Join the Puesta del Sol familia to learn about and explore the rich and meaningful traditions of Dia de los Muertos. The DEI committee is presenting two live virtual bilingual events; come to one or both!

Tuesday, November 2nd at 6:30 pm

Dia de los Muertos Live Presentation

Alonso Chehade, Vanessa Lopez-Kopp, Jackie Zawalski and Sra. Ojeda will take us on a virtual journey exploring the memories, tastes, traditions, symbols, art and beauty of Dia de los Muertos. Questions and discussion will follow. Fully bilingual and streamed via YouTube: https://youtu.be/drFYaIAPz5Y.

Wednesday, November 3rd at 3:00 pm

Virtual Calavera Art Workshop

Please join Holly Ellis-Brown for a virtual Dia de los Muertos Art Workshop. Free skull painting kit with all supplies needed to participate will be provided. Register here: https://forms.gle/qDEhfHARcdkLjvZFA

Help us raise $75,000 to support our Puesta del Sol community!

• Donate Online
• PayPal Monthly Giving
• Cash or Check when returning the Yellow Envelope Pledge Form
• Corporate Matching

Our Big Give Fundraising Drive, is coming soon. Watch for yellow envelopes coming home with your student. Please have your student return their envelope and pledge form to their teacher, with or without donation. The classroom with the most envelopes returned will win a prize!

To see how your donation helps support PTA programs, please see our Fundraising Information Page.

Thank you for your support!

Next Passport Check Day is Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021

Click here to volunteer!

Special Itinerary for this month is Thailand

*Due to the current Covid-19 protocols, the Passport team will be accepting monthly Check at Home forms for those that want to participate in this voluntary program from home.

Learn more at our Passport Club page.

Washington State’s new literacy screening and intervention law goes into effect this 2021-22 school year. This law requires schools to screen students for literacy problems and provide target support on a faster timeline. Decoding Dyslexia Washington State (DDWA) has prepared this handy 3 page packet for families. It includes a "Question and Answer” page, a “Parent Worksheet”, and an “Information from the School” worksheet. These were designed by DDWA for use by families who receive notice from the school that their child has been “flagged” by a literacy screener. – Source: Decoding Dyslexia

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Join the BSD Parent Dyslexia Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/243057537577611

Learn more at Bellevue Literacy Parents: https://bellevueliteracy.org/dyslexia

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Bedtime Stories with Sra. Brody is back for 2021-2022!

Tuesday, October 26
6:00pm
Online from the comfort of your home!
YouTube live: https://youtu.be/5NdMpyGvuMw

Puesta del Sol PTA is please to bring back this popular online event with our beloved Librarian Sra. Brody!

Time to get in your favorite pajamas, grab a cup of cocoa, and sit back and relax as Sra. Brody reads bedtime stories to our Puesta del Sol families.

Some changes for 2021, we appreciate our family feedback and have revised the time to 6:00pm. We also will be meeting earlier in the week instead of Thursdays.

Saturday, October 30! Registration required. Please sign-up for a time slot in the form below!

Wilburton Elementary, 12300 Main Street, Bellevue

We are going Trunk or Treat style with games, treats & more, and need your help to make this event spectacular!

Decorate your trunk

Attend our event

Volunteers, Equipment and Help Needed

Donate treats

Puesta del Sol is looking for host families for our 2021-22 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.

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

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Join Facebook Parent Groups (not PTA-sponsored):

Puesta del Sol Elementary- All Grade Parent Discussion

Puesta del Sol School Garden

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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