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Ask yourself: as an adult, do you fully understand the process and importance of voting in all elections? For many of us - that answer is "maybe" or "not really" or..."no". Can you imagine what that answer would have been if we had the opportunity to learn about the HOW and WHY of voting, as children? How about voter turnout - what might those numbers look like today? Political landscape? Even school experience based on funding?
This year, the GLES PTA Social Justice & Equity Committee is participating in a modified version of Washington State's Secretary of State's (SOS) Student Mock Elections. And heck - we as parents may learn a thing or two, as we take this journey with our children to becoming responsible, well-informed residents of Washington State and the greater United States! How will it work?
Oh..and be sure to register to vote or check if your voter registration is up-to-date here: https://vote.gov/ Now let's get the vote out!! PTA Social Justice & Equity Committee #GreenLakeRockstheVote" We are excited to launch our Green Lake Elementary virtual after school enrichment programs for the fall. Interest-driven, high quality virtual enrichment classes from our local providers are available each day of the week. Choose classes from a variety of topics - performing arts, sports/fitness, programming and coding, arts & crafts, world languages, and more!
Classes can also be searched by grade/age, day of the week, or keyword. Don't miss out - register now! http://bit.ly/6cgreen These classes are also open to other local schools to help providers with enrollment. Please email enrichment@greenlakedragons.org or contact Ms Schneider for scholarship information.  It's happening! The Walk-and-Rollathon
is right around the corner! It will be a little different this year, but equally as awesome! This is a BIG fundraiser and community builder and we hope all families can be involved. Pledge here! WHAT: GLES Walk-and-Rollathon Dragon Hunt WHEN: Monday October 5th - Sunday October 11th. Kickoff will be Saturday, October 3, where your child can pick up their t-shirt and info packet from 10-2 at Meridian Park near the Bagley Ave N entrance. If folks would like to work that day OR if you are unable to pick up during that timeframe, email me at development@greenlakedragons.org HOW: With a spirit of adventure, fun and safety! Your family will receive one printed and named dragon per child. They will decorate that dragon and hang in a visible place in the GLES boundary OR along the Green Lake walking path. This could be on a utility pole, on your dog (during walks, of course), in your window or anywhere that is appropriate and can be spotted by passersby. Starting Oct. 5, you can run, saunter, jog, walk, ride your bike, or use your wheelchair to hunt for as many dragons as you can! We ask in the spirit of sportspersonship that you don't use a horse, or a car. This year we ARE allowing bikes! We also ask that you don't go out in groups of more than your family, wear a mask and wave hello to others you pass at a distance of 6 feet or more on your quest. WHY: To promote health, community and to raise money for the amazing GLES PTA. The PTA supports enrichment programs, supplemental staff and instructional assistance, among MANY other things. Supporters of our school can donate per dragon recorded or a flat amount. Click here for electronic pledges and services provided to collect other forms of payment. If you would like to help, please reach out. I could use volunteers for preparation (packet stuffing) and on the Saturday of kick off. Email development@greenlakedragons.org Pledge here! Tech support sites are up and running!! Staffed with bilingual help to serve ELL families as well! If you need help with your device, connectivity, logging on, troubleshooting, etc. you can come to the sites below, NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY. WITH THE HIGHEST SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
• Concord International School Mondays and Wednesdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 • Rainier View Elementary School Tuesdays and Thursdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 • Aki Kurose Middle School Mondays and Wednesdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 • Bailey Gatzert Elementary School Mondays and Wednesdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 • Nathan Hale High School Mondays and Wednesdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 • Chief Sealth High School Tuesdays and Thursdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 • Mercer International Middle School Tuesdays and Thursdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 • John Marshall Alternative High School Mondays and Wednesdays (9 am - 2:30 pm) Closed for Lunch 11-11:30 If you are interested in volunteering, please follow this link: [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=i6djWRxKLkmDaJGx84yW2NF-Lu9638tLjGdX6ahuZ6pUNjBPVlo2MkVCNjRMQkNXUzNHVEVVWjk5RS4u] Seattle Council PTSA It's happening! The Walk-and-Rollathon is right around the corner! It will be a little different this year, but equally as awesome! This is a big fundraiser and community builder and we hope all families can be involved.
