Arctic Blast
Glacier Ridge Elementary School 11.15.19
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
Early this week the Regional Office of Education (ROE), along with the CL Fire Department and District 47 Operations department conducted our annual life/safety inspection. We are proud to report that all were impressed with Glacier Ridge and gave us an excellent rating.
We would like to give a big shout out to Mr. Miguel for clearing the unexpected snow and ice. Thank you for keeping everyone safe.
Have a great weekend and stay warm.
Mr. Jacobsen and Mrs. Adams
Snow Much Fun!
Polar Bear Players are proud to present... The Jungle Book
Brrrr! At least the snow is fun!
Help us celebrate kindness with Glacier Ridge kindness spirit wear. For more information click the link above. Orders are due Nov. 17th.
Community Harvest Food Drive Ends Next Week
Donations are still being accepted to help stock the food pantry. 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. Our donation box is only half full, can you help us fill it? Collections end November 19th. We appreciate your generosity.
Share Bear
Butter Braid / Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Our yummy Butter Braid fundraiser has begun! Butter Braid pastries are available in these delicious flavors: Apple, Strawberry Cream Cheese, Cherry, Cinnamon, and Cream Cheese, plus a Caramel Roll! Cookie dough is also available.
They start off frozen, and really small. When you decide you want to bake one, you set it out on a tray, usually before you go to bed. They need 10 hours to rise and DOUBLE in size! You then bake for 20-30 minutes, then drizzle on the frosting. The Caramel Roll has similar baking instructions, with an added step of slicing the pastry into rolls before letting rise.
Order forms went home with students Monday, Nov 11th. Please take orders from friends and family members, and remember to stay safe. NO UNSUPERVISED DOOR-TO-DOOR SELLING.
You will collect $14 for each butter braid and 16.00 for each cookie dough sold as you take orders. Order forms and money are due on December 2nd. Delivery will be on December 12th from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. All of these dates are printed on your order forms.
Our school will earn $5.60 from every item that is sold.
Please reach out with any questions to amandamerritt48@gmail.com (this is also printed on your forms.) We are looking forward to yummy treats and further supporting our students with the money raised. Thank you for your participation.
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.
Parent Teacher Conference Dinner
Parent Teacher Conference Scheduling - Closes Monday!
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.
Polar Bear Players are proud to present, Disney's The Jungle book
Make sure you have turned in an audition form to Miss Wyman by the dates of the tryouts. Click here if you still need a form Jungle Book Audition Form
If you are interested in being apart of publicity, set or stage crew look for more information to come in December.
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
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!
Upcoming Important Dates
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