Glennwood Elementary ~ Where Learning Takes Flight
Holly Brookins, PhD, Principal ~ Summer Clayton, Assistant Principal ~ Jill Tolsma, Instructional Coach
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Calendar of EventsThursday, January 12 Read-a-thon Ends at 5:00 pm Friday, January 13 Community Circle at 8:30 am Ms. Ronco's Class Hosting (Read-a-thon winners will be announced.) Monday, January 16 MLK Holiday (No School) Friday, January 27 Community Circle at 8:30 am Ms. Kaplan's class Hosting PTA General Meeting following CC Friday, February 3 4th Annual African American Read In | Where Learning Takes Flight | January Design Principle: Primacy of Self-Discovery"All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disney |
Calendar of Events
Thursday, January 12
Read-a-thon Ends at 5:00 pm
Friday, January 13
Community Circle at 8:30 am
Ms. Ronco's Class Hosting
(Read-a-thon winners will be announced.)
Monday, January 16
MLK Holiday (No School)
Friday, January 27
Community Circle at 8:30 am
Ms. Kaplan's class Hosting
PTA General Meeting following CC
Friday, February 3
4th Annual African American Read In
Where Learning Takes Flight
January Design Principle: Primacy of Self-Discovery
"All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them."
~Walt Disney
Hello Glennwood Families,
Thank you to everyone who came last night to support our PTA-sponsored PJ Party /Read-a-Thon event. Wow! It was wonderful to see so many students reading with their families. Thank you to Jen Lewin, Read-a-Thon chair and Nydia Almond, PTA Communications Chair for hosting. Thank you too for the milk and cookies which were donated by LexTechs of Atlanta.
See you tomorrow at Community Circle!
Warmest regards,
Holly Brookins, PhD
Principal
Lost and Found
Hello Families! Please don’t forget to visit the LOST & FOUND on your way in and/or out of school. It is currently overflowing. There are a lot of water bottles and jackets.
If your child is missing an item, please fill out this sheet form with your child’s name, class and description of the item. I will make sure to deliver it. I will also visit the classrooms every two weeks for a couple of minutes and bring a rolling cart with all items in the lost and found.
All items will be donated by the end of January if they aren’t claimed.
Questions?! Please email (Nydia Almond) at nialmond05@gmail.com
Artwork Help For Glennwood’s Art Teacher:
Each grading period, our Glennwood Art Teacher, Ms. Nadine Howarth, would like help sorting, rolling, and taping "Art Portfolio Bundles" for the students and changing out the artwork on a few of the school Bulletin boards.
Please consider signing up to help. The job should take about an hour of your time. In the comments section, please include the date of your choice from the list of dates, and the time you plan to arrive.
Birthdays Celebrations in Community Circle
Run With the Dogs (RWTD) 2023 Registration is Now Open!
Join us on Saturday, January 28, 2023, for Run With the Dogs, a Decatur tradition now in its 19th year.
We’re back at Beacon Hill Middle School for the 5K and Pup Trot, and we are pleased to announce that this year’s race is an official qualifying event for the Peachtree Road Race!
We are also pleased to announce that our Face of the Race winner is Tuck the Pug! Thank you to everyone who submitted your dogs for the contest, and thanks for voting. Register TODAY to make sure you get a long-sleeved T-shirt with this adorable little guy.
Run With the Dogs is an annual fundraiser of the Decatur Bulldog Boosters and supports the athletic programs at Decatur High School and Beacon Hill Middle School. For more information and to register for the race, click here.
News from City Schools of Decatur
Community Celebration of Black Joy
On Friday, February 3, 2023, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM, the GPB and Decatur High School Library program partnership, ASALH, and AAHGS will host a “Community Celebration of Black Joy” at DHS. Events will include a panel discussion centered around clips from the series “Making Black America: Through the Grapevine'', spoken word performances, a student-curated gallery walk, a genealogy exhibit, and more facilitated by the DHS Black Student Union. Click here to register for this event.
K-12 Winter Break Intersession
Winter Break Intersession will be February 13-15, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Students will be invited from their school by January 6, 2023. See flyer below for more information.
Decatur Farm to School
News from the Decatur Education Foundation
Don’t cook, dine out for DEF next Thursday, January 19th! Just click here to place your order in advance: https://naanstop-decatur.square.site/. Order by 8:00 pm on Wednesday, January 18th and pick up between 5:00 pm and 5:45 pm on Thursday, January 19th. Pick-up at Avery/Bucher in Winnona Park. 20% of proceeds will be donated to DEF, thanks to Naan Stop and Greg Kodesh Realty.
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Lighten the Load snack and weekend backpack program for January! There are just a few items left for the weekend backpack program for those families in need of supplemental food. Here’s the link: https://a.co/6Etc74W Check back at the beginning of each month when the lists are updated.
You can also help DEF by volunteering your time as a Virtual Pal Tutor for a 2nd-8th grade CSD student. Click here to sign up: https://forms.gle/SnUp5TNx3JZRTNja7
Two more dates to put on your calendar: Saturday, February 4th is the Mead Rd Mardi Gras Parade. Info for participating as a community krewe is available at www.meadrdmardigras.org. And Saturday, March 11th is the Tour deCatur 5K and one-mile Fun Run. Registration will begin in the coming weeks, stay tuned.