WHAT: GLES Walk-and-Rollathon Dragon Hunt WHEN: Monday October 5- Sunday October 11, with a kick off where your child can pick up their t shirt and info packet on Saturday October 3. *details to follow* HOW: With a spirit of adventure, fun and safety! Your family will receive one printed and named dragon per child. They will decorate that dragon and hang in a visible place in the GLES boundary OR along the Green Lake walking path. This could be on a utility pole, on your dog (during walks, of course), in your window or anywhere that is appropriate and can be spotted by passersby. Starting Oct. 5, you can run, saunter, jog, walk, ride your bike, or use your wheelchair to hunt as many dragons as you can! We ask in the spirit of sportspersonship that you don't use a horse or a car. This year we ARE allowing bikes! We also ask that you don't go out in groups of more than your family, wear a mask and wave hello to others you pass at a distance of 6 feet or more on your quest. WHY: To promote health, community and to raise money for the amazing GLES PTA. The PTA supports enrichment programs, supplemental staff and instructional assistance, among MANY other things. Supporters of our school can donate per dragon recorded or a flat amount. The link to the pledge page can be found here. If you would like to help, please reach out. I could use volunteers for preparation (packet stuffing) and on the Saturday of kick off. email development@greenlakedragons.org if you can help. Welcome back to school! The PTA has been hard at work this summer reformatting the majority of our programs and communication strategies to better fit with the new virtual school model. We have a lot of exciting changes and updates in store and we’re looking forward to connecting with you! The best and easiest way to support us is to join as a member. Membership gives you access to discounts and perks through the national PTA, but more importantly, it allows us to continue to provide the programs that we are known for. Additionally, a portion of the membership fee goes to the council, state, and national level to help support PTA’s at other schools. Click here to get started and thank you for supporting the Green Lake Elementary PTA! Golden Apple Award6/19/20 PTA also awards a special teacher with the Golden Apple. This award honors an outstanding educator at GLES. We cannot present this award in person right now but hope to have a celebration in the fall. This year we have chosen 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Lisa Merlin. Thank you Ms. Merlin! You guys are amazing! PTA is so grateful for the time and effort you've put into making this a strong and supportive community. Each year PTA honors a few departing people who've contributed a huge amount over the years as well as giving the Golden Acorn (super duper amazing volunteer of the year) award. Here’s a slide show honoring these amazing volunteers. Thank you! We received so many donations; big and small, and every single one made an impact. Green Lake truly is an amazing community and we are so proud to be a part of it! From all of us on the PTA board, thank you for hearing our call and stepping up. Because of you we were able to claim all of the anonymous matching dollars and raised a grand total of $40,711 in the last 6 days of our direct give campaign! Green Lake Rocks!!
Here are a few key dates as we wrap up the school year: Tuesday, June 2 @ 7pm Want to know more about where your donation goes? More about PTA roles? Join us for a virtual open house to learn more about all the different programs the PTA runs, open PTA roles*, and more! Please email ptapresident@greenlakedragons.org for zoom meeting credentials. Monday, June 1. Deadline to order a yearbook. Click here to order from Lifetouch. For our school code, please email ptapresident@greenlakedragons.org. Tuesday, June 9 @ 7pm Mark your calendars for our last general PTA meeting of the year! The zoom invite will be sent out to all PTA members a few days before. At this meeting we will vote in next year's executive board and budget. *We are still looking for a treasurer to serve on the executive board, as well as several other board and committee positions. If you or someone you know is interested, please reach out to Sarah at ptapresident@greenlakedragons.org. From all of us on the PTA board, thank you again for your support. Best Wishes, Amy, Sarah, and the rest of the PTA board This year the PTA has secured a $15,000 Matching Gift opportunity! Thank you for all the donations into our direct give fund so far! The PTA fills a key role in providing volunteer and financial support to our classrooms and we have only $40,000 to go. When we meet our goal, we will be able to not only meet our financial obligations for this year, but prepare for the unknown next year. To make sure we get the most out of this matching gift, the direct give will now end on Wednesday, May 20th. All donations, big and small, will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $15,000! This is an amazing opportunity to double the impact; donate here with PayPal or click below to give through our direct give campaign: This is the last general fundraising push of the year. The second round of the auction with the remaining gift cards is being postponed until the fall to give businesses more time to recover. While we have had to extend our fundraising timeline this year and ask more of our community than we normally would, our kids will benefit from our tenacity! The good news...this goal is attainable: If every family donates $60 to this final push, we will maximize this $15,000 matching gift and meet our goal to raise the last $40,000! Click the link below to donate for your family, and in the GLES community spirit, consider sponsoring a family who is struggling during these times by increasing your donation. We know that not all families can give at this level, but our community can do this! And we aren’t alone. It takes a village to raise a child so please share broadly with people you know who might be able to help — grandparents, aunts and uncles, close friends, neighbors, and more. Post on Facebook, send an email, let your loved ones know what they can do to provide that extra support at this time and help us get the $15,000 matching gift.
