Fundraising
Auction / Teacher Experiences
Box Tops for Education
Box Tops for Education
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
It's easy to find Box Tops for Education…in fact, you may have some in your home right now!
You can find Box Tops on over 250 participating products. Each Box Tops coupon is worth 10¢ for our school, and that can add up fast! Just clip them and send them into your child's classroom. Since 1996, participating schools have earned over $500 million through the Box Tops for Education® program, helping them to buy much-needed supplies, fund school programs and more. For more information about the Box Tops for Education program and a complete list of where Box Top Coupons can be found, go to www.boxtops4education.com. Invite family and friends to clip and save them as well!
Brown Bear Car Wash
Brown Bear Car Wash
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
Purchase car wash tickets through the PTSA. 80% of the proceeds benefit our PTSA!
Carnival
Carnival
Chair:
(none)
When:
June
We celebrate the end of the school year with an evening of old-fashioned carnival fun. Simple games are situated outdoors around the school campus. Check out the popular cupcake walk, inflatables, food offerings, concessions, and the prize booth. Collect tickets by playing games and redeem later at the prize booth. Don’t miss out!
Celebration Books
Celebration Books
Chair:
When:
year round
Support our school library by donating a Celebration Book! This program gets new and exciting books into our school library AND honors your child’s special day (birthday, half-birthday, special award, holiday, etc). It's as easy as 1-2-3:
1) Click the link below to place your order. 2) Near the date of your child’s special day, your child will select a book from the Celebration Books bin in the library. 3) During your child’s library class, the book will be presented as a new addition to our library, and your child will be the first to check it out. A donation of $25 per book is suggested, and corporate matching is highly appreciated! You may request more than one book for your student; you can also do this for all of your children at once! Scholarships available. Please contact Kelly Williams at kewiliams@lwsd.org.
Donations
Donations
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
Pass the Hat, donate PTSA memberships, donate yearbooks.
Dragon's Lair Used Book Faire
Dragon's Lair Used Book Faire
Chair:
(none)
When:
March/April
Started in 2011, students and families can find "new to you" books at rock bottom prices! Collected from community donations, the Used Book Fair sells books, games, puzzles, video games, DVDs, etc. The Used Book Fair is usually scheduled the week before spring break. It's a beloved and affordable event for all!
Volunteer here!
Employer Match
FUN RUN / Dreagle Dash
Restaurant Nights
Restaurant Nights
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
Retail Partners
Retail Partners
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
Support school + PTSA while you shop!
Bellevue Ice Rink, Box Tops, Fred Meyer/Kroger/QFC, and Snapdoodle Toys Redmond. |
School
Field Day
Green Team
Read Across America + Sasquatch Program
Safety Patrol
Safety Patrol
Chair:
When:
year round
Dickinson/Explorer Safety Patrol is looking for friendly, cooperative, and responsible 4th & 5th graders to join. If you are a role model who can help keep students walking to and from school safely, and your behavior and success in school are top of the line, then WE WANT YOU! Some of your responsibilities will include:
* Acting as a role model to students, staff, and community members for the ENTIRE school year. * Helping students and parents cross at crosswalks. * Keeping kids out of harm’s way. * Patrolling walkways and parking lots. Safety Patrol is a YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT. You will be on duty approximately 1 full week per month. When your squad is on duty for the week, you should plan on arriving to school promptly at 8:50am and leaving at 4:05pm. At the end of the school year, we'll plan a special event to celebrate our Safety Patrol team! Questions? Please contact Ms. Teske or Ms. Baker.
Scholastic Book Fair
Scholastic Book Fair
Chair:
When:
during conference week
The school sells new Scholastic Books for purchase and earns Scholastic Dollars to purchase new books and resources. Teachers also have the opportunity to fill out Wish Lists so students and parents can help supplement in-classroom libraries.
Volunteer here!
School Picture Day
School Picture Day
Chair:
(none)
When:
fall + spring
Say cheese! Students get their school picture taken. Volunteers are needed to help this run smoothly and efficiently.
Vision & Hearing Screening
Vision & Hearing Screening
Chair:
(none)
When:
fall
All students are tested for vision and hearing. Volunteers are needed for morning and afternoon shifts.
Watch D.O.G.S.
Watch D.O.G.S.
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
Dads, grandpas, uncles, fathers-in-law: Join our Watch D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students) program!
Garden Club
Garden Club
Chair:
Karolina Sarnowska-Upton, Katherine Sievers, Matthew Sievers
The Garden Club meets in the school garden at LUNCH RECESS once or twice a month.
