Glenwood Elementary School
eNews: December 9, 2015
FROM THE PRINCIPAL:
The Glenwood Student Ambassadors are running the annual Penny Competition. Our
competition will end on Friday, December 11th. Remember to bring pennies in for your grade
level for positive points and silver coins for other grade levels. Of course good
sportsmanship is the expectation for all our students. We look forward to this wonderful event
and being able to provide lots of support to Glenwood helping Glenwood. Please email Amy
Fizzano at afizzano@rtmsd.org for any questions!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Select Chorus
Wednesday, December 9th @7PM
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5 Grade Choral Concert
Thursday,
December 10th @7PM
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5 Grade Band/Strings Concert Wednesday, December 16th @7PM
Holiday Sing-Along
Wednesday, December 23rd @1:45pm.
Media Court House
Glenwood
Springton Lake
Glenwood
HOLIDAY SING-ALONG INFORMATION:
This is a fantastic opportunity for the Glenwood Community to gather one last time before we
part for winter break.
Volunteers: If you are signed up to volunteer early, (to help out with parties) please be sure to
sign in at the main lobby (Any time after 1:15). ***Classroom volunteers prior to the sing-along
must have their clearances.*
Parents, family members and siblings are invited to attend the Holiday Sing-Along and enjoy
this special event with us. The program will begin in the gymnasium at 1:45 PM (Enter the
building any time after 1:25). Access to the classrooms will not be permitted during the show,
so if you are going to be viewing the show, please park and proceed to the gymnasium. In the
interest of calmness and security, please understand that only ADULTS are permitted to attend
the classroom festivities after the Holiday Sing-Along.
Everyone must sign in at the main lobby to our building and obtain their Glenwood visitor badge
before entering the school. We will have additional volunteers and personnel to help get
everyone signed into the building. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding.
If you are planning on signing your children out of the building early, parents must first notify the
classroom teacher and complete the sign out form in the classroom. Next you will need to sign
your child out in the main lobby area before exiting the building.
Parking will be limited so please try and carpool. Once the Glenwood lot is full, it will be closed
by security. Thank you for your cooperation and please share this information with your
neighbors and friends! We hope to see you here!
Thanks for your continued support! Feel free to contact me at 610-627-6901 or
ebucci@rtmsd.org if you have questions or concerns with which I may be able to assist.
Eric F. Bucci
KINDERGARTEN
This week, Glenwood Kindergarteners are all about finishing up our Math unit on Comparing
Numbers 0-10. In Reading Workshop, students are getting familiar with the words beginning,
middle and end as they relate to stories. So far, we have covered the following uppercase and
lower case letters: T, M, S, A, B, C. In Phonics, we are working hard on beginning and ending
sounds of CVC words.
FIRST GRADE
The first graders will be celebrating Grinch Day on Monday, December 21st. The students will
learn many peer problem solving strategies that day. The students will have a fun filled day
doing many Grinch related activities, along with learning how to do the "Grinch Grin"!
SECOND GRADE
Second grade is studying solids and liquids, this week we are learning about the properties of
liquids. We are working with Mrs. Rigatti learning how to do computer programming. In reading,
we are reading fiction and fantasy books and learning about the characters in the story. In
math, we are finishing Unit 4 and are testing on this unit this week.
THIRD GRADE
This week in math, the third graders are working diligently to get topic 4 wrapped up. We are
looking forward to moving onto Topic 5 where we will master multiplication and division. We
began our brand new reading unit this week. We have been busy exploring nonfiction,
comparing and contrasting fiction and nonfiction, and starting a new genre of books. Our new
reading unit is giving us some ideas as we continue our expert writing pieces. Third graders
switched their science/social studies cycle this week as well. Each class is working with a new
teacher to explore different information about our world. It’s been a busy, hard working week in
third grade!
FOURTH GRADE
Fourth grade is on the move! We are writing our essays using the five paragraph format. They
are learning to use the "Bing, Bang, Bongo" method of writing an essay. We also enjoyed an
Hour of Code this week, and practiced the school goal of, "Being Responsible" as we helped the
children in first grade practice their Hour of Code! We are excited about the upcoming
Geography Bee, where two members of each fourth grade class will be competing with the fifth
grade finalist for the Geography Bee Title! This is an exciting time!
4th Grade needs clear 2 liter soda bottles for our Ecosystems unit. If you have any, please send
them to one of the fourth grade teachers.
FIFTH GRADE
As we move into the second week of December, in Writer’s Workshop, the 5th grade has turned
its attention to taking a closer look at best practices in developing an understanding of Text
Dependent Analysis (TDA). Here, the focus is on students being able to read a text and then
respond to information gained specifically from the text. In Reader’s Workshop, Glenwood’s 5th
graders have turned their attention to understanding and developing strategies for how to best
read narrative nonfiction. In particular, 5th grade students will be paying careful attention to the
reading of text dealing with disaster stories and biographies. In social studies, the 5th grade
continues to look at the first Europeans in North America and how their arrival in North America
impacted the Native American population. In Science, the 5th grade continues to use the
scientific method in our study of weather. In Math, the 5th grade is taking a closer look at how to
divide large numbers. In grammar, students are focusing attention on best practices in the art of
writing a good sentence, in particular how to best use semicolons, commas and compound
sentences.
NOTABLES 2016 – Penncrest’s All-School Musical
Penncrest is looking for Rose Tree Media elementary school students to participate in this
year’s high school musical. Show dates are April 8, 9 & 10th, 2016. Students from Glenwood
will have auditions Tuesday January 19, 2016 in the Media Elementary School auditorium from
4:30 – 5:30 pm. Students need to be familiar with the song “Step in Time” from Mary Poppins.
The song will be reviewed prior to the auditions. Please complete audition form ahead of time
and bring it with you along with a picture attached. The audition form is available on the
Penncrest All-school Musical website. Visit http://www.rtmsd.org/page/3363. For additional
questions please contact Mr. Murphy at (610) 627-6804.
SCRABBLE CLUB
Scrabble Club sign-up start now! Scrabble Club is for second and third graders who are
interested in learning how to play Scrabble. Each meeting club members will learn a little bit
about the rules and strategies for playing Scrabble. Then, they will play with a partner against
another team. The club meets Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 from January to March. Spaces are
limited. (If 40 - 60 students sign-up, then we will have two five week sessions.) You can sign-up
online by going to this link:
http://www.rtmsd.org//cms/module/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=1506.
GLENWOOD PTG
Keep up to date with Glenwood Events & Happenings. For more information about the following
or to find out how you can help, visit www.rtmsd.org/glenwoodPTG
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Book Fair Special Orders are due to arrive soon and will be delivered to your child's
classroom.
Fill their stockings with Wawa Hoagie Coupons! Each coupon is $5 each, never
expires, is good at ANY Wawa location, makes great gifts and is good for 1 free 6" Shorti
Hoagie. Please email Colleenkeinath@gmail.com if you have questions about
Glenwood's Hoagie Sale, going on now through June 2016.
Give the gift that always fits: $25 KidStuff Coupon Books are available for sale. For
more information, please email maryannetroy@comcast.net if you would like to buy a
coupon book.
Happy Holidays!
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