Northwood Elementary PTA

06/01/2026

We need at least 30 more volunteers for Field Day. We would love to have more than that if possible. If you are available or know someone who is available please do.

Field Day Volunteers 2026 – Fill out form

Parents make Field Day work! Each year Northwood looks to parents, families, & community members to help make Field Day happen. Volunteers will help out as stations around the school and classrooms will rotate through activities as the day unfolds. If you would like to help make a special memory for your student this field day please follow the QR code below to let our Field Day Team know you can help out! Ms. Dolgos will be in touch will all individuals who submit the form to volunteer via email. All volunteers must be district approved.

How to become a District Approved Volunteer:
Follow this link and complete the application by selecting "Northwood Elementary School" when asked:
https://www.helpcounterweb.com/welcome/apply.php?district=puyallup

05/28/2026

Rainier Game TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD: GATES OPEN 5:00 PM FIRST PITCH 6:05 PM. Join your friends from Northwood Elementary for an evening of food, fun, and baseball at Cheney Stadium! Arrive early to see the Northwood Choir perform the National Anthem! GROUP EXPRESS $18.00 PER PERSON is for Reserved seat ticket, Ballpark meal (no subs) of Value Hotdog, chips, water. To add LIMITED EDITION RAINIERS TRUCKER HAT ADD-ON $10 PER HAT. Turn in paper order forms to the PTA box in the office or purchase tickets online at: https://northwoodpta.givebacks.com/shop?category=b365165b-376a-496a-be01-67f3c3a0e7d8 Kids 3 & under are free (on lap). Make checks payable to: Northwood PTA Tickets/Hats will be digital and sent via email to the address provided on this form.

05/27/2026

Buy One Get One (BOGO) Book Fair: We will have a BOGO Bookfair. The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for May 28th - June 4th and get your reader psyched to pick out their own books! In a Buy One, Get One Free Book Fair, all profit is passed on to the purchaser in the form of buying one book and receiving one free book of equal or lesser value. Online purchases earn 25% in Scholastic Dollars profit but do not qualify for BOGO pricing or cash profit.Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/northwoodelementaryschool17
Book Fair Will be open at the Culture Fair & PTA Awards Nights. We have our Buy 1 Get 1 Free book fair at Culture night on Thursday if you are available to help here is the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944ACAE2CAAFAC43-64314962-bogo

Bricks is on Friday volunteer to help at the Bricks Store please use this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944ACAE2CAAFAC43-63915669-volunteers

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

05/18/2026

June 3rd - BOOK BINGO, PTA Awards & Meeting Night: Join us for our Awards celebrations where we celebrate our 2026 Scholarship, Golden Acorn, and Outstanding Educator recipients. We will also hold PTA Board elections, vote on the budget for the next year, vote on any changes to the Standing Rules, and conduct end of year reports and decisions. If you would like to serve on our elected Board of President, Vice President, Secretary, and/or Treasurer you will need to be a PTA member before May 19th in order to be eligible for election. Membership can be purchased online at: https://northwoodpta.givebacks.com/shop?category=318088
Any questions email us at: [email protected]
After the meeting we have a free BINGO game for Northwood Families to attend. Also our BOGO Book Fair will be open for families to shop at.

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05/18/2026

Field Day on June 12th, 2026, with a space theme.
Field Day Volunteers 2026 – Fill out form:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=3mHsgPvyEE-_Ff_XmYCFdLX5U7TMhyZBiCBHcSs2hHxUNzEyVzhZSVhSOTQzQTZNVzY1RE9ZNjJETy4u&route=shorturl

Parents make Field Day work! Each year Northwood looks to parents, families, & community members to help make Field Day happen. Volunteers will help out as stations around the school and classrooms will rotate through activities as the day unfolds. If you would like to help make a special memory for your student this field day please follow the QR code below to let our Field Day Team know you can help out! Ms. Dolgos will be in touch will all individuals who submit the form to volunteer via email. All volunteers must be district approved.

