Communicate BSF news to our PTSA BOD monthly or as needed.

Founded in 1979, Bellevue Schools Foundation's mission is to promote and help fund the best possible learning opportunities for all students in the Bellevue School District. They raise funds to improve student learning through district wide academic initiatives, curriculum material and book purchases, training opportunities for teachers, and an array of programs that meet students' special needs. They also help bridge the gap between the basic funding provided by the State of Washington and what our District's students need to truly excel.

Update PTSA Facebook page according to guidelines.

Work with our school and district to ensure we are using environmentally friendly practices.

Are you passionate about being an advocate for children? PTA's vision is that every child’s potential becomes a reality. Our mission is to make PTA a powerful voice for children; a relevant resource for families, schools and communities; and an advocate for the well-being and education of all children. Please consider volunteering to be our Advocacy Chair.

If you like to talk with parents and encourage PTSA participation, Membership is the role for you. This committee handles the PTSA membership drive throughout the school year. Staff a membership table at school events such as Welcome Back Coffee, Curriculum Night and Book Fair. Some data input required. Resources and trainings to increase membership are available through the WA State PTA. Check http://www.wastatepta.org/. We strive for 100% membership!

Coordinate summer playdates especially for new kindergarten families. Be the "go to" person for new families.

Edit and send a weekly electronic newsletter to subscribers to keep families informed of PTSA events and programs happening throughout the year. Work closely with VP Communication and Webmaster to assure communication is consistent.

Serve as a liaison between Room Parents and PTSA. Hold a Room Parent Training a week or two after Curriculum Night after Room Parents have signed up. Update the Room Parent Guide and assist Room Parents in their roles. Most of the communication is done via email in a timely manner.

Create Student Directory from PTSA and School District student information and coordinate printing. Distribute Student Directory to PTSA members.

Create annual parent survey. Distribute, analyze results, and communicate results to our BOD, parents, and school administrators. Works closely VP Communications.

Update wall display cases monthly or quarterly outside the school. Work with the PTSA secretary. Work can be done on your own time.

Maintain the operating of our website, help Chairs set up event registration/payment, help create new pages, etc.

Gather and edit documents from VPs and Chairs. Have copies made at the BSD Copy Center. Gather copies from Somerset Office Manager. Organize volunteers to assemble packets. Work with school administration to distribute Welcome Packets to students on the first day of school via their backpacks.

Organize and implement class contests to have kids bring in BoxTop labels and Labels for Education. Last year, this effort earned our PTSA about $600! This work can be done on your own time and mostly from home. Check http://www.boxtops4education.com/ for more information about the program.

Work with our Bellevue Schools Foundation (BSF) ambassador, teachers, and school administration to write grants that benefit our school and community.

Coordinate with school administrators and photographer on location and process. Coordinate 5-10 volunteers for the day. Do the same for Picture Retake day, but on a smaller scale. Distribute photos to students upon arrival.

We sell high quality t-shirts and sweatshirts with our school colors and logo. Parents can purchase these items at the beginning of the year.

This chair is responsible for working with photographer/historian and parents to assemble and create the annual yearbook.

Our PTSA hosts a live and silent auction every two years featuring donated products and services from neighborhood, regional and national companies, businesses and organizations, as well as the coveted artwork from Somerset students. Our bi-annual auction helps us maintain and foster quality education and experiences for Somerset students and the community.

Come socialize and enjoy free ice cream!

Create fun memories by celebrating student/teacher birthdays every month. This is a new program this year and we are recruiting chairs. Please email somersetptsa@gmail.com if you are interested or need more information.

Care & Share was established by the Somerset PTSA to teach Somerset students about philanthropy to help them see perspectives other than their own. Through philanthropic actions taken by PTSA's Care & Share committee, families in need are identified and served both locally and globally. Care & Share representatives work in tandem with Somerset staff representatives. Specifically they work with the teachers who lead Somerset's Student Council to develop a timeline for giving throughout the school year.

A family night for all Somerset families. Dress up, dance and have some pizza with us!

The Festival of Culture is one of the best attended PTSA events. This event has become a Somerset tradition. We celebrate our diverse culture with kids’ performances, poster boards for cultural information and many cultural booths. This year, we are planning to have Festival of Culture in early February. We need many parent volunteers to participate in the event for it to be successful. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there!

Field Day is a fun way to let loose at the end of the school year. In collaboration with the PE teacher, we organize an afternoon event full of games and athletic events for the entire school.

This is a fun community-building event for families of kindergartners and first graders consisting of a noodle-based potluck along with dry noodle-themed craft activities. Come get to know your child's friends and families.

Children love to imagine, create and build. The STEM makerspace program will challenge students to solve STEM based problems and work in small groups.

Get families together by coordinating free, fun movie nights. Choose the movies, coordinate a few volunteers, and sell concessions.

Provide parents with learning opportunities throughout the year in the form of speakers and community resources.

Volunteer to plan this fun, popular annual event. Plan and coordinate the pizza dinner, Bingo game and prizes.

Staff Appreciation Committee is responsible for planning and creating opportunities to thank our exceptional teachers and staff at Somerset Elementary for all their hard work. Our efforts to celebrate our wonderful teachers and staff, with small events throughout the year, culminate in May with Staff Appreciation Week.

