The Yearbook team needs your help to make an awesome keepsake of the '23-'24 school year!
We are collecting photos for the school yearbook of school activities including class parties, art appreciation, summer park playdates, field trips, Walk-a-thon, Pumpkin Bash, Winter Craft Fair, Before/After School programs, etc.
Please submit photos to your students' Room Parent(s) or e-mail schoolrelations@
NOTE: You do NOT need to submit your students' individual portrait photos for the yearbook!
Calling all 21+ PTA Members! Please join us for Happy Hour at the Bellevue Melting Pot on April 1s from 5:30pm to 7:00pm! Share your trials and victories so far this year and bond with your fellow parents and volunteers. We will be especially celebrating our Big Give donors, but all adult PTA members are welcome to come and join the party. No RSVP necessary, please email [email protected] if you have questions.
Teaching mindfulness, movement and self-care practices, one breath at a time.
Join fellow Puesta parent, Teacher Melissa, for a fun and engaging series that will teach your child yoga and mindfulness practices through songs, games, and stories. Each weekly practice will include deep breathing, sun salutations, a variety of accessible postures, a peaceful meditation and gratitude circle. Your kids will learn about the importance of self care and the many benefits of a regular yoga and meditation practice.This class promotes focus, improved posture, builds strength and flexibility, provides tools to calm the mind and body, improve self-control, increase confidence, and improve balance and coordination.
Who May Participate?
Yoga is open to students at Puesta del Sol, with a maximum of 15 students per session.
PTA Chaperone
At least one PTA-member Chaperone must always be present throughout the entire session. Their responsibilities include taking attendance when students arrive and monitoring the session to guarantee everything is going smoothly, and being available to help with any emergencies during the session.
The PTA Chaperone receives a 50% discounted registration fee for their child. Please register for the Parent Volunteer discount upon checkout. Only one discounted volunteer registrations are available per session. Volunteers must complete the Bellevue School District requirements and follow the Chaperone Checklist.
Time and Location
Time: Tuesday mornings; 8:00am to 8:50am
Location: Puesta del Sol GYM. Please drop your student at the back of the Puesta building in the Gym.
Class dates:
Cost: $250 (9 sessions)
Price includes a yoga mat for your child, which will be brought to class for them each week.
Scholarships Available: https://puestadelsolpta.org/
Bellevue High School's Science Olympiad offers a service called Tutor Time, held each Saturday at various KCLS libraries. Drop into one of their sessions or email them ([email protected]) if you would like help with your STEM fair project! They host free drop-in tutoring for grades K-12 in any subject, and they have tutors knowledgeable in STEM to help you with all aspects of your project. For their schedule and more information, you can visit their website.
Tutoring Topics: Get ready for Puesta STEM Fair, Science & Mathematics, Technology and coding
Mariners Day with Puesta del Sol PTA
Mariners vs. Twins
Sunday, June 30th, 2024 at 1:10pm at T-Mobile Park
We have sections reserved for our group. Order early to make sure you get a seat!
$25 per ticket for main level seats.
Order here: https://puestadelsolpta.org/
Deadline to order is May 30, 2024
Questions? Contact Aly at [email protected]
*Please note: Tickets will be emailed to the email address associated with your PTA account approximately a week prior to the game
*It is our PTA mission to support every child, financial assistance is available for this activity. If interested, please see our Financial Aid Form.
Starting on January 17th, there will be tours for prospective new families at Puesta del Sol. Visitors are welcome to check-in at the Front Office and tour the building from 12:00-12:30pm on 1/17/24, 2/28/24, 3/20/24, 4/17/24, and 5/15/24. For more information, please contact Assistant Principal Acevedo.
Puesta del Sol offers a unique opportunity for families to host Spanish speaking interns for the school year. The interns come from Colombia, El Salvador, and Spain and they share an interest in teaching. They will assist in the classrooms and use their experience to enrich their career in education in their home country.
We are in need of 15-18 host families for this upcoming school year. Host families can participate in 3 or 6 or 9 month terms. Families are asked to provide housing and meals.
Are you interested in making friends from another country? Open to sharing and learning about other cultures? Do you want your child(ren) to have more Spanish exposure/learning at home? Consider applying to be a host and join our amazing Amity family!
If you are interested in hosting for the 2024-2025 school year, please fill out our Amity Host Application Form.
Learn more about our Amity Program, for any question, email [email protected]
Flamenco is from Andalucia in southern Spain. It is a profound, mysterious, powerful and passionate art form, expressing all of life, and emerged from a mixture of eastern and western cultures over many centuries, including influence from the Arabs and Moors, the Gypsies from India, the Jews... and coming from the heart and spirit of each individual, expressing their joys, their sadness, a great range of emotions... and touching the heart and soul of each other and the audience. We will be learning beautiful dance movements, involving a lot of arm and hand movements, proud posture, lots of fun rhythmical foot stomping, percussion of different kinds of hand clapping to flamenco rhythms, shouts of encouragement as flamenco artists do, a fun singing number with clapping and choreography, and another more involved choreography.
Flamenco dance, including lots of footwork (stomping!), percussion of hand clapping patterns to flamenco rhythms, arm and hand movements for both boys and girls, proud posture, finger snapping, moving to the rhythms of flamenco music, learning a singing number with clapping and choreography. The instructor for this class is internationally known Flamenco dancer and teacher, Ana Montes (www.anamontes.com). One or more parents of students participating in the class will also be present to help with attendance.
This is a PTA-sponsored Flamenco program and is taught in Spanish.
