Tired of your usual board games?  Come join us on Thursday, March 1st at 6:30 in the gym for family game night!
Blue Highway Games will be hosting this event featuring fun, educational board and card games.  It will be a relaxing, fun, free evening and a chance to try out some new games.

(Games will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds donated to GLES.)

We will need 6-8 parent volunteers to help run the game tables, so if you are interested in helping out, email kara at kmattaini@comcast.net

PTA Treasurer needed ASAP

Make a meaningful contribution to the Green Lake PTA as co-treasurer. This is a great way to work with the parents and teachers at Green Lake and guide decisions on the future of the school. Co-treasurer will work with the board and the second year treasurer to track and guide the finances of the school.

The open position is for the remainder of this school year and the next. PTA board meetings occur monthly. Experience with Quicken or Quickbooks is a plus. For more information, please contact PTA co-presidents Kelly Crow, kellycrow@msn.com or Lisa Hofferber, lmhofferber@gmail.com.

PTA Nominating Committee forming

Are you interested in joining the PTA Nominating committee, which will nominate a slate of parents to fill elected positions on the PTA, such as president, secretary and treasurer. Three PTA members are needed to serve on this committee. The time commitment is short and nominations will be made in the spring. For more information, please contact PTA co-presidents Kelly Crow, kellycrow@msn.com or Lisa Hofferber, lmhofferber@gmail.com

There's still time to join North Central Little League boys baseball and girls softball for the 2012 season. Ages 5 to 18. Registration ends on March 1, 2012. Details available at http://bit.ly/vL0xTi

We will be in the pool from 11 to 12 and on deck enjoying a potluck lunch from 12 to 1.

Remember to bring a swim suit, towel and a snack food to share!

NO NUTs Please. 

Students must be accompanied by an adult.  The cost is absolutely FREE to all Green Lake Elementary families.  Hope to see you there!

NCLL is a Double Goal league, which means competing/winning is important, but we also focus on creating a positive, character-building experience. Our focus on using baseball as not just a sport, but as a venue to learn about life and make friends has proven successful and we are excited for the upcoming season. We are also offering an “all girls” track at a younger age level.

For more information and to register, please go to the NCLL website.

Hello Friends of Olallie Garden,

This weekend our Garden Club and some hearty volunteers will be prepping the garden for the delivery and install of our Public Sculpture Main Entrance pieces.  We will have them installed on Monday December 19th which will give them a few days to settle in before the kids come back from break.

Our pieces are metal representations of Native American berry picking baskets.  In our wonderful Seattle weather they will rust out to a beautiful reddish brown.  There will be two "baskets" that will be positioned strategically at the main path to draw visitors into the garden.

Our baskets were created by local metal artist Tom Flood and we are thrilled to be adding this finishing touch to Olallie.

Regards,

Green Lake Garden Club

Please review the attached flyer for the upcoming LOC visit. If you have students with an organic brain impairment that impacts their reading ability (dyslexia, CP, MS, etc) the LOC may have equipment, services and materials for them. We invite teachers and parents of impacted  students to attend this information meeting on Jan. 4th (3:15 in Library) to preview the program and register our students child. 

Donna Gallagher
Librarian
Green Lake Elementary School

Looking for an opportunity for your child to get some exercise this winter?

Join One on One Basketball at Green Lake Elementary for After School Hoops®, an ideal introduction to the most dynamic sport in the world.   Our instructors will not only teach your child athletic fundamentals through progressive drills, engaging cardio and fun competitions, but we will use these fundamentals as a platform to teach life-skill lessons that reinforce positive attitudes about effort, respect, cooperation and self-control.  After School Hoops® makes three guarantees: your child will learn, sweat and have fun!

K – 2nd Grade: Wednesdays 3:10-4:10
Dates: January 11 – February 29
No Class on 2/1, 2/22
 
3rd – 5th Grade: Fridays 3:10-4:10
Dates: January 13 – March 2
No Class on 1/27, 2/24
 
Cost: $60 for 6-week program
 
Please make checks payable to Green Lake PTA
and place in the After School Hoops folder by the mailboxes in the Main Office.

Registration form included as an attachment.
Do not delay signing up. Space is limited.
Questions? Contact ChristinaPetrie@hotmail.com

www.1on1basketball.com

After School Hoops® is a weekday afternoon basketball program for aspiring young players.

The one hour instructional sessions combine fundamental skills instruction with organized team competition with the goal of providing an enjoyable and educational after school athletic event. Developing players benefit by improving their individual skills such as passing, dribbling, shooting, rebounding, and defending while, at the same time, learning how to work within the framework of a team.

Boys and girls of all skill levels are encouraged to join. One of the many merits of After School Hoops® is that it provides school children with an organized after school event at which they can learn, socialize, and most of all, have fun. Parents and teachers often express concern that idle and unsupervised after school hours provide too many negative temptations for their children. Using athletics as the vehicle,

After School Hoops® provides children with an opportunity to improve their overall physical fitness, develop sportsmanship and athletic integrity, and gain an understanding of the game of basketball.