Dine-Out: Panda Express (nationwide!) - WEDNESDAY 11/13

This event is complete - View RESULTS .   Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Place your order on Wednesday, November 13 for pickup or delivery!   Available at ALL Panda Express locations nationwide ! (Share with your family & friends, anyplace in the US! If they use the code, our PTSA gets a donation!)   Instructions: Online orders only via www.pandaexpress.com or PandaExpress APP. Apply code 928022 in the Fundraiser Code box during online checkout.   28% of sales will be donated to: Skyview Middle School PTSA   We WILL announce fundraising dollars raised for each event on our Partnerships page ! ... read full article

Second Notice of Election

  Self Nomination Period is Closed Skyview Middle School PTSA will be holding an election for the following open board positions: President  Vice President (VP) of Communications The slated candidates are as follows: Co-President - Nancy Tangen Co-President - Maria Allen Vice President (VP) of Communications - Nicole Trimble Virtual self-nominations for these positions closed at midnight on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The candidates listed are the ones that met all qualifications to be eligible for the election.   Election Information: Qualifications for office have been verified for each candidate. Since the positions were not contested, the election will be ... read full article

Skyview PTSA General Membership Meeting - Wed 10/23 - SUBMIT QUESTIONS TODAY!

We hope you will join us for our first Skyview PTSA General Membership Meeting of the school year.  Come to the Skyview Library at 7pm on Wednesday, October 23!   Learn about what PTSA does and upcoming events. Our guest speaker will be Principal Sharyn Mehner. Submit questions you have for Principal Mehner by Monday 10/21 Business Review and approve our Budget, Mission & Goals, Standing Rules, and other required items for non-profit organizations. Committee Updates: Membership, Food Pantry, Staff Appreciation, Spelling Bee, Reflections, etc.   Everyone is welcome! ... read full article

Skyview Curriculum Night - Wed, 9/25

Skyview Curriculum Night!   Mark your calendars for the Skyview Curriculum Night! Wednesday, September 25  (in person at Skyview). This is intended for Parents & Caregivers. (Not students - due to capacity issues)   5 PM - FOOD TRUCKS Skyview is working to get FOOD TRUCKS on site at 5pm, so come early and have dinner and meet other Skyview parents and chat with Skyview staff! Smokin’ Dough - www.smokindough.com Birrieria Pepe El Toro - www.seattlefoodtruck.com/food-trucks/birrieria-pepe-el-toro 911 Grub - www.facebook.com/911grub Sugar + Spoon - sugarspoondough.com   6 PM - SPANISH SPEAKER PRESENTATION There will be a presentation for Spanish speaking ... read full article

Announcing 2nd Membership Drawing of the School Year

2nd Membership Drawing Announced! We are super excited to announce that we are doing another Membership Drawing!! That means that ALL 2024-25 Skyview PTSA members before Tuesday, November 26 will be automatically entered in the drawing for a Movie Night Out gift basket valued at $60. The gift basket includes: $10 Starbucks Gift Card, $10 Multi-Restaurant Gift Card, AMC 2 Movie Tickets + $20 Concession voucher, and BONUS - microwave popcorn! The only thing you need to do to be eligible for this drawing, is be a (current year) member of our PTSA! The drawing winner will be announce Wednesday, ... read full article

Sponsor a Family for Thanksgiving!

  Sponsor a Family for Thanksgiving  Please click on the image above or the link here to sponsor a family for Thanksgiving Meal. Each meal cost $45, but any dollar amount helps. We are planning for 50 families needing a meal based of last years numbers.   Meals will include (or similar based on availability): Turkey Cranberry Sauce Stuffing Chicken Stock Potatoes Gravy Rolls Pie Vegetable Side Dish Fruit                                 Any donations in excess of what we need for Thanksgiving Meals, we will use to supply the ... read full article

Membership Drawing Winner Announced!!

PTSA Member Prize Drawing! All 2024-25 Skyview PTSA members as of Monday, September 30  were entered in a drawing to win a gift basket! Thank you to everyone who has supported our PTSA with their membership so far.   Congratulations to our gift basket winner:  Erin Gonzales   Wondering what PTSA does?  Learn more here. Our goal for membership this year is  300 members . Our current count is  217 members . If you aren't already a PTSA member, please consider supporting our non-profit organization by becoming a member today AND help us reach our goal. Membership not only helps ... read full article

Dine-Out: Burgermaster - May 7, 2025

Dine-Out: Burgermaster!     Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 4-9pm Burgermaster (18626 Bothell Everett HWY, Bothell) will donate 20% of your bill to our PTSA!   VALID ON ALL ORDERS!!!! (no code or flyer needed) 20% of sales will be donated to: Skyview Middle School PTSA     We WILL announce fundraising dollars raised for each event on our Partnerships page ! (Partnerships page is located in left menu too!)   ... read full article

