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The primary means of communication for the McAuliffe PTSA is its weekly email newsletter, the Challenger Weekly E-Blast. When you join our mailing list, the E-Blast is delivered to your inbox on a weekly basis.
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Welcome to Christa McAuliffe Elementary PTSA! Our purpose is to be a strong voice for children and a resource for our families, school and community. We do this by providing volunteer and financial support for programs and activities that enhance our children’s education. As a PTSA, we do our utmost to engage and empower our children, families, educators, and community through communication, advocacy and collaboration.
Nominate a Volunteer Today!
Do you know a PTSA volunteer who’s basically a real-life superhero? Maybe someone who’s always one step ahead, organizing, cheering, emailing, snack-bringing, and somehow still smiling? Well guess what? It’s Golden Acorn Award season, and we need YOU to help us crown the ultimate do-gooder of the year! It only takes a few minutes and your nomination could make someone’s YEAR!! Seriously, they might even cry (happy tears, the good kind).
This isn’t just any old pat on the back. The Golden Acorn is a big deal. It’s like the Oscars of the PTSA world, except instead of a weird golden statue, the winner gets eternal glory, community love, a tiny gold acorn, AND a donation made in their name to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Program—supporting students headed to college! So please, please grab a coffee and submit one or more nominations before the curtain closes on May 15th. The winner will be announced at our Volunteer Tea on May 29th @2pm to which everyone is invited (in McAuliffe Library)! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScExZlY11bdwgNXMqSXnZ6HekOOvu49wdML6BQlMmco8k18Sw/viewform?usp=sharing 
June 5, 2025 @ 5:30-8pm
Rain or shine! Come celebrate the end of the year at the McAuliffe blacktop. DJ Howden will bring the music and there will be food for purchase from yummy vendors. Just bring your picnic blanket, chairs, lawn games, and family/friends/neighbors! PTSA BOARD 2025-2026The slate of nominees for the Board of Directors 2025-2026 is as follows. At the GMM on April 28th the general membership will vote on the slate of nominees. All PTSA members are invited to this meeting at 2:15pm in Portable 5.
President –
Executive VP – Secretary – Shana Tischaefer Treasurer – VP Art - Pingyi Liu, Sara Ataei VP Communications - Sindhu Appala VP Enrichment - VP Fundraising - VP Grants and Giving – Jenny Jensen VP School Events - Sara Snow, Stephanie Giandalia VP School Services – Janelle Davis, Debbie Lervick Kindergarten registration
Children who will be five years old on or before August 31st are eligible to register for our 2025-2026 Kindergarten classes. Parents can choose to register online (see link below) or in person at McAuliffe Elementary at our in-person registration event. In-Person Event: The in-person event will be held on Thursday, February 20th from 1:00pm – 7:00pm. Parents new to our school will be able to meet school administration, staff/teachers, and have a tour of our school. Our Registrar will provide computers for parents to register their student on site. Tours will be approximately 30 minutes in length and led by school administration at 4:30pm and 6:00pm. Online Registration: Parents familiar with our school and/or unable to attend our February 22nd event can register their child for Kindergarten online at: https://www.lwsd.org/students-families/registration Required Documents: Parents will be required to upload the following documents when registering their child. Registration can still be stared if these documents are not available at the time of registration, with parents uploading these documents at a later date. Our Registrar can also help with the uploading of documents, as needed.
Important: While K-12 student registration will continue throughout the school year and summer, parents are highly encouraged to register students as soon as possible. Doing so helps LWSD to ensure that class sizes are balanced and adequate staff are hired in time for the new school year. Challenger Chase Fun Run
What is better than hearing the cheers of kids who haven't just broken a record but sent it soaring into the stratosphere? We are still overflowing with gratitude for our incredible community and your generous, big-hearted support of our Fun Run fundraiser. Together we managed to raise $104,651!!
The PTSA supports all McAuliffe students in so many ways, and it is YOU that makes this possible. We can fund teacher stipends so that we have clubs like choir, running club, and ASB. We can make our events free for everyone - no tickets, free raffles, and no registration fees for events like the STEM fair and the spelling bee. We can give every teacher $300 in classroom supply fees, which means richer learning environments for our students. We can fund additional learning resources like the licences for Mystery Science, Accelerated Reading/STARS, and Scholastic News/Times for Kids. And when our amazing custodian Mr Mitch asks for a leaf blower to keep the playground clean, we can say yes! All of this is made possible because of you, our phenomenal McAuliffe community. Thank you for making such a difference in our kids' lives! Go Challengers!! PTSA Accomplishments ReportDear PTSA Members,
We are excited to share with you a summary of our accomplishments this year! Your support, whether by donating money, volunteering, or signing up as a member, have made all these achievements possible. Please take a look through the document and see the incredible impact we've made together. Go Challengers!!! 
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