Green Lake Family Newsletter

• Spanish Speaking Connection meetings Every Monday and Friday 8:40-9:15 a.m.
• November 21 Barn dance with Mrs.Carroll 6-8 p.m.
• November 24-26 conferences NO school for students
• November 27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday No School
• December 9 Picture retakes in the morning
• December 20-January 4 winter break no school
• January 19 MLK day No School
• February 16-20 No School Mid Winter Break
• April 13-17 No School Spring Break
• May 16 Multicultural night 5-7 p.m.
• May 25 Memorial Day No School
• Last day of School June 17- 1 hr. early release

Happy Friday!

Dear Families,

As we prepare for conferences and the Thanksgiving break, we want to share our gratitude for everyone in our school community. Your partnership makes it possible for students to come to school every day, on time and ready to learn.

Every day of school is an important opportunity for students to connect with peers and teachers, and to grow personally, socially and academically.

We are thankful for:

• Our students and their families who show up to school regularly, even when it isn’t easy.
• Our staff who go above and beyond to help make school a welcoming learning environment and help us stay safe, connected and excited about learning.
• Our many healers and helpers from support staff and volunteers who provide the extra hands and attention our students need.

We appreciate each one of you.

If your family or your child needs support, please reach out to our school counselor, Monica Schneider at mmschneider@seattleschools.org.

Have a wonderful week next week with No School for students Nov. 24-28! I hope you all have time to rest a rejuvenate and be with family and friends. Have a lovely Thanksgiving!

Artist in residence for 3rd/5th grades

Jeffie lou Jackson, aka Ms. J, is a Creative Advantage Dance teaching Artist working with our 3rd and 5th graders. 3rd grade is learning Hip2Hop that is the History of Hip-hop and all students will learn movement from a decade of time and specific dance styles from that decade. 1970’s/Disco, 1980-90’s and 2000-Current Hip-hop.

5th grade will learn STEP! Students learn movement that originates from African American Fraternities and Sororities. “STEP” or STEPPING is dance form that uses hands, feet and body to make rhythmic sounds of music as they dance in movement.

We will have an assembly Dec 19 (time TBD) to share their learning! More info to come!

Thanks so much,

Have a great week!

Warmly,

Liz McFarland (she/her)

Principal

emmcfarland@seattleschools.org

Drama Program

Please join the Green Lake Elementary Drama Dragon Family on Thursday, December 4th from 5-7:30 p.m. (come when you can) for a prop and set building family workshop.

RSVP for Green Lake Elementary Drama Program

There will be pizza provided. Parents and children will work on projects needed for this year's school play, The Jungle Book. We will be making rocks, leaves, vines, flowers, trees, snakes and lizards and painting our large (4-8 ft.) panels for our set.

All children (5th grade and younger) must be accompanied by an adult. Teens are welcome and can receive community service hours.

Please fill out the form so we know how much pizza to get. (Feel free to just show up if you don't plan on having pizza).

Thank you for being a part of your school's play this year.

Questions? Email goldkerrproductions@gmail.com

PTA NEWS!

Bake Sale!

We will be hosting a Bake Sale at the Tree Sale the weekend of December 6th & 7th. All proceeds will go to the school PTA to fund things like our music classes, school counselor, classroom supplies, after-school class scholarships and more!

Sign up to bake something, or come help at the booth!

Volunteer for the Green Lake Elementary Holiday Tree Sale!

The Holiday Tree Sale is back—and it is our PTA’s biggest fundraiser of the year! This beloved tradition, running since 1985, helps fund essential educational programs for Green Lake Elementary students.

Event Details:
Dates: Friday, November 28 – Saturday, December 20
Location: Green Lake Elementary School playground
Hours:
Opening Day (Nov 28): 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Mon–Thu: 4:30–7 p.m.
Fri: 4– 8 p.m.
Sat & Sun: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.

We need your help!
Families, friends, alumni—everyone is welcome to volunteer. This is a fantastic way to support our school and, for high school students, a great opportunity to complete volunteer service hours.
👉 Sign up to volunteer
👉 Get more information
Spread the word:
Leave a review on google or leave a review on yelp.
Join our Facebook Green Lake Elementary Tree Sale
Questions? Email us at treesale@greenlakedragons.org.

Let’s make this year’s tree sale the best yet! Thank you for supporting Green Lake Elementary.