Dine-Out: Panera - April 9, 2025

Panera (Bothell) Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Panera will donate 20% of receipts to Skyview PTSA! More details coming soon. 20% of receipts will be donated to: Skyview Middle School PTSA ... read full article

Dine-Out: Red Robin - January 15, 2025

Red Robin Dine-Out  Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Red Robin will donate 20% of food sales to Skyview PTSA! Valid at Red Robin in Bothell (21215 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA 98021) In person: show your server the flyer or mention Skyview PTSA Fundraiser. Online: when creating your order, make sure to go to category "Fundraisers (To-Go Only)" and add that item to your order. 20% of sales will be donated to: Skyview Middle School PTSA   ... read full article

Dine-Out: MOD - Wednesday, December 11

    Wednesday, December 11, 2024 MOD Pizza (Canyon Park) will donate 25% of your bill to our PTSA!   In person : Show Flyer (on phone or paper copy - links to flyer below) Online (app or website):  Use Fundraiser Code: MODGIVES25 25% of sales will be donated to: Skyview Middle School PTSA We WILL announce fundraising dollars raised for each event on our Partnerships page ! (Partnerships page is located in left menu too!)     Link to FLYER for printing OR  Save and show this image on your phone:     ... read full article

Dine-Out: Panda Express - RESULTS!

WOOHOO - Thank you so much for your support of this fundraiser! People in Washington, Idaho, Indiana & Utah ordered using our fundraising code. The total donation from Panda Express was $152.66.  That's amazing! Thanks for your support! Save the date for our next Dine-Out Event: Wednesday, December 11 at MOD Pizza ! View our Partnerships Page (also in left menu) for all the Dine-Out fundraisers scheduled for this year! ... read full article

Staff Appreciation: Hot Drinks & Sweet Treats! (Friday, 12/13)

Our next Staff Appreciation event is almost here! On Friday, December 13 we will have a "Hot Drinks & Sweet Treats" station setup in the staff room for all the staff to enjoy! We know Skyview Staff REALLY appreciates all the wonderful things we do for them, and we can't do it without YOU! Thanks for helping if you can.   SIGN UP HERE via SignUpGenius! (find opportunities to donate items and/or volunteer your time at the event)   If you want to contribute, but this event doesn't work for you, there will be several other opportunities to contribute to ... read full article

Emergency Preparedness - What You Need To Do...

Emergency Preparedness Do you know about reunification?   What is Reunification? Circumstances may occur at the school that require parents to pick up their students in a formalized, controlled release. This process is called a Reunification and may be necessary due to weather, a power outage, hazmat or if a crisis occurs at the school. The Standard Reunification Method is a protocol that makes this process more predictable and less chaotic for all involved. What can I do to make this process easier? Students will only be released to those individuals authorized on the school emergency card. Please take a ... read full article

Skyview ASB Winter Social - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Dec 6th

Skyview Winter Social - Volunteers Needed! Skyview PTSA often helps Skyview Middle School by helping to recruit volunteers for events the school is hosting. This time its for the all school Winter Social, hosted by the Skyview ASB (Associated Student Body)! Here's the key info that we have: Date: Friday, December 6, 6:30-8pm Location: Skyview Middle School Who: All Skyview students are invited to attend More details will be coming out from the school (look for info in the next newsletter), but we would love to get a jump on getting volunteers signed up to help out!   Sign up! ... read full article

Special Election Membership Meeting RECAP

Special Election Membership Meeting RECAP On Wednesday, November 6, 2024 , we held a Special Election Membership Meeting via zoom. Prior to this meeting, we communicated details about the election, self-nomination process , and second notice of election via email to all PTSA members.  Thank you to those PTSA members who attended to ensure we could have our Special Election to official elect the President (Co-Presidents) and VP of Communications for our PTSA. The results of the elections were as follows: President - 2 nominees, requesting to be co-Chairs Nancy Tangen - elected Maria Allen - elected VP-Communications - 1 ... read full article

Spelling Bee Registration OPEN!! Sign up by Nov 29th!

Skyview Middle School PTSA Spelling Bee   Skyview Middle School Spellers and Families!   Skyview PTSA is funding and facilitating the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the 2024-25 school year.   The Spelling Bee will be held IN PERSON on Wednesday, January 22th, 2025.   ** Register by November 29, 2024 **   Online registration via this  Google form .   Find more details here. ... read full article

General Membership Meeting Recap - October 23, 2024

Thank you to those who attended our 1st General Membership meeting of the school year and special SHOUT OUT to Principal Sharyn Mehner for being our guest speaker! Principal Mehner gave an insightful presentation about High School/College expectations and how that matters in middle school -- less focus on the grades, classes taken & AP credits - more focus on personal growth/well-rounded humans. Check it out here:  https://skyviewmsptsa.org/Doc/2024-2025/PTSA_GenMem_Presentation_Oct_23_2024.pdf . We took care of PTSA business like approving Mission & Goals, Standing Rules, Financials, Committee updates, etc. Our next Membership meeting is Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 we hope you will join us ... read full article

Staff Appreciation Chili Bar - Thank You!

