Upcoming Events
Math Challenge Tournament
MATH CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT - RETURNING TO ELLA BAKER IN APRIL!
Exciting news! This year, our school is hosting the National Math Challenge Tournament in person once again. This exciting event provides a valuable and fun opportunity for our young students to show case their skills in a variety of math topics. Math Challenge Tournament® is a National Mathematics tournament open to Grade 2 – 5 students. Students in Grade 1 can participate; however, they will be competing at a grade 2 level, division 2. This tournament is open to students in all 50 states.
Math Challenge Tournament® (MCT) at Ella Baker Elementary School Details:
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 5:30-7pm
Location: Ella Baker Elementary School (Commons)
Tournament Fee: $25
Last Day to Register: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Direct Registration Link
Please check out the Math Challenge webpage on the PTSA website for full details and terms and conditions.
Author Visit
Author, Lily LaMotte, is Coming to Ella Baker!
Ella Baker welcomes Author, Lily LaMotte, on Friday, April 4th. PTSA is excited to sponsor this event.
Lily LaMotte is a debut author of the funny and heart-warming graphic novel, Measuring Up, which explores family love, self-identity, embracing diversity and more. Her other books include Unhappy Camper, and a picture book, Chloe’s Lunar New Year.
Our school is partnering with Brick & Mortar Books for families to order their own signed copies of these books. Order deadline has been extended to Thursday, March 27th. If you missed the previous deadline, there is another chance. Link for Ordering: https://brickandmortarbooks.com/resources/lily-lamotte-school-visits
(Please choose the book(s) of your interest and follow the instructions on the order webpage so that your child can pick up their signed copies at school during the author visit.)
For families that are interested in, but need financial assistance, please reach out to our counselor at mfoss@lwsd.org.
Community STEAM Night
🔬✨ Ella Baker STEAM Fair – Registration Opens March 17th! ✨🔬
Calling all young STEAM enthusiasts! 🧪🔍 The Ella Baker STEAM Fair is coming soon, and we can’t wait to see our students' creativity and curiosity in action. Whether it’s a chemistry experiment, an engineering marvel, a biology breakthrough, or an alternative project that focuses on one of the other STEAM areas (technology, engineering, art or math), all students are welcome to participate!
📅 Event Date: April 24th
📍 Location: Ella Baker Elementary
📝 Registration Opens: March 17th
Students can work individually or in groups—no prior experience needed! This is a great opportunity to explore STEAM, showcase discoveries, and have fun. Entries will not be judged by PTSA. If your student is interested in participating, check out the instructions and this helpful How to Guide!
🍪 Support 5th Grade Camp at the Bake Sale! 🍪
While you're enjoying STEAM Night, stop by the bake sale to support next year’s 5th-grade camp! 🏕️ Cubs for Kindness is partnering with 4th and 5th grade to help make this camp experience possible. Your sweet tooth can make a difference! ❤️
Let’s make this year’s STEAM Fair a blast! 🚀🔬
Spring After School Enrichment Ends
Spring After-School Enrichment – Registration Opens Feb. 24!
Exciting news! Spring After-School Enrichment registration opens on February 24 at 7 PM and closes on March 9. Don't miss out on this season’s fun and engaging class offerings!
Spring Session: March 31 – June 6
Tentative Class Lineup:
Art
Basketball
NEW! Active Games + SEL (Before-School Class)
Theatre
Chess
Cooking
Soccer
Gardening
Robotics
Class descriptions & registration: www.ellabakerptsa.org/enrichment
Scholarships are available based on financial need—email School Counselor Melissa Foss at mfoss@lwsd.org for details.
Carpooling & Walking-Bus: Want registration reminders or help coordinating transportation? Fill out the interest form here: https://forms.office.com/r/pdCFYK65U6.
Volunteer Chaperones Needed! Each class requires a chaperone, and volunteers receive early registration + a 50% discount on their child’s class! If interested, email enrichment@ellabakerptsa.org ASAP.
