The Orcas Parent, Teacher, and Student Association may be a small group but they have a long list of accomplishments and worthy plans this year, say organizers.

PTSA hosts social events for new and returning families, knitting club at recess, spelling club to support the All-Islands Spelling Bee, and the ever-popular Friday Night Roller Skating in the Old Gym.

PTSA also collaborates with Orcas Island Community Foundation, the food bank, teachers, and counselors to organize the Weekend Backpacks for Kids, distributing packs of non-perishable foods for K-8 students every Friday for the weekend.

To fund these programs, as well as a new small grants for teachers initiative, which will distribute 16 $50 checks to teachers for classroom supplies this month, PTSA is hoping the community will join the “Box Tops 4 Education” collection contest. Look for the Box Tops logo on hundreds of products. Clip the pink stamps and bring or send them to the elementary school. Each one is worth 10¢ for the students.

Kids of all ages are invited to Friday Night Roller Skating from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Old Gym with rockin’ tunes on the iPod that third grader Trevor Moulton recently donated.