Welcome to our Canyon Park Middle School PTSA website!
We exist to support the students, parents, and staff at CPMS! Make a donation and join the PTSA today!
We have many opportunities for you to volunteer, if that’s your style.
We’d love to have your donation so that we can continue to offer programs and activities that support our CPMS community.
But most importantly, we’d love to hear your VOICE. Become a member of our PTSA and your voice will be added to the largest child advocacy organization in the state, the WSPTA, and in the country, National PTA. The overarching vision of PTA is that every child’s potential become a reality. By giving us your support, you can help make that happen!
— Announcements —
PTSA Meeting Wednesday, 01.22.2025
7:00pm at the CPMS Library.
Join in person or online at https://bit.ly/4ggrxHP
Have a topic to discuss? Contact president@cpptsa.org
“Pillar Parties” celebrate students. Students who have exemplified one of the four pillars of Canyon Park (Community, Respect, Excellence and Responsibility) are nominated by their teachers to attend a fun morning event. Parents of students nominated are asked to help.
Sign for the January 31st, April 18, and/or June 6th events. Time is 7:45-8:45am.
Volunteers help set-up, help out during the celebration, and to help with clean-up.
Spring Break 2025: Student trip to Peru!
Last year, during Spring Break 2024, 28 students traveled to Ecuador. The trip was a huge success and very well organized by student tour company, ACIS.
Teachers, Jeff Armentrout and Liz Sliva, are partnering with ACIS again for a Spring Break 2025 trip to Peru. This student tour, titled “The Inca Trail,” will include visits to Lima, Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, Lake Titicaca and, of course, Machu Picchu!
14 CPMS students have already signed up for the tour and more students are welcome to join. A $300 discount for this tour is in effect until 11/1. Email Jeff at discoverperu2025@gmail.com for more information.
Volunteers needed for the student store
Every Friday, 10:15 – 12:45p, during the school year. Sign up here!
CPMS staff are asking for volunteers to help with the student store in the cafeteria during all three lunch periods. For more information contact mskelly2@nsd.org.
Fill out the volunteer form for a background check if you haven’t already.
Donate anytime throughout the year! Curriculum Knight Fundraiser
Wednesday, September 18th, 5:30 – 8:00p
Please donate, become a PTSA member, and volunteer.
All funds go grants, student events, and more.
Open Board/Committee Positions for 2024-25
Can you help support your Canyon Park PTSA next year? Some positions are a 1-day commitment and some are a full school year commitment. All positions can be shared! Please email our PTSA President for any questions president@cpptsa.org. More information on each role can be found on our Board and Chairs page.
Our CPMS Emergency Prep Team Needs Your Help –
The Canyon Park Emergency Preparedness team is asking our community to help replenish the supplies that are stored and needed to assist our school in case of an emergency. “As a help to CPMS, our PTSA inventories the school emergency supply container. There are several items that we would love to replace or add, but sadly there are not enough funds to do so. We’re hoping that the community will jump in to help us fill in the gaps so that if an emergency situation arises, we are more than ready to care for the staff and students @ CPMS. Thank you so much for your support!” CPMS E-Prep Wish List (click here)
CPMS Snack Pantry –
Thank you CPMS families & friends for your generous donations to fill this need for our community. The CPMS faculty was overwhelmed to see how quickly donations came in and is grateful for this new addition to serve students in need. Donations to the snack pantry can be made through our Amazon Wishlist here – thank you!
Volunteer Opportunities –
PTSA Volunteers –
We are still looking for volunteers for our PTSA team for next school year, 2024-2025. We would love to have your help! Please see our board and committee chairs page for more information on these vacant roles and descriptions. All positions can be shared – grab a friend and sign up!
Quick One-day Volunteers –
- Noteworthy Knight Store – Looking for two volunteers each Friday to help run the Noteworthy Knight Store during lunch. Some quick setup and takedown will be needed and collecting tickets from students. Volunteer time is from 10am – 1pm. Make it a fun day and sign up with a friend! volunteer here.
School Volunteers –
- Walkabout Volunteers: Walkabout volunteers supervise and participate in activities with students during lunches, and/or help with before/after school safety patrol, and opportunities may also be in classrooms.
- Crossing Guard: 7:30-8am, and/or M-F 2:30-2:45pm
- Tutoring: Contact Eileen Jowell (see below)
- Substituting: To become a classified substitute (emergency substitutes, paraeducators, school assistants, office personnel, nurses, etc.), please visit: https://www.nsd.org/fs/pages/2373 , certified substitute (WA State Teaching Certificate required), please visit: https://www.nsd.org/fs/pages/2371
Please contact Eileen Jowell, Dean of Students, ejowell@nsd.org, 425-408-6324, for more information on school volunteer needs.
**All adults wanting to volunteer and help at Canyon Park Middle School, or elsewhere in the Northshore School District need to fill out a volunteer application/background check. This is done once a year and takes roughly 7-10 minutes. https://www.nsd.org/get-involved/volunteer/become-a-volunteer
All donations made to our “Pass the Hat” direct donation fundraiser go straight back to supporting our CPMS community. Your donations help us make CPMS the best that it can be! Donations are tax deductible and may be able to be matched by your company! It’s the easiest fundraiser you will ever take part in!! Visit this link to learn more! DONATE HERE TODAY!
PTA’ing is a team sport and we’re looking to build our team! We’re looking for someone to head up many important positions!!! All positions can be shared, so bring a friend!!! Job descriptions can be found here. If interested or need more information, please contact our PTSA Presidents @ president@cpptsa.org.
Threads & Treads is open every Wednesday that school is in session from 3:00-6:00pm throughout the school year as well as the first Saturday of each month from 9am-12pm starting in October. Donations are accepted during these “open” hours. Visit this link for more information, important shopping guidelines & updates. We have a wish list where you can purchase new socks and underwear for us to hand out to our families and, new this year, we now have PayPal for you to use to make direct donations! As always, thank you for thinking of Threads and Treads!
We welcome all parents, teachers, staff, and students to attend any (or all!) of our PTSA meetings. We use these meetings to accomplish the business of our association, to hear from CPMS administration and to update our members on what our PTSA is up to. Our 2024-25 meeting dates are: Sep. 25, Nov. 26, Jan. 22, Mar. 19 & May 21. Be sure to check our website calendar & Facebook page for any forthcoming updates and/or meeting format changes.
Our membership campaign is open for business!
Become a member today! Don’t forget – you need to renew your membership each year!
Become a member of the CPMS PTSA! By joining our PTSA you are adding your voice to the oldest and largest child advocacy organization in existence. PTSA membership is not just about volunteering or attending meetings, it’s about making our legislative voice stronger. Membership is the heart of PTSA and we ALL make a difference, so please consider becoming a member today. Please visit our membership page for more information: https://cpptsa.org/membership/
Volunteering is one way we as a PTSA, and you as a CPMS community member, can help our school! Visit our Volunteer Sign Ups page to see our current volunteer needs. **All volunteers must fill out the NSD Volunteer Application and have a background check! Visit this link to start the process – it is all done online and takes about 10 minutes tops!