Paint the Playground
🎨 Help Paint the Blaine Playground
📅 Saturday, September 13 | ⏰ 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
(No need to stay the whole time—drop in when you can!)
Join us for a fun and productive day giving the Blaine playground a fresh coat of awesome! We’ll be repainting:
🐾 Tiger Tracks (paw prints)
🏀 Basketball court lines
⚾ Baseball circle
🟥 4-square + tetherball outlines
🗺 Possibly the State Map – If we’ve got enough hands on deck, we’ll tackle this big one too!
📍 Where:
Blaine Playground – Park in the pool lot or on 32nd Ave W. Enter through the gate by the pool parking lot.
🙋♀️ How Can You Help?
We’re aiming for 10–14 adults, plus kid helpers. Bring the whole family! It’s a great way for kids to take pride in their school—just be ready to supervise younger children to keep paint on the lines (and off everything else 😅).
🎓 Got a teen who needs volunteer hours?
Yes! We’re happy to sign off on community service.
💧 What to Bring:
Water
Clothes you don’t mind getting paint on
Optional: gloves or your favorite brush
(All painting supplies will be provided!)
❓ Questions?
Contact Kevin Jeffries, PTA Facilities
📧 kevinjeffries@windermere.com
Thank you for helping keep Blaine bright, colorful, and full of Tiger pride! 🐯🎉
Blaine Night at the Mariners
⚾ Blaine Night at the Mariners
Saturday, Sept 13 @ 6:40 PM
Calling all Tigers & baseball fans! Join fellow Blaine families for a night at the ballpark as the Mariners take on the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park.
🎟 Tickets: $20 each
🧭 View/300 level section
💰 $10 from each ticket supports the 8th grade overnight camp (Class of 2026)!
⏳ Deadline to purchase: Tuesday, Sept 2 @ 11:59 PM
🎫 Digital tickets only. No paper tickets will be issued
📦 Want to sit as a group? Purchase all tickets together in one order.
If you’re unable to pay by credit card, email cmdunn@seattleschools.org to make alternate arrangements once the school office reopens.
Let’s root for the M’s, support our 8th graders, and enjoy a great night out together! 💙
Spaghetti Night
Join us for our Annual Spaghetti Dinner, the ultimate back-to-school feast! 🍽️ Join us for scrumptious food catered by il Vilagio, an incredible sense of community, and carnival-style games hosted by our 8th graders that promise endless fun on Thursday, September 18th. 🎈Pre-orders strongly encouraged! Get your tickets at blainepta.com/tickets
Want to help out?
Sign Up for Spaghetti Night
PTA Meeting
📅 Blaine PTA Meeting (hybrid)
Tuesday, September 23rd
6:30- 7:30 PM
with a social at Magnolia Pub after
You don’t have to be a PTA member to join our meetings! Swing by the school library or Zoom. Everyone’s invited! 🌟📚
Questions or Comments you’d like addressed?
🍻 Join us afterwards for socializing after the meeting at Magnolia Pub!
Let’s plan, connect, and keep our school strong! 💙🐯
School Board Candidate Forum
Join Blaine students & PTA as we take the stage for the Seattle School Board Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 6:30 PM.
We’ll be grilling candidates from Districts 2, 4, 5 & 7 with a classic Q&A and Speed Round.
📍 Catharine Blaine K-8 | 💻 Zoom livestream
Got something you really want to know?
Want a front-row seat (or the Zoom link sent to you)?
Welcome Back Coffee
☕ Welcome Back Coffee Monday, September 8th
Join us in the Garden right after drop-off for our annual Welcome Back Coffee!
Come chat, catch up, ask questions, and reconnect with fellow Blaine families.
We’ve got the coffee, you bring the convo. 💬💙
Welcome Back Coffee
☕ Welcome Back Coffee Wednesday, Sept 3
Join us in the Garden right after drop-off for our annual Welcome Back Coffee!
