Join the PTA! Membership Is Only at 60% and We Need to Get to 100%

IVE News for November 28, 2016

Check back on December 12th for the next edition

IVE PTA will be supporting the Holiday Gift Barn this year, which supports all our Issaquah School District families. Help bring joy and happiness to families in our community by donating any type of school aged toy or gift during the holiday season. Need gift ideas? Stop by the display outside of the office and grab a tag (or 3). Drop off unwrapped gifts in the green bins through December 5th.

Join the PTA! Membership is only at 60% and we need to get to 100%

Have you become an Issaquah Valley PTA member yet?

Sign up before December 15th and you'll be entered to win a night at Great Wolf Lodge!

If not, we would love to have you join! The PTA serves all of the students at our school, works closely with the teachers and staff to provide much needed resources for our students, and provides family engagement opportunities for every family.

Our goal is 100% membership – we are currently at 60%. Becoming a member doesn’t obligate you to volunteer, it simply gives each student at our school a voice and a representative. Did you know that our PTA actively advocates for your student at the state level to provide funding, resources for public education? We need our voices to be heard and you can do that simply through your membership.

Please consider becoming a member!

¿Te convertiste en un miembro de la PTA del Valle de Issaquah todavía? Si no es así, nos encantaría tener Únete! La PTA sirve a todos los estudiantes en la escuela, colabora estrechamente con los maestros y el personal para proporcionar los recursos necesarios para nuestros estudiantes y ofrece oportunidades de participación de las familias por cada familia. Nuestra meta es 100% calidad de miembro, actualmente estamos en un 60%. Ser miembro de no obliga a voluntarios, simplemente da cada estudiante en nuestra escuela una voz y un representante. ¿Sabías que nuestro PTA aboga activamente por su estudiante a nivel estatal, financiamiento, recursos para la educación pública? Necesitamos que nuestras voces sean escuchadas y eso puede hacerlo simplemente a través de su membresía. Por favor considere convertirse en un miembro, usted puede ir a issaquahvalleypta.org para inscribirse. ¡Los necesitamos!

For membership questions, contact Chelle Swim at .

Math Olympiad Club –

Math Olympiad is a Math Problem solving contest for teams of students in 5th Grade. The goals are to stimulate a love for mathematics, introduce important mathematical concepts, teach problem solving strategies and foster mathematical creativity and ingenuity.

Mr. Arthur has run this program for several years but is now looking for a group of parents to take over the program. He has many supplies and will train you to run the program. It consists of running 11 or 12 after school sessions, and then the first math event is the first Saturday in May.

If interested in running this fun Math Club, please contact Carla at .

Looking to be part of a fun event? Want to get to know our IVE community? Popcorn is looking for a co-chair! Co-chair would be responsible for set up and popping during recess, organize present volunteers and clean up. Time commitment would be 11-2:30 every other week. If interested contact Jaimi Messmer at .

Camp Orkila Fundraiser - Bake Sale- Dec 9th 6:30 - 8:30pm

Please join us at the Bake Sale during Family Movie Night at MPR! All proceeds willbe donated to 5th Grade Camp Orkila to support families in need and tohelp lower the cost for each child to go to the camp. Please look for our Bake Sale Booth. Cash Only. Thank you for yoursupport and we hope to see you there!

We need bakers for our sale, please contact Niza() or Nicole () foradditional information or you can sign up at:

Yearbook Pictures and Cover Contest…

Good News! The Yearbook Cover Contesthas been extended for the5th Graders. Entries are due byDecember15th.

We need your Pictures!! Start taking them now! The upcoming Fall Festival / Halloween Parties are the perfect opportunity. We can't wait to see all those costume pictures.

The majority of the yearbook pictures are taken by you...our wonderful parents and volunteers of IVE. Throughout the year, we want youto submit pictures from school events and community activities. We strive to have every child in the yearbook a couple times.

• Room Parents – We need each room parent to send us 10-15 photographs of their class, with each student in at least one photograph. It’s best if you can get small groups of 3-5 students in each photograph. They can be taken while you volunteer, at a holiday party, or whenever you visit the classroom.

• School Events – If you are there and take pictures, please uploadyour pictures to our online site. Directions to create an account and upload are on the Yearbook Page!
• Go to the Yearbook Page for directions how to upload photos to the Lifetouch Community Site.

For questions, contact Kim at .

Camp Orkila for 5th Graders!

