"Duel in the Desert"

The "WA State Elementary Chess Championships" was held in Pasco, WA on Sat. 21, 2012. Students that enter must qualify during the year at qualifying state tournaments. There were roughly 800 in attendance. Their mission:
 
"To both oversee and facilitate the continued success of the Washington State Elementary Championships as a vehicle for encouraging and motivating Washington scholastic players to strive to become stronger players, Promoting the continued growth of scholastic chess in Washington State, Promoting fairness and sportsmanship among our players and coaches, Honoring our top players"

Three Edmonds students qualified for state this year, Sean Essad, Joh Morrill and A.J. Salo. Both Sean and Joh attending this last Saturday.
Joh won four out of five games receiving a trophy for 4.0 points out of a possible 5.0.
Sean won 2.0 game with one being a draw receiving 2.5 point total.

Congratulations Chess Players! Next years tournament will be held in Vancouver, WA.

The Edmonds Heights chess club is near to complete it's second year and meets each Thursday in the library from 10am-11am.

Hello to all the garden lovers
1. ) I am asking if anyone has a rotatiller,  ( this would be helpful for the weeding around the perimeter of the garden.)
2. )  I could us a  soaker hose for the flowers approximately 50ft long.
3. ) I could also use the environmentally safe slug bait.  
4. ) If someone knows of a business that could donate beauty bark we could use 3 yards to help detour the weeds in the surrounding areas. If we get a donation of bark we will also need access to a truck.
5. ) My contact information is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   and my home phone is 425 778 5005. Please let me know if you can help.

Dear Edmonds Heights,

Here we go! In an effort to better serve our families we have moved Fall Registration to the month of May. We believe this will greatly help you develop early and accurate WSLPs for your student(s). We will also be able to make earlier adjustments if needed, such as adding or cancelling classes, so that the best possible class configuration can be achieved. Of course, I should give credit where credit is due for making this early registration possible…..Vesta! Believe it or not, Vesta’s ability  Read More...

Here is a list of the Middle Ages Fair costume award winners. Thanks to all those who participated in this years' Middle Ages Educational Fair.
 
K-2  Adalina Amelco
3-4  Kathryn Oylear
5-6  Alex Garcia
7-8  Makaila Noble
9-12  Kara Wilson

Congratulations to Austin Holmes and Heather Reed, high school students of the month for March. You can read much more about Austin and Heather here.

Edmonds Heights students Regan and Kendall Heyer took place is the Snake Lake Science Fair this last month. Reagan Heyer(4th grade) who won People’s Choice Award for his project Shape Shifting Eggs.  The People Choice was a poll of Science Fair participants and public viewers(over 200 people total) and was given to only one participant of grades k-8. Pretty good for his first science fair ever!  
Kendall Heyer(kindergarten)  won 2nd place for grades k-2 for her project M&M Meltdown.  This was her first science fair too.  They were judged on Display Boards, Oral Presentation and Science Experiment and Journaling.
Snake Lake Science Fair is one of a few that are targeted specifically to Homeschool families. The facility is wounderful and encourages, science education, exploration and conservation.
Visit www.metroparkstacoma.org to learn more about the center itself.  There are great programs year round for homeschoolers. Way To Go!

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Edmonds Heights K-12 and the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation invite you to join our team for Bike to School Month, May 2012

May is Bike to School Month, designed to encourage bicycle commuting, mentor new riders and foster a love of bicycling.  When you bike to school with your child you:
• Help your child become a safe, knowledgeable and independent cyclist.
• Create daily exercise habits that help keep your child active and healthy.
• Reduce car traffic and air pollution.

We envision participation in Bike-to-School Month as a family project, one that may also introduce parents to the fun of cycling with their kids! Every K – 6 student who rides at least once wins a prize and 7th – 12th Students win a prize with just 5 rides!

So, how do you participate?  It's easy!
K – 6 students, click here for a Bike to School sign up flyer.  Complete the form and turn it in to the EHK-12 Office before May 1st. Once it is filled out and turned in, download the Passport to track your progress.   Please take the time to talk about Bike Safety with your children!

7th – 12th Students will sign up online with Cascade Bicycle Club.  http://www.cbcef.org/bts/bts_secondary.html

For EVERYONE, you will notice that the official Bike to School Day is Friday, May 18th.  Because of our unique schedule here at EHK-12, our Bike to School Day will be Thursday, May 17th.  

For more information, feel free to ask Angie Karlberg in the Edmonds Heights K-12 office or check out Cascade's website at: http://www.cbcef.org/bts/index.html.

These students art will be on display and compete in the next level of judging in The Edmonds Arts Festival on Father's Day Weekend: Friday June 15th - Sunday June 17th
More information about the festival is available on their website; www.edmondsartsfestival.com