English Crossing PTA

09/04/2026

🚸 Looking for a meaningful way to support students and help keep our school community safe? Lakewood School District is hiring dedicated individuals to serve as crossing guards.

⏰ One of the great things about this opportunity is the flexibility to work an AM shift, PM shift, or both, depending on your availability and the needs of the district.

🌅 AM Shift: Monday-Friday, 7-7:30 a.m.
🌤️ PM Shift: Monday-Thursday, 2:05-2:35 p.m.
🌤️ PM Shift: Friday, 12:35-1:05 p.m.

Help students get to and from school safely while making a positive impact in our community!

09/03/2026

⏰️ Reminder: Tomorrow is Early Release Friday.

English Crossing Elementary lets out at 1:45 PM.

09/02/2026

❤️💛 The first day is here!! 💛❤️

Wishing all of our 1st–5th grade ECE Cougars a wonderful first day filled with smiles, new memories, and a great start to the school year. ✏️📚

You’ve got this, Cougars! Here’s to an amazing year ahead!

📸 We’d love to see those first day smiles!! Share your Back-To-School photos from this morning in the comments below! 🐾❤️🐾

09/01/2026

🍎📅 Hello, September! 📅🍎

Backpacks are packed and school is here,
Let’s kick off another awesome year!
September’s calendar is ready to go,
Take a peek so you’re in the know!
🐾❤️🐾

08/30/2026

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Haven’t joined the ECE PTA yet? 😁

Remember, there is ZERO time commitment or volunteering required to be a PTA member unless you WANT to help!!

We need members. We need numbers. We need REGISTERED BODIES. 😂🙌

Your $12 membership helps support our students, our school, and all the fun things we have planned this year. You can literally join the PTA and then… carry on with your life. 🤣

🐾 Join us. We promise we’re fun. 🐾
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08/28/2026

🐾❤️ THANK YOU, ECE FAMILIES! ❤️🐾

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our ECE PTA table tonight! It was so wonderful seeing so many familiar faces and meeting lots of new ones. We’re SO EXCITED for the year ahead! 🥰

👀 And remember… if you saw our PTA table tonight, you’ll definitely want to join by September 1st! 🤩

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Just a reminder: joining the PTA comes with NO time commitment and NO volunteering required! Simply becoming a member helps support everything we’re working to do for our students and our school. Every member truly makes a difference and makes us stronger!!

We hope everyone has an AMAZING last weekend of summer! ☀️ Enjoy those final few days, and we can’t wait to kick off another wonderful year at ECE! 🐾❤️🐾

08/27/2026

📢 ECE Back-to-School Open House is TONIGHT!!

Come meet your teachers, check out your classrooms, and grab a delicious cold treat from Kona Ice! 🍧

And don’t forget to stop by the ECE PTA table to see all the fun we have planned for this year! 🤩 We’ve got some exciting things in store for our PTA members, and you definitely won’t want to miss out!

✨ Skip the line tonight and join the PTA right now! Just click the link below to become a member before you even arrive. 👇

We can’t wait to see everyone tonight!
🐾❤️🐾

📢 MARK YOUR CALENDARS, ECE FAMILIES! 📢

🐾 ECE Back-to-School Night 🐾
📅 Thursday, August 27th
⏰ 5:30PM–6:30PM

The new school year is almost here, and we can't wait to welcome everyone back!

Come find your new classroom, meet our amazing teachers and staff, tour the school, and get ready for another fantastic year at English Crossing!

And while you're there, don't forget to stop by our ECE PTA table and say hello! We have some exciting things planned for this year, including NEW perks available exclusively to our PTA members! 🤩 Trust us, you won't want to miss out!

Want to check “Join the PTA” off your back-to-school list early? You can join right now! 👇

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❤️ Every membership matters! We need at least 25 PTA members to remain in good standing with Washington State PTA, and joining is one of the easiest ways to support our students, staff, and school community.

🍧 BONUS: Kona Ice will be there!
Cool off with a sweet treat while supporting ECE! 20% of every Kona Ice purchase will be donated right back to our ECE PTA! 🎉

We're definitely a little sad to see summer coming to an end... but we are OH SO EXCITED for everything the 2026–2027 school year has in store! 🥹📚✏️

We can't wait to see all of our ECE families there! 🐾❤️🐾

08/19/2026

📢 MARK YOUR CALENDARS, ECE FAMILIES! 📢

🐾 ECE Back-to-School Night 🐾
📅 Thursday, August 27th
⏰ 5:30PM–6:30PM

The new school year is almost here, and we can't wait to welcome everyone back!

Come find your new classroom, meet our amazing teachers and staff, tour the school, and get ready for another fantastic year at English Crossing!

And while you're there, don't forget to stop by our ECE PTA table and say hello! We have some exciting things planned for this year, including NEW perks available exclusively to our PTA members! 🤩 Trust us, you won't want to miss out!

Want to check “Join the PTA” off your back-to-school list early? You can join right now! 👇

https://englishcrossingpta.givebacks.com/shop/items/c8186ac1dd6659

❤️ Every membership matters! We need at least 25 PTA members to remain in good standing with Washington State PTA, and joining is one of the easiest ways to support our students, staff, and school community.

🍧 BONUS: Kona Ice will be there!
Cool off with a sweet treat while supporting ECE! 20% of every Kona Ice purchase will be donated right back to our ECE PTA! 🎉

We're definitely a little sad to see summer coming to an end... but we are OH SO EXCITED for everything the 2026–2027 school year has in store! 🥹📚✏️

We can't wait to see all of our ECE families there! 🐾❤️🐾

08/18/2026

🎒✨ BACK-TO-SCHOOL RESOURCE & WELLNESS FAIR! ✨🎒

We’re excited to share that Lakewood School District 306, United Lakewood Community Coalition, and LINC NW are partnering to host a Student Resource & Wellness Fair to help our Lakewood families get ready for the new school year!

📅 Thursday, August 20, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM –7:00 PM
📍 LINC Northwest
🚗 Parking available at Lakewood High School

This FREE Back-To-School event is open to students of ALL grades and ALL schools in the Lakewood School District!

Thanks to the generosity of our amazing community partners, families can enjoy:

🎒 Free backpacks & school supplies
✂️ Free student haircuts
🍔 Food
🎯 Games & activities
🎉 Giveaways and lots of fun!

Please note: Children MUST be present to receive a free backpack and school supplies.

And we’re extra excited because our very own ECE PTA Treasurer, Melody with Hair By Mel, will be providing FREE haircuts for students!! 💇🏻‍♀️✂️💇🏼‍♂️

While you’re there, make sure to stop by the English Crossing PTA booth and say hello! Come learn a little more about what our PTA does, hear about all the fun we have planned for the upcoming school year, and even join the PTA while you’re there!

We’d LOVE to see our ECE families, and the entire Lakewood community, come out for a fun evening as we get ready to kick off another great school year! 🐾❤️🐾

See you Thursday! 🎒✏️📚