Thornton Creek Digest

Happy Thursday, TC Community!

Thank you all for making our Connected in Culture Potluck such a joyful evening together. It was the perfect way to wrap up a wonderful Artifact Day as well. I loved seeing some of the recipes that students shared during the school day come to life in the evening through the many delicious dishes brought by families.

If you didn’t have a chance to submit your recipe yet, this will remain open for another week! TCPG is gathering recipes to create a Thornton Creek community cookbook, and we would love to include your dish.

Yesterday at our assembly we continued celebrating community by sitting with our buddy classes to sing and spend time together. A huge shout-out to our Kindergarten students, who “flew in” to share their learning about Letterland. Be sure to check out the adorable pictures below!

Please join us next week for our Community Meeting on March 10 at 7 p.m. here at Thornton Creek. We are excited to share with you what is in store for us in the '26-'27 school year. Don’t forget to submit your questions or ideas for discussion ahead of time—we want to hear what’s on your mind.

I am so thankful that each of you are part of this community.

Warmly,
Brandee

March

• Fri 6 | Spring Picture Day | Class Photos + Individual make-ups per request | see below for more
• Sat 8 | Daylight Savings Time Begins | "Spring Forward" one hour!
• Sun 9 | Billy Frank Jr. Day
• Tues 10 | Community Meeting at Thornton Creek | 7 p.m.. (Adult only event)
• Fri 13 | TCPG Movie Night | Featuring GOAT! | 6:30-8 p.m. | Sign up to Help at TCPG Movie Night | Sign up to Attend TCPG Movie Night Thurs 19 & Fri 20 | No PK1 or PK2 | Pre School Conferences
• Wed 25 | Book Character Day - Dress like your favorite literary character | see below
• Tues 31 | International Trans Day of Visibility

April

• Thurs 9 | Dragonfly Bazaar | Please sign up to help at the Dragonfly Bazaar. | Details below
• Fri 10 | Last day before break | Dismissal at 2:25 p.m. (normal time)
• Mon 13 - Fri 17 | Spring Break | No School
• Tues 21 | Community Meeting at Thornton Creek | 7 p.m. (Adult only event)
• Tues 28 | Poem in Your Pocket Day

• Thurs 30 | WOW Art Night and Fundraising Event | Sign up to help plan and support the event. | Sign up here to donate to silent auction and raffle baskets.

All Thornton Creek Newsletters

All Thornton Creek Parent Group Newsletters

Seattle Public Schools Calendar. Includes 2026-2027 calendar

If your student will not be attending Seattle Public Schools during the 2026-2027 school year please fill out this form.

On Friday, March 6 Class Act Portraits will take class photos. If you would also like for your student to have an individual photo taken on this day please fill out the google form No form is required for class photos.

If you would like to volunteer to help from 7:30-10:50 a.m. and/or 11:35 a.m.-2:25 p.m., please let the Thornton Creek office know if you would like to volunteer for Class Photo Day.

Photos will be available for viewing a few days after picture day. Ordering will take place online only, accessed using your Student ID#

If you have questions about picture day call 253-569-1162.

We are out of snacks to share with students who need one. Thank you to all the families who have donated easy to eat, individually packaged, nut free, snacks! Your students appreciate you!

Book Character Day is Wednesday, March 25! This is a day to celebrate our love of reading by dressing up as characters from our favorite stories. Creativity is encouraged! Students should be dressing up as a character from a book, not a movie or tv show.

Our new SPS Superintendent is hosting a series of Community Conversations across the city to listen, learn, and build trust with families and staff. These sessions are designed to:

• Listen to your experiences, ideas, and concerns

• Capture feedback so it leads to action

• Build stronger partnership between schools and community

Each meeting will include a brief introduction, whole-group discussion, smaller breakout conversations, and time for open questions. Interpretation will be available (Amharic, ASL, Chinese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese). All are welcome — you do not need to live in the region where the meeting is held.

Meeting Dates:

• March 3 – South Shore K–8 (7:30–8:30 p.m.)

• March 10 – Salmon Bay K–8 (7:30–8:30 p.m.)

• March 17 – Eckstein Middle School (7:30–8:30 p.m.)

• March 24 – McClure Middle School (6:30–7:30 p.m.)

• March 26 – James Baldwin Elementary (6:30–7:30 p.m.)

• March 31 – West Seattle Elementary (6:30–7:30 p.m.)

• April 2 – Virtual Session (6–7:30 p.m.)

Sessions will also be livestreamed and recorded on SPSTV for those unable to attend.

I want to encourage you to join and share your hopes for Thornton Creek and Seattle’s students.

• The Annual Dragonfly Bazaar on April 9 is in the planning stages. Many volunteers make this a successful and fun event. Show our support by helping or email the parent group with questions.

• WOW Art Night and Fundraising Event is scheduled for April 30. We would like volunteers to help plan and support the event. If you'd like to donate to WOW Art Night's Silent Auction and Raffle Baskets, sign up today.

More information about both of these events can be found in the TCPG Newsletter and in the January 28 Bulletin.