Become a Member of the Pine Lake PTSA for the 2022-23 School Year HERE!

PTSA Awards
Congratulations to our PTSA Award winners and runners-up!   Outstanding Educator Outstanding Advocate Winners: Richard Butler Cindy Elder Eric Ensey Laura Garsson Angela Hardy Runners-up: Josh Berg, Sarah Bluhm-Arnold, Stephanie Bullard, Jeffrey Burgard, Roy Cress, Karin Daar, Lauren Hammer, Kristina Klein, Jill Knutson, Kristin Latousek, Kristin Little, Katherine McIntosh, Elle O’Neil, Amy Saylor, Brian Schenkman, Sue Swanson Winners: Michelle Caponigro Meagan Elliot Ms. Min-Hua   Golden Acorn Winners: Dana Crossgrove Andrea Sparrey   Students Winners: To be announced ... read full article
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5/25/2023-6/30/2023

Volunteer Appreciation Drop-in Lunch
Please join us on Wed, June 7, 12-3pm at MOD Pizza in Issaquah Highlands. This event is open to all PLMS community members that have helped out with events and school functions during this school year. Volunteers are the life-blood of PTSA and provide critical support to the programs offered to PLMS students.  Come enjoy lunch on us during this casual end-of-year gathering.  Questions? Contact Dana Crossgrove .  ... read full article
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Volunteer Opportunities
Help us celebrate our graduating 8th grade class by volunteering at the 8th grade party on Friday, June 9th. This is a student only event. We need parent volunteers to help with setting up food and clean-up. Please sign up if you can help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daca92fa7f8cf8-8thgrade?fbclid=IwAR22XIp9w8tItDJzLUcQ0WlVVRQGg4GnoZ2xF7q-ylazW79vbPJ2cF1nZr0#/ Help us celebrate the 6th grade class by volunteering at the 6th grade party on Wednesday, June 14th at Pine Lake Park. We need volunteers to walk with the students, donate food, or set up food. Please sign up if you can help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084eafae22a6fd0-6thgrade1#/ ... read full article
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5/6/2023-6/14/2023

Cultural Bridges 2022-2023 Family Guide Now Available!
The Issaquah Schools Foundation Cultural Bridges 2022-2023 Family Guide is now available! It's offered in Arabic, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese and contains useful school-related information from kindergarten to high school. Check it out  here .  ... read full article
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9/6/2022-6/20/2023
General Membership Meeting9/10/202210/18/2022
General Membership Meeting
Pine Lake PTSA's first General Membership Meeting of the 2022-23 school year will be held Tuesday, October 18 in the PLMS Library at 7pm.  ... read full article
PTSA General Membership Meeting, Tuesday May 23rd @ 7pm5/15/20235/24/2023
PTSA General Membership Meeting, Tuesday May 23rd @ 7pm
Join us Tuesday May 23rd @ 7pm for our final General Membership Meeting of this school year.  This will be a hybrid meeting, you may join us in-person in the PLMS Commons or via Zoom.   Agenda: Annual Awards Presentation, Election of 2023/24 Board, Review 2023/24 Proposed Budget, Principal Caponigro Report & ASB Review Join via Zoom Meeting -  https://tenable.zoom.us/j/91931162543?pwd=NjlTTTMwL3JZbU92K0xPWko0WGpBQT09 Meeting ID: 919 3116 2543 Passcode: 356881 ... read full article
8th Grade Promotion Signs4/3/20235/3/2023
8th Grade Promotion Signs
8th Grade Yard Signs are now available for purchase. Celebrate your student with a generic "8th Grader" yard sign for $14.  Upgrade to a customized version with the student's name for $17.   Deadline to order extended until May 3 Click Here to Order ... read full article
End of the Year Awards3/2/20233/16/2023
End of the Year Awards
