Hello Glendale Families!
It's hard to believe we've only got DAYS left of the 23-24 school year! It's been a busy and fun-filled year. Remember over the summer to keep reading! I have included a video from the Savage Library for you to enjoy. The video highlights all of the wonderful things happening at the library this summer. Thank you for another outstanding year filled with many amazing memories.
I wish you all a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you in the fall!
Jennifer Molitor
Glendale Elementary School Principal
Students at Glendale will be recognized for showing the CARES skills through out the school year. Adults can recognize students who are doing an excellent job demonstrating: Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy or Self control. Students who are recognized will be honored with a certificate, have their names announced at an All School Meeting, will be showcased in the Glendale monthly newsletter and will get to enjoy a cinnamon roll breakfast with Mrs. Molitor & the other recipients during morning meeting.
Congratulations to all of the students that received this award for April & during the 2023-2024 school year! We are VERY proud of you & look forward to continuing the C.A.R.E.S. breakfasts next fall!
We have a 3 hour early release on Wednesday, June 5th, our last day. A bag lunch will be served to students on that day. All students will be dismissed at 12:50 pm. Please make plans accordingly. We request that all students follow their normal routine home as usual on this busy day. This will help to insure that children get home safely.
In honor of Youth Appreciation Week, the Prior Lake- Savage Optimist Club celebrated with a recognition lunch at Fong's mid-May. We had two Glendale 5th graders who were nominated; Easton Kesselring from Mr. Geisler's class & Liliana Palazzola from Mrs. Erpenbach's class.
These two were recognized for demonstrating sincere devotion to the welfare of others through their service to fellow students, school, community, city or others; along with their willingness to take on projects, concerns for others and desire to improve our society/school environment. Congratulations! We are so proud of you both!
Summer is almost here! Prevent the summer slide with these awesome summer reading opportunities! There are even ways to win free books and other fun prizes!
Keep reading!
Please be sure to check your child(ren)'s School Cafe balances before the end of the school year. Any existing balances will transfer over to next year's accounts. Any negative balances will need to be paid.
*Please note: If your student(s) has a negative account balance, they will not be eligible to receive seconds of the entree.
If this is a hardship for your family & you need assistance, you may apply for the Free/Reduced Lunch program by filling out a form that can be found on the Parent Page of the district website under the School Cafe Logo.
Help kids spot fake news and become critical thinkers when reading information from the Media.
Encourage healthy skepticism. Help them analyze the messages around them -- from toy packaging to news headlines -- and question the purpose of the words and images they see.
Explore different sides of a story. Use real-life examples to help kids understand how people can view the same situation with totally different perspectives. One child might experience a game on the playground as fun, while another might feel like the rules are unfair.
Discuss fact vs fiction. Play around with ideas and decide which are facts and which are opinions. Ask: How tall are you? What's the best food in the world? Do rocks sink or float? Do you like dogs? Point out that both facts and opinions show up in the news, but opinion is usually labeled.
Choose a variety of sources. Show kids how you get news and information from different places, and explain how you make your choices. Use words like "credible," "trustworthy," "respected," and "fair." As kids get older, introduce the ideas of bias, satire, and clickbait.
Go to commonsensemedia.org to learn more!
Hi everyone!
Here are the 1st-3rd grade concerts if you would like to take a look! They all did so well, and I couldn't be more proud! Thank you to all who helped make it all happen, especially Jess Kroyer and her team, the PE team for the use of the gym, and a HUGE shoutout to my son, Andrew, for helping with all of the details for all of the concerts. I truly couldn't have done it without him all of these years--especially this year with my hip issues. I'll be thankful for a new hip in the fall! I'm working on getting the choir concert video up for everyone soon! These are all videos you don't want to miss! Enjoy!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPG5dZiJs7K0H_gXvPxcgFnJsQM2uScA6&si=TiwyFmwaUNwyhvcn
Mrs. Kaso
The District is unable to store medication over the summer; medication remaining in the health office will be properly disposed of after the last day of school. Please call your school’s Health Office if you wish to make other arrangements prior to this.
The weather is getting warmer and with that comes wardrobe style changes! We thought it would be a great time to send a friendly reminder about our dress code and what's appropriate to wear to school. This policy can be found here.
Thank you Glendale families for a wonderful year and all of your support of the PTC, Glendale students and staff! We had a busy year with many events & activities including Back to School night, Fall Fun Run, Conference Dinners, Spring Fling, Restaurant Nights, Glenmart, and Teacher Appreciation to name a few :)
We are planning and finalizing positions for next year and would love for you to join us! Your involvement can work around your schedule and your time commitment can be as small or as big as works for you! Please reach out if you have any questions or would like more information!
If you haven’t already, please consider giving our Facebook page a like to not miss any important details! PTC will be using our Facebook page for updates, event information, restaurant nights, sharing information and more!
https://www.facebook.com/Glendale.PTC
Thanks again for a great year and enjoy the summer!!
Jenny Olson
Glendale PTC President
Thanks to all the Dads who participated in this years D.O.G.S events, it was a great year and look forward to all the fun and new events we will be running next year.
Here is a list of some of the fun things we did this year:- Built bird houses with the Jr. Naturalist class.
- Sponsored an all-school assembly.
- Dogs painted the playground.
- Lunch with Dogs – we’d flood the lunchroom the last Friday of the month with DOGS.
- Fishing with the 5th graders
- BBQ Event – we help cook and serve hotdogs to the kids.
- Teacher appreciation – brought donuts, coffee, bagels, ect to the staff throughout the year.
LAST meeting of the year – June 19th @ Tin Shed at 8 PM – join us to celebrate a fun school year!If you’d like to join the D.O.G.S email list, please email Glendaledogsleader@gmail.com.
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Glendale Elementary
Email: jmolitor@plsas.org
Website: gd.plsas.org
Location: 6601 Connelly Parkway, Savage, MN, United States
Phone: (952)226-0200
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GlendaleElementary/
Twitter: @GlendaleElementary