John Hay Elementary PTSA

03/04/2025

🌍✨ Cultural Heritage Night – Celebrate With Us! ✨🌍

Join us for an evening filled with music, cultural displays, lively entertainment, and delicious food samples from around the world! This is a wonderful opportunity to experience the rich diversity of our community and connect with friends and neighbors.

📅 March 13
⏰ 5:00 – 7:30 PM
📍 John Hay Cafeteria

Would you like to showcase your own cultural heritage? Sign up to host a table using the link below! If you're interested in co-hosting with other families from your country or culture, we’ll help connect you.

Don’t miss this fun and meaningful celebration—we can’t wait to see you there! 🎶🍲🌏
https://bit.ly/JHECulturalHeritage

03/03/2025

🌍✨ Join us for Cultural Heritage Night at John Hay! ✨🌍

Come celebrate the rich diversity of our community with an evening of music, cultural displays, lively entertainment, and delicious food samples from around the world. It's a wonderful opportunity to connect, learn, and experience the beauty of different traditions!

📅 March 13
⏰ 5:00 – 7:30 PM
📍 John Hay Cafeteria

Bring your family and friends for a night of fun and cultural appreciation. We can’t wait to see you there!

03/03/2025

02/25/2025

📢 We’re SO Close! Help Us Reach Our Goal! 🚀

Our Every Child Wins campaign is just $11,000 away from hitting our $150,000 goal—and we need your help!

This funding is critical to keeping our reading specialist and support staff, ensuring every child gets the resources they need to succeed. 💙

💰 Just $41 per student will help us close the gap! If you haven’t donated yet, now’s the time. Let’s come together and make this happen!

📢 Donate today: donatetohay.org

Every dollar counts, and every child wins when we invest in their future! 📚

02/12/2025

📢 We're $25K Away from HALFWAY! 📢

We’re making great progress, but we’re not there yet! With $150,000 needed to save our reading specialist, we’ve raised $50,000 so far—just $25,000 more and we’ll be HALFWAY to our goal!

⏳ Deadline: February 14th – If we don’t reach our goal, we risk losing this vital position next year. Let’s keep the momentum going!

💛 Donate today: DonateToHay.org

02/10/2025

Thanks to our amazing John Hay community, we’ve already raised $35,000 for the Every Child Wins fundraiser! 🎉 But we still have a long way to go to fully fund our reading specialist and other vital staff.

🚀 Next Milestone: $50,000 – We’re just $15,000 away from this goal! Every donation gets us closer to keeping this critical role, which benefits every child by:

📖 Providing small group instruction with an experienced reading & math specialist
👩‍🏫 Reducing class sizes for more personalized learning
📊 Ensuring academic & social-emotional success for all students

⏳ Deadline: February 14th! We need to raise $150,000 to fully fund these essential positions.

💛 Donate today: DonateToHay.org
💡 Employer matching can double your impact—check with your company today!

02/08/2025

🎉 We did it! Thanks to your amazing support, we’ve raised $25,000 and earned a pajama & movie party! 🎬🎟️🛌

But we’re not stopping there—help us reach our next goal of $50,000! Every donation makes a difference. Let’s keep the momentum going! 💙 donatetohay.org

02/05/2025

Thanks to our amazing John Hay community, we’re just $5,000 away from hitting our next milestone in the Every Child Wins fundraiser! 🙌

Every dollar brings us closer to fully funding our reading specialist, ensuring that all students receive the small group instruction and academic support they need to thrive. But we can’t do it without YOU!

💛 Can you help us cross this $5K mark today and get us closer to our $150,000 goal? 💛

📍 Donate now: https://donatetohay.org

🎉 Remember, the top 3 classrooms will win a themed party—so be sure to include your child's teacher’s name when you donate!

⏳ Deadline: February 14th—Every gift counts, and company matches can double your impact!

