Green Lake Family Newsletter
January 23, 2026
Happy New Year!
Important Dates
- Spanish Speaking Connection meetings every Monday and Friday 8:40-9:15 a.m.
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Jan 29 1st Grade to Seattle Children’s Theater 9:15–11:30 a.m.
- Feb 5-7 school play performances
- Feb. 16-20 No School Mid Winter Break
- April 13-17 No School Spring Break
- May 14 Multicultural night 5-7 p.m.
- May 25 Memorial Day No School
- Last day of School June 17 - 1 hour early release
Principal information
I know many folks are worried about the increase of ICE activity around the area (and across the country). We are here to support you and I wanted to remind you that we follow strict protocols from the Superintendent board policy and state law. We do not let ICE agents into the building without the proper judicial warrants and we would verify that was valid before they could come in. We take this very seriously. If ICE activity is around the area, we may or may not go into a shelter in place as our campus is secure always. Please reach out if you have concerns and we can connect around any supports that you may need.
Warmly,
Liz McFarland (she/her)
Principal
Community info
PTA events and news!
Everything you need to know about the annual Green Lake PTA Auction!
Date/Location: Saturday, March 28, at 5 p.m. at SODO Park - 3200 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134. Our event is growing and we’re excited about the larger space and amazing venue!
Ticket Sales: We sold out last year- so don’t wait! Tickets are on sale and can be purchased on our website. Each ticket includes:
- A full open bar with signature cocktails
- Passed hors d’oeuvres
- Plated dinner!
Seating: Want to be sure you’re seated with your friends? Consider purchasing a full or half table option.
We prioritize seating requests from Kindergarten and new families.
We do our best to ensure you are seated with parents from your classroom and grade. It’s a great way to meet other families!
Consider donating an item or experience: Our auction is made possible by the generosity of local businesses and our incredible school community. Live auction items are always the hardest to secure, but raise the most funds. If you have the means or connections to do so, please consider donating. In the past, our must successful offerings include:
- Vacation home stays or nights at hotels/resorts
- Unique or exciting experiences
- Premium wine offerings
If you have an idea (or just want to brainstorm) please reach out! We’d love to work through it with you.
Other help needed: We’ll also need volunteers in a variety of ways:
- Onsite/day of
- Wine and dessert procurement
- And more!
Let us know if you’d like to be involved! Thank you for supporting our school and this special event. We cant wait to celebrate together!
Your Auction Committee
School Discord Group
We've started a Discord Server for our school community! This is a safe online space where we can find the other families in our kid's grade, crowd-source answers to important questions (like "what summer camps are your kids doing? "or "what the heck is Roblox?"), or just generally connect with our community.
This is also where we are doing our community organization and alerts around ICE, so please join!
Winter after school Enrichment!
Our Winter after-school classes will start up the week of Feb 9th (after the Play ends), and you can register now on 6-Crickets! There is still space in almost all of our classes, including:
- Pickleball (3rd-5th)
- Adventure Games (K-2nd)
- Beading & Crafts (K-5th)
- Dance (K-5th)
- Lego Engineering (1st-3rd)
- Pokemon (2nd-5th)
- Dungeons & Dragons (4th-5th)
- Ultimate Frisbee (3rd-5th)
- All-Sports (K-2nd)
- Chess (1st-5th)
- Drama Club (1st-3rd)
You can email enrichment@greenlakedragons.org about scholarships or with any other questions.
Register here!
Play Volunteers & Stagehands
The school play is coming up in a few weeks, and we need help during rehearsals and also performances. February 2-7
You do not need to have a child in the play in order to help out! All are welcome and it’s a really fun community event.
Also! If your child is not an actor in the play, but is interested in being a stage-hand during performances, please email Molly at goldkerrproductions@gmail.com The performances are Feb 5- 7.