Dear Families,

Thank you for sharing your children with us! We are enjoying working with them. One of the things we are working on with the children is learning how to lead themselves/others as learners and citizens in our school and local community. Besides teaching the students ways to be respectful, responsible, and kind , we will be teaching our students about how to make plans to work on academic and behavioral goals. One great book I read this summer, The Leader in Me, by Stephen Covey, outlines 7 habits we can develop in our children to help them learn how to successfully lead themselves and others. I have attached the graphic below that outlines the habits. Have a great few weeks!

Donna

Congratulations to Mr. Y and to our community! Mr. Y was presented with a Heart of Gold Certificate in recognition of his dedication and commitment to the Kids Heart Challenge and the impact he has had within our school community. Through his leadership at Glen Acres since 2013, the American Heart Association raised approximately $250,000. Thank you parents and students for all of your donations and support to make our community known as having hearts of gold!

Congratulations to Ms. Krasley and the Glen Acres “Singing” Eagles Chorus on being selected to march and perform in the 2024 annual West Chester Christmas Parade! Our fourth and fifth grade Singing Eagles will be marching in the parade with our very own Glen Acres parade float featuring our fantastically festive faculty and staff. This annual event features 6abc’s Adam Joseph and WMMR’s Kathy Romano returning as emcees. The parade attracts over twenty-thousand spectators into the downtown area and will be the event of a lifetime for our young singers. Mark your calendars now! The parade is Friday, December 6th and steps off at 7PM. We hope you can come out and join the crowd, support our wonderful music department, and enjoy our Glen Acres parade theme: “Holiday Lights.”

Last call for instrument and chorus sign-ups!

Students are invited to be a part of our school chorus, band, and orchestra. All sign-ups are due by September 25th. If you already signed up using the links below, you do not need to sign-up again.

Thank you for your interest in our many Glen Acres music programs!

Extra Music Opportunities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders:

Students in 4th and 5th grade can participate in multiple performance groups as we rehearse on different mornings.

Beginner String Orchestra (3rd, 4th, and 5th) : Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/HL4hxnWkhHLfm1Tu6

Our beginner orchestra (strings) offers lessons on the violin, viola, cello, and bass to interested 3rd, 4th and 5th grade beginner students. Instruments can be rented from area music stores for four to nine months. Lessons are for 30 minutes in small groups, once a week. Beginner students participate in a spring concert in late May, with early morning rehearsals (7:45AM) beginning on a set day in the late winter/spring to prepare for the concert. - Mr. Fuette

Advanced String Orchestra (3rd, 4th, and 5th): Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/P5Dn1CfrUL85hAiq8

(4th and 5th Grade) If you child played in our school orchestra last year and would like to continue lessons again this year - Please fill out the Google form. Mr. Fuette will email you regarding lesson times, starting dates, and lesson procedures. Thank you for your interest in our school strings program! I look forward to seeing you in the orchestra once again! - Mr. Fuette

Beginner Band: Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/obB9WeyutedDycRBA

(4th and 5th Grade) Our beginner band offers lessons on the flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, baritone, and concert percussion (snare drum and bells) to interested 4th and 5th grade students. Instruments can be rented from area music stores for four to nine months. Lessons are for 30 minutes in small groups, once a week. Students participate in a spring concert in April, with early morning rehearsals (7:45AM) beginning on a set day in the late winter/spring to prepare for the concert. – Mr. Fuette

Advanced Band: Sign Up Here : https://forms.gle/HLJMg7vwymYQS5WY8

(5th Grade) If your child played in our school band last year and would like to continue lessons again this year - Please fill out the Google form to get started again. Mr. Fuette will email you regarding lesson times, starting dates, and lesson procedures. Thank you for your interest in our school band program! I look forward to seeing your child in the band once again! – Mr. Fuette

Chorus: Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/wKpDDJW1VHARhPeB8

(4th and 5th Grade) Students will learn singing skills and how to be a better musician. It is a one-year commitment that includes at least 2 concerts throughout the school year as well as additional optional performances. Rehearsal Schedule: Wednesday mornings at 7:45 AM. First rehearsal is Wednesday, October 2nd!

• Monday, September 23rd - Day 3, School Board Meeting 7:00-8:00pm

Access School Picture Day Flyer and Web Banner

Access the site by clicking here: www.pictureportal.org or copy and paste this into your Chrome browser. Be sure to bookmark this for easy use in the future. Google Chrome is the required browser to run this site, when logging in if you do not have Chrome you can safely download it from the link on the login page.

Then click on Photo Events on the left menu. Find the event for your upcoming picture day (school pictures, class groups, etc.). Click the View (first icon) to download the Flyer or to resend the email for your web banner link.

If you do not have your login information, on the login screen you can click Forgot Password to have your password reset and emailed to you.

We have once again connected with the ASPCA of West Chester & their Paws for Change program to provide opportunities for some of our students to spend some time with dog volunteers (and their humans) during the school day. The volunteers will be with us twice a month for the duration of the 24-25 school year and as a way to give back, we are asking families for optional donations for the ASPCA that we will collect throughout the school year. The flyer (with highlighted items best for school donations) outlines items we will collect at school, as well as other ways to donate. Thank you for helping dogs on their way to finding their forever homes!

There are some outside companies who rent our space after school that are NOT sanctioned or sponsored by Glen Acres or the WCASD district. You can find their after school offerings on the WCASD Community Bulletin Board.

Joining our PTO is free and recommended. When you join, you get access to information about upcoming school and community events, parties, and fundraisers.

See this link for helpful information.

The PTO meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 10th has been moved to Tuesday, October 8th. Same location, same time.

We hope you would consider volunteering. Some volunteer opportunities that come up are opportunities to help in the library, lunchroom, as a homeroom party planner, and at field trips and school and district events. If you are interested in volunteering, please be sure to have updated clearances(good for five years) on file with the school. It is important that you submit your clearances to the school when you get them. Please do not wait until you volunteer as we need to get the clearances within a year of you receiving them.

A cultural bridge in the community for Spanish speaking families and our schools.
Un puente cultural en la comunidad para las familias de habla hispana y nuestras escuelas.

Ms. Donna Ryan

Principal

Email: dryan@wcasd.net

Address: 1150 Delancey Place, West Chester, PA 19382

Phone: 484-266-1700

website: https://www.wcasd.net/Domain/461

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WestChesterASD