Introduced at the PTA meeting on 9/22, Genesee Hill is participating in the RULER program this year. This program, from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, is designed to enhance social-emotional literacy in staff, students and their families. Classes have already begun working on creating their charters, which is the first step. For more information about this curriculum, see the RULER site and overview, this Seattle Public Schools page and this article from Education World. You may also contact

Back by popular demand, we have just added two days of Wilderness Awareness classes.  The slightly shortened session will run from from Monday, October 3 – Wednesday, December 7, 2016.  Classes will be offered Mondays for 3rd-5th grade (9 classes) – $150/session and Wednesdays for 1st – 5th grade (7 classes) – $115/session. Class will run for 2 hours from 2:15 – 4:15 PM and take place in Schmitz Park.  Wilderness Awareness instructors (many of

Registration is now open for Early Dismissal Mandala Coloring Camp to be held on Wednesday, September 28, from 12:15 PM – 2:15 PM. The camp is open to grades K-5 and will be taught by local teaching artist Adam Lee Allen-Spencer of High 5 Arts (the same company that offers the popular Watercolors after school enrichment class).  Join us for a relaxing afternoon of coloring Mandalas – from Darth Vader to Shooting Stars to Butterflies

We are pleased to announce that we have enough dedicated staff (and interest) to offer Afternoon Study Club for the rest of the school year, including on early dismissal days and gap weeks between enrichment sessions. Registrations for the Fall session of Study Club (September 26 – December 16, 2016) will be accepted here starting on Tuesday, September 20th at 7:00 PM, and will remain open until the session starts or all spots are filled.

Registrations for Fall 2016 enrichment are now being accepted through Friday, September 16 at 5:00 PM.  More information on classes offered, days/times/fees, and how to register can be found under the Enrichment tab Questions? Contact the Enrichment Coordinator at enrichment@geneseehillpta.org

Our annual Genesee Hill-ville Carnival will be held on Friday, September 16th from 5:30pm-8:00pm. This annual event is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new ones and rejoice in our community being back together at school. Plus, we’ve got some of the best Seattle food trucks joining us, including Ezells Fried Chicken, The Grilled Cheese truck, Dante’s Inferno Hot Dogs, Wicked Pie Pizzas, Full Tilt, and Jamba Juice. In addition, our

The Genesee Hill Walking School Bus program is off to a robust start! Over the summer we were able to coordinate eight (8) routes to serve the school’s new walking area. At this time, walking school bus routes run before school only. If you would like to join a route, please consult our current map. This map shows the meeting places for each route as well as the captain/coordinator for each. If you live in close

Due to an overwhelming amount of interest from families, we will be offering an initial two-week Study Club session from September 12 – 23, 2016.  Students will have the opportunity to have a snack, do homework, read quietly, play board games, and play outside (weather permitting). Study Club hours will be from 2:15 – 3:45 PM and the cost will be $15/child per day. Study Club will be run by Catherine Prezbindowski. Catherine has over

Class assignment lists have been posted. Swing by the main entrance of the school to find out what classroom your student is in! For the first day of school, remember: Grades K & 1 are on the first floor Grades 2 & 5 are on the second floor Grades 3 & 4 are on the third floor

This year, classes will be dismissed at 2:05pm, 40 minutes earlier than last year. To serve families who need a later pick-up time after school, we are considering offering an Afternoon Study Club during the first two weeks of school – just until Enrichment classes begin on September 26. If there is enough demand, the Study Club would continue year round. We have tentative staff available for this, and now need to know the interest. Study