The Gator Tales
The weekly staff newsletter for Glenwood Elementary School
Week of October 29
This week at Glenwood
Monday, October 29- IMAGINE MATH Training for all grade levels during PE time in Pirate Room
Friday, November 2- Citizen of the Month 9:30 am
Friday, November 2- Football Friday
Welcome new Gators!
Denise Lucy has been covering Kathleen Baltazar's classroom this year, and she will be taking her own classroom in third grade in room B11..
Lynn Brubaker has been teaching PALS at College Park ES and will be teaching a new first grade classroom in E1.
Upcoming Important Dates and Events
Tuesday, November 6- Staff Day, and Virtual Learning Day Schools closed to students
Monday, November 12- Veterans Day Schools Closed
Wednesday, November 14- Report Cards Issued
Tuesday, November 20- PIRATE DAY
Wednesday, November 21- Adjusted Dismissal
Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23- Thanksgiving Holidays Schools closed
Special Weeks in November
A Special KUDOS from Mrs. Zitt
Ms. Karpovich is such an amazing cafeteria manager making special treats for everyone and building a strong team in the cafeteria. The cafeteria workers are very helpful and positive and serve our students with pride everyday. Thanks for all you do to make Glenwood students and staff have a wonderful dining experience.
Kudos to Ms. Cotton and her staff for making Glenwood shine! A clean school provides our students and staff with a working environment that facilitates learning.
Kudos to our wonderful counselors who juggle a million tasks and always put the needs of students first. Their positive energy is contagious.
Kudos to the first and third grade teams for sharing and caring about their new colleagues.
Thanks to Mr. French for offering me the opportunity to spend a few months with an amazing group of people at Glenwood. His leadership is outstanding and he rises before the sun and arrives at the crack of dawn every day to ensure everything is in place for a successful learning experience. A lot happens in the wee hours of the morning that he takes care of before the arrival of everyone else. He is a humble servant. – Janet Zitt
Grateful Gators!
A HUGE THANKS to Janet Zitt for stepping in to help Glenwood! Janet's leadership was evident the day she walked in, and she immediately became a Gator! We will surely miss Janet! DF and JH
Kudos to the custodial staff for keeping up with the many, many things that can happen throughout the school day! You have a huge job and do it very well!! Thank you for everything! Allison Harder
Kudos to Susan McCarvill for her assistance with everything special education related! She puts in countless hours throughout the day (even outside of school hours) and is available at the drop of a hat to assist with anything we may have questions about! Your work does not go unnoticed, and we appreciate everything you do for us! Jillian Blaine
Thank you Mrs. Carol for the boxes! They have been great for our kids projects! Kudos to Ms. Carol for providing pumpkins for our children to decorate! We appreciate you thinking of us. The children really enjoyed this opportunity!~Danica Petko and Jennifer Hernandez
Thanks Ginger for working on ways to help my friend feel included and to find reading success! Caroline I appreciate you taking the time to help me figure stuff out so my kids can have fun using green screens. We're excited Brittany did a great job with our BB-8 grade level pumpkin - it looks amazing! We owe you! The weather vanes activity with second grade was so much fun. Thanks Barb for teaching the fourth graders how to be teachers, and thanks to second grade for welcoming all of us in your classrooms. Jen Malit
Thank you to the Jones’ in the front office, Ms. Blaine, Mrs. Dyer and Ms. Betty for assisting us with getting our students back to the room and safely to their destinations as we completed vision and hearing screening at 2:40. Mrs. Seabrook
KUDOS to Mr. French for supporting our efforts to continue our traditional blood drive. KUDOS to all of our blood donors for helping us collect 55 units of blood which can help save 165 lives: Bookout, Buchardt, Carrow,Clark, Dreistadt, HIll, Fanning-Munson, Gee, Giola, Gmiter, Hinson, Kennedy, Kimpan, Lassiter, Lee's son, Malit, Mathews, McFarland, Medina (and hubby), Mr. Myers, Palmer, Salisbury, Sinues, Thietji, Ward-Knepper, White (and hubby). KUDOS to our Bloodhounds for donating food items and/or volunteer hours for the drive: Altman, Arnold, Cake, Carrow, Craven, Doss, Durkalski, Dykes, Faini, Frattarelli, Habib, Hood, Kechter, Kennedy, Kimpan, Lee, Lewis, Long, Lucy's daughter and friend, Marshall, Myers, Neal, Soccio, Stacy, Staie, Sullivan, Tomchik, vanWerkhoven, Verrey, Watkins, and White. KUDOS to the day and night custodial staff for setting up and cleaning up. KUDOS to Carol for lending out some much needed kitchen supplies. KUDOS to Mr. Ferebee for donating blood and helping to set up. KUDOS to our retired teachers AKA The Golden Gators: Drucker, Blake-Davis, Cuppett, Thorn, Woolery, Figo, and Epps. PLEASE KNOW HOW MUCH RENEE'S FAMILY APPRECIATES YOU! As you can see, I cannot make the blood drive a success without all of you and your support. Paula Gee
From a Sandi to a Sandra... Thanks to Sandra Ketcher for finding the books I wanted based solely on pictures of partial book covers. You're awesome!
Thanks to Ginger Gioia for providing extra support as I continue to customize my word study to meet my students' needs because they deserve it. Thank you. -Sandi Hankinson Thanks to Brittany Bookout for continued guidance, and cheerleading to the less-tech-experienced. You are such a help, checking in with me, especially with language arts. Truly.... thank you. Thanks to Andi Larson for making me feel normal and perfectly human. You are truly a gracious team-player and I so am incredibly thankful and grateful for you. I can only hope I'm sharing back to you what you give to me. I am so glad to be on your team. Thank you. -Sandi Hankinson
KUDOS to Mrs. Zitt for always providing positive feedback and establishing relationships at Glenwood in just a short time. Paula Gee
Happy Birthday!
Cleghorn, Erica October 31
Howell, Brittany October 31
NOVEMBER
Haws, Jennifer November 6
Fanning-Munson, Nancy November 7
Keatts, Symphony November 8,
Johnson, Donna November 13
Acorn, Angelique November 22
Parker-Lewis, Joan November 29