Community News

Local activities, classes, and opportunities shared by our community members. Not sponsored by Woodridge Elementary or PTSA.

Synapse

SYNAPSE JIU JITSU

📅 2026
 
 
 
  • First 7 members to sign-up get a lifetime founder's rate of $150/month!
  • Synapse Jiu Jitsu was born out of the desire to create a high-level martial arts academy where everyone, regardless of age, ability, or identity, feels like they belong. Here at Synapse, student growth and empowerment is the central focus of class, and of our wider culture. We teach ages 5+!
  • Afterschool Programs available
Bellevue Lacrosse

Woodridge Swim Club Memberships Available

 

Join your neighborhood pool! Registration is open for summer 2026. We would love to welcome you to Woodridge Swim Club, a family-friendly community with fun and encouraging swim, dive, and water polo teams, swim lessons, and relaxation. Stop by 12320 SE 14th and enjoy the six lane pool with a diving board and wading pool for little ones to splash around.

Tiger Youth Soccer

Coming to Chinook Next Year? Get Connected with the PTSA! 

Chinook PTSA has had a fantastic year building a strong and welcoming school community, and we want to keep that momentum going next year. We are currently looking for incoming Chinook parents who may be interested in serving on the PTSA board or leading a committee. We are also introducing a new VP Programs role focused on developing and supporting PTSA-sponsored clubs and student programming.

We would love to connect and help them find a role that fits your interests and availability: Chinook PTSA Volunteer Interest Form.


Questions? Please email Rhea Weiss at president@chinookptsa.org

Bellevue HS Volleyball Mid-Winter Break Camp

Chinese Placement Test for Incoming 6th Graders (Odle Middle School)

📅 For the 2026–2027 school year (testing by appointment)
📍 Odle Middle School
 
 
 
✉️ Contact:wanji@bsd405.org

Attention 5th grade families: Students interested in enrolling in Chinese 1B or above at Odle Middle School must complete a placement test to ensure appropriate class placement. Families should contact Mrs. Jingran Wan, Chinese Teacher at Odle, to schedule a testing appointment.

 

The Chinese program at Odle focuses on creating a fun, interactive learning environment where students gain confidence while developing their language skills and cultural understanding.

Phantom Lake Club

Math Is Cool Competition

📅 Mar 7 (5th) & Mar 21 (4th)
🎟️ $60/team

Woodridge Math Club invites students to participate in the Math Is Cool competition. A full-day regional math competition held in Seattle (5th Grade) and Renton (4th Grade). Students participate in teams of 4 or as individuals.

WISE Camps

Pokémon with WISE Camps

📅 March 27, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
📍 Chinook Middle School
 
 
 

Wise Camps is excited to host a Pokémon-Themed STEAM Camp on Friday, March 27th (no school in Bellevue School District)!

This special event is for PreK–5th graders. Lunch is included, and an optional half-day sports add-on is available.

Register by Friday, March 20th to receive a free pack of Pokémon cards! Scholarships available.

 
GAIM

Girls' Adventures in Math (GAIM) is open for registration!

📅 Any 2 hours online between April 13 - 20, 2026 | Registration deadline: April 20
🎟️ $50/team

Woodridge Math Club is pleased to introduce Girls' Adventures in Math (GAIM). GAIM is a team-based online math challenge created for girls in grades 3-5. Competition questions come in comic form based on the lives of four of history’s great pioneering women. Girls work together in their teams to solve the problems. This is Woodridge second year participating in GAIM, and last year our team earned a Gold Medal! More information.

New Opportunity

Coming Soon

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Coming soon

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Woodridge Elementary School

12619 SE 20th Place
Bellevue, WA 98005
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