Save the Dates for these activities coming up and stay tuned for more to come!

  • Friday, June 2nd –  Field Day
    • Kindergarten-2nd Grade Session - 9:30-11:00 (Set up @ 9:00am)
    • 3rd Grade-5th Grade Session - 1:30-3:00 (Clean up @ 3:00pm)
  • Friday, June 9, 7pm: Seattle Storm Game
  • Friday, June 16: 5th Grade Graduation

To stay in touch, subscribe to our official communications: El Sol Newsletter, this website and PTA Facebook.

 

Congratulations - 2023-2024 PTA Board Directors

Congratulations to our incoming PTA Board Directors who were reviewed and approved by by the 2023-2024 Executive Committee:

-Director of Fundraising: Aubra Moore and Dan Welygan

-Director of School Relations: Carla Merkow

-Co-Directors of Ed Enhancement: Sarah Moon, Stephanie Parkins

-Director of Communications: Jennifer Green Li

Thank you, incoming directors, for putting forth your interest and we look forward to next school year!


Fifth Grade Graduation!

The Class of 2030 will celebrate their momentous six years at Puesta del Sol with a graduation ceremony on June 16th. The Ceremony will begin promptly at 5:30pm with time for mingling immediately following around 8pm. Please see below for deadlines and FAQ's.


RSVPs NEEDED: CLASS OF 2030 GRADUATION
RSVP Deadline for Tickets and Parking Passes: Monday, June 12th.
Fifth Grade Graduation will be held at 5:30 pm on Friday, June 16th.
Each student will be allocated a total of 7 tickets. This is many more than have been allocated in the past when graduation was at our old gym (then it was 2!), so we are thankful for the bigger space.

FAQs:

Q: How do I reserve my tickets?
A: Our RSVP link is live and available until June 12. You will need to create a (free) PTA account to RSVP if you do not have one: https://puestadelsolpta.org/Packet/graduationtix

Q: Are there any extra tickets available?
A. If a student has tickets that will be unused, those tickets can be given to other families. Often families will post on grade-level Facebook pages or ask friends for spare tickets. The tickets must be registered under the original student’s name. We cannot offer more tickets to any one student, per space issues in the auditorium.

Q: Where should I park for graduation?
A: We will be issuing parking passes for campus for the night of graduation (details to follow). We will have room for one car per student household on the school campus. If a student has two households needing a parking pass, please let us know before June 12 and we will try to accommodate this request. While we will do our best to have reserved spots, available parking spaces cannot be guaranteed.

Questions? Please email PTA Fifth Grade Events fifthgradeevents@puestadelsolpta.org


Thank You International Art Festival Volunteers!

On Wednesday, May 24th, we celebrated International Art Festival at Puesta del Sol! We had dancing, art, singing, food, flags, and so much fun. Our first big event in the new building was a smashing success! Thank you to all parents, students, and families who participated, contributed, and showed up!

Giant THANK YOU to all our volunteers and planners for putting on such an amazing event. Special appreciation is due to Ana Montes, Alycia Gerlach, Angela Carey, Sra Dana, Carla Merkow, Natalie Danielson, Sra. Rose, Steph Parkins, Sarah Moon, Alonzo Chehade, Sharisse Sifuentes, Juan Goni, Trudy Hicks, Sra Monica, Sra McCleary, Janitors Henry & Rosario, Sra Brody, 5th Grade Events Team, Angela de la Hoz, our Visiting Artists (Adriana Morales and Aida Ebeling), our Amities (Erick, Erika, Danilo, and Celia), Marta Parada, Jenya Petrova, Srta Aznar, Sra Fletcher, Carmel Sasaki, Holly Ellis-Brown, Jasmine Hentz, Tara Jones, our year-long Art Appreciation volunteers, and all our amazing Event Day volunteers.


Funday Fridays

Thanks to those helping at our Friday school volunteering opportunity: Funday Fridays! It has been a great opportunity to help out and get connected with our school.

After our initial pilot, we will keep going with the volunteering, but adjust to only Friday. Morning sessions starting on Friday, 5/19.

Starting on Friday 5/19, Fridays at 9:15-10:00am will be open volunteering sessions to gather and help out at school. On arriving, check out the PTA Office to find where we will be gathering and/or posting the volunteer task of the day.


