Lakeridge PTA Events

 

 

Your contributions to the Lakeridge PTA Ask Campaign help support these community events for our Lakeridge families. 

  

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Below is a snapshot of major PTA-sponsored events you’ll find throughout the year. These are approximate times of the year that the events happen. Please refer to the calendar for a full list of events (both school and PTA sponsored) throughout the year. Did you know there is a difference between PTA and SCHOOL (district) sponsored events? Sometimes it’s confusing to know who’s in charge of what.  As volunteer parents, we feel it’s important to communicate about everything happening at the school. If it’s a district-sponsored event (paid for by the school), we’ll refer you to the link where they have more information. If it’s a PTA-sponsored event (paid for by PTA funds), it will either be on this website or in the Lion’s Roar newsletter. Below are mostly PTA events for the year.

 

 

 

September

Welcome Coffee / New Family Information Session: Typically held the first day of school. Come and meet other parents, find out about clubs, after-school activities, ways to get involved, etc. New families to the school and district are also invited to attend and meet with Principal Christensen.

 

Kindergarten Coffee: Come meet other new families new to the school or the district. It’s a good networking opportunity. This is separate from the whole school welcome coffee and is specifically for kindergarten families.

 

Fall Family Picnic: This is a family favorite. It’s a community building event that kicks off the new school year with a way to reconnect with friends that you haven’t seen over the summer. You’ll also meet new friends. There are bouncy houses, food, music, games and more. Come start the year off with some community fun! 

 

3rd Grade Bike Rodeo: This annual fun and educational event occurs during the school day. Third graders bring their bikes to school and learn about bike safety. After the rodeo and with parent approval, they are qualified to ride their bikes to school. Learn more here.

 

 

  

October

Kindergarten Story Night: Your kindergartner gets to come hear stories read by our librarian and our principal. It’s quite a treat.

 

 

  

NovembER

Fall Pancake Breakfast: Come have breakfast with your friends and teachers before school. Pancakes, bacon, fruit and of course coffee for the parents. This is a community-building event not to be confused with the Mercer Island Schools Foundation fundraiser drive (so you don’t need to bring your checkbooks!)

 

Island Books Fundraiser: Get gifts early for the holiday season and support Lakeridge at the same time. You will support both a great local bookstore and your school. A portion of the money spent at Island Books goes directly to Lakeridge. There is generally time in the morning and again in the evening.

 

 

  

January 

Heritage Night: Come experience your friends’ various cultures. If you have an international background that you’d like to share, volunteer to host a booth. You can share your ethnic food, cultural traditions, and interesting facts about where you or your family comes from. We have so many countries represented. There is music and tasty food! 

 

5th Grade Camp Overnight: Fifth graders get a special 2-3 day trip and is a joint effort by both the teachers/district and PTA to help organize. 

 

  

february/march 

Family Bingo Night: An evening event for Lakeridge students and families to play bingo and win prizes. A great tradition at Lakeridge!

 

5th Grade Musical: Come see the 5th graders perform in a musical show. See how hard they work all year! This is a joint effort by both the music teachers and PTA volunteers.

 

Mercer Island Fine Arts Showcase: This all school event occurs over two evenings in March at Mercer Island High School, and features visual arts from all the elementary students in the district, as well as musical performances and visual arts from Islander Middle School and MIHS students. More

 

 

  

may

Science Fair: Kids come up with a science project that they share with judges. More.

 

Parent Social: Book your sitters and come out for a fun evening and get to know your fellow Lakeridge parents.

 

5th Grade End-of-Year Celebration: More

 

 

  

june

All School Musical: This is mainly run by the music teachers but the PTA will put together a slide show for all the outgoing 5th graders. It’s also a time to thank some of our outstanding volunteers.

 

 

  

2023-24 Calendar

Go to the Calendar page to view the live calendar with specific dates and times for the current school year.