INTERNATIONAL FOOD FEST
Sign up HERE by 10/17 to share bite-size samples, host a table display, wear traditional clothing, and/or provide music. This BIG family-favorite PTSA event is on 10/23! Set up, clean up, and prize table volunteers also needed HERE!
SPELLING BEE CLUB
Register HERE by 10/20 to join Spelling Bee Club during lunch recess. Starts 10/30.
REFLECTIONS ART CONTEST
Reflections is a theme-based art contest where students can compete in different art categories based on their interpretation of the theme. They can also submit a theme idea for future contests. All participants will be recognized and school winners advance to the district competition. Learn more at https://dickinsonptsa.org/Page/Pta/Reflections. Submit HERE by 10/27.
GARDEN CLUB
Garden Club happens during lunch recess every month. This is a wonderful way for kids to enjoy the outdoors, learn about nature, and take pride in keeping our school garden beautiful. Seeking parent volunteers for Garden Club: no green thumb required, just a willingness to jump in and have fun! Volunteer for 10/27 session HERE.
THEATER
Pat & Terry are back to direct Bayou Bug Tales, a musical re-telling of Aesop's famous fable of The Ant and The Grasshopper set in the Louisiana bayou. Register HERE by 11/14! Open to grades 2-5.
RUNNING CLUB
Volunteers needed on Tuesdays during lunch recess (no running required)! Over 100 students participate in Running Club each week and we need your help encouraging students, counting laps, and punching their cards. Volunteer HERE.
VOLUNTEERING
Please complete our Volunteer Survey to share how you might be interested in volunteering this school year as our PTSA hosts a variety of activities that you may choose from when volunteering your time.
To ensure the safety of students and staff, all volunteers for the Lake Washington School District must complete a volunteer application and be approved every two years.
STAY CONNECTED
Subscribe to The Messenger e-newsletter
Follow PTSA on Facebook
Verify your orders
Check out our school's FUN RUN fundraising page HERE!
Return FUN RUN envelopes by 10/1 to count towards a classroom dessert party or VIP parking spot.
Every student receives a keepsake t-shirt to wear on 10/3 as a thank you for helping us fundraise.
Parents, huge thanks in advance for volunteering HERE to help us put on a very successful FUN RUN. Thank you!!
PTSA membership is open for the 2025-26 school year. Join or renew HERE today! PTSA memberships are valid for one school year only. Please support your PTSA by purchasing an annual membership.
With a 2025-26 PTSA membership, you can view the online student directory, register early for enrichment classes, and learn about optional volunteer opportunities.
Math Challenge #3 is available HERE and due Thurs, Oct 23. Please print, complete, and return to Mrs. Jones at the front office. Students who complete 12 out of 15 challenges are recognized at the end of the school year.
4th graders: Obtain a FREE pass to federal parks, lands, and waters from Every Kid Outdoors! Passes must be printed; electronic passes not accepted. Passes are intended for 4th graders only and valid through 
August 31, 2026.
Make sure your volunteer status is up to date! First time volunteer? Submit a LWSD Online Volunteer Application for clearance. Returning volunteer? Look for a renewal reminder from Raptor. (Check junk mail for Raptor System.) Approvals are valid for two full years.
Free & Reduced Meal Benefits: Applications for the 2025-26 school year are available to complete online (preferred method) through MySchoolApps, or by manually filling out an application found on the district website. Deadline is Sun, Oct 12, 2025. Please file a new application for uninterrupted benefits. The application takes less than 10 minutes to complete, and parents need to provide just one application per family or household.
Subscribe HERE for The Messenger, your PTSA e-newsletter. Be first to know about Fun Run, BINGO Night, International Food Fest, Theater, school dances, book fairs, Art Walk, Staff Appreciation, Carnival, and all other PTSA events!
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Messenger Weekly News
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| Mrs. Schwabenbauer's birthday
| Ms. Rita Kumari's birthday
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2:45p Messenger Weekly News
Messenger Weekly News
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Sunday, October 19
Time:
2:45p
SUBSCRIBE for the latest news + events at Dickinson/Explorer.
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| Ms. Crull's birthday
| Ms. Baker's birthday
Dorian Picture Day Retakes
| Wear ORANGE for Unity Day
| Math Challenge #3 DUE
Math Challenge #3 DUE
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Thursday, October 23
Return printed Math Challenge #3 to your teacher or the front office.
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6:00p International Food Fest
International Food Fest
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Thursday, October 23
Time:
6:00p - 8:00p
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Commons
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| Mrs. Bergstrom's birthday
Math Challenge #4
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Emily Dickinson PTSA 7040 208th Ave NE Redmond WA 98053 425 936 2530 LWSD
Emily Dickinson PTSA 2.8.13 is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We serve Emily Dickinson Elementary and Explorer Community School on Union Hill in Redmond, WA. Tax ID # 91-1212455.
