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We hope this helps you to stay on top of all the exciting activities going on at the school as well as deadlines. 

 Monday, October 30th, 2017

2017/2018 School Year

What's Happening at Newcastle Elementary!

5th Grade Camp Fundraiser - Tuesday, Nov 7th!

Mark Your Calendars! Tapatio/ZoëYogurt Fundraiser on Tuesday, November 7th! 

Newcastle families, mark your calendars and get ready for another great community building event! Our friends at Tapatio will be supporting our 5th graders’ effort to raise money for Camp Seymour again this year.

On Tuesday, November 7th, Tapatio will generously donate a portion of all receipts for the entire day - lunch and dinner! So, plan lunch with co-workers or friends and definitely take the night off from cooking and then bring in the whole family.  Lets show Tapatio our gratitude for their amazing support in Newcastle style! Want to maximize the fundraising? Cash sales get a larger percentage donation.

And...once you've had your fill of delicious food, walk on down to ZoëYogurt to top it off with dessert! That's right, ZoëYogurt is participating in the effort to raise money for camp again this year, too! {Bring in this flyer}; and load up that cup with lots of frozen goodness and sweet toppings. Or grab a pre-filled pint or two to take home.  Either way, you're making a difference!

This is a great opportunity to spend time with friends old and new! So come on out and show your Newcastle Pride to our generous community. We'll see you there!

Please contact Sara Brester (slbrester@hotmail.com) if you have any questions.

Last Day to Donate to the Food Drive & Vote for Pajama Day or Sports Day!

Help make a difference in our community by donating the following non-perishable food items and essential supplies in the marked collection bins within Newcastle Elementary School during the drive.

For a list of items, the Issaquah Food Bank is in serious need of, please {click here}.

Your donations can be deposited into one of the bins at school by the main office or at the foot of the stairs. The bins will be labeled “Pajama Day” and “Sports Day”  - the bin that has the most food will determine which kind of fun day the whole school will have.

If you have any questions, please contact Heather Ackermann at hm_ackermann@yahoo.com or
949-923-8109. Thank you for your help and support!
 
For more information: {click here to view the flyer}

Are you interested in shaping the PTSA fund raising projects for the future? 

We are putting together a Fund Raising Exploration Committee to assess our Spring fundraising efforts and evaluate the Auction components.  If you’re interested in sharing your ideas, opinions or experience, please contact Angela Ursino at angelaursino@comcast.net. 

Angela and Elysa (Co-Presidents) and Vivian and Gina (Co-VPs, Ways and Means) will be leading this committee and building a plan for our Spring fundraiser and our longer term fundraising strategy.  We expect the commitment for this work will be a meeting once a month with potentially sub-committee meetings or work outside of the full committee meeting.

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

Tuesday, October 31st

Last Day to Donate to the Food Drive & Vote for Pajama Day vs. Sports Day!

Friday, November 3rd

Lion Art Cover Contest

Illustrate your best Newcastle Lion and your creation could end up on the cover of this year's PTSA Directory or on the cover of the yearbook! Use crayons, markers, pencils, charcoal...whatever you want! 

Reflections "Within Reach"

2017-2018 National PTA Reflections “WITHIN REACH” student art competition is taking place now.  Categories for students K-5 include photography, literature and visual arts (2D).

^{Monday, November 6th}

General PTSA Membership Meeting

Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers, as well as Principal Mellish and Dean of Students Nami Kusunose talking about social emotional learning at that age.

^{Tuesday, November 7th}

Picture Retakes

Thursday, November 9^th

Gift-A-Book

A great way to recognize your child or a loved one and to help keep our school’s library supplied with new and exciting hardcover books.  To Gift-A-Book & for more information: {click here}