at the home of Valerie and Brian Weigelt, 425 East Lake Sammamish Pky.,on: Monday, September 13^th 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 ***For more information, contact Cherry O’Neill at dwo-mci@msn.com or call 425-868-2111 (home) or     206-550-3809 (cell). 

     *Collection boxes have been distributed to each classroom 

     *Please bring in your BoxTops!  

     *The classroom that collects the most will win a prize

     *Contest deadline is October 15th

     *Each BoxTop is worth $.10 and they all add up!  

     *Any questions, please contact Tammy Penarczyk at fundraising@mcauliffeptsa.org

Students should opt for plain fabrics and avoid strong patterns or t-shirts with messages for the most flattering pictures.  This will be the school yearbook photo, as well. 

Additional portrait order forms are available in the school office. Make up/re-take photos will be taken on October 15^th .  Questions?  Contact Michelle Silbernagel  at  silber@comcast.net.

PTSA Open Chair Positions:

• Giving Tree
• Reflections
• Used Book Rodeo
• Math Club
• Tandem Calendar
• Matching Gifts
• Public Relations/Community Liaison

Please contact Liza Wallace at execvp@mcauliffeptsa.org if you are interested or have questions. Thanks!

Thank you to volunteers who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to help enrich the lives of the students at McAuliffe Elementary.  Most recent McAuliffe Stars:

Kindergarten Orientation

Gigi Predmore, Jennifer Mackleit, Liza Wallace, Minako Sugimoto, Stephanie McNear, Susannah Pryal, Tammy Penarczyk

Packet Stuffing

Cindy Rittenhouse, Heidi Sutter, Jennifer Mackleit, Kim Hilliker, Lisa Henderson, Liza Wallace, Mona Arredondo, Paul Lee, Stephanie McNear, Valerie Gallagher

School Supplies

Briana Martin, Paige Somol

Welcome Back Coffee

Alicia Trochalakis, Alyssa Brown, April Wiese, Briana Martin, Cindy Rittenhouse, Diana Lees, Eileen Riccio, Gigi Predmore, Heidi Schmedding, Heidi Sutter, Jane Dulski, Jennifer Mackleit, Jill Corriveau, Jill Kostomay, Joanne Toll, Karen Chekan, Krista Wall, Laura Bolz, Lisa Henderson, Melissa Pendleton, Michelle Silbernagel, Minako Sugimoto, Mona Arredondo, Paul Lee, Rosana Shetty, Shelby McLean, Stefanie Estes, Stephanie Johnson, Stephanie McNear, Sue Simon, Susannah Pryal, Tammy Penarczyk, Tracy Cantrell, Valerie Gallagher, Whitney King

The Eastlake Select Basketball program offers girls an opportunity to play basketball at a more competitive level through the 9th grade.  Please view the attached form provided by the Eastlake Select Basketball program for more information. 

Eastlake Select Girls Basketball Tryout Fall 2010.pdf

Little League Fall Baseball Registration.  Eastlake Little League fall baseball program run by Washington District 9 from the beginning of September to mid-October.  Registration is currently open through September 2nd for players who were at least Little League 7 through age 11 this past spring season.  Please visit www.EastlakeLL.org for additional information and registration or contact Dan Bickford, ELL VP of Baseball (VP-Baseball@EastlakeLL.org) if you have any questions about the program.

In addition to continuing our traditional programs, we have added several new PTSA-sponsored activities.

We started off the year with a Fun Run that not only promoted exercise, but helped raise money to support the many PTSA programs and activities.

The reintroduction of Parent Education benefited many families with the offering of a Love and Logic class and a Bullying Prevention seminar.

The Bicycle Safety Rodeo was a success despite the unseasonable weather.

With tremendous success, we held our first annual International Night. With so much cultural diversity represented at our school, we enjoyed the sharing and learning about our traditions, heritage and food.

The PTSA could not launch all these and all of our other wonderful programs without the support of our amazing parents and staff. Our thanks can never be enough – but let us try!

Thank you to the teachers and staff for challenging and nurturing our children every day.

Thank you to the volunteers (parents, older siblings, grandparents and friends) who give of themselves for the benefit of all our children.

We can't forget to thank our PTSA Board of Directors and our Teacher Representatives, Gail Viamonte and Pearl Kleinberger. Our PTSA Board has been diligently working behind the scenes all year and is the backbone of the PTSA. Thank you to all this year's Board members for the countless hours you have committed to benefit all of the McAuliffe community.

