Glen Park Parent Scoop Week of March 20-24, 2017

Welcome back to all our Glen Park students, families and staff! We hope that everybody had a terrific March Break.

Announcements:

Lunches

**Special Note** Hot Dog Day is March 21st. Tuesday for this month only.

The lunch order site is open! You have until April 3rd to place your orders for Pizza, Subway, and Hot Dogs for April and the rest of the year. Click here or go to the Glen Park school website and select “On-Line Lunch Ordering’ from the menu on the left.

Student Success

The March Spelling Test is tomorrow (Monday)!

The Glen Park Spelling Bee is finally here. We hope all participants had the chance to review the words. There will be prizes for the winners. See you on Thursday!

Our Regional Spelling Bee will take place on April 5th at John Ross Robertson Jr Public School.

Community Engagement

Our next full School Council Meeting is Monday, April 3rd. We will receive the Principals’ reports, a Treasurer’s report and an update on key items. Everyone is welcome. Child care will be provided.

Glen Park Danceathon 2017 was widely successful. DJ Bold got the kids up and dancing and everyone had a great time. We reached our fundraising goal of $5000. Congratulations to all our grand draw winners. Thank you to Shoshana for all her work in organizing this event and ensuring its success. Thank you as well to all teachers who energeticaly supported the event, which was very much appreciated and enjoyed by students.

Also, a big thank you to all our parent volunteers that chaperoned the danceathon. They appeared to have a great time too. Can't wait for next year.

Fun Fair Gift Baskets

The annual collection for our Funfair Baskets is here. Each family is asked to donate an item to our themed gift baskets for our annual draw at the Funfair on June 1, 2017. Information will be sent home this week with each class theme and how you can contribute (see attached as well). The deadline for donations is April 21, 2017.

We will once again be collecting Canadian Tire Money that can be used toward the purchase of prizes at our event. Kindly send this in with your kids and it will be collected in class.

Monday (Day 3)

-Spelling Tests – Primary at AM recess, Junior at PM recess in the lunchroom

-Boys’/Girls’ Club @ lunch

-Silver Birch in library @ AM recess

-Homework Club @ 3:00 – Ron/Wafai

-Play rehearsal – 3:00 – 4:30

Tuesday (Day 4)

-Reading Lounge in library @ AM recess

-Social Skills’ Club @ lunch – Mary

-Hot Dog lunch

-Scientists in School – Ms. Konert’s class

-Garden Club @ lunch

-Francais Alliance @ 3:00 p.m.

-St. Albans Boys’ and Girls’ Club @ 3:00 p.m.

-Maker Space in library @ 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday (Day 5)

-Silver Birch in library @ AM recess

-Mailbags go home

-Homework Club @ lunch – Adrian

-Choir @ lunch

-Subway lunch

-Minions’ Club in library @ PM recess

-Robotics @ lunch (Grades 4-6)

-St. Albans Boys’ and Girls’ club @ 3:00 p.m.

Thursday (Day 1)

-Spelling Bee – in Gym

-Reading Lounge in library @ AM recess

-Doodle Club @ lunch

-Chess Club @ lunch

-Soccer @ lunch

-St. Albans Boys’ and Girls’ club @ 3:00 p.m.

-Play rehearsal from 3:00 – 4:30

Friday (Day 2)

-Silver Birch in library @ AM recess

-French Book Fair

-Robotics @ lunch (Grade 2 and 3)

-Rap club @ lunch

-Eco club @ lunch

-Pizza lunch

-Minions’ Club in Library @ PM recess

-Earth Hour – 2:00-3:00 PM

Upcoming Dates

March 24-30 – French Book Fair

March 30 – Nuit de la Francophonie

March 31 – Super Ace Assembly

April 3 – School Council Meeting (6:00-8:00 p.m.)

April 5 – Regional Spelling Bee at John Ross Robertson PS

April 6 – Talent Show

April 7 – Prologue Performance @ 1:00 p.m. – Torq Percussion Quartet

April 12 – International Day of Pink

April 14 – Good Friday Holiday - School Closed

April 17 – Easter Monday Holiday – School Closed