Marlow Monday Message
Monday, November 6th, 2023
Gooooood Evening Marlow Families!!!
It was another gorgeous weekend out there, so I hope everyone was able to enjoy it after an active Halloween week! Last week's highlights include: first graders enjoying a wonderful trip to VanWingerden Greenhouses, a successful Marlow Family Book Club Night on Thursday evening, and recognizing over 170 3rd - 5th graders for A-A/B Honor Roll on Friday morning. It was a great week!!
We are all looking forward to the 4-day week, with Friday being Veterans Day. A reminder that there is no school for students or staff on Friday, November 10th. For all of those who are currently serving in the military, or who have served, we honor you. Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and bravery.
This week, students across all grade levels are involved in One School, One Book - an initiative where every class reads the same book, and do different activities at their level to engage further. The book we are reading is titled Oval Man, by Mary Davis. Ms. Davis is a former Marlow Drama/Music teacher that retired several years ago. Students will be playing Book Bingo all week long, as well as a few dress up days during the week.
Tomorrow, we celebrate the Cosmos with Cosmic Day! Students are encouraged to wear their sparkles, stars, and moons to school. On Wednesday, author Mary Davis will be at school speaking to students about her book and the book writing process. On Thursday, students will enjoy a Cosmic Snack of Moonpies and Star Crunches. We are looking forward to a great week!
In this week's Marlow Monday Message:
NEW STUFF!!!!
- Marlow's Annual Turkey Trot Food Drive - Starts today!!
- Veterans Day Ceremony - Thursday, November 9th
- Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
- Fall Scholastic Book Fair is next week!
- GMES Spirit Night @ Papa Johns in Mills River
- Marlow Yearbooks on SALE!
- Electronic Devices (i.e...SmartWatches)
- Make-Up Picture Day
- Thanksgiving Lunch for K-2 parents
- Important Dates to Remember - UPDATED
old stuff....
- It's a bird. It's a plane. No - It's LOST AND FOUND!
- School lunch
- Morning and Afternoon Reminders
- 2023 - 2024 HCPS Traditional School Calendar
- Follow us on Instagram!!
With Marlow Pride,
John Hart
Principal
ππ΅ ππ΅ NEW STUFF!!! ππ΅ ππ΅
Marlow's Annual Turkey Trot Food Drive starts today!!!
Glenn Marlow Elementary School is once again hosting a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Food Drive, to help our BackPack families during the holiday season.
For Grade Level specific item information, please see the information below.
KI: Green beans/canned cranberry sauce
G1: Stuffing and instant mashed potatoes
G2: chicken broth
G3: mac and cheese
G4: Canned sweet potatoes
G5: cornbread and biscuit mix
Collection began today, November 6th. Our goal this year is 600 items, and the Turkey Trot Drive runs through November 17th. Collected items can be dropped off in the big turkey boxes that will be out in the hallways, or in front of Homeroom classrooms.
If you have other ideas for outreach at our school, or you would like to continue helping BackPack Bunch, please contact school counselor, Rachel Malmgren at 654-3225, or email Patricia Saunders at anneran@gmail.com. Thank you so much!
Veterans Day Ceremony - Thursday, November 9th
We would like to invite any Veterans, or relatives of Veterans, to the ceremony, beginning at 8:30am, Thursday morning.
Any parents of the Marlow K-Kids members are invited to attend as well.
We are looking forward to this special day, and want to thank Ms. Jan. Clark, Ms. Lisa Malaquin-Prey, and Ms. Hadley McCutcheon, our K-Kids faculty sponsors, for leading this ceremony.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Marlow Community, we have a LOT going on the week of November 13-17. We rely on our wonderful volunteers, so we would appreciate your help to make all the events of this busy week a success for our school!
Tuesday, 11/14 - Make-up Picture Day:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FAFAA2FAB9-45438804-makeup#/
Thusrday, 11/16 - K-2 Thanksgiving Lunch:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FAFAA2FAB9-45838883-thanksgiving#/
11/13-11/17 - Book Fair:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FAFAA2FAB9-45438349-gmebook#/
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
The Fall Scholastic Book Fair is next week...
Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair will be at Marlow Elementary November 13-17th, each day from 7:45 am to 3:30 pm. All students will be visiting the book fair during Media Specials time, and will be able to buy books, do activities and games, and have fun!
There are a few ways you can shop at the book fair:
-You may send cash or check with your child the day they are scheduled for Media Specials
-You may create an e-wallet for your child using the site: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html
-You may come to book fair with your child during the school day!
Join us for Book Fair Family night on Tuesday, November 14thh from 5:30pm - 7 pm. Bring the family to visit the book fair and encourage a love for reading.