Thank you to Mr. Steve Mezich for the time that he gave to our children and the support that he gave to Mrs. Miller. We are sorry to see him go and wish him well on his next assignment in the district.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge our principal, Mrs. Tracey Miller, for her dedicated service to McAuliffe. Her unconditional support of the McAuliffe staff and the PTSA has been pivotal in all our successes. Tracey has been a great asset to McAuliffe and the community. Her cheerful personality will be missed at McAuliffe. We look forward to her visits at McAuliffe in the years to come.

It is with sweet sadness and great pride that we finish out the year and hand over the positions of Co-President to Jennifer Mackleit and April Weise. They will continue, with the rest of next year's elected Board, to enthusiastically serve the McAuliffe Community.

Thank you for all your support and a great 2009-2010 school year!

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!

Gigi Predmore & Jane Dulski

Huge thanks to committe chair, Eileen Riccio.

Thank you to our wonderful planning committee: Jenny Dickson, Minako Sugimoto, Claudine Ursino, Fabiola Andrade, Rosana Shetty, Sangeetha Ramanathan, Viviana Coppo, Whitney King, April Weiss, Beth Weaver, Lynne Swanson,

Thank you for running the logo competition: Andrea Piro

Thanks to Mrs. Warren for putting together the kindergarten and second grade performances.

Tha;nks to the event volunteers serving food and manning the "countries" booths among other important jobs:  Kristin Pingree, Louise Carlen, JoanneToll, Sue Quabar, Nadia Aldossary, Regena Gilbert, Cindy Rittenhouse, Puja Kakkar, Karol Wilson, Leslie Jeide,Tracy DiStasio, Li- Chuan Miai, Jyothi Rao, Poorvi Padhi, Supurna Ghosh, Mai-Kirsi Meissner, Kirsten Mitchell, Jennifer Mackleit, Paige Somol, Ping Wang, Jane Dulski, Michelle Toth, Kristi Bowers, Susan Valencia, Liza Wallace, Wendy Segat, Paul Lee, Michelle Hill, Russel Hannigan, Ananadita Roy, Louise l'Anson,Eyal Tropens, Fei Lu, Shuo Li, Jill Kostomay, Li Shao, Itbesam Amireh, Agneta LaTurner, Susannah Pryal, Allison Hannigan, 

Thank you to the ASB volunteers who helped out as airline attendants and with the Talent Show.

Thank you to all who made the incredible food from around the world. It was delicious!

And thank you to everyone who stepped in at the last minute that we may have missed. We couldn't have done it with out you.

If your family needs assistance to afford the purchase of a yearbook, please directly contact our school Guidance Counselor, LIsa Daniel at ldaniel@lwsd.org

Thanks to Sue Simon and her team for putting together a gorgeous yearbook this year!

Kindergarten Supply List

1st-6th Grade Supply Lists

On personal note, I live in Redmond with my wife (Kendall), 3 ½ year old son (Colby), and 1 year old daughter (Emily). We spend our sum-mers traveling together as a family. When I’m not traveling I enjoy playing golf and supporting local sports teams. I can’t wait to get to work to continue the success of McAuliffe Elementary. Go Challengers!

Click here for more information to order online or to download an order form.

Check orders will be due Friday, June 11, 2010.  Credit card orders due Tuesday, July 15, 2010.

Questions? Contact your School Supplies Chairs Paige Somol at paigesomol@comcast.net or Briana Martin at briana_martin@yahoo.com .

Thank you to Mrs. Herd's, Mr. Kendall's and Mrs. Weaver's classes who provided entertainment (and Mrs. Warren). Thank you to Mrs. Herd and the teachers who provided the amazing food – including a chocolate waterfall!

Thank you to Krista Wall for the invitations, to Gigi Predmore for coordinating, and to Traci DiStasio and Jill Corriveau who helped set-up. Thank you to the Awards Committee: Jeff Wall, Tammy Penarczyk and Jane Dulski.

Thank you to the students and Girl Scouts who provided babysitting: Chloe Predmore, Dominique Alvarado-Holden, Ellie Smith, Ellie Viotto, Emily Wallace, Emma Santos, Kellie Hannigan, Megan O'Meara, Natalie LaTurner, Ryan Hammack, Sam Vidos, Sophie Mackinnon, Sun Sun Venugopal, Sofia Viotto and Vivian Wiese.

