SUPPORT SOMERSET PTSA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Cookie Blizzard: Support our teachers and staff on December 18th with your favorite cookies, bars, or brittle! Sign up here to volunteer!

GIVE: This holiday season, as we reflect on the importance of giving back, we invite you to consider supporting Somerset PTSA through your charitable donations. Whether you’re making a year-end gift or selecting a cause to honor a loved one, your contribution directly impacts our students and enriches our school community. When you choose to support our PTSA this holiday season, you're not just making a donation—you are making a direct difference in your child’s education. Together, we can create a brighter future for our children. All donations are tax deductible, subject to IRS regulations. Donate here today.

The Perfect Gift for Your SUPERSTAR is Somerset Spiritwear: Have you checked out our new designs and options? Click here to order you Spiritwear in time for the holiday gift. Somerset PTSA receives a portion of each sale.
 
The Perfect Gift for Everyone who Owns a Vehicle: Do you need something for your sitter, dog walker, your favorite barista, grandparents and teenagers who already have everything, or your vehicle who could have a good clean? Purchase your Brown Bear Car Wash here. Somerset PTSA earns $9 per ticket purchase.
 
Preserve those Precious Moments: Preorder  your child’s yearbook here today.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

->After School Programs: Art - Winter Session: Click here for more information. We need a chair, please email SomersetPTSA.VPP@gmail.com if you are interested.

->AMC8 Competition: Register here

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTPONED - GMM and Movie Night RSVP November 20, 2024: Proposed Standing Rules, Proposed Revised Budget, and election information can be found here.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

VOLUNTEERS MAKE SOMERSET PTSA HAPPEN

Volunteer: Reach Out Here for more info on the Positions Below

Executive Committee: VP of Ways and Means (fundraising) 1-positions open

After School Programs Chair. The chair is responsible for vetting new programs, negotiating the contract with the vendor, helping set-up the schedule, finding chairs and volunteers, drafting and editing the program descriptions. Commitment approximately 10-20 hours a week (from home) during the program vetting and negotiating process (approx. a 3 week span), once chairs are found for the programs the time commitment significantly reduces. There may be a limited number of at school hours when the winter and spring programs begin.

Birthday Fun Run Chair: Once a month (see dates here), 1 hour at school, give volunteers directions for the event, provide decoration box from PTSA closet, hand out runner badge and pencils 

Passport Club Chair: please click here for more information

Website Exploration Committee: 2-3 tech motivated parents (Yes - we are looking at you start-up, google, microsoft, meta, UW CS parents) We need to move our website, do you work in Tech, have website building experience, we need you!

Auction Committee: Job Descriptions

Robotics Chair: We need 2-3 parents to chair robotics session 2. Robotics is a different set-up than our other after school programs because we need at least one chair and one volunteer present at each session. The high school volunteers from Newport High School Robotics run the class. You will Supervise the class. Managing Parent Volunteers: This involves creating a sign-up sheet for parent volunteers to assist with the class. Sending correspondence to volunteers that week of their duties (form duties already created) Communication with Parents: Sending out emails to parents regarding class information to keep them informed. Addressing Parent Inquiries: Responding to any questions or concerns that parents may have by email. Approximately 1 hour a week from home and 2 hours at the school on Wednesdays from 1:20 to 3pm (if there are multiple chairs you can decide which weeks each of you will cover). Your student will receive a spot in the class, grades 4 and 5. Session 2 Proposed dates: 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11 (13 classes, no classes on 4/9, 5/7, 5/14) If we do not get a chair we will not offer the program.