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Woodin PTA, in partnership with Northshore Council PTSA, would like to invite you to this Parent Education Night for parents and guardians of elementary aged students (grades 3-5).:  Strong Start - Talking with Your Child About Puberty Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | 6:30 - 8pm at Woodin Elementary (12950 Northeast 195th Street Bothell, WA 98011) Parents want to talk with their child about puberty, but may not be sure how to start or what to say. Educator Robin Wright will lead this seminar which provides parents with information and skills on how to start conversations, what to cover at each age, and how to answer tricky questions. The physical, emotional and social changes of puberty are also reviewed to help parents feel better prepared and know what to expect. Please RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parent-ed-night-strong-start-talking-with-your-child-about-puberty-tickets-59392759342 ** Free Childcare is provided for all potty-trained children.** Robin Wright - The Wright Conversations http://www.thewrightconversations.com/ 
 Mark your calendars for our final Northshore Council PTSA General Membership Meeting of 2018-19! It will be on Monday, May 6th at the Woodinville High School Library. We'll be hosting a meet and greet starting at 6:30pm and the meeting will begin at 7pm. In addition to all of the normal updates and information sharing, we'll be voting on a new budget, awarding our Golden Acorn, and there will be some Spring training opportunities (more details on available classes soon!)! We hope you join us! Each PTA may send up to 4 voting representatives-- but we encourage ALL who are interested to attend. Questions? Contact Carrie McKenzie & Grace Jurado.
 Registration is now open for Washington State PTA's Annual Convention, April 26-28, 2019! Washington State PTA's annual Convention is scheduled to take place April 26-28, 2019, at the Sea-Tac Hilton Convention Center. PTA leaders from across Washington will be joining together for a weekend of learning, networking, inspiration and fun! And we'll be electing the next WSPTA Board of Directors, too! Schedules, class descriptions, registration information, and more are available on the WSPTA website. Convention offers the best selection of classes you'll find all year! *AND* classes taken at convention can be used to fulfill your training requirement for next year (2019-20)! Meet-up with Council during General Sessions! Northshore Council is looking forward to connecting with you and being a part of your Convention experience! Come sit with us during the General Sessions (look for the Region 6 signs-- we'll be there with a big basket of snacks to share!). Northshore Council Convention Dinner - 4/26 We invite Northshore convention participants to join us at Northshore Council's dinner/open house on Friday, April 26th starting at 7pm! This dinner is a Northshore Council PTSA tradition at Convention and is FREE to all convention participants from NSD PTAs. The dinner will take place at the hotel and will include gluten-free and vegetarian options-- more details to come! Let us know that you are coming to Convention so we can connect with you and share details as they become available (and so we can be sure to have enough food if you are joining us for dinner!). RSVP with your name, PTA, and a number we can text you at (if available) to Robin Zaback. Volunteer and Earn FREE Registration! There are also opportunities to volunteer and earn FREE registration! Volunteers:
Note: Policy allows for only one volunteer from a local PTA or council to serve as a voting delegate for that PTA. If you are interested in applying, please complete the signup form here. If you have questions, contact the convention volunteer coordinator volunteer@wastatepta.org. 2019 WSPTA Convention T-Shirts You can purchase your convention shirt on the WSPTA Store. Unisex sizes are available from Small to XXXL at $10.00 each, with an additional $1.50 sizes XXL and XXXL. T-shirt price includes shipping. Orders placed by April 15 will ship by April 19. Pride. Powered by PTA.
Leadership. Powered by PTA. Events. Powered by PTA Governance. Powered by PTA.  CONGRATULATIONS again to our 47 Northshore students who qualified for state-level judging! Washington State PTA judged over 900 pieces of art and the competition was tough. The results are in and we have ten students who placed at the state level, three of whom achieved Outstanding Interpretation and will continue onto National PTA for further judging. Student entries submitted to the national level go through two more rounds of review by esteemed arts professionals across the country before the winners are decided.  The 2018-2019 national winners will be announced May 1, 2019 via PTA Live! Honorees will be celebrated at the at National PTA's Convention & Expo, June 2019. Best of luck to our National qualifiers! Visit our Reflections page.