Did you get outbid on auction items? Have you been waiting for the perfect opportunity to chip in? Did you just plain forget about the auction and miss out? Donate those funds now and have them doubled! All PayPal donations and posted donations by check will count towards this matching gift. Thank you, GLES community, for your dedication to our school, your love and support of one another, and your resilience. We look forward to continuing our support of the teachers and students in the 2020/21 school year. Sincerely, Your PTA Board Members FAQ’s: Q. What do PTA funds pay for? The majority of our funds go to support critical supplemental staff which touches our entire student population like our school counselor, Ms. Schneider or our vocal music teacher, Auna Stewart. In addition, we: reimburse teachers for classroom expenses; provide grants for teachers to improve their classroom, partially fund a field trip or purchase computer programs like IXL; support professional development for our staff; and provide scholarships for after-school enrichment and tutoring so there is access for all. Q. Are donations tax deductible? Yes, and they may even be eligible for employee matching. Our Non profit tax ID is 0091-1442923 Q. How do I know if my employer will match my gift? Check your company’s intranet for details or contact your HR benefits department or community giving office. Also, please let our treasurer know by emailing treasurer@greenlakedragons.org. Q. I have more questions! Email Amy and Sarah at ptapresident@greenlakedragons.org
Tangible items currently up for auction include:
And finally, if online auctions aren't your thing, please remember you can always make a direct donation to the GLES PTA at anytime, in any amount, HERE. Please remember, every dollar made directly supports our PTA operating budget; supporting staff, services, and programs for our 2020/21 school year. It’s more important than ever that we support our school in any way we can, for the sake of our kids, staff, and GLES community at whole. Find answers to common questions here. Additional questions? Contact auction@greenlakedragons.org Please see attached information on school meal sites that includes the address and any specific pick up directions (provided in 6 different languages). Food sites will start operating Monday, March 16th. Please keep in mind, STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO GET A MEAL. A parent or caregiver can pick up lunches for the number of kids he/she has at home. The district is also working on a pilot program whereby bus drivers can deliver the meals along regular bus routes. We will send more information about this and more as we get it.
On the heels of the news that our school will be closed for the next 6 weeks, together with our PTA Board, we have made the decision to postpone our online auction.
Knowing full well the money we raise during this event directly affects the overall PTA budget for staffing, programs, and services for our 2020/21 school year, this decision was not made lightly, but we are also keenly aware that our GLES community is facing many uncertainties over the next few weeks. That said, we remain hopeful that the auction will proceed in the near future, as we look to minimize the overall impact on our budget for the next school year. Be on the lookout for communications once we decide our path forward. Until then, stay healthy and stay sane as you navigate the weeks ahead. All the best, Sara & Emily Auction Co-chairs Our annual auction is getting ready to kick off, and now’s the time to register!
Registration is free, and anyone can participate. We’ve got incredible items up for bid in every price bracket. Bidding starts this Saturday, so be sure to register now and check out the amazing spread our generous community has pulled together this year. Every single penny earned goes back into our school. Help us make this year one of our best yet! Register here. Peruse the auction catalog here. Find answers to common questions here. Additional questions? Contact auction@greenlakedragons.org Based on the latest guidance from King County we have decided to exercise an abundance of caution and cancel our annual in-person PTA school auction and redirect to an online auction. This was an incredibly hard decision, as the auction is by far our school's largest fundraiser. Our PTA budget is dependent on this funding to keep the services and experiences that make our school so special, beyond what our state is willing to fund, such as our full-time school counselor, music teacher, scholarships for enrichment programs and field trips, Islandwood 4th grade camp, assemblies, swim program, and more.
