Glenwood PTA: Your Involvement & Donations at Work Upcoming Staff Breakfast with Brandwein’s Bagels The PTA will host a staff breakfast on Tuesday, December 14th complete with bagels, cream cheese, fruit, and coffee. A big thank you to Mary Elizabeth for organizing and to Alex Brandwein for giving us a very generous discount on our …
Glenwood Night Out this week: Chipotle Our final Glenwood Night Out of 2021 is at Chipotle (301 West Franklin Street) in downtown Chapel Hill on Tuesday, December 7th from 4-8pm ONLY – you must show the flyer you received in the Gator Communicator or use the code 8GN7GAQ for online orders for the proceeds to …
It Is December “December is a simple wish that brings spectacular moments.” – Unknown I love the month of December. My kids love it too. We love the lights, the music, and the joyfulness. We love peppermint ice-cream, potato latkes, quiet family time, and our eight foot Christmas tree covered in half-broken ornaments. I love …
Happy Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is in eleven days! I will be spending the entire week with my brother’s family. I am very excited. We will talk a lot, eat a lot, and hopefully walk a lot. Meanwhile, our children will spend the week pretending to be turkeys. They will squawk a lot, wildly run around a …
Student Gratitude Project due this week! Thanksgiving is around the corner; for November, the Sunshine Group is requesting that all students submit a note of thanks for their teachers and other staff members. This past Friday, a “Thank You Note” was meant to be sent home in the Gator Communicator; however, due to some confusion, …
Glenwood Restaurant Day: Brenz Pizza We are excited to announce our November Glenwood Restaurant partnership will be with local restaurant, Brenz Pizza, on Wednesday, November 17! Brenz, conveniently located next to Glenwood (in the East 54 urban village between Raleigh Road and Prestwick), offers both takeout and delivery, and they will donate 20% percent of …
Glenwood PTA: Your Donations at Work Now that we’ve raised money and passed a PTA budget, we can start appropriately spending PTA donated money. Last week, we passed a “Glenwood Certified Staff Discretionary Spending” policy for the money marked for certified staff to spend on their students. We also approved a snack fund to help …
Meet the Teacher on Our PTA Board: Ms. Zhang Mia Zhang puts the “T” in PTA, Parent-Teacher Association. Ms. Zhang is a fourth grade dual language teacher, and this is her second year at Glenwood, having previously taught in the US and South Korea. Her students would say she is creative, enthusiastic, and helps them …
Welcome Sweet November “Welcome sweet November, the season of senses and my favorite month of all.” – Gregory F. Lenz It is already November! And it feels like November. Brrrr. This week, my kids ate their body weight in candy, I talked to my childrens’ teachers, and we all slept in an extra hour …
Greeting Gators! Hello Glenwood Gators. Wow, what a busy fall! Thank you so everyone who dined at Jersey Mike’s this past Wednesday – because of the Glenwood community, we raised $500 for the PTA – thank you! Next week, we will take a much needed break from Gator’s Tale, and give you once less email …
