Eagle Edition

Holly Brookins, PhD, Principal ~ Summer Clayton, Assistant Principal ~ Jill Tolsma, Instructional Coach

Email: hbrookins@csdecatur.net
Location: 440 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: 404.370.4435 * Website * Facebook

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at our annual Thanksgiving luncheon next week. Please refer to the email that was sent last Friday to parents as to arrival details, directions for lunch and ticket info. Also, all tickets must be pre-purchased and reservations made by Friday, Nov. 8. Tickets will not be available for purchase the day of the luncheon.

This is a special time for students and families to celebrate Thanksgiving at school together. It is also a big undertaking for our cafeteria staff to host this many guests for lunch. Reviewing the details and schedule prior to your visit will help ensure a smooth experience for everyone.

We look forward to seeing everyone at Community Circle tomorrow. November birthdays will be celebrated, and Ms. Kaplan's class will be hosting.

Warmest regards,

Holly Brookins, Ph.D

Principal

hbrookins@csdecatur.net

We can't wait for our Read-A-Thon in January! To make it extra special, we would like to invite all of our Glennwood Elementary students to participate in a drawing contest to create the main design we use to market the Read-A-Thon.

• Theme: Ready, Set, Read

• Requirements: Student-drawn outside of class; must include "Ready, Set, Read" theme; must include "Glennwood Elementary" in the design; write student's name and teacher on the back

• Submissions should be sent to school via class folders. Please place them in the PTA mailbox in the main floor break room.

• Submission deadline: Nov. 22

The Read-A-Thon is an important PTA fundraiser that encourages all students to enjoy and excel in reading while participating in a friendly competition for prizes while having fun! The Read-a-Thon is one of our top fundraisers, so we hope to have amazing participation. Funds raised by the PTA’s Read-a-Thon will help support Glennwood, including supplies needed for teachers, staff and students, teacher innovation grants, school improvements, teacher appreciation events and gifts, school supply kits Kindergarten t-shirts, and much more!

If you have any questions, please email Karen Pearl at readathon@glennwoodespta.com.

For November, we're asking FIRST GRADE Families to help show gratitude to our staff on Wednesday, November 20th. Please review the available slots and sign up HERE! Items can be dropped off with Ms. Reynolds at the front office November 18th-19th during school hours. PTA will assemble the snack table for our staff to enjoy on Nov. 20th. We are also requesting clean up volunteers, so please sign up if you can to help clean up.

If you are unable to purchase items for the table, but would like to donate funds towards the event or to restock snacks in the teacher lounge, the PTA is also collecting monetary donations. Donations can be made here with a note that it is for the November Snack Table and we'll take care of it for you. If you have any questions, please reach out to Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs: Samantha Bryan or Hui-Chuan Hodges (staffappreciation@glennwoodespta.com).

Feedback Wanted: Fall Carnival & Chili Cook Off

We would greatly appreciate your participation in this quick feedback survey so that we can continue to make our community events even better.

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vqk-rnqj-msw

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 316-803-1694‬ PIN: ‪600 056 792‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vqk-rnqj-msw?pin=7671326241150

Join the PTA Committees

We are still looking for volunteers for the following roles:

• Events Volunteer Coordinator
  
• Fundraising Chair
  

We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with Minted to help us fundraise! Please support Glennwood Elementary by ordering your cards & gifts from Minted using our promo code [FUNDRAISEGLENNWOOD]. You’ll get 20% OFF your order and 15% of every purchase made using our code will be donated back to us at the end of the year.

**Note: This promo code can be used year-round! Not limited to holiday season. Baby announcements, wedding announcements, party invites -- all are welcome!

Supper & Sips Returns!

Grab your friends and neighbors and help us celebrate the return of Decatur Education Foundation's highly-anticipated fall FUNdraiser - Supper & Sips! Join us on Thursday, Nov. 14th, from 6-10 pm at The Chapel on Sycamore for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship - all for a good cause. The Supper provides crucial support for DEF, allowing us to continue our work addressing unmet needs, providing enriching opportunities, and supporting our educators.

Get your tickets today! Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Email Meagan@DecaturEducationFoundation.org.

STEP UP for Decatur Youth!

DEF was founded more than 20 years ago by a group of residents who wanted to ensure that EVERY student in CSD had what they needed to learn and thrive. Today, DEF's mission remains focused on Decatur's kids and educators, and we are still 100% reliant on the support of the Decatur community. DEF puts the community's contributions where they will have the biggest impact on our students, and DEF's Step Up Circle is a special group of supporters that allows us to operate programs like Lighten the Load, Teacher Innovation Grants, behavioral health support, arts programming, and so much more. There are also benefits - for both businesses and individuals - to joining DEF's Step Up Circle (beyond the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from supporting Decatur's kids!). Visit https://decatureducationfoundation.org/step-up-circle/ to learn more about the different giving levels.