Still want to support our school? We have you covered and still need your support! Please continue to save the date of March 21. As we shift to an online auction, we still have an opportunity to take advantage of the hundreds of amazing donated items via silent auction, buy it now, parent and kid parties, teacher experiences, live auction, and direct give Raise the Paddle. An added incentive, there is no ticket required! Now EVERYONE in our school community will have the opportunity to participate and support our school, no matter how big or small. Stay tuned as we're hammering out details and will send more information next week. Already bought your tickets? You will receive an email with more details from the auction committee. But I'll miss meeting new people and spending time with GLES community at the Auction, what now? Our Green Lake Elementary community is core to who we are and what makes our school so special. As much as we'll be sad to miss our auction party, we are still committed to bringing our community together toward the end of the school year when it's a bit safer to gather large groups. This will be a fun party that you won't want to miss! We are counting on you to help with our fundraising efforts and we're proud of our school's courage for moving so quickly in doing the right thing to preserve the health, safety, and well-being of our community. TOGETHER WE ROCK! Sara and Emily GLES Auction Co-chairs Try One of the Greatest Sports on Earth - For FREE! WWFHA offers the only all-girl Try Hockey for Free sessions in the state! Sessions are designed by USA Hockey to give girls the opportunity to try the sport. All that is required is that you register, bring your own bike helmet and gloves/mittens. Skates, sticks and gear (while supplies last) will be provided! https://www.wwfha.com/try-hockey-free 
Roosevelt MC2 Girls Youth Lacrosse Clinic
Who: girls grades 3rd through 8th with any and all abilities of lacrosse. even brand new players! the mc2 clinic is brought to you by the Roosevelt High School girls lacrosse team and their awesome coaches! What: girls lacrosse clinic to improve your skills for tryouts, the beginning of the season, or to just try it out for the first time! When: Friday, February 28th, from 6:00-7:45 pm pst. registration starts at 5:45 pm. registration comes with a free Roosevelt lacrosse lanyard. Where: Roosevelt High School field, 1410 NE 66th st, Seattle, wa 98115. Cost: register and pay online $30.00. (or bring a check for $40 made out to roosevelt athletic boosters-girls lacrosse.) for more information and required waiver, please visit our website here. *scholarships available! please contact Renee Ruhl 206-850-1800 or rmruhl@windermere.com
Fifth Graders Wanted To Work Backstage for School Play
If your Fifth grader is interested in helping with this year's school play, please sign them up for any slots they can come to. Jobs available include:
The PTA needs your help! If you’ve ever considered volunteering for a role with the PTA, now is the time as we have several important roles that need to be filled. Many of these roles have a small time commitment and can be done without physically being at the school. Below is a short summary of open positions. Please reach out to Amy or Sarah at ptapresident@greenlakedragons.org with any questions or for more information!
Board Positions: Take a seat at the table! Join the PTA board and learn about all of the different things the PTA does for our school. Multi-Arts Chair – In charge of vocal music, artist-in-residence and 2-3 enrichment assemblies. The planning has already been done for this year so it’s a perfect time to learn the role with a minimal time commitment! Facilities Chair - Serves on the school safety committee as the liaison between SPS and PTA regarding safety and building issues. Attends periodic GLES safety meetings and PTA board meetings. All year long commitment but only a few hours a month. Volunteer Coordinator – Help lead the charge in finding volunteers for some of our biggest events! Our current volunteer coordinator has been in the role for many years and will work concurrently with the new person for the rest of the year – a perfect opportunity to get involved if you are new to the school! Non-Board position: Staff Appreciation – Help us show our teachers how great they are! This position organizes several staff appreciation lunches throughout the year. Generally the food is donated by parents and there is a small budget to help fill in any gaps in donations. The GLES tree sale nearly didn't happen this year. Our longtime tree farmer retired and we used a new tree broker referred to us by the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Growers Association. Last Tuesday we learned that despite our substantial payment in full for trees, we would not be getting any. Needless to say, it was a tough week tracking down the trees we rightfully paid for and figuring out how to get them to Seattle. We were not the only charitable organization affected by this broker. Here's an article about a Boy Scout group in California who had a similarly traumatizing Thanksgiving week! Read Here. Thank you for supporting our Tree Sale and for all of our amazing volunteers! Our tree selection is a bit different this year, but they are gorgeous and we are grateful for every single one of them! And now that we have our inventory on hand, it's time to continue working on getting our volunteer shifts filled. As a reminder, we're trying things a bit differently this year in that different grades are "assigned" different weeks in order to promote community among friends and classmates. However, please note, if your student's week doesn't work for your schedule, we would love to have anyone and everyone sign up for whatever slot does. SIGN UP HERE! Times are: * Grades K/1 Dec 1-7 * Grades 2/3 Dec 8-14 * Grades 4/5 Dec 15-21 (or when trees run out!) Questions, contact volunteers@greenlakedragons.com
Author, Kathy Siebel, will be visiting GLES tomorrow, 12/4. Kathryn teaches humanities at Billings Middle School in Seattle and works with elementary school students at the Green Lake School-Age Care Program. She has worked in educational publishing and as an English teacher and librarian and has an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The Haunting of Henry Davis is her second book for young people. She is also the author of The Trouble with Twins.
