil Schools Committee (tentative) Virtues Training HOW: Register for free tickets at Parent Map . We will close registration once we hit capacity so please encourage your families to reserve their tickets right away. WHY: To raise awareness and bring change to the “girl world” of bullying DISCUSSION: Following the screening we hope to hold round table discussions about the film (either that evening on a different evening). We would also like to provide kindness pledge cards and apology cards to each attendee. ACTION: Our hope is that numerous extensions of the movement will develop as a result of the film. We welcome your energy and ideas toward that end and will try to support those endeavors, whatever they may be. Community of Mindful Parents will be offering a Reflective Parenting class for parents of teens to help encourage empathy and self-regulation.
PTA Food Drive HUGE Success!
Thursday and Friday Dec 15 & 16 2011 a group of several students and parent volunteers delivered Eastgate PTAs food drive donation to Hopelink . We weighed our donations and it totaled 1,758 lbs! Hopelink was thrilled with what we delivered and even gave the kids a tour of the facility so they could learn more about how their donations help families that look to Hopelink for food, particularly this time of year. This is remarkable and something we should be proud of as a community. Thank you all who contributed!
Deb Grover
VP Hospitality
ParentHelp123
Did you know that ParentHelp123 is a very helpful organization to assist in finding resources in your community including health insurance, food, WIC and cash assistance programs. There are many local and statewide programs and services that can help your family. Visit www.parenthelp123.org.
Community Programs
Summer Programs
Open Window Summer Programs
The Open Window School Summer Program is for bright students who like to explore and dig deep into topics. Our Summer Program offers all students the opportunity to enjoy stimulating, novel and enriching learning experiences. Week-long classes provide engaging activities designed to encourage creative and critical thinking, experimentation and discovery. For more information, catalog and registration form visit www.ows.org/summer_program.php OR contact Stefanie Johnson Auxiliary Programs Director Open Window School 425.214.0523 StefanieJ@OWS.ORG
School Year Programs
Discovery Lab Open House
Wed Feb 8th 1:30-2:30 PM Discovery Lab provides rich science experience for kids 5-7 offering hands on science inquiry and thinking. Class location Robinswood Park Barn 2432 148th Ave SE Bellevue Classes for 2012-13 year Mon 3:45-5:45 Wed 2-4 Information: www.bellevuecollege.edu/parented Susan @ 206 218-5065 sreanier@bellevuecollege.edu
Snowsports Consulting Service Snow Sports Program
This is a 6 week program that occurs on Wednesdays after school from January through February and is run by Snow Sports Consulting Service. Buses pick up our students (and a few parent chaperones) from Eastgate at 1:30pm and return them to school around 6:30pm. We need 35 students to be able to provide this program at Eastgate. For more information, please read the two page Eastgate Snow Sports flyer. Contact Monica Privat @ mprivat@comcast.net.
Bellevue Ski School
An additional ski program is provided by the Bellevue Ski School. This is a 6 or 8 week program that occurs on Saturdays for grades 2-12. For more information, please read the Bellevue Ski School Flyer or visit their website at http://bellevueskischool.com.
Student Banking
Banking days are the first Wednesday of the month. Look for the banking sign from 8:50-9:00. There is a minimum deposit of $5 to open an account. Washington Federal adds an additional $5 to each new account. There are no fees or minimum balance to earn interest. Students keep track of their deposits with register books and reusable envelopes. Parents will receive a quarterly statement in the mail. If you have any questions, please contact Courtney Ahlstedt at Courtney.ahlstedt@washingtonfederal.com or @ 425.747.7100.
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