 Join Jen McCormick, clinical director at the Healing Center Seattle, in a 2-part series hosted by the Green Lake Elementary PTA.
April 8th and 22nd from 6:30-7:30pm. Adults only, please. Pre-register for the link at: socialjustice@greenlakedragons.org  We did it! Not only did we hit the fundraising goal, we surpassed it! We received so many donations in response to our call for help and we remain eternally grateful to be a part of this amazing community. Thank you for helping us to fund additional school staffing, student scholarships, family support, classroom reimbursements, library books, and so much more.
Now that we are finished fundraising for the general fund, please be on the lookout for a survey to help us plan our budgeting priorities for next year. This has been a year unlike any other. Despite the overwhelming stress, change, worry, and fear, our community has held strong, lifted each other up, and inspired us all to get through this beast of a year together. Now that the return to school is approaching, the PTA acknowledges that the decision to return carries many mixed emotions and we fully support and respect the choices each individual will make. We will continue to support our kids and our educators, whether in our building or staying remote. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Green Lake.  The final, direct ask fundraising campaign for our general PTA fund is happening for one week only, from March 17th to March 24th. Because we cannot gather for an auction this year, this is our last chance to hit our fundraising goal, and we need your help! Donate here.
Although this year has been anything but typical, the bulk of our budget has still gone to supplemental staffing, teacher supply reimbursements, the library, family support, and Social Justice and Equity. Did you know that SPS does not provide guidance counselors for most elementary schools? Please help us continue these important programs for next year. Multiple your donation! We have a donor willing to match your tax deductible donations (dollar for dollar) until we hit our goal. Please take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to close the gap and fund our students' programs. While a $75 donation per family will get us to our fundraising goal, donations of any amount and truly appreciated. Every dollar counts! For those who qualify, don't forget to submit your donation for an employer match and make your dollars count even further. Donate here or via Paypal here. Checks payable to Green Lake Elementary PTA can be dropped off at the school. But don't stop there. We also need your voice! SPS is facing major funding shortfalls this year. Join us in advocating for the state to fully fund all Seattle schools. "Fund Our Schools" postcards and instructions are available to pick up at the school. Your voice is important!  Please join us for our next PTA general meeting, Wednesday, March 17th at 7pm. Our focus this month is on school funding. Come learn where our PTA dollars are going, and how to advocate for more state spending on education. School staff will be speaking about the Professional Development training paid for by PTA funds last spring. We will also be discussing our current advocacy campaign to encourage legislators to fully fund our schools – we need everyone’s voice!
*Check the Dragon Newsletter for the Zoom link*  Green Lake students are learning about density, acids and bases, and different kinds of chicken nuggets in the Virtual Science Fair! See what your friends are working on and submit your video by March 21 at Flipgrid.com. Ask your teacher or room parent for the Join Code.
Click here for all details. Contact Kim Decker, PTA STEM Committee Chair, with questions: kimberlybdecker@gmail.com  School funding in our state is currently in a dire situation. The funding gap all of our schools are facing is unprecedented, and our students are likely to suffer the consequences. There are bills currently proposed to address that, but we need your help to help make these bills the law. The PTA has supplied FUND OUR SCHOOLS postcards, available to be picked up at the school, along with a printed sheet of information about the current legislative bills and representative contact information (in link below). Please pick up a few to write to your representatives ASAP - let them know that school funding is important to everyone in our district. *Click the file below to read more about these bills and for the representative's contact information. 
 Seattle Schools Visual & Performing Arts/The Creative Advantage secured funds for schools to purchase instructional materials for visual arts programs. We were able to use these funds to purchase additional art supplies creating individual Art Totes for each GLES student. Ms. Hammer and Mr. Salcedo will instruct your student on how to use the items in the Art Tote as soon as next week!
The supplies are ready for pick-up in the school covered entryway starting today, Wednesday Feb. 24th, during the following times:
*We are hoping all totes will be picked up by March 5th.*  We can’t meet for STEM Night this year, but we can still share our projects, experiments, and research from home in a Virtual Science Fair. Submit your video by March 14 at Flipgrid.com. Please ask your teacher or room parent for the Join Code.
The final product will be a Flipgrid page that all Green Lake students and teachers can access to watch and learn what their peers have discovered! You can comment or ask questions of other presenters, just like at STEM Night. Participants will be entered to a raffle for prizes!
