BSD News & Events – February 8 E-Newsletter
View the latest BSD News and Events e-newsletter to learn about February’s cultural celebrations, BSD’s sustainability and strategic plan updates, the Certificated Staff Job Fair, and more.Read More
Bellevue School District News
Coding for Air Quality
Students at Tyee Middle School learned how coding relates to science through real-world examples. By processing and analyzing national air quality data they identified cities in the country where air quality is of concern.Read More
Celebrating 30 Years of Young Authors
Students and staff at Eastgate Elementary celebrated their 30th Young Authors Day. Every student wrote and illustrated their own book in the spring and had the opportunity to share their stories on Young Authors Day.Read More
Seeing the Diversity of Our Students
To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Clara Saeteurn, a social worker at Tillicum, created door décor at the school. She also reflects on her impact on students as a social worker and the importance of social and emotional learning.Read More
Tillicum Concert Choir Takes First Place
Congratulations to the Tillicum Middle Concert Choir! The combined 7th and 8th grade group took first place at both the New York Heritage Festival and at the Best in the Northwest Choral Festival in Portland, Oregon.Read More
Students Learn the Risks of Distracted Driving
**Warning – images may be graphic. All injuries portrayed are simulated**
Students at Newport learned an important lesson about distracted driving. Bellevue Fire and Police hosted a DUI drill to show students the risks they take when they drive distracted or under the influence.Read More
Interlake Students Compete in Cybersecurity Competition
A team from Interlake competed in this year’s picoCTF, the largest high school cybersecurity competition held internationally and hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. They placed 3rd nationally and 7th internationally out of 14,000 teams worldwide.Read More
OSPI Visits Highland’s Dual Language Program
Highland hosted educators from OSPI to share about their two-way dual language program. They celebrated how the dual language program increased engagement in school because of the students’ ability to access content in Spanish. The program has also presented an opportunity to increase rigor for students.Read More
Kindergartners Coding at Woodridge
Kindergartners at Woodridge have been learning computer science and coding over the last few weeks. The students have participated in computer science stations to learn concepts like algorithms, sequencing, loops, and debugging. A team from Microsoft visited the school to see what the students are learning.Read More