Match our Somerset volunteers to the right opportunities. Our community is rich in skills and talent with different time commitments. All of our committees and events could use additional help. Create time slots and advertise distinct tasks so everyone can find a way to participate. Recognize all volunteers in December and June.

Invite parents for a cup of coffee on the first day of school. Encourage chairs to set up booth to introduce different programs & recruit volunteers.

Math Adventures are math-oriented puzzle events for 1st through 5th graders. With disaster looming, small teams of students and their parent coach must each solve a set of puzzles to save the day. A party awaits everyone to celebrate their victory. The events are not competitive, and no winners are declared.

Math Adventures are math-oriented puzzle events for 1st through 5th graders. With disaster looming, small teams of students and their parent coach must each solve a set of puzzles to save the day. A party awaits everyone to celebrate their victory. The events are not competitive, and no winners are declared.

Math Adventures are math-oriented puzzle events for 1st through 5th graders. With disaster looming, small teams of students and their parent coach must each solve a set of puzzles to save the day. A party awaits everyone to celebrate their victory. The events are not competitive, and no winners are declared.

Parent volunteers from each classroom coordinate monthly art projects or present information about various art methods and artists. This art enhancement is done in the classroom with teacher input.

This program is driven by our school librarian. Coordinate volunteers and support if needed. Last year, famous author, Candace Fleming visited. She delivered inspirational, educational, and entertaining grade level assemblies in the library. Parents could purchase her autographed books.

Chess is a fun game that incorporates many aspects of the IB learner profile: knowledgeable, inquirers, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective. It is a parent driven after school activity meant to foster students' intellectual growth while having fun.

4th and 5th grade

Work with school administration, teachers, and a committee of parent volunteers to coordinate student activities which supplement and enhance the standard curriculum. Activities may include field trips, classroom experiences and grade-level assemblies. Most of the planning and work will take place in the Fall.

Coordinate the Fifth Grade Promotion at the school in June and the annual Pool Party at the Rec Club after school is out in June.

Organize speaker for 5th grade students.

Family Game Nights are free, fabulous fun at Somerset Elementary! Families play a wide variety of entertaining (non-electronic) board and card games. We can also invite local game stores to bring in their demonstration games and merchandise.

Volunteer in the school library by checking out books to students, re-shelving books, assisting the students when needed and working with the school librarian. Work with Library Volunteer Chair for schedule and specific duties.

Math Adventures are math-oriented puzzle events for 1st through 5th graders. With disaster looming, small teams of students and their parent coach must each solve a set of puzzles to save the day. A party awaits everyone to celebrate their victory. The events are not competitive, and no winners are declared.

We are recruiting volunteers to make these events happen. If you can help out, please contact hsvm0808@gmail.com. Thanks.

Thank you for your interest in the Somerset PTSA Math Circle Club. Somerset Math Circle invites our 3rd to 5th grade students who are interested in math and would like to participate in math competitions.

Students will be studying the locations of countries and will be tested each month. By the end of the year they will have learned many, or all, of the countries of the world! Students gain confidence and develop a strong curiosity if they practice regularly and learn about the countries they’re studying.

The Reflections Program is a National PTA and Washington State PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. Each year, Reflections challenges students to create art that supports a specific theme. Themes are selected from thousands of ideas submitted by students to National PTA's Reflections Theme Search.

A student may submit an entry in any of six arts areas. Only original works of art are accepted. The six art areas are: Visual Arts Photography, Literature, Music Composition, Dance Choreography, and Film Production.

Inviting all students to participate in the Running club during the month of October. We are recruiting chairs. Please email somersetptsa@gmail.com if you are interested in leading this club or need more information.

STEM activities encourage all Somerset students to get excited about learning and actively participating in science, technology, engineering, and math. Activities include: a Pacific Science Center Demonstration, STEM Fair, Student Science Posters, and Egg-Drop Contest.

Somerset Science Circle is a volunteer-run club aiming to enhance the science learning environment and introduce science competitions to our students. This is the club’s first year, so your support and patience is much appreciated.

Connect with the Bellevue School District and Somerset Administration to communicate and reinforce the emergency preparedness plan for Somerset Elementary.

•1 volunteer to decide which classes to get by looking at the specialist schedule and lunch recess times.
•2 volunteers to go get classes and walk them to the screening.
•2 volunteers outside the room to remind waiting kids to keep voices low and to tell them instructions for hearing screening.
•2 volunteers to be inside the room to help keep kids quiet and direct them to screeners.
•1 volunteer to help me record hearing results.
•1 volunteer to direct kids after they are finished to go back to their classroom or line up with teacher.

Work with school administrators and PTSA to assure our children are safe in and around our parking lots. Volunteer to help traffic flow at school drop off and pick up times.

International Walk to School Day is promoted by the City of Bellevue and the official website is http://www.walkbiketoschool.org/. Somerset first participated in October 2013 where about six volunteers and their children handed out PedBee key chains donated by the program to children at school crosswalks and in front of school who walked to school or walked to their bus. More and more students join in Walk to School Day each year. We need lots of volunteers on Walk to School Day morning to monitor the traffic, lead walk bus, hand out small gifts, etc.