·       October 21: Unity Day 2020!

·       October 21: Asynchronous Wednesday (periods 1-4)

·       October 28: Asynchronous Wednesday (periods 5-7)

Click the Link to find our Staff Directory! https://bsd405.org/tyee/about/staff/

Absences from remote learning will be marked excused or unexcused and we will be using the attendance codes that we have used in the past. Families may contact: [email protected] to excuse absences.

Tyee: Clubs, Activities & Final Forms

Is your student interested in getting involved in one of Tyee’s (virtual) Clubs? Please follow the link to learn more!  https://bsd405.org/tyee/thunderbirds/

Final Forms: You will be receiving an email from Final Forms requesting families to update their student’s medical forms and give permissions for their students to join activities at Tyee this year. All accounts have been created for our parents so please do not create a new account. Please login using the email address you have provided to Tyee. Once the parent portion is finished and signed, your student will receive an email to sign the documents. Please email Arum Schut at [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance logging into your account.

The goal of Unity Day is to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion as part of National Bullying Prevention Month.  You can learn more by clicking on this link.  We would love to have your student, family and loved ones participate with us in any of the following ways. Please consider sending a picture or video clip to [email protected] of:

·       You and/or family sharing what UNITY means to you

·       You and/or your family wearing orange

·       You and/or family creating art, dance, musical, drama pieces about Unity

·       Any Unity-themed baked goods or food you are enjoying

·       Unity sidewalk chalk art or any other ideas!

Please send this by Friday, October 23^rd. We will put all of the submissions together to share with our community.  We look forward to seeing your pictures and clips!

Social Emotional Learning Lesson: Recognizing Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying

Last Wednesday there was a LIVE Teams presentation where our student leaders introduced the self-guided lesson about recognizing harassment, intimidation, and bullying.  If your student missed it, they can access the video here: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/550f4ff2-ea11-4126-97a3-41a56aa2ffe9. Please remind your student to review the lesson on recognizing and preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying if they have not done so already:

Directions on Accessing the lesson:

1.       Go to www.nearpod.com in Chrome.

2.       Look for this red box, and enter this code to join the lesson: KEUJS

Then click “Log in with Office 365”

It is extremely important students log in with your full name.  Clicking

“Log in with Office 365” will use your full name automatically when logging in.

After you log in, you are all set to start! Thank you in advance for taking time to read, listen, and think carefully while working through this Nearpod lesson.  On average, this will take students 20-25 minutes to complete the lesson.

Click here to view the BSD Health Services monthly Newsletter.

Thank you! Stay safe and healthy,

Alexa Wehmyer, RN

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Please go into Parentvue to submit online student verification.  Even if no changes to information, it is important to confirm all info is  correct.  This will be very important as we move to in-person hybrid.  If we need to contact you, we will need accurate email & phone numbers.

https://bsd405.org/departments/district-technology/grades-attendance/

The message below is for the Parents/Guardians of 7th grade Tyee students currently taking Health,  

During this challenging year, school staff are working to teach students about mental health and how to seek help if they are worried about themselves or a friend. We are using a program called SOS Signs of Suicide. The program teaches students about this difficult topic and encourages them to seek help. SOS has been used by thousands of schools over the past few decades. Studies have shown that it effectively teaches students about depression and suicide while reducing the number of students’ self-reported suicide attempts.

Through the program, students learn:

·       that depression is treatable, so they are encouraged to seek help

·       how to identify depression and potential suicide risk in themselves or a friend

·       to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell a trusted adult) if concerned about themselves or a friend

·       who they can turn to at school for help, if they need it

The SOS program will be a single lesson embedded into the more comprehensive unit on Mental Health in your student’s Health class. Students will watch age-appropriate video clips and participate in a guided discussion about depression, suicide, and what to do if they are concerned about a friend. Following the video, students will complete a response slip which asks whether they would like to talk to an adult about any concerns. School counselors will conduct brief meetings with any student asking to talk. The lesson will take place the week of October 19^th or October 26^th depending on which period and teacher your student has for Health this semester. We encourage you to visit www.sossignsofsuicide.org/parent for information on warning signs for youth suicide, useful resources, and some of the key messages students will learn.

Included:

·       An infographic  click here (english)  click here (espanol) click here (chinese)

·       An info sheet  click here (english) click here (espanol) click here (chinese)

·       Local resources click here (english) click here (espanol) click here (chinese)

If you do NOT wish your child participate in this SOS Program in school, please complete this Microsoft Form: SOS Opt-Out Form. If we do not hear from you, we will plan that your child is permitted to participate in this program.

If there is a problem with the links, or if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s participation in this program please contact Beth Hannibal, School Counselor, at [email protected] or your child’s assigned school counselor.

·       Curbside Technology Support: BSD’s Technology Department offers curbside service for students and families who need general tech support for issues that are difficult to resolve via email or phone. More information is available on the district’s website

·       In-Person: BSD has shifted “tech centers” to central locations. Tyee students needing in-person assistance should visit the Tech Center @ Newport High School (4333 Factoria Blvd). Open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8am-3pm; and Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10am-5pm.

·       E-mail: Students ([email protected]); Parents/Guardians ([email protected])

·       Phone: 425.456.4321

The Bellevue Schools Foundation’s Annual Clickathon event will be held October 27^th and 28^th.  All donations over $100 made on these two days will be matched 1:1. Our goal is to raise $350,000 from parents like YOU. Public funding is not enough to fund the exceptional programming that makes Bellevue Schools the best in the Nation. Donate here or at BellevueSchoolsFoundation.org to fund the following programs in our schools:

·       Training for 40+ additional counselors to address student stress, anxiety and depression;

·       Training for teachers to integrate cutting-edge Computer Science curriculum in every classroom;

·       Libraries in our 1^st-5^th grade classrooms with characters and narratives that reflect our District’s global culture;

·       Family Connection Centers, currently serving over 600 families and 2600 students a week;

·       And more!

Donations of any size from $5 to $5000 are greatly appreciated!

Subscribe to the “Tyee Times”!

Tyee Times is our weekly PTSA newsletter, issued every Sunday 7:00pm by Tyee PTSA. Please check your email inbox and spam folder. Tyee Times covers all important information about Tyee PTSA Clubs and activities etc. If you are sure that you didn’t receive the weekly Tyee Times and would like to receive it for future, please register through https://tyeeptsa.org/Page/PTSA/Newsletters. 

Reflections – I Matter Because…

Do you enjoy art, music and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films and taking photos? Join us and have fun unleashing your inner artist with PTA Reflections! This year’s theme, “I Matter Because…,” calls for all Tyee artists! Please submit original work of art in one or more of the following categories:

·       Dance C2horeography

·       Film Production

·       Literature

·       Music Composition

·       Photography

·       Visual Arts

Important: Submission deadline: 11/13/2020

Entry Form – 2020-21 Reflection Entry Form.

To get more details and tips, please watch Tyee Reflections Virtual Booth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjXPfYHpyTk

PowerPoint in the video is also shared at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vaoRxtlByOYq-GG2RgKBzeRv_0zPfFuvdVgjZLnAANY/edit?usp=sharing