Join us Wednesday, June 5, 2013 for the final PTSA General Meeting and review/approval of the 2013-2014 Budget.

Click here to view the budget  Budget 2013-2014 Short Form.

It's time to restock your bookshelves for summer reading! Come one, come all - bring the books you want to trade to the multi-purpose room; the more you bring, the more you get to take home! Picture books, young readers, chapter books, novels and adult reading, workbooks, how-to and cook books -- all are welcome and that means you! We look forward to seeing you soon.

During the week of May 20-24, the Somerset Elementary Student Council will be organizing a pet food drive to help the Seattle Humane Society. Either dry or canned food is acceptable. There will be a central drop-off box for all donated items in Room 217 (Mr. Pelto's room). Thanks so much for your generosity!

Join us for an evening of unplugged entertainment, Friday May 10, 6-8PM. Bond with family and friends over a variety of challenging and engaging board games, provided by Bellevue Art & Frame and The Toy Place. Games and concessions will also be available for purchase (concessions for cash only).

We need volunteers! Fourth and Fifth grade volunteers and parents who would like to help out by coming early to learn the games and teach them to the rest of the community should contact Kiran Mascarenhas at kiranmascarenhas@gmail.com.

We're back and it's time for the Somerset PTSA 2nd Annual Talent & Variety Show! We are looking for acts NOW! Singing, dancing, skits, piano, violin, jokes and more!

Application deadline is April 19th! You must submit an application to participate in the variety show - no late entries will be accepted. Please leave your sign-up form in the PTSA box in the front office. Make sure you include any media (.mp3, CD, etc.) that you require. Tuesday, April 23rd at 6PM, we will have a quick walk-through to ensure we have all the acts accounted for and all necessary media.

Click here for  Entry Form.

The 2013 Somerset PTSA Survey is now out, and you can help your child's class win a class pizza party! The class with the highest percentage of respondents will win the pizza party. The survey will remain open until the end of April, but if you complete the survey before April 21, you can enter your child's teacher's name at the end of the survey for a chance to win the class pizza party. Because the PTSA survey is used to plan events and activities for next year, we need your input.

Click here for  Survey.

We still have a few tickets left! Join us for a Starry Night, featuring dinner, spirits, and live and silent auctions to help support all of our children's education. The majority of our Somerset PTSA funds comes from this biennial auction, and our goal is to raise enough money to cover two full school years worth of PTSA-sponsored program and activities. The Starry Night auction will be an evening for adults to gather in a fun, festive atmosphere over dinner and drinks with old and new friends ... and help ensure that Somerset continues to be a shining star for our students and our community. Exquisite classroom art projects, teachers/staff events and outings, cultural dinners/experiences, and merchandise/gift certificates generously donated by individuals and businesses will be available for your bidding.

Young Scientist Week is back! We are starting off the week with our annual visit from the great people at the Pacific Science Center! This year they will be bringing us the Super Cool Science Show! The three states of matter…do they matter?? Dive into the weird world of the SUPER COOL where gases become liquids and liquids become solids. In this fast-paced show, liquid nitrogen takes center stage in a variety of experiments with surprising results. Check out the Inter-Planetary Olympics – what is it like to bounce a racquetball or munch a graham cracker in the sub-zero temperatures of Pluto? Find out what causes matter to fizz, freeze, foam, and fly in the frigid zones of minus degrees!

Also, join us for the Science Carnival, Friday the 22nd of March from 530-730PM in the Somerset Gym. Come on down with the whole family to check out the science projects as well as some hands-on Science fun with a Dry Ice, Fantastic Forces, Under Pressure, Electricity, and Marvelous Magnets booths! And of course, there will be cotton candy! Don't miss it! If you have any questions, contact Michael Ketchum @ ketch18@gmail.com.