Green Lake Family Newsletter
February 27, 2026
Happy New Year!
Important Dates
- Spanish Speaking Connection meetings every Monday and Friday 8:40-9:15 a.m.
March 20 Field Trip 4th and 5th grade to Woodland Park Zoo 10 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
March 26 Field Trip 3rd grade to Benaroya (Seattle Symphony) Hall 9:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
March 28 School Auction at 5 p.m. at Sodo Park
April 9 Evening Concert (Kunkel) in our cafeteria: K-2nd grades 6:30-7 p.m. & 3rd–5th 7:30-8 p.m.
April 10 Field Trip 4th grade to Tilth 9:15 a.m.–1 p.m., STEM fair
- April 13-17 No School Spring Break
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April 24 Field Trip 1st grades – Baker and Johnson – to Seattle Art Museum 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
May 1 Field Trip 1st grades – Gogolowicz and Poss-Hahn – to Seattle Art Museum 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
- May 14 Multicultural night 5-7 p.m.
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May 15 Field Trip 3rd grade to Woodland Park Zoo 10 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
- May 25 Memorial Day No School
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May 28 Field Trip 5th grade to Seattle Art Museum 9:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
June 12 Field Trip All K-5 Field Day
- Last day of School June 17 - 1 hour early release, 5th grade promotion
Principal information
Hi,
Please spread the word for the school auction! This is the last week to get your tickets and we'd love to have as many families as possible to attend or volunteer to help! This event is a huge support to our school and provides lots of different things to our students from supplementing staffing that gets cut and providing after school enrichment and other fun programs for students as well as many other programs and opportunities. We need at least 15 more couples to attend so please get your Auction tickets and spread the word!
Gentle school reminder, please make sure students are not bringing toys (stuffies, Pokemon, electronics, etc.) or their phones to school. If they have these items they need to remain in their backpacks and ideally not brought to school at all so they do not get lost or taken by someone else. It's helpful to occasionally check your students' backpacks and make sure there are not toys in there!
Have a great weekend!
Warmly,
Liz McFarland (she/her)
Principal
emmcfarland@seattleschools.org
Girls on the Run
What: Girls on the Run is an after school program for girls and non-binary youth in 3rd-5th grade. It combines physical activity with life skills lessons to emphasize the important connection between emotional and physical health.
When: Tuesday March 25-Msy 19. The students meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5 p.m. at Green Lake Elementary. Also, there is a 5K fun run at Renton Memorial Stadium on Sunday, May 19.
Where: Green Lake Elementary
For more information and to register, visit: gotrpugetsound.org/programs. You may also contact Monica Schneider, school counselor with questions at mmschneider@seattleschools.org with any questions. Scholarships are available.
Community info
PTA events and news!
School Auction 2026!
The auction is coming up quickly! Please read through these updates!
Tickets must be purchased by March 6!
This is a firm deadline, so don't delay, purchase Auction tickets. If this is your first time attending, don't be nervous! We will ensure you are seated with parents from your child's class and grade! The auction is a wonderful chance to connect with our community and make friends!
We need your support!
There are several ways to help, every contribution makes a difference!
Bake!
- We need desserts for our dessert dash, sign up to bring one!
- Help the night of!
- We have lots of jobs, big and small! Sign up!
Donate Wine
we need wine for our wine toss game. We ask that it's valued at at least $15. Please donate a bottle (or many!) We can pick it up from you or you can drop it at: 201 NE 65th St. Let us know so we can keep an eye out for it!
Host a parent party!
Let us know if you're interested!
This event is put on by dedicated parents and caregivers and is only successful when the whole community comes together. We're grateful for your support!
Your Auction Team
Save the Date: STEM Fair, Friday April 10
STEM Fair (for science, technology, engineering and math) will be on Friday, April 10 during the school day! No need to prepare anything at home or in advance. Kids will visit this open-house style fair with their class, where they can build, test, measure, and celebrate science in hands-on activities and demonstrations!
But to run this event, we need volunteer power! Can you help for a couple hours on Friday April 10? No STEM experience required, we'll set you up with everything you need. We’d love to have different languages represented too!
- Volunteer Shift 1 (2nd and 5th Grades): 8:45-11 a.m.
- Shift 2 (3rd and Kindergarten): 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Shift 3 (1st and 4th Grades): 1-3:45 p.m.
Sign up or send in an activity/demo idea
Questions? email stem@greenlakedragons.org
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!