Smith Volunteers! There is an immediate need for an Edukit Coordinator (school supply kits)! Our current PTSA lead, Kendra fulfilled this role for 7 years and is ready to move on now. She is happy to train any volunteers so they are ready to go for this year.

Volunteer Responsibilities:  As the parent coordinator for the EduKit school supply program, your responsibility is to be the liaison between parents/teachers at Smith and our EduKit program representative. This includes-

• emailing the teachers to update the school supply lists (by grade) ahead of the next school year,
• submitting the lists to the EduKit rep to lock down pricing so the rep can publish on the EduKit ordering website, 
• promoting EduKit with parents at Smith, 
• coordinating with the rep for delivering of the kits to Smith in late Aug ahead of the first day of school, 
• physically being on campus at Smith the day of delivery to count kits and bring to each grade level "pod" so they are available for students the first day of school. 
• And lastly, the role involves communication with teachers and parents the first two weeks of school in case there are any questions about missing EduKits, return requests, etc.

Estimated Time Commitment:  Approximately 8-10 hours spread over the year. Most of this is emailing with teachers and the EduKit rep at whatever time is convenient for you. The only set time commitment is ~2 hours the day of delivery at the end of August to physically count the kits to confirm receipt.

If you are interested in taking up this role for the upcoming school year or want to know more about it, please email Kendra Goodenough at kendram3@yahoo.com. She will be happy to answer questions and train you for the role.

Please visit Math is Cool 2023 for Competition Rules and Details.  

For Questions, email Yuan Zhang at volunteeryuan@gmail.com.

• Event to be held at Smith Big Gym on 23 March 2023 from 3:40 to 8:00 pm.

• Sign up to present a project in any one of the categories of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math.

• Students can participate individually or in groups of up to 3 kids.

• Teams from FLL or other teams are welcome to present their projects but not compete.

• Signup Genius link -Registration is open until 16 March 2023.

• Please visit the following for-

  - STEM Guidelines & Judging Criteria

  - STEM rules & Guidelines

• Questions? Email amalthiya@gmail.com.
  
  

Science Olympiad is an international-level competition that strives to provide challenging and motivational events to help students pursue their science interests beyond the classroom. It tests students' knowledge and understanding of biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. This competition gives students exposure to different STEM fields through both hands-on experience and contextual learning. We are trying to gauge the level of interest for this program at Samantha Smith Elementary. Please fill out the interest form below and we will get in touch with you soon. Only Samantha Smith 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will be eligible to compete. Email janakilakshmiv@gmail.com with any questions!

PTSA printable events calendar

Register for Kindergarten Now! Please share with neighbors!

Information for Incoming Kindergartners this fall (share with neighbors not enrolled at Smith yet)-

Will your child be 5 years of age on or before August 31, 2023? If yes, then register them now for kindergarten for the 2023-24 school year, using this LINK- https://www.lwsd.org/students-families/registration. To confirm your neighborhood school, visit -https://www.lwsd.org/schools/attendance-areas.

If you need help with registration, and Smith Elementary is your neighborhood school, then Save the Date for their in-person Registration event on February 23, 2023 (refer Flyer for details)!

If you need more information please mail to Math Challenge Committee mathchallenge@smithptsa.org

All students are invited to participate in the Math Challenge program. There will be 15 math challenges throughout the school year. Every two weeks, there will be a new math challenge. We encourage students to participate in this program and discuss these math problems with their parents or siblings. Students who submit qualified answers to at least 12 math challenges will be awarded with a certificate in June 2023.