PTSA News: Veterans Day Assembly, PTSA Board Meeting, School Board Visit, Lost and Found, Reflections Support PTSA: Bellevue Ice Rink Community Corner: Newport Ski Swap, BFF with BSF, WISE Camps, BGCB Basketball
For Your Calendar
November 8 - Veterans Day Assembly November 10 - NO SCHOOL November 14 - School Board Visit November 23-24 - NO SCHOOL December 13th - Cookie Blizzard
Letter From The President
Hello Enatai Eagles!
Welcome to November! We had such a great time at last weekend's Enatai PTSA Trunk or Treat and Haunted House! A major kudos to the 5th grade and our event Chairs Lauren Gray, Sarah Bryan, and Pam Unger, and a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered to help, donate, or run a trunk! We're already looking forward to next year. Fourth Grade families, we'll have a meeting in the spring to talk about next year's Haunted House!
The School Board and Bellevue School District Executive Leadership will be coming to Enatai this month (Tuesday 11/14) as part of their monthly school visit rotations. PLEASE COME to the family session at 8:05a in the STEM room. You can learn more about the roll the School Board plays in the district, ask questions, and give your perspective on how things are going at Enatai. It would be great to have a good showing of the Enatai community!
Lastly, I've been getting quite a few questions lately about Enatai PTSA Membership. I wanted to make sure everyone knows that Joining the Enatai PTSAdoes not mean that you must go to meetings, serve on the board, or anything else. Becoming an Enatai PTA is simply the best way to say, "I support the Enatai PTSA!" There are benefits to joining, and you certainly can pitch in however it makes sense to you -- we hope you will! But there are no requirements from you when you become a member.
There are scholarships available for Enatai PTSA Membership. If your family would like a Membership scholarship, please click the link above, order a membership for your family, and select "Pay by check" on the membership page. Then, email Robin at membership@enataiptsa.org and let her know, so she can apply the scholarship to your membership.
The PTA is an annual membership, so if you have not joined yet for the year -- please sign up today! There are membership awards that we are eligible for when we increase our membership, and we want to WIN! Not that it's a competition (not really, anyway... ;)), but Medina PTA gets 100% Membership every year! If they can, WE CAN! So let's go, Eagles!
Wednesday, November 8 at 8:30 am in the Enatai Gym
From Music specialist Sharon Peterson:
Our Enatai Veterans Assembly is on Wednesday, November 8 at 8:30 am in the Enatai Gym. We would love to have Veterans join us for this assembly. If you have a Veteran in your family or community, please invite them to join us so we can thank them for their service. We will have songs from our Enatai Choir and the Bellevue High School Chorale.
Please remind your student to wear Red, White, & Blue for the assembly.
PTSA Board meeting Next Wed (11/8)
The PTSA Board will meet for our monthly meeting next week. The Agenda can be found HERE (paid PTSA membership required to access the agenda). Only Board members can vote on issues during this meeting, but anyone is welcome to attend to learn about what's coming up and to ask questions!
Every month, the School Board and BSD leadership visits a different school in the district, meeting with staff, families, and students, in order to hear directly from school communities on how policies, procedures, and district directives are impacting students.
On Tuesday, November 14th, the School Board Directors and BSD leadership will visit Enatai Elementary School. The time for them to meet with families is from 8:05a - 8:35a in the STEM room. Come meet our elected Board Directors, ask questions, and get answers on questions you may have, while providing a critical voice in the district decision making process.
Check the Lost and Found
Once the weather turned cooler the Lost and Found started overflowing! This picture is from earlier this week, please check for your lost items, we're sure your kids will need their warm or waterproof coats in the coming months!
Reflections Art Competition is back!
The annual PTA art contest is back at Enatai!
Deadline to submit is NOVEMBER 20th!!
The Reflections Art Contest is a cultural arts competition that provides an opportunity for students to use their creative talents in six art areas including visual arts, photography, literature, music composition, dance choreography, and film production.
The theme for the 2023-24 contest is “I am Hopeful Because…” See this video for inspiration!
Scholarships Available!! It is important to us that all Enatai students who want to participate in this contest are able. Therefore, we have budgeted for scholarship art supplies for students who need it. If your student will need art supplies to complete their project, please email Jinmi at reflections@enataiptsa.org and we will make sure your student gets what they need to create beautiful art!
Support the PTSA!
Support the PTSA at the Downtown Ice Rink
Have fun at the 2023-2024 Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink presented by Symetra and raise money for the Enatai PTSA with no work!
Featuring the region’s largest covered open-air ice (real frozen water) skating experience, admission/reservations can be made on-line as of early November. They will donate $3 from every paying visitor from our school who notify rink staff upon arrival that they are affiliated with Enatai.