Nominations Needed! It’s that time of year to nominate and recognize teachers, staff, volunteers and students for End of Year Awards. There are so many individuals that help make Pine Lake Middle School successful and it’s important to recognize them. Click here to nominate individuals. You can also have your child nominate someone. There is no limit to how many nominations you can submit. The four awards are the Golden Acorn Award, Outstanding Educator Award, Outstanding Advocate Award and Outstanding Student Advocate Award. There are also ballot boxes at the main office where you can nominate as well.  ... read full article
Student Store Volunteers1/12/20231/31/2023
Student Store Volunteers
  PLMS ASB is starting up the student store in a couple of weeks and we need adult volunteers to make this happen. For more info and to sign up, click HERE . ... read full article
Wrestling Tournament1/11/20231/14/2023
Wrestling Tournament
Pine Lake MS will be hosting the Wrestling Finals on Saturday, January 14 from 8:30am - 3:30pm and we are in need of score table volunteers and also grab and go snack donations for the coaches and referees. Please sign up here if you can help! Volunteers who run the score tables will be doing match timing and scoring, plus running the sheets back to the tournament manager's table. ... read full article
Upcoming ParentWiser Event1/9/20231/18/2023
Upcoming ParentWiser Event
  Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4-5:15pm   Cultivating Resilience   In children, powerful emotions come with the territory. Contending with academic pressure, social media stress, worries about the future, and concerns about mental health, it’s easy for children—and parents—to feel anxious and overwhelmed. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Join Dr. Damour and Reena Ninan as they share clear, research-informed explanations alongside illuminating, real-life examples, giving parents the concrete, practical information they need to steady their children through the bumpy yet transformational journey into adulthood. Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan co-host the podcast Ask Lisa: The Psychology ... read full article
December Staff Appreciation12/7/202212/14/2022
December Staff Appreciation
The PLMS Staff Holiday Breakfast will be hosted by the PTSA Staff Appreciation Committee on Wednesday, December 14 . Please consider signing up for an item. Your support is appreciated!   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c45afab2ca3f49-plms9 ... read full article
Holiday Gift Barn11/10/202211/28/2022
Holiday Gift Barn
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Hearing and Vision Screening – Volunteers Needed9/26/202210/14/2022
Hearing and Vision Screening – Volunteers Needed
Hearing and vision screenings will take place on Thursday, October 13 and Friday, October 14. We need parent volunteers to help. Please sign up here . ... read full article
Membership8/1/20229/30/2022
Membership
YOUR Membership Matters!  Pine Lake PTSA is not complete without YOU  as our member. JOINING IS EASY! => Click HERE!  When you join you will:  GET CONNECTED • SPEAK UP • BE A ROLE MODEL  MAKE A DIFFERENCE ... read full article
PTSA Board for 2023/24Dana Crossgrove4/5/20235/3/2023
PTSA Board for 2023/24
The Pine Lake PTSA will soon be electing executive officers for the 2023-2024 school year. We are seeking Nominees for the positions of President , Vice President , Secretary , Treasurer and  Member-At-Large .  General job descriptions can be found by clicking the above titles.  These volunteer positions are great ways to add to a resume and relevant work experience.  If you are interested or want to nominate someone, please fill out this short  NOMINATION FORM  and follow the submission instructions.  Questions? Please see contact information within the form. Nominations due by May 3rd, 2023 ... read full article
Staff Appreciation1/31/20232/14/2023
Staff Appreciation
In honor of Valentine's Day, our PTSA Staff Appreciation event will be "Sweet Treats and Snacks" on Tuesday, February 14. Sign up here to donate items for the event.      ... read full article
Reflections Update12/13/20222/17/2023
