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PTA Newsletter – Sept. 22, 2020

Vol. 3 | Glebe Director Edition | Sept. 22, 2020

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 30 – Opt-in Deadline for Glebe PTA Directory
Oct. 13 – Virtual PTA Meeting, 7pm (online)

Glebe Directory Update

The Glebe PTA Directory is live. For more information and instructions, or, if you have not yet opted into the Directory, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS HERE.

Please opt in by September 30, 2020, if you would like your family’s information included. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with other Glebe families — opt in today!

Questions? Email glebedirectory@gmail.com

Glebe Little Free Library Cabinet

Encourage your child’s reading by masking up and visiting the Glebe Little Free Library Cabinet, outside the front door entrance to Glebe. New books have been added, and thanks to Courtney Markle’s work, they have been organized and shelved to help your reader make a great choice. If you have elementary student appropriate books to donate, please email Courtney Markle. Due to Covid guidelines, please do not put books on the shelf. Happy reading!

Project Headphones

Project Headphones: Headphones are an essential item to make virtual learning a successful experience for all APS families. However, headphones are by far the most expensive item on supply lists spanning all grades. Project Headphones’ mission is to ensure that ALL APS students have access to this essential item. Check out Project Headphones’ fundraising page and please consider donating. https://gf.me/u/yk5cuy. (Note: Project Headphones is not affiliated with the Glebe PTA).

Grab & Go Library Book Distribution is LIVE!

The Glebe Library will have a Grab & Go Book Checkout to get books to students this fall. Here are details:

Put book holds in to Destiny Discover by Thursday evenings
Pick up books on Mondays, 2-4 pm
Start Date – Start putting holds the week of September 14
Next Pick Up Date – Monday, September 28, 2-4 pm

Location – Front of Glebe

Click here for a video tutorial on accessing the Destiny Discover catalog and putting books on hold.

Click here to get a Grab & Go Book Flyer for easy reference!

Please click here to go to the Glebe Library webpage for more details.

More questions? Email our librarian, Kristin Wine at Kristin.wine@apsva.us

*As a reminder, kids can also take books from the book cabinet in front of Glebe.

APS Updates

If you’re looking for the latest information on return-to-school planning, resources to assist with online school, or how to access meals, please visit the APS webpage. There are frequent updates and also ways to share your questions and input with our superintendent, Dr. Francisco Duran, and members of the school board.

Volunteers for 2020-21 School Year are Needed!

Volunteers Needed to Serve as Virtual Room Parents: We may be apart, but Glebe is still together in spirit. Help your child’s teachers and bring people together by serving as a room parent this year. Contact Room Parent Coordinators Sari Greene (sarigreene@gmail.com) and Kristen Hand (kristen.j.hand@gmail.com) for more information or to volunteer.

We also have an immediate need for parents to support the Community Service Committee and the Enrichment Committee. If you are interested, please contact us at: glebepta@gmail.com

Thank You…

To the Glebe administration, staff, and teachers for an excellent first week of school!
To the Glebe PTA Enrichment Committee for putting together an excellent virtual enrichment program!
To Courtney Markle for updating, stocking, and organizing the book cabinet in front of Glebe!

Reminders

Don’t forget to link your Harris Teeter card and Amazon Smile to Glebe Elementary! A percentage of your purchases goes directly to Glebe and at NO COST to you!
Have you checked out our Facebook page? You’ll find lots of important information you want as a Glebe parent! Click here and ‘LIKE’ our page!

https://www.facebook.com/glebeelementaryschoolpta/

Need to Reach Us?

For general questions, email glebepta@gmail.com – Isabel Simmerman
For finance questions, email glebeptatreasurer@gmail.com – Jessica Burke
For events/activities, email glebeactivities@gmail.com – Amy LaFalce
For newsletter/school communications, email glebeptacomm@gmail.com – Liz Newman
Other PTA questions? Find out who can help you!