Choose your Topic or Question:
Dig in to your Topic:
Recording your Video:
Submitting your Video:
Check out the Flipgrid page for video examples! Contact Kim Decker, PTA STEM Committee Chair, with questions: kimberlybdecker@gmail.com  The Drama Dragons are back in Action and this time the casting call is open to all ages and schools!
We will be changing actors every scene to minimize in-person interactions so there are lots of parts big and small for all. We are casting ALL AGES (with priority given to 5th graders and then 4th graders from the last film project). So get a friend or 2 together and do a scene from "The Princess Bride" and have fun performing again. Time Commitment: Each scene will have 1 or 2 Zoom rehearsals in March, will meet once in April on location (in masks) for in person blocking rehearsal and possible costume fitting and then will film over 1 or 2 days on location in May. The film will have a summer release if all goes well. So if you are in only one scene it is a 4-5 day commitment with the time being less than an hour except the film day which might be longer. The cost is $150/student, $100 for siblings. Please register here by March 1st. Check out the script link here List of parts link here **For Green Lake Families: If the cost presents a hardship for your family please contact familysupport@greenlakedragons.org for scholarship assistance.** The last film, Adventures of a Comic Book Artist, was a huge success! If you haven’t already, donate here to view it! Contact Molly Goldman molly.goldman@gmail.com with any questions!
Green Lake Elementary's new playground isn't done yet, and we're just a few weeks away from our fundraising deadline. We've raised over $170K since September and need just another $50K by April 1st to get our ADA ramp and accessible hillside play structures in time for the new school year.
Please share this message with your friends, family, neighbors, and workplace. Tell everyone to visit our GoFundMe page to learn more and donate today! Contact Douglas at playgroundcomittee@greenlakedragons.org with any questions.  Looking for a fun activity to do during Mid-Winter Break? Look no further! This worked so well during winter break we are offering it again! Join us daily at 12pm to watch a movie with other GLES students! Parents, please enter your email information in the Form link here or below to be included on the distribution list for secure movie links.
Schedule: Monday 2/15 - Turbo (PG, 1hr 36min) Tuesday 2/16 - A Shawn the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (G, 1hr 26min) Wednesday 2/17 - Muppets Most Wanted (PG, 1hr, 49min) Thursday 2/18 - Latte and the Magic Waterstone (TV-Y, 1hr 22min) Friday 2/19 - Puss in Boots (PG, 1hr 32min) Note: Chat will be monitored and if unkind or inappropriate content is used, the movie will be shut down. Please follow up with your kids on expected behavior. Please enter your email in the below form to be included in the secure distribution list! https://bit.ly/3ryeRml Email Jennifer at NewFamilies@greenlakedragons.org with any questions!  Dig into Science, Engineering, or Math and get ready for the 2021 Virtual Science Fair! In early March, students will be invited to submit a short video describing a project, experiment, or question they investigated. These videos will make up our 2021 Virtual Science Fair, since we can't get together in person this year. All students in K-5 are welcome to participate. Teams are okay - just stay safe in your pods or bubbles. All types and scopes of project are encouraged - the only requirement is to be curious about something and dive in to figure it out! Did we mention there will be prizes?
*For more info contact Kim @ kimberlybdecker@gmail.com  There's still time! Show your Green Lake school pride by purchasing some awesome new GLES apparel and other fun Dragon items. Ship directly to your home or pick-up at the school in the large group order. Sale ends Sunday February 15th so get your's now!
Contact Jen Seibert spiritwear@greenlakedragons.org for more info. There will be 2 Virtual Tour/Open Houses starting Feb. 3rd (10:00 am) and tomorrow Feb. 4th at 5:00 pm. These will also be recorded and posted afterward for those who cannot come. This is a good opportunity to learn more about our school, which is especially helpful if you have an incoming kindergartner next year. Enrollment for new students (including kindergarten students) for 2021-22 started Monday, January, 4, 2021. Open enrollment for School Choice will
be February 1-19, 2021. *You will need to RSVP to these events. GLES New Student/Family Tour RSVP. The final date for school choice is Feb. 19th.
 If you weren't able to pick-up your t-shirt yesterday - no problem! They will be available starting tomorrow and all of next week at the office during office hours (Mon-Thurs 8-2:30pm and Friday 8-1:00pm). Swing on by and get yours!
