When you shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/91-1252753 on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or ANY day, Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Genesee Hill PTA. Learn more about the program here. Bookmark the link today!

At last night’s PTA meeting, our Tech Specialist Brock Wuth shared tips on understanding how to keep our kids safe online. If you missed it, his presentation can be downloaded here. Thank you, Mr Wuth, for sharing your insight on how to navigate this ever changing landscape!

We’ve spent the day getting ready for the book fair and  – WOW! – it’s going to be amazing! Book fairs are a great way to build an incredible home library and support your school library! All proceeds are used to buy new books for our school library. Come by the book fair before or after your conference or in the evening with your family! Students are more than welcome to stay in the library

Venue and time change! Due to an overwhelming response for the December social, it has been moved to the Genesee Hill auditorium. This event will be a dessert potluck. Look for a Sign-Up Genius inviting you to bring your favorite dessert to share with our community! And the theme? Well, dust off those caps, hats, and head gear, because we’re having a hat party! Whatever you use to cover your crown, it’s time to put it

One of the largest science-based, educational learning conferences is coming to Seattle in March of next year. The 2017 General & Special Education Conference: Brain-Based Science, Learning & Achievement-Pre-K through 12th Grade will be held at the Washington State Convention Center on March 8, 9, and 10, 2017. Twenty-four, full-day courses will be offered on a variety of topics by some of the “giants” in educational research. Courses are designed for general education teachers, special

Does your child love to play chess? Join other Genesee Hill chess players to form a team to compete in the Fall Chess Tournament on November 19 at Broadview Thompson Elementary. Sending a team makes the event more fun, plus it qualifies Genesee Hill to potentially home a school trophy!  Entry fee is $16/player  (scholarships available) and the early registration deadline is November 9th.  Please contact Chau Pho Tung to register for the tournament.  More

For Direct Give, Enrichment Programs, or other opportunities where you may pay by check, please remember to make your check payable to: Genesee Hill PTA   Questions? Email vicetreasurer@geneseehillpta.org.

Seattle Special Education PTSA will be hosting a meeting Tuesday, November 1st, from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the John Stanford Center. Special guest speaker, Greg Abell of Sound Options Group will be joining us to talk about positive conflict engagement. Sound Options Group contracts with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Department of Early Learning (DEL) to provide Mediation for parents, school districts, and service providers working under the IDEA. Why

I want to take a few minutes to address the heartfelt concerns raised this week by our fifth grade cohort about our Fall Festival plans for Friday. This cohort is the keeper of the traditions we fostered at Schmitz Park, and they lead us in helping to create a new vision for our new school. The comments that parents have shared on this topic have ranged from focus on communication and decision-making, the importance of

As part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement process, SEA and SPS agreed to add 20 minutes to the school day in 2017-18 and provide one hour per week of teacher collaboration time. To meet this agreement, our school schedule will be affected. The QUICK survey found on this page is a great way to make your opinion known. Please fill it out by October 21 to have your voice heard.