Arctic Blast
Glacier Ridge Elementary School 01.16.20
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
This week and next week are shortened due to the Institute Day tomorrow and celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Remember too that Wednesday the 22nd is an Early Release Day. Even with this time off the students have been working hard as we work around district testing. Please check your child's classroom communication for specifics of all the wonderful things going on.
Don't forget about Glacier Ridge Eats Out this evening at Colonial Cafe beginning at 5.
Have a great long weekend.
Mr. Jacobsen and Mrs. Adams
Making airplanes with Miguel - Step 1
Making airplanes with Miguel - Step 2
Ready to Fly!
FUN FAIR - Saturday, February 8th
Volunteering Opportunities - The Fun Fair does take a LOT of hands to run. We're still looking for 30 Volunteers to help run the fun fair games for the kids on Sat. Feb. 8th! 19 volunteers are needed 11-1pm and 11 volunteers are needed 1-3pm! Please consider volunteering a couple of hours of your time to ensure it's continued success. Sign up on line or download a form to secure your volunteer time slot.
Cake Walk - The cake walk has been a fan favorite for years! Please consider helping to ensure everyone leaves with a yummy treat. Click this link for details on calk walk donations.
Fun Fair Tickets - Avoid the lines and get right to the games by purchasing your tickets or wrist bands in advance. Click here to download an order form.
Crystal Lake Friends of the Gifted Big Book Blast Sale is coming January 24th and 25th!
It is that time of the year when we ask you take some time and go through your bookshelves and book collections to see if you have any great books you are ready to donate to support a fabulous fundraiser! All gathered books need to be sent in to Glacier Ridge and placed in the shopping cart by the front doors so they can be part of the sale. We need all donations by Thursday, January 16th.
Once these books are all collected, they are sorted and then sold in a fantastic book sale at the end of the month - January 24th and 25th - in most cases for only $1 per book! This book sale is the biggest fundraiser CLFOGE (Crystal Lake Friends of Gifted Education) has each year and the money raised helps support District 47 schools and outside activities to challenge all our children. Whether you donate or not, you can find some wonderful new reads at the sale on Friday, January 24th (9 am - 7 pm) and Saturday, January 25th (9 am-4 pm) at the Algonquin District Township Hall located at 3702 Route 14 in Crystal Lake.
If you have any questions, contact Ms. Thomas glthomas@d47.org. Please help us to both raise money and help yourself acquire some great new reading choices at prices that can't be passed up!
Jungle Book Cast and Crew
T-shirts forms and money are due January 28th. Dvd forms and money are due February 7th. All checks need to be written out to District 47. If you have any questions feel free to email Miss Wyman ewyman@d47.org
Cast January Schedule Cast Calendar View T-Shirt Form DVD Form Crew Calendar
Blast OFF with Reading!
Glacier Ridge Reading Incentive
December 16, 2019-January 31, 2020
Our Blast OFF With Reading! Incentive has been going great! Lots of forms have already been turned in! Students can either read themselves or be read to by someone else to earn prizes. Here is a brief explanation and links for more copies:
There are two parts of our Reading Incentive--a Bookmark (to count reading minutes for earning tickets to community activities)
and Bingo Boards (fun reading activities that earn CHANCES to win prizes).Extra bookmarks and Bingo Boards can be found in the office, library, and hallway bulletin board. Links for printing at home can be found here:
Bookmark= http://bit.ly/2020BlastOffBookmark
Bingo Board= http://bit.ly/2020BlastOffBingo
Minutes can count for Glacier Ridge, Crystal Lake Public Library, AND Six Flags Great America (sixflags.com/books with Glacier Ridge School Code UMDVD). ALL Bookmarks and Bingo Boards are due by January 31, 2020.
Questions? Contact Nancy Dougherty (ndougherty@d47.org) or Gayle Johnston (gwjohnston@d47.org).
Girls on the Run - We need coaches!
GOTR is an after school program like no other! Twice a week for 10 weeks, girls will have fun, make friends, increase their physical activity levels and learn import life skills. Click here to learn more about the program. Registration opens January 8th.
Coaches Needed - This is indeed a wonderful program, but it cannot run without coaches. GR is slated as a host location, and we are looking for coaches. If we are unable to secure enough GR will not be listed as a host location. Click here to learn more about what being a coach involves.
Yearbooks
Start to capture memories and order your 2019-2020 Glacier Ridge Yearbook!
To purchase and customize your yearbook, please got 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 3, 2020. The yearbook price is $20.00.
For more information on purchasing a yearbook, visit: http://bit.ly/gryearbook19
For more information on designing the 2 free custom pages, visit: http://bit.ly/grcustom19 and http://bit.ly/grcustom219Upcoming Important Dates
January 17th - No School
January 20th - No School in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 22nd - PTA Meeting
January 22nd - Early Release
January 24th - Kids Heart Challenge Kick Off
January 30th - Glacier Ridge Reads
January 31st - Disney Spirit Day
February 8th - GR Fun Fair
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