The Gator Tales
The weekly staff newsletter for Glenwood Elementary School
Week of November 12
Welcome New Gators!
Mariah Khanna will be a new ESL teacher working with students in grades K-2. Laura Negron is going to be a new PALS teacher. All will begin on November 13th! Show them some love!
This week at Glenwood
Tuesday, November 13- Fall Make Up Pictures
Friday, November 16- Football Friday
Upcoming Important Dates and Events
Monday, November 12- Veterans Day Schools Closed
Wednesday, November 14- Report Cards Issued
Tuesday, November 20- PIRATE DAY
Wednesday, November 21- GATOR BOWL
Wednesday, November 21- Adjusted Dismissal
Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23- Thanksgiving Holidays Schools closed
Special Weeks in November
Grateful Gators!
Kudos to all the teachers for putting so much FUN and thought into those virtual learning day videos. They were amazing and so entertaining!! Alexa Ambrose
Kudos to Nancy Munson for making time to come visit some of my struggling kiddos going through the SRT process. Your effort is so appreciated!! Kudos to Carol Karpovich for always being a smiling face and having a positive attitude! Kudos to the 3rd grade team for all of the laughs at the end of the day!! Kudos to Mrs. Suber for pairing up with my class and allowing some of my kiddos to come read to your class. They loved it. Corie Olenych
KUDOS to all teachers for making it through the first quarter!!! KUDOS to Barb Kimpan for helping us plan out an awesome Pirate Day activity! Kelli Medina
Kudos to Brittany Howell for helping me process an idea over the weekend! Thank you to all of my 4th and Kinder teachers for being so flexible and so open and overall amazing! You all seriously make my job so much fun! Thank you to all of our Admin for always being so encouraging and supportive! Your kind words help us get through the day! Tina Repa
KUDOS to Dina Dreistadt, Sarah Staie, and Kathy Long for being my technology lifesavers! Paula Gee
Kudos to Tammie for working with 2nd grade! She bravely agreed to try some math with the Blue Bots! Huge thank you to Fargo for always keeping the GL straight with objectives! To Paula Gee for pushing herself to become a tech master! Great big shout out ot our 4th grade buddy class and Mrs. Larson for being so cool and working with us to storytell through Google CS coding! Giant thank you to MaryKay for just being her awesome self! Kudos to Mrs. Haws for working with some of the Super Gators during word study!! We all learned something today! Dina Dreistadt
Kudos to Teri Ennis and Tammy Hogan for a great job collecting data for SRT interventions/meetings this week. While it takes a lot of work, data really helps paint a clear picture to parents. Thanks for your hard work! Jenn Haws
Mary Kay we are so lucky to have your support! Thanks for all you do and always with a smile and encouragement. Kudos to Michelle for keeping 2nd grade focused and on track. Your hard work is appreciated. Diane Dykes
"Kudos to everyone who has been so supportive through this exciting time in my life! I have truly felt part of the Gator Family :)" "Kudos to Mrs. Merce for her AWESOME donations of Art books to the Art Department!! They are very much needed and appreciated!" Allison Harder Allison Harder
Kudos to Marykay and Nicole for being so supportive and helpful. Symphony Keatts
Kudos to our AMAZING administrators for being so supportive and encouraging all of the time. I appreciate all that you do! Kudos to Tina Repa for always knowing how to brighten my day! Also, Kudos to her for coaching the cheerleaders for the Gator Bowl in a few weeks. You are a rockstar! Kudos to all of our wonderful teachers/faculty/staff here at Glenwood for making me feel so loved and encouraged as I prepare to welcome my baby girl into the world. I cannot wait to send you all pictures of her! From Tara Pfeifer
Thank you Pam Jones for getting our SCA food drive message out to families, and for all your other help! Jen Malit
Thank you to the staff for a warm welcome to Glenwoood! Grace Colombara
Happy Birthday!
NOVEMBER
Johnson, Donna November 13
Acorn, Angelique November 22
Parker-Lewis, Joan November 29