October 2014
Principal’s Message:
Glenbrook staff and students raised
approximately $700 for Cancer Research through our Terry Fox Run on
Friday, September 26th. A special
thanks goes to all parents who supported this event through donations
and through your attendance. We
thank Ms. Gammage and Mrs. Calder
for organizing this event this year.
New Staff:
We would like to take this opportunity
to welcome Mr. Chris Ainge to Glenbrook school. Mr. Ainge is providing
French language instruction to Mrs.
Schafer’s Grade 5/6 class and to Ms.
Voigt’s Grade 4/5 class.
We are pleased to have Mr. Ainge
join the Glenbrook team. We invite
parents to come in to meet Mr. Ainge
at your earliest convenience. Mr.
Ainge is at Glenbrook in the afternoon on Days 2, 3 and 4.
We would also like to wish Mrs. Eisen
well as she prepares to go on her
maternity leave.
Mrs. Eisen has
been teaching the students in our
Grade 3/4 class. We look forward to
hearing about the arrival of the newest member of the Eisen family!
We would like to welcome Ms. Breadner to Glenbrook School. Ms. Breadner will be taking over the teaching
responsibilities in the Grade 3/4
classroom during Mrs. Eisen’s absence. Ms. Breadner is
very familiar with our
school, staff and students. We are pleased
to have her join us.
October 24th Professional Development Day:
The staff at Glenbrook will be participating in a Professional Development Day on Friday, October 24th. This day will focus on developing a School Improvement Plan with Guided Reading and Mathematics instruction being two components of this plan.
Staff will also be reviewing our students’ E.Q.A.O. scores on the 2013—2014
Primary and Junior Assessments. Plans will be developed to improve student
achievement on these assessments.
During the afternoon school staff will focus on assessment and evaluation in
preparation for the Progress Reports which will be sent home on Nov. 13th.
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL):
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) came into effect on July 1, 2014. As a
result, the Upper Grand District School Board, would like to ensure that we have
your consent to receive newsletters, school and Board updates, announcements,
event invitations and other electronic messages which may contain advertising or
promotions regarding school fundraisers, field trips, the sale of yearbooks, student
pictures, uniforms, graduation or dance tickets, or similar events and offers.
If you wish to receive the above communication from us, please visit our
CASL registration website at: www.ugdsb.on.ca/CASL
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messages containing commercial content and may find it more difficult to be
aware of the activities that take place in school. If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please visit the same site (www.ugdsb.on.ca/CASL) and click
“Unsubscribe” to remove your name from our contact list.
Dufferin County Cross Country Running Meet:
Glenbrook students have been training hard for the annual Dufferin Family of
School Cross Country Running event being held at the Orangeville Agricultural Centre on Wednesday, October 15th, 2014. Thursday October 16th is the
raindate for this event. Glenbrook has students from Grades 1 to 8 participating again this year.
We thank Mrs. Crago, Ms. Nienhuis, Ms. Mavins, Mrs. Fernandes, Ms. Gammage and Mrs. Calder for coaching our Cross Country team this year.
Parents are welcome to attend the Cross Country meet. Please consider car pooling as parking at this venue may be limited.
Professional Development Day —Friday, October 24, 2014 (no school)
Nutrition Break Supervisors Needed:
Grade 8 Careers Day:
We currently have three Nutrition Break Supervisors who come to the school
during our nutrition breaks to supervise students in their classrooms while they
eat their snacks. These adults then supervise students on the yard for the remaining 20 minutes of the break. This is a paid position.
On Tuesday, October
7th, 2014, our Grade
8 students will be
travelling to the Orangeville Agricultural
Centre to participate in a Career
Awareness Day.
Occasionally we require replacement supervisors when a supervisor is unable
to fulfill his/her duties due to illness or another commitment. If you are available
during school hours (10:30—11:10 and 12:50—1:30) and would be willing to
take on these supervision duties, please contact the school office at your earliest convenience (519) 925-0580. We will be establishing
an occasional Nutrition Break Supervisor list during the
month of October. A Criminal Reference Check is required
for this position. We appreciate any assistance that you
can provide.
E.Q.A.O. Primary and Junior Assessment Results:
Grade 3 and Grade 6 students at Glenbrook Elementary School participated in
the Education Quality and Accountability Office’s Primary and Junior Assessment in May and June of 2014. The results of this assessment are as follows:
Grade 3 Reading: 48% of students achieving Level 3 & 4
Grade 3 Writing: 62% of students achieving Level 3 & 4
Grade 3 Mathematics 50% of students achieving Level 3 & 4
Grade 6 Reading: 72% of students achieving Level 3 & 4
Grade 6 Writing: 58% of students achieving Level 3 & 4
Grade 6 Mathematics: 44% of students achieving Level 3 & 4
The staff at Glenbrook are in the process of reviewing these
results in an attempt to identify specific areas of strength and
areas for further improvement.
