Nelsen Middle School
April PTSA Updates
Below is an update for April 12, 2010.
QUICK NOTES:
* Late Start Days - April 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21.
School starts 9:25 am.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 3 – 7, 2010
Please help show our appreciation by donating to the staff lunch the PTSA is sponsoring on May 5th. Please bring your food donations to the office on Wednesday, May 5th, by 10:30 am. Drinks will be provided.
If you are donating or have any questions, please contact Karen Carpenter at 2bacarpenter@comcast.net, or call 425-254-9630.
Thanks for your help!
Karen
Save the Date!
Monday, June 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Info Night at Lindbergh High School Commons, Hosted by LHS PTSA. For 8th grade Parents and Students, and current students. Find out about Sports, Clubs, Parent Groups, and the inner workings of LHS. Fall Sports Information to be available.
For more information, contact Carrie at sidekik@msn.com.
PTSA NEWS
2010 PTSA Meeting Schedule
Meetings start at 7:00 pm, in the Nelsen Multi-Purpose Room.
Everyone is welcome!
o April 20, 2010 - NEXT MEETING!
o May 18, 2010 [General Membership – Elections]
o June 15, 2010 [Last Meeting]
PTSA OFFICER NOMINATIONS
It is that time of year again! We are looking for individuals who may be interested in serving on the 2010-2011 Nelsen PTSA Executive Committee.
The position open are President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
This year’s Nominating Committee contacts are: Karen Carpenter at 2bacarpenter@comcast.net, and Eileen Richards at etrichards@comcast.net. We are looking forward to hearing from you regarding potential nominees.
Nominations are needed no later than April 30th. This will enable the committee time to interview and evaluate potential candidates.
Thank you for your assistance and all you do for the students.
Karen Carpenter
Eileen Richards
8th Grade Dance Committee.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Kristi Hammond at kristi82977@yahoo.com
FROM THE NELSEN NEWS, April 2010
PRINCIPAL’S NOTES
Spring is officially here! I can’t believe that we are already registering students for next year. We have a wide range of elective classes offered at Nelsen from music to drama. Be sure to talk to your student about their interests and encourage them to take a variety of classes during his/her three years at Nelsen.
Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) testing, which is the replacement for the WASL, will begin on May 5. The testing will take place from 8:30 to 10:30 on May 5, 6, 11, and 12. The tests give you and your child a gauge for where they are in relationship to the state standards, which must be met for high school graduation. Please take a few moments to discuss the importance of the test with your student.
Kudos from the Principal
1. Kudos to Ms. Ritchie for all her work done around the National Junior Honor Society program.
2. Kudos to Mr. Hayes for organizing “Pennies for Haiti.” We raised enough pennies to circle the entire school.
3. Kudos to Ms. Vasquez for organizing Literacy Night.
Principal’s Quote of the Month
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”
SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL
Please join us on Thursday, May 20 or Friday May 21 for “It’s All Greek To Me!” during the Spring Arts Festival at Nelsen. Food and festivities start at 6:00 p.m. and the play begins at 7:00 p.m. Look for more details in the May newsletter.
STUDENT PROGRESS
The end of the third quarter will be Friday, April 16. Progress reports will be sent home with your student during the last week of April. You may access your student’s information on Gateway, such as attendance, class schedule, missing work and grades. If you are having difficulty accessing this information, please call Terri Zura @ 425-204-3056. You may wish to contact Mr. Jones (6th grade counselor at 204-3013), Ms. Fairhart (7th grade counselor at 204-3015) or Mr. Graham (8th grade counselor at 204-3017) to see if they can assist you with any questions or concerns.
PTSA NOMINATIONS
It is that time of year again. We are looking for individuals who may be interested in serving for the 2010-11 PTSA executive committee. The positions open are President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. Nominations are needed no later than April 30. This year’s nominating committee contacts are: Karen Carpenter at 2bacarpenter@comcast.net and Eileen Richards at etrichards@comcast.net.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Renton School District will no longer send hard copy notices home with students of sex offenders being released in the area. Using the King County’s Sheriff's Office’s new dissemination process, the district will alert parents using school newsletters to visit the county’s Web site when a sex offender moves into, or is released into the area. The King County Sheriff’s Office has released information regarding a Level II sex offender that has moved into the Skyway area, south of Seattle.
View the release, and information about all sex offenders throughout the county, at http://www.icrimewatch.net/offenderdetails.php?OfndrID=827255&
AgencyID=54473
You are receiving this message as a public service to assist the Sheriff’s Office in releasing the information to the greater public.
Remember
· School Start Time: 7:50 a.m.
· Students should not arrive on campus before 7:30a.m. No adult supervision is available before then.
