WWU Bring Your School to Game Day
WWU Basketball Game Day! It’s the perfect opportunity to show your school spirit and enjoy a fun-filled day together and admission to the game is completely FREE for all Alderwood students, faculty, and staff.
Game starts at 5:00PM and is WWU Women’s Basketball vs. Montana State University Billings
https://wwuvikings.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule
Coffee Social
Enjoy coffee and treats while dropping off your student or take some to go. Meet other families and build connections. Get the latest on our upcoming events, and find out how you can participate this school year! We will have a table set up in front of the school.
MOD Pizza Fundraiser
Our fundraiser with MOD Pizza is this Friday, December 5, 2025—all day—at the MOD Pizza location at 2925 Newmarket St., Suite 101, Bellingham, WA 98226. Can we count on you to join us? Please visit our fundraising website and share the attached flyer with friends and family. Thank you for supporting Alderwood PTA! Make sure to use the code MODGIVES20 if ordering online or through the app or mention the fundraiser at check out.
Visit our fundraiser page here and download the flyer: https://modpizza.force4good.com/.../9bc45ead-8351-46ea..., or you can use the QR code to go directly to the fundraiser website.
Fall PTA Community Gathering
Join us for our Fall PTA Community Gathering!
Let’s celebrate our wonderful, multicultural school family on November 20 from 6:30-7:30 PM in the cafeteria with food and connection. The PTA will be providing pizza and cookies for everyone to enjoy. If you’re able, we invite you to bring a dish that’s special to your family or culture — homemade or store-bought, anything goes! Feeling creative? You’re welcome to add a small display or notecard to tell us more about your dish or its story.
Our goal is simple: to share a meal, celebrate our diversity, and spend time together as one school family. Please RSVP here to help us plan for the event.
Lombardi's Dine Out
We invite you to enjoy a meal at Lombardi’s on Tuesday, November 11, from 3 PM to close, and 10% of all sales will be donated to our PTA. Takeout orders count too, but please note that third-party delivery services aren’t included.
Open House
Join us for our Open House! Learn more about your student’s daily routine and explore their classroom. Even if you’ve met the teacher before, this is a great chance to see where your child learns, ask questions, and connect with staff and other families. Get a glimpse of the exciting school year ahead!
Dolphin Dash 2025
Get ready for the Dolphin Dash! We need enthusiastic volunteers to help count laps, hand out water, and cheer on our amazing students. Come join the fun, celebrate their efforts, and be part of our school community excitement!
Picture Day
Would you like to help make Picture Day run smoothly? We’re looking for one or two volunteers to assist by walking students to meet our photographer. It’s a fun way to be involved, see all the students, and help them feel comfortable on their special day!
Parent Coffee Social (Tentative)
Enjoy coffee and treats while dropping off your student. Meet other parents and build connections. Get the latest on our upcoming events, and find out how you can participate this school year!
Meet & Greet
Join us for our Meet & Greet! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your student’s teacher, explore the classroom, and get familiar with the school environment. Come ready to ask questions, connect with staff, and help your student feel confident and excited for the first day of the school year.
Movie Ticket Fundraiser
Between November 19th (TODAY) - January 5th please consider purchasing movie tickets through Regal Cinemas to support the Alderwood PTA. These ticket bundles make great gifts or can be used as a gift to yourself! A "bundle" of tickets includes 2 movie tickets for a cost of $30 (only 2D movies, no 3D ticket options).
Alderwood PTA will receive 25% of the proceeds. We are hoping to sell 75 ticket bundles during the months that sales are available. If you head to the movies during Thanksgiving to see Moana 2, or maybe you want to give movie tickets as a gift during the holidays - please consider this wonderful opportunity to receive tickets while supporting our school community.
Again, the tickets will go live November 19th and we will send reminders. Please visit https://www.groupraise.com/oc/48238?utm_campaign=ocmp_copy_url&utm_medium=social&utm_source=offers_promo to access the tickets Nov 19th until Jan 5th.
Dolphin Dash 2024
One week until the Alderwood Dolphin Dash, our school’s annual move-a-thon – Friday, Oct 4 12:00-2:30 PM!! Every student will receive an Alderwood t-shirt at the event.
Did you know that the Dolphin Dash is hosted and funded by the Alderwood PTA? Our PTA is made up of volunteers from our school community and is fully funded by local businesses and donors. However, we are looking for your help too if it is something you can provide.
Can you consider donating to the PTA to help support the Dolphin Dash and the t-shirt cost? Perhaps you have a friend or family member that can give? Maybe you can make a post on social media linking to the PTA donation page. Whatever you are able to do is appreciated! Any amount will go directly to support our school community.
-Follow this link to donate any amount online on the Alderwood PTA website.
Alderwood Meet and Greet and Ice Cream Social
Meet your student’s classroom teacher and tour the school followed by ice cream in the cafeteria.
Bellingham Public Schools Back to School Block Party
School and community partner tables will provide important resources for starting the school year. The event will include signups for Operation School Bell, a program of the Assistance League of Bellingham that supplies new school clothes for eligible families. Child immunizations, sports physicals and haircuts will also be available at no charge.
Food trucks will be onsite providing free lunch alongside a playfield for kids.
Promise-K & Kindergarten Popsicles and Play
Join the Alderwood Promise K and Kindergarten teachers on the playground to ask questions, meet fellow incoming students and have fun!