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Last Day of School!

Attention All Families! The last day of School for this year is June 22nd. School will be in session from 9:05a to 11:05a. Busses will run normal routes. Please be prepared to pick up your kiddos!


Summer Playdates

We've got a bunch of playdates for kiddos this summer! Please join your grade and check the Puesta del Sol PTA website for any updates.

See 2023 Summer Playdates for grades, dates, times, parks and contact info for any questions or to RSVP. 


Spring General Membership Meeting - Budget Highlights

At our Spring General Membership, we reviewed both this current Fiscal Year’s budget and approved the 2023-2024 school year for PTA. Here are some budget highlights:

  • Good news: our current net revenue for this Fiscal Year continues to stay on track, and allowed for our PTA to approve a new ask for additional literacy materials for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year in advance. The new request is for literacy manipulatives (including movable letters, and boards for students) that Bellevue School District will now require.
  • A couple of programs will be “sunset”-ed due to no longer being run (Math Olympiad--program closed during pandemic), or no volunteer sign ups for last several years (WatchDOGs).
  • Approved the 2023-2024 school year PTA budget, including:
    • Additional stipends for: Puesta del Sol’s NEW Behavioral Specialist and Behavioral Technician roles, for our ITCL (Instructional Technology Curriculum Leader); also for new PTA roles for: Socioemotional (SEL) Liaison, and Recess Liaison.
    • 2023-2024: A generous Building Improvement Plan (BIP) grant line for needs to support Puesta del Sol students’ learning in next year.
    • Bringing back the Auction as our major Spring Fundraiser!

Host Families Needed for 2023-24 School Year

The Amity Program offers interns a unique cultural and teaching experience at Puesta. We have four amazing interns this year who are serving in various classrooms.

We are looking for host families for the 2023-2024 school year. Hosting can be 3-6-9 month experience. If you are interested in learning about the program or hosting or connecting to a current host family, please contact amity@puestadelsolpta.org

Link to Host Family 2023-2024 Application


Follow us on Facebook / Parent Groups
 

facebook.com/Puestadelsolpta

Join Facebook Parent Groups (not PTA-sponsored):

Puesta del Sol Elementary- All Grade Parent Discussion

Puesta del Sol School Garden

Puesta del Sol Class of 2036 (Incoming Kindergarten)

Puesta del Sol Class of 2035 (Kindergarten)

Puesta del Sol Class of 2034 (1st Grade)

Puesta del Sol Class of 2033 (2nd grade)

Puesta del Sol Class of 2032 (3rd grade)

Puesta del Sol Class of 2031 (4th grade)

Puesta del Sol Class of 2030 (5th grade)

Puesta del Sol Class of 2029 (Graduated)

ISA - Tillicum, Sammamish + Newport

* Please note: Individual Facebook groups for each class are parent-organized and are not PTA-sponsored.


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FUNday Friday

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Friday, June 9
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9:15a - 4:00p

Regular open volunteer hours at 9:15-10am and 2:00-4:00pm to help out teacher and staff getting materials ready, or any other tasks they need help with before the weekend, or things families can take home and work on over the weekend.
Refreshments and snacks provided! Meet in front of Teatro.
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7:00p Night Out with the Seattle Storm!
Night Out with the Seattle Storm!

Date:
Friday, June 9
Time:
7:00p - 9:00p
Where:
Climate Pledge Arena

Cost is $30 per ticket.

Deadline to order is 5/15/23 but order early to guarantee your seats! (We will place the order as soon as we reach 50 tickets, and then in groups of 10-20 after that until the deadline or there is no more ticket inventory at this price.)

If you would like to sit with another family, please place one order for the entire group. (No refunds). Tickets will be emailed to the email address associated with your PTA membership.

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El Sol Newsletter arrives

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5th Grade Graduation

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9:15a FUNday Friday
FUNday Friday

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Friday, June 16
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9:15a - 4:00p

Regular open volunteer hours at 9:15-10am and 2:00-4:00pm to help out teacher and staff getting materials ready, or any other tasks they need help with before the weekend, or things families can take home and work on over the weekend.
Refreshments and snacks provided! Meet in front of Teatro.
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5:30p Fifth Grade Graduation!
Fifth Grade Graduation!

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Friday, June 16
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5:30p - 9:00p
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