• Staff Appreciation Week is May 4-8!

    Every year STEM takes the opportunity to celebrate our entire staff during National Teacher Appreciation Week, and we’re asking our community for help! Several themed days planned, please check the SignUpGenius for details and to sign up! Personal notes to the staff who work closely with your children are greatly appreciated at any time. Questions?staffappreciation@stemk8pta.org

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  • Read-A-Thon Results, AMAZING JOB STEM!!!

    🌟Our incredible STEM students read a combined 206,386 minutes and raised $20,000 for our school!!! Our minutes read prize store will be open this week in the Library and all students will go home with a celebration goodie bag! Congrats to all for this incredible success!! Thank you Ms Betts, STEM staff and families for all…

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  • Read-A-Thon Last Day is Friday, 4/24!!

    AMAZING job STEM students, we’ve far surpassed our reading goal with almost 165K minutes for our Read-A-Thon, let’s see how high we can go!! ** Track our progress HERE ** We’re halfway to our goal to raise $30k for our school by 4/25! GO STEM OWLS!! See HERE to help us accomplish our goal!! Movie…

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  • Understanding Transgender and Gender Diverse Children & Teens Talk @ Gatewood Elementary, 4/23

    Join gender education specialist Aidan Key in examining the topic of gender diversity in children and teens, the challenges faced by these children and their families, exploring current research, and identifying the best approaches for creating an inclusive, respectful environment. See here for additional info and to register for this event!

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  • Way to Go STEM Reading 75k mins So Far for Read-A-Thon!!

    Our big Spring fundraiser, Read-A-Thon, is happening now thru April 24! This is an opportunity for family and friends to support students individual and collective reading goals, while fundraising for the STEM PTA! Our all-school goal is to read 110,000 minutes, and our STEM readers have already reached 75k!! Track our progress HERE! Check out our 2026 Read-A-Thon FAQ…

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  • Eat at Panda Express to Support Our 8th Graders, April 9th! *digital flyer required*

    Help ensure ALL of our 8th graders have the opportunity to participate in their annual overnight camp trip to NatureBridge, by eating some delicious food! Panda Express: Thursday, April 9th – All day! – Please use this flyer at time of purchase!! (digital code: 3859066) – 20% donated – Panda Express: 9033 25th Ave SW

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