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Nominate a Deserving Volunteer for a 2024 LWPTSA Council Award!
1/7/2025 9:36 am
Who are the people in your PTAs, your schools and your neighborhoods whose volunteerism, advocacy, leadership and service benefit the children in our community and exemplify our PTA mission? LWPTSA Council Awards recognize individuals and outreach organizations whose service goes "above and beyond" the typical job description, and often exceeds our expectations of what service looks like. We invite everyone to submit nominations for these 2025 LWPTSA Council Awards:
- Community Service Award
- Community Outreach Award
- Certificate of Special Service
- Golden Acorn Award (Outstanding Volunteer)
- Outstanding Educator Award
- Outstanding Advocate Award
- Outstanding Service Award
- Honorary Life Membership Award
Nominations are due Friday, Jan. 10. See past winners here. Award category descriptions and more details are available on the Awards website. Questions? Please email Council Awards Co-Chairs Megan Selitrennikoff and Brooke Gialopsos at Awards@LWPTSA.net.
OPEN Position: Director of Arts
1/7/2025 9:35 am
The Director of Arts leads the beloved Art and Clay Docent Programs, Gallery Walk, and the annual Reflections Art Contest. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in exploring PTSA Board involvement and discovering if it’s a fulfilling path to pursue in the coming school years. Our PTSA Art program is already running smoothly and in full swing, providing you with strong support and the flexibility to ease into the role at your own pace. If interested, please email president@peterkirkptsa.org.
PTSA Winter After School Enrichment - Registration back open until 1/8 at 9am
12/9/2024 10:31 am
Registration opens: December 9 at 7am
Program runs: January 13 - March 21
Classes offered this session: Chess, Robotics, Basketball, Japanese, Steamoji, Karate, Fencing, Yoga, Art, Drawing, Hip-Hop ,Coding and Intro to Robotics
A parent chaperone is required for each class, or the class cannot run. Free registration is available for any chaperone who is willing to volunteer for the entire session.
More information here
Join the PTSA!
9/5/2024 4:08 pm
We are only 31 memberships away from reaching 100% PTA Membership. If you know someone that has not joined, spread the word that it's not too late to become a PTSA member and help us reach our 100% goal. You can even donate a membership to sponsor someone who might not otherwise be able to join, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to be part of our PTSA community!
Join the PTSA and Enjoy These Great Benefits:
- Meet New People by accessing the Membership Directory to contact your child's new friend for a playdate.
- Build Meaningful Connections and Relationships with Peter Kirk teachers, staff and other families through volunteerism for PTSA programs and events.
- Have a Voice & Vote at our remaining Membership Meetings on agenda items such as our PTSA Budget and Election of the Executive Committee for 2025-2026 school year.
- Access Valuable Member-Only Discounts to places like The Great Wolf Lodge, Seattle Symphony and FedEx.
Membership Options:
- Families: $25
- Individuals: $15
- Teachers: $11
Become part of our PTSA today and help make our school community stronger and more connected!
S.N.A.C.K is back - March 13
1/7/2025 9:43 am
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee is excited to announce the return of S.N.A.C.K. Together to Peter Kirk on March 13, 2025 for the fourth year.
In this fun one-hour virtual event, we are not just exploring snacks and drinks. We are embarking on a global cultural adventure! Each tasting will be led by a speaker representing their culture. They will introduce their snacks, dive into their cultural background, and share their personal experiences and cherished memories tied to their culinary traditions.
If you are interested in being selected as one of our cultural SNACK speakers or know someone from the Peter Kirk community who deserves the spotlight, seize this moment and please fill out this interest form.
For further questions contact diversity@peterkirkptsa.com
Reflections - Peter Kirk Student Advances to State
1/7/2025 9:40 am
Congratulations to 2nd Grader, Lucy Henry, for receiving the Award of Excellence from the LWPTA Council for her film production, My Snowman Kitten. She will be advancing to the Washington State PTA round of competition.
LWPTSA Council invites Reflections students, families, chairs, judges and all community members to join them on Friday, Jan. 24, from 6:30 to 8 pm, at the LWSD Resource Center! At the Reflections Open House, they showcase the incredible and inspirational original artwork by the local PTAs' finalists who have advanced to the council-level competition, and feature those who are advancing on to the WSPTA-level round.
Here is a link to a virtual gallery showcasing all the works submitted by Peter Kirk students. Enjoy!
Refer to LWPTSA's website for additional information and a list of all winners.
The Yearbook Needs Your Photos!
1/7/2025 9:38 am
Do you have a phone full of pictures from Peter Kirk events? Submit them to the yearbook! Even a few pictures are a big help. Click on the links below to submit photos to our yearbook Dropbox.
We really need photos from:
Choir, Orchestra, and Band Concerts.
All other events: Please visit Peter Kirk PTSA - Yearbook site and click on the event link to upload.
Classroom Photos: Please submit to your classroom Band site or classroom connector.
If you have any questions, please email yearbook@peterkirkptsa.org. Thank you!
Membership Meeting - January 23
1/7/2025 9:30 am
Please join us on January 23rd via ZOOM for our first Membership Meeting of 2025. We'll be reflecting on the previous months as well as looking ahead on how our PTSA can help further support our community.
Dance Party!
1/7/2025 9:29 am
Save the date for our annual Dance Party, on February 28th. Our Eagles will participate in a week of dance lessons with the DANCE DUDE leading up to Friday's main event.
Look for information on volunteering and ticket sales at the beginning of February!
Dance lessons sponsored by PTSA’s “Fund the Eagles”.
Book Fair Jan 24-31!
1/7/2025 9:27 am
SAVE THE DATE: January 24th-31st and get ready to empower your reader with book choice. More Books. More Fun.
Start exploring together on our school's Book Fair homepage: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/peterkirkelementaryschool1
**Interested in Volunteering to help with the Book Fair? Please Sign UpHERE**
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