Thanks to our adult childcare advisors, Elena Biongianni, Randy Hammack, Steve Wiese, (and to April Wiese for her oversight and coordination). Also, thank you to Jim Kendall and Gail Viamonte for letting us use their rooms for the childcare.

Lastly, we would like to thank Mikara Tim and Liviu Voinea, our wonderful school custodians, who helped us get everything set-up in a very short amount of time.

Three awards were presented this year – Outstanding Educator, the Golden Acorn and the Shining Star. Our always giving Principal, Mrs. Tracey Miller, was awarded the Outstanding Educator. Traci DiStasio was awarded the Golden Acorn, and Gigi Predmore was awarded the Shining Star. The Outstanding Educator is a WA State PTA award to recognize individuals who go beyond the normal expectations of their jobs to make the learning environment fun, beneficial and challenging. The Golden Acorn is also a state award and recognizes a volunteer who has given outstanding service to all children in the school community. The Shining Star is a McAuliffe award to recognize a past Golden Acorn award recipient who has continued to go above and beyond in their service to our children and community. We are all inspired by the three award winning ladies.

The PTSA would also like to recognize the following people who were also nominated for the Golden Acorn: Susan Simon, Roslynn Marks, Whitney King, Jennifer Mackleit, Lisa Carskaden, Kristen Wisegarver, Valerie Orloff, Liza Wallace, April Wiese, Laura Bolz, Kristen Mathison, Sarah Atkinson, and Jane Dulski. Congratulations to you all!

Click here for more information

Check orders will be due Friday, June 11, 2010.  Credit card orders due Tuesday, July 15, 2010.

Questions? Contact your School Supplies Chairs Paige Somol at paigesomol@comcast.net or Briana Martin at briana_martin@yahoo.com .

As a group you ran over 776 miles which is equivalent to running from Sammamish, Washington to Yellow Stone National Park in Wyoming. What an accomplishment!

Over half of the runners ran over 10 miles during the 7 week program. Thank you to all the wonderful parents who volunteered their time to help with the weekly organization and a special thank you to Paula Smiley and Paul Lee for their extra efforts.

If you are interested in running club T-shirts, please submit your order quickly – we have extended the order deadline date to June 2, 2010

Download Order Form

Questions? Contact Laura Bolz at lbolz@rocketmail.com.

For more information about the bike rodeo, visit: www.mcauliffeptsa.org/c5/mca/news/2010/5/19/bike-rodeo-wednesday-may-261

Family resiliency, sibling support, couple survival... self care and summer break.

You CAN keep it all together!

This will be a two part meeting:

Part One -  A presentation to inspire and empower you with ways for you to keep your special needs family together like "glue"... through the thick and thin.

Part Two – Q & A. Bring your questions and ideas to network/resource with other parents of special needs children for an informative interactive discussion.

PLUS...

This is our LAST meeting for 2009/2010 school year. We'll have treats and celebrate together another school year coming to a close.

Questions? Contact your Special Needs Chair, Stefanie Estes at specialneeds@mcauliffeptsa.org

Wednesday, May 26 2:00-3:00 p.m.

• Any 1st - 6th grade student from McAuliffe Elementary may participate.
• Kindergartners must ride with a parent/guardian at all times.
• Children must provide their own bike, know how to ride it and bike helmets are required.
• Students will meet on the playground at 2:00 pm and then will bike outside (rain or shine).
• The Bike Rodeo will be on Wednesday May 26th. Parent/Guardian must pick up their child at 3:00 on the playground and sign their child out.

Permission slips were sent home on Thursday May 6th and are also available in the kiosk outside the office filed under bike rodeo. You can also download and print a permission slip here.

Questions? Contact your Bike Rodeo Chair, Kristen Mathison at 425-868-9735 or Kristenmathison@yahoo.com

Bike Rodeo Permission Slip

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The majority of the district's growth over the next five to seven years will occur at the elementary school level. Moving from a grades K-6 elementary, 7-9 junior high and 10-12 high school system to a K-5 elementary, 6-8 middle school and 9-12 high school will shift one grade out of the elementary schools where space is already tight and move the population to the secondary schools, where more space is available.

While these changes will enable the district to use existing space more efficiently, there will still be a space problem at the high school level. The district plans public meetings for next fall to determine which of several options to select to address the remaining space issues.

