Welcome to Friends of Thurgood Marshall Elementary!

Welcome to the Friends of Thurgood Marshall Elementary (FTME) website.  We are a non-profit organization of parents, teachers and staff members who strive to support the intellectual, social and emotional needs of all our students and families.  We support our students, staff and families through community building events and fundraising efforts needed to support our many programs.

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3/23 Spring Enrichment Starts Today!

Just a heads up that Spring Enrichment at TME starts today, Monday, 3/23. Teachers have a list of afterschool activities and know where students will be headed afterschool. Please send your child with a nut-free snack. For those of you picking up your child, please pick them up promptly at the TME front door at the end of their class. A volunteer will be waiting to open the front doors at TME for you. I have also sent attendance rosters to YMCA for students headed to YMCA after class.

FTME is looking for a new Enrichment Coordinator for next year (26/27 school year) to make sure all of these awesome enrichment activities will continue to be available! Please email Zach if you’re interested: zstednick@tmlink.org

(photo above) Lego Robotics class, Spring 2026 Enrichment

3/16 Highly Capable Info Session, 4-5pm

Please join Principal Julie Breidenbach on Monday, 3/16, 4-5pm in the Library (enter thru front door and go upstairs) to learn more about the Highly Capable (HC) at Thurgood Marshall. Families have until 3/31 to opt their HC eligible children into Thurgood Marshall from these attendance areas: Hawthorne, Montlake, McGilvra, Stevens, Lowell, Madrona, Leschi, Bailey Gatzert, Beacon Hill, Thurgood Marshall, Kimball, and John Muir. The deadline to enroll at Thurgood Marshall for Highly Capable is 3/31/26. More info on the SPS website.

3/13 Pie Night

Annual Pi Day Pie Potluck! 
Thurgood Marshall Elementary Cafeteria
Friday, March 13th 
6-7:30pm 

Join us for some silly math, fun and games and… pie!
Bring your favorite pie to share and maybe a math joke or two!

(photo above) Delicious pies, including a Pi Pie, at Pie Night, 2026

School Counselor Appreciation Week

This week, we celebrate and thank our incredible school counselor, Ms. Matsui, for the care, guidance, and steady support she provides to students every day. School counselors help students navigate challenges, build confidence, plan for the future, and feel seen and supported academically, socially, and emotionally.