Three Points Elementary News

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 17-21 IOWA Testing for Grades 3-6

Oct. 21  All School Carnival, 5:30-8:30 pm

Oct. 22 Campus Work Day, 9 am-noon

Oct. 25-28 BEAR Week

Oct. 26 1 pm EARLY DISMISSAL

Oct. 26 Gr 4-6 Parent Principal Coffee, Library, 8:30-9:40 am

All School Carnival is on Friday, Oct. 21! Parents, please help by bringing a cake or cupcakes for the Cake Walk to the car chute on Friday morning. Last year we raised $500 for Three Points Elementary through the Cake Walk!

BEAR Week is coming Oct.

Important Dates to Remember:

Oct. 3, 2nd Grade Field Trip

Oct. 4, Ms. Nordeng & Miss Sooter's Field Trip

Oct. 5-7 No School - Teacher Convention

Oct. 11 Gr. K-3 Parent Principal Coffee, Library, 8:30-9:40 am

Oct. 14 Moms in Touch, Library, 8:40-9:40 am

Oct. 14 PTF Meeting-Speaker: Ron Taylor, MPR, 1-2:30 pm

Oct. 17-21 IOWA Testing for Grades 3-6

Oct. 21  All School Carnival, 5:30-8:30 pm

Oct. 26 Gr 4-6 Parent Principal Coffee, Library, 8:30-9:40 am

Much appreciation to Kendra Bengelink,

Important Dates to Remember:

Sept. 26-30 - Spirit Week: Parent Letter is available here.

• Monday: Sponsor Sheets are due
• Tuesday: Blue/White Day
• Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday
• Thursday: Spirit Assembly/Team Day
• Friday: Jog-a-Thon

Oct. 3, 2nd Grade Field Trip

Oct. 4, Ms. Nordeng & Miss Sooter's Field Trip

Oct. 5-7 No School - Teacher Convention

Oct. 21  All School Carnival, 5:30-8:30 pm

Jog-a-Thon is coming up on Sept. 30--please encourage your students to continue finding sponsors. There

Important Dates to Remember:

Sept. 26-30 - Spirit Week 

• Monday: Sponsor Sheets are due
• Tuesday: Blue/White Day
• Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday
• Thursday: Spirit Assembly/Team Day
• Friday: Jog-a-Thon

Oct. 5-7 No School - Teacher Convention

Oct. 21  All School Carnival, 5:30-8:30 pm

Student Safety: Parents, when picking up your student(s) at the main campus, please be sure to use the car chute. The upper lot is where the buses load and it is not safe for students to

IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, August 26^th

New Student/New Family Ice Cream Social from 1-2 p.m.

All parents and students visit classrooms and meet the teachers from 2-3 p.m.

First Day of School: Monday, August 29

Parent reception in the MPR from 8:30-9:30.

All KG classes

Important Dates to Remember:

• Friday, August 26th, 1-2 pm New Family Ice Cream Social
• Friday, August 26th, 2-3 pm Open House
• Monday, August 29th - First Day of School

Back to school forms and info will be available online in mid-August. 

Thank you for praying for our Principal and several staff members who will be on mission trips this summer!

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• All School Picnic and Field Day, Wednesday, June 15
• End of Year Slide Show Chapel: Thursday, June 16, 8:45-9:20 am (click here for flier)
  
• Last Day of School is Thursday, June 16th; Dismissal is at 1:40 pm

The summer book read, Raising Bully-Proof Kids, by Paul Coughlin, is now available for purchase for $6.50 in the office. It is written by the same author as the Protectors Bible Study that the 6th graders have just completed.  It will also be

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• Volunteer Chapel: Thursday, June 9, 8:45-9:20 am
• All School Picnic and Field Day, Wednesday, June 15
• End of Year Slide Show Chapel: Thursday, June 16, 8:45-9:20 am (click here for flier)
  
• Last Day of School is Thursday, June 16th; Dismissal is at 1:40 pm

Is your child interested in Spanish, Art or Chess? There's still time to register for a BCS Summer Camp!  Registration info and online registration is available by clicking here: 