Time and Location
No class: 4/10 (Spring Break)
Time:
Cost: $200
Join Facebook Parent Groups (not PTA-sponsored):
Puesta del Sol Elementary- All Grade Parent Discussion
Puesta del Sol Class of 2036 (Kindergarten)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2035 (1st Grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2034 (2nd Grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2033 (3rd grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2032 (4th grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2031 (5th grade)
Puesta del Sol Class of 2030 (Graduated)
ISA - Tillicum, Sammamish + Newport
* Please note: Individual Facebook groups for each class are parent-organized and are not PTA-sponsored.
Puesta will be having our STEM Fair on April 24th, 2024. STEM Fair is a student-led project-based fair using on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Project Registration is open. Remember to register for your Projects by April 5th, 2024
Learn more about the fair at the Puesta STEM Fair page.
Have you registered for the BSF Spring for Schools event on March 30th? It's free! We have 2 Puesta Tables registered with 15+ Puesta families and staff.
The Bellevue School Foundation is hosting their annual Spring for Schools event on March 30th, 2024.
Join BSF as we cultivate the next generation with a garden party! Funding raised through Spring for Schools yields critical programming in Bellevue School District. Our annual fundraiser joins community leaders, corporate stakeholders, and philanthropic individuals who are committed to making sure that all 18,000+ students at 28 schools in the District can blossom through programs and enrichment opportunities critical to their growth as students and future leaders of our community.
Join or host a table, get a drink and meal with friends, and stroll through the showcase of student work that our donors support.
Join GOALS for fun and engaging soccer classes for players of all age and skill levels!
Who May Participate?
Soccer (GOALS) is open to students at Puesta del Sol, with a maximum of 14 students per session. If the minimum enrollment of 5 students is not met, the class may be cancelled.
PTA Chaperone
At least one PTA-member Chaperone must always be present throughout the entire session. The PTA Chaperone receives a 50% discounted registration fee for their child. Please register for the Parent Volunteer discount upon checkout. Only one discounted volunteer registrations are available per session. Volunteers must complete the Bellevue School District requirements and follow the Chaperone Checklist.
Time and Location
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 3:35pm – 4:50pm (75 minutes)
Class dates: April 2 through 5/9/2024
No classes during Spring break (week of 4/8)
COST:
$203 per player (one day each week)
$387 per player (both Tuesday & Thursday each week)
Maximum registration: 14 students
Express interest here: https://forms.gle/
Plan ahead for Spirit Week! The first week of April we will be celebrating Kindness.
Drama Kids’ extensive and comprehensive curriculum designed by educators, and is the result of more than 35 years of experience and continuous development. While kids are learning and developing new creative thinking styles and skills, they are also developing other important life skills. ALL Drama Kids programs are guaranteed to be both educational and FUN!
This Composite Classes is designed for 1st thru 5th graders and will include various stimulating dramatic lessons perfectly suited for most elementary school children. Students will participate in a wide range of creative activities, including speech, dramatic movement, improvisation, snippets, and scripted scenes or mini-plays - tailored to their requirements and abilities.
Our Winter Session will conclude with a special Presentation Day, where students will demonstrate some of the great skills they've been developing in our classes, with parents and siblings as the audience!
Who May Participate?
Fiesta Latina is open to students at Puesta del Sol, with a maximum of 20 students per session. Space is limited to 20 participants, first come first served.
PTA Chaperone - At least one PTA-member Chaperone must always be present throughout the entire session. Their responsibilities include taking attendance when students arrive and monitoring the session to guarantee everything is going smoothly, and being available to help with any emergencies during the session.
The PTA Chaperone receives a 50% discounted registration fee for their child. Please register for the Parent Volunteer discount upon checkout. Only one discounted volunteer registrations are available per session. Volunteers must complete the Bellevue School District requirements and follow the Chaperone Checklist.
Time and Location
Time: Mondays, 3:45 - 4:45pm
Location: TeatroPlease pick up your child at the front doors and make sure to sign out with the instructor or the parent volunteer.
Class dates:
Cost: $220 plus a 1 time registration fee of $25.
Register directly with Drama Kids at: https://dramakids.com/redmond-bellevue-wa/public-schools/.
Coding with Kids after school classes will be offered this Spring!
For more information on class details, sign up, chaperones and financial aid, visit the Robotics page.
Little Coders (Grades K-2)
Date/Time: Tuesdays at 3:45pm - 4:45pm Session will run from 3/19 to 5/28 No class: 4/9
Location: Puesta del Sol STEAM Room
Cost: $259 / 10 weeks (includes fee for Robot & maintenance)
Sign up here for the lottery: https://forms.gle/
Robotics (Grades 3-5)
Date/Time: Thursdays at 3:45pm - 4:45pm Session will run from 3/21 - 5/30 No class: 4/11
Location: Puesta del Sol STEAM Room
Cost:$259 / 10 weeks (includes fee for Robot & maintenance)
Sign up here for the lottery: https://forms.gle/
It's time already to prepare for the International Arts Festival, happening this year on Wednesday, May 22, 5:00-8:00 pm!
Amity Intern Acts
Students can sign up to rehearse and perform a dance taught by our amity interns, Andrés (Colombia), Josue and Karla (El Salvador,) or Jenny (Spain). Rehearsals will take place on for 6 weeks on Wednesdays after school, 1:30-2:30pm, beginning March 27. We also need parent volunteers to chaperone the Amity Intern rehearsals.
Amity Intern Acts (students and chaperones) Sign ups - Deadline is March 24.
Flag Procession
Students are also invited to be part of the flag procession at the International Arts Festival that represents the many cultures and heritages of our community.
Flag Procession Sign ups - one per family. Deadline is April 19.
Note: If your student cannot attend the Festival on May 22, they can still participate in a videorecording - please fill out the same form.
More information available on the website: https://puestadelsolpta.org/
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