The Gator News
A Publication of Glenwood Elementary
Happy New Year Gator Families!
The year is half way over already. Can you believe it!? We have had quite a 2020 so far. Snow days and holidays and LID day have made for a crazy month of January. We are excited to be moving into 2nd semester refreshed and ready to learn.
We are continuing our character theme of Warmth into the month of February. Kindness Matters. Being kind and showing warmth is something that we all need to remember and to practice. Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17th. This is also a day off from school to honor Presidents Day. Take time to spread a little love and do something kind for someone else. Remember, random acts of kindness are only random for those who receive kindness. Those who spread kindness do so with thought and purpose. For ideas to celebrate RAK week, click here.
The month of February is also an opportunity to celebrate Black History. Last month we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. . At this fun assembly, students taught each other about six different civil rights leaders; presenting art, poetry, music, and song. The common theme was Chose to ACT for what is Right. There are so many opportunities to learn more about and celebrate Black History in our area this month. Click here to discover.
There are many things to celebrate here at Glenwood as well. This month we will hear our 1st graders sing about ladybugs. We continue to engage in our new science curriculum, Amplify, to design solutions to problems and learn about how things in our natural world work.
We also will celebrate student success and set goals for the rest of the year at our Spring Conferences, February 24-28. It is important to focus on student growth. Our iReady data celebrates student success on their journey toward meeting their typical growth goal as well as their stretch goal. There is no magic number, just progress toward a goal. Click this read to discover more positive ways you can help your child succeed at school.
Together we are learning and growing every day. It is a beautiful thing to see a child discover their strengths and shine on their learning journey. Thank you for your continuing partnership with us as we grow our Gator brains and hearts.
Jen Johnson
Principal
Music Concerts Are Coming
Each grade level will be having their own concert on their own night here at Glenwood. We already had the 2nd grade in December and the next one up is the 1st grade on Wednesday, February 5th at 6:30pm.
The following are the concert dates for the remaining grade levels:
3rd grade - March 18th at 6:30pm
Kindergarten - April 29th at 6:30pm
5th grade - April 30th at 6:30pm
4th grade - June 4th at 6:30pm
Each grade level will send home additional information for their concert as it gets closer!
Dates can also be found on our calendar on the website!
BOX TOPS HAVE GONE DIGITAL
Download the Box Tops for Education app, find Glenwood Elementary and scan your grocery receipts! Remember to scan within 2 weeks of your purchase! It is as easy as that! Regular Box tops are still being collected as they can still be found on some items so feel free to continue sending them in! Glenwood just received a check for a little over $500 for the Box Tops that were collected from March-November 2019! Cha ching!
The yearbook committee is working hard to prepare for another great yearbook! This cannot be done without your help! They are looking for photos of after school sports, school events, 1st day school pictures, field trip pictures, etc. Please send any photos that you have taken to gator.yearbookpics@gmail.com.
Glenwood's Upcoming Events!
Drama Club - 3pm
GNN Club - 3pm
2/5
ASB Meeting - 8am
1st Grade Music Concert - 6:30pm
2/6
Drama Club - 3pm
2/7
Early Release @ 1:35pm
2/11
Drama Club - 3pm
GNN - 3pm
2/13
Sahara Pizza Night
Drama Club - 3pm
2/14
No School
2/17
No School - President's Day
2/18
Drama Club - 3pm
GNN Club - 3pm
2/19
PTA Meeting - 7pm
2/20
Drama Club - 3pm
Report Cards home in Thursday Folders
2/21
Popcorn Day
Early Release @ 1:35pm
PTA Movie Night 6:30pm
2/24 - 2/28
Conference Week - Early Release EVERYDAY at 12:30pm
2/27
3rd Grade Field Trip to Village Theatre - Everett
3/11
McDonald's Night - 5p-8pm
3/16
PTA Meeting - 3:30pm
3/17
Little Viking Band Day - 5th Graders to LSMS
3/18
3rd Grade Music Concert - 6:30pm
3/19
Kindergarten Orientation - 6:30pm
Sahara Pizza Night
3/30 - 4/3
Spring Break
4/15
PTA Meeting 7pm
4/16
Sahara Pizza Night
4/29
Kindergarten Music Concert - 6:30pm
4/30
5th Grade Music Concert - 6:30pm
5/14
Sahara Pizza Night
5/18
PTA Meeting - 3:30pm
5/25
No School - Memorial Day
5/27
Science Fair
6/4
4th Grade Music Concert - 6:30pm
6/16
5th Grade Promotion - 1:30pm
Sahara Pizza Night
Sahara Pizza Night is coming up on Thursday, February 13th! Please help support this fundraiser by ordering pizza for dinner! For every order placed, Sahara Pizza will donate $3 to Glenwood Elementary! That money is used towards scholarships for field trips. Every class with 5 orders or more (Kindergarten with 4 orders or more) will WIN a Pizza Party!
Thursday, Feb 13, 2020, 04:00 PM
Lake Stevens, WA, USA
Lost and Found
Please be sure to check the coat rack for any lost coats! We donate to a local charity each month as we don't have room to store all of the lost coats! Please note that if a student's name is on the coat, we will do everything we can to return it to the student!