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

• Volunteer Chapel: Thursday, June 9, 8:45-9:20 am
• All School Picnic and Field Day, Wednesday, June 15
• End of Year Slide Show Chapel: Thursday, June 16, 8:45-9:20 am
• Last Day of School is Thursday, June 16th; Dismissal is at 1:40 pm

Is your child interested in Spanish, Art or Chess? There's still time to register for a BCS Summer Camp!  Registration info and online registration is available by clicking here: 

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

Attn 4th-6th grade parents...You are Needed! The Elementary Track Meet is fast approaching and we need many parent volunteers to make this event run smoothly! The Track Meet is on May 27th at the West Seattle Stadium, 9:30 am - 1:15 pm. Help is needed for set up/take down, timing, individual events, first aid station and at the scorer's table.  We also need an announcer.  Please email Alicia Adams aadams@bcsmail.org if you are available to help! For

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Please help us beautify our campus! We need a couple of volunteers who would help with weeding our flower beds and other areas, as well as placing wood chips around various areas. If you are available please contact the office!

Attn 4th-6th grade parents...You are Needed! The Elementary Track Meet is fast approaching and we need many parent volunteers to make this event run smoothly! The Track Meet is on May 27th at the West Seattle Stadium, 9:30 am

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

Attn 4th-6th grade parents...You are Needed! The Elementary Track Meet is fast approaching and we need many parent volunteers to make this event run smoothly! The Track Meet is on May 27th at the West Seattle Stadium, 9:30 am - 1:15 pm. Help is needed for set up/take down, timing, individual events, first aid station and at the scorer's table.  We also need an announcer.  Please email Alicia Adams aadams@bcsmail.org if you are available to help! For

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

Imagination Celebration is on Thurs, May 6th-click here for the flyer. Help is needed for set up on Sat. Apr. 30th 1:30-3:30 pm and take down on Fri. May 6th, 2:40-3:40 pm. If you are able to help please click here for the volunteer form.

Be Our Guest Day is coming on Friday, May 6th! Please help by donating baked goods. Volunteers are also needed for set up, serving and clean up. If you would like to help please contact Nichole Boscolo at

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Cranes and prayers for Japan! 3 Points students, along with BCS Jr and Sr High School students, made 470 paper cranes for Japan.  They have been shipped to Students Rebuild, and will be sent to Japan with over 700,000 other cranes made by students from around the US.  In conjunction with this project, the Bezos Familiy Foundation has donated $400,000 to Architecture for Humanity's reconstruction efforts in Japan. For more info about the project

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**New: Campbell's Labels for Education Contest! Win a Pizza Party for your class!

When: April 18-May 20, 2011

How to Enter: Collect "Labels for Eduation" from various products (e.g. Campbell's soup, Swanson's broth, Pepperidge Farms, etc.) Please make sure your label has the UPC barcode cut out with the label! For a complete list please click here! Turn them into your teacher-they will be picked up weekly and counted. The class turning in the most

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Reminder:  No school Friday, April 8th (Teacher Workday) and April 11-15 (Spring Break)

Register now for the Guitar class, that starts right after Spring Break on April 19th! For info about the guitar class, as well as other classes being offered please click here! The registration form is available here!

Did you know...You can leave your child(ren) at 3 Points until 5 pm?  Every day, Mon-Fri our extended day room is open and drop-ins are welcome!

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More help is still needed for Spotlight on Speech, coming up Mar 28-30! The schedule is available by clicking here!  If you would like to volunteer please contact Kristina Valantine at kvalantine@bcsmail.org. For important info on the event, how to help your student prepare, and the rubric being used, please click here!

Library Reading Contest with AR Books starts on April 1st!  Please click here for details!

It's Cool in the Furnace! The public

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THANK YOU! to all our wonderful parents for blessing us in so many ways during Staff Appreciation Week last week! We really appreciate all of you!!!

Library Reading Contest with AR Books starts on April 1st!  Please click here for details!

