​We need your help to make popcorn days happen this year.

Last year our popcorn chairperson moved away suddenly mid-year and a small group of PTSA members kept it going to finish out the year. We need to find a new popcorn chairperson ASAP. This program helps fund school programs and the kids love it! However, in order to continue this program we need a volunteer identified to run it no later than September 8th.

You can find a detailed job description on our website, http://www.emeraldparkptsa.org/uploads/1/2/6/3/12639580/volunteerdescription_popcorn.docx.pdf, but here are the basics:

• Popcorn days are the first Friday of the month (except in November it's the first Thursday.)
• Popping begins at 8am and lasts until about 11am. You will run the popcorn machine and 3-4 volunteers will help you sell, bag, and distribute the popcorn.
• You will purchase supplies from Cash-n-Carry and the PTSA will issue a reimbursement within a week. (If this is a financial hardship, other arrangements can be made.)
• You will need to be a PTSA member ($12/year) and have a food handler's card (https://www.foodworkercard.wa.gov/).
• You will be trained by a former popcorn chairperson.

Email us at info@emeraldparkptsa.org if you have questions about the job.

If you can't commit to being in charge, can you commit to help with a popcorn day sometime this year? You can sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d48acaf2da2ff2-popcorn
Thank you for helping keep popcorn Fridays alive this school year. We can't do it without you.

School is less than two weeks away! I'm looking forward to some aspects of school starting again, but I'm not looking forward to navigating the school parking lot. There are things each of us can do to make drop-off and pick-up more enjoyable for us and safer for our children.

• NEVER, ever park in the drop off lanes. These lanes are for quick stops (less than 1 minute) for your child to exit your vehicle.
• If you need to leave your vehicle for ANY reason, park in a parking spot. This applies before, during, and after school.
• Keep the crosswalk in front of the main office clear. Blocking the crosswalk creates an unsafe situation for our safety patrol students and those trying to cross.
• Keep your speed in the parking lot under 5 MPH.
• If you see something, politely say something. A bit of education and a friendly reminder goes a long way.

Together we can improve the flow of traffic through the parking lot even on the wettest, busiest days and keep our kids safe.

Copies of these lists can also be found on the school website here: ​https://www.kent.k12.wa.us/Page/2873

Step One: ​Visit the PTSA website at http://www.emeraldparkptsa.org/

Step Two: Click on the calendar item that you want to add to your personal calendar.

Step Three: Click the link "copy to my calendar". A new window will open up.

Step Four: After the new window opens, you'll have the option to change the details about the event and choose which of your calendars to save it to. Once you're done, click the red "SAVE" button. Repeat steps 1-4 for each calendar item that you want to save.

If you are able to create instructions for adding items into an iOS calendar, please email info@emeraldparkptsa.org