Save the date for our next general membership meeting on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 7pm. Please join us and contribute your voice and vote. Agenda includes approving changes to our budget, voting on advocacy resolutions, and updates on our programs and events.
If you have any topics you would like to share, please contact membership@puestadelsolpta.org.
Due to recent guidance from the Bellevue School District, the meeting will be online only. Please register in advance at zoom.us/register/tZIkfuCvr....
Class of 2029 (current Fifth Grade Families) let's make this year's 5th Grade Graduation great!
We are looking for energetic, creative volunteers who love to organize, to plan this year's 5th Grade graduation for Puesta del Sol Elementary. Planning starts NOW so we can be ready for June. Interested in helping? Please e-mail: events@puestadelsolpta.org.
Did you know Puesta del Sol PTA pays the license allowing teachers to show copyrighted material like movies or documentaries at school?
Swank, our movie licensing company, is piloting FREE access to selected movies on scheduled dates, including streaming in Spanish and other languages (when available).
PTA Members—you do not need to email to get the code. See here.
NON-PTA Members—email events@puestadelsolpta.org for directions and passcode (sorry, the info can only be e-mailed).
Here are the January movies. Selma (PG-13) is a featured movie streaming in advance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Friday, January 21st- Paddington (PG)
Saturday, January 22nd- Paddington 2 (PG)
Friday, January 28th- Paw Patrol (G)
The Puesta del Sol PTA is raising money to support Northwest Harvest, the largest Food Bank Network in Washington State. They give money to individual Food Banks where people can get food without paying for it. Due to COVID, the numbers of people depending on Food Banks has doubled! Please consider making an online donation today.
DONATE: https://northwestharvest.donorsupport.co/-/NNEVRQJK, or mail a check made out to “Northwest Harvest” to PO Box 12272 Seattle, WA 98102, or call Donor Relations at 800.722.6924. Make sure to mention Puesta PTA!
On the February 8, 2022, special election ballot, the Bellevue School District has two levies that are before voters. These are replacement levies and if they are not approved by votes BSD will not be able to provide many of the wonderful programs that so many enjoy. The levies support the following:
Local Education Program and Ops Levy:
1. State does not fully fund education
2. Creating Opportunities for students
• After-school activ...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is on January 17. On or around this date, here are some ways Puesta families can honor the legacy of Dr. King through learning and service.
Seattle MLK Day Rally and March - Monday, January 17, 11 am at Garfield High School
Local volunteer opportunities through United Way Day of Service - Monday, January 17
Lake Sammamish State Park MLK Quote Walk, January 12th - 23rd
Interactive Virtual Storytime with Northwest African-American Museum, Sunday, January 9th at 1 pm or view archived storytimes online
African-American Heritage Book list from KCLS (books available online)
Click here to read current or past issues of El Sol
Join Facebook Parent Groups (not PTA-sponsored):
Puesta del Sol Elementary- All Grade Parent Discussion
Puesta del Sol Class of 2034 (Kindergarten)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2033 (1st Grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2032 (2nd grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2031 (3rd grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2030 (4th grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2029 (5th grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2028 (Graduated)
* Please note: Individual Facebook groups for each class are parent-organized and are not PTA-sponsored.
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Join us for a special event featuring author and educator Vera Ahiyya, the Tutu Teacher! In this interactive virtual story time Vera will read anti-racist books, including her upcoming title "You Can Use Your Voice," and host a discussion for Puesta del Sol students and families. You can learn more at her website: thetututeacher.com.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89515689486
January Passport:
Special Itinerary for this month is Pakistan
Learn more at our Passport Club page.
Puesta del Sol is looking for host families for our 2022-23 Amity interns. Host families play a vital role in the success of the program. By welcoming an intern from another country into their home, volunteer host families gain friendship, understanding, knowledge and a connection to the world. Host families will experience new tastes and customs and have the chance to practice their intern's language. Your children will learn about different parts of the world from the intern and may receive extra help with their own language studies.
At Puesta del Sol, our host families typically host for 13 weeks but offer longer durations. You may select to host for Fall, Winter or Spring or half-year, and we will extend full year if necessary. The Amity Committee needs 20 host family applications for 6 interns to ensure improved matching and experience for our interns and families. You may make a preference for male or female and/or time of year. We are in need of families interested in hosting male interns.
To apply to be a host family, please fill out an application.
Learn more about the program at:
Questions? Email us at amity@puestadelsolpta.org
Did you know that the PTA is about more than just about activities and fundraising for our school? The Puesta del Sol PTA is a member of the State and National PTA. The WA State PTA is very active in advocacy and each year the WA State PTA reviews resolutions on educational issues. This fall the WA State PTA passed Resolution 18.42 - Improving Literacy and Educational Outcomes - which is then automatically incorporated into the official Puesta del Sol PTA platform as the State PTA is our parent organization. However, a local PTA can also choose to issue a statement of support to add additional awareness, which is what our PTA board did.
Puesta PTA Official Statement of Support passed 12/14/2021: The Puesta del Sol PTA Board officially endorses and supports the WSPTA Resolution 18.42 - Improving Literacy and Educational Outcomes.
Click on the link to learn more about this resolution and how we can advocate to support literacy in Washington State and the Bellevue School District.
Puesta del Sol PTA has recently been recognized by Washington State PTA as a Gold Membership Growth Award recipient! PTAs are presented with this award for enrolling at least 10% more members this year compared to last year. That means our PTA is growing! Thank you to everyone who has become a member so far this year: YOU are the reason our PTA achieved this award! If you haven’t yet signed up for a 2021-2022 PTA membership, please consider joining today! By doing so, you are demonstrating your support for our PTA and all it does for Puesta del Sol –
Membership Signup: puestadelsolpta.org/Packet/Membership/
Volunteer with the Puesta del Sol PTA
Puesta del Sol is Endorsed by the Embassy of Spain
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Winter General Membership Meeting
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Save the date. Please join us and contribute your voice and vote. Agenda includes approving changes to our budget, voting on advocacy resolutions, and updates on our programs and events. If you have any topics you would like to share, please contact membership@puestadelsolpta.org.
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The Tutu Teacher Book Reading & Discussion
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Wednesday, February 2
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5:30p - 7:00p
Join us for a special event featuring author and educator Vera Ahiyya, the Tutu Teacher! In this interactive virtual story time Vera will read anti-racist books, including her upcoming title "You Can Use Your Voice," and host a discussion for Puesta del Sol students and families. You can learn more at her website: thetututeacher.com.
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