Falcon Flyer - March 17, 2019

Falcon Flyer - March 17, 2019

Your weekly news & updates

The PTSA Nominating Committee is still looking for people to step up to join the PTSA Board next year. Please see the item below and contact the committee if you are interested. The other item to take note of is the changes to the school calendar to make up for missed snow days.

PTSA Nominating Committee - Carson PTSA Board for 2019-2020

The Nominating Committee is looking to fill the 2019-2020 Carson PTSA Board. The following positions are open: Secretary Executive Vice President VP Communications VP Expenditures Co-VP Fundraising Co-VP's of After School Programs If you or someone you know might be interested in serving on the Carson board next year, please contact the Nominating Committee at nomcom@. In addition, if you have further questions or would like to review the job descriptions of each of these roles, please don't hesitate to contact us at nomcom@. What better time than the present to become more involved with your child's school!

Used Book Fair : May 2, 2019

Read any good books lately? Please share them ? literally -- with our Carson community! We will be accepting donations of gently used books April 15-26. As you clean and declutter, please remember we're interested in books of all reading levels as well as educational CDs, cookbooks and computer games.

Health Room Donations needed

The health room is running low on a few clothing articles that we frequently use during the school day. We need gently used girls leggings sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12 and boys sweatpants size 6 and 8. Any donations can be brought directly to the health room and would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for help! Ashley Bruggeman Health Room Secretary

Community Outreach

Thursday 3/14 McAuliffe hosting speaker on Internet Safety and Cyberbullying. Stephanie Thomas, former FBI agent, will be speaking.

Sunday 3/24 2:30-4:30 Sammamish YMCA teen group Hand in Hand We Code hosting a coding challenge. Open to all ages. Info at YMCA website.

Tues 3/26 7:00-8:30 Plateaupians for Peace sponsors monthly topics at Beaver Lake Lodge. This month is "How to Communicate Effectively With Your Kids." Info at:

Wed 4/17 7:00-8:00 Eastlake will be hosting screening of "Like", a documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives and the effect technology has on our brain. Same filmmakers who did "Screenagers." Link for info about the movie: .

Sat 4/20 YMCA Eggstravaganza. See YMCA Website, also for info about Spring Family Hikes.

LIBRARY: for more info please see the website Tues 4/9 2:00-4:00 Intro to Microbit, presented by students from Tesla STEM school, grades 5+.

4/19 Deadline for submissions to Peeps Challenge, all ages.

LWSD - Calendar changes due to missed snow days

The district has finalized plans to make up for the days and time missed due to the February snow events. The 2018-19 calendar has been modified to reflect the changes. As a reminder, school districts can request a waiver from the state for missed school days during the Governor's declared state of emergency. Districts are not allowed to seek a waiver that would impact the required K-12 average instructional hours of 1,027. After analysis of both requirements, it was determined that a total of 3.5 days must be made up to maintain compliance with both requirements. The 2018-19 calendar has May 28 built-in as a snow day, so a total of 2.5 days must be made up beyond the built-in snow day.

The following modifications will be made to the 2018-19 calendar:

1. Wednesday, May 1: change from an early release to a full day for students 2. Wednesday, May 8: change from an early release to a full day for students 3. Friday, May 24: change from a non-school day to a school day for students 4. Tuesday, May 28: change from a non-school day to a school day for students 5. Wednesday, June 19: change from a half day to a full day for students 6. Thursday, June 20: added as a half day for students (last day of school)

Kindergarten Registration Reminder

This is a reminder to register all children that will start Kindergarten September 2019. Please encourage anyone you know that may fall into this category to register their kindergartener at school. Parents need to bring two proofs of residency, birth certificate or passport and immunization dates. To start kindergarten in September 2019, your child must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2019.

World Down Syndrome Day - 21 March "Rock your socks" at MOD pizza

Thursday, March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. A day to celebrate and spread awareness about Down syndrome. (The date 3.21 = 3 copies of the 21st chromosomes that results in Down syndrome.

