Hello Glendale Families!
I had the pleasure of attending the Elementary Principals Conference back in mid-February. At the conference, Joe Schmit shared his new book "The Right Thing To Do" The Joe Mauer Story. Every attendee received a free book from Joe Schmit and I would like to share it with all of you.
Joe is a sport's nut! He loves all sport but baseball most of all. When Joe accidently hits a baseball through his neighbor's window, he learns a valuable lesson: While sports are important, choosing kindness is always the right thing to do.
Follow former Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer's story as he grows from a child athlete to a high-school superstar and eventually becomes one of the best-ever Major League Baseball players- and leans to be a good friend along the way.
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 February! The next C.A.R.E.S. breakfast honoring the December winners will be Friday, March 15th.
What kind of digital footprint is your child leaving behind? Help your child post, comment and upload responsibly using these helpful tips:
Be a role model. Before you post a photo of your kid on social media, ask if it's OK to share. Not only will you give them control over their own digital footprint, you'll also be showing them what you expect them to do with others' photos.
Use privacy settings. Together, go through all the settings on new apps to make sure you both know what information your kids are sharing. It’s better to share very little, especially when they are first starting out.
Use a celebrity as an example. With older kids, choose a celebrity or another famous person and look through their Twitter or Instagram posts with your kid. Discuss your impressions of them based on what they post. Ask your kid what kind of image they'd like to project online.
Go to commonsensemedia.org to learn more!
BETH BORCHART (3rd grade Teacher)
ABOUT ME:
I was born in Savannah, GA. I am always cold, so I HATE winter- and LOVE summer! I have 2 amazing kids.
FUN FACTS:
In my next life I will be a Broadway star! I won 3rd place in a state baking contest. I used to show horses. I love to workout & am an avid runner. I am currently a volunteer with ABR (American Brittany Rescue)
MY FAVORITES:
I love being outside! I love my 2 dogs- Thor & Savvi! I enjoy exploring and new adventures- TRAVEL! I really like to ORGANIZE!
During Kindness Week K-2 students practiced folding paper to cut a heart shape and collage it for friends and family members. Our winter landscape paintings didn't inspire much real snow, but we used our memory and imagination to make a scene of fun on the snowy land. During our last class in February students are using rubber stamps to make ABC repeating patterns and learning about many kinds of printmaking.
Grade 3 has been focused on William "Snowflake" Bentley, a pioneer of photographing snowflakes. Snowflakes are being constructed with wood bits, using a hexagon as a template-just like the shape of real snowflakes. We took time away from construction to paint a winter landscape and do a little preparation for ceramics by making creations with plasticine.
The 4th and 5th grade masks are complete and on their way home! Many families admired the creative work during conferences. During Kindness Week students made Pop Art Hearts to share with family and friends. In preparation for up-coming ceramics lessons we learned to play "Clay Master," using plasticine to model various objects as the timer counted down. Definitely our new favorite game!
MEDIA-
4th and 5th grade finished up their All About Me coding projects and shared them with their tables. They turned out great! They also got to do a "Book Tasting". where they rotated around sampling and reading summaries of our new books. Lastly, they wrote book reviews of books they wanted to recommend.
3rd grade started practicing coding with "Loops," which allow them to use repeat blocks to repeat patterns in their code. They then moved on to Nested Loops which is a loop inside of another loop. Tricky stuff but they were great at working together and problem solving the tough lessons.
2nd grade learned how to code with the Artist tool. They were able to create shapes and images which they enjoyed! They then moved on to learning about "Loops," which allow them to use repeat blocks to repeat patterns in their code.
K and 1st grade continued their work In Kodable, practicing debugging and working to problem solve trickier levels. They have been rockstars!
PHY ED-
Hello Glendale Families, the month of February flew by. Hopefully you were able to enjoy some outside family time this month. We were concentrating on Basketball skills in Physical Education class this month. Lots of fun dribbling and shooting games. PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD REMEMBER THEIR TENNIS SHOES ON THEIR PHYSICAL EDUCATION DAYS.
MUSIC-
We’ve been busy making all sorts of music in the Glendale music room! Kindergarten has been continuing reading rhythms and have played those rhythms on instruments. 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders are busy working on their May concert music! 4th grade has been learning the basics of the recorder and they started their first song- Hot Cross Buns. 5th grade has been working on ukulele, and sound awesome on all of our fun songs!
Dressing your child with appropriate outdoor clothing (coats, hats, gloves, etc) helps students have a fun time in all seasons of weather. **Students will always go outdoors for recess unless the "feels like" temperature falls below -5 degrees on cold days or it is steadily raining. We have had some unseasonably warm winter weather this year, but are reminding all students that coats must still be worn for now. Please help to make sure your child is prepared for outdoor recess each day!
**IMPORTANT: BE SURE TO LABEL YOUR CHILD’S OUTDOOR GEAR-JACKET, MITTENS, HAT, ETC. TO HELP PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING LOST!!
It is feeling like Spring is right around the corner and we are busy planning the Spring Fling! Save the date, Saturday April 20th, for this family friendly event with lots of fun for the kids and a chance to connect with other Glendale families. We will have carnival games, bingo, food trucks, raffles, a silent auction and more! We will also be seeking many volunteers to make this event a success! If you are interested in helping to plan the event please let me know!
Glenmart, the school store, is open again this year and the 5th graders have been working hard to make the shopping days a great success for our students! Thanks to all of the students that have shopped with us!
Upcoming shopping dates:
Grades 2nd & 5th- Mar 8th, Apr 12th
Grades 3rd & 4th- Mar 22nd, Apr 26th
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
Jenny Olson
Glendale PTC President
- Next Meeting – March 6th @ 7pm (at the Tin Shed **NEW LOCATION**)
- To join please email Glendaledogsleader@gmail.com
- Lots of fun activities coming up and volunteers will be needed – always looking for more dads who are interested in getting involved with their child.
It is important to periodically check your child’s scalp and hair for signs of lice. Regular
inspection is an essential step in managing and preventing infestation.
*There are no school exclusions for lice.
Tips for parents at home:
• Talk to your child about not sharing personal items such as combs, brushes, hats and avoiding
head-to-head contact with others.
• Talk to your child about avoiding head-to-head (hair-to-hair) contact during play and other
activities at home, school, and elsewhere (taking selfies, sports activities, playground, slumber
parties, camp).
• Keep long hair tied back and/or braided can be a helpful strategy to decrease hair-to-hair
contact.
• Check your child’s head before and after sleep-over experiences.
EXTRA COLTHES FOR ALL GRADES NEEDED: The weather is getting nicer and it can get muddy outside. The health office has limited supply of clothes so please send your kiddos with an extra set of clothing to change into incase they need it. Thank you!
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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