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Active Senior Fair 2014 Saturday, March 8 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Westminster Chapel of Bellevue 13646 NE 24th Street
School briefs St. Monica School makes changes to align with MISD Beginning in the 201415 school year, St. Monica School will align more closely with the Mercer Island School District calendar, changing its early release day from Monday to Wednesday to coordinate with STEM planning, principal Anca Wilson announced last week. "St. Monica School's early release day will change to Wednesday," Wilson said. "This small change will greatly improve the ability of the faculty and staff to coordinate our STEM + the Arts project planning, while giving our St. Monica students the opportunity to participate in after school activities that are tailored to the early Wednesday release schedule, which most
School district launches mobile website The Mercer Island School District announced Wednesday, Feb. 26 the launch of a mobile version of the district and individual school websites.
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5th Grader Abigail Emert, right, took first place at the St. Monica Spelling Bee and 4th Grader Alex Stedman was the runner up. They are pictured with Mrs. Zipp, the school’s librarian. Abigail will compete at the Regional Spelling Bee March 23, at Seattle Town Hall. The final two words in the contest were ‘affluent’ and ‘insinuate.’ schools currently follow." With next year's changes, St. Monica will be one of the first schools in the Seattle Archdiocese to be implementing Phase I of their move to a STEM + The
Arts project-based learning model for the 2014-15 school year. For more, go to http:// www.stmonicasea.org/
“This new tool represents our ongoing efforts to incorporate 21st century technology into our schools,” said MISD Director of Technology Services Andreeves Ronser. “Our desire was to provide the community with a simple to use website that
would quickly provide them access to the information they need the most.” The features of the mobile website mimic the features of the full site. However, the mobile website allows community members to view the most common portions of the website on their phones without resizing the page or constantly scrolling. Users will still have the option of viewing the regular website on their phone as well. Because the district chose a mobile website rather than a mobile app, the community will have the same experience browsing the website regardless of which device they are using. There is also no need to download the app or worry about installing updates. Every time a community member goes to the district mobile website, they will see the latest version of the site. “Our mobile website will allow parents and community members to access information about their child’s school quickly using any device,” said MISD Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. “Our goal in creating this tool was to provide our community with best ability to access information regarding our public schools.”
This fun, FREE, daylong event features a fashion show and a variety of entertainers. Sit in on mini-seminars and workshops. Take advantage of free health screenings. Stroll through vendor exhibits highlighting a wide range of Eastside businesses and organizations. The entire day is geared to the active senior. No Registration Required. FREE Parking. Don’t miss this fun-filled event! For more information, call 425-635-6191 or visit www.overlakehospital.org/ActiveSeniorFair
Sponsored by The "Six Sparks" Destination Imagination Team Fourth graders : Agnes Mar, Aidan Klein, Ananika Manby, Andrew Yeh from West Mercer Elementary and Vishy Kamalapuram, Sai Pipavath from Lakeridge Elementary won took first place in the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament. They will head to the State Finals later this month.
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