Glenbrook School Council Meeting:
Glenbrook’s School Council will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, October
15th at 6:15 p.m. in the school’s staff room. We invite all Glenbrook parents to
attend this meeting. We are happy to report that we have had some parents
new to the Glenbrook community join our Council. We are hoping that many
more parents will get involved this year.
The School Council’s Playground Committee will meet on
Tuesday, October 7th at 6:30 p.m. All parents are welcome
to attend this important meeting as well!
The first part of the day will be spent
listening to a guest speaker and then
students will have an opportunity to
learn about a variety of careers
through workshop presentations and
by asking questions of the presenters.
We are
pleased that our
students have been
given this opportunity again this
year.
School Photo Day:
Edge Imaging photographers will be
coming to Glenbrook school on
Thursday, October 9th to take class
and individual student photos.
Students will be bringing home further information
regarding school
photos prior to
this event taking
place. Our photo retake day is
scheduled
for
Monday,
November
10th,
2014.
Read This Newsletter and Win a Prize!!!
Win a Glenbrook Grizzly Bear:
After your family has read this newsletter, please sign and detach this coupon. “Our family” must include at least one
parent/guardian who has read the newsletter. This coupon must be placed in the yellow mailbox in the front office at
Glenbrook school. A ballot will be drawn from the yellow mailbox each month indicating the winning family for the
month. This month’s draw will be held on Friday, October 31st, 2014.
Our family has read the newsletter corresponding to this draw.
Family Name:
___________________________Parent’s Signature:
____________________________
Inclement Weather Procedures for Glenbrook School:
Glenbrook will be open when buses are cancelled. This is due to the fact that our school is not dependent on bus transportation and all of our students can walk to school. It is very important for parents/guardians to report student absences from school on the attendance line before 8:30 am, should you believe that weather conditions are such that
it is unsafe for your child(ren) to walk to school, and you have made the decision to keep your child(ren) at home.
Glenbrook does have an “information” mailbox. It is an “Inclement Weather Information Mailbox” that
can be reached by dialing 519-925-0580, ext 410.
Another alternative is to access our Board’s Transportation website: www.stwdsts.ca/. Scroll down to
the bottom of the page and read the transportation information in the green box for Dufferin County.
Public Health: From the Wellington - Dufferin—Guelph Public Health Unit
Celebrate International Walk to School Day
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Walking is good exercise. It’s a way to increase physical activity among children.
Walking keeps the air clean. It reduces the number of cars on the road, which ultimately reduces air pollution.
Walking enhances stamina and gives more energy. Children who walk are more alert and ready to learn.
Walking relaxes a child, lessens anxiety and tension.
Walking to school empowers children thereby fostering independence.
Walking is economical. You will not need to fill up your legs with gas.
Walking is educational. You will better admire all the beauties in your neighbourhood.
Walking is fun and a great way to meet new friends.
A Message From Mrs. Stewart in The School Library:
A big thank you to the Glenbrook community for your support during the first book fair of the year. It was a great success. Students have started checking out books and enjoying the new additions to the library. Please remember to
help your child look after their library books by placing them away from pets, food, drinks and very small children.
During October, the entire student population at Glenbrook will be reading 5 picture books.
All students and staff will vote for their favourite book. The winner will be announced at an
assembly at the end of October and copies of each book will be given away. This is our first
Glenbrook Reads! We are looking forward to discovering which picture book is the favourite
book of the Grizzlies!
October 2014
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
Pizza Day
3
4
Recess Revival
Student Training
Glenbrook
Food Drive
Begins
5
6
Grade 1 Family
Transition Place
Presentation
(Crago)
Grade 2/3 FTP
Presentation
(O’Connor)
12
13
Happy
Thanksgiving
(No School)
7
8
Grade 8’s to
Career Pathways
Presentation—
Orangeville Fairgrounds (a.m.)
14
Grade 2/3 Library Trip—
Whitford
(9:00 a.m.)
Grade 3 Library
Trip—Mavins
(11:30 a.m.)
19
26
20
Grade 1 Family
Transition Place
Presentation
(Crago)
21
Grade 2/3 Library Trip—
O’Connor (9:00
a.m.)
Grade 2/3 FTP
Presentation
(O’Connor)
Grade 1 Library
Trip—Crago
(11:30 a.m.)
27
28
9 Student &
Class Photos
(8:45—2:50)
10
11
15
16
17
Cross—Country Pizza Day
Running
(Orangeville Agricultural Centre)
Cross—Country
Running RAINDATE
(Orangeville
Agricultural
Centre)
18
22
23
Grade 7 HEP B
and Grade 8
HPV Vaccination
#1 (9:00 a.m.)
24
Professional
Development
Day
(No School)
25
29
30
Pizza Day
31
School Council
Member I. D.
Photos
Individual and Class Photos ….. October 9th, 2014