Upcoming Events Ardmore Elementary School 16166 NE 32nd Street Bellevue, WA 98008 425.456.4700

September 2015

Ardmore Elementary School News

Sept 1 First Day of

School

Sept 7 No School: Labor

Day

Sept 8 Kindergarten Pot-

luck

5:30pm-6:30pm

Kindergarten Cur-

riculum night

6:30pm-7:30pm

Sept 9 First Day of Eagle

Mail Club

Sept 19 Ardmore Olympics

1pm (Registration

at 12:30)

Sept 29 1st-5th Grade

Potluck 5:30pm-

6:30pm

1stt-5th Grade

Curriculum night

6:30pm-7:30pm

Oct 9 No School: Pro-

fessional Develop-

ment

Ardmore Website http://www.bsd405.org/ardmore

Ardmore PTSA Website http://www.ardmoreelementary.org/

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Eagle’s Eye View

Hello Ardmore Parents! Welcome to the 2015-16 school year! I am extremely excited about what we’re going to accomplish as a school community! I highly encourage you to join our PTSA as it will be the best way to stay involved in all the latest initiatives. Also be sure to check out the PTSA website for the master calendar of events, but here are some upcoming events that you’ll want to note on your September calendar:

First Day of School Tuesday, September 1st Kindergarten Orientation/Curriculum Tuesday, September 8th, 6:30-

7:30pm Ardmore Olympics Saturday September 19th, 1pm Grade 1-5 Curriculum Night Tuesday, September 29th, 6:30-7:30pm

I will continue to use Remind text service, weekly School Messenger phone mes-sages, email blasts, and monthly newsletters to convey important events and in-formation to our school community. If you have questions about any of those communication tools, don’t hesitate to ask. Thanks to all our amazing Ardmore parents and community members for their support and dedication! Chas Miller Principal Ardmore Elementary

Sept Virtue: Respect

Start the New Year by Staying Informed!

If you’ve changed your phone number or email address recently, be

sure to call the Ardmore front office at 425-456-4700 or send a note

with your child so we have your updated contact information! This will

ensure that you receive important communications from Ardmore, in-

cluding email blasts and School Messenger phone messages.

Also, be sure to connect with Ardmore Elementary via “Remind” to get

instant notifications from the school! Information regarding how to

sign up for Remind are located below. Feel free to contact Principal

Chas Miller with any questions!

What’s “Remind”? Remind is a simple way for you to stay informed with what’s happening at Ardmore Elementary. By joining Ardmore Elemen-tary on Remind, you’ll receive instant messages via push notifica-tions, SMS, or email. But don’t worry, your phone number will not be shared with anyone! It is a quick and easy way to stay in-formed regarding important school events and emergency situa-tions that may arise as school. There are 3 easy ways to get con-nected, simply follow one of the directions below to get connect-ed! If you have questions, please feel free to contact Principal Chas Miller.

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Eagle’s Eye View

Hello Ardmore families!

On behalf of the PTSA, I’d like to welcome you back for what is looking to be a great year at Ardmore! Believe it or not we were working through the summer on plans for the Olympics (9/19) and creating a fun filled calendar for the year! This year the Ardmore PTSA is starting a program called The Ardmore One Hour Pledge. The PTSA is asking parents to pledge one hour of time (per season/ per student). We know one of the biggest fears people have in volunteering for PTSA is getting pulled in and getting landed with more work than intended. We are com-mitted to making sure that doesn’t happen, and will accept all and any help offered!

We love that your children come to PTSA events and often times you’re already at the events. It’s a great way to meet other parents while giving back to the school! If you were unable to attend Taking Care of Business and sign your pledge sheet, be sending home an additional with Eagle Mail that goes out on Thursdays! We truly enjoy helping to enhance your children’s learning ex-perience at Ardmore and hope you are able to join us!

Sincerely,

Misty Dampier

Ardmore PTSA President

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Eagle’s Eye View

Welcome to a new school year at Ardmore Elementary!

Please contact us at the Family Connections Center if you

need information or referrals for any of the programs

listed above.

Cristina Morse

Human Services Specialist

Phone: (425) 456-4703

E-mail: morsec@bsd405.org

Ligia Calvo

Family Involvement Liaison

Phone: (425) 456-4762

E-mail: calvol@bsd405.org

The Bellevue School District can help con-

nect you to the following services:

School Supplies

Holiday Programs

Infant Items

Children’s Clothing

Head Start Infor-

mation

Computer Classes

ESL Classes

Emergency Assistance

Childcare Referrals

Immigration Referrals

Family Support/Parenting Classes

Counseling

Employment

Transportation

Health and Dental Care

Tutoring Services

After School Programs

Domestic Violence Services

Summer Camp

Food Programs

Ardmore Elementary

Barnes & Noble

Bookfair

Saturday, September 26, 2015 and

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Barnes & Noble Crossroads

15600 NE 8th St

Bellevue, WA 98008

Can’t attend our bookfair at

Barnes & Noble?

Visit BN.com/bookfairs to support us

online from 9/27/2015 to 11/01/2015

by entering Bookfair ID 11623972 at

checkout.

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The 5th Annual Ardmore Olympics are here!

The Ardmore Olympics will be held Saturday, September 19th from 1pm- 4pm on

the school playground. What a great way to celebrate our community - a fun

afternoon with Olympic style student events, free t-shirts for all students in

attendance, and carnival games with a chance for prizes. We'll be handing out

gold, silver, and bronze medals for our solo event winners.

The dunk tank will be back! Would anyone like to dunk Mr. Miller? Mr. Jones?

Your teacher? Students will be gathering pledges starting the second week of school. You'll get a packet

that explains everything about the event. Unlike other schools, this is our only fundraiser of the year!

You can be creative - take the pledge sheet to work, ask neighbors, and ask family friends on Facebook to

donate online at ardmoreelementary.org/ardmoreolympics. This link sends donors to our PayPal account

where they can specify the student's name by adding that note to their donation.

Students are eligible for solo and class prizes based on participation and total dollars raised. Corporate

matching is always encouraged but is not counted towards prize eligibility. 100% of your child's pledges

go straight to our school, thanks to sponsors who cover the entire cost of our Olympics event. With these

funds the PTSA is able to help pay for field trips, Family Fun Nights, performances, Eagle folders, and en-

richment funds for every classroom. We pay for things that benefit all students, things that would not be

available without this fundraiser.

We appreciate your support and can use your help for the event! If any parents can help at the event or have more questions, please contact Michelle Bell at 425-985-8048 or mbellnew@yahoo.com. You can also check out: http://helptime.com for a detailed list of volunteer opportunities for all Ardmore events.

If your student does not get an Olympics packet, there will be some available in the office.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Advanced Orthodontics Bellevue Pediatric Dentistry

Allegro Pediatrics, Team Foster Realty

Wayback Burgers Pro Sports Club

Engineering for Kids My Gym

Mathnasium of Bellevue