Join us at our next PTA meeting on Thursday, May 19 to vote on our proposed budget and our new board members. A copy of the proposed budget was emailed out on Monday, May 9. You can click HERE for a copy. New board members will be introduced and voted in. The building transition team will share updates on our new building, the transportation survey, summer events and timing of the move. Minutes from our

CHILD CARE CRISIS UPDATE: Leslie Harris – On the Case -NEXT: EMAIL CITY COUNCIL & MAYOR We received an email from SPS Board Representative Leslie Harris on Friday, May 20 in response to our appeals earlier last week for the School District to work with the City and Mayor to develop a solution for our after-school care crisis here at Schmitz Park. We’re asking for equitable access to childcare, access that other schools have currently

Schmitz Park History Celebration – Friday, June 3rd @ 6:30! Come and join the Schmitz Park Elementary Community, to honor the legacy of the last 60 years. Along with members of the Schmitz family, we will be joined by teachers, staff, parents, and students, past and present. Historical information, pictures, and memorabilia will be on display. We will use the whole school and grounds to visit, lets hope for lovely weather! 6:30 – 7 pm  Meet

It’s time to move it, move it one last time for Schmitz Park Elementary!! Our Move-A-Thon Fundraising goal is $55,000. All proceeds go to the PTA General Fund which helps support core fundamental needs like our reading tutors, recess supervisors, school supplies and programs like Passport, visual arts, library and physical education at our school. PLEDGE A STUDENT NOW: Collect pledges here, click on the Move-A-Thon Pledge button to pledge now. Or go, door-to-door with your pledge envelope and Thank You cards

Schmitz Park Elementary PTA is hosting the 1st Annual “Fox Hole Classic Golf” Golf Tournament benefitting our local schools! We hope you can join us at West Seattle Golf Course on Friday June 10, 2016 2:30 pm Shotgun Start (1:15 Check-in) There will prizes for: Hole-In-One • Jackpot Hole • Tee & Door Prizes KP’s • Longest Drives • Putting Contest Registration Starts: May 5, 2016 Cost: $125 per golfer Early Bird Foursome Special: $400 if signed

Robin is mom to Helen (9), June (6) and Laura (4). She logged 18.6 hours in April working in Mrs. Marroquin & Mr. Oschrin’s class.  She also helped with Passport, field trips and FUN Outdoor activities. She loves exploring nature with her children and practicing yoga and also volunteers for both the Seattle Aquarium’s Beach Naturalist and Cedar River Salmon Journey Naturalist Programs.  She also enjoyed teaching Spanish for the Enrichment program and hopes to

The Move-a-thon is Friday June 3. If you are interested in a sponsorship opportunity we need to hear from you by May 9! Click HERE for sponsorship levels and details. You can also contact Athena Frederick with questions: volunteers@schmitzparkpta.org.  

The Building Transition Team has been hard at work over the last few months coordinating many aspects of the move to our new campus, Genesee Hill. The Safety and Transportation portion of this team is now working with SDOT and SPS to help create plans for mobility around the new campus. These plans will include pick up and drop off systems as well as suggested routes for pedestrians and bikes. The transportation committee created a

Join us for a family fun event and cheer on the M’s as they take on defending World Series Champs, the Kansas City Royals, on Sunday, May 1 at 1:10PM. Tickets are $20. Go to http://bit.ly/SPMarinersDay, to purchase tickets. We still have 186 tickets left to sell. Last year we sold all 300 tickets and had a blast at the game!!

We hope you can join us for our upcoming PTA meeting on April 21 from 6:30-8:30PM. The agenda will include two speakers: a short presentation from BeSMART for kids – A community educational program to promote firearm safety and teach adults to take simple steps to prevent child gun deaths. Join us and let’s start the conversation about keeping kids safe; and Schmitz Park parent Patricia London, who teaches our after school enrichment class “Life Skills with Etiquette,” will talk about