Dr. Chip Kimball, superintendent, expressed his intent last spring to move toward a change in school grade configuration for academic reasons. He is concerned that ninth graders in the district's grades 7-9 junior high schools often do not fully recognize, despite admonitions from parents and teachers, that their high school transcript for graduation and college admissions purposes begins in ninth grade. Read more.

You can also see more on the school changes for 2012-2013 by visiting the new School Changes 2012-2013 section of the district web site.

Six McAuliffe students attended the tournament.

Emanuel Chang won the 13th place trophy (out of 249 participants) in the 3rd grade section for winning four of his five games.

In the 4th grade section, Pratik Padhi received the 28th place trophy with a score of 4.0 out of 5.0; Suhas Surendran took home the 86th place trophy for winning three of his matches; Luke Wall received a trophy for winning 3 games to put him in 93rd place; and Thomas Dulski finished in 129th place (out of 224 participants) with a score a 2.0.

Evangeline Chang came in 12th in the 5th grade section and was honored with the 12th place trophy (out of 209 participants) for winning four of her matches.

Congratulations to these McAuliffe students for their impressive successes at the State Chess Championship!

Communications Awards

Communication awards identify and recognize all forms of effective communication from PTAs to PTA members and the community about programs, projects, activities, and issues affecting children. These awards are not limited to any specific medium and may include web sites, email, voice mail, public access television, communication through/with partners, and more.

McAuliffe received First Place in Electronic Communications and Third Place in Paper Communications. Thank you and congratulations go out to Susannah Pryal, your McAuliffe PTSA Communications VP, who assembled the entry along with her fabulous team, LeAnne Wilson, Briana Martin, Kristin Heffley and Mike Adams.

Honor Unit Award

An Honor Unit is a PTA/PTSA local unit which has, in its service to children, gone significantly beyond the attainment of standards of excellence and has demonstrated the kind of exceptional qualities that merit replication by others. A local unit must apply and go through a competitive judging process to be an Honor Unit. Honor Units will be announced and recognized at the State PTA convention.

McAuliffe PTSA received Honorable Mention in this category. Many thanks  to Jane Dulski, your McAuliffe PTSA Co-President, for preparing the entry (which was a few hundred pages!) and congratulations all the PTSA members and volunteers that offer their time and efforts to our wonderful PTSA!

Bullying is NOT Okay

Bullying is when one child or a group of children repeatedly picks on another child – often one who is seen as weaker and more vulnerable. Bullying can be about any real or imagined difference a child might have and is different from fighting and teasing. What makes it different is the way the bully repeatedly shows power over the other child. Bullies try to control other children by using scare tactics. Being controlled and repeatedly picked on can make your child a victim.

Girls, as well as boys, can be involved in bullying. The child will pick on other children by teasing, threatening, or attacking them repeatedly. Some will also exclude their victims from activities or start rumors about them.

Bullying often happens at school – in the halls, at lunch, while on the playground – especially when no adult is supervising. It can also occur traveling to and from school or in the neighborhood.

Bullies often pick on children who make them feel powerful by acting very emotional or giving in.

To stop bullying, adults must step in and take a stand against it. Children need and want the help of trusted adults in dealing with bullying. Don't wait until children are teens. Intervening at an early age prevents more severe bullying later on. Talk to your kids about bullying even if you don't think they are victims, bullies, or bystanders.

Remember, simply by asking your children about bullying, you are protecting them. Ask how things are going at school and what they think of the other kids in their classes. Ask if anyone gets picked on or bullied. Be aware that some kids who are bullied will fear going to school or develop symptoms of asthma, stomach pains, or other illness.

For more information, we encourage you to go to the NEA website and type Bullying in the search box.

• Teacher approved
• Avoid shopping hassles 
• Custom packed for each student
• Quality products
• Save Time and money!

This service is provided by EPI and The Christa McAuliffe PTSA. Order forms will came home in payload packets. Download a copy here. You will be able to either write a check to the McAuliffe PTSA or pay online with a credit card.

To order securely online:

Through July 9, 2010

• Go to www.epipacks.com
• Enter your School IS MCA010
• Follow the directions to complete your order

Check orders will be due Friday, June 11, 2010.  Credit card orders due Tuesday, July 15, 2010.

Questions? Contact your School Supplies Chairs Paige Somol at paigesomol@comcast.net or Briana Martin at briana_martin@yahoo.com .

