Video of Whole School Thankful Poster
To our wonderful Somers principals, teachers and staffs. Wish you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. You are the best! ... read full article
Author:
Peggy 
Show from:
11/23/2020-12/7/2020
Somerset’s Scholastic Book Fair
Somerset’s Scholastic Book Fair is going online! November 30 – December 13 In a year of so many  *not*  normal things, our book fair will also be different this year. Somerset is partnering with Scholastic to host an ONLINE ONLY book fair for families this fall. Mrs. Bravenec realizes that for some families, the ability to buy books for your children may not be possible this year. In conversations with students about the Book Fair, Mrs. Bravenec is sensitive to this situation and shares with students that as a child her family sometimes had hard times and was not able ... read full article
Author:
Peggy 
Show from:
11/20/2020-12/14/2020
Family Math Night Materials Pick-up
Special night for kids and adults to learn and play fun math games! Jane and John Felling from Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks will lead a variety of games that will build on each grade level’s priority standards. The games are designed to develop mathematical fluency and build problem solving strategies. Games will require use of regular and really cool multi-sided dice, deck of cards and counters. All materials have been purchased in partnership with Somerset PTSA for EACH and EVERY Somerset student so all you have to do is swing thru the drive-thru pick up line. Drive-thru material pick-up ... read full article
Author:
Peggy 
Show from:
11/20/2020-12/4/2020
Math Kangaroo 2021 Registration Invitation
This year Math Kangaroo offer virtual participation for all students who cannot find space in the in-person centers. All virtual Math Kangaroo participants will receive a T-shirt and a gift straight to their home addresses and can take the test at home. The regular participation is still offered but on a much smaller scale due to social distancing regulations. All in-person centers will look like the years before where students come for the exam and receive all Math Kangaroo material on the test day from their center manager. In case the in-person center is closed due to pandemic, students will ... read full article
Author:
Peggy 
Show from:
11/11/2020-11/25/2020
Math is Cool Online Math Contest
Math is Cool will be offering online math contests for students this year, including a Master's contest for grade 4th and 5th in the coming Spring. Students need to form a group of four in order to compete. We will send more information for selecting 8 teams per grade level. Grade 5 March 3rd Not open for registration until mid-December Grade 4 March Not open for registration until mid-December To become more familiar with how our online contest will work and answer many questions, go to: https://academicsarecool.com/#/samples ... read full article
Author:
Peggy 
Show from:
11/11/2020-11/25/2020
Video of Whole School Thankful PosterPeggy11/23/202012/7/2020
Video of Whole School Thankful Poster
To our wonderful Somers principals, teachers and staffs. Wish you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. You are the best! ... read full article
Somerset’s Scholastic Book FairPeggy11/20/202012/14/2020
Somerset’s Scholastic Book Fair
Somerset’s Scholastic Book Fair is going online! November 30 – December 13 In a year of so many  *not*  normal things, our book fair will also be different this year. Somerset is partnering with Scholastic to host an ONLINE ONLY book fair for families this fall. Mrs. Bravenec realizes that for some families, the ability to buy books for your children may not be possible this year. In conversations with students about the Book Fair, Mrs. Bravenec is sensitive to this situation and shares with students that as a child her family sometimes had hard times and was not able ... read full article
Family Math Night Materials Pick-upPeggy11/20/202012/4/2020
Family Math Night Materials Pick-up
Special night for kids and adults to learn and play fun math games! Jane and John Felling from Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks will lead a variety of games that will build on each grade level’s priority standards. The games are designed to develop mathematical fluency and build problem solving strategies. Games will require use of regular and really cool multi-sided dice, deck of cards and counters. All materials have been purchased in partnership with Somerset PTSA for EACH and EVERY Somerset student so all you have to do is swing thru the drive-thru pick up line. Drive-thru material pick-up ... read full article
Math Kangaroo 2021 Registration InvitationPeggy11/11/202011/25/2020
Math Kangaroo 2021 Registration Invitation
This year Math Kangaroo offer virtual participation for all students who cannot find space in the in-person centers. All virtual Math Kangaroo participants will receive a T-shirt and a gift straight to their home addresses and can take the test at home. The regular participation is still offered but on a much smaller scale due to social distancing regulations. All in-person centers will look like the years before where students come for the exam and receive all Math Kangaroo material on the test day from their center manager. In case the in-person center is closed due to pandemic, students will ... read full article
Math is Cool Online Math ContestPeggy11/11/202011/25/2020
Math is Cool Online Math Contest
Math is Cool will be offering online math contests for students this year, including a Master's contest for grade 4th and 5th in the coming Spring. Students need to form a group of four in order to compete. We will send more information for selecting 8 teams per grade level. Grade 5 March 3rd Not open for registration until mid-December Grade 4 March Not open for registration until mid-December To become more familiar with how our online contest will work and answer many questions, go to: https://academicsarecool.com/#/samples ... read full article