Your help is needed for Spotlight on Speech is coming up Mar 28-30! If you would like to volunteer please contact Kristina Valantine at kvalantine@bcsmail.org. For important info on the event, how to help your

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

Congratulations to Brennan and Lucas, who are in our afterschool chess program and recently competed in a chess tournament!  Brennan qualified to continue on to compete in the state chess tournament coming up!

Class Placement info was recently emailed to all families and is also available by clicking here!

Summer Camps Registration is now available online: http://www.bellevuechristian.org/camps.php

***Parents, please be sure to check our Lost and

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Afterschool Registration has begun for the  Spring Trimester! March 14-18 is the beginning of all classes for the Spring Trimester. Be sure to register by March 11th to insure registration by the first day of class! For info about the classes being offered please click here! The registration form is available here!

The BCS Gala Auction is quickly approaching! Auction invitations will be going out in the mail in the next week. Every BCS family is

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Re-enrollment started Mon, Feb 14th. Remember that during the month of February those that re-enroll will have six opportunities to win a choice of SCRIP gift cards ranging from $25-100.  For info about re-enrollment, new family referrals and other admissions-related topics, please contact Jaime Heise at 425-454-4402 ext 215, or email her at jheise@bcsmail.org.

The BCS Gala Auction is quickly approaching! Auction invitations will be going out in the

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

Re-enrollment started Mon, Feb 14th. Remember that during the month of February those that re-enroll will have six opportunities to win a choice of SCRIP gift cards ranging from $25-100.  For info about re-enrollment, new family referrals and other admissions-related topics, please contact Jaime Heise at 425-454-4402 ext 215, or email her at jheise@bcsmail.org.

The BCS Gala Auction is quickly approaching! Auction invitations will be going out in the

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

Class Photos are on Wed, Feb 16th!

PTF Meeting is on Fri, Feb 18th in the MPR: from 8:30-8:45 am, come get your coffee and treat, then at 8:45-9:45 our topic will be Love and Logic Parenting with Lisa Greene.  Then from 10-10:45, Ron Taylor, BCS Superintendent will speak on various topics, after which we will have a brief Executive Committee Meeting.  All are invited to attend, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Staff Appreciation help

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Class Photos are on Wed, Feb 16th!

Staff Appreciation help needed:  Volunteer Opportunities available with PTF for Staff Appreciation Week!  Please click here for more info!

Box Top Contest:

• When: The month of February
• How to Enter: Collect Box Tops from various products (e.g. Kleenex boxes, ziploc bag boxes, Betty Crocker products, cereal boxes, etc.)
• Write your name and class on the back of the box top (e.g. Joey G. 3-D)
• Turn in the box tops in

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Staff Appreciation help needed:  Volunteer Opportunities available with PTF for Staff Appreciation Week!  Please click here for more info!

Spanish Club has restarted on Wed. Jan. 19th! Our new Spanish teacher, Egla Orozco,  will be teaching the Spanish Club, and the trimester fee will be prorated. If you have any questions please email Sue VerGowe at svergowe@bcsmail.org. The registration form is available here.

Thank you to all who are helping us by

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Spanish Club has restarted on Wed. Jan. 19th! Our new Spanish teacher, Egla Orozco,  will be teaching the Spanish Club, and the trimester fee will be prorated. If you have any questions please email Sue VerGowe at svergowe@bcsmail.org. The registration form is available here.

Thank you to all who are helping us by saving those Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Soup Labels! There's now another way to earn FREE educational merchandise for our

For a Calendar of Events please click here!

Spanish Club is restarting on Wed. Jan. 19th! Our new Spanish teacher, Egla Orozco,  will be teaching the Spanish Club, and the trimester fee will be prorated. If you have any questions please email Sue VerGowe at svergowe@bcsmail.org. The registration form is available here.

Attention 4th-6th Grade Parents: Mark your calendars to join us this Friday, Jan. 21st, 1-2 pm in the MPR! Stefanie Thomas from the Seattle Police Dept. will be coming to talk