IVE 5th Graders have the opportunity to go to Camp Orkila in June. Camp Orkila is a YMCA camp located on the northwest tip of Orcas Island.Camp Orkila has been connecting youth and families to the outdoors since 1906. With more than 280 acres of private beach, preserved forest and open fields, kids thrive in this caring and supportive community.Explore nature, learn new skills, make new friends and gain respect for the environment. Let your child explore their strengths, expand their independence and build confidence with Camp Orkila.

A $25 deposit is due. Click hereto make your deposit or make a donation to help another 5th grader go to camp.

Check out the Camp Orkila Page for more information. For questions, contact .

New Amazon Fundraising Link

You can support the Issaquah Valley Elementary School PTA every time you shop at Amazon by clicking on this link:

For future purchases, just remember toalways visitSmile.Amazon.com to support IVE PTA. We recommend that you create a bookmark for Smile.Amazon.com or you can also install the Amazon Assistant. When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to IVE PTA. It's an easy way to support IVE while you shop! If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to email .

Update your Student's Teacher

If you haven't already done so, please click on the "My Account" icon and update your students teacher for this year. This information is used so we know where to deliver the spirit wear, yearbooks, or anything else purchased for your student.

You CAN make a difference!

Want to get involved at IVE but not sure where to start? Visit the Volunteerpageon our website to learn about opportunities, sign up for an upcoming event or general committee that interests you, or get even more involved by serving as a chair for one of our awesome committees!

We are currently seeking chairs for the following committees:

- CultureFair

- Directory

- Enrichment

- Staff Appreciation Week

In addition, the PTA needs volunteers for:

- Art Docents for each classroom

For more information about each position, click here.

If you are interested in any of these positions or would like more information, contact Rebecca Maljak or Brie Baumannat .

2016-2017 PTA Calendar of Events

Mark your calendar with these events now! You won't want to miss any of them.

General Meeting Dates - 7:00 pm in the IVE Library. All Welcome. Childcare will be provided.

Thursday, December 1
Thursday, February 2
Thursday, March 30
Thursday, May 18

Coffee Chat with Principal Walsh

February 2, 6:00-6:45 p.m.

May 11, 8:45-9:30 a.m.

Events

Family Movie Night December 9
Holiday Choir December 15
Multi-Cultural Fair February 10
Bingo Night March 3
Engineering Night April 21
Book Fair Family Night April 26
Variety Show May 12
Ice Cream Social June 9

Field Day June 13

Issaquah PTSA Council News:

Check out the PTSAs latest Newsletter here

ParentWiserpresents…

Nov 29thSCREENAGERS – Growing Up in the Digital Ageat 7-9pm at Liberty High School, Theater.Another chance to see

thisfilm documentary, with expert panel Q&A, exploring struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. With insights from psychologists, brain scientists, and families,SCREENAGERSreveals how tech time impacts kids' development and how parents can best navigate the digital world and find balance. Watch the trailer at: For parents & students of K-12.

Register for these events at

These ParentWiserevents are FREE for Issaquah school district PTSA members, $5 donation requested for non-members at the door;

sponsored by Issaquah PTSA Council, Issaquah Schools Foundation and Swedish Medical of Issaquah.

Holiday Bazaar @ Skyline High School–Sammamish, WA

Saturday Dec 3, 2016 9AM – 3PM

The Skyline Holiday Bazaar is afestive holiday shopping visit with local artisans and crafters.

In addition tolocal artisans and crafters, therewill also be a bake sale sponsored by the senior class, musical performances by middle and high schoolers,

opportunities for photos with Santa from 11am-2pm, and a raffle drawing with many, many wonderful gifts to choose from. We hope you’ll join us!

For more information, visit our website

Questions?Contact the Bazaar Chair:KellySmith

SchoolPool

Dear Issaquah Valley parent,

Want less traffic and a green commute to school? Sign up for Issaquah Salmon Friendly Trips SchoolPool by filling out the online enrollment form! A few days after filling out the form, log into your account to see if there is a ride match to school.

SchoolPool trips aren’t just from home to school and back! With SchoolPool, parents can arrange carpools, walking or biking groups to school-related activities, such as sports practices and events, school music events, clubs, and tutorials. Just type in where you live, where you want to go, and the time of the event. The system will match you with other parents taking the same trip!

The more people that sign up, the more likely you will find convenient carpools, biking and walking groups, so spread the word! Email questions to

Procedure for All Volunteers

All volunteers must complete an online application. If you have students at different schools in Issaquah, you only need to fill this out once and will be asked to mark which schools you want to volunteer at. Click the link, to apply to volunteer.

If you have information to be included in the next eNews, please send to Kim Pike . Thanks!