02/02/2025

Donatetohay.org

01/22/2025

📣 Join Us in Olympia on January 30th to Demand Fully Funded Public Schools! 🎓

As we step into 2025, it’s time to take action for our kids and their future. Washington still hasn’t met its constitutional duty to fully fund public education, and this legislative session is critical to making our voices heard.

A well-funded, excellent education supports every child’s success by providing resources like smaller class sizes, reading and math programs, arts, music, PE, library services, and school nurses. It’s time to demand that our tax dollars prioritize our schools!

🌟 Here’s how you can make a difference:
1️⃣ Join us in Olympia on Thursday, January 30th for a rally and meetings with legislators to demand funding for K-12 public education.
2️⃣ Can’t join in person? Attend via Zoom and make your voice heard from home!

By participating, you’ll help:
✔️ Prevent devastating public school cuts for the 2025-2026 school year.
✔️ Secure at least $4 billion per year in stable, long-term funding for Washington’s K-12 education.
✔️ Position Washington State as a leader—not a laggard—in public education.

📅 Event Details:

8:30–10 AM: Optional welcome, advocacy intro, and sign-making indoors.
10–11 AM: Rally with keynote speakers outside the Capitol.
11 AM–3 PM: Meetings with legislators (must register by January 17).
✨ Children are welcome, but childcare won’t be provided.

💬 RSVP Today! Check the flyer for RSVP links and let Elisa Keller ([email protected]) know if you’re interested in carpooling.

Let’s make sure the legislature does its job to fund public education for our children’s future. Together, we can make a difference!

📢 Billion Dollar Bake Sale Campaign – Join the movement to make fully funded schools the top priority this legislative session. See you in Olympia on January 30!

01/06/2025

Today is the FINAL DAY for after school registration. Don’t miss your chance to sign up for some fun and engaging activities. Courses with available slots: Rhythm Circle, Comic Book Writing, Watercolor Painting, Soccer Shots, Keyboard Club, Family Black Belt Academy

12/30/2024

🚨 Reminder for Families! 🚨

The deadline to register for After-School Enrichment Programs is fast approaching—don’t miss out! 🗓️ Registration closes January 6th.

✨ Here are the exciting programs your child can enjoy:
✏️ Comic Book Writing
🎨 Watercolor Painting
⚽ Soccer Shots (Only 2 slots left!)
🧵 Stuffed Animal Machine Sewing (Just 1 slot left!)
🥁 Rhythm Circle
🎹 Keyboard Club
🥋 Family Black Belt Academy

Spaces are filling quickly—secure your spot today!

📲 Register here: https://bit.ly/johnhayenrichment

12/17/2024

If you were unable to contribute to our Family Gift Drive but you still want to participate, we have the option to donate to those families who didn’t receive a gift. Bit.ly/johnhaygiftdrivedonate

12/14/2024

🎁 Spread the Holiday Joy! 🎁

🛍️ 11 gift slots are still available! Can you help us fill them?
Sign up to bring a smile to a child’s face this holiday season. Each slot includes details like sizes and gift preferences, making it easy to find the perfect gift.

📅 Drop-off deadline: Monday, December 16th
📍 Location: John Hay Office

12/12/2024

After School Enrichment Registration Opens 12/14 at 6 a.m.! 🕕

✨ Course Highlights

Pokémon Club
Machine Sewing & Stuffed Animal Sewing
Chess Club
Watercolor Painting
Comic Book Writing
Soccer Shots
Rhythm Circle
Keyboard Club
Family Black Belt Academy

⏰ Spaces fill fast, so mark your calendars! 🔗 bit.ly/johnhayenrichment

👋 We Need Volunteers!
Help make these programs successful by volunteering to chaperone our K-1 students to their classes and take attendance. It’s just a 30-minute commitment per day, and we need one volunteer for each weekday.

💝 Perks: Volunteers receive a 10% discount on an enrichment class of their choice!

Interested? Reach out to [email protected] to sign up.