Arctic Blast
Glacier Ridge Elementary School 11.08.19
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
We truly enjoyed our visit from author Candace Fleming this week. She was able to present to each of our grade levels and also attended our Glacier Ridge Reads Wednesday night. Thank you for all who attended!
We very much value your feedback and ask that you please take the time to complete the 5Essentials survey for Glacier Ridge. There is more information provided below. We will have computers available to take the survey during Parent Teacher Conferences, as well.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Jacobsen and Mrs. Adams
October Polar Paw Award Recipients
Outside Fun
Outside Fun
5Essentials Survey
This fall, students, staff, and parents across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the eighth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials survey. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about our school. The parent survey (available in English and Spanish) is now open and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. One survey may be completed and submitted for each child by either parent. We hope you will take this opportunity to provide us with your feedback. To access the survey, please visit http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/.
We truly appreciate you taking the time to fill this out for us!
Share Bear
Polar Bear Players Presents....
The Health Office Needs Your Help
All that being said, if your child has outgrown sweatpants or leggings, feel free to drop them off to the health office! Thank you!
Butter Braid Fundraiser - Coming Next Week
Coming Soon: PTA Book Fair - Volunteers Needed
The fall book fair is coming soon to the Glacier Ridge LMC! Come support our school and encourage a love of reading - books make great Christmas gifts! Dates and hours will be as follows:
Wednesday, 11/20: 9am-2pm (preview day for students) and 4:30pm-8pm
Thursday, 11/21: 11am-4pm
Friday, 11/22: 11am-4pm
Monday, 11/25: 12pm-8pm
We also need volunteers to make the book fair run smoothly! If you would like to help, please click here to sign up. New this year -- volunteers get 20% off of their book fair purchase! Please remember that all volunteers in the building during school hours will need to complete the application and background check on the D47 website.
Please Vote for Daniel!
Please click on the link below to vote for our Glacier Ridge student to be Artsonia's Artist of the Week. Voting is open through Saturday, November 9th. His picture is shown above. Great job, Daniel! We are so proud of you!
Parent Teacher Conference Scheduling - Closes Nov. 18
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held in November. Our teachers are excited to share your student's progress thus far, as well as the goals they have for continued progress. (Remember we want your student present at conferences to share their achievements and goals.)
This year's conferences will be held:
Wednesday, November 20th 5:00pm-8:00pm Monday, November 25th 12:00pm-8:00pm
Tuesday, November 26th 8:00am-11:00am
Please log in to ParentVue and choose CONFERENCE from the left hand menu to choose a day and time that works for you and your student(s). (If you have more than one student you will have to select each student separately to choose a date a time for a conference.) Your response will be automatically submitted to the teacher, while at the same time marking that time slot filled. (The time slots visible when you login are the only time slots currently available.) If you need to change the time of your conference, log back in to ParentVue, choose CONFERENCE, un-select your current time which will then allow you to choose a new time. (Parent Teacher conferences CANNOT be scheduled using the ParentVUE app. Parents must log in via the Web browser.)
If you would like to have an encore (Art, LMC, Music, PE or STEM), speech, reading teacher, or social worker included in your conference, please contact your child's homeroom teacher so she can make arrangements for that individual to be present.
Please contact your teacher or the main office if you have any questions or concerns.
Candace Fleming Book Orders (Due date Nov 19)
Our author visit from Candace Fleming was such fun and we are so glad so many families were able to join us for a very special Glacier Ridge Reads.
There is still time to order a Candace Fleming book for your student. The order form is can be found at this link: http://bit.ly/GRFlemingOrders Forms and payment are due by 11/13/19. Checks can be made out to Glacier Ridge PTA. Questions? Email gwjohnston@d47.org. Thank you
Community Harvest Food Drive Continues Until November 19th
District 47 is proud to support the Crystal Lake Food Pantry and looks forward to participating in the 2019 Community Harvest Food Drive. The food drive will run from 10/28-11/19. The pantry provides more than 100,000 pounds of food each year to local families and relies on community support during the month of November to stock its shelves.
Most wanted donations include sugar, flour, paper goods (paper towels, toilet paper), fruit, ramen noodles, crackers, cooking oil, jelly/peanut butter, mac and cheese, and canned pasta meals. Monetary donations are also appreciated; checks can be made payable to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry.
Donations will be accepted at all D47 schools, Wehde Early Childhood Center, and the CORE Center through November 19th. D47 schools appreciate any and all donations and are excited to be involved in this annual tradition and important community event!
Upcoming Important Dates
November 11th - Butter Braid Fundraiser Begins
November 14th - Polar Bear Players Parent Meeting
November 18th - Parent Teacher Conference Scheduling Closes
November 18th - GREO, Georgio's in Crystal Lake
November 19th - Community Harvest Food Drive Ends
November 20th - Early Release / Parent Teacher Conferences Begin / PTA Book Fair Begins
November 22nd - Spirit Day: Flannel Friday
November 25-26th - Parent Teacher Conferences / No School
November 27-29th - Thanksgiving Break, No School
Glacier Ridge Elementary
Email: jmjacobsen@d47.org
Website: https://www.d47.org/grs
Location: 1120 Village Road, Crystal Lake, IL, USA
Phone: (815)444-4850
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlacierRidgeD47
Twitter: @GlacierRidgeD47