Thanks to the following community partners

for their generous donations to our

Year-End Carnival!

Congratulations, Fernwood!

Washington State PTA recognizes local PTAs through their annual Awards of Excellence Program and Fernwood PTSA received five awards at the recent Washington State PTA convention last weekend.  We were awarded the following:

• Standards of Excellence Award - SILVER- recognizing the effective use of WSPTA best practices as a guide for local PTAs and community PTAs to be child-focused, responsible to members, knowledgeable, fiscally responsible, involved, and well-trained.    

• Outstanding Communications Strategy Award - SILVER- recognizing the effective use of multiple communication channels to reach members and community.

• Family and Community Engagement Award - SILVER- recognizing programs, projects, and activities/events that increase family and community engagement and involvement.

• Outstanding Newsletter - BRONZE- recognizes newsletters as they are an important and effective form of communication.

• 100% Staff Membership Award - recognizes school staff participation.

THANK YOU to all of our members who do so much to support our PTSA either by helping out with an event, chairing a committee or simply becoming a member! We could not do it without your support!

A complete list of Washington State PTA awards can be found here . Staff Membership awards can be found here. 

With the end of the school year approaching, the PTSA would like to thank all of you who have contributed your time, talent or money to help us provide so many things to our students at Fernwood Elementary. THIS is what your membership pays for. Here are some of the programs and activities we have provided. We would not have been able to do this without your support.  Thank you for helping make Fernwood the great community it is!

• Host the Ice Cream Social and teacher meet and greet
• Host Welcome Back BBQ and Resource Fair
• Host the Watch D.O.G.S. Welcome Night
• Host the Harvest Festival which raised over $4,000 for our PE program and purchase over $1,200 of new PE supplies
• Participate in the PTSA Reflections Program
• Provide nearly $3,000 to purchase new books for the library
• Purchase over $1,200 of new instruments and materials for the music program
• Recognize our Outstanding Educator and Golden Acorn recipients
• Provide $750 to purchase new recess supplies
• Host our Annual Bingo Night
• Host our Annual Science Fair and Art Walk
• Host our Annual Variety Show where our students get to showcase their many talents
• Host our Second Annual Cultural Night
• Host our Annual Year-end Event
• Host the popular Annual Field Day event for students
• Host the annual lunch for Teacher Appreciation Week to honor all our wonderful staff/teachers
• Provide $500 to 5^th Grade science for rockets and other learning projects
• Provide over $3,000 to our teachers and specialists for classroom supplies
• Provide popcorn once monthly to every one of our students and staff
• Hold Family Fun Nights, including Skate Night, Silvertips’ Game, Mariners’ Game
• Provide an Art Docent in every classroom for students to experience different types of art
• Offer Spirit Wear to all students and staff
• Provide funding for field trips
• Approve $6,640 via our Student Enrichment Grant Committee for special grant requests
• Host Spelling Bee 
• Offer Math Challenge Program to all students
• Invite Watch D.O.G.S. participation on campus

Congratulations to Stacy Rus and Donna Fischer on being named the 2018 Golden Acorn winners! And congratulations to Mrs. Wyrwitzke on being named the 2018 Outstanding Educator! This is a big honor that is well deserved!  They have been outstanding volunteers at Fernwood Elementary and in the community, and this award recognizes the endless giving of their time and talents.

Their names are now engraved on the Golden Acorn / Outstanding Educator plaque that is displayed in the main office.A contribution will be made in their names to the Washington State PTA Scholarship Program that benefits students.