Please take a moment to recognize and thank the amazing volunteers that you have noticed working so hard to help our children learn and grow at Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

This award is presented to an individual who has given outstanding, continued, and dedicated volunteer service that benefits all children. This person should demonstrate volunteer service "above and beyond" a particular job description and their actions should be for the good of the school and the community.

Click here to connect to the online nomination form

Come travel with us around the world and enjoy the food and traditions enjoyed by our McAulife Families!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

6:30 p.m. at McAuliffe Commons

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Ticket Prices: $2.00 per person or $5.00 per family.

Itinerary:

6:30            Check-in

6:30-8:30   Visit Countries and Sample Food

7:00-8:15    Performances

• Kindergarten  -Song
• Individual Performances
• 1st Grade - Dance
• Individual Performances
• 2nd Grade - Dance

Wednesday, May 26 2:00-3:00 p.m.

• Any 1st - 6th grade student from McAuliffe Elementary may participate.
• Kindergartners must ride with a parent/guardian at all times.
• Children must provide their own bike, know how to ride it and bike helmets are required.
• Students will meet on the playground at 2:00 pm and then will bike outside (rain or shine).
• The Bike Rodeo will be on Wednesday May 26th. Parent/Guardian must pick up their child at 3:00 on the playground and sign their child out.

Permission slips were sent home on Thursday May 6th and are also available in the kiosk outside the office filed under bike rodeo. 

Questions? Contact your Bike Rodeo Chair, Kristen Mathison at 425-868-9735 or Kristenmathison@yahoo.com

Permission slips were sent home on Thursday May 6th and are also available in the kiosk outside the office filed under bike rodeo. 

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This award is presented to an individual who has given outstanding, continued, and dedicated volunteer service that benefits all children. This person should demonstrate volunteer service "above and beyond" a particular job description and their actions should be for the good of the school and the community.

Click here to connect to the online nomination form

Please note that nominations will close MAY 7, 2010. (The March 7 date in the postcard you may have received was a typo.)

Questions? Contact Jane Dulski at janedulski@comcast.net

The Brownies will be out in front of the school collecting your generous canned or dry food donations which will go directly to the Issaquah Food Bank.

Questions? Contact Maggie Vreeburg at timnmags@comcast.net

If you have comments or suggestions on information you'd like to see in future editions, please e-mail connections@lwsd.org.

Saturday, May 8 , 2010 

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Car Wash Donation $5.

Rain or Shine.

Thank you for your support! Go Wolves!

 All Colors, All Cultures, All Friends!

Have you ever said "My Grandma's _______ is the BEST!" ?

Is there a food that represents your culture? Do you like to cook? Do you like to EAT?

If you said YES to any of those questions, you'll want to know about International Night's Taste of McAuliffe.

International Night will highlight foods from different cultures by offering small bites or tastes of foods from those cultures.

If there is a food that you think represents your culture or a food from your culture that you would like to share, please contact April Wiese for more details at april@wiesepoint.com or 425-836-8233.

Need a translation? Contact translate@mcauliffeptsa.org or read the blog post on the website and use the Translation Widget to the right.

The nominating committee consisted of Jennifer Mackleit, Susannah Pryal and April Weise. Congratulations and many thanks to the following Board Members that were unanimously voted in(Only the Special Needs Chair is still vacant):

Co-Presidents: Jennifer Mackleit and April Weise

Executive Vice President: Liza Wallace

Co-Treasurers: Mona Arredondo and Cindy Rittenhouse

Secretary: Tracye Cantrell

Co-Vice Presidents, Communications: Laura Bolz and Chrissy Gavin

Vice President, Community Outreach: Paul Lee

Vice President, Fundraising: Stephanie McNear

Vice President, Programs: Lisa Henderson

Vice President, School Community: Jill Kostomay

Co-Vice Presidents, Before and After School Programs: Valerie Gallagher and Joanne Toll

Vice President, Grants: Heidi Sutter

Advocacy Chair: Denise Stephens

Membership Chair: Krista Wall

Special Needs Chair: OPEN

The 2010-2011 Budget was discussed and approved. Stay tuned for the posting of the budget. Meanwhile, you can visit the Budget Page at any time to see what the PTSA's current working budget is.

Thanks to Krista Wall for organizing Bingo and to Jeffrey Wall for shouting out those Bingo numbers. Lots of fun was had and prizes enjoyed by the members who stayed to play a couple of quick rounds of Bingo.

Thank you to all who attended, participated in and voted at the meeting.

