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About Garfield Elementary School
We are looking forward to a wonderful 2018-2019 school year at Garfield Elementary. This year we are joining the prestigious Turnaround Arts program. We are one of 27 schools in the state of California selected to participate in this wonderful opportunity. The goal of this program is to provide an array of arts education services and resources designed to increase opportunities for success, build an extended community and raise the visibility of achievements of all of our students. Every Garfield student (K-8) will participate in weekly music instruction from a certificated music teacher. Additionally, our teachers will be participating in professional development focused upon the integration of arts across the curriculum. Every student will have the opportunity to develop his/her artistic talents through visual arts, music, theater or dance.
In addition to our focus on the arts, we will continue to develop our focus on Balanced Literacy. During Writer's Workshop, students will develop their skills in the craft of writing as they create individual pieces in the genres of narrative, opinion and expository. During Reader's Workshop, students will have the opportunity to improve their reading skills with the use of leveled libraries and reading of texts at their individual levels.
During 2018-2019 we will continue our implementation of the NGSS standards. Students will have multiple opportunities to develop inquiry questions, research and experiment across a variety of science topics. Everyone will participate in hands-on interactive science opportunities within their classroom.
About our PTSAAb
Garfield's Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA) engages parents, faculty, students, and staff in a creative collaboration that boosts the energy and optimism that keeps our school a first choice among Seattle Public Schools. We are affiliated with the Seattle Council PTSA and Washington State PTA.
The PTSA has been Garfield's most enduring school support organization. Besides the source of volunteer energy in the classrooms, the PTSA also contributes almost $200,000 in annual giving for school projects, and provides political advocacy for enhanced district and state funding for education.
With over 1,600 students, 130 faculty, and a host of volunteers, Garfield is a big and busy place! On our PTSA website, you will find many tools to help you navigate the building, including the school handbook, the eBark (PTSA's newsletter), the website, and e-mail updates.
To know more about the PTSA, please check the below link:
https://garfieldhs.seattleschools.org/school_involvement/ptsa