ATTENTION 3RD-5TH GRADERS We are pleased to announce that we will be offering Sing Out Seattle’s (www.singoutseattle.com) Mary Poppins as an after school enrichment class beginning March 17th and running through May 26th.  Classes will be on Tuesdays from 3pm-4:30pm in the Gym, with breakout sessions in Room 8.  There will be a final performance on Friday, May 29th in the cafeteria.  We will need a handful of parent volunteers for that performance to help

Volunteers needed for 24-Credit Graduation Requirement Task Force Seattle Public Schools is seeking parent, staff and student volunteers to serve on a 24-Credit Graduation Requirement Task Force that would address how the district can implement the state’s increasing credit requirements for graduation. The task force will be asked to research and analyze options, and then make a recommendation regarding high school schedules, graduation policy and credit-hour requirements. The district received a waiver to delay the

A very big thank you from Westside Baby and the Fourth Grade Cohort to everyone who donated items during the recent clothing drive. About 20 kids and parents worked together to make almost 40 complete clothes bags. And thank you, Hope Lutheran, for letting us use your Fellowship Room.  We plan to repeat the effort next January and will put a notice in the Bulletin before Winter Break.

You can now access meeting minutes from the last General Meeting held on January 15th.  Minutes are posted here and previous meeting minutes can also be downloaded from the About page.

We hope you all can join us this Thursday, January 15th from 6:30-8pm in the school cafeteria for our General Meeting.  Members and non-members are invited to join us in discussion as we get an update from Mr. Kischner on Technology at the school and where funds are being spent.  We’ll also hear from Ms. Vannini, School Librarian on the funds raised at the Book Fair and how that money will be used at the

    Come one, come all on Friday January 23rd from 6-8pm to the Schmitz Park Movie Night to watch Monster’s Inc. with our 1st grade team. You can sign up below : http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e054ea4a828a75-movie  

Please sign up and join the Washington State PTA and other Schmitz Park Elementary parents in Olympia on Monday, January 19th (MLK holiday) for Focus Day!  Top Legislative Priorities for 2015 include: – Funding McCleary – Create Positive School Climates Through Social Emotional Learning – Increased Capital Funding – Increased Access to Higher Education Bring your family and neighbors to show your support of our legislative platform with a focus on our number one priority: Funding McCleary. Bring banners and

   Winter session enrichment classes have begun; we do still have spots in a few of our classes, please email Jennifer at enrichment@schmitzparkpta.org to inquire. We will also be offering an early dismissal camp on Wednesday, January 14th.  Please return the form to the main office; they will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Get Ready!  The Schmitz Park Team Spirit Auction 2015 is coming Saturday, March 21, 2015. Please see the Save-The-Date flyer below for more information.  

SAVE THE DATE AND JOIN SCHMITZ PARENTS IN OLYMPIA – JANUARY 19, 2015! Show up. Stand up. Speak Up. Participate in guiding our legislators toward taking action on the top 5 educational priorities set by the WSPTA for 2015. PTA legislative board member Angela Cough and others will be present, but our goal is to have 15 Schmitz Park representatives to advocate for our 600+ kids.  You can register here for Focus Day Here are our top