Nelsen Middle School

April PTSA Updates

Below is an update and reminders for the week of April 26, 2010.

QUICK NOTES:

*   Late Start Days - April 30; May 7, 14, 21.  School starts 9:25 am.

*  Teacher Appreciation Week - Need Help! (See below)

*  New PTSA Officers (See below)

COMMUNITY NEWS

Renton police ask help in finding missing 19-year-old woman
Apr 23 2010, 7:00 AM · UPDATED

The Renton Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kathy M. Chou, 19, who was last seen at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 18, and last heard from at about 9:30 the same night.

The police department supplied the following description.

Chou is an Asian female, approximately 5-foot-7 and 180 pounds.  She has black hair with blonde streaks and blue bangs and a piercing in her bottom right lip.  She usually wears a pair of pink rimmed glasses, and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a horizontally striped, multicolored shirt.  She does not have any physical disabilities.

A high school senior, she has no history of running away or missing school.

It is extremely unlike Chou to be out of contact, and family and friends have been unable to contact her since Sunday, according to police.  She was last known to be in the area of south Renton and Southcenter.

Anyone who has seen Chou since 7 p.m. on Sunday night or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1, contact the Renton Police Department at 425-430-7500, or contact Detective Keith Hansen at 425-430-7526.

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.

To date, we have received only three responses.  The PTSA is on a limited budget, and depends heavily on parent support for these types of events!  If you can donate, or have any questions, please contact Karen Carpenter at 2bacarpenter@comcast.net, or call 425-254-9630.

Thanks for your help!

Karen

PTSA NEWS

PTSA Budget Meeting on Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 pm, in the Nelsen Multi-Purpose room.

Everyone who would like to help plan next school year's budget is welcome to come.

New PTSA Officers.
The 2009 – 2010 Nominating committee nominates the following people for the 2010 -2011 Nelsen PTSA Executive Board
For the position of:
    PRESIDENT-       Karen Carpenter
    VICE PRESIDENT-   Jerry Walton
    TREASURER-     Julleen Snyder
    SECRETARY-     Megan Jacob
The elections will be held on May 18th, as indicated below

2010 PTSA Meeting Schedule
Meetings start at 7:00 pm, in the Nelsen Multi-Purpose Room. 
Everyone is welcome!

o         May 18, 2010    [General Membership – Elections]
o         June 15, 2010  [Last Meeting]

NEWS FOR NELSEN 8th GRADERS (Incoming LHS 9th Graders):

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.

8th Grade Dance Committee.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Kristi Hammond at  kristi82977@yahoo.com

FROM THE NELSEN NEWS, April 2010 - Reminders
 
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. 

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!

SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS
Legislature’s cuts to district’s budget less than expected
District’s preliminary budget work based on ‘worst-case scenario’, Legislature’s budget not as severe to schools as Gov’s initial budget
April 14, 2010—Renton School’s budget next year will not be as negatively impacted by state cuts as first proposed in the governor’s initial budget, released in December 2009.
The district’s loss of state funding was to be as much as $4.3 million. That, coupled with increases in operating costs (utilities, insurance and state-mandated retirement annuities), brought the district’s total anticipated reductions to $6.1 million.
A more detailed budget will be presented to district staff, parents and the community at community meetings in mid-May. Those meetings were originally scheduled for late April. But, with the state’s late release of its budget, the district will now have to finalize its work in the coming weeks.
http://www.rentonschools.us/Departments/Community_Relations/
DistrictBudgetInformation
Community Budget Meetings Rescheduled
(Originally scheduled April 20, 21, 22―moved due to receipt of Legislative budget)

Monday, May 10, 7 p.m.
Lindbergh High School Cafeteria
16426 128th Ave SE, Renton

Thursday, May 13, 7 p.m.
Hazen High School Library
1101 Hoquiam Ave NE, Renton

Monday, May 17, 7 p.m.
Renton High School Cafeteria
400 S 2nd St., Renton

COMMUNITY NEWS

SAVE THE LINDBERGH POOL!

You are invited to attend the next "Save the Pool" meeting, on Wednesday, April 28, 7:00 pm, at the Vantage Glen Clubhouse (on 108th, just south of Fred Meyer/Shell Gas Station), to help with this effort, and to plan more fundraising events to Save the Pool. 

There will be weekly meetings every Wednesday at 7:00pm (same location), and donations will be accepted at each meeting.
 
The Renton School District is now able to receive donations on-line.  Want to make a donation in support of keeping the LHS pool open?   Instructions are here!  (or click:  http://www.rentonschools.us/FILES/Lindbergh%20High%20School/Pool%
20donations%20instructions.pdf

Brochures will be available at all meetings for distribution, to aid you in seeking support from businesses, friends, family members, and neighbors, or you can e-mail sidekik@msn.com for a copy.

Thank you, everyone!

Carrie Wong

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