Summer
ON THIS PAGE: EVENTS | SUMMER READING | 2024-2025 Battle of the Books Reading List | Summer Reading Programs | FUN ACTIVITIES | TRAVEL | RESOURCE GUIDE
We're eager to spread the word about the following local Summer fun ideas!
Do you have Summer resources to share? Send them to us at admin@sacpta.com
⭐EVENTS
Sacajawea PTA Events
Full PTA Calendar found HERE.
Skyhawks in the Park Meet-up (Wednesday, July 17th, 10 a.m., Felida Park)
Thanks so much to all of the families who attended! It was so nice to see all of you! Thanks to Angel's Donuts and Ice Cream on Hwy 99 for the yummy donuts!
Skyhawk Field Day and Squirt Gun Fight (August 15th, 2024, Thursday, 2 p.m., Sacajawea school grounds)
We'll set up for Volleyball and Kickball.
Kids can wear their swim gear and bring their squirt guns for a Skyhawk squirt gun battle! We'll provide a place to fill 'em up!
Refreshments or other activities TBD. Hope to see you there!
⭐SUMMER READING
2024-2025 Battle of the Books list
Are your kids eager to participate in next year's Battle of the Books?
The trivia competition is open to 4th and 5th grade students and is SO MUCH fun!
They can get a head start on the reading list this summer!
Go Skyhawks!
Summer Reading Programs
Help your kids keep the reading skills they achieved this year!
When children keep reading over the summer, they're less likely to lose the educational gains made this school year. Lucky for Sacajawea students, there are many community partners who want to make summer reading exciting and fun!
1 - Fort Vancouver Regional Library - Track your reading through their Beanstack app: https://fvrl.beanstack.com/reader365 or complete the library's paper form. Students will get a free book just for signing up and if they meet their goal, they can register to win prizes!
2 - Barnes and Noble - Students who read just 8 books and record them on this sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wKamFYfOHY0vkB24-hf6cSYdDTUu_cJU/view?usp=sharing can choose a free book from a selection available at the Vancouver Barnes and Noble!
3 - Seize the Bagel offers students a free bagel and cream cheese for reading 10 books. Fill out this form and bring it to one of their stores: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t7JXC5e1S5hyJAlT5tUzG3rhPdilZO9f/view
4 - Pizza Hut's online summer reading program lets students earn a free personal pan pizza. Sign up here for Pizza Hut's Book It! program: https://www.bookitprogram.com/programs/camp-book-it
5 - Menchie's Frozen Yogurt has bookmarks that record student reading. Record the reading of just 10 books and your student can turn in the bookmark for a free 6 oz. frozen yogurt.
6 - The University of Washington wants to support your child's reading too! Sign up for their Real Dawgs Read program and earn some cool swag: UW baseball hats, UW beanie hats, or a UW string backpack... maybe even a Starbucks card!: https://www.washington.edu/realdawgsread/
7 - Seattle Seahawks - 12 Pages Summer Reading Program- From their site, "The Seahawks invite all Junior 12s to grab a book and join 12 Pages: our reading program that includes our Summer Reading Challenge, school visits, and more." Learn more at: https://www.seahawks.com/community/youth-empowerment/12-pages/
⭐FUN ACTIVITIES
Regal Summer Movie Express
$1 Summer kids' movies and discounts on snacks
Movies shown Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Kids Play Free at Big Al's
Registered kids receive 2 FREE GAMES of bowling (shoe rental not included) and 5 FREE arcade game plays, from OPEN to 6 p.m., now through August 30th!
Craft Warehouse
Kids Camp Summer Activities, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
$5 Make-and-take projects
⭐TRAVEL
Traveling through PDX?
They posted the following on Instagram related to one of their resources:
If you or someone you love is traveling with sensory needs, we’ve worked with @kulturecity to offer free sensory bags at PDX. Pick one up at the @traveloregon welcome center (near baggage claim) or at either TSA security checkpoints.
What’s inside?
✈️ Plane Spotter guide
🌻Sunflower Lanyard (meant to signal the wearer may need additional assistance)
➿Fidget toys
😃 A card for to note feelings or specific needs.
🖍️ PDX coloring book and crayons
🎧Headphones
Free and Low Cost Summer Guide-2024.pdf⭐RESOURCE GUIDE
Free and Low-Cost Summer Activities
This fantastic booklet was compiled by the VPS Family-Community Resource Center (FCRC) Coordinator team and shared in Friday Folders! It contains so many fun and helpful Summer resources for families! Check it out!