In honor of Hunter Clark, we are asking friends to wear your most colorful spunky socks and come to

MOD Pizza in celebration of people with Down syndrome. 20% of ALL sales will go to the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network (DSDN) . DSDN is our favorite charity, supporting new families and making real changes in the Down Syndrome community.

Rock your socks, promotes the idea we're not so different. Mismatched or not, it doesn't matter what the socks look like, they are both socks. Sure, there are some differces but ultimately they are the same, just like people with and without Down syndrome.

So come eat with pizza with us and support Hunter and Down syndrome!

Please SHARE and tell your friends, schools, family, neighbors and sport teams, help me pack the place for World Down Syndrome Day AND ROCK YOUR SOCKS!

After-school Programs - Spring enrollment

Spring is around the corner and so is a new session of after school programs! Registration opens on Monday, April 1 at 7:00am and closes Friday, April 19 at 9:00pm. Classes begin the week of April 22 and run through the week of June 10. Here is a list of classes we are offering. Please see the PTSA website for detailed class descriptions:

Mondays MoveFree Parkour: Gym 3:30pm-4:30pm Grades K-5

Robotics: Create with Code: Commons 3:25pm4:40pm Grades 3-5

Tuesdays Sports with Mr. Sparkuhl: Gym 3:25pm-4:25pm Grades 1-5

Fun with Asian Math: Library 3:25p-4:25p Grades K-1

Wednesdays MoveFree Parkour: Gym 2:00pm-3:00pm (except for May 1 & May 8: 3:30pm-4:30pm) Grades K-5

Cartooniverstiy: Commons 1:55p-3:25p Grades 2-5

Fun with Mandarin: Blue Pod 1:55pm-2:55pm Grades K-2

Thursdays Chess: Library 3:25pm-4:25pm Grades 1-5

Snapology: Amusement Park Adventure 3:35pm4:25p Grades 2-5

Fridays Jet Gymnastics: Gym 3:25pm-4:25pm Grades 1-5

Arts & Logic: Blue Pod 3:25pm-4:25p Grades K-5

"Screenagers!" screening at Bell Elementary

Screenagers! Ever wonder what to do about the endless screen time our kids are doing now? Join Bell PTSA for a screening of the acclaimed film; Screenagers on Friday, March 29th at 7:00 pm at Bell Elementary 11212 NE 112th St Kirkland, WA 98033. Tickets can be purchase at Thank you for your support!

LWPTSA Council Special Needs Group

LWSD Capital Projects Levy

The Carson PTSA endorses and supports the upcoming LWSD Capital Projects Levy, which will be voted on 23 April 2019. Carson Elementary will be directly affected by this levy. To find out more information, you can go to the LWSD at .

Popcorn Fridays - We still have open slots!

Every falcon knows it is Friday when they enter the hallways and smell the popcorn. It is a great treat for the kids and it is clear how excited they are when they walk in and smell it! In order for this to happen....we need 2 volunteers each Friday morning for about 2 hrs. If you cannot volunteer regularly at school, but you have 2 hrs to spare, please help us by signing up for a day that suits you. Every little bit helps our school! Popcorn Friday Sign Up

This week the spotlight falls on.....Makiko Ikeda

Hello. My name is Makiko Ikeda (ee-kay-da). My children are Akiko (4th Luce), Kenji (1st Luck) and Yumiko (K Heimbigner) Gietzel (geet-zel). I am your committee chair for Spirit Wear. I also volunteer for the art program, library and am the coordinator for the Box Tops program. This year I am the room parent for my son Kenji's class, which has been very fun. My husband Darrin and I moved to Sammamish from West Seattle in September 2012 and have been in the Seattle area since 2004. Darrin is from Australia and I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, but we have both been on the west coast (NV, CA, WA) since the mid 90's. Three years ago we moved my parents to Sammamish from Las Vegas and I am the sandwich generation in my family. I enjoy managing my home and family and as we will be a Carson Family for a decade, I try to stay involved and help my kids' teachers (who have all been wonderful!). I enjoy meeting new people and hope to make new connections each year.

Not everyone has the opportunity to see the artwork on display in the lobby, so from time to time we will share that with all of our PTSA members.

Deep Space Sparkle by Mrs. Heimbigner's Kindergarten class

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