Arctic Blast
Glacier Ridge Elementary School 03.18.22
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
We've had a fun week here at GRS. Yesterday our youngest learners were surprised that the building was visited by leprechauns and that they may have to go back to the drawing board to redesign their traps for next year!
We would like to thank our PTA and families for the special treats at our annual potato luncheon. Don't forget to join us for our next PTA meeting on April 5th to learn about the other things that will be happening in the near future here at GRS.
Next week we look forward to a productive academic week as we gear up for Spring Break. Please remember that the Illinois Assessment of Readiness state testing window opens on Monday for grades 3-5, however, we will not begin testing until after we return from break. Read your child's classroom communication closely to know when their class will be testing in language arts and math.
Enjoy the weekend,
Mr. Jacobsen and Mrs. Reinhardt
Art Room News
Alumni Scholarship
6th annual Sodexo Future Chef Competition - Deadline Extended to March 25th
District 47 and Sodexo are partnering again this year to host the 6th annual Sodexo Future Chef Competition. The culinary contest is open to all D47 4th and 5th grade students. The goal of the competition is to help educate kids about healthy eating habits and inspire a love of cooking. This year’s culinary contest theme is FAVORITE MEAL FROM A BOOK OR MOVIE. To enter, interested 4th/5th graders should submit a recipe with this form to foodservice@d47.org. The deadline to submit recipes is Friday, March 25, 2022.
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El Distrito 47 y Sodexo se asocian nuevamente este año para organizar la 6.ª competencia anual Sodexo Futuro Chef. El concurso culinario está abierto a todos los estudiantes de 4.º y 5.º grado del D47. El objetivo de la competencia es ayudar a educar a los niños sobre hábitos alimenticios saludables e inspirar el amor por la cocina. El tema del concurso culinario de este año es COMIDA FAVORITA DE UN LIBRO O PELÍCULA. Para participar, los estudiantes interesados de 4.º y 5.º grado deben enviar una receta con este formulario a foodservice@d47.org. La fecha límite para enviar recetas es el viernes 25 de marzo de 2022. Visite el sitio web del Distrito 47 para obtener más información.
2021-2022 Yearbooks
You can start to capture memories and order your 2021-2022 Glacier Ridge Yearbook!
To purchase and customize your yearbook, please go to www.TreeRing.com/validate. Then enter our school’s passcode: 1013872192942816. The deadline to order and customize the two free custom pages is April 22, 2022. The yearbook price is $20.00.
For more information on purchasing a yearbook, visit: https://bit.ly/gryb2022
For more information on designing the 2 free custom pages, visit: https://bit.ly/grybpages
SUPER Library Volunteers
Super Readers
Has your child entered reading activities to earn prizes yet? Students earn rewards for reading through Friday, April 8 by entering reading activities online using this form: https://bit.ly/polarbearsuperreaders2022. Participation prizes will be given for the first reading activity, and every reading activity earns a raffle entry for SUPER prizes!
If you've already been counting reading minutes, start logging minutes online. Students who log 400 minutes of reading before March 31 will earn a personal pizza from Pizza Hut. Students who log 400 minutes of reading before April 8 will earn a Kane County Cougars ticket on Saturday, May 14 @ 6:30 PM OR Friday, May 27 @ 6:30 PM. Students who completed the "Winter Break Reading Bingo" board, can get a complimentary ticket to a Chicago Wolves game. Bingo boards and Wolves Game order forms (on the back) were sent home with every student in December and can be printed from here: Winter Break Reading Bingo/Chicago Wolves Ticket Order Form Call or mail in the Wolves Game order form for free tickets for every child that completed BINGO. Game dates continue through April.
Dual Language Meetings
Families interested in enrolling their kindergarten student in the dual language program for the 2022-2023 school year must complete the following in order to be eligible for the lottery:
Attend an informational meeting. These were held virtually on February 3rd and February 8th.
Complete the dual language application by Friday, March 25th. The application is available in English and Spanish and is located on the District 47 website.
Register your child by Friday, March 25th.
For more information about the dual language program, along with the lottery system process, please visit https://www.d47.org/Page/543.
Upcoming Important Dates
March 21st - Board of Education Meeting 7 pm
March 25th - Sodexo Future Chef Contest Entries Due
March 28th - Spring Break Begins
April 4th - Classes Resume after Spring Break
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