April 2025

Spring is in the air! Mr. Schoenfeldt has planned games of kickball for our youngest Wolverines and we need your help! If you’re already at school around the K-2 recesses, check in at the office and join the fun!

We still have a ton of great programs & events coming up, and PTA would greatly appreciate your feedback on past Events, Programs, Communication & Meetings. Please take a few minutes to complete this online survey before May 3.

Also, please remember to submit an expense report if you have purchased an item for a PTA Event or Program. We are developing the budget for the 2025-2026 school year, and funds spent this year will help determine how much funding to allocate to programs for next year. Expense report forms are linked here and are also located in the the PTA drawer in the Main Office.

Yes, we still need an executive board for next year! If you are interested in being on next year’s board, or would like to coordinate an event (Math Challenge, Family Fun Night, STEM Fair, etc.), please send an email to president@wellingonpta.org to be connected with our nominating committee. Remember all PTA volunteer hours count toward PACE hours.

Have some Wellington Spirit Wear you’ve outgrown? Please consider donating it to the Wellington PTA Spirit Wear Swap which will happen in Fall 2025 (next year). The event is still in work but will be an opportunity for families to ‘shop’ and take home previously loved Spirit Wear. More details to come, but until then, please keep reading for information on this month’s happenings.

Upcoming Events:

April 4: Math Challenge #14 Begins

April 7-11: Spring Break – No School

April 12: Mariner’s Night Out

April 14: Spring Before & After School Programs Begin

April 14: Track & Field Practice*

April 17: Track & Field Practice*

April 18: Popcorn Friday (volunteers needed)

April 21: Track & Field Practice*

April 24: Track & Field Practice*

April 25: Math Challenge #15 (the last one!) Begins 

April 25: Helping Hands (volunteers needed)

April 25: PACE Spring Carnival (volunteers needed)

April 28: Track & Field Practice*

April 29 – May 5: Ridwell Plastic Drive 

May 16: Multicultural Night (volunteers needed)

May 27: Positive Discipline Parent Enrichment Event at Kokanee Elementary

*Track & Field is coached by Ms. Schutz and is not a Wellington PTA Program

April 12: Mariner’s Night Out

Take me out to the ball game! Take your family, friends, or neighbors to see the Rangers versus Mariners game at 6:40 pm on Saturday, April 12. Wellington has an area reserved on the main level, we’ll even have a special announcement on the Jumbotron! Tickets cost $23 each, $5 of this amount goes back to the Wellington PTA. This special offer is available until April 11 through this link: https://www.gofevo.com/event/WellingtonElementarySEA25

April 18: Popcorn Friday (volunteers needed)

Popcorn for everyone! Tell your student to follow their nose to the popcorn machine in the Wellington Courtyard during lunch recess. Popcorn is free to all students! Volunteers will bag popcorn, distribute to students and clean up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044AAFA72EA6FA7-50621613-popcorn

April 25: Helping Hands (volunteers needed)

Our monthly Helping Hands session will take place during both lunch recesses in the Wellington Courtyard, all students are welcome. Students will make appreciation cards & notes for teachers and staff to be distributed during Staff & Teacher Appreciation Week in early May. Volunteers will help set up the project, interact with students, replenish supplies, and clean up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044AAFA72EA6FA7-50621281-helping

April 25: PACE Spring Carnival, 5:30 – 7:30pm (volunteers needed)

Come one, come all! The entire school is invited to this fun event and fundraiser for the PACE program, and proceeds benefit not just the PACE program but our entire school. There are games, prizes, raffles and food & drink! Bring your entire family for a fun night out!

April 29 – May 5: Ridwell Plastic Film Drive

Save those plastic bags and bring them to school! We are teaming up with Ridwell to gather as much plastic film as we can; bring in CLEAN Ziploc bags, bubble wrap, air pillows, grocery bags, bread bags, bubble mailers, produce bags, etc., to the main office between April 29-May 5 for recycling. Ridwell will pick up the bags and recycle the contents on May 6! This drive is free to us, and if we get 10 families signed up to receive Ridwell service at home via this link, we will earn plastic pickup from Ridwell for 2025-2026! If you’re interested in what Ridwell does, check it out here.

Leota PTSA Executive Board

Are you a fifth grade family looking to get involved at Leota Middle School next year? The Leota PTSA nominating committee is looking to fill positions on their Executive Board. Check out their nominating committee survey here.

Art Docent: Ongoing
Are you curious what an art docent does? Come shadow an art docent to find out! Email christine@wellingtonpta.org if you are interested or have questions. 

Maker’s Space & Wolverine Wranglers: Ongoing (volunteers needed)
Does your kid need an alternative to the playground? Maker’s Space occurs every Monday and Wednesday during lunch recess. Volunteers will interact with students and help them create! Frequently requested items include toilet paper & paper towel tubes, clean pringles cans with lids, Scotch brand magic tape, and white construction paper — drop off donations in the main office.

The weather is getting warmer! Sign up to help any day of the week and lead kids in games of soccer, wall ball, four square, or any other game you’d like.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044AAFA72EA6FA7-wolverine

Math Challenge (online):

The 14th & 15th rounds of the Math Challenge begin April 4 and April 25. This is the final Math Challenge of the year! This optional challenge is open to all Wellington students grades K-5 and students can participate in all 15 rounds, or just the rounds that work for them. The goal is for students to answer as many questions as they can, and it's a great way to bring math talks home. For the math questions and more information, please follow the link to the PTA Website/Math Challenge. Forms are also available in the office.

Math Challenge #13: March 21 – April 3, answer posted April 4

Math Challenge #14: April 4 – April 24, answer posted April 25

Math Challenge #15 (the last one!): April 25 – May 8, answer posted May 9 

Lookahead:

May 1: Class Pictures

May 1: Track & Field Meet*

May 2: Wolverines on the Run

May 5: Track & Field Practice*

May 5 – 9: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

May 8: Track & Field Meet*

May 9: Wolverines on the Run

May 12: Track & Field Practice*

May 13: PTA General Meeting

May 15: Track & Field Meet*

May 16: Popcorn Friday

May 16: Wolverines on the Run

May 16: Multicultural Night

May 19: Track & Field Practice*

May 20: Track & Field Junior Olympics*

May 23: Wolverines on the Run

May 27: Positive Discipline Parent Enrichment Event at Kokanee Elementary

May 30: Wolverines on the Run

*Track & Field is coached by Ms. Schutz and is not a Wellington PTA Program

Kindergarten Registration Open
Registration for Kindergarten at Wellington Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year is open! To enter the Kindergarten program in the fall, your child must be five years old on or before August 31, 2025 and live in the Wellington service area. Please complete the paperwork ASAP as the school is trying to plan for next year.  Click on the link to complete the enrollment process here.

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