Welcome to the Kenmore Elementary PTA Website!
We welcome everyone in our community to join our meetings, become involved, and to share their thoughts and ideas with us. The more diverse voices we have in our PTA, the stronger and more representative of our community of parents, teachers, and students that we will become. We advocate on behalf of all of our students to create an inclusive, nurturing, empowering and positive educational experience for every Kenmore Cub and their families.
Our Mission: Through the efforts of committed volunteers, Kenmore Elementary PTA is dedicated to providing support services, learning opportunities, and community events to create a positive educational environment and school community for students, parents, and staff.
Quick Links:
- Join KEPTA or renew your membership online
- Donate to KEPTA today!
- Overview of who we are and the services we provide
- Weekly KEPTA Cub Notes newsletter
- Racial and Educational Justice Committee
- Kenmore Elementary School’s website (external)
- Northshore School District’s website (external)
- Washington State PTA website (external)
Day 1 of the Kenmore Read-a-Thon!
Hello, Kenmore families! Our first-ever Read-a-Thon starts today and runs through Sunday, Nov 15. For two weeks, every minute your child reads counts for their class and for our whole school.
Check your child’s backpack tonight for the Read-a-Thon packet and their Week 1 cub tracker. Each day they read, they write the minutes inside a cub and color it in. Picture books, chapter books, comics, audiobooks, being read to, and reading in any language all count. Reading at school counts too!
Tracker turn-in days:
Week 1 (Nov 2–8): due Monday, Nov 9, when kids get their Week 2 tracker
Week 2 (Nov 9–15): due Monday, Nov 16 by 9 a.m.
Our goals: 154,000 minutes and $15,000
The money raised goes straight to reading at Kenmore: new books for every student, Book Fair credits so every child can choose a book of their own, support for literacy and library programs, and general enrichment programs at our school. Every dollar also helps fund the prizes below, so the celebration belongs to every reader.
Every student earns these prizes as we reach each goal, whether or not their family donates:
$2,500: Kenmore Cubs magnetic bookmark
$5,000: $5 to spend at the Scholastic Book Fair
$7,500: Clip-on book light
$10,000: Another $5 for the Book Fair ($10 in all!)
$15,000: 🏈 Blitz from the Seahawks visits Kenmore for an all-school assembly on Fri, Dec 4!
The class challenge: reading, not money, decides it
Classes compete within their grade group (K–1, 2–3, 4–5) by average minutes read per student, so every child’s reading counts the same and class size doesn’t matter.
🥇 1st place: a private classroom visit from Blitz
🥈 2nd place: a $200 Third Place Books gift card for the class reading corner
How you can help
Read together every day; even 15–20 minutes makes a difference
Help your child fill in their tracker each night
Sponsor a reader or donate (optional): Register here! Grandparents, neighbors, and family friends can pledge per minute or give one amount
Double it: many employers match donations, so ask yours!
Giving is always optional and private. Every child takes part and earns every prize. What matters most is reading together.
Watch our progress on the tracker by the front PTA bulletin board, and get ready to read, Cubs! 📖🐾
We’ve moved the reimbursement Want to Volunteer at Kenmore Elementary?
Volunteers are needed for many school and PTA events, including in the classroom (per teacher’s request), field trips, in the library, popcorn Thursdays, BINGO, and so much more! You are now required to submit an application through the Northshore School District in order to volunteer within the district. It is important to note that all volunteers who have completed a background check in the past will be expected to renew their volunteer application annually.
There are two different levels of background checks. Level 1 is for volunteering on campus, Level 2 is volunteering on field trips.
Here is the link to the Northshore School District’s volunteer application information!