We are excited to announce Newcastle Elementary will be teaming up with Playworks for the 2023-2024 school year! Playworks is the leading national non-profit using play to transform schools. We are proud to partner with PLAYWORKS to make recess a fun, inclusive time for every student in our community. A Playworks recess creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. 

We will work in partnership with Playworks to launch the TEAM UP program. Our Playworks site coordinator will spend one week out of every month at our school to train, build and sustain a high-functioning recess. Our recess team staff will implement these new strategies to help all students at Newcastle Elementary experience safe and healthy play every day.

For more information, please see the attached flyer or click on the links above. We look forward to working together to see this program in action! 

The VOICE Mentor Program is in need of volunteers!

Listen to what Mary Vickers, our PTSA president and VOICE mentor volunteer has to say about this program:

“For the past year and a half I have been a mentor to a boy at Newcastle Elementary. Once a week I meet with my mentee to play games, help with school or just talk and have fun.  Over time, we have developed a trusting relationship that hopefully helps improve my mentee’s resilience, self-confidence, self-advocacy and other social and emotional skills. As you know, skills such as the ability to manage one’s emotions, knowing how to create and cultivate relationships and being able to positively interact with others are important for school and life success.”
 
Click HERE or reach out to voice@issaquah.wednet.edu for more information. Thanks for considering becoming a mentor!