Green Lake Family Newsletter
May 8, 2026
Happy Friday!
Important Dates
- Spanish Speaking Connection meetings every Monday and Friday 8:40-9:15 a.m.
- May 4-June 6 SBA testing for 3-5 graders (state mandated test window)
May 13 Tooth savers dental visit
- May 14 Multicultural and Literacy 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., Toothsavers dental visit
- 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 3 Instrumental music concert at assembly at 9:10 a.m.
June 11 Kindergarten promotion
June 12 Field Trip All K-5 Field Day
June 16 2 p.m. 5th grade promotion
- Last day of School June 17 - 1 hour early release,
Principal information
Hi,
Happy Mother's day to all of the mothers and mother figures in our students' lives! I hope you get to be celebrated this weekend!
New event!
We are going to have a Celebrating Literacy and Multicultural Awareness night Thursday May 14 5-7 p.m.!
We will have some presentations about early literacy tips and tricks to support learning at home! We will also celebrate the wonderful diversity that we have at Green Lake through eating and sharing our cultures.
We will provide dinner from Title 1 funds, but if you would like to participate and bring a dish from your culture to share you are welcome to do so as well. We would love to have a plentiful buffet from all over the world.
We will have tables with literacy tips and tricks, arts/crafts for the kids to try out, and a presentation about literacy. This is NOT a drop off event so please plan to stay with your children!
May 14 5-7 p.m.!
Returning to Green Lake next year?
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SBA testing for 3-5 graders
The mandated state testing window is May-early June! The Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) covers math and ELA for 3-5 grades and 5th has science as well. We will have testing dates for each individual class sent by teachers in their newsletters, but please try to make sure that your student is here on your testing dates and well rested! These tests are ways for kids to show what they know and we encourage them to do their best, but it should not be stressful. They can have as much time as they need and can take breaks if needed. We are having students take the tests in the library if they are not in a classroom with walls/door to help them be able to concentrate and limit distractions. Thanks for helping to remind students to just do their best!
Library books!
For the month of May library books must be returned on Tuesdays due to testing.
Have a great weekend!
Warmly,
Liz McFarland (she/her)
Principal
Community info
PTA events and news!
GLES Spiritwear!
Last chance to get your Green Lake Spiritwear! The online store will close on May 11. Be sure to get your swag to sport over the summer!