SMITH PTSA GOLDEN AWARDS 2024-25 

The PTSA   Golden Acorn, Golden Apple, and Dolphin Awards  are a wonderful opportunity to recognize your favorite volunteer, educator, or student advocate from the Smith community. Details about each award are outlined below. Your participation in this selection process is valuable for acknowledging their efforts and encouraging others to get involved with the PTSA. We hope you take a moment to submit your nominations by  May 19 . Please use this  Award Nominations Form ... read full article

LAKE WASHINGTON COUNCIL PTSA NEWS!

Parents! Register for these Amazing Talks! Lunch and Learn -Planning to Be Future-Ready: District Strategic Planning to Accommodate Growing Student Registrations and Classroom Structuring. April 24 th , 12-1 PM . Register for Zoom Link ParentEd Talk (by Parent Map) - Let Go and Let Grow: Raising Confident, Independent Children. May 6, 12-1 PM. Register for Zoom Link LWSD Short Survey - Take this survey to let your Council PTSA know of any issues you want taken up with our District Leadership. Advocacy - Volunteer to be an Advocacy Chair for Smith if you want to support education initiatives. Or ... read full article

Get Ready for the Dolphin Dash! 🐬

Mark your calendars - our biggest annual fundraiser, Dolphin Dash , is happening on Thursday, October 3rd ! This fun-filled event supports essential programs at our school, including field trips, teacher supplies, and classroom activities . Please donate today to fund our amazing PTSA programs and grants. Don’t forget to check if your company offers corporate matching to double your impact! Let's rally together and show our Dolphin pride! To donate, please visit this link   ... read full article

November 2024 Construction Levy

Samantha Smith Elementary, along with 3 other neighbor schools will now be rebuilt by 2031. Please visit this November Levy Information   THANK YOU VOTERS!   For Supporting the Levy:)   ... read full article

Welcome Back to School! DOLPHINS ROCK!!

Welcome to a brand-new school year! Once again, we are thrilled to see our hallways filled with excited faces and eager learners. Whether you are returning or new to our community, we are delighted to have you with us. As we kick off this school year, we encourage you to join our PTSA. Becoming a member is a fantastic way to stay connected with our school and contribute to the success of our students. Your involvement makes a significant difference, and we welcome you to be part of this wonderful organization. To join PTSA please use this LINK Please note ... read full article

Smith STEM Night 2025

Smith PTSA is thrilled to present Smith STEM Night 2025 to you!!   Event to be held at Smith on 3rd April 2025 after school (more details to follow)  Sign up to present a project in any one of the categories of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math  Students can participate individually or in groups of up to 3 kids (1 registration per team) Teams from FLL or other events are welcome to present their projects but not compete  Rules/Guidelines and Scoring Criteria are attached here. Registration is open until March 27th, 2025   What to look forward to at the ... read full article

Photography contest for Art Walk 2025

Explore Art is excited to bring back our annual Photography contest for Art Walk 2025, open to all Smith students! Please use the link below for the contest details and sign up your student.  Registration deadline  is  February   20th, 2025 .    Submissions are due on  February 28th, 3:50 pm  at the Smith office.  For more details and to sign up, please  visit this link. ... read full article

Join Our Team

Smith PTSA is looking for 3 dedicated volunteers to serve on the Nomination Committee . No prior experience is needed—just a willingness to contribute! Interested? Contact us at volunteers@smithptsa.org   ... read full article

Scripps Spelling Bee at Samantha Smith

We are bringing the program for the  Scripps Spelling Bee at Samantha Smith again for the years 2024-2025 . At this time, we are pleased to share the Spelling Bee Words Please do not share the words list outside of Samantha Smith. Start practicing these words and add them to your daily vocabulary. We can't wait to see our S-W-I-Mmers shine! Additional info about the Spelling Bee:   To sign up for volunteers please click here To register a Smith student for the Spelling Bee please click here     ... read full article

Explore Art training sessions

Explore Art is holding our annual training sessions for all our volunteers . These are free training sessions and all materials are also provided by us. The training dates are  Oct 10 (Thursday) - Glass training  Oct 11 (Friday) - Clay Training (part 1) Oct 17 ( Thursday) - Linoleum Print Training  Oct 28 (Monday) - Clay Training (part 2)   Please use the following link  to sign up and for more information about the training sessions.  ... read full article

Reflections Program

Calling all Smith artists !! The Reflections Program is ready for your entries. This year’s theme is Accepting Imperfection. We accept entries from all grades in literature, dance, visual arts (2D), photography, music composition, and film production. The due date for submitting your piece is October 29th and entries advancing to the Council level will be announced in late November . To learn more about the rules and submit your entries, please visit the Reflections Program . Questions:  reflections@smithptsa.org ... read full article

Explore Art Orientation Session

    Explore Art is excited to invite you all to our Orientation Session on 16th September from 9:30 am at the school library. Please sign up using this link  or the flyer's QR code, we are looking forward to seeing you there!  ... read full article

Order Smith Spiritwear by 9/13

To order your Spiritwear, Use this LINK ! ... read full article