PTA Programs + events

Below is a calendar listing and details about PTA programs and related events. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events. For the most up-to-date information, we invite you to subscribe to our email newsletter.

We also have a local Cultural Events Calendar that we add upcoming community and cultural events to as they are shared with us. If you have an event you would like to share with the community, please reach out to us (hello@tc-pta.org)

National PTA Resource: Multicultural Calendar - In English 2024-25 / En Español 2024-25

2024-25 Calendar of Events

Note: Dates and Events in italics are not hosted by TC PTA unless otherwise noted

Common Acronyms Used:
TC (Thornton Creek Elementary School)
TC PTA (Thornton Creek Parent Teacher Association)
SCPTSA (Seattle Council Parent Teacher Student Association)
SSEPTSA (Seattle Special Education Parent Teacher Student Association)
SPS (Seattle Public Schools)
RARE (Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity)
TCPG (Thornton Creek Parent Group)

December 2024

Dec - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

Through Dec 20 - Winter Gear Swap (In front of the TC office)
Dec 3, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Dec 3, 2-4pm - SPS School Board Audit Committee Meeting
Dec 12, 5:30-7:00pm - Thornton Creek Book Swap Event - Volunteer Sign Up Dec 18, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting
Dec 20 - 1-hour early dismissal
Dec 23 - Jan 3 - Winter Break - No School

January 2025

Jan - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

Jan 7 - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Jan 20 - Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service - No School
Jan 20 - 42nd Annual Seattle MLK Jr March - PTA Meet Up to March in Community
Jan 22, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting

February 2025

Feb - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

February is Black History Month
Feb - Black Lives Matter at School: National Week of Action
Feb 4, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Feb 12, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting
Feb 17-21 - Mid-Winter Break - No School

March 2025

Mar - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

March is Women's History Month
Mar 4 & 18, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Mar 12, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting
March 31 - International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 2025

Apr - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

April is Earth Month
April is Arab American Heritage Month
Apr 1, 8, 10 & 22, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Apr 14-18 - Spring Break - No School
Apr 23, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting

May 2025

May - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian + Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Jewish American Heritage Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May 6 & 20, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
May 14, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting
May 26 - Memorial Day Holiday - No School

June 2025

June - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

June is Pride Month - SPS Resource
Jun 3 & 24, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Jun 3, 2-4pm - SPS School Board Audit Committee Meeting
Jun 4, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting
Jun 18 - Last Day of School (1 hour early dismissal) & 5th Grade Promotion
Jun 19 - Juneteenth Holiday - No School when in session

JULY 2025

Jul 1, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting

Past Months 2024-25 Calendar

November 2024

Nov - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

November is Native American Heritage Month - SPS Resource
Nov 5 - ELECTION DAY
Nov 5, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Nov 7, 7-8pm - TC PTA Zoom Meet-up for Parents and Caregivers in Families with Disabilities - On Zoom

Nov 11 - No School - Veterans Day
Nov 12 - Seattle Council PTSA General Meeting - On Zoom

Nov 19, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting
Nov 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrance - BLM at School Resources
Nov 21, 25, 26 - Student, Guardian, & Teacher Conferences at Thornton Creek (Sign up with your student's teacher!)

Nov 25-27 - No School - Conference Days
Nov 28 - No School - Thanksgiving
Nov 29 - No School - Native American Heritage Day - SPS Resource

October 2024

Oct 7- TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details

Thru Oct 15 - Latinx Heritage Month - SPS Resources
October is Filipino American History Month - SPS Resource & FANHS
October is Disability History Awareness Month - WA State Law & SSE PTSA Resource

Oct 1, 6-7:40pm - Thornton Creek Elementary Curriculum Night

Oct 8, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Oct 9, 4:15pm - SPS Regular School Board Meeting

Oct 11 - No School - WA State Inservice Day for Educators
Oct 14 - Indigenous Peoples' Day - SPS Resources
Oct 21, 6pm - SCPTSA Event - Black Disability Justice Event with Anita Cameron and Yordanos Gebreamlak- on Zoom

Oct 24, 6:00-8:00pm *New Date! - TC PTA first General Meeting of the year, Potluck, and BINGO Night!

Oct 26-27 - Legislative Assembly

September 2024

Sept - TC PTA Board Meeting - contact for details
Sept 2 - Labor Day Holiday
Sept 4 - First Day of School 1st - 5th grade students
Sept 4-6 - Family Connections for Kindergarten & Preschool Families
Sept 9 - First Day of School Preschool and Kindergarten students
Sept 10, 4-5pm - SPS/SEA Training for School-Site Based Interviews - Preregistration Required
Sept 10 - SCPTSA General Members Meeting - on Zoom
Sept 11, 4:30pm - SPS Special School Board Meeting
Sept 14, 10am - SPS Special School Board Meeting
Sept 15 - Oct 15 - Latinx Heritage Month - SPS Resources
Sept 17, 2-4pm - SPS School Board Audit Committee Meeting
Sept 18, 4:15 - SPS Regular School Board Meeting