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Mon, Mar. 18, 2024		2023/2024 School Year

NEWS & UPDATES FROM NEWCASTLE ELEMENTARY PTSA
Important Dates to Remember Monday, March 18 - Friday, March 22: Book Fair Wednesday, March 20: Last Day to Purchase Mariners Tickets Thursday, March 28: ISF NEM Luncheon Monday, April 8 - Friday, April 12: Spring Break - NO SCHOOL	NEWCASTLE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IS BACK! The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in our library from March 18 - March 22. All proceeds will buy books for homeroom classroom libraries! Students can shop on their own during their assigned lunch recess or with an adult on family shopping day. 1) Schedule · Monday, March 18, during lunch/recess: 11:30am-1:30pm (1st, K, 2nd) · Monday, March 18, after school: 4:00-6:00pm (Family Shopping) Family Shopping Note: An adult must accompany children. · Tuesday, March 19, during lunch/recess: 11:30am-1:30pm (5th, 3rd, 4th) · Wednesday, March 20, during lunch/recess: 11:30am-1:30pm (Teacher Shopping, TK) · Thursday, March 21, during lunch/recess: 11:30am-1:30pm (1st, TK, K, 2nd) · Friday, March 22, during lunch/recess: 11:30am-1:30pm (5th, 3rd, 4th) 2) eWallet This year, parents can choose to create an eWallet for their children to spend at the fair, which means they won’t have to carry cash to school. Here is a video describing what eWallet is: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/videos/intro-to-ewallet-fair-files.html. Directions for creating an eWallet: - Click on this link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/newcastleelementaryschool9 - Scroll down to “Get Started” under the eWallet Photo - Then scroll down to “Get Started” under Create eWallet - Sign in or create an account (if you do not already have one with Scholastic) Please Note: eWallets do NOT return funds so if a child has $20 in their eWallet and only spends $17, that money is not returned. It will remain in their wallet for next year's fair. 3) Volunteers If you are interested in volunteering, and are approved through the district, please click this link and sign up! Join us at Issaquah Schools Foundation Nourish Every Mind Event Our PTSA would be so honored if you'd join us at our table for the Issaquah Schools Foundation Nourish Every Mind Student Showcase! During the one hour event, we invite you to reconnect over a complimentary lunch with friends as students share how your Foundation support fuels innovation and student success in our schools. Registration is now open for the event, so please visit the registration page HERE to sign up. You’ll also be able to see the menu choices and choose your lunch. Be sure to choose Mary Vickers (our PTSA co-president) in the Table Captain drop-down menu. Space for the event will be limited so please register as soon as you can! Event details are below: Nourish Every Mind Student Showcase Luncheon Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 12:00pm-1:00pm Issaquah Community Center Doors will open at 11:00am for mingling and visiting student showcase booths. Light lunch and program begin at 12:00pm. The elementary school with the most attendees will win a visit from Blitz at a PTSA event of their choice! Let's get that visit! Baseball Night Fundraiser! Last Chance to Purchase Tickets is Wed, 3/20! Grab your family, friends, or neighbors and spend a night watching the Seattle Mariners take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, April 27, 6:40pm at T-Mobile Park. Tickets are $25 (normally these seats start at $50!) and a portion of ticket sales goes directly back to the Newcastle Elementary PTSA. Your actual tickets will be emailed to you as the event nears. Purchase tickets HERE by March 20th, while supplies last! Top Read-A-Thon Readers! Thank you to everyone for participating in the Newcastle Read-A-Thon! A big congratulations to our top Read-A-Thon readers for each grade! Movie Night for 4th & 5th Grades Save the date for Thursday, April 18th, at 6p! Fourth and fifth graders will vote in their classes for a movie of their choice: Mitchells vs. The Machines, Wonka or Leo. This is a FREE EVENT! Feel free to come dressed in your jammies or comfy clothes. Bring a lawn chair, or blanket/pillow and your favorite stuffed animal! Doors to the multi-purpose room will open at 5:30pm and the movie will begin as close to 6:00pm as possible. Popcorn will be served! This is NOT a drop-off event. All students must have an adult present. Students are also not allowed to wander around the building, and must stay in the multi-purpose room or on the playground with an adult present. Stay tuned for TK through 1st grades' movie night on May 17! Yearbook Sales* Don’t miss out on the 2023-2024 yearbook for your student! If you did not purchase a yearbook for your child earlier in the school year, it’s not too late - but time is running out! To purchase: GO TO OUR WEBSITE and click on the "Yearbook" icon in the left column list and follow the prompts to complete your purchase. Each copy is $26. The final deadline to order is Friday, May 31st. Note: If you do not remember if you have already ordered a copy, go to the PTSA website, click on "my account", log in, and go to “current orders”. A confirmation of your purchase will appear on that screen. Join the PTSA Executive Board for the 2024-2025 School Year Would you like to help set the direction for the PTSA? Want to be more “in the know” about what happens at school? Interested in meeting new people? All while working in service of our students? Then please consider joining our PTSA Executive Board. We’re made up of parents from all different backgrounds and experiences, just like our community. We have moms, a dad, parents who work full-time and part-time, and parents who don’t work outside the home. There’s a place for everyone. You can learn more about the various roles on the Board and the time commitment (typically less than 3-5 hours per month) HERE. If you’re interested in learning more or have someone you think would be great on the board, please contact Dana Kinghorn (part of our Nominating Committee) at dkinghorn80@gmail.com. Communications Co-Chair Needed! Your Newcastle PTSA is still in need of a volunteer as the Communications Co-Chair. You will work directly with the PTSA Co-Presidents to create this very Newsletter, keeping all of our Newcastle PTSA members up to date. This position only requires 1-2 hours per week of time. Please email NewcastlePTSA.President@gmail.com if you’re interested or if you have any questions. After School Spanish Spring Chess Class After School STEM SCHOOL & COMMUNITY NEWS ParentWiser Talk Tuesday, March 19, @ 5pm In today’s world, who isn’t feeling stressed? From the everyday — work, school, relationships, social media — to the unprecedented, you may often feel anxious and overwhelmed. Terri Bacow, Ph.D., developed "Goodbye, Anxiety: A Guided Journal for Overcoming Worry." to help you find relief. Register on Eventbrite. 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