Students who participate in Garden Club help take care of our school garden. They...PLANT a variety of vegetables and other plants. CARE for and maintain plants to help them grow. LEARN more about sustainable gardening and healthy food. MEET local farmers. MAKE new friends. GROW into environmental stewards. |
Enrichment
Art Smart
Art Smart
Chair:
(none)
When:
monthly
Art Smart is a PTSA sponsored program that brings art enrichment directly to the classrooms. Once a month, volunteer docents visit the classrooms to teach students elements of art and design while exploring a range of art techniques. Students are introduced to the work of great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo, M.C. Escher, and Dale Chihuly, just to name a few. Student artwork is displayed in the hallways throughout the school year and highlights are showcased at the spring Art Walk. One or more volunteers per class are needed. Volunteers are not required to have an art background, just a love for helping children express their creativity. Curriculum and training support are provided.
Volunteer here!
Author Visit
Dance Week + Dance Night
Math Challenge
Math Challenge
Chair:
(none)
When:
bi-weekly
Students: Sharpen your pencils, ready your brain, and get ready to practice some math skills! Math Challenge is a free program that gives elementary students a chance to practice their mathematical problem-solving skills. The challenges cover problem solving strategies such as draw a picture or model, make an organized list, look for a pattern, work backward, and guess and check.
The program is completely free and no sign-up is necessary. This is a great opportunity for families to get involved and enjoy math through fun and engaging math problems. We encourage parents and siblings to participate in discussing and solving them. Schedules and problem-solving strategies are available at www.mathinaction.org Volunteer here!
Nature Vision
Nature Vision
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
The Nature Vision program, funded by the PTSA, brings environmental awareness to all classrooms in two sessions. The sessions are taught by Nature Vision representatives during class time as an enrichment to the curriculum. An environmentalist works with all classrooms. This is usually mingled with work parties to maintain the Wetlands in the spring.
Pacific Science Center Day
Pacific Science Center Day
Chair:
(none)
When:
March/April
Planetarium and science exploration with Pacific Science Center, student science experiment workshops, and hands-on activities and exhibits.
Volunteer here!
Reflections Art Contest
Reflections Art Contest
Chair:
(none)
When:
Sept-Nov
The Reflections Arts in Education program is a National PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works created around a theme. The program begins at the local PTA level and entries can progress through council, state, and national rounds of competition.
Deadlines for Dickinson/Explorer entries will be posted when available. For more information and entry details go to: www.lwptsa.net/reflections/ Volunteer here!
Running Club
Running Club
Chair:
(none)
When:
during lunch recess
School Garden
School Garden
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
Our school garden committee designs, arranges, and teaches students about how food grows. Students receive real-time, hands-on experience growing, harvesting, and preparing a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Volunteer here!
Spelling Bee Club
Spelling Bee Club
Chair:
(none)
When:
November
The Dickinson PTSA Spelling Bee Club is open to students in grades K-5, where kids get a chance to show off their spelling skills.
Volunteer here!
Wetlands Week
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Community
5th Grade Promotion
5th Grade Promotion
Chair:
(none)
When:
spring
5th grade party + promotion! Past ideas: a reception, bulletin board feature, slideshow, memory CD -- so fun!
Volunteer here!
Art Walk + Ice Cream Social
Art Walk + Ice Cream Social
Chair:
(none)
When:
spring
The annual Art Walk + Ice Cream Social showcases Art Smart projects created by Dickinson/Explorer students throughout the school year. Art work, activities, photo ops, and ICE CREAM make this event a favorite among students, parents, and teachers alike!
Volunteer here!
Back to School Event
Back to School Event
Chair:
(none)
When:
before school starts
Meet your teachers, drop off school supplies, sign up for conferences, and find your bus route.
Learn about PTSA and other community groups in the Commons. Volunteer here!
BINGO Night
Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
Family and Community Engagement (FACE)
Chair:
(none)
When:
monthly
Family and Community Engagement (FACE) is the cornerstone of any successful PTA. Reaching out to students and families to provide support, services and community is the best way to maintain a healthy PTA membership and to ensure that every child has a voice in our school.
Volunteer here!
International Food Fest
International Food Fest
Chair:
(none)
When:
fall
Please join us for an evening of fun as we explore the many cultures represented at our school. Try delicious food from around the world. See artwork and artifacts from faraway places.