Come chat, catch up, ask questions, and reconnect with fellow Blaine families.
We’ve got the coffee, you bring the convo. 💬💙
Ready, Set, School!
🎒 Join Us for Ready, Set, School 🏫
📅 WHEN: Tuesday, September 2, 2-4 PM
📍 WHERE: Blaine K-8
Tour the school, bring in school supplies, reconnect with families and staff, and get involved! Check out ASB's Tiger swag and planners to get outfitted for the year. Don’t miss this fun kickoff to the school year! 🐾🎉
Magnolia Village Idol Jr.
Kids + Karaoke + Community = 🎤❤️
Join us for Magnolia Village Idol Jr on Aug 23, 6–9PM at Magnolia Village Pub!
🎶 No cover
🍔 Great food & drinks
💰 10% of profits to Blaine PTA
Come sing, cheer, and support our Tigers! 🐯
Kindergarten Meetup
🎉 Welcome Blaine Kindergarten Families! 🐯
We’re so excited to meet our newest Tigers and their grownups! Join us for a fun and casual Kindergarten Park Meetups to get to know other Blaine families before the school year begins.
👨👩👧👦 These are family-friendly events—siblings welcome too!
📍 Saturday, August 23 | 2:30–4:00pm
Blaine Playground
💬 Want to be added to the class WhatsApp group to stay in the loop? Email Britta at brittakjones@gmail.com and we’ll get you connected.
We can’t wait to meet you! Go Tigers! 🐅✨
Kindergarten Meetup
🎉 Welcome Blaine Kindergarten Families! 🐯
We’re so excited to meet our newest Tigers and their grownups! Join us for two fun and casual Kindergarten Park Meetups to get to know other Blaine families before the school year begins.
👨👩👧👦 These are family-friendly events—siblings welcome too!
📍 Thursday, August 14 | 6:00–7:00pm
Magnolia Playfield (near the Community Center)
📍 Saturday, August 23 | 2:30–4:00pm
Blaine Playground
💬 Want to be added to the class WhatsApp group to stay in the loop? Email Britta at brittakjones@gmail.com and we’ll get you connected.
We can’t wait to meet you! Go Tigers! 🐅✨
Magnolia Summerfest
https://www.magnoliasummerfest.org/
Magnolia Summerfest is a 3-day festival that focuses on volunteerism,
fun family activities and giving back to local needs.
We’re looking for volunteers to help make it happen: click here
Seafair parade
Free kids' crafts and games
Food trucks & tents
Beer & wine garden
Live music all weekend ♫
Outdoor movie
Bounce houses
...and much more!!!
Field Day
🎉 Volunteers Needed for Field Day! 🎉
We’re still looking for awesome volunteers to help make Field Day a blast for all our students on Friday, June 13th!
K-2: 12:30-1:55
3-5: 2:00-3:25
Come run a station and bring the fun—everything you need will be provided, but feel free to get creative!
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054BA4AC2DA7FB6-49971667-elementary#/
Let’s make this a great day for everyone! 🌟
Blaine Carnival
🎪Join Us for Our School Carnival! 🎪
Wednesday, June 4th | 5:00–8:00 PM
On the School Playground
Get ready for an evening of family fun, laughter, and unforgettable memories at our annual School Carnival!
We’ve got something for everyone:
🍰 Cake Walk
🎨 Face Painting
🍭 Cotton Candy
🎯 Classic Carnival Games
🛝 Giant Inflatable Slide
🐹 4 Life-Sized Hamster Balls
We need YOU to roll up your sleeves and help us make next week's beloved community event happen. Sign up to make or buy a cake and do a game shift with one of your kids, a parent friend or sign your high schooler up to get volunteer hours. Carnival is next Wednesday, June 4th 5-8 pm. Timing is tight with staffing this year since the auction just wrapped up and we're having it in early June. Don't wait, sign up today!
