Welcome to North Beach Elementary PTA!

At North Beach we nurture and empower all students to reach their full potential as learners and citizens

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Spectrum Update

If your child qualified for Spectrum after participating in the testing just concluded, you must enroll your child in the Spectrum Program.  Because you now have the choice of self-contained at another site or inclusion here at North Beach, you need to specify your preference.   This must be done during the open enrollment period in March.

Many families with students in the Spectrum Program received their 2010-11 assignment letter and were confused about its wording.  The notifications that were sent last week will now show these children as Program:  Regular if they attend North Beach, but will still be listed as Spectrum students at the central office.  They will continue to be eligible for Spectrum Programs should they choose to move to another school.  Although it says regular program, it does NOT mean they are no longer a Spectrum student.  If you are still unsure or confused, please contact Robert Vaughn at 252-0134.

Clothing Request from the Office

We are experiencing an increased number of students needing changes of clothing.  If you have sweat pants that you no longer need, the Nurse’s Office would be willing to take them.  We are looking at sizes that would fit K-5, boys and girls.  Thanks for your help!

Yearbook Orders Due Friday 3/12

Yearbook order forms came home last week! There are extras in the office if you need one. Deadline to return order forms is March 12th. Capture your child's memories of the school year! The cost is $10.00

AGC - Project PLAY-DOUGH is here!

Project 'Play-Dough' is a fundraising campaign for the AGC. Starting Feb 23rd all classrooms will participate in this exciting new program. Our final fundraising effort to raise money for Art, Music, Saxon Math and Tutoring begins March 23rd with PROJECT PLAY-DOUGH.

Each class will participate in fundraising for the AGC and all classes who reach 100% participation AT ANY LEVEL will get an extra recess! The flyer with all the details is available to download here.

All children at North Beach benefit from the programs with the AGC, so please help us reach our goal of $55,00 and 100% participation.

Goal: $55,000
Donations to date: $49,520
Shortfall: $5,480

Download your Project Play Dough participation form HERE. AGC Donations can be sent via kidmail (payable to the North Beach Elem. PTA) or made online via Paypal here. To download the Friends and Family Contact Form, click here

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kate Rappe' at kate@cmykate.com or Tina Kliman at jedkliman@comcast.net.

School of Rock Concert & Dance and Carnevale

School of Rock is coming to NB!! When? March 19th 6 - 8.30pm

The NB 5th Grade families are hosting a party for everyone! 
Music – Rock out to the music of the School of Rock
Raffle – Many valuable prizes
Food – Delicious fun food
Games – Exciting carnival games for the whole family
Masks – Dress up in your craziest, most colorful mask!

Principal's Corner

Read the Principal Bowers newsletter online here. Ms Bowers has her own webpage for any updates, her weekly newsletter and special announcements.

Students are encouraged to submit jokes to Ms Bowers to be featured in her 'joke of the week' section

Health Issues

Flu Season Continues
Though the flu season this year has been relatively mild, we still may have another round of infections. The predictions are that there will be a third wave of H1N1 flu infections in late winter and early spring.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET FLU IMMUNIZATIONS
Both the H1N1 and seasonal flu immunizations are available at many locations such as doctors' offices, pharmacies, and hospitals. Please consider getting immunizations for the whole family. It is possible that the next wave of infections will also hit older people as well as children. It is especially important to receive an immunization if you have a chronic health condition.
If you have any questions about the flu, or immunizations, you can get good information from Public Health- Seattle and King County at 206-296- 4600 or on the website: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health. aspx This website also lists locations for free immunizations. Please consider protecting your family from both flus.

For information on health issues at school , please see our Staying Healthy at School page

Friendly reminder - Keep your child home if: They are vomiting or have diarrhea. They have a rash, or an eye infection. They have a sore throat, or don't feel well enough to participate in school activities. They have a temperature 100 degrees F or over. Students need to be free of fever for a whole school day without fever reducing medications before they come back to school. Please do not send your child back by giving them a fever reducing medicine when they have a fever. We see a fair amount of this. Coming back too soon spreads illness, but more importantly it puts your child at increased risk of complications from their own illness.

Safety Patrol

From Ms Bowers: North Beach staff appreciates your cooperation in following our simple rules about drop off and pick up.  Staff are keeping track of offender's license plate numbers and talking with our traffic officers to help us slow down the traffic and follow legal traffic guidelines.

Follow this link for the safety patrol schedule - updated for March!

Beachcomber Online

The Beachcomber is the PTA's weekly newsletter. Read it online here

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