Friday
February 26
SPIRIT/Pizza Day
Re-enrollment contracts due
Soul4Soles shoe drive ends
Wednesday
March 3
Assembly 9:30am
Friday
March 12
SPIRIT/
Pizza Day
Wednesday
March 17
Board Meeting
6:30pm
Thursday
March 18
Assembly
9:30am
Saturday
March 20
Westside
SPIRIT
Auction
Friday
March 26
SPIRIT/
Pizza Day
February 25, 2010
From Jo Ann - Parent Survey Ends Monday
Why Innerspark?
Auction Items of the Week - Get it Done!
3rd Grade Update
Packet Help Needed
From Jo Ann
Parent Survey Ends Monday
Fill out the online survey here. It is confidential and anonymous. It’s used by both the Board of Trustees and the administration to collect thoughts and opinions on how our program meets expectations, and provides year-to-year data that’s important to our on-going effort to recognize trends. The survey will be available until Monday, March 1.
Why InnerSpark?
By Tara Potter, Summer Camp Coordinator
InnerSpark camp is a great option for your child this summer. Our staff members are the same familiar faces who have been providing quality learning experiences for your children all year. Our camps are designed to inspire campers, connect them with the global community and the natural world around them, and create a fun and engaging camp experience that will be remembered for a lifetime.
InnerSpark has made some changes from previous years; we are looking to provide the best possible summer experience for our campers. We will be spending our days outside, getting muddy, catching insects and finding our path through the forests and fields of our local parks. We will be connecting to cultures, tasting new foods and sharing the songs and stories that have defined a people for generations. If you are looking for an immersive, exciting summer camp experience for your child check out our camps, we have something for everyone. Sign up here.
Auction Items of the Week -
“Get it Done!”
By Kate Petrich, Auction Procurement Chair
We proudly present you with some auction items to help make your year one of progress and productivity along with all the fun. Some of these items will be offered in the online auction which you’ll be able to forward to friends, family, clients - anyone you can think of who could use these fantastic services. Contact me (katepetrich@gmail.com) for more details so you’ll be ready to roll when the bidding starts.
Two Days of Heavy Construction Services: Includes a two man crew for two 8 hour days including equipment usage such as an excavator, front loader, dump truck, trailer or tools necessary to perform the work. Work could include items such as replacing a driveway, sidewalk, patio, landscaping, replacing sewer/water lines or any other similar project. A $500 material voucher is also included towards purchase of material for the project. References include Boeing, City of Seattle, Sound Transit Light Rail, King County, and the University of Washington. Visit: http://jemcontractors.com
Thank you Jennifer & Eric Moe!
Custom Metal Fabrication: Picture your kitchen or bar updated with a stainless steel backsplash, or perhaps, a custom copper entrance/gate feature. Imagine your fireplace mantel clad in stainless steel for a sleek and modern look or in patina’d copper for that old world appeal. Have a workshop or garden shed? Why not cover your work space with some galvanized metal for easy clean up? If you like the look of copper gutters, that can be done too, as well as chimney caps and custom entry roofs! For business owners: Need your HVAC system revised? Ductwork updated? We do commercial work as well as residential, both small and large. Kollmar Sheet Metal will measure, fabricate, and install and the first $750 is on them. www.kollmarsheetmetal.com
Thank you Corrine James!
A Fresh Coat of Paint: Just pick the color and buy the paint, and that’s it. Let John Bartell (a very detailed, experienced indoor painter) do the work and transform one reasonably sized room in your house. All supplies, ladder, etc. provided!
Thank you Jeni & John Bartell!
10 Hours Interior Design Consulting: This service will synchronize your project’s interior design with the architecture and create an environment that exudes beauty and is balanced, harmonious and functional. Includes conceptual design of one room in a new construction project or renovation. For example, 10 hrs could provide one of the following:
a. General floor plan for a large scale kitchen: location of cabinets (uppers and lowers), island, appliances
b. Detailed floor plan for a small scale bathroom: location of vanity, tub/shower, toilet and would include dimensions
c. Finish selections for one room: wood species for flooring and or cabinetry, stone selection for flooring, counter tops, fireplace.
d. Art and accessories selections for living space or dining room or bedroom or
furniture selection for one room: bed, nightstands, seating, dressers
For projects big and small, Kim will guide you through the design process and turn your vision into a finely crafted environment. Visit this “must see” website: http://www.syncdesign.biz
Thank you Kim & Lloyd Koch!
20 Hours Web Design, Programming, Consulting (Mix and Match): Web design and consulting since 1992, David can help you with audio, video, and graphics production, site design, tutoring, business consulting, database integration, E-commerce, and search engine optimization.
Thank you David Schanen!
One year of SiteBuilder/E-Commerce/Website hosting: One year of SiteBuilder/E-Commerce hosting with a free domain name (.com/.net/.org) and privacy protect from iHost.net. Build a website or webstore with the supplied tools or host your own website.
Thank you Leslie & James Bratsanos!
4 Hours of House Cleaning: Do you need basic house cleaning, a jump start on spring cleaning, or after the party clean-up help? Marcy is ready to jump right in with 4 hours of her time.
Thank you Roshele & Dave Allison!
4 Hours of Yard Work or...Need a closet or room organized? A little spring yard work done? It’s Jessica to the rescue with 4 hours of her time to help you with your project (“I am not afraid of physical labor!”)
Thank you Jessica Netherland!
Trash/Recycle Haul Away Service: Winner entitled to one full-size truckload (max 1,000 lbs) of clean green, garbage, or recycling loaded and hauled away.
Thank you Kevin Jones!
3rd Grade Update
By Joe Tutch, 3rd Grade Teacher
Joe’s third graders are busy learning all about the Aztecs! We have been studying their interesting history and culture since the beginning of January. As we approach the end of this unit of study, third graders have been focused on a couple of different on-going projects.
One of these projects is their auction project… an Aztec Sun Stone Calendar. This wooden Aztec artifact was carved and cut out by my father. Third graders will then use available materials to create the inside of the sun stone. These materials range from wooden scraps to pieces of rope to combs. Each third grader will glue their piece in place and then paint over it with an appropriate latex paint color. This auction project will be completed in the next couple of weeks.
The other on-going project is a class play performance of the Aztec short story called The Flame of Peace. This story is about a young Aztec boy who must outwit nine evil lords of the night to obtain the flame of peace from Lord Morning Star in order to prevent the outbreak of war. We are in the planning stages of this play. The script, costumes, play props, and backgrounds are still in progress. This play will be ready for an audience in about a month. The actual play performances will be announced very soon!
Packet Help Needed
What are you doing the morning before the auction, Friday March 19th? Want to help Kathy put together registration packets? It will take less than 2 hours. You’ll meet in the admin house after drop-off and be done way before noon! Email her if you’re interested at kathyw@westsideschool.org.