Reflections Update
Pine Lake PTSA is happy to announce 8 of the PLMS entries have moved forward to the state level contest and 1 has been awarded Honorable Mention at the district level.     🏆 District finalist Pieces of my Voice (Visual Art) Lavanya Nanda 🏆 District finalist My Imaginary World (Visual Art) Gina Jiang 🏆 District finalist Speak Up for Our Home (Visual Art) Dhruv Mantha 🏆 District finalist Music is the voice of Inclusion (Visual Art) Natalie Cui 🏆 District finalist My Inner Voice (Literature) Hailie Wu 🏆 District finalist The Tangle of Infinity Voices (Visual Art) Hailie Wu ... read full article
ASB Fundraiser Volunteer Opportunities10/11/202211/3/2022
ASB Fundraiser Volunteer Opportunities
ASB needs volunteers to help with the upcoming ASB popcorn fundraiser by counting cash and processing/double checking the orders. There are a few shifts to choose from: Thurs 10/20: 8:10 - 11am and 10:45am - 1pm Thurs 10/27: 8:10 - 11am and 10:45am - 1pm Thursday, 11/3:   8:10 - 11am They also need 1-2 Team Leads  that can commit to coming all three days and guide the teams. Please  sign up here  if you can help.  ... read full article
Staff Appreciation Lunch – Sign-up Available9/26/202210/10/2022
Staff Appreciation Lunch – Sign-up Available
It's time for our first staff appreciation lunch of the school year! We are bringing back the staff favorite of...TACO BAR on Tuesday, October 11. Please sign up and drop off your items at the school front office before 9:30 am on October 11.  If it is easier, you can drop off a day ahead in the front office cart.  ... read full article
Staff Appreciation Week4/23/20235/12/2023
Staff Appreciation Week
  This year's Pine Lake Middle Staff Appreciation Week is May 8-12! We would like to provide our wonderful faculty with treats every day. We would appreciate your help on two of these days: gift cards and thank you cards. You can write the thank you notes yourself or have your student write them to each of their teachers (or to any other staff). You can also leave them generic with a general thank you message. Please sign up here if you can help! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c45afab2ca3f49-plms12/12899094#/ ... read full article
Issaquah Schools Foundation Luncheon2/9/20234/27/2023
Issaquah Schools Foundation Luncheon
Pine Lake PTSA would like to invite you to the Issaquah School Foundation’s Nourish Every Mind luncheon on Thursday, April 27 from 12-1:30pm. If you’re interested in joining us, please email Krista at krista.m.wood@gmail.com . For event info, visit https://isfdn.org/nourish-every-mind/ ... read full article
Nominating Committe2/9/20233/8/2023
Nominating Committe
The PTSA Board is looking for two more volunteers to join the Nominating Committee to help fill board positions for next year. No experience necessary. Guidance and training will be provided. Requires a few hours time between now and May to review candidates before the next General Membership Meeting. Please contact Indu at indu.aravindan@gmail.com with questions.  ... read full article
2023 Tropical Spring Fling – Save the Date!1/31/20236/2/2023
2023 Tropical Spring Fling – Save the Date!
    Purchase Admission Tickets HERE Only $3 when bought in advance, or $5 day of event. Click HERE for more information or HERE to volunteer ... read full article
Yearbook Photo Submissions – Winter Sports1/17/20232/28/2023
Yearbook Photo Submissions – Winter Sports
  If any parents took pictures of WINTER SPORTS, please upload here and include first and last names of the people in each photo. Questions? Contact  Jill Knutson .   ... read full article
Curriculum Grants12/18/20221/31/2023
Curriculum Grants
Pine Lake PTSA is happy to announce nearly $5500 in curriculum grant funding to the following PLMS staff:   Laura Garsson –  Choir Colleen Maher –  LRC, Learning Resource Center Lori Riskin –  Social Studies Anne Kiemle, Lauren Hammer, Elle O'Neill –  Language Arts Alyson Young –  Theatre Arts   These dedicated staff members will be using their grant funds towards requested classroom supplies, equipment, and new exciting teaching opportunities coming soon. Thank you, PTSA and Staff! ... read full article
