The Gator Tales
The weekly staff newsletter for Glenwood Elementary School
Week of October 22
This week at Glenwood
Tuesday, October 23- Staff Meeting to Review VBCPS Compass to 2025
Wednesday, October 24, Grades 4 and 5 TLLT training
Thursday, October 25- Grades 2 and 3 TLLT training
Friday, October 26- Grades K and 1 TLLT training
Friday October 26- PTA Fall Festival 6-8 pm
Friday, October 26- FOOTBALL FRIDAY
Upcoming Important Dates and Events
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
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
Grateful Gators!
Thank you Mr. Hinson and Mrs. Hood for extra helping hands during dismissal. Danica Petko and Jennifer Hernandez
kudos to Barb Kimpan for arranging for all 2nd and 4th grade meteorologists to collaborate to create one of the instruments used by scientists to collect weather data. Diane Dykes
TG and mrs. Simes- working with my students and helping with one on one work! Mrs. Storm- being amazing with my class! Marykay- always available to answer questions and help. Amanda Agreste
Meaghan Serrano - for allowing my student teacher to sit in on your morning meeting. She spoke very highly of your class and came away with great ideas! Thank you for sharing your awesome ideas! Michelle Fargo
THANK YOU to Sandra Kechter for helping me every morning with breakfast in the kindergarten, 2nd hallway, and Amy Doss for your help with breakfast in the 4th and 5th grade hallway. Your help is very much APPRECIATED!!! Carol Karpovich and the café crew Shout out to Ruth and Regina….You’re doing an amazing job with the kids in the cafeteria. Carol Karpovich and the café crew
Thank you to Tammie Soccio and Caroline Altman for teaching a great technology lesson! The kids are excited to use the green screen!
Thank you to Barb Kimpan for organizing a weather activity with the 4th graders teaching the 2nd graders about weather tools! Andrea Neal
To Mrs. Haws: Thank you for your continued support! I couldn’t do it without you!! To Mrs. Suber, Mrs. Merce, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Gee, Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Agreste, Mrs. Dykes, Ms. Cummings, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Bowers, Ms. Bookout, Ms. Malit, and Mr. McFarland: I can’t thank you enough for your patience, flexibility, understanding, and for everything you are doing to support the ESL students in your classrooms!! Jamie Phoenix
-Kudos to Matt Rouse for always going above and beyond his job description!
-Kudos to Amy Doss for being an amazing person! Joshua Cake
Kudos to Pam, Ginger, Nancy, Caroline, and Tammie for providing effective leadership of collaborative sessions and all teachers for engaging professionally in those sessions to improve teaching and learning. You all AARRR real Pirates! Janet Zitt
Big shout out to Stephanie Marshall for supporting others with Pink Day and Red Cross! You are always thinking of others. You are awesome lady! Susan Bowers
Special Weeks in October
Happy Birthday!
Olimpiade, Antonino . October 24
Seabrook, Anita October 25
Rymer, Louise October 26
Cleghorn, Erica October 31
Howell, Brittany October 31