PTA board and leadership elections: Please join us on Thursday, June 12th 6:30pm in the school cafeteria to nominate 2014-2015 board positions including Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Fundraising Chair, and Legislative Chair.  For more information on these positions, please see our earlier post or contact Jeff at president@schmitzparkpta.org. Following our brief meeting we will all adjourn to Prost! to celebrate a successful school year!  

A letter from Schmitz Park PTA President Jeff Rayner and Capacity Chair Emily Giaquinta to the school board got picked up and reposted to the Seattle Schools Community Forum. To-date it has prompted 55 comments, including some very detailed and thoughtful analysis. This is good reading for members looking to learn more about what others are thinking on math adoption. Seattle Schools Community Forum has five years of posts referring to Schmitz Park and Schmitz

In case you missed it, the Seattle School Board Wednesday night approved the District’s 2014-15 academic calendar, which includes elimination of the week-long mid-winter break next year. View the full post at Seattle Public Schools, or download the calendar (PDF).

Are you ready to help lead our Schmitz Park community and continue a legacy of great parent involvement? We’re looking for parents that have the knowledge and drive to continue to make great things to happen at Schmitz Park.  The PTA Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations for: PTA Board Officers = Help determine PTA direction; voted in; meet 1x per month for PTA board, and 1x per month for General PTA meeting Open Chair

We are excited to say that we have surpassed our fundraising goal of $187,000. It was because of YOU the school has the much needed supplies and support to help our children become successful in academics and in the community. It takes a village to raise a child, and we are THAT village.  – Nazleen, Fundraising Chair   However, as we look forward to next school year, there are changes ahead. Those changes will depend on HOW we act now.  As you

Thanks to the many members who attended Thursday night’s important member meeting or provided helpful input in advance on the historic decisions to be made! The full set of minutes will be ready soon, but as these decisions will affect us all and there is important work to be done, we thought a topline summary would be in order. Math curriculum: As previously posted, after six years of investment in Singapore Math by Schmitz Park faculty, students, and parents, we are on the verge of having

The Golden Acorn is annual award presented to a special volunteer by the Schmitz Park PTA. Nominations are due by May 27th. Please take time to recognize ANY individuals who have “gone above and beyond” the regular volunteer commitment at Schmitz Park, and nominate them for the award. Nominations can be done via survey or by downloading a form and turning into the main office at Schmitz Park Elementary. You can even nominate more than one volunteer.  

[update At the School Board meeting on May 21, the Board will be listening to Public Testimony so if you feel you want to address the Board, please do. To sign up for public testimony, members of the public should e-mail boardagenda@seattleschools.org or call (206) 252-0040 and give their legal name, telephone number, e-mail address, and the topic they would like to address.] Schmitz Park’s Singapore Math Legacy is in Jeopardy. But you can help save

This is our last planned meeting of the school year and we need your vote! Please join us at 6:30pm and lend your voice to some HOT topics including: Help vote in the proposed budget for the 2014/2015 school year. District math adoption: What is the difference between enVision (recommended by the committee for District-wide adoption) and Math in Focus (a newer, Singapore-based text)?  Hear from teachers and parents of Schmitz Park children who have benefited from

We had our biggest turn-out ever to the event this year, and even got to see the Mariners extend their winning streak! If you were there or not there’s a few things you should know 1) They missed our call out in the Welcome section, yet made up for it with an extra special message as you can see in this picture Mariners Welcome Schmitz Park Elementary         2) Congratulations to Dorienne Raynolds for