  The Skyview PTSA Staff Appreciation committee would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who donated and helped out with the Staff Appreciation Chili Bar on Friday, October 25!    We had over 65 volunteers make homemade delicious food, donate food items, and help out at the event as well.    Our amazing Skyview staff were treated to a lunch with a variety of chilis (we had 13 crockpots of chili!) condiments corn & tortilla chips, rolls and cornbread and a variety of desserts and beverages Volunteers were at Skyview throughout the day making sure that everything ... read full article

Nominations Open for Board Positions

Please note...   Self Nomination Period has ended - please find election information here:  Second Notice of Election       Skyview Middle School PTSA is looking for nominations for President and Vice President (VP) of Communications positions. We have interim Co-Presidents: Nancy Tangen & Maria Allen, as well as interim VP-Communications: Nicole Trimble. To officially fill these positions, we will accept nominations from our community. The WSPTA Uniform Bylaws allow members to self-nominate to run for these elected positions.   Find position specific information  here .   Also, a potential nominee: Must be a PTA member (though not necessarily ... read full article

Volunteer Needed: Dine-Out Coordinator!

UPDATE: We found a volunteer to run our Dine-Out Coordinator position! YAY! Watch for opportunities to help us fundraise while getting a quick and easy meal!   Dine-Out Coordinator Needed! Does your family like participating in Dine-Out events that benefit organizations you care about? (Like the events at MOD, Red Robin, Panda Express, etc - that give a part of proceeds to the non-profit as a fundraiser?) Do you want to help our Skyview PTSA from home? On your own schedule?   Skyview PTSA is in search of a Dine-Out Coordinator! The person in this role will identify and schedule ... read full article

Gift to School Program - What Is That About?

One of the things Skyview PTSA is so proud to provide each year is our Gift to School program. This year that program includes two options: Grants & Certificated Staff Reimbursement. Gift to School Grants This program allows for any staff member or PTSA member to submit Gift to School Grant proposals (requests). Proposals must identify which (and approximately how many) students will benefit from the grant and demonstrate how the funds will be used. Each Grant request will be reviewed by a committee that includes PTSA Executive Board members, as well as the Skyview Principal, one Assistant Principal, and ... read full article

Staff Appreciation: Chili Bar - Fri 10/25

  This event has ended - check out our "Thank you" article with how it all turned out! :)      Please help us show our appreciation for the amazing Skyview staff with a chili bar for them to enjoy during lunch on Friday, October 25. There are many opportunities to contribute to make this a fantastic lunch! Make some delicious chili (deliver in a crockpot to keep it hot) Provide chili fixings, sides, etc. Thank you for your help as we show our thanks to our Skyview staff!  Sign up here: Staff Appreciation Chili Bar   If you want ... read full article

Reflections Program 2024-25 - Projects Due Nov 20!

  **Reflections 2024-25** All students are invited to participate in our annual Reflections program! PTA Reflections is a nationally acclaimed student art program. Students of all grades and abilities may participate by submitting original pieces of work in 6 categories: dance, musical composition, visual arts, film, literature and photography. Each year, students create work based on a theme. This year’s theme is “Accepting Imperfection”. Judging is based on both the artwork and the artist statement . Submissions will be judged at the local level, and may continue to state, and even the National PTA level. Get your creative juices flowing! ... read full article

What Does PTSA Do?

What does Skyview PTSA do? We wanted to put together a list of what we TYPICALLY do in a school year for our Skyview community (staff, students, & families). Please check it out and let us know if you have questions or want to join our team to help make all of this happen! PTSA student events & programs 6th Grade Welcome Night treats for students. 8th Grade Party. Reflections Art program. Spelling Bee. Snacks for students during SBA testing. Multicultural Night ( need volunteer ). Staff appreciation events PTSA or community provided treats/lunches/breakfasts/etc. Gift to School Grants Any Skyview ... read full article

Food Pantry: Food Donations & Drivers Needed!