To learn more about Kathryn Siebel: http://www.kathrynsiebel.com/ Ms. Siebel will be at school on Wednesday, 4 December to talk to us about writing books and how she does it, to tell us where she gets her inspiration, and to answer our millions of questions! Books will be available for purchase at the event, so that your child can get a signed keepsake, personalized by the author. Order forms were sent home with your students or can be found in the front office. Prep for the 2019 GLES Tree Sale is underway! We thank you in advance for volunteering for this wonderful all school fundraiser! Please note that each week has been assigned grades but please pick what works best for your schedule!
SIGN UP HERE! Times are: * Grades K/1 Dec 1-7 * Grades 2/3 Dec 8-14 * Grades 4/5 Dec 15-21 (or when trees run out!) Questions, contact volunteers@greenlakedragons.com The PTA needs your help! If you’ve ever considered volunteering for a role with the PTA, now is the time as we have several important roles that need to be filled. Many of these roles have a small time commitment and can be done without physically being at the school. Below is a short summary of open positions. Please reach out to Amy or Sarah at ptapresident@greenlakedragons.org with any questions or for more information!
Board Positions: Take a seat at the table! Join the PTA board and learn about all of the different things the PTA does for our school. Multi-Arts Chair – In charge of vocal music, artist-in-residence and 2-3 enrichment assemblies. The planning has already been done for this year so it’s a perfect time to learn the role with a minimal time commitment! Facilities Chair - Serves on the school safety committee as the liaison between SPS and PTA regarding safety and building issues. Attends periodic GLES safety meetings and PTA board meetings. All year long commitment but only a few hours a month. Volunteer Coordinator – Help lead the charge in finding volunteers for some of our biggest events! Our current volunteer coordinator has been in the role for many years and will work concurrently with the new person for the rest of the year – a perfect opportunity to get involved if you are new to the school! Non-Board positions: Reader board – great for someone who is regularly at the school, maybe for drop off or pick up. The reader board is the big green sign in front of the school. It is updated with predetermined messages twice per month. Staff Appreciation – Help us show our teachers how great they are! This position organizes several staff appreciation lunches throughout the year. Generally the food is donated by parents and there is a small budget to help fill in any gaps in donations. Courageous Cross-Cultural Conversations
When: Tuesday, November 19th at 7p-9p Where: GLES cafetorium 2400 N 65th Who*: all adults are welcome (including those not involved with the GLES community) Why: We can all learn to be better communicators and listeners Note* This discussion is geared for adults only. Childcare will only be provided for GLES students. Description: Donald Felder, Delbert Richardson, Tilman Smith What happens when we find ourselves in the middle of a conflict with someone we are in community with? This workshop will focus on those instances when we feel deeply attached to our view points and have difficulty imagining and navigating differing perspectives. These moments can be especially challenging when the disagreements are cross-cultural and deeply connected to our realities and lived experiences. Borrowing from the work of Glenn Singleton and Cultures Connecting, and focusing on individual and collective values concerning school climate, Dr. Felder, Delbert Richardson, and Tilman Smith will provide a model for navigating these moments as well as opportunities for participants to practice new skills that can lead to desired goals for the school community. Individual retakes are tomorrow and we need 1-2 people to help facilitate from 8-10am. Please email volunteers@greenlakedragons.org for any questions or to volunteer your time!
It's that time of year and the folks at Tree Sale Central need YOU to help with Tree People (Lead) positions!! Join us Tuesday, November 5th, 6:30-8:30p at Latona Pub to sign up for shifts and learn about the super important role!! email TreeSale@GreenLakeDragons.org for more information or to let us know you are game!
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school infoContact Green Lake 2400 N. 65th St. Seattle, WA 98103 206.252.5320 Attendance Email or 206.252.5324 Principal Dr. Shelley Habenicht School Admin Jen Allen PTA Co-Presidents Sarah Lindner & Mandy Seever join the PTA
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