Somerset Winter Traditions Photo WantedPeggy11/11/202011/18/2020
Somerset Winter Traditions Photo Wanted
Families are invited to submit a photo of their students celebrating a winter tradition/holiday and a short sentence describing a favorite part of that winter tradition/holiday. Please only send in ONE photo and put the subject line " Winter Traditions" in the email to Mrs. Bravenec bravenecs@bsd405.org by Nov 18th . We are looking for a variety of traditions/holidays to include! Photos will be shared in our school assembly on Dec 2nd. ... read full article
Halloween Video Peggy11/4/202011/21/2020
Halloween Video
Thank you all for providing so many lovely Halloween theme photos. Please enjoy this video: ... read full article
2020-2021 Instructional Technology Curriculum Information for Elementary FamiliesPeggy11/2/202011/20/2020
2020-2021 Instructional Technology Curriculum Information for Elementary Families
You might have been dealing with Synergy ParentVue, Student Portal, Teams, Office 365, Clever, Think Central, etc. when you are working with the school works with your kids. This attached file includes very important, detailed and updated instructional information. Please download it and take a look.  Please see  this file for details.  ... read full article
Free Previous Math Circle Materials for PTSA MembersPeggy10/29/202011/12/2020
Free Previous Math Circle Materials for PTSA Members
Good News From Math Circle Club. Our math circle team built training materials in past years. It includes level 3-4 and level 5. It targets for the prealgebra level. It helps kids to prepare for MIC and MO competitions. The topics matches Prealgebra (AOPS version). These are complementary materials for Prealgebra study. If you missed math club registration but need some training materials, you can register here . It is open to Somerset PTSA Members only (2nd or higher graders). If you are not a member, register as a member first here . We will send out practice packets and ... read full article
Picture WantedPeggy10/27/202011/3/2020
Picture Wanted
Calling all Somerset families, as Halloween is approaching, we invite all Somerset students to show us your creative costumes, from frightful to delightful or your pumpkin patch pics or anything you did recently and want to share with us! If you’d like to participate in Somerset autumn celebration, there are two ways to share with us your photos:   1.  Email your photos to  communications.somersetptsa@gmail.com . We will accept photo submissions through Monday, Nov 2nd. 2.   Post your photos on your school Facebook group.  We hope you join in the fun, and look forward to seeing your photos!   ... read full article
Lecture from ParentWiserPeggy10/22/202011/19/2020
Lecture from ParentWiser
ParentWiser is hosting a lecture series for our student families to support parents in raising thriving individuals in Issaquah School District. They will be hosting a speech on Nov 18, 2020 7:00- 8:15 pm. The topic is about "How to Raise Successful Kids Without Overparenting". There are 15 seats for available for Somerset families. Tickets are available on  Eventbrite . $10 donation is suggested for speech. Please visit  https://www.parentwiser.org/   for more information. ... read full article
Chinese Classical Dance SeminarPeggy10/22/202011/8/2020
Chinese Classical Dance Seminar
Chinese classical dance schools can be roughly divided into three schools: the traditional opera body rhyme school, the Han-Tang dance school, and the Dunhuang dance school. We are honored to invite Chinese classical dancer Ju, Hao to give us a seminar introducing and performing “Thirty-six poses of the Dunhuang dance”. “Dunhuang Dance” was derived from the Dunhuang murals. It was the outcome of civilization integration between Central China and Western China at ancient Silk Road times. It integrates the dancing styles of Central China, Western China, and Dunhuang local area. The dance genre is charming, unique, classical, and beautiful. Please ... read full article
Join Somerset PTSAPeggy10/14/202010/29/2020
Join Somerset PTSA
  A PTSA membership is an investment in your child’s future. The more members we have, the louder our PTSA voice will be in advocating for our children with local and state legislature. Our kids are worth the investment and a strong PTSA illustrates our community support to our school and children. Additionally your Memberships ensures that you will receive our PTSA eNews weekly. Certain PTSA activities, such as Chess Club and Math Circle require a PTSA membership. We are an award winning PTSA and have earned the 100% membership award from WSPTA three years in a row. Your participation ... read full article
Ice Cream Social Wrap-upPeggy10/2/202010/25/2020
Ice Cream Social Wrap-up
    Our Back-to-School Ice Cream Social was a success thanks to everyone who stopped by for an ice cream. It was fantastic and heartwarming seeing so many students and parents again. We gave out more than 400 pieces of ice cream.  For more ice cream social photos, please Click  our video. ... read full article
First Day of School Year 2020-2021Peggy9/10/20209/30/2020
First Day of School Year 2020-2021
Somerset Strong- No Matter the Distance Enjoy our first day of school video. Thank you all for all the amazing pictures. We have made a video for the first day of school.  Please continue to share your children's photos to  communications.somersetptsa@gm ail.com , so that we can create more and more videos to bring you joy! ... read full article
2020-2021 Welcome PacketPeggy8/28/20209/30/2020
2020-2021 Welcome Packet
2020-2021 School Year Welcome Letter from PTSA President  Calendar 2020-21 Somerset PTSA Membership flyer Traffic FAQ 5th Grade Request Letter ... read full article