• Incredible thanks to all who have donated to PASS THE HAT, past or present! Your contributions have helped fund many events and programs that enrich the student lives at Skyview! 
• We will update the information here in the coming months to reflect where your dollars will be granted.
• You can click here anytime during the year to help fund the next cycle of grants or to support other great PTSA sponsored events, like Eagle Day, Spelling Bee, parent education & more! 
• SINCEREST APPRECIATION TO EACH OF YOU! 

2024-2025 GIFT TO SCHOOL GRANTS:

Skyview PTSA donated $8549 in Gift to School grants this school year!
See what projects the money was granted for below. 

• Grocery items for cooking class and modified cooking utensils/tools for students.
• 24 soccer balls, a carry bag, 4 ball pumps to be used during Fun Fridays. Along with crochet 62 yarn skeins and 42 hooks for use by the Crochet Club for Fun Fridays!
• Small table for fidget toys for Skyview counselor.
• Wiggle seats for social studies classroom.
• Origami paper, yarn, colored beads, and string lights for the Origami Fun Friday Club.
• Fossils for use with the 7th grade science curriculum.
• 60 Scientific Calculators + 2 calculator caddies for math classrooms.
• Blackout blinds and film for cafeteria (last of the school windows to get these treatments for safety!)
• LEGO space shuttle launch system for science.
• Logitech headphones, and I Survived Books.
• Wireless HDMI Transmitter and Receiver to wirelessly transmit video from cameras to our broadcasts during school and assemblies.
• Headphones for learning/research and state testing.
• Organizer for organizing the absentee documents, missing homework, printed copies for each period etc. Posters for providing the students with visual aids on geometrical figures and relationships among angles.
• Health room supplies including underwear, socks and bandaids.
• Large scale Connect 4 Games to use at Socials, Eagle Day, bi-monthly "extra" game time at lunches.
• Switch Activated Toys & Communication Devices.
• Zoology Microscope Slide Sets.
• 20 New Lab Stools!
• 45 Light Boards.
• Eagle Day Rentals and Reusable Banners.
• End of Year Staff Lunch.
• 2025-26 Planners for incoming 6th graders next fall!

2024 SPRING GIFT TO SCHOOL GRANTS:

Skyview PTSA donated $7650 in Gift to School grants this Spring!
See what projects the money was granted for below. 

• Renting a Burke Box from the Burke Museum in Seattle for a week in September 2024. The Burke Box contains museum-quality collection pieces, lesson plans, and resources related to archaeology, supporting classroom curriculum in ancient/medieval history for 6th graders.
•  Blackout shades for all teachers in the T, A, and C buildings to ensure proper window coverings in case of emergencies.
• 17 more pairs of headphones to replace stolen or damaged ones, ensuring functioning headphones with a microphone for WIDA testing.
• Supplemental Materials for English from Teachers Pay Teachers to differentiate instruction for students below grade level in the English department.
• Additional folding geometric shapes for Pre-Alg classrooms to aid in visualizing and calculating surface area and volume of 3D shapes.
• Wipe book paper whiteboards for Math 6 students to facilitate collaboration and demonstrate thinking during math lessons.
• Lunchtime equipment including tether balls, volleyballs, soccer balls, basketballs, frisbees, and footballs for lunchtime supervisors.
• Hand boilers and digital thermometers for weather unit demonstrations and experiments in 6th-grade science classes.
• Funding snacks and non-food-related rewards for students participating in a positive behavior program involving cleaning the cafeteria after lunch.
• 10 TI-30XA calculators to replace non-functional ones and support students in complex computations.
• Highlighters, glowsticks, and other glow-in-the-dark materials for a "glow party" to reinforce critical concepts in Pre-Alg 1/2, such as solving equations.
• Class set of "New Kid" by Jerry Craft to support struggling readers and provide diverse literature options for 6th-grade English classes.
• 100 durable headphones for SBAC testing to ensure students have proper equipment for testing.
• Cork board for displaying maps around the world in the library.

Our giving is TOO big - and we ran out of room!!

Find more giving history here!