Navigator News - April 2026
Hi Navigator Families -
We hope you enjoy this month’s Navigator News!
PTO Happenings!
Upcoming PTO Dates
April 17: Yearbook Order Deadline
May 1: School Dance, 6 pm
May 4 - 8: Staff Appreciation Week
May 4 - 9: Missoula Children’s Theatre
Find details, RSVP links, and volunteer sign-ups at northstarelementarypto.org/events
Yearbook Orders are Open! Order Deadline: April 17, 2026 | Cost: $30 per book
Yearbooks are a wonderful way to celebrate the year, and this year each book includes two pages your student can customize just for them! Custom pages can be created after your order is placed, and yearbooks will be delivered to students at school in June. We also need your photos! If you have captured any great moments from school events or activities this year, please share them here.
To order, create a Treering account or log in to your existing one. Just make sure "North Star Elementary School" appears at the top of the signup page. Purchase link here
School Garden: North Star Elementary was awarded a grant from the Oregon Department of Education whereby we are now authorized to spend up to $14k USD towards coordinating and implementing garden-based educational activities. We’ll be building a garden by the 2/3rd grade wing. If you are interested in getting involved (helping build the garden), please reach out to Kathryn.Rudnick@gmail.com.
Calling all helpers!
School Dance (5/1) - Sign-up to help here. We're seeking parent volunteers to help with all aspects of the School Dance, including setting up, chaperoning, and cleaning up. This school dance is not a drop-off event, all students will need to be accompanied by an adult the entire time.
Staff Appreciation Week (5/4-8) – Sign-up to help here. Your grade-level PTO rep will be reaching out soon with more details about the week.
Missoula Children's Theater (5/4-8) – We're looking for one parent to serve as our MCT liaison for the week. You'd be the go-to person making sure the MCT team has everything they need while they're at North Star.
Questions or want to help? Reach out to info@northstarelementarypto.org.
Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT): We’re excited to bring MCT on board for an upcoming school production of Hercules, taking place May 4–9! You can find more information here: https://www.mctinc.org/red-truck-tour/faq/