· Late Start Fridays: School Start Time: 9:25 a.m.
Nelsen Administration - Contact Information.
Main Office 425-204-3000
Attendance 425-204-3010
Cafeteria 425-204-3018
Nurse, Sue Pennington 425-204-3002
Registrar, Susan Dean 425-204-3001
Transportation 425-204-4455, or http://www.rentonschools.us/Departments/Transportation/BusRoutes or
http://nelsen.rentonschools.us/files/BusRoutes/MS_routes.pdf
Colin Falk, Principal colin.falk@rentonschools.us
Elaine Love, Asst. Principal elaine.love@rentonschools.us
Becky Schlosstein, Asst. Prin. rebecca.schlosstein@rentonschools.us
Renton School District Website http://www.rentonschools.us/Home.aspx
Carrie's Note: Each student receives a copy of the "Nelsen News", to bring home each month. If you have not received one, or are missing the current issue, ask your child if he/she has it in their backpack, or binder. Attached to each Nelsen News is a copy of the Calendar of the month. Due to server limitations, I am unable to attach it or reproduce the same, in its original format.
Please be sure to ask your child for the Nelsen News at the beginning of the month, and regularly check with them for any other important school handouts!
The e-mail updates are not intended to replace regular U.S. mail, or written material sent through the students. The updates serve as additional notice, or a precursor of things to come, and help to rally parents and promote camaraderie. This will especially help for upcoming events that may require parental support.
Thank you!
WASHINGTON STATE PTSA NEWS
There are a number of opportunities for members to become active at the state PTA level - and we want to take advantage of all the great folks we have in our association. Please read below and get involved - and please send this along to all of your PTA contact lists!
Convention
We need your involvement at Convention - and Early Bird registration is now open http://www.wastatepta.org/meetings/con10/index.html. Come for the training and networking AND to help our association conduct the work we need to get done - By-Law changes, Resolutions and electing new officers. We can't do this without you!
Committees
We are looking to significantly engage members in two new WSPTA endeavors - the Resource Development Committee and the Strategic Plan Task Force. While we would certainly like folks with background in these areas, we also want members who can give us the "in the trenches" perspective. Or if you are looking for other ways to be involved after your "leadership" service is over, this would be a great opportunity for you.
For information on the Resource Development Committee: http://www.wastatepta.org/meetings/board_committees/Call_WSPTA_
Resource_Committee.pdf
For information on the Strategic Plan Task Force: http://www.wastatepta.org/meetings/board_committees/Call_
WSPTA_Strategic_Committee.pdf
Applications will be accepted through May 5th, but please don't delay in submitting yours!
If you have questions about any of this, please let me know! Thanks for your involvement!
Scott Allen
President
Washington State PTA
everychild.onevoice.
Mark Your Calendar & Save the Date!!
WSPTA CONVENTION 2010 - APRIL 30 - MAY 2
COMMUNITY NEWS
PSESD Board Vacancy Assistance
Puget Sound ESD Director District Five Board Member, Ed Prince, resigned his position on the Board at the February Board meeting due to new family commitments (a new baby!). District Five represents the school districts of Renton, Kent and a small portion of Seattle School District, and the Director selected must resided in one of these areas. (They also cannot be employed by a King or Pierce County School District.)
This is an excellent way to be involved in education. Information on Puget Sound ESD and the vacancy can be found as follows:
http://www.psesd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id
=556&Itemid=342
Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions! Thank you!
Kathy Linden, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Puget Sound Educational Service District
800 Oakesdale Avenue SW
Renton, WA 98057
425 917-7602
253 778-7602
COMMUNITY NEWS
Fairwood News in Real-Time, Any Time
Fairwood Community News, Inc. (www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com) is an established, comprehensive and FREE News Source for the greater Fairwood area. Fairwood Community News covers news about our neighborhood schools, organizations, businesses and developments in our area. If it has something to do with our community, FCN is interested in sharing it with the greater Fairwood area.
Features: Check out the site; you'll find information about everything: Lindbergh, Nelsen and feeder elementary schools; A Community Calendar is well-used and updated regularly - add your own group's events by emailing FCN; Homeowners Associations have dedicated pages; and Classified advertising is also FREE.
If you have news to share, let Fairwood Community News know about it. They want to hear from you.
To view the site, go to http://www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com/index.html
Contact Information
Tami Tedrow-Howard
Fairwood Community News
PO Box 58843
Renton, WA 98058
e: info@fairwoodcommunitynews.com
www.fairwoodcommunitynews.com
206.856.1662
That's it for now! Thank you, everyone!
Geri Garl and Erica Conway
Co-Presidents, Nelsen PTSA
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