 Community Serve Day is a collaborative effort between local churches, school districts, PTSA’s, non-profits, and businesses that mobilize as one for our community. For one day we come together to help schools get ready for the new school year, preparing classrooms and school grounds to become a premier learning environment for our kids. Projects include helping teachers set up classrooms, as well as improving the campuses through painting, repairs, beautification, and more. Community Serve Day 2019 will take place on Sunday, August 25th, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Community members and families are encouraged to volunteer to help in this effort and all ages are welcome! Sign up at communityserveday.org starting in early April. Once registered, volunteers will receive information and instructions regarding their selected site projects via email. Three new schools will be participating in this year's event: Sunrise Elementary, Wellington Elementary and Inglemoor High School. The graphic below lists all of the participating schools and site leaders. Community Serve Day 2019 Participating Northshore Schools  Note: site leaders are still needed for schools that do not have one listed. The Site Leader's role is to plan and coordinate with the principal and NSD Facilities, plan/place volunteers on various projects, and serve as the contact for questions specific to one's school. If you have suggestions for someone who may be a great site leader, contact Tim King (Northshore Community Church). PTAs/PTSAs are encouraged to support Community Serve Day in a number of different ways:
PTA/PTSA timeline for this year's event:
For more information about Community Serve Day and to sign up to volunteer, visit: communityserveday.org. Questions? Project contacts:
 On March 19, 2019, the Northshore Community Kitchen closed its doors after nearly seven years of serving its local community. The Northshore Community Kitchen, a partnership between Northshore Council PTSA and the Northshore YMCA, served as a wonderful resource for in-need families in our community since April 2012. Over the years, the program prepared packs and distributed around 45-50 ready-to-eat meals-to-go every Wednesday, year-round. Thanks to continuing support from some local businesses, PTAs, individual community members, and a terrific group of volunteers, they served a total of 14,023 meals! In addition, the Kitchen also supplied the Kenmore Library "Study Zone" program and Skyview Middle School's "Kitchen Table" homework club with snacks each week. Northshore Community Kitchen worked to raise awareness about the food insecurity issues facing many of our neighbors and also took positive steps to do something about it. Thank you to everyone who made the program such a success:
Great gratitude as well to volunteer Sue Freeman, who organized and managed Northshore Community Kitchen operations on behalf of Northshore Council PTSA, dedicating years of service and care toward the program, its volunteers and those it served.  At Northshore Council PTSA's March 18, 2019 General Membership Meeting, vollunteer Sue Freeman was recognized for her many years of dedication and service managing the Northshore Community Kitchen! Pictured (from Left): Northshore Council co-President Grace Jurado, Sue Freeman, Northshore School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid, Northshore Council co-President Carrie McKenzie. And a special thanks from Sue Freeman, "Most importantly, thank you to all the families who allowed us into their lives and trusted us to cook for them."
 One challenge that all PTAs share is in growing our membership each year. Here in Northshore, we have four PTAs that have shown consistent growth in each of the last six years: Canyon Park PTSA, Lockwood PTA, Skyview PTSA and Sorenson PTA! Our Council Membership Chairs asked each of these successful PTAs what has worked for them that has helped drive their ongoing membership growth. Read their responses below and be sure to check out the examples they shared too! Canyon Park Middle School PTSA Co-President Jane Chiodo shared a bit about Canyon Park PTSA's approach to membership at the March 18th Northshore Council General Membership Meeting noting that the secondary level is very different from elementary. One primary difference is that there are no paper flyers as there is no means to distribute them (no more 'kidmail' in secondary!). So taking advantage of all avenues for communicating information and working to get the word out about PTSA is key!
Sorenson PTA The Sorenson Early Childhood Center has ~256 students and 58 staff members. Their PTA currently has 118 members! President Amber Rosenquist shared Sorenson PTA's membership approach and some examples at the March 18th Northshore Council General Membership Meeting. Here is some of what Sorenson PTA does to promote membership:  Sorenson PTA created an infographic to help inform members about how contributions are used. It was printed and included in their PTA Welcome packets.
Lockwood PTA Lockwood PTA membership co-Chairs Liz Nord and Amanda Sics noted that they work to campaign for membership throughout the year! Here is what they shared with us about their approach: We have sent out 3 different membership forms this year:
We of course noticed things that needed to be corrected with each form (for instance on the original form, we forgot to say who to write the check out to), and fixed it on the new one. Things we do to continue to get memberships throughout the year:
Skyview Middle School PTSA Skyview PTSA's President, Melissa Kline, shared a great list of key approaches that they use to promote membership at the secondary level:  Skyview PTSA gave a small gift to all staff at the start of the school year to help promote membership.
