News for March 3, 2004:

DATES TO REMEMBER:

March 12                        Report Cards Going Home

March 16                        Class Pictures/Individual Portrait Day for Students

March 18                        Arbor Heights Art Festival/Bake Sale

March 19                        Staff Professional Development Day

                                        (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS)

April 5 – 9                      Spring Break – NO SCHOOL

Testing Dates: 
3^rd and 5^th Grade I.T.B.S. Testing begins March 1 – 26.  Please make sure your child/children have a good breakfast and get plenty of rest during testing.

Arts Festival:
Arbor Heights Arts Festival will be held on Thursday, March 18^th.  Time:  6:00 – 8:30p.m.  P.T.S.A. will also be conducting a Bake Sale during the Arts Festival.
Bake sale items may be brought to the school office the day of the Arts Festival.
Please use the attached donation receipt form  if you are donating items for the silent auction. 

Plant Sale Reminder:
The Arbor Heights annual Plant Sale will be held Saturday, May 1^st.  It will be a “pre-sale event only.”  Spread the word to all family and friends that they can buy beautiful hanging baskets, flats and ˝ flats of annuals that have been proven winners in the past.  More information will be sent home in the near future.  

Fauntleroy Watershed Walk:
On Sunday, March 21^st  from 1:00 – 3:00p.m., there will be a fun opportunity for families to take a walk in the local woods and learn about different habitats in the Fauntleroy Park watershed (upstream from the Fauntleroy Community Center, Church and YMCA .  Parking is a available at the upper level lot).  Families can participate in a treasure hunt by searching for the different learning stations and having their “passport” stamped by volunteer docents.  Learn about our urban forest, local wildlife and the riparian zone.  Hope to see you there!  

Explorer West School Informational Night:
You are cordially invited to a Seattle-Area Private Middle School Admissions and Financial Aid information Night at Explorer West on Wednesday, March 31^st from 7:00 –8:30p.m.  The school is located at 10015 28^th Ave. S.W.  For more information, please call the school at (206)935-0495 or e-mail at www.explorerwest.org