Glenwood Ridge Elementary
Principal's Message
We kick off our year-end MAP testing this next week which is very helpful to be able to measure students' progress. If we reach our MAP goal as a school, we will have the firetruck come so the students can have some fun playing in the water. That is scheduled for May 19 (in the afternoon, after the family picnic) with a rainout date of May 24. As always, please help encourage your students to put forth their best effort on their MAP testing!
From our PTO:
Teacher Appreciation Week is an important week that provides us the opportunity to celebrate our teachers and show them how much we appreciate everything they do for our kids each and every day! Not only does the PTO have a few goodies planned, but we have organized a week of surprises just for them! This year we would like to show that we have the GREatest teachers in the world. Here’s how it will work if you would like to participate:
• Monday (May 1st): Mexico City, Mexico — ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! Send in an item from your teacher’s Amazon Wish List.
• Tuesday (May 2nd): Paris, France - Bon Appétit. Send in your teacher’s favorite snack.
• Wednesday (May 3rd): London, England - It’s tea time! Send in a pack of thank you notes and have your student use one of the notes to write a ‘thank you’ to his/her teacher for all he/she does.
• Thursday (May 4th): Amsterdam, Netherlands- You help us grow and bloom. Surprise your child’s teacher with one of his/her favorite flowers.
• Friday (May 5th): Hong Kong, China - We are fortunate to have you. Choose anything you like for your child to give as one last thing to say ‘thank you’.
Not sure what your child’s teacher may need or want? Check out the Teacher Favorites lists on the PTO website.
Thank you so much for helping to make this week so special for our GREat teachers!
Field Day is coming up!
At the end of the scheduled activities (at 2:45), we will plan to have an all school tug-a-war and you may get to participate so please consider coming! We will have each class battling another class and the class winner will go against staff. If time allows, we can have the winner go against the parents so you won't want to miss!
*Participation will of course be voluntary and we will not hold the tug-a-war if it's too muddy.
GRE events for the week of May 1, 2023
Monday, May 1
5th grade MAP testing
Tuesday, May 2
5th grade MAP testing
1st grade MAP testing
6:00 Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night-BLMS
Wednesday, May 3
5th grade MAP testing
1st grade MAP testing
3rd grade field trip
Thursday, May 4
Kindergarten MAP testing
2nd grade MAP testing
5th grade field trip
Friday, May 5
School Lunch Hero Day!
Kindergarten MAP testing
2nd grade MAP testing
3:45 - Bricks4Kids (for those enrolled)
Upcoming Events:
May 1-12 MAP testing
May 8 - Kona Ice for the winners from Major Savers
May 8 - BOE meeting
May 11 - Kindergarten field trip
May 11 - 3rd grade kite day
May 11 - School Nurse Appreciation Day
May 12 - 2nd grade field trip, 4th grade field trip
May 15 - PTO meeting
May 17 - GRE Field Day
May 18 - GRE Field Day (rainout date)
May 19 - GRE Family Picnic & Firetruck fun
May 22 - Eagles Nests
May 23 - 5th grade celebration
May 24 - Firetruck fun (rainout date)
*Last day of school-TBD at the May BOE meeting
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
We would like to wish a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the following students and staff!
Lucas Carmitchel - April 28
Addie Penquite - April 28
Oliver Lowe - April 29
Brody Mische - April 30
Blake Tranckino - April 30
Lance Tranckino - April 30
Cora Plum - May 2
Parker Kunz - May 3
Katelyn Martin - May 3
Miles Steinlage - May 3
Ella Stout - May 3
Mrs. Plum - May 4
Annabelle George - May 5
From the Library
It’s hard to believe that we are ending April. The calendars are filling up. Here are a few important dates to know from the library.
May 8-12th is the last week for checking out library books. ALL books are due back in the library May 19th . Thanks to everyone who has worked hard at returning overdue books lately. It is so helpful as we prepare for end of the year inventory! We are going to be looking at Award winning books for all grades the rest of the year!
As always, thank you for your support of reading and of the library. Any questions or concerns please make sure to reach out.
Cyndi Kenton
Elementary Library USD458