Many thanks to each of these PTAs for taking the time to share their membership approach and some great tips!  Many thanks to all who joined us for Northshore Council PTSA's March 18, 2019 General Membership Meeting. It was a full meeting with a wealth of information and inspiration! The meeting began with a report from Sue Freeman about the Northshore Community Kitchen. After 7 years of serving meals-to-go to Northshore School District families in need, the Kitchen was packing its final meals on March 19, 2019. Sue shared some inspiring statistics about the work the Kitchen has done, including the fact that they served 14,023 meals to 67 families in NSD over the years. A big thank you to Sue for her many years of organizing and managing operations of the Northshore Community Kitchen. We are so grateful for her dedication and service.  Many thanks to volunteer Sue Freeman for her many years of dedication and service managing the Northshore Community Kitchen! Pictured (from Left): Northshore Council co-President Grace Jurado, Sue Freeman, Northshore School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid, Northshore Council co-President Carrie McKenzie. NSD Superintendent Dr. Reid shared updates regarding school schedule adjustments to make up for winter weather closures. She also answered questions on a variety of topics, including next year's school calendar, the change to a 7-period day in high school and its impact on bell times and scheduling, the need for mental health specialists at all high schools, Camp Cedar Springs, summer school registration, and more! We are grateful to Dr. Reid for taking time to join us and answer questions! General business items included approval of the minutes, review of financial reports, and formation of a Mid-Year Financial Review Committee and Budget Committee. Then we held Council elections for the 2019-2020 Executive Board. The following individuals were elected to office for next year and will begin their term on July 1, 2019:
Congratulations to our incoming officers!!! Membership voted to approve some changes to Northshore Council PTSA Standing Rules, removing the VP West and VP East officer positions and adding two new roles, Vice-President Local PTA Support: Secondary and Vice-President Local PTA Support: Elementary, as well as detailing experience requirements for individuals entering into those roles. A vote was also taken to name Council's delegates to this year's WSPTA Convention, including Grace Jurado, Carrie McKenzie, Stacey Meyer, and Tricia Woods. Nominations are being accepted for Council's Awards program now! Please submit your nominations for Outstanding Educator, Outstanding Advocate, Outstanding Service, Honorary Life Membership, Outstanding Student Advocate, and Golden Acorn by Monday, April 22, 2019. NSD School Board representative Jackie McGourty shared updates on work they are doing, including the possible purchase of a new building for high school programs. Then NSD Partnerships Coordinator Natalie Campbell shared information on upcoming district-sponsored events, including Project VOICE and the CP and Dorothy Johnson Award, as well as the refresh of the Art Docent program. Tim King from Northshore Community Church invited PTAs for their support and participation in this year's Community Serve Day, on Sunday, August 25, 2019. This year, 26 Northshore schools are participating! Find more information and sign-up to volunteer at http://www.communityserveday.org/. The meeting ended with a PTA Spotlight focused on Membership! Sorenson PTA President Amber Rosenquist shared their approach to membership, offering some great examples of what they do to grow membership each year. Then Canyon Park Middle School PTSA co-President Jane Chiodo gave an overview of how they are able to grow membership at the secondary level. Many thanks to both Amber and Jane for presenting at the meeting! Our final General Membership Meeting of the year is
Monday, May 6, 2019 at Woodinville High School. There will be a meet-and-greet beginning at 6:30pm with the meeting beginning at 7pm. We will have more great sharing of information, presentation of our Golden Acorn Award, as well as WSPTA Approved Training classes. We hope you join us!  Each year, Northshore Council PTSA seeks to recognize individuals who make a difference in our Northshore community through its Council Recognition Awards program. Please take a few minutes and nominate someone you feel has made a positive impact! Awards include:
The awards are presented at Council's Spring Recognition Event which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 6, 2019. ** The Golden Acorn award will be presented at the May 6, 2019 Membership Meeting. To nominate: please submit the ONLINE FORM or email Cindy Jensen with the following information by Monday, April 22, 2019.
Note: It is okay if you are unsure what award to nominate someone for. The committee will evaluate all submissions. Also, feel free to ask others to nominate your candidate!   Below please find the report from the Northshore Council PTSA Nominating Committee, listing the nominees for each of the officer positions for the 2019-2020 Executive Committee. The election for these positions will take place at the next Northshore Council PTSA General Membership Meeting on Monday, March 18th, at 7:00 p.m. at the NSD Administration Building. Nominations will be taken from the floor at that time. March 2, 2019
The Northshore Council PTSA Nominating Committee hereby places the following names into nomination for the 2019/2020 Northshore Council PTSA Executive Committee:
The Nominating Committee has confirmed that all nominees meet the eligibility requirements as stated in the WSPTA Uniform Bylaws and the Northshore Council PTSA Standing Rules. Respectfully submitted, Sue Freeman (Chair.) Nancy Chamberlain Stacey Meyer |
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