Just like last year, the PTA's Social Justice & Equity Committee will be sponsoring the cost of these t-shirts for all students, teachers, and staff to wear during Black Lives Matter at School week, which is Feb 1-5, to ensure we can all stand in solidarity. For those who are able, willing, and wanting to make a donation toward offsetting that cost -- We thank you in advance. You can donate to the SJE committee here: greenlakeelementary.schoolauction.net/fundraisers2020/sje Looking to learn more about the national movement, Black Lives Matter at School Week, and its origins right here in Seattle Public Schools? Take a look here. And feel free to reach out to socialjustice@greenlakedragons.org and equity@greenlakedragons.org with questions or pick-up timing conflicts. -GLES PTA Social Justice & Equity Committee
Thank you to everyone who attended the PTA meeting last night. For those who were not able to attend, the meeting minutes including all questions asked of our two district representatives, Dr. Concie Pedroza and Sherri Kokx will be posted sometime next week. If you have additional questions for Dr. Pedroza or Ms. Kokx, send them to secretary@greenlakedragons.org and ptapresident@greenlakedragons.org . We will be sending all remaining questions to Dr. Pedroza and Ms. Kokx on Monday and will share their responses when available.
As we’re looking ahead to a possible return to the classroom for K-1st graders, the PTA would like to call your attention to the District administered Pulse Survey results. The district sends out a survey every year in the spring to assess the climate in each school. This year because of remote learning, they did a “pulse” survey in the fall to assess how remote learning was going. Results were published on their website in December. The link is here if you’re interested in checking it out. https://www.seattleschools.org/district/district_scorecards/school_surveys. To view Green Lake’s results, click on “See survey results in Panorama portal”, then click on “104 schools” and scroll down to Green Lake. From here, the tabs at the top allow you to cycle through students, teachers and staff, family members, and all respondents. Clicking the green “Explore” button after each category of survey questions allows you to view the individual questions for that category. You can also change the year in the top right corner to view results for prior years. This survey did not go out in the spring of 2020 due to the unexpected switch to virtual learning, however it will be administered again this spring. Please take the time to give your feedback when the survey comes around again. Thank you! Sarah and Mandy  The Green Lake Elementary teacher-designed Black Lives Matter t-shirts are back, just in time for Black Lives Matter at School week in early February! Your GLES student(s) can each receive one t-shirt at no charge. Families can pick them up at school on Wed, Jan. 27th between 11 am and 2 pm. We will have an assortment of sizes available.
Just like last year, the PTA's Social Justice & Equity Committee will be sponsoring the cost of these t-shirts for all students, teachers, and staff to wear during Black Lives Matter at School week, which is Feb 1-5, to ensure we can all stand in solidarity. For those who are able, willing, and wanting to make a donation toward offsetting that cost -- We thank you in advance. You can donate to the SJE committee here: greenlakeelementary.schoolauction.net/fundraisers2020/sje Looking to learn more about the national movement, Black Lives Matter at School Week, and its origins right here in Seattle Public Schools? Take a look here. And feel free to reach out to socialjustice@greenlakedragons.org and equity@greenlakedragons.org with questions or pick-up timing conflicts. We stand together against racism and hate, and we're committed to an equitable education and a welcoming community for all our students. -GLES PTA Social Justice & Equity Committee
 Is your student interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math? Join us to plan this year's "STEM Night", our annual Science Fair celebration at Green Lake Elementary. We are excited to re-envision this year's event as a remote "asynchronous" project, compiling students' videos of their research or experiment into a video montage for the entire school community to enjoy. We will need help in planning, coordinating communications, encouraging students participation, compiling and editing videos, and managing prizes for student participants.
Join us for the Planning Meeting this Friday (Jan. 15th) from 5-5:45 to get things started! Contact: Kim Decker - kimberlybdecker@gmail.com - for more info.  There will be 2 Virtual Tour/Open Houses starting Feb. 3rd (10:00 am) and tomorrow Feb. 4th at 5:00 pm. These will also be recorded and posted afterward for those who cannot come. This is a good opportunity to learn more about our school, which is especially helpful if you have an incoming kindergartner next year. Enrollment for new students (including kindergarten students) for 2021-22 started Monday, January, 4, 2021. Open enrollment for School Choice will
be February 1-19, 2021. *You. will need to RSVP to these events. GLES New Student/Family Tour RSVP. The final date for school choice is Feb. 19th.  Please join Dr. Habenicht for this week’s Coffee and Connect (Wednesday, January 6th at 8:00 am).
Our main topic is technology issues, but if you have other questions or concerns, feel free to bring them. We really value your feedback! *Please refer to the GLES Weekly Newsletter for the Teams link. |
general pta meetingsAll are welcome!
The 3rd Wednesday every other month 7-8pm Check the calendar to view the dates join the PTAschool 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 
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