Arctic Blast
Glacier Ridge Elementary School 02.21.20
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
We look forward to an exiting week next week as our 5th grade Polar Bear Players present our annual musical. Even if you don't have a 5th grade student, please come and enjoy this great family event. See you at the show.
Enjoy your weekend.
Mr. Jacobsen and Mrs. Adams
Tickets on Sale Now
Spring Plant Sale - details below
Polar Bear Players Present... The Jungle Book
The Glacier Ridge staff and 5th grade students have been hard at work perfecting their roles in this year's production of The Jungle Book. Tickets go on sale this next week. Please plan to join us to cheer on our students at our show Friday, February 28th at 7pm or Saturday, February 29th at 2pm . If you would like to pre-order your Jungle Book tickets please click on this link and bring the form back to school with your payment. Jungle Book Pre-Sale Ticket Form
Movie Day - Disney Pixar's Onward at Woodstock Cinemas
Glacier Ridge PTA has planned a special event. Glacier Ridge families and friends are invited to attend a PRIVATE SHOWING of the movie Onward (Disney Pixar) on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 10 AM at Woodstock Classic Cinemas. The movie, released the week before the event, is rated PG, so please decide as a family if this is a good fit for your child.
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Orders MUST be turned in to the office by Tuesday, March 3rd with payment. No orders will be accepted after March 3rd. Tickets will be sent home with students Wednesday, March 11th Questions? Email Debbie Stewart at glacierridgepta@gmail.com.
PTA Spring Plant Sale
Beautify your yard with Spring flowers from Tom's Farm Market. Click here for the Spring PTA Plant sale flyer to order an assortment of locally grown flowers. Orders, along with payment, are due back to Glacier Ridge no later than 3pm, March 9th. Plant pick up is scheduled for May 14th from 3:00pm-5:00pm.
Girls on the Run - There is still time to register!
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 is still open! The Glacier Ridge team will meet Tuesday's and Friday's after school until 5pm.
Kids Heart Challenge
Thank you to all who participated in the Kids Heart Challenge. Another amazing fundraising effort for the American Heart Association by our Glacier Ridge families. The last of our donations were collected today. We will share final numbers next week, but we were just under our $8,000.00 goal mid-week.
Blast Off with Reading Incentive Program
Reading Incentive
Please see below for reminders about our Blast Off With Reading! Incentive!
- Tickets for Windy City Bulls and Chicago Wolves games, and ALL small prizes for Bookmarks and Bingo Boards have been handed out.
- Tickets for other attractions will be passed out when we receive them. Some are not until MAY.
- There is still time to use the time read during Glacier Ridge's Reading Incentive for two other ways to win prizes:
- Crystal Lake Public Library's Winter Reading Program "Get Yeti To Read" goes until March 8. Either fill out the paper brochure that was handed out or go online and enter minutes. Either way, hurry. Only 17% of our students have gone to gather their prizes!
- Six Flags Great America reading entries can be entered through March 31. Please enter and COMPLETE as soon as possible. We have very few students that have submitted. See below for details.
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
February 26th - Early Release for students & PTA Meeting (6:30 in the LMC)
February 28th - End of 2nd Trimester
February 28th & 29th - Polar Bear Players presents The Jungle Book (Fri. 7pm; Sat. 2pm)
March 3rd - GOTR program begins 3:40-5:00pm
March 12th - 2nd & 3rd grade concert 6:30pm
March 14th - PTA sponsored movie, Classic Cinemas Woodstock, 10am
March 19th - Kindergarten & 1st grade concert 6:30pm
March 23rd thru 27th - 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