Events at North Beach
It is a proud tradition for North Beach PTA to host fun and enriching events every year to bring our students, families, and community together. North Beach Staff also run annual events, and sometimes the PTA helps support school events.
This list of annual events gives you a sense of the calendar at North Beach. The dates are typically scheduled at the beginning of the school year, and are subject to change. Please refer to the Upcoming Events page and Konstella for actual dates and event information this year.
Fall Events
Popsicles on the Playground/ Meet your teacher
(day before school) - Popsicles on the Playground: Students and families can come meet their teacher and see their classroom from 3:00-4:00, then enjoy a popsicle and catch up with friends outside on the playground afterward. This event is a collaboration between the school and the PTA and is a great transition from summertime to school days that the kids and parents look forward to every year.
Curriculum Night (school/non-PTA event)
Students and their families are invited to North Beach for an evening event to hear from the Principal, meet the staff and teachers, and tour the school. Students typically lead their parents on a scavenger hunt through the school where you can see the classroom, learn what the kids are working on, meet the specialists (Art, PE, Music, Library etc. PTA also on hand to answer questions. Typically last week of September.
Walk, Bike, Roll [to school] Day
Our school participates in Walk, Bike & Roll Day and encourage students and families who can, to leave the car at home - or even a few blocks away - and kick off the morning with an active commute. We'll have a special mid-week bike bus and the PTA puts on a celebration with coffee and light snacks at the South end school gate before the bell. However you move, we can't wait to celebrate Walk, Bike & Roll Day together!
Fall Garden Party
Join the PTA and volunteer garden committee to tidy up the garden and get it ready for winter. Activities may include weeding and mulching, planting spring bulbs, and picking up litter around the school. Snacks provided.
The PTA has a limited supply of garden tools for you to borrow. Please consider bringing some tools to share.
Harvest Carnival
Fall themed party at the school with carnival games, Photo Booth, pizza and costumes! The costume contest and treat walk are always a hit, as are the fortune telling teachers in the kindergarten rooms. Don’t miss this fun tradition!
The Big Give
Annual Fund Drive for North Beach Elementary. The Big Give is BIG because our community comes together to make a BIG impact. Your support touches classrooms and playgrounds, and funds staff and student programs that would otherwise not exist.
This is Us Night
Join us Thursday, November 12, from 6:30-7:30 PM for This Is Us Culture Night, a fun and meaningful evening celebrating the people, traditions, and experiences that make our school community special! This Is Us Night is our newly reimagined Culture Night, where students and families can share a culture, country, family tradition, or even a favorite hobby or passion. For this year’s event, we took time to reflect on how to make the night welcoming and meaningful for families. By reimagining Culture Night as This Is Us Night, our hope is to create a space where every student and family feels invited to share, whether that’s a cultural background, a family tradition, a hobby, a passion, or an experience that matters to them. Families are invited to host a table sharing something meaningful to them. You could share a country or culture, family traditions, favorite foods, music, crafts, languages, travel experiences, hobbies, sports, gardening, nature, community service, or stories about your family or neighborhood. Tables can include photos, displays, hands-on activities, or small demonstrations, whatever feels right for you! Students are also welcome to sign up to perform music or dance in small groups throughout the school.
Want to participate? Sign-ups will open the first week of November! Share what makes you YOU as we learn from one another, make connections, and celebrate all the things that make our school community unique.
Classroom Fall Parties
In-class parties to celebrate the season, coordinated by class parents with their teachers.
Tree of Good Cheer
It's the most wonderful time of the year! The winter holidays are filled with wonder and excitement, but it can also be a challenging time of year. The Tree of Good Cheer is a long standing North Beach tradition where we support North Beach families and families in our community during the winter holidays. Gift-givers can choose to give/donate through the PTA: $30 Amazon Gift Cards, $75 Grocery Store Gift Cards, unlimited discretionary support. As part of our Good Cheer spirit, we will be hosting a Bundle Up Winter Gear Drive for Mary’s Place! Bring in new or like new hats, gloves, scarves, mittens, and coats for all ages.
Winter Events
Movie Night
Movie night in the cafeteria - like a giant sleep-under with all your friends.
Potluck style food and snacks. Last year’s K-pop Demon Hunters sing-along was a huge hit.
Stem Day/Night
The Pacific Science Center's Science on Wheels program is coming to North Beach on Tuesday, February 3rd! All classrooms will take part throughout the day. There will be a live science show, educators visiting each class individually, and a pop-up exhibit. After a full day of Science on Wheels, keep the fun going, by bringing the family to STEM night. Activities suitable for all ages include:
Robots, robots, and more robots
Earthquake shake table
Rocks and minerals under a microscope
How to code a pet robot
A Seaglider that collects data from the ocean
And much more!
Classroom Valentines Parties
In-class parties to celebrate the changing season, coordinated by classroom parents with their teachers.
Talent Show
The North Beach Talent Show is back! This is a volunteer-run event, where students have the opportunity to participate in a performance act or enter a visual art project. See information sheet for more details and how to enter. All Seals are invited to submit an entry to perform a 90 second act OR to submit a visual art to be displayed during the event.
Spring Events
The annual Auction
Spring Garden Party
(typically planned around Earth day in April)
Join the PTA and volunteer garden committee to tidy up the garden and get it ready for spring. Activities may include weeding and mulching, planting new plants and picking up litter around the school. Snacks provided.
The PTA has a limited supply of garden tools for you to borrow. Please consider bringing some tools to share.
Recycled Art and Music Night
Please join us for our Upcycled Art & Music event! It will be a fun and creative evening where students, families, and staff members will have the opportunity to turn recyclables into works of art and musical instruments, and enjoy time together as a school community.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Bike to School Month
Seattle celebrates Bike Everywhere Month in May, organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club in partnership with Washington Bikes. Participants can join the Bike Everywhere Challenge, either solo or as part of a team, and compete for weekly prizes. Awards are given to the teams that log the most miles during the month.
Syttende Mai Parade
Walk with North Beach in the Syttende Mai Parade in honor of Norwegian Constitution Day. We will pass out candy, ride our scooters (helmets recommended), and share the opportunity to be the Seal Serpent! Wednesday, 5/13 after school come craft a Seal Serpent Scale and Viking Helmet. If you are unable to attend, kits will be available to take home 5/6.
Global Reading Challenge
The Global Reading Challenge is a reading incentive program for 4th and 5th graders enrolled in Seattle Public Schools. Students form teams and read selected books, then take part in a trivia competition. After reading books since November teams compete to answer questions about the books, first at their school, and then at a regional trivia competition against other schools. In Spring of 2025, one of North Beach’s teams, the Lotus Library, competed at the Semi-FInals and proudly came is second place. Congratulations Lotus Library, we are proud of you!
Literacy Night
The same week as Global reading challenge and includes author readings at school, and a book fair in the library that kids can attend during the week and in the evening with their families.
End of Year BBQ
PTA provides burgers and hot dogs, families are asked to bring a dish to share. Typically at Carkeek Park
Field Day
(Last day of school) end of school year celebration featuring a variety of outdoor games, contests and activities to build teamwork North Beach playground.
5th Grade Promotion
Celebration of our rising 5th graders during the day at school. Only families of 5th graders, along with the school are invited.
Walk the Halls
New annual North Beach tradition of "Walk the Halls" when seniors in High School who attended our elementary school come back in their cap and gowns to literally walk the halls, play on the playground, and even have a story read to them by Ms. Niemeyer in her kindergarten classroom. The current students get to see the graduates and even play games with them during recess.