Sign up, get involved, and let’s make this a fantastic spring session!
5th Grade Baby Photos Due
Hello 5th grade families!
Every year, our yearbook team creates a page with baby photos of our 5th graders. If you'd like to participate, please submit a baby photo of your 5th grader with their first and last name as the file name.
Photos can be emailed toyearbook@ellabakerptsa.org.
Please submit by March 31.
Yearbook Cover Designs Due
Attention all artists!
We need your help designing the Ella Baker 2024-2025 yearbook cover. Submit your designs by March 31 to the front office. The winner's artwork will be featured as the cover of this year's yearbook.
Please create your design on an 8.5x11" sheet of white paper
Write your full name and grade on the BACK of the sheet
Designs can be full color
All entries are due Monday, March 31 to the front office
Please reach out to yearbook@ellabakerptsa.org if you have any questions
Still need to order a yearbook?
Buy it here:https://www.treering.com/purchase?
Pass Code: 1016083085204245
Pinocchio 5:30 pm Theatre Performance
🎭 Join Us for an Exciting Performance! 🎭
Get ready for a fantastic show with two performances on Saturday, March 29th:
✨ Showtimes:
📅 3:00 PM & 5:30 PM
⏳ Each performance runs 70 minutes
🎟 Tickets:
$8 per ticket
Available at the door (credit card only – NO cash)
Skip the line! Purchase tickets online in advance: 🎟 Buy Tickets Here
🙌 Set up and Day of Volunteers Needed! Help make this event a success by signing up to lend a hand: 💙 Sign Up Here
Don’t miss this exciting event—see you there! 🎭✨
Pinocchio 3 pm Theatre Performance
🎭 Join Us for an Exciting Performance! 🎭
Get ready for a fantastic show with two performances on Saturday, March 29th:
✨ Showtimes:
📅 3:00 PM & 5:30 PM
⏳ Each performance runs 70 minutes
🎟 Tickets:
$8 per ticket
Available at the door (credit card only – NO cash)
Skip the line! Purchase tickets online in advance: 🎟 Buy Tickets Here
🙌 Set up and Day of Volunteers Needed! Help make this event a success by signing up to lend a hand: 💙 Sign Up Here
Don’t miss this exciting event—see you there! 🎭✨
Author Visit
UPDATE: This event has been postponed to April 4th.
Author, Lily LaMotte, is Coming to Ella Baker!
Ella Baker welcomes Author, Lily LaMotte, on Monday, March 3rd. PTSA is excited to sponsor this event.
Lily LaMotte is a debut author of the funny and heart-warming graphic novel, Measuring Up, which explores family love, self-identity, embracing diversity and more. Her other books include Unhappy Camper, and a picture book, Chloe’s Lunar New Year.
Glow Dance Party!
Glow Dance Party, Fashion Show & Game Night – Next Thursday!
Get ready to celebrate kindness, creativity, and community spirit!
To honor all the incredible fundraising efforts and acts of kindness, we’re wrapping up with a Glow Dance Party, Fashion Show & Game Night NEXT THURSDAY, February 27th, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM!
Glow Fashion Show Categories:
Brightest Outfit – Shine the brightest!
Most Creative Glow Look – Think outside the neon box!
Best Group Theme – Gather your friends and match!
Judge’s Choice – Surprise category!
Don't miss out on this fun-filled night of music, dancing, community, and glowing fashion! Mark your calendars and show up in your best glow gear!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Sign Up Here
Spring After School Enrichment Classes - Registration Opens
Spring After-School Enrichment – Registration Opens Feb. 24!
Exciting news! Spring After-School Enrichment registration opens on February 24 at 7 PM and closes on March 9. Don't miss out on this season’s fun and engaging class offerings!