Our 4th-6th Grade Drama students along with Studio East have been working hard to bring you a fantastic production of Arabian NIghts.

Come with us and lose yourself in the stories of Arabia.

 If you haven't bought your tickets already, they will be available at the door for $6.00 each. Children age two and under are free. Older children under 12 may bring a blanket or pillow to sit on in the front section.

Get there early! Seats fill up fast!

Goodies will also be available for purchase.

Questions? Contact your Spring Play Chair, Melissa O'Brien at melandtim@msn.com

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This meeting will be led by David Larson with the purpose of gathering information for the principal interview committee.

 Parent input is a valuable piece of this process, so please plan on attending to lend your voice.

 Questions? Contact your school principal, Tracey Miller at trmiller@lwsd.org

Choose one of two sessions:

Monday April 27th 9:15 in the Commons OR

Tuesday April 28th 7pm in the Library

Questions? Contact your Parent Education Chair, Kristen Mathison at parented@mcauliffeptsa.org

Younger siblings are welcome to attend.

Come share your opinions on the PTSA budget and enjoy breakfast and bingo with other McAuliffe parents!

Questions? Contact your PTSA Presidents Gigi Predmore and Jane Dulski.

Our 4th-6th Grade Drama students along with Studio East have been working hard to bring you a fantastic production of Arabian NIghts.

Come with us and lose yourself in the stories of Arabia.

Tickets are available for pre-order. A form went home in your payload packets or you can download and print one.

You can also buy tickets at the door. Children age two and under are free. Older children under 12 may bring a blanket or pillow to sit on in the front section.

Get there early! Seats fill up fast!

Goodies will also be available for purchase.

Questions? Contact your Spring Play Chair, Melissa O'Brien at melandtim@msn.com

Ticket Order Form

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 All Colors, All Cultures, All Friends!

Have you ever said "My Grandma's _______ is the BEST!" ?

Is there a food that represents your culture? Do you like to cook? Do you like to EAT?

If you said YES to any of those questions, you'll want to know about International Night's Taste of McAuliffe.

International Night will highlight foods from different cultures by offering small bites or tastes of foods from those cultures.

If there is a food that you think represents your culture or a food from your culture that you would like to share, please contact April Wiese for more details at april@wiesepoint.com or 425-836-8233.

Need a translation? Contact translate@mcauliffeptsa.org or read the blog post on the website and use the Translation Widget to the right.

The Eastlake High School Relay for Life (Team Drew lead by Nicole McKernan) also raised funds through a bake sale held at the tournament. Their sale of home-made treats raised about $70 for the American Cancer Society. Go to www.relayforlife.org for more information on this upcoming event (to be held May 22nd) and to make a contribution to their team.

Thanks again for the generous support from all who purchased food at the chess tournament. 

Please join us for the April PTSA Special Needs Group Meeting

TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010

7 – 9 pm

LWSD Resource Building

16250 NE 74th St, Redmond 98052

(Redmond Town Center)

Call 425/702-3200 for directions or go to our Yahoo! web site

"A" is for April, ADHD, Anxiety, and Autism

1) Hear directly from LWSD's Special Education Department the programs, partnerships and interventions available within Lake Washington schools. Hear the latest update on future directions for kids with ADHD, Anxiety and Autism.

2) Meet and engage with members of the Autism Support Team, find out what interventions work, ask your questions.

3) Hear, see, and touch practical "successful" solutions created by LWSD parents for use at home and at school. These Visual Supports and other resources/interventions will be on display for you to gather ideas for your use.

* Please note that many of the interventions discussed are also applicable to children

with symptoms of anxiety, aggression, inflexibility, lack of motivation,

communication and attention deficits.

Please invite your peers to join us! All are welcome!

No memberships or fees

Just sharing of resources and networking!

Questions? Contact your Special Needs Chair, Stefanie Estes at specialneeds@mcauliffeptsa.org

Many, many thanks all the 6th grade parents who pitched in the delicious baked goods for the Auction Bake Sale (and thanks to all the parents at the auction who bought them!). The bake sale was a big success! Special thanks to Lani Lok for helping supervise and keep everything running smoothly.