The families of Dickinson/Explorer put on International Food Fest. Every family is encouraged to attend and represent their country if possible. Volunteer here!
Math / STEAM Night
Movie Night
Movie Night
Chair:
(none)
A fun opportunity to bring your blanket, join Dickinson friends and families, and watch a movie together. Popcorn is usually served! Watch for these on Messenger, our Facebook page, and the Calendar.
Volunteer here!
Science Fair
Spirit Wear
Spirit Wear
Chair:
(none)
When:
fall
Parents can purchase t-shirts and sweatshirts with Dickinson or Explorer colors and logos on them. Great to wear on school spirit days!
Summer Playdates
Talent Show
Teacher + Staff Appreciation
Teacher + Staff Appreciation
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round + May
We appreciate our teachers and staff all year! Additionally, we have Teacher + Staff Appreciation Week in May to further express our appreciation and gratitude.
Volunteer here!
Welcome Back Coffee
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Advocacy
Campus Spruce Up
Campus Spruce Up
Chair:
(none)
When:
year round
Help refresh and enhance the appearance of our school and campus via garden, landscape, fresh paint, clean up, etc.
Volunteer here!
Disability Awareness Fair (DAF)
Disability Awareness Fair (DAF)
Chair:
(none)
When:
fall
Disability Awareness Fair is a hands-on event for students in grades K-5 at Dickinson/Explorer. Students learn about different abilities, how to support their peers with different abilities, and what it would feel like to have different abilities. This event is sponsored by our PTSA. We are seeking a chair or two to help organize.
Volunteer here! See photos from the DAF in 2019 here.
Diversity, Equity, + Inclusion (DEI)
Diversity, Equity, + Inclusion (DEI)
Chair:
(none)
When:
monthly meetings
Advocate for institutional and systemic changes that ensure equity, justice, respect, and inclusion of all children. Strive to be anti-discriminatory, inclusive, and welcome all voices. Seek to learn from our community and grow as individuals, and as an organization.
Volunteer here!
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness
Chair:
(none)
When:
monthly meetings
Legislative Advocacy
Legislative Advocacy
Chair:
(none)
When:
monthly
As advocates for our students, staff, and school, the PTSA gets involved with legislative work that pertains to education. With the lead of our chair, our school participates in Legislative Assembly and holds a Focus Day.
Volunteer here!
Parent Education
Parent Education
Chair:
(none)
Special Education
Special Education
Chair:
(none)
When:
monthly meetings
Sustainability
Sustainability
Chair:
(none)
When:
monthly meetings
Passionate about food recovery, waste reduction, composting, green cleaning, no-idle zones, herbicide-free schools, and engaging and supporting students in their efforts to combat climate change and create a livable planet? Join the Sustainability Committee!
Volunteer here! |
Before School
Elementary Band
Intermediate Choir
Intermediate Choir
Chair:
When:
Wednesdays, 8-9:15am
Your kids are in for a treat when they join Intermediate Choir run by our music teacher, John Kelleher. Choir is a before-school enrichment program with a spring concert. Explorer students are released early for the start of their school day. Intermediate Choir is available for students in grades 3-5.
Click here to register
Elementary Orchestra
Primary Choir
Primary Choir
Chair:
When:
Tuesdays, 8-9:15am
Your kids are in for a treat when they join Primary Choir run by our music teacher, John Kelleher. This is a before-school enrichment program with a spring concert. Explorer students are released early for the start of their school day. Primary Choir is available for grades K-2.
Click here to register |
After School
Theater
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Communications
Messenger E-Newsletter
Messenger E-Newsletter
Chair:
(none)
When:
weekly
The Dickinson Community Messenger is a weekly email newsletter. Look for it on Sunday afternoons to get you prepped for the week ahead. Special editions may also be published as needed. SUBSCRIBE to stay up-to-date on the latest news and events from Dickinson PTSA.
Volunteer here!
Social Media
Website
Yearbook
Yearbook
Chair:
(none)
When:
throughout the year, but mostly spring
Capture all memories from this school year in a beautifully crafted and printed yearbook. The yearbook includes all K-5 classes and photos from throughout the year. Kids love signing each other's books at the end of the year. Pre-order yours now at the link below. Yearbooks will be delivered in June.
Volunteer here! |
Forms
After School Emergency Form
After School Emergency Form
Chair:
(none)
Parents must complete and return the After School Emergency Form prior to the first enrichment class.
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Winter 2025 Programs
Registration for Winter 2025 Programs
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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.