Spring Session: March 31 – June 6
Tentative Class Lineup:
Art
Basketball
NEW! Active Games + SEL (Before-School Class)
Theatre
Chess
Cooking
Soccer
Gardening
Robotics
Class descriptions & registration: www.ellabakerptsa.org/enrichment
Scholarships are available based on financial need—email School Counselor Melissa Foss at mfoss@lwsd.org for details.
Carpooling & Walking-Bus: Want registration reminders or help coordinating transportation? Fill out the interest form here: https://forms.office.com/r/pdCFYK65U6.
Volunteer Chaperones Needed! Each class requires a chaperone, and volunteers receive early registration + a 50% discount on their child’s class! If interested, email enrichment@ellabakerptsa.org ASAP.
Sign up, get involved, and let’s make this a fantastic spring session!
Theatre Registration Open
Theatre Week Returns – Pinocchio Takes the Stage!
Get ready for an exciting Theatre Week with Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT)! This year’s school play is Pinocchio, and students in grades K-5 are invited to participate.
Theatre Week: March 24–29
Registration: February 24 – March 9
Rehearsal Schedule & Fees:
Grades K-1: $115
Mon, Thur, Fri: 4-6 PM | Wed: 2:30-4:30 PM
Grades 2-5: $175
Daily: 4-8:15 PM | Wed: 2:30-6:45 PM (Includes a meal/snack break)
Auditions: Monday, March 24, 4-6 PM (All registered students are guaranteed a role!)
Scholarships available – email Melissa Foss at mfoss@lwsd.org.
Performances – Saturday, March 29
Ella Baker Elementary
Showtimes: 3:00 PM & 5:30 PM
Each show is 70 minutes
Tickets: $8 – On sale starting March 17
Come support your friends and enjoy a fantastic community performance!
Volunteer & Save!
Theatre Week Chaperones are needed! Volunteers receive a 20% discount per day they chaperone and early registration benefits. Interested? Email enrichment@ellabakerptsa.org ASAP!
Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Ella Baker Elementary!
Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for the Scholastic Book Fair! The Book Fair will take place during January Conferences (January 28th, 30th and 31st). Visit the Book Fair to purchase books for your family - you can also purchase books to donate to your child’s classroom. A portion of all purchases comes right back to the Ella Baker library, too!
Here are the hours for the Scholastic Book Fair:
Tuesday, January 28 –12:30-4:00
Thursday, January 30 –12:30-4:00
Friday, January 31 –12:30-4:00
The Book Fair is cashless. We can accept credit/debit cards only. Thank you!
*Note: The Book Fair is NOT open during school hours. Students visiting the Book Fair during open hours MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The Ella Baker Scholastic Book Fair may also be accessed online at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ellabaker
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please sign up for a time slot to help with the set-up, check-out, or the take-down processes.
Community Night of Service
Join us for a Community Night of Service on January 30th!
Bring the whole family to participate in fun and meaningful projects including assembling bracelet kits for youth in foster care (Treehouse), creating encouraging place-mats for kids receiving meals at a homeless shelter (New Bethlehem), creating art that Sparks Peace (Student Rebuild), and assembling birthday bags for homeless children (Birthday Dreams).
Sign up to help at one of the stations at our community Night of Service as part of Ella Baker PTSA's Raise Craze fundraiser! Thank you!
Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Ella Baker Elementary!
Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for the Scholastic Book Fair! The Book Fair will take place during January Conferences (January 28th, 30th and 31st). Visit the Book Fair to purchase books for your family - you can also purchase books to donate to your child’s classroom. A portion of all purchases comes right back to the Ella Baker library, too!
Here are the hours for the Scholastic Book Fair:
Tuesday, January 28 –12:30-4:00
Thursday, January 30 –12:30-4:00
Friday, January 31 –12:30-4:00
The Book Fair is cashless. We can accept credit/debit cards only. Thank you!
