Get ’em while they are hot!  We have 350 tickets maximum.  You can buy a full table, a single ticket or a pair.  The auction committee will find a fun table for you if you don’t know who you want to sit with yet. We’re looking forward to gettin’ down with you all while supporting our school. Read more about the auction on our Auction Page.

Congratulations to Noirin Lynch, our January Volunteer of the Month. Noirin has been such a helpful volunteer at school.  We are so thankful to her contributions here at Genesee Hill.  When asked to comment on her contributions to our school, here’s what just a handful of folks had to say: “Noirin is amazing! She is always available and willing to go above and beyond whenever I’ve asked her for help. Noirin gives up her time

Join us a the Seattle Design Center on March 23rd!  Tickets go on sale on Friday January 11th and go fast. Join us for a raffle, silent auction, live auction, dinner, dancing and more!  Can’t make the auction or not able or interested in attending?  We still want you to be involved!  We’ll have an online auction for many items as well. Details to be announced.  But we hope you can make it in person

We have just added two new Robotics classes to the enrichment class schedule for Winter session. These classes will be offered on Wednesdays and taught by BEAM Experiences/Bricks4Kidz (beamexperiences.com). Jr Robotics K-2 (Wednesdays, 1:15 – 2:30 PM, $235/session – 9 classes): BEAM Experiences uses the popular Bricks 4 Kidz Jr. Robotics curriculum, teaching students how to turn their next LEGO creations into a robot, programmed to do exactly what they tell it to do! This

Don’t miss family game night  Play games and meet new friends at Family Game Night 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm December 7 in the cafeteria. Admission is free and you won’t want to miss the raffle prizes! Pizza, salad and sweet treats will be available for purchase. Help support our school and West Seattle Elementary by buying a game now for your own home or as a gift to the school. Wishlists by grade level are online! 30% of every

SAVE THE DATE! Enrollment for Winter enrichment and Study Club will open on Tuesday, December 4th at 7:00 PM. Winter enrichment classes will start on January 7 and run through March 22, 2019.  Study Club will also start on January 7 but will run through March 29, 2019.  Students enrolled in enrichment classes also have the option of registering for post-enrichment Study Club classes (March 25 – 29). Class schedules and descriptions can be viewed

Community businesses also play an important role in supporting our students, staff and teachers at Genesee Hill Elementary School.  Local businesses, many affiliated or owned by parents of our students, sponsor our school with monetary and in-kind donations.  This support goes towards the budget maintained by the PTA and is a critical part of our fundraising efforts. Check out this year’s sponsors as they will be featured on the right hand side of this website

Congratulations to Robin Lutton, our November  Volunteer of the Month. Robin is a doer!  Field trips, birthday bashes, passport.  If you put out a sign up genius request for volunteers, her name is probably on it.  Also she is a co-chair of the passport program. She’s passionate about environmental education and a person who authentically cares for all the children in our school that she comes in contact with. She is generous with her volunteer

Gather and discuss our school’s fundraising approach and how we use PTA Funds.   We committed to these interactive discussions when we started our Direct Give campaign this year, and the need for such discussions is clear given recent news articles about equity in PTA funding.  We strongly encourage you to come and participate in these discussions.   Please join the PTA Board, Principal Kischner, and fellow GHES parents to learn and share your thoughts. Please

“Direct Give” is our simple, straightforward annual fundraising campaign during which we ask families and the community to contribute towards our annual fundraising goals of $360 per student. The best way to donate is through Kindful online: More details on Direct Give and the fun activities happening during the campaign can be found here.