Lake Wilderness PTSA
24216 Witte Rd SE
Maple Valley, WA 98038

The Wildcats Prrr (Prepare, Read, Record, Reward) Reading Program would like to partner with you in getting your child to read! Read 20 minutes a day for at least 20 days in a month. Record the time on the PRRR Log sheet. Turn in your completed log to your teacher before the 1st Thursday of the coming month and receive a prize! Participate in 6 months out of the school year and become eligible for the end of the year Prrr party and grand prize!

Click the tulip for the May reading log. Click here for the generic log or contact Aileen O'Leary and Emily Weisenburger at LWPTSAPrrr@gmail.com with questions.

We are off to a great start! Thank you to all the parents who have stepped up again, or for the first time, to bring art to our children. Our art docent program is through the Interurban Center for the Arts. For those of you new to Lake Wilderness, your child's art docent will visit the classroom once a month to teach them about various art elements, art principles and use a variety of mediums. The docents focus on elements and principles that are appropriate to that grade level, and apply them to EALRs whenever possible. I am thrilled to report that all the teachers have been covered (one opted out) and we are officially underway. So, start looking in the halls and in the classrooms to see the masterpieces that our students will be creating! Questions about the Art Docent program can be referred to Amy Granger.

Each year, the PTA Reflections Program challenges students to create art inspired by a specific theme. Themes are selected from hundreds of ideas submitted by students to the PTA Reflections Program Theme Search. Past themes have included "Exploring New Beginnings," "If I Could Give the World a Gift...," "A Different Kind of Hero," and most recently, “I Can Make a Difference by…” and “Wow!” The 2009–2010 theme is “Beauty is…” and our deadline for submission to Office A is December 18th by 3:40pm.

Students participate in the Reflections Program by submitting entries to a local PTA or PTSA. Nationally, the program has six arts areas — dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts — and four grade divisions — primary, intermediate, middle/junior, and senior.

Click here for general rules and guidelines or click the category name above for specific rules related to that category.

Click here for an entry form or contact Mary Anne Hoben with other questions.

Please join us for our Holiday Breakfast on Saturday, December 12th, from 8 o'clock AM to 11 o'clock AM to celebrate the holiday season. The location is Gym B at Lake Wilderness Elementary. The cost for this event is $5.00 per adult and $2.00 per child.

On the menu will be pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, and beverages. While at the breakfast, be sure to take advantage of the photo opportunity and enjoy some holiday crafts for the kids.

In addition, Wildcat Cash will be available for purchase. Last minute gifts needed or maybe you need to go to Safeway for holiday dinner? Get your gift cards now. We will also have Camp Casey Coffee and Spiritwear for pick-up!!!

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Questions about Family Nights can be referred to Aileen O'Leary.

Popcorn is available every Friday during your child's first recess. We are now selling popcorn or licorice (red vines) - each child can purchase one bag of popcorn or 3 licorice vines for a quarter. We sell every Friday - even on half days.

The Lake Wilderness PTSA is pleased to announce that Spiritwear is now on sale. Please print out the order form and return it with your student by November 4th. These shirts and bags are great holiday gifts for grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The school will have the shirts and bags back around December 8th in time for Winter break. We will be handing them out to the parents at the holiday breakfast on December 12th this year. Please make all checks out to LWES PTSA. If you have any questions please contact Christina Currier by phone (425) 281-3393 or by email.