Arctic Blast
Glacier Ridge Elementary School 03.11.22
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
On Wednesday progress reports were available on ParentVue. Please log on and review your child's report to see the progress that has been made since the beginning of the year.
Currently, we are in the process of administering FastBridge tests at all grade levels. These assessments should be completed by March 18th. The winter Fastbridge results are now available in Parentvue in the documents tab. We will begin our 5th grade ISA assessment on March 14th.
Daylight Saving time is here! Don't forget to set your clocks ahead on Saturday before you go to bed.
Have a great weekend and get ready for warmer weather!
Mr. Jacobsen and Mrs. Reinhardt
Lost and Found
GRS PTA Stock the Fridge Event
Let's show how lucky we are to have our staff at Glacier Ridge by stocking the lounge for St. Patrick's Day!!! Drop off is Wednesday, March 16th from 8:30 AM - 2:15 PM (early release day) at the school. Click the link below to sign up. Thanks in advance for your help!
2021-2022 Yearbooks
You can start to capture memories and order your 2021-2022 Glacier Ridge Yearbook!
To purchase and customize your yearbook, please go 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 22, 2022. The yearbook price is $20.00.
For more information on purchasing a yearbook, visit: https://bit.ly/gryb2022
For more information on designing the 2 free custom pages, visit: https://bit.ly/grybpages
6th Annual Sodexo Future Chef Competition
District 47 is excited to announce the 6th Annual Sodexo Future Chef Competition! The culinary competition is open to all D47 4th and 5th-grade students. The goal of the competition is to help educate kids about healthy eating habits. This year’s culinary contest theme is FAVORITE MEAL FROM A BOOK OR MOVIE. Judging will be based on the following criteria:
- Healthfulness of recipe
- Ease of preparation (have to be able to make the recipe in 30 minutes or less)
- Kid-friendly appeal
- Taste
- Table presentation
Contest timeline:
- Interested 4th/5th graders should submit their favorite recipe to foodservice@d47.org by March 18, 2022. Recipe cards can be downloaded from the District 47 website or accessed here: Recipe Card
- The Sodexo team reviews the recipes and chooses one winning recipe from each school.
- Each finalist will receive a letter that will go home on March 25th that invites them to an in-person culinary competition.* The event will be held after school on Thursday, April 21, 2022, in the cafeteria at Hannah Beardsley Middle School. Times and logistics for the event will be outlined in the letter.
*Transportation will not be provided for this event.
PRIZES: All finalists will receive a framed plaque, medal, chef coat and apron as well as a backpack with cooking utensils. The winner receives a big basket of cooking supplies and a Fitbit just to name a few of the many items in the grand prize basket.
Humanitarian Help
Welcome Back GRS Volunteers
With the relaxation of masking and the decrease in Covid transmission we would like to welcome back our families to volunteer at Glacier Ridge starting next week. Before volunteering, volunteers will need to follow the district volunteer guidelines located at this link: https://www.d47.org/domain/522 . Please note that teachers may be reaching out to you and that not every classroom will need volunteers at this time. Also we will still be following required Covid mitigations which include social distancing. Please review these before volunteering as well. We look forward to seeing you soon!”
SUPER Library Volunteers
Last CHANCE by 3/14: Kelly Yang Book Orders including NEW FROM HERE
Our Virtual Author Visit was with Kelly Yang, author of the Front Desk series. Her book New From Here just came out. We are offering purchase of the new title, along with others by Kelly Yang. We have autographed bookplates for those who purchase books through Abalabix Books. For more information about the author, see www.kellyyang.com. ** A raffle entry will be offered for each title purchased.**
To purchase books, please print and fill out the paper order form (https://bit.ly/2022yangorder) or use the online order form (https://bit.ly/grkellyyang2022). Then send a check made out to the Glacier Ridge PTA. Please turn in orders ASAP.
Questions? Email gwjohnston@d47.org.
Super Readers
Our Glacier Ridge SUPER READER Reading Incentive is going well! Students earn rewards for reading through Friday, April 8 by entering reading activities online using this form: https://bit.ly/polarbearsuperreaders2022. Participation prizes will be given for the first reading activity, and every reading activity earns a raffle entry for SUPER prizes!
If you've already been counting reading minutes, start logging minutes online. Students who log 400 minutes of reading before March 31 will earn a personal pizza from Pizza Hut. Students who log 400 minutes of reading before April 8 will earn a Kane County Cougars ticket on Saturday, May 14 @ 6:30 PM OR Friday, May 27 @ 6:30 PM. Students who completed the "Winter Break Reading Bingo" board, can get a complimentary ticket to a Chicago Wolves game. Bingo boards and Wolves Game order forms (on the back) were sent home with every student in December and can be printed from here: Winter Break Reading Bingo/Chicago Wolves Ticket Order Form Call or mail in the Wolves Game order form for free tickets for every child that completed BINGO. Game dates continue through April.
Last chance--Hurry up and waddle! Go to CLPL and turn in by SUNDAY...The Crystal Lake Public Library Winter Reading Program (Waddle You Read?) ends on March 13. ANY student who attends school in Crystal Lake (along with their siblings) can participate in the Public Library Program. Reading Logs were sent home in January. After 600 minutes, students earn a book and a stuffed animal! For more information, go to https://www.clpl.org/.
Minutes count for BOTH reading programs, so enter them both!
Dual Language Meetings
Families interested in enrolling their kindergarten student in the dual language program for the 2022-2023 school year must complete the following in order to be eligible for the lottery:
Attend an informational meeting. These were held virtually on February 3rd and February 8th.
Complete the dual language application by Friday, March 25th. The application is available in English and Spanish and is located on the District 47 website.
Register your child by Friday, March 25th.
For more information about the dual language program, along with the lottery system process, please visit https://www.d47.org/Page/543.
Many Thanks
The Polar Bear Players are so thankful to Alfredo's Pizza and Pasta and Bub's Subs for donating meals for all of the cast and crew this past week. Please consider supporting them for your next meal out!
Upcoming Important Dates
March 16th - Early Release (Students dismissed 2 pm)
March 17th - Wearin' O'the Green
March 21st - Board of Education Meeting 7 pm
March 28th - Spring Break Begins
April 4th - Classes Resume after 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