Announcements for the week of April 30, 2018
Celebrate Screen-Free Week!
From April 30-May 6, 2018, children, families, entire schools, and communities will rediscover the joys of life beyond the screen. Plan to unplug from digital entertainment and spend all that free time playing, reading, daydreaming, creating, exploring, and connecting with family and friends!
WHAT is Screen-Free Week?
Screen-Free Week is an annual, international celebration when families, schools, and communities swap digital entertainment for the joys of life beyond the screen. Instead of watching TV, surfing the web, or playing with apps and video games, they read, play, think, create, get active, and spend more time with family and friends.
Remember, Screen-Free Week is about taking a break from digital entertainment. You can celebrate, and still use devices for work or school. But if screens of any kind interfere with family time (including meals), you may want to rethink how and when you’re using them.
Tyee staff has been given the same information and teachers have been asked if they would consider having screen-free homework on Tuesday. I am going to challenge the students and myself to try and be screen-free for a period of time (such as lunch). Hopefully, some will take me up on the challenge. If you’d like to learn more about Screen-Free Week visit http://www.screenfree.org/. Good luck!
Love pizza?
Come out and support Tyee PTSA on Wednesday, May 2nd at MOD Pizza in Factoria (3622 Factoria Blvd SE). Twenty percent of your meal will support 8th Grade Activities. The fundraiser lasts ALL DAY, so you can eat LUNCH and DINNER and show your support. Just show the MOD Pizza Tyee.pdf flyer – printed, or a picture on your phone works too. See you there!
Good Start Back to School
*Backpacks and School Supplies 2018
Grades 7-12* Only incoming 9th and 11th Graders will receive Backpacks
Will you need school supplies next year? If you qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch, you may be eligible to receive these free supplies. Congregations for Kids, a group of Bellevue congregations and area organizations, are donating these backpacks and supplies.
To apply, please contact your counselor or Family Connections Center staff on or before 5/4/18. You must sign up now and will not be allowed to request the supplies in August.
Backpacks and school supplies will be picked up at the school where you attend in August 2018. Please look for information at your school regarding the pickup dates in late August.
Tyee Goes to Costa Rica in 2019
Next year’s Spring Break Trip to Costa Rica will a unique blend of learning about wildlife and indigenous communities on the Caribbean Coast, hiking around the top of a volcano, as well as participating in community service activities in an area known for coffee production. (Yes, we will get to learn about and taste coffee and chocolate. ?) Trip dates are April 6th – 14th, 2019. For more information and to enroll in the trip, please attend the Information Night on Tuesday May 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the Tyee library. If you are interested, but unable to attend the meeting, please contact Erica Mallin at [email protected]. Some scholarship funds are available for students who participate in the free/reduced lunch program. Please contact Erica Mallin for more information about accessing these funds if this situation applies to your child.
Free Education Connections Event
Supporting Kids Through Tough Times
Trauma Informed Care & Restorative Practices
How do we help our kids deal with the stress of modern challenges—from the isolation of social media and the impact of national tragedies, to racism, personal trauma, and more? Join Bellevue Schools Foundation and CJ Ellsworth of Sea Mar Community Health Center for a discussion of what we can do as parents and community members who care about our youth.
Wednesday, May 2, from 6:30-8 p.m.
WISC Rainier Room, 12241 Main Street, Bldg. 1, Bellevue
(light refreshments provided)
or
Saturday, June 2, from 10-11:30 a.m.
Highland Middle School, 15027 Bel-Red Rd, Bellevue
(light refreshments provided, childcare available)
Parents and community members who attend this event will learn about ways to better support children through our current challenging times, and how to reduce their stress by teaching their caregivers and support systems tools to help them through these issues.
This event is free and open to the public; please register at this link.
CJ Ellsworth, MA, LMFT, CMHS will lead the information session and discussion; Mrs. Ellsworth is a Program Manager and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Supervisor, in Child & Family Behavioral Health program at Sea Mar Community Health Center. This session is funded by King County’s Best Starts for Kids grant.
Greetings from Bellevue Youth Link! Each year, the City of Bellevue hosts a city-wide youth recognition event planned by members of the Bellevue Youth Council for other young people in our community. This year, we are celebrating our 28th Annual Community Leadership Awards event on Wednesday, May 30 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Bellevue City Hall. The event will present 21 youth awards to Bellevue students ranging from youth leadership, community service, academics, diversity, environmental stewardship and arts. Event is free but spaces are limited. To RSVP, please visit https://28CLA.bpt.me and reserve your spot.
To submit a nomination, simply complete the online form: https://goo.gl/forms/pMIx91TpizbK7lUT2 Nominations will be accepted until Friday, May 11. Award winners and nominators will be notified by phone and email by May 18.
Please help us in sharing this unique and great opportunity to recognize and celebrate our young people. Thank you very much for all your support. We look forward to seeing you at the 28th Community Leadership Awards event! mc2815A YL Program flyer.pdf