All purchases benefit our school and help purchase books and technology for the Media Center and classrooms. Thank you for all your support and see you at the Book Fair!
GMES Spirit Night @ Papa Johns in Mills River -- NOV. 14 / 15
Marlow Yearbooks are on SALE!!
Here is the direct link to order your child's yearbook:
Or, you can use the QR code that is displayed at the school on the yard sign at the front entrance. It is also below:
Electronic Devices (i.e...Smartwatches)
We want to remind all our parents and students that the use of cell phones and other wireless devices (i.eβ¦SmartWatches) for non-instructional purposes are against HCPS Board Policy Code: 4318 Use Of Wireless Communication Devices.
Policy 4318 states that βthe board recognizes that cellular phones and other wireless communication devices have become an important tool through which parents communicate with their children. Therefore, students are permitted to possess such devices on school property so long as the devices are not activated, used, displayed, or visible during the instructional day or as otherwise directed by school rules or school personnel. Wireless communication devices include, but are not limited to, cellular phones, electronic devices with internet capability, paging devices, two-way radios, and similar devices.β
School employees may immediately confiscate any wireless communication devices that are on, used, displayed, or visible in violation of this policy. School administrators may, at their discretion, confiscate wireless communication devices and return confiscated devices only to the studentβs parents.
Please review this with your child, as we are seeing an increase in the use of these personal devices, which are becoming a distraction to the school day. If you need to communicate with your child during the school day, please call the school or contact your childβs teacher.
Make-up Pictures
Thanksgiving Lunch Invitations for K-2 Parents
K-2 parents - If not done already, please send your invitations in TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 7th.
Don't worry 3-5 parents....You all will be invited to our Christmas lunch. A date for the Christmas lunch has not been confirmed yet. Stay tuned!
Important Dates to Remember - UPDATED!!
- November 9 - Veterans Day Ceremony - 8:30am
- November 10 - Veterans Day Holiday - No school for students or staff
- November 13 - 17 - Fall Scholastic BooK Fair
- November 14 - Make-up Picture Day
- November 14 - Family Night @ the Book Fair (G3 Musical performances as well)
- November 14/15 - GMES Spirit Night @ Papa John's Pizza in Mills River
- November 16 - Thanksgiving Lunch in the Cafeteria (K-2 parents invited)
- November 22 - 24 - Thanksgiving Break - No School for Students
ππ΅ π OLD STUFF....ππ΅ π
It's a bird. It's a plane. NO - IT'S LOST AND FOUND!!!
With these chilly mornings and warm afternoons, our Lost and Found is growing exponentially!!
We ask students frequently to please make sure that they are keeping track of their jackets, sweat shirts, hats, water bottles, and everything in between during the course of the day.
Parents - Best practice is to be sure that your child's name is written somewhere inside the clothing.
Parents are free to come anytime to look through our Lost and Found, located by the Gym entrance. Thanks so much for your help.
School Lunch
We also enjoy having our parents, grandparents, and younger siblings come and join us for lunch. Whether it be a special occasion or just a time to come and enjoy lunch with your child, please remember that we do not allow parents to bring in outside food from local or chain restaurants into the cafeteria to give their child. Instead, we encourage you to buy lunch at school with your child and enjoy it with them.
In advance, thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Morning and Afternoon Reminders
**TRANSPORTATION CHANGES** - Parents - Please be sure that you are notifying your child's HR teacher if there are any PM transportation changes. If a change must happen during the school day, we ask that you call the office (before 2pm if possible) to ensure that we get the message to both the teacher and student.
Do not use the Class DoJo app (or any other Social Media app) to make a transportation changes for your child. Please call the office, and we will see students get to the proper method home.
**FOR BOTH THE AM / PM (..on Butler Bridge Road)** - We would like to ask our Marlow families please be "good neighbors" to Aletheia Academy Childcare next door and leave their entrance "unblocked" during drop-off and pick-up. This will allow their families, staff, and any emergency vehicles, if ever needed, access in and out of their center. They will appreciate this kind and thoughtful courtesy very much. Thank you!
**FOR PM CAR RIDERS** - Parents - Please be sure you have the neon green car rider signs displayed in your windshield when picking up students...(You are doing a great job of this!)
Also, please stay in your car, or next to your car, when students are dismissed to walk. We promise, we will get them to the right car, and if we have parents wondering the parking lot and sidewalk, it can create a safety issue. Thank you for your help with this.
2023 - 2023 HCPS School Calendar
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Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School
Email: glennmarlowelementary@hcpsnc.org
Website: https://www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/mar/
Location: 1985 Butler Bridge Road, Mills River, NC, USA
Phone: 828-654-3225
Twitter: @marlowmustangs