In addition, a big thank you to the following 6th graders for helping to run the sale. It would not have been a success without them:

Nolan Orloff
Will Douglas
Ryan Hammack
Carter Heck
Noah Corrin
Max Marks
Megan O'Meara
Stephanie Miau
Natalie LaTurner
Stuart Kol
Anna Lovin
Olivia Ackerman
Dylan Fitzcarroll
Kelsey Bates
Elle Viotto
Ian Hill
Mason Lok
Zach Silberlicht
Anna Wilson
Tea Wooden
Vivian Wiese
Nate Islip
Kaelen Knopp
Zakk Weber
Madison Hanley
Sun Sun Venugopal
Adam Lovin
Sam Vidos
Chris Owen

Thanks again!

-- April Weise

4/11 4-7pm & 4/15 4-7pm click, here to register.

Schedule a Field trip to see Stone Soup Theatre's Youth Conservatory Production of Macbeth

April 12-16, 2010

SummerStage 2010 is online! 

To view the camps and register, click here.

Click here to sign up for Stone Soup Theatre's Spring Classes starting 4/12 .

Ages 6-10 - Creative Dramatics

Ages 7-13 - Treasure Island

Ages 8-16- Improvisation with Masks

Ages 13-17 - Playwriting

 For more information, visit our website, www.stonesouptheatre.org or call 206-388-9212

LWSD Approved Flier

Michael LoSasso

Outreach Coordinator

Stone Soup Theatre

michael@stonesouptheatre.org

206-388-9212

www.stonesouptheatre.org

Greek Mask Assembly - Check out a quick video about this assembly here.

Sign up for SummerStage 2010 here!

Two Session Times are Available:

* Monday, April 26, 2010 at 9:15 a.m. in the Commons

* Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 7:00 p..m. Location TBD.

Registration is not required. Free admission.

Questions? Contact your Parent Education Chair, Kristen Mathison at kristenmathison@yahoo.com

It is time to put your running shoes on and have fun increasing your fitness level and enjoy the company of your schoolmates! Running Club will be every Tuesday  April 13th through May 25th. Students will meet in the gym at 3:30 pm and then will run outside (rain or shine).

Any 1st - 6th grade student from McAuliffe Elementary may participate.
Kindergarteners must run/walk with a parent/guardian at all times.

To register, print out, complete and return form to PTSA Running Club by April 12, 2010.

If you are a parent interested in volunteering or have any questions, please contact Laura Bolz at lbolz@rocketmail.com .

Download Running Form

Congratulations to our entire staff, students, families, and community!

Click here for more details

Younger siblings are welcome to attend.

Come share your opinions on the PTSA budget and enjoy breakfast and bingo with other McAuliffe parents!

Questions? Contact your PTSA Presidents Gigi Predmore and Jane Dulski.

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Co-Presidents: Jennifer Mackleit and April Weise

Executive Vice President: Liza Wallace

Co-Treasurers: Mona Arredondo and Cindy Rittenhouse

Secretary: Tracye Cantrell

Co-Vice Presidents, Communications: Laura Bolz and Chrissy Gavin

Vice President, Community Outreach: Paul Lee

Vice President, Fundraising: OPEN

Vice President, Programs: OPEN

Vice President, School Community: OPEN

Co-Vice Presidents, Before and After School Programs: Valerie Gallagher and Joanne Toll

Vice President, Grants: OPEN

Advocacy Chair: Denise Stephens

Membership Chair: Krista Wall

Special Needs Chair: OPEN

A vote will be held at the General Membership Meeting on April 22 at 9:15 a.m. in the Commons to elect the proposed slate.

Respectfully submitted,

Your 2010-2011 Nominiation Committee,

Jennifer Mackleit, Susannah Pryal and April Wiese

Students may sign up on the ASB bulletin board through Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Acts must be performance ready at try-outs or the acts will not be selected to perform.

Questions? Contact ASB Advisor,  Lynne Swanson at lswanson@lwsd.org.

We are currently planning for next year and want to know how you want your money spent.  Please take a few mintues to answer the survey at www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AE296D7PT

Questions? Contact Jane Dulski or Gigi Predmore at president@mcauliffeptsa.org 

Family Math Game Night with Blue Highway Games

Come join the fun and earn cool prizes while playing math games with your family and friends.

Blue Highway Games will provide really fun games for your family to play. They will also host a store where you can buy their games. They will give 20% of their profits to our PTSA! Bring the whole family for family math game night.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY! We need parent and high school student volunteers to help with this event. High school students can earn volunteer hours this way. Hours are 5:45-8:00 p.m.

Questions or to Volunteer: Contact Kristen Mathison at kristenmathison@yahoo.com

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