How to become a District Approved Volunteer:
Follow this link and complete the application by selecting "Northwood Elementary School" when asked:
https://www.helpcounterweb.com/welcome/apply.php?district=puyallup

05/14/2026

Thursday, May 14th: Our School Staff is so Bright they make us Glow

Wear: Bright and/or neon color clothing and accessories. Clothing and school appropriate accessories that light up or glow in the dark (glasses, hair bands, necklaces, glow stick bracelets, etc.)
Bring: A classroom supply re-supply item. Ideas range from pencils, hand sanitizer, box of facial tissue, post its, disinfectant wipes, baby wipes, etc.
Do: Say something kind to each staff member you see.

PTA will be gathering Staff re-supply request door tags and distributing the supplies out. If you would like to help, please use the sign-up above.


Friday, May 15th: Interstellar Inspiration

Wear: Space or staff member inspired attire. Ideas range from dressing like your favorite staff member, dressing like a member of NASA, dress how you think an alien from another planet would dress (school appropriate), dress how you would if you lived in space or on another planet, dress as your creativity and imagination compels you, etc.
Bring: A gift for your favorite staff member. Ideas range from homemade creation, art you made for them, a craft you created, a family traditional gift, the classic staple of an apple for teachers, gift cards, a favorite snack, favorite small office supply item, a small token of appreciation, etc.
Do: Perform an act of kindness for a staff member. Ideas range from holding a door open for them, lend a helping hand when you can, practice extra patience, pick up trash you see and dispose of it properly, make sure when you make a mess you clean it up, sharing a friendly smile, practicing kind manners, etc.

PTA is putting on a Staff Potluck Lunch. If you would like to bring an item, please use this sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944ACAE2CAAFAC43-63628958-potluck

To help with Potluck setup and/or clean up, please use this sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944ACAE2CAAFAC43-63915945-volunteer

05/14/2026

Northwood Elementary PTA provided a flower stem for each student that wanted to give one to a staff member.
Thank you to Puyallup Fred Meyer for their help this morning as we tried to make sure all 706 students had an opportunity to give a flower to a Northwood Elementary student if they wanted to.

Also thank you Alyssa Burkholder for your help in distributing out flowers to the students this morning!

05/12/2026

Tuesday, May 12th: Shiny Sparkly Sun-sational Staff Stars
Wear: Shiny, sparkly and/or shady clothing and/or accessories (Ideas are reflective material, glittery material, sunshades, and hats)
Bring: A quick positive sentence or note about a staff member. Ideas range from a reminder of when a staff member helped you, a sentence about your favorite thing about a staff member
Do: PTA will be at the entrances to the building at arrival, handing out paper positive prompts out to students who would like to take to one to the staff member who they think of when they read the prompt.

05/11/2026

PTA is hosting on a Staff Potluck Lunch on Friday!

If you would like to bring an item, please use this sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944ACAE2CAAFAC43-63628958-potluck To

05/11/2026

Monday, May 11th: Galactic amount of Gratitude
Wear: Space themed clothing and/or school appropriate accessories. Ideas range from space concepts like tie-dye cosmic designs, stars, planets, constellations, black-holes; to a space themed pop culture from films, shows, books, comics, etc.
Bring: A thank you note or art expression of gratitude. Ideas can be a simple thank you note, short list of your favorite things about a staff member, a drawing made by you, creative art of your creation, etc.)
Do: PTA will be on campus at recess with supplies where students can create a drawing or thank you note to give to staff member(s), volunteers welcome (recess times are listed on the sign up above).

Staff Appreciation Week May 11th – May 15th: This year for Staff Appreciation Week PTA has continued with the space theme as “Our Northwood Staff is Out of this World”. Please note that our amazing staff members do not expect anything. If you feel inclined to show your appreciation in any way, they have asked that you please mark your student's name, so they know what came from who. Below are daily suggestions for each day that students and families are welcome to participate in if they choose. The days include an item suggestion, a clothing/accessory suggestion, and a PTA sponsored option that students can participate in. Again, all below is merely suggestions and all optional in participation. If you would like to help on campus with the PTA sponsored options listed below, please use this sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944ACAE2CAAFAC43-63915945-volunteer