Cake Walk (We NEED 60 donated desserts to keep this going 3 hours):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AEAF2CA5F94-57036635-25carnival
Day Of Volunteer Shifts:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AEAF2CA5F94-57036638-25blaine
Sarah & Tyler Vrooman
Beautify Blaine Work Party
🎩 Beautify Blaine on Tuesday!
Mayor Harrell will visit Blaine on Wednesday, June 4th for a student experience, and we want to show off our school pride! Join us for a quick Beautify Blaine Work Party on TUESDAY, June 3rd, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. We’ll tidy up signs, remove tape, and spruce up the lost and found—come lend a hand!
Blaine Move-A-Thon
Get Ready for the 2025 Blaine Move-A-Thon! 🏃♀️🏃♂️
Mark your calendars for Friday, May 30th! Our annual Move-A-Thon fundraiser helps support PTA programs that enrich K-8 education at Blaine. Students will walk/run laps on the playfield to raise funds for everything from art supplies to classroom technology.
How It Works:
Students run/walk for 25 minutes by grade level.
Register on PledgeStar to participate and start collecting pledges!
Fun prizes and t-shirts for all registered participants.
Daily drawings leading up to the event!
Want to volunteer or get more details? Check the full info here.
Let's make this year’s Move-A-Thon a success!
Blaine Art Show
🎨 Calling all Blaine Art Alumni! 🎨
Were you a Blaine K-8 art student? I’d love to showcase your recent work in the Alumni Section of our upcoming Visual Arts Show on Wednesday, May 21st, 7–8:30 PM at Catharine Blaine!
Submit a piece you’ve made in the past year and help us celebrate your creativity!
🖼️ Deadline: Friday, May 16
📝 Submit your info: https://forms.office.com/r/xf7WDK5WMZ
Drop off physical art at the school office or email digital work to sugoulart@seattleschools.org. Full details in the form!
Feel free to share this with any former Blaine artists I may have missed—hope to see your art there!
—Ms. Goulart 🎨
Here is the Blaine Art Show Amazon Wishlist. These are the items that we need for our art installations, art hanging, maker stations and more that we are not able to cover in our budget from our amazing PTA. If you purchase something from this list, the address associated with the list is the schools address so it will ship directly to the school—please remember that no one will be there to receive packages over the weekend. If you purchase an item and have it shipped to your home, you can drop it off in the office with Ms. Goulart’s name on it.
Taco Tuesday
Woohoo! It is Taco Tuesday at Nutty Squirrel from 3-6PM! 15% of all sales are donated to Blaine PTA🐾
Rock the Block: Rodeo Roundup
We’re excited to announce tickets are on sale for the 2nd annual Rock the Block Spring Auction – Rodeo Roundup!
Website to buy tickets & event information: click HERE
Struggling to find babysitting? Check out Kaleidoscope’s parent night out they set up for the block party click HERE.
Sign up Genius for volunteering day of, the auction is a community event and needs lots of helping hands to throw a party in the street for 300 people! click HERE
Family Donations are very important to the auction’s success! Please consider donating an item (e.g. gift card, sports tickets), vacation home rental, services or host a party (e.g. grade level parties like swimming, backyard movie night, bowling) Click HERE to donate
Have more questions? Email us at catharineblaineptaauction@gmail.com
We’re so thankful for this community and excited to have some fun!
Your Auction Team
New to Blaine? The Auction is one of our main ways to fundraise (alongside Giving Campaign and Move-a-Thon) to help bridge the gap in SPS tiered funding for our school. Funds support staffing for roles like counselor, nurse, and recess monitor and programs including as PE supplies, library books, art, music, and garden. We also fund some curriculum, mini grants and more for our staff! Visit our WEBSITE for more information.
Lift the Waitlist Rally
📍 7821 Stone Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
⏰ Rally starts at 5:00 PM | Community Engagement Meeting 5:30–7:00 PM
🎨 Host a sign-making party at Blaine! Bring your posters, your voice, and your story.