Ice skating opens to the public on Friday, November 17 and closes on Sunday, January 15!
Community Corner
Newport Ski Swap
Mark your calendar! The 37th Annual Newport High School Ski Swap will be on November 10-11. It's the largest ski swap in the Seattle area. Clear out your garage and bring your snow sport gear to sell at the swap (pre-register items online). There will also be several retail ski vendors selling new gear. You can find thousands of new & used items available at unbelievable deals! Skis, snowboards, boots, poles, jackets, pants and more! See attached flyer or visit www.newportskiswap.comfor more information. Get ready for the snow season!
BFF with BSF!
So, what’s a BFF?! A Best Friend Forever, of course! And what’s BSF? Well, hopefully you know us by now, but if not, here’s an intro.
This year, Bellevue Schools Foundation is contributing nearly $1 million to support essential programs throughout the entire school district that directly benefit OUR students. Because, whether you have students in the school district or not, all students in Bellevue’s public schools are OUR next generation of leaders and changemakers.
If you are a BFF of BSF already, you know who you are! You have donated any amount to the Foundation with the understanding this contribution will create the best possible learning outcomes for all students in Bellevue. Not yet a BFF of BSF, but want to join us? It’s easy!
Your investment in YOUR students as a parent, alumni, or friend of the Bellevue Schools District is an investment in OUR community—one that requires we all give and partner with one another to move our society forward.
WISE Camps
Does your student enjoy science, technology, engineering, art and/or math? We invite students ages 4 through 5th grade to join our monthly camps during the 2023-24 school year! Wise Camps is offering five STEAM nights on Wednesdays from 5-7:30 p.m. where students rotate through five exciting stations and a Costco Pizza dinner is provided! On Friday, November 10th and Monday, January 15th, there is no school in honor of Veteran's Day and MLK Jr. Day, so we are offering a full day STEAM experience from 8:30-3:30 p.m. with Panda Express lunch provided! Cost of STEAM nights is $50 and the cost of full day STEAM camps is $150. Buy a 2023-24 Camp Pass for all 7 camps and save $50. Sibling discounts and scholarships available. All camps will be held in elementary/middle schools on the Eastside (Bellevue, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Renton Highlands). Visit https://www.wisecamps.com/minicamps/ to register--spots are limited! :)
We are also looking for students in 8th through 12th grade to help us at these events and earn volunteer hours. Please email wisecamps@gmail.com if interested in helping out!
Boys and Girls Club Winter Basketball
Exciting news, winter basketball season is just around the corner! Our popular winter basketball league is starting in a few months, and we are expecting over 1,000 players! This league includes one practice and a game each week (no practice for grades 9-12) as well as a competitive playoff for our older leagues! Below is a description of our winter basketball league as well as a link for registration. If you have any questions, please respond email Davin Doggett (ddoggett@bgcbellevue.org) or call our athletics office at (425-998-5795).
Winter Basketball Season 2024 Space is limited. This league includes one game and a one-50 min practice each week throughout the season. Practices start the week January 8th. Practice times and locations will not be known until after the December 14th coaches' meeting. (No practice allotment for 9-12th grade) Regular season games will begin the week of January 16th and run through the first week of March. The 4th-12th grade post-season will run through mid-March. Girls 4th-9th will have both home and away games. Games will be played at either the Hidden Valley Fieldhouse, South Bellevue Community Center or Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club.
VOLUNTEER COACHES Volunteer head and assistant coaches are needed in every division for all of our teams. Coaches will lead 1 practice a week and manage games. Parent volunteers are vital to the success of our leagues. Please sign up now to assure your team is scheduled for practices to begin on time.
If you are interested in coaching your participants team, please email Athletic Director Ashley McNeal (amcnealbgcbellevue.org)
Registration Fee: $190.00 + Club Membership
Late Fee: Starts December 1st (Registration after 12/1 based on team availability)
Ages: K-12 grade boys, K-9 grade Girls
Location: Hidden Valley Fieldhouse or South Bellevue Community Center
Every month, the School Board and BSD leadership visits a different school in the district, meeting with staff, families, and students, in order to hear directly from school communities on how policies, procedures, and district directives are impacting students. 
The annual PTA art contest is back at Enatai!
Exciting news, winter basketball season is just around the corner! Our popular winter basketball league is starting in a few months, and we are expecting over 1,000 players! This league includes one practice and a game each week (no practice for grades 9-12) as well as a competitive playoff for our older leagues! Below is a description of our winter basketball league as well as a link for registration. If you have any questions, please respond email Davin Doggett (