*Note: The Book Fair is NOT open during school hours. Students visiting the Book Fair during open hours MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The Ella Baker Scholastic Book Fair may also be accessed online at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ellabaker
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please sign up for a time slot to help with the set-up, check-out, or the take-down processes.
Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to Ella Baker Elementary!
Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for the Scholastic Book Fair! The Book Fair will take place during January Conferences (January 28th, 30th and 31st). Visit the Book Fair to purchase books for your family - you can also purchase books to donate to your child’s classroom. A portion of all purchases comes right back to the Ella Baker library, too!
Here are the hours for the Scholastic Book Fair:
Tuesday, January 28 –12:30-4:00
Thursday, January 30 –12:30-4:00
Friday, January 31 –12:30-4:00
The Book Fair is cashless. We can accept credit/debit cards only. Thank you!
*Note: The Book Fair is NOT open during school hours. Students visiting the Book Fair during open hours MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The Ella Baker Scholastic Book Fair may also be accessed online at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ellabaker
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please sign up for a time slot to help with the set-up, check-out, or the take-down processes.
Raise Craze Kindess Fundraiser
COLOR YOUR WORLD WITH KINDNESS!!
Our Second Annual Raise Craze Fundraiser kicks off Friday January 17th! Join us for two weeks of fun when we will work together to meet our goal of completing 500 acts of kindness and raising $15,000 for our school by January 31st. Events will include a school wide night of service on 1/30, prize drawings, a clothing drive, class parties, a traveling trophy, a slime celebration, a glow dance party, and fun prizes just for participating. Registration will be live on January 17th. Even if you had an account last year, you will need to create a new one.
Watch for more information coming home with your student on the 17th!
MLK Assembly and Kindness Fundraiser Kick Off
Join us! Our 3rd grade students will be hosting this years Martin Luther King Jr Assembly.
Caregivers are more than welcome to attend this event. You can start entering the building at 9:25am to find your seats.
We’ll also be kicking off our Raise Craze Kindness Fundraiser!
Winter After School Enrichment - Last Day To Sign Up
Winter After School Enrichment Classes ❄️
Registration for our Winter After School Enrichment Classes will be open from November 21st at 7 PM to December 10th at midnight. Don’t miss out on a variety of unique after-school classes designed to engage and grow your child's interests!
Sign up early to secure a spot!
Fall After School Enrichment Classes End
This is the last week of Fall After School Enrichment Classes
Winter After School Enrichment Registration Opens
Winter After School Enrichment Classes ❄️
Registration for our Winter After School Enrichment Classes will be open from November 21st at 7 PM to December 10th at midnight. Don’t miss out on a variety of unique after-school classes designed to engage and grow your child's interests!
Sign up early to secure a spot!
Ice Skating FUNdraiser
❄️ Looking for Weekend Plans? Head to the Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink! ❄️
Starting November 15th, enjoy some winter fun at the Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink and support our school at the same time! Just mention “Ella Baker” at entry, and for each paid admission, a $3 donation will go directly to our PTSA. It’s a wonderful way to bring family and friends together while giving back to our school community! ⛸️💙
Details:
📍 Location: Bellevue Downtown Park
📅 Fundraiser Dates: November 15, 2024 – January 12, 2025
Thank you for helping us make a difference, one skate at a time! 🐻✨
Movie Night
Family Movie Night! 🎬
Join us on November 14th for a fun-filled Movie Night at the school with family, friends, and faculty. It’s a perfect way to relax and enjoy a great movie together! 🍿✨
School Vision and Hearing Screening
Vision and Hearing Screening is on Thursday, November 14th. Training is required and will be provided day-of. When arriving, please check-in at the front office first.
PTSA Organized School Staff Appreciation Lunch
Did you know that one of the ways the PTSA shows appreciation for our incredible school staff is by hosting appreciation lunches? Our dedicated faculty works tirelessly for our students every day, and this staff-only lunch is our chance to celebrate and recognize their incredible efforts!