Arctic Blast
Glacier Ridge Elementary School 02.11.22
Dear Glacier Ridge Families,
We have had a great week here at school and we are proud of our students with how respectful they have been with each other. Way to go Polar Bears!
Monday we will be celebrating Valentine's Day. Remember that if you do send Valentines with your child(ren) that there should be one for each classmate. Also remember not to send candy or food.
We are excited to partner with the Raue Center for the Arts for our musical this year. This year's show will be Lion King and community performances will be March 5th and we hope everyone can come out and see the show.
Enjoy your weekend and Hakuna Matata
Mr. Jacobsen and Mrs. Reinhardt
Want to Help Build a Bouquet Bar? (Sponsored by PTA)
Lion King - Marketing Opportunity
One of the ways we help defray our costs for our production is by selling ad space in our program. Use the ad for business, well wishes, memoriam or support of a cast member.
Kids Heart Challenge Update
Thank you to all the students who have signed up for the Kids Heart Challenge. We have soared past our donation goal to a whopping $10,369.89 in donations for the American Heart Association. Amazing job Glacier Ridge!
Monday is the last day to turn in any donations.
As always the American Heart Association thanks our Glacier Ridge students and families for their support.
Author Visit
Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade students at Glacier Ridge will be part of a virtual Author Visit with Kelly Yang on Thursday, February 24, at 11:20 AM. Kelly Yang is well known for her book Front Desk, and the two other books in the series. She will be focusing on her book New From Here, which will come out on March 1. We are offering purchase of the new title, along with others by Kelly Yang. We will have autographed bookplates for those who purchase books through Abalabix Books. For more information, see www.kellyyang.com.
To purchase books, please fill out the paper or online order (https://bit.ly/grkellyyang2022) form. Then send a check made out to the Glacier Ridge PTA. There will be two orders. Questions? Email gwjohnston@d47.org.
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.
It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's SUPER Library!
Here is information about TWO Winter Reading Programs:
Want to get a head start on our SUPER Reading Incentive? Students who complete reading activities and get BINGO on our "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. Call or mail in the Wolves Game order form for free tickets for every child that completed BINGO for game dates from January through April.
The Crystal Lake Public Library Winter Reading Program (Waddle You Read?) runs from January 17 through March 13. ANY student who attends school in Crystal Lake (along with their siblings) can participate in the Public Library Program. Information was presented during Encore classes on Thursday and Reading Logs were sent home. After 600 minutes, students earn a book and a stuffed animal! For more information, go to https://www.clpl.org/.
Minutes will count for BOTH reading programs. For now, KEEP READING!
Cold Weather Policies
During these very cold days please be sure your child comes to school dressed in warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves, boots, etc. Although it might not be warm enough to go outside every day, whenever we can, we do get the children outside for some fresh air. The District policies on cold weather are as follows: 15 degrees or warmer – unlimited time outdoors; 0 – 15 degrees - 20 minutes outdoors; Below 0 - remain indoors
Upcoming Important Dates
February 14th - Valentine's Spirit Day - Wear Red or Pink
February 14th - Kids Heart Challenge Final Money Collection
February 21st - President's Day, No school
February 23rd - Early Release (Students dismissed 2pm)
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