Spring Into Reading

Bellevue PTSA Council’s Spring Into Reading kicks off in March 2025!  Join us as we celebrate the joy of reading and highlight the importance of literacy with over 8,500 students attending all 16 BSD elementary schools –  including yours!

The program features 2 books that share the incredible true story of Springer, an orphaned orca calf found in the Puget Sound in 2002. Springer was rescued, rehabilitated, and returned to her home by the north end of Vancouver Island BC. Within 24 hours, she was successfully reunited with and accepted back into her pod – the first time in history!

Bellevue PTSA Council is giving away 1 book to every Preschool to 5th grade class at all 16 BSD elementary schools (nearly 420 books!)

• Preschool to 1st grade: The Spirit of Springer (by Amanda Abler)
• 2nd to 5th grade: Orca Rescue! (by Donna Sandstrom, WLA 2025 Sasquatch Nominee)