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Las Posadasis is celebrated leading up to Christmas Day, from December 16 to 24, and refers to the inn in the traditional Nativity story. The observance dates back to the 16th century in Mexico, and has since spread to many parts of Latin America as well as Latinx/Latine communities in the United States.  Celebrations often include a reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s journey into Bethlehem and, depending on the region or community, gatherings of family and friends or community-wide celebrations.

Find the PTA’s multicultural calendar HERE.
 

Get ready for a Winter Reading Challenge brought to you by our FACE team! Make your snack, get cozy and start reading! For every 15 minutes you read – color in one part of the tiger. Complete this challenge by January 11th and turn it in. Get a prize from your PTSA for a completed challenge!

• Please do not put the bag into your microwave to pop the kernels of popcorn until you have removed the foil sticker, the twist tie, and the staple.
• If anyone misplaces their Tiger for the Winter Reading Challenge, please feel free to print a new one here! Tiger

Washington State PTA is a grassroots membership organization that works to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

Membership is open to anyone interested in the health, safety, and education of children regardless of school boundaries. Our goal is a membership that reflects the diversity of the children and families across our state.

Anyone who would like to become a part of the state’s oldest and largest child advocacy organization may do so by joining our local Carnation Elementary PTSA https://carnationptsa.org/membership/.

Visit https://www.wastatepta.org/about/history/  to learn more about the amazing work PTA has accomplished over the last 100 years!

One of the joys of PTSA is giving grants to teachers to help cover some costs of classroom activities and field trips. For Mrs. Panesko’s 5th grade class, we recently were able to help send them to see George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. What a beautiful way to bring art and culture to the kids. We hope they had a great time! Every dollar donated means more opportunities for us to make events like this accessible for all of our students- current and future! Thank you so much!

WSPTA’s legislative advocacy efforts don’t stop with our top 5 legislative priorities! The “also supported” issues on WSPTA’s legislative platform include topics such as climate change, the digital divide, family engagement, highly capable students and programs, meaningful high school diplomas, mastery-based learning, school construction funding, and the need for a diverse and effective educator workforce.

Learn more here: https://wastatepta.org/focus-areas/advocacy/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Washington%20State%20PTA #WSPTAOneVoice

Shopping on Amazon has become commonplace for many families. Simply linking your account to your chosen charity (Ahem, Carnation PTSA ) through Amazon Smile is a great way to generate donations. Here are the 3 EASY, ONE-TIME steps to be sure that Amazon will donate a portion of your purchases to your child’s school. We have great goals for this year and hope with your support we can meet them!

Fall art at Carnation Elementary was a celebration of the harvest, autumn color, and all that is spooky! Check out what our talented tigers have been creating! Many thanks to the wonderful CEPTSA art docent volunteers who led lessons in October and November! Way to go Tigers!

 

 

   

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**Code: FUNDRAISECARNATION

Holiday cards and photo gifts are always on people’s minds this time of year! We have partnered with Minted to offer everyone who uses our code FUNDRAISECARNATION a 20% discount, and every purchase made with this code generates a 15% discount back to your CEPTSA.

Not only are they offering this code to us permanently (think all your purchases all year long!) but they are committed to inclusion by opening their marketplace to all artists and to sustainability with nearly all recyclable packaging.

They go above and beyond in quality! We love Minted and their mission, and hope that you will too!