Your 2013 Tax Deductions As an incorporated Washington State non profit, donations to the Schmitz Park PTA are tax deductible. This is good news, especially at this time of year when April is fast approaching. However, this does not mean that all funds received by the PTA are tax deductible. For example, your PTA membership is not tax deductible as you get something for your funds ie you get membership into the PTA. The same

Come join us Thursday, February 27th at 6:30pm for our monthly PTA Meeting where we still start promptly to cover Common Core Standards and then move on to our regular PTA agenda. Some of the Hot Topics include: What are the Common Core State Standards? Why do we need them? How will they impact my child’s education? Why are they only focused on math and Language Arts? Will it change the way teachers teach? How

We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break! And now, looking ahead to April 5, its time to book your babysitter for our Annual Schmitz Park auction. This year we will celebrate with a festive “Mardi Gras” theme at the Brockey Center (at South Seattle Community College). Invitations are being sent electronically, so look for them in your email box this week! http://www.schmitzparkpta.org/auction-2014/

Items are needed for our annual Auction on April 5!  The auction’s success depends on great items for bidding. We’ve received excellent support from local businesses, but donations from families are needed, too. Items that you can’t buy in a store and are truly an experience have been the best sellers in past years – from sports tickets, dinners hosted at homes of Schmitz Park families and sailing excursions to vacation rentals. You can contribute

It’s time for our biggest fundraiser of the year, the school’s annual auction, dinner, and dance! “Mardi Gras” is this year’s theme so start thinking about your costumes now. The evening raises funds to support every Schmitz Park kiddo and vital school programs. It is truly a night to remember and so much fun. Invitations will be emailed Monday, February 24th! Questions? Send an email to Auction@SchmitzParkPTA.org.

After School Enrichment Opportunities and Early Dismissal Camps are Still Available Early Dismissal Camps – Art Wizards and Jump Rope are being offered to families for January 15th. More information about the Art Wizards class is here. To register, download and fill out the registration form, or pick up a paper copy in the office. Because of the quick turnaround, registrations will processed as received and confirmations will be available as quickly as possible upon

Schmitz Park PTA President, Jeff Rayner, recently spoke with the West Seattle Blog on our PTA objectives for shopping locally this year, and explained how the Give Back Campaign is helping to make that objective a reality. An excerpt from the article: That’s why Schmitz Park has started a new program called “Give Back”.  The purpose of Give Back is simple — support the businesses through organized patronage. They don’t need to lift a finger

From the Principal: Thank you for all the wonderful holiday cheer you have helped to spread throughout the school this week – the buzz is palpable, and I look forward to hearing all the memories created. Best wishes for a time of togetherness and celebration. Gerrit

The festive season is the perfect time to support our local businesses by shopping locally.  A few good ones well worth a visit include: For KIDS – West Side Gymnastics, Evergreen Tang Soo Do or West Side Music Academy lessons, Atomic Boy, Curious Kids Stuff For HIM: The Sneakery, Easy Street For HER: Lolly, Menashe & Sons Jewelers, Shanti Salon & Day Spa, Carmelias, Fleurt, The Wax Bar For ALL: Flying Apron, Click, NW Art

Schmitz Park library Glog. A Glog is an online media poster that enables kids of all grades to access popular educational websites and learning tools, in an interface suited to their liking. Our new Glog can be accessed from any computer and enables students and parents to view Seattle Public Schools databases and other links to education sites. To visit, click here, or visit the Schmitz Park website, click on library and then library glog.  Please