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Mon, Dec. 7, 2020
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2020/2021 School Year
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NEWS & UPDATES FROM NEWCASTLE ELEMENTARY PTSA |
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Important Dates to Remember
Monday, Dec. 7 - Monday, Dec. 14: Winter Online Marketplace Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7p: ParentWiser Talk Sunday, Dec. 13, 3p: Virtual Baking Class Monday, Dec. 14, 6p: PTSA Board Meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15: Winter Clothes & Toy Drive Ends Monday, Dec. 21 - Friday, Jan. 1: Winter Break - No School
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THE WINTER ONLINE MARKETPLACE IS OPEN! Shop Now Through Dec. 14 Support our school now and for years to come while doing some safe, physically distant holiday shopping. You don’t have to be a Newcastle Elementary family to shop here, so please share with family and friends. Check out the FLYER for details. You’ll find:
Click HERE and start shopping! Contact auctionnewcastle2021@gmail.com with questions. Donate Toys and Winter Items to Help Local Families The PTSA is helping two local organizations fulfill holiday needs and wishes. Now through Dec. 15 you can drop off donations for the following: Eastside Baby Corner: New unwrapped toys ages 0-12 Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank: New or gently used winter coats, gloves, scarves, hats, boots, etc, ages 0-12 Collection bins are in front of the school M-F 8am-6pm. We have one more contact-free Saturday drop off on Dec. 12 from 12-2pm in the school bus loop. Check out the FLYER for more information. Create Holiday Baking Memories with a Virtual Baking Class! The PTSA invites you to our first ever Zoom baking class! You and your child(ren) can join our very own Newcastle parent (and baker extraordinaire), Alice Kim, for a Virtual Baking Class. Join Alice on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 3-3:45pm and learn to make delicious butter mochi cupcakes. Ingredient list and full instructions will be provided. Sign up HERE today.
REUNITING THE PRIDE LANDS AUCTION Announcing New Sponsors! We’re excited to announce our newest Auction Sponsors – Partner Sponsors Amir and Amina Najam. Please join us in thanking this Newcastle family for supporting us! We cannot achieve our fundraising goals without Sponsors helping to offset costs. Are you interested in this great way to advertise your business while serving our school community? Sponsorships start at as little as $250. Contact auctionnewcastle2021@gmail.com for more information.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS ParentWiser Presents Beyond Behavior: Understand and Solve Your Student’s Behavioral Challenges Dec. 9 at 7pm Are you trying to parent through challenging behavior? Pediatric Psychologist, Mona Delahooke PhD, will share strategies and tools to reduce behavioral challenges and promote psychological resilience and satisfying, secure relationships. Register at www.parentwiser.org/events or directly on Eventbrite. Issaquah Schools Foundation Spotlight on Success – Character Strong Our current circumstances are challenging for everyone, including our students… and we want to be sure we are supporting their social and emotional needs. Funded by the Foundation at all 5 middle schools, Character Strong curriculum offers a combination of social, emotional, and character development that is effective during remote learning as well as in the school building. Character Strong helps support a positive culture by teaching kindness, respect, selflessness, patience, humility, forgiveness, and honesty. Issaquah Schools Foundation Impact Scholarship Applications Open Available to high school juniors and seniors, the Issaquah Schools Foundation offers TWO scholarships, awarded to students who submit essays that describe how Issaquah Schools Foundation-funded programs have enriched their education. The scholarships are offered in two categories: Written ($1000) and Presentation ($1500). Information at: http://isfdn.org/impact-scholars. Application deadline is February 28, 2021.
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