International Night9/10/202210/14/2022
International Night
International Night is back!! Join us on Friday, October 14th, 2022 Pine Lake Middle School Commons Area 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pine Lake PTA is delighted to bring back "International Night" for our school. This is an evening to celebrate our diversity as a school with all our families and cultures. We are inviting families and volunteers to sign up via the link below to share your cultural heritage, via Food, Music, Performance, Crafts and Fun.     Please help us by signing up as a participant or volunteer via the links below. For questions regarding “International Night” please email ... read full article
Staff Appreciation8/18/20228/29/2022
Staff Appreciation
To show our Pine Lake teachers/staff how much we love and appreciate them, let's stock up the fridge with yummy power snacks! The snacks last for a few days and staff can come and grab something when they need a little boost throughout the week! Please click on the SignUp Genius link below to contribute items:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c45afab2ca3f49-back1   ... read full article
PTSA Awards5/25/20236/30/2023
PTSA Awards
Congratulations to our PTSA Award winners and runners-up!   Outstanding Educator Outstanding Advocate Winners: Richard Butler Cindy Elder Eric Ensey Laura Garsson Angela Hardy Runners-up: Josh Berg, Sarah Bluhm-Arnold, Stephanie Bullard, Jeffrey Burgard, Roy Cress, Karin Daar, Lauren Hammer, Kristina Klein, Jill Knutson, Kristin Latousek, Kristin Little, Katherine McIntosh, Elle O’Neil, Amy Saylor, Brian Schenkman, Sue Swanson Winners: Michelle Caponigro Meagan Elliot Ms. Min-Hua   Golden Acorn Winners: Dana Crossgrove Andrea Sparrey   Students Winners: To be announced ... read full article
Volunteer Appreciation Drop-in Lunch 5/25/20236/7/2023
Volunteer Appreciation Drop-in Lunch
Please join us on Wed, June 7, 12-3pm at MOD Pizza in Issaquah Highlands. This event is open to all PLMS community members that have helped out with events and school functions during this school year. Volunteers are the life-blood of PTSA and provide critical support to the programs offered to PLMS students.  Come enjoy lunch on us during this casual end-of-year gathering.  Questions? Contact Dana Crossgrove .  ... read full article
Volunteer Opportunities5/6/20236/14/2023
Volunteer Opportunities
Help us celebrate our graduating 8th grade class by volunteering at the 8th grade party on Friday, June 9th. This is a student only event. We need parent volunteers to help with setting up food and clean-up. Please sign up if you can help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daca92fa7f8cf8-8thgrade?fbclid=IwAR22XIp9w8tItDJzLUcQ0WlVVRQGg4GnoZ2xF7q-ylazW79vbPJ2cF1nZr0#/ Help us celebrate the 6th grade class by volunteering at the 6th grade party on Wednesday, June 14th at Pine Lake Park. We need volunteers to walk with the students, donate food, or set up food. Please sign up if you can help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084eafae22a6fd0-6thgrade1#/ ... read full article
Curriculum Grant Funding Update4/25/20235/9/2023
Curriculum Grant Funding Update
The Pine Lake PTSA is happy to announce $4,035 in curriculum grant funding to the following PLMS staff:   Richard Butler –  Language Arts Cindy Elder –  Orchestra and WAVE Karen Fischer –  Speech Pathology, Special Education   The approved grant funds will be going towards requested new books with sustainability themes, transportation for a special Orchestra/WAVE project with our sister school, Thorndyke, and new e-curriculum on social communication. Thank you PTSA and Staff! ... read full article
Congratulations!3/20/20234/30/2023
Congratulations!
