Fairmount Park Community Newsletter

to connect every child to themselves, others, and possibilities

Hello Fairmount Park e have finally adjusted to Daylight Saving Time and are back in our routines. Students and teachers have been showing creativity in finding ways for students to contribute. See info below about the many student presentations and contributions to our community.

I would like to personally invite you to our 2nd annual Fairmount Family Feast! This is a wonderful opportunity for our community to come together, celebrate our diversity, and connect through food, conversation, and performances. See the video from last year's Family Feast and a sign up sheet below! We can't wait to see you there.

In Partnership,

Sara Davis

Students have the opportunity to contribute to the safety of our community by sweeping and cleaning up the bark from the playground. With so many students playing on, and around, the structure each day the bark can get strewn far and wide. Ms. Cook headed up a cleaning crew by providing brooms and dustpans. It was such hit that our PTA will be adding on to our supply of tools so more students can join in!

Sign Up!- Fairmount Family Feast

Celebrate our school’s diversity with food and more! Bring a dish to share that represents your family’s heritage, served in small bite-sized portions, or you can just enjoy sampling food from other cultures.

This year, we will also include cultural artifacts, music, dance, and demonstrations. Does your child have a cultural activity to share, such as Tae Kwon Do, Irish Dance, Chinese Dragon Dance, or Origami? We want to learn from each other!

If your family wants to participate, please fill out the form below. Everyone is welcome, even if you’re not bringing anything. We hope to see you there!

Please reach out to Ms. Halladin cahalladin@seattleschools.org with any questions.

Fairmount Park Family Feast 2026 Interest Form – Fill out form

Watch this short video from last year!

Students presented to Fairmount Park about Ramadan. With the help of Ms. Kelly students described the meaning behind the Ramadan celebration and some traditional observances.

Salmon in Schools

Ms. Britt's class read a book about the life cycle of a salmon to Fairmount Park during our weekly assembly. Ms. Halladin summarized the text to share the most important parts and students read aloud to us.

Ms. Hitch's class presented the contributions of Billy Frank Jr to Fairmount Park. SPS celebrates a local Native American activist every year on March 9.

Billy Frank Jr. Day is a day dedicated to honoring his passion as an environmental activist, specifically in the NW. Billy Frank Jr., a Northwest Native American (Nisqually) activist, played a key role in the “Fish Wars” of the 1960’s and 1970’s, resulting in a landmark decision affirming tribal fishing rights. The official Billy Frank Jr. Day is on his birthday, March 9.

Upper grades celebrated March 14 as Pi Day! Classrooms did math activities to learn about pi and celebrated by eating pies. 🥟

On Friday, at our schoolwide assembly, Ms. Sisson's class gave us a lesson about pi where students discussed what pi is and why it is an important mathematical tool.

March 27 - Fairmount Family Feast
April 13-17 - No school, Spring Break
April 24 - Makers Fair
May 1 - 1st grade field trip to SCT
May 29 - Art Walk
June 4 - Instrumental Concert
June 11 - Field Day
June 15 - 5th Grade Promotion

Daily Schedule 🕗

7:40 a.m. – Playground opens.
7:40-7:50 a.m. – Breakfast is served.
7:50 a.m. – Warning bell; students able to enter the building.
7:55 a.m. – School begins.
2:25 p.m. – Dismissal (1:10 p.m. on Wednesdays)
2:35 p.m. – Buses depart (1:20 p.m. on Wednesdays)

Tardies and Absences

Tardy - If your child arrives after 7:55 a.m. please go to the office to check in before they head to their classroom.
Absence - Please contact our attendance office anytime your child will be absent from school.