Stoller Weekly
November 20th, 2018
News to Know...
Calendar it...
- Tuesday, November 20th from 7-8pm - 6th Grade Choir Concert
- Wednesday, November 21st - No School/Holiday Break
- Thursday, November 22nd - No School/Holiday Break
- Friday, November 23rd - No School/Holiday Break
- Monday, November 26th - TAG Testing - Reading (see article below for details)
- Wednesday, November 28th from 8:30-9am - Principal Chat (see Veronica's message below)
- Wednesday, November 28th - Tag Testing - Math (see article below for details)
- Tuesday, December 4th from 6:30-8:30pm - 5th Grade Parent Night
- Thursday, December 6th - Science/Engineering Fair Informational Meetings (see article below for details)
Stoller Families,
As we head into Thanksgiving break, I’d like to express my gratitude for your warm welcome to me and my administrative team. Stoller is an incredible community. I look forward to continuing to individually meet more of you. I will begin a monthly Principal Chat this month. The dates and times are below. We’ll have some coffee and treats for you.
Wednesday, 11/28, 1/30, 2/27, 3/20, 4/24, and 5/22 from 8:30 – 9:00am in the Community Room
Veronica Galvan
Principal
Student Achievements
We want to give a shout out to those students who exemplify the Stoller Scholar:
- Correction from last week - Andrew Xu's name was accidentally omitted from last week's note about the Stoller Everest History Team's fourth place finish at the Southern Washington History Bowl Tournament. Congratulations Andrew Xu!
- Congratulations to 7th graders Angela Sha and Andrew Xu, who took the Bronze Medal in Juvenile Dance in the 2019 Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championship held in Salt Lake City November 13th-17th. They have qualified to compete at the US Figure Skating Championship in Detroit in January, 2019.
- QuizBowl - Congratulations to Arohan Agate, Yash Balwanti, Aaron Gao, Rishab Jain, Jeremy Luo, and Alan Ma (team captain), the Stoller Middle School QuizBowl team got 2nd place out of seven experienced teams competing at the Oregon-Washington Championship on November 17th. Individually, Arohan Agate placed 4th and Alan Ma placed 5th. Because of their 2nd place finish the Stoller QuizBowl team will be advancing to the National Competition in Chicago (5/10/19 - 5/12/19).
Stoller’s 12th Annual Toy Drive
The toy drive is right around the corner, please consider donating! This year it will run from November 26th – December 7th.
Please bring new, unwrapped toys, books, games, and sporting equipment for kids ages 0-18 years to A-9 or to the “Toy Box” in the front of the main hall by the offices. The toys will be donated to the KPTV/Les Schwab Toy Drive on December 7th, which distributes the toys to local charities and non-profit organizations.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Anne Conner.
Homework Club
Politics Club
Last Reminder...
Politics Club is a place for students to to talk to other people about their political beliefs and discuss current events in a kind, compassionate and respectful manner. All are welcome, regardless of age or knowledge. This club will be on Tuesdays starting November 27th from 4-5pm in D-11 (Ms. Bing's room). The club is limited to 15 members, so turn in your Parent Permission Form to the Health Room if you would like to join. Hard copies of Parent Permission Forms may also be picked up in the Health Room.
Soccer Club
Click here for details.
Science/Engineering Fair
Intel's Northwest Science and Engineering Fair informational meetings will be held on:
Thursday, December 6th
Morning Meeting 8:35-9:05am
Afternoon Meeting 3:55-4:25pm
This meeting is only for those students who want to compete for a spot in Intel's Northwest Science Expo. Any students interested should bring their Chromebook to B7 (Ms. Svenson's Room) for one of the meeting times listed above. Students only need to attend one meeting.
Any questions please contact Ms. Svenson.
TAG Testing
Last Reminder...
TAG testing will take place in the library on the following dates and times:
Monday - November 26th - Reading
- 9:15-10:15am - Sixth Grade
- 10:30-11:30am - Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade
Wednesday - November 28th - Math
- 9:15-10:45am - Sixth Grade
- 11:00am-12:30pm - Seventh and Eighth Grade
Students must have returned their permission slip in order to sit for the test. Students will need to bring their fully-charged chromebooks to the library with them as the test will be administered electronically.
Stoller PTO
Learning Options
For more details visit the Full Day Programs/Important Information page on the BSD website.
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