The Pine Lake PTSA was awarded the WSPTA  100% Staff Membership Award. This award is   presented to local PTAs that enroll at least as many school staff members as there are full-time certificated employees at the school and recognizes the value of teachers and school staff as stakeholders advocating for all children through PTA membership.  ... read full article
PLMS Special Education Council Representative Needed11/29/20221/31/2023
PLMS Special Education Council Representative Needed
The Pine Lake PTSA is looking for a representative to participate in a monthly ISD Special Education Network discussion led by PTSA Council representatives to encourage sharing of challenges, ideas and creative solutions for all. Ideally, the representative is familiar or involved with Special Education programs at PLMS.  If you are interested or would like more information, please contact PTSA at  pinelakeptsa@live.com . ... read full article
PLMS Reflections 2022-2310/3/202211/6/2022
PLMS Reflections 2022-23
  2022-23 Theme: Show Your Voice! Reflections® is a National PTA program that has been bringing the arts to life for more than 10 million students since 1969 and increasing community awareness of the importance of arts in education.  The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works for the theme.  PLMS Entry Deadline: November 6, 2022 For additional information - CLICK HERE ... read full article
Math Parent Volunteers Needed9/1/20229/14/2022
Math Parent Volunteers Needed
We are looking for parent volunteers that can commit to weekly or bi-weekly volunteering to assist Ms. Schopen with the PLMS Math Club.  Please only sign up if you are able to commit on a recurring weekly or bi-weekly basis.  Math Club will meet weekly on Wednesday morning from 9-10am beginning 9/14 thru mid-April 2023. Sign up here ... read full article
Power Packs - Food for the Weekend9/1/20229/15/2022
Power Packs - Food for the Weekend
Pine Lake is partnering with the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank to provide Power Packs - a free program that provides students non-perishable breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack foods for the weekend throughout the school year. Students who sign up will receive a pack of food each Friday from our School Counseling Department. To sign up to receive a power pack, please email Kristen Brittain at brittaink@issaquah.wednet.edu ... read full article
Yearbook Orders – Purchase Now!  10/12/202212/17/2022
Yearbook Orders – Purchase Now!  
The final due date for accepting orders is Friday, December 16th. There will NOT be any extras in June this year.  Please follow these directions and order now if you would like a PLMS yearbook in the spring. https://wa-issaquah.intouchreceipting.com/   1-    Login using your Family Access info 2-    Choose “Student @ Pine Lake” 3-    Click on “Items at Student’s School” 4-    Yearbook option is across the top at the very end     Questions? Contact Jill Knutson at knutsonj@issaquah.wednet.edu ... read full article
Yearbook Photo Submissions – Fall Sports9/30/202211/30/2022
Yearbook Photo Submissions – Fall Sports
The fall sports season is here!  Any parents who are taking pictures during Volleyball, Softball, or Cross-Country games, we are accepting candids for the yearbook.  Please submit a few of your favorites by emailing them to Jill Knutson, Yearbook Advisor at:  knutsonj@issaquah.wednet.edu     ... read full article
A Note from the PLMS Awards Committee9/26/20223/7/2023
A Note from the PLMS Awards Committee
Do you have a teacher that has gone above and beyond in these early days to help your student? A staff member who has helped your child to feel supported as they navigate a new challenge? A PTSA representative who has hosted an event that’s gotten you involved? All of these people can be nominated for our annual PLMS Awards program. It takes less than five minutes to complete a submission. You can nominate teachers, staff, and volunteers today. Note: there is no restriction on the number of nominations you can make throughout the year. Bookmark the page and come ... read full article
Issaquah Schools Foundation9/1/20229/30/2022
Issaquah Schools Foundation
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Volunteer Opportunity8/8/20228/17/2022
Volunteer Opportunity
PLMS August School Visit August 17th (7th and 8th) & August 18th (6th)  9am-12pm This 2-day event will give students the chance to pick up and test lockers, take a self-guided school tour, and pick up items ordered online.  Volunteers will distribute locker combinations, help open lockers with students, help people with sizing of PE clothes, pass out the PE clothes, and direct traffic and/or answer questions (if possible).  Sign up to volunteer HERE ... read full article
Interested in volunteering this school year?8/18/20229/30/2022
Interested in volunteering this school year?
Please fill out the 2022-23 volunteer application form on the provided link. Vaccination and government issued ID required. Please do not use your phone for this process, use the computer. Thank you! https://www.isd411.org/get-involved/volunteer ... read full article
Cultural Bridges 2022-2023 Family Guide Now Available!9/6/20226/20/2023
Cultural Bridges 2022-2023 Family Guide Now Available!
The Issaquah Schools Foundation Cultural Bridges 2022-2023 Family Guide is now available! It's offered in Arabic, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese and contains useful school-related information from kindergarten to high school. Check it out  here .  ... read full article

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The Pine Lake PTSA strives to represent and advocate for all students at PLMS to our community, governmental bodies, and other organizations that make decisions affecting the health, welfare, and education of our children.

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