🎉 RSVP & Share the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/18okgMdurP/
Teacher Appreciation Week
It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎉
What: Teacher Appreciation Week
When: May 5th - 9th
School-wide Plans
Mon: PTA Breakfast for staff
Tues: Bring a flower for your teacher
Weds: PTA Siete de Mayo Luncheon; Sign Up
Thurs: PTA Trail Mix Bar; Sign Up
Fri: PTA Coffee for staff
Classroom Ideas
Cards/artwork from students - physical or online, check out kudoboard
Case of the Mondays - bring your teacher's favorite beverage to drop off
Lunch bunch - treat your teacher to lunch (different day than Wednesday). Local ideas I've used in the past: Damoori Kitchen, Serendipity, Fisherman's Green Market.
These are a few of my favorite things - put together a bag or basket of your teacher's faves (refer to favorite things form filled out earlier this year)
Restock the classroom - does your teacher have an Amazon wishlist?
Into the Woods Jr
Into the Woods Jr Presented by Catharine Blaine Drama
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book & Original Direction James Lapine
Tickets Available at the door
$5 Students & Staff
$15 Adults
2550 34th Ave W
Into the Woods Jr
Into the Woods Jr Presented by Catharine Blaine Drama
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book & Original Direction James Lapine
Tickets Available at the door
$5 Students & Staff
$15 Adults
2550 34th Ave W
Into the Woods Jr
Into the Woods Jr Presented by Catharine Blaine Drama
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book & Original Direction James Lapine
Tickets Available at the door
$5 Students & Staff
$15 Adults
2550 34th Ave W
Into the Woods Jr
Into the Woods Jr Presented by Catharine Blaine Drama
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book & Original Direction James Lapine
Tickets Available at the door
$5 Students & Staff
$15 Adults
2550 34th Ave W
PTA Meeting
📣 PTA General Meeting – Tuesday, April 29 @ 6:30PM followed by a social at Magnolia Pub!
🗓 Tuesday, 4/29
🕖 6:30 PM
📍 In-person @ Blaine Library or online via Zoom
Questions or Comments you’d like addressed? Let us Know Here
📋 Agenda Highlights:
🎟️ Upcoming events: Auction, Move-a-Thon, Carnival
🧩 Open PTA board roles & volunteer opps
🍻 Join us afterwards for socializing after the meeting at Magnolia Pub!
Let’s plan, connect, and keep our school strong! 💙🐯
Taco Tuesday
Woohoo! It is Taco Tuesday at Nutty Squirrel from 3-6PM! 15% of all sales are donated to Blaine PTA🐾
MOD Pizza Fundraiser
🍕 Support Blaine PTA – MOD Pizza Fundraiser! 🍕
Mark your calendars! On Friday, April 26, 2025, head to MOD Pizza (6010 15th Ave NW) and help support Catharine Blaine PTA!
🗓️ When: All day – April 26
📍 Where: MOD Pizza – Ballard
💸 What: MOD will donate 20% of sales when you:
✔️ Order online with code MODGIVES20
✔️ Or show the flyer / mention Catharine Blaine PTA in person
Eat pizza. Support students. Win-win. 🍕💙
Plastic Free Lunch Week
🥪 April 21–25: Plastic-Free Lunch Week
Ditch single-use plastic in your lunch—just for a day or go all in for the week!
🏆 The classroom with the most plastic-free lunches wins a zero-waste ice cream party!
Garden Work Party
It's spring and time for a garden refresh!
Join us for a fun, casual work party on SUNDAY APRIL 6th, 12-3pm.
Come for as little or as long as you are able.
We'll be weeding, planning spring planting, reinforcing the trellises, hanging wasp traps, and spreading fresh compost.
We'll have coffee and light refreshments available. Bring the kids and a soccer ball, the weather forecast looks great!
🌸We hope to see you there! 🌸
Your Garden Docent Chairs,
Sarah, Nicole, Becky and Dave
