Arctic Blast

Dear Families,

As we enter into October, our routines are set. Students are engaging and our community is growing.

Last week, we had our first Glacier Ridge Reads! We engaged in Dot activities and had a read aloud with our librarian and administrators. Families were able to check out up to 6 books per family. Join us for our next Glacier Ridge Reads on October 28th.

We had our PTA meeting last night. We are excited for our Fun Run this Thursday. Students will receive their t-shirts the morning of the run. Thank you for all who supported our fundraising efforts. We will have an update next week.

Best,

Dr. Gruper, Mrs. Hensley, and Mrs. Evans

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• October 7th - PTA Meeting - 6:30pm
• October 7th - Final Fun Run Collection
• October 10th - PTA Fun Run (student only event)
• October 14th - Columbus Day - No School
• October 23rd - Early Release Day
• non-attendance day for Pre-K
• K-5 students dismissed at 2:00pm
• October 28th - Glacier Ridge Reads 6:00-7:00pm
• October 29th - GRS Trunk or Treat - 4:30pm
• October 31st - Halloween Parade & Classroom Parties

Check out Dr. Gruper and Emma on the D47 Hall Pass series as they talk about National Custodian Day and express a big thank you to Mr. Hernandez and all the custodians here at Glacier Ridge.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Throughout the school year Glacier Ridge works with community organizations that are interested in helping families who are in need around the holiday season. If your family would like to receive assistance with food or clothing, please complete the Holiday Assistance Consent form. Please note that resources are limited and filling out this form is not a guarantee of assistance. Please contact your student’s teacher if you would like a paper copy of the forms or feel free to click the link, fill out the forms, and return to your student’s teacher.

Holiday Assistance Form

Please return the completed forms to your student’s teacher by Wednesday October 23th, 2024.

Get ready for a spook-tacular evening and join us for our next Glacier Ridge Reads (GRR) on Monday, October 28th from 6:00-7:00. PreK through 5th grade families are invited to join us in the LMC for read aloud, activities, and family book check out! It's guaranteed to be a "creepy" good time!

FUN RUN 2024 is HERE! The student's have done a great job fundraising and now it's time to have a PAWTASTIC blast during the Fun Run this Thursday, October 10th!!! We can't wait to see them enjoy the course, water blast, silly string, and slime some amazing teachers! Shirts will be given out to every student by their teacher on Thursday. Please make sure the students are wearing athletic shoes and bring an extra pair of socks as the grass may be wet from the morning dew. On Friday, October 11th, the whole school will find out the top 3 classrooms and students that Fundraised the most amount of money and if we hit our school wide goal to earn our recess dance party.

• Save the Date! Tuesday, October 29th we will host our second Trunk or Treat Family Event. Be on the lookout for more information to come!

The PTA Reading Incentive, Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program is being sent home this week! The letter coming home provides information for how students and parents will participate in the program.

• To participate, follow the parent instructions in the informational letter and provide an email address for sign-up.
  **All certificates will be given electronically, so if you do not provide an email, you will not receive the pizza certificates!**
• The PTA has opened this reading program to all PreK-5 students.
  Preschool letters will be coming home soon!
• The reading goal for students is 20 minutes/day (100 minutes/week)
• Reading in any format is accepted: independent, family read aloud, attending Glacier Ridge Reads, etc...
• From October through March, participating students should meet the reading goal (20/min a day or 100 min a week). Students will record their minutes and receive an award certificate via email when they achieve their reading goals. They can earn a free, one topping Personal Pan Pizza at Pizza Hut each month!
• This is totally optional, but a fun way to get your student involved in reading! All questions should be sent to the GR PTA at glacierridgepta@gmail.com Happy reading!

The fall session of Roaring Runners has started! The students are enjoying this fun club and so many have joined in during their lunch recess. We are still looking for volunteers to mark off laps that the kids run/walk during recess. If you're a Raptor approved volunteer and interested in helping, please click here to sign up. Whether it's just a day or 2 you can help or every week, we'd love to have you!

Monday/Wednesdays 3rd, 4th & 5th grade from 12:00pm to 1:05pm

Tuesday/Thursdays 1st and 2nd grade 11:25am to 12:20pm.

Please join our PTA!

Glacier Ridge PTA - Supporting Glacier Ridge Pre-K-5th grades

Crystal Lake School District #47 cannot furnish data for a school directory. If you would like to be a part of a directory for Glacier Ridge, please fill out this form. The deadline has been extended until 10/30. This directory is assembled by volunteers in the PTA and is not associated with the school office or school district. Fill out as much information as you would like to share. The school directory includes: contact information for GR families (for those who wish to contribute) AND information on GR staff - including photos, favorite things, and other tidbits to help you get to know the GR staff (for the staff who wish to contribute). The directory will be distributed in early November to all that have entered their student's information. This is ust in time for the holiday season! It’s also a great place to get contact information for play dates or birthday parties! Click Here to submit your family’s information into the directory!

School Directory Sign Up

Glacier Ridge PTA plans and implements activities, events, and fundraisers that require parent/teacher volunteers to execute. These are the committees that are currently available and need your support! A few committees already have the chairs and volunteers needed - but if you have a special interest in one or more of them, let us know! Volunteers are needed in order to have these events! Click this link to sign up!

Order your Glacier Ridge Spirit Wear today!

A percentage of the proceeds will go back to the students at Glacier Ridge!

Want to stay in the know? Be sure to join us on:

• Facebook: Glacier Ridge Elementary Parents Group

For any questions please email us at:

• glacierridgepta@gmail.com