Orange Notes
News from GLE - January 20, 2023
This year we have welcomed new staff members and new students and their families into our school community. Our returning staff and students have done a great job of welcoming our "newbies" as we all know that "GLE is the place to be."
Our teachers and support staff continue work hard every day to provide engaging, rigorous learning opportunities to each and every student at GLE. We also value the importance of making sure that our students enjoy coming to GLE every day and that they have fun while they learn.
- As a reminder, school delays/closings are posted on the MCPS website.
- Friday, February 3rd: NO SCHOOL (teacher workday)
- Please use glesoffice@mcps.org to let us know about student absences, changes to transportation, etc.
- Follow GLE on Facebook & Twitter!
School Bus Expectations
- Sitting during the entire bus ride
- Keeping hands to self
- Respectful, kind words to each other
There are multiple cameras on each bus and that we do watch cameras periodically.
Update from your GLE PTO
Walk-a-thon final total
The final donation total for the fall Walk-a-thon fundraiser has been determined to be $5305.22. This is really wonderful, as this is our biggest fundraiser of the year and allows the PTO to fund activities and teacher appreciation gifts.
Holiday Staff Appreciation Gifts
The PTO was able to give a holiday cash gift to each full-time, part-time, and volunteer member of the GLE staff before the holiday break. It is through the GLE community generosity that we were able to do this – thank you to all!
GLE T-shirts and Hoodies are back in stock
Want to buy a GLE t-shirt? Now you can place your order online at https://glepto.wixsite.com/website
Kroger
By logging into your online Kroger Plus Card account and selecting Gilbert Linkous Elementary School as your school of choice, a percentage of every purchase you make will be donated directly to GLES. For more information, go to Kroger’s Community Rewards website.
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support GLES every time you shop, at no cost to you. Linking your Amazon account to GLES is simple. Just login to your Amazon account, go to settings, click on Amazon Smile, and chose Gilbert Linkous Elementary PTO. Amazon will donate a portion of every purchase price to the GLES PTO.
Copy Shop
Please consider volunteering to make copies for teachers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4aadac22a7f9c52-copy
Join GLE PTO Facebook Group
Want to be sure you don’t miss notices of events? Want to see photos fun times? Please join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/765536911430213
PTO Board Members: Lee Ann Walton - treasurer, Deb Dickerson - secretary, Jennifer Marques - vice-president, Emilie Pata - President.