Tour the students art work, participate in hands-on art activities, and enjoy the Challenger community. Grandparents, parents, siblings, neighbors and friends are all invited!

Eager Reader s a voluntary reading program sponsored by the PTA, designed to encourage students to read for their enjoyment outside of school. By giving a few small prizes along the way, students and parents will both have a fun incentive to participate and connect through the shared pleasure of reading. To earn prizes students must reach their goal by the end of the month. New this year, all reading minutes must be recorded online and approved by parents in order for the minutes to count. Students or their parents can enter reading minutes. Instructions on how to enter minutes online will be sent home soon!

The Challenger PTA Science Fair & STEM Night is held each year in the spring, and all students are invited to participate by entering a science project.

Challenger's PTA is sponsoring a program to encourage students to write during the summer. The more they write the more prizes they earn. Journal entries must follow the directions to qualify for prizes. Please print the required sheets, glue them into a new or used journal, and start writing. Enjoy writing all summer.

The PTA provides Art Docents to work in each classroom and provide art enrichment. This is a fun way to volunteer and use your creative skills to make a difference in children's education. Sign up to assist the Literacy Chair in creating art projects with the children in their classroom.

After School Programs are offered to help enrich our students learning. Please watch for after school classes coming your way. Community flyers will be posted in the Challenger Atrium on the communication wall.

Please make sure to go to vendor websites to find out information what will be offered and pricing. Click the link below, or head directly to their sites. These organizations are not part of the Challenger Elementary, Challenger PTA, or the Issaquah School District. They just use our campus for their classes.

Join us for our Reflections reception. Reflections is a National PTA Student Art Contest. Students can submit original work of art created by 100% by themselves. Categories: visual art, literature, music, dance choreography, video, and photography.

Culture is defined as:
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

The PTA sponsors this international cultural event. The goal of the festival is to encourage learning about our global society and educate others about our individual heritage. Challenger families showcase their cultures through music, dance, crafts, food samples, artifacts and displays.

Raffle off gift baskets, parking spots, VIP seating, Principal for the Day... The list is endless!

This is a great opportunity for the whole family to have fun while supporting their school!

Does your employer participate in a Matching Gift Program? This is a great way to double your donation to Challenger PTA. Contact your Human Resources Department for Corporate Matching Donation information. Many Coporate Match Donations are completed online, take care to designate Challenger PTA as the recipient.
Microsoft employees select/search PTA Issaquah Challenger 2 6 6, via Microsoft employees website.
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Challenger PTA sincerely appreciates your support. Thank you!

Help Raise Money for the 5th Grade activities.

Show your school spirit by ordering Challenger SpiritWear!

The Angel Program was started at Challenger Elementary to provide a helping hand to students who need extra support with basic necessities. The program is strictly confidential, both sponsors (known as “Angels”) and students remain anonymous.
If are need of the services the Angel Program provides, please contact the counselor at Challenger, Shine Lingenbrink at lingenbrinkr@issaquah.wednet.edu

Field Day is an event presented by Mr. Mokin in the PE Department in June. Field Day requires a lot of volunteers, so the PTA assists by soliciting volunteers and being available day of event. Field Day involves the students going out on the playground and field area to participate in various fun games including tug of war, soccer, water games, etc. before school gets out.

Volunteers assist in setting up events, running each of the stations, and clean up. All events can be managed by one adult or teenager, unless specified otherwise. Challenger has all the supplies and equipment, unless specified otherwise.


If you have any questions regarding the event please feel free to contact Mr. Mokin at mokinb@issaquah.wednet.edu

The Gift A Book program celebrates your student’s birthday by donating a new book to Challenger’s library. Our chairperson works with the librarian to send home a Gift A Book invitation form during your student’s birth month. You select a purchase price & send in your payment, your student selects a book, and a bookplate is placed on the inside front page to acknowledge your gift honoring your student. Additionally, your student gets to be the first to check out that book.

Kickstart Eager Reading with some “new” books. Bring those books you’ve read over and over again to donate to the Book Swap & Sale.

Help our Librarian keep the library organized. Click on the Volunteer Page to sign up as a volunteer.

Popcorn Friday is usually the 1st Friday of the month.

Love reading and want to encourage reading for your kids? Scholastic book fair is an opportunity to buy books for Summer reading or for your teacher as an end of year gift!

text to display Keep memories of the school year with our annual yearbook that is released in June. Throughout the year you can send photos to our chair for inclusion in the yearbook.

Summer play dates at parks near "Challenger School" are being offered for incoming Kindergartners and their parents. It's a great way for our children and us parents to get acquainted prior to the school year.

Assist the School Nurse in screening students' vision and hearing. Click on Volunteers to sign-up and help in escorting classes, checking hearing or vision. After signing up, you will be contacted as to your preference. Both morning and afternoon assistance is needed.

5th Grade Promotion Webpage

The PTA supports the District's Parent Education opportunities. Stay tuned for upcoming events! Looking for a specific topic? Check out the WA State PTA site at http://www.wastatepta.org/

This week is an opportunity for every student to show their appreciation to Challenger’s Staff for all that they do. There is a theme for each day of the week and it’s meant to be a fun opportunity to creatively say thank you to our Challenger Family in a variety of ways. Feel free to participate in any or all of the activities.

Check out our monthly newsletter and get the scoop on the latest Challenger PTA happenings.

Help the Hospitality Committee with their events, such as "Coffee and Kleenex," "Teacher Appreciation" and "Bake Sales." Sign up to help on our Volunteer link to the left. You can sign up for specific events, or become a "Super Volunteer" to be contacted throughout the year.

Research shows that students do better when their families are involved both at home and at school. Grades are higher. Test scores rise. Self-esteem grows. Schools improve. Challenger PTA connects parents to their student's education.

We are striving for 100% membership at Challenger! Becoming a PTA member provides you with a student directory, many discounts through Washington and National PTA, and your PTA Membership fee is 100% tax deductible. Join online today!

An after school celebration to honor the PTA and Staff Members who have gone over and above this school year; the Issaquah School District also has their own celebration.

The PTA provides funding for classroom resources through “Comet Cash” and grants. Comet Cash is money given directly to all teachers (for their individual use) and other staff members to be used for classroom and building needs not normally met by the school or district budget. Teacher grants are awarded to applicants who need extraordinary funding for specific needs. Examples of items purchased with Comet Cash and Teacher Grants include:

• Books - Accelerated Reader; McGraw Hill Leveled Reader; Literary Circle; etc.
• Audio-Visual (AV) Equipment for Classroom Use, including ActivBoard
• Music materials including assorted musical instruments and supplies
• Poster Making and Book Binding Machines
• Playground/Recess Equipment and Games
• Updated Geographical Maps
• Dies for Die Cut Machine
• Analog Clocks
• Art Supplies

Our 2022 school year is coming to a close and summer is right around the corner! It will be time to purchase school supplies for next year before you know it. We are excited to be offering prepackaged school supplies from School Toolbox again this year. All school supplies will be shipped directly to your doorstep. Please allow 10 days for shipping and remember to order the grade your student will be entering in the 2022/2023 school year. Our store is already up and running so order yours today!!

The PTA helps coordinate with the Issaquah Schools Foundation to help showcase and fund programs for our school.

Join us for a fun evening of bingo and pizza.

An annual tradition of providing a lunch for the teachers and staff on “Meet your Teacher Day". Please consider donating food or helping to set up and/or clean up.

Join us for the annual back to school popsicle social!