Emerald Park PTSA
Compass e-Newsletter

January 2019

President's Message

  Thank you to everyone who joined us at our first Polar Express movie night. Despite the power going out 10 minutes before the movie was scheduled to start, we still had a wonderful evening. Thank you also to WinCo foods for their donation of hot cocoa and marshmallows, and to Mr. Furukawa for taking photos. And speaking of Mr. Furukawa, thank you for taking the time attend our second Flying Circus night to support the PE program! We raised nearly $300 which will be used to help purchase new mats for the gym.
 We hope that you were able to enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. The big thing going on in January is the Talent Show, followed by another conference week/book fair in February. We are urgently looking for someone willing to job shadow and take over the book fair next year. If you are interested, please contact me.

Mindy Hales, President
206-349-9952

In this issue:

EP Talent Show

Watch D.O.G.S. Wanted

STEM Night

4th Wednesday Restaurant Night

School Spirit Day

Save the Date for Upcoming Events

Become a Member


Lost and Found

The lost and found is getting really full. If your child is missing items, please have them check the lost and found.


EP Talent Show

Lights, Camera, Action! Our 17th Annual Talent Show is coming up on
Friday, January 25th 3pm & 7pm

Applications can be picked up in the main office and are due back on January 4th. All types of talent are encouraged, including: singing, dancing, musical talents, stand up comedy, poetry reading, sign language, cultural dance, videography, etc!

Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursday beginning
January 8th from 3:40-4:40. All students participating in the talent show should plan to attend one practice session per week. There will be a mandatory dress rehearsal on Thursday, January 24th from 3:40-5:40pm. If you can offer your time during practices, we can always use help. Questions? Christie Rosengren, talentshow@emeraldparkptsa.org.

There will also be an art show in conjunction with this years talent show. If you would like to help with that, contact Kathy Shireman-King, artdocent@emeraldparkptsa.org.



Watch D.O.G.S. Wanted

All current Watch DOGS and all dads and father-figures who are interested in joining the Watch DOGS program are invited to come to the Donuts with Dad event on Wednesday, January 16th from 8:00-8:45 am. This is a school-event, so if you have questions, contact Ms. Aponte in main office, 253-373-3850.

Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) is a nationally recognized program that invites men to join the pack and volunteer in the schools. Come help out in the classrooms, play on the playground, and eat lunch with your students!


STEM Night

Formerly known as “math night”, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Night will be held on Thursday, January 17th from 6:30-8pm. Classrooms will be open with various activities to do and door prizes will be given out. This is also a school-event, so if you have questions, contact the main office, 253-373-3850.


4th Wednesday Restaurant Night

Join other Navigator families on January 23rd at restaurant night to be held at
Red Robin in Kent

25207 104th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98031

From 5-9pm

The flyer will be distributed in Friday folders, on our website, and on our Facebook page. Show either a paper or digital copy to your server and Red Robin will make a donation to Emerald Park. Share it with family and friends to increase participation.


School Spirit Day

Student council has decreed January 31st as beach/ tropical dress day. Shake off those winter blues by dressing up with the rest of the EP staff. Think grass skirts, Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, etc.


Save the Date for Upcoming Events

February 1st                Popcorn Day

February 9th                Dinner and a Movie Night and Book Fair Preview

February 11 & 12th        We’ll need help providing dinner for the staff

February 11-15th        Parent/Teacher Conference Week and Book Fair

Students will be dismissed at 12:40pm.

February 18th-22nd        Presidents Week Break - NO SCHOOL


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Joining the PTSA is a great way to let the school, the Kent School district, and the Washington State legislature that you support and value the education of every child. For only $12 a year you'll get:

Fill out and return your membership envelope with cash or check, or use the button below to purchase a membership using your credit card!

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11800 SE 216th Street

Kent, WA 98031