Volunteers Needed for Sew A Stuffy

2/13/2025 8:00 am

I love stuffies, you love stuffies, we all love stuffies! Join Twain PTSA for a new favorite -- Sew a Stuffy! Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 6 from 6-8pm.

Learn basic sewing skills like button attaching, embroidery, and patching... and then go home with a new snuggle buddy!

Please consider signing up to volunteer at one of our sewing stations. Let's introduce the joy (and sustainability!) of sewing to this next generation! Read on for more details.

Sandwiches & Sides for Staff Appreciation

2/13/2025 7:03 am

Our Staff Appreciation Committee is organizing a staff lunch on Wednesday, February 19th.

The PTSA will purchase some sandwich platters and we're organizing family contributions for some tasty sides, cookies, and drinks to go along with them. Please consider signing up!

We're going on a Space Odyssey!

2/9/2025 9:52 pm

Have you heard? Twain PTSA is bringing the Pacific Science Center to Twain Elementary! On February 27 and 28th, our students will enjoy an in-school field trip with Pacific Science Center's Science on Wheels.

Students will embark on a "Space Odyssey", beginning with an assembly, hands-on workshops, a planetarium visit in the gym, and a visit to a pop-up exhibit. Click here to see a 'social story' preview of the day.

If you'd like to volunteer, we would love some help! Click here to see openings for LWSD-approved volunteers. While there will be some intermixing, Kindergarten - 2nd grade will 'go' on...

Thank you to all who donated to the January Snack Station Staff Appreciation

2/9/2025 4:26 pm

Thanks to all the generous donations from our school community, we were able to keep our staff well-fueled to get through Conference Week!

A special thank you to everyone who donated: Malaika Silliker, Audrey Adler, Katti Swanson, Parvoneh Neilsen, Katie Harris, Lori Foster, Kate Winzig, Arzaan Shaik, Anna Komarova, Grace Ma, Simona Shelton, Janani Kartik, Beth DeGrace, Myla Trono, Gloria Cheng, Sarah Donnell, Myla Trono, Catherine...

If you didn’t get a chance to donate for Conference Week, our February Staff Appreciation is coming up on Wednesday, 2/19. You can CLICK HERE to sign up!

Register for the Math Challenge Tournament

2/9/2025 1:20 pm

Math Challenge Tournament is an annual national math competition that is open for students in 2nd - 5th grade. This is a one hour long, in-person only competition, hosted by schools/education centers. This year, we will host at Mark Twain on March 30, 2025. For more information, please visit the Math Challenge website or contact Kristy at jianjun02@yahoo.com.

Interested? Register by March 4. There is a $25 fee per student.

It Was an Enchanting Book Fair!

2/8/2025 9:08 am

Thank you to so many people for making this year's Scholastic Book Fair such a success! Special thanks to Ms. Cathy for her extra effort and diligence as first-time Book Fair Team Lead! Well done! Thanks too to PTSA VPs McGinnes Ladd and Kim Christensen for supporting Ms. Cathy’s first time in this PTSA leadership role. 

And the decorations!  The words “thank you” don’t begin to cover our appreciation of the amazing decorations by McGinnes Ladd and Ti’Erra Caldwell Wilson.  Just outstanding!  The Kindy classes had fun guessing which stories...