There are 4 EASY ways to help stock the Food Pantry: Schedule a porch pick up.  Food Pantry volunteers will pick up food from your porch.  Email food pantry  to schedule a pickup. Shop on Amazon!  Once ordered, the food will be delivered to the pantry for you. You don't need to leave your home.  Skyview / North Creek Food Pantry Amazon Wishlist Drop off donations at Skyview Middle School.  There is a collection bin in the main office. Students are welcome to bring in donations and deliver to the office as well! Make a monetary donation (don't forget your ... read full article

Food Pantry: Request Food Delivery

Requesting a Food Pantry Delivery is EASY and CONFIDENTIAL Upcoming delivery dates:  September 18 & October 2, 16 & 30 . Fill out a form for delivery: English Request Form Formulario de solicitud de alimentos de NC/Skyview Any information gathered through ANY of the Food Pantry forms will remain confidential and only our designated North Creek PTSA & Skyview PTSA Food Pantry Committee and select school staff will have access and will not disclose the information to any third party. If you have questions, please contact us at  nchs.sms.foodpantry@gmail.com . ... read full article

Volunteers Needed for School Vision/Hearing Screenings

Hearing & Vision Screening Volunteers Needed! Skyview Middle School has requested volunteers to help the nurses and the screening team with 7th Grade Vision & Hearing screening process on Wednesday, October 2 (7:30 AM - 1 PM) . Sign up to volunteer here . All volunteers must have a current Northshore School District Level 1 background check. Please click here to complete yours today. Questions? Contact Kate Lee (School Nurse) at  klee@nsd.org .   Skyview PTSA is happy to assist in finding volunteers for Skyview Middle School. ... read full article

Planners for 6th Grade Students - Donated by PTSA!

Planners for 6th Graders Funded by Skyview PTSA! We are excited to share that our PTSA provided funds for the traditional 6th grade Skyview Middle School Planners! Historically, Skyview provided planners to the incoming 6th graders to help them get a handle on managing six classes. We are honored to be able to help continue this tradition - and very much appreciate all the donations made to Skyview PTSA to help fund these. Some (if not all) 6th graders have received their Skyview planners! Ask your 6th grader!! ... read full article

Fred Meyer Rewards!!

Passive Fundraiser - Fred Meyer - all the time!   You can help SKYVIEW PTSA earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyers Rewards Card! Here’s how the program works: Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to SKYVIEW PTSA at  www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards You can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number:  EF836 Every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping earn a donation! You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today. ... read full article

PTSA Volunteers Needed

PTSA Volunteers Needed In order to do all the things for our kids, staff, and community, we are looking for a few more volunteers! Are you passionate about Advocacy for Kids ? Do you want your kids to have the opportunity to participate in a Multicultural Night ? If any of these sound important to you, please consider helping our and making sure they get attention and HAPPEN! Click here  to view our current open positions. If you have additional questions, please feel free to  send an email  for more info.   Updated: Spelling Bee & Emergency Prep have been ... read full article

School Picture Day - Volunteers Needs MET!

School Picture Day - Volunteer NEEDS MET! Skyview PTSA often helps Skyview Middle School signup volunteers for various needs. We setup a school picture day signup for them and within 1 hour of the Welcome Newsletter from Principal Mehner, all spots will filled! Thank you to all the volunteer who signed up! Skyview would appreciate volunteers to help with Picture Day on Tuesday, September 17. Click here to sign up today! Please note that volunteers must be an approved 2024-2025 NSD Level 1 Volunteer ( click here to learn more). Questions about picture day? Contact Julie Archer, Skyview ASB/Sports Secretary, ... read full article

2025 Skyview PTSA 8th Grade Party

The Skyview PTSA 2025 8th Grade Party is sure to be a hit! Check back in a bit to see new information!     ... read full article

Join Skyview PTSA Today!

Join Skyview PTSA Today! Being a PTSA member does NOT automatically enroll you in meetings or volunteering. However, your membership fee of $15 for an individual or $27 for a double membership makes a significant impact in supporting all children! Click here to join PTSA or renew your membership, today! Just a friendly reminder, PTSA memberships need to be renewed annually and are valid July 1 - June 30. ... read full article

Pass the Hat - Only Fundraiser of the Year!

Donate today to the Annual Giving "Pass the Hat" Campaign PTSA is thrilled to be able to offer programs and support to the Skyview community, but it is not possible without monetary donations. Skyview PTSA has an annual Pass the Hat campaign that we urge you to participate in. The ask is $25/student, and we thank you in advance for your help to make sure all these things, and others, remain possible.   Donate Today!   What kinds of things does the money get spent on?       ... read full article

PTSA 2023-24 Award Recipients Announced

A huge congratulations goes out to this year's PTSA Award Recipients! We can't say THANK YOU enough to these educators and volunteers.  Golden Acorn: Mary Khouzam Outstanding Educator: Jon Bahr and Kristen Barclay Outstanding Advocate: Cindy Klemczyk and Nicole Maleki Honorary Lifetime Membership: Melissa Kline   ... read full article

PTSA 2023-24 Spring Grants Announced

PTSA 2023-24 Spring Grants Announced   We are thrilled to say that $7,650 in staff grants were just announced as a donation to the school from Skyview PTSA for this spring staff grant cycle! Thank you to all who have donated to the Skyview PTSA Pass the Hat campaign, as these grants can't happen without your generosity.    Click here to see what was granted this spring! ... read full article