Action Needed! Opt-In to the Online Directory of Glebe Students & Families

Opt-in now or you will not be included, nor will you have access to other families’ contact information this year.

Deadline extended to September 30th!

The Glebe PTA knows that being able to connect with other Glebe families will be particularly important this year. ParentVUE is open for parents to complete the Annual Online Verification Process (AOVP). Take a moment now to check your ParentVUE preferences and opt your children in to the Glebe PTA directory, if you would like to have access to the directory and have your children appear in it.

Steps to Take:

Log into ParentVUE.
Go to the Student Info tab on the left.
Click “Edit Information,” scroll down and you will see the opt in selection after the emergency release info.
Be sure to select “Yes, Please provide my student/family information,” rather than leaving the selection blank.
Parents need to opt-in each child in separately.

Important Notes:

Make sure your contact information in ParentVUE is up-to-date. The information in ParentVUE is what Glebe provides us for the directory. The PTA cannot edit this information.
You do not need to be a PTA member to access the directory; you just need to opt-in your children to the directory via ParentVUE.
Your log-in information for the directory will be the same email you use to access ParentVUE. (It may not be the same the email you use to access the Glebe PTA website.) The online directory is kept on a separate platform with additional restrictions, so you must log-in to it separately. You may access the directory via these menu options.

After family information is uploaded in early October, please visit the online directory.
If you are new, you may request a password using the same email address you use to log into ParentVUE. Enter your ParentVUE email in the email line and then click “need your password?” next to the “Sign In” button. (If you already have access to the directory, you won’t need a new password.)
According to APS, your preferences from last year will not carry over. Even if you selected to opt-in for a previous school year, you must select to opt-in each school year when completing your AOVP.
Please remember, you will be able to hide any information you do not wish to share in the directory. We recommend you opt-in to the directory so that you have access and your children are listed, but once you are added to the directory, you can hide your address or phone number in the directory, if you prefer.
Remember, you will not be able to access the online directory at all this year if you are not opted in via ParentVUE, per the instructions above! The deadline is September 30th.

Thank you! If you have questions, please contact: glebedirectory@gmail.com

PTA Newsletter – Sept. 15, 2020

Vol. 2 | Back-To-School-Night Edition | Sept. 15, 2020

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 14 – Virtual After School Enrichment Registration Open (online)
Sept. 14 – Grab-and-Go Library Book Distribution Open (online)
Sept. 16 – Virtual Back-To-School-Night (online)
Sept. 17 – Virtual After School Enrichment Registration Ends, midnight (online)
Sept. 21 – Grab-and-Go Library Book Pick-Up Date, 2-4 pm at Glebe

Virtual After School Enrichment Registration

Glebe’s Enrichment Committee is pleased to share your Fall 2020 After-School VIRTUAL enrichment program. Click here for the schedule and here for the catalog. Read more at the After-School Enrichment home page, too. Thank you to the teachers and vendors willing to offer and try a virtual format this Fall, and thank you all in advance for your patience as we venture into new virtual waters!

Registration for Fall 2020 Enrichment classes begins 8pm Monday, September 14th and runs until midnight, Thursday, September 17th. On Monday night, the registration link will appear on the web site (link above) and on our Facebook page. Classes start Monday, September 21st. Registration instructions can be found here.

WE ALSO NEED NEW VOLUNTEERS ASAP! Several of our amazing enrichment volunteers will be leaving us this year, so we are looking for and absolutely need several parents to join our team. If you are interested in joining our enrichment team and helping our robust program, please contact Glebe Enrichment at GlebeEnrichment@gmail.com.

We hope you enjoy the classes we have organized for you!

Glebe Directory Update

Ongoing!

The Glebe PTA knows that being able to connect with other Glebe families will be particularly important this year. We hope to be able to launch our 2020-2021 online directory during the first week of school. ParentVUE is now open for parents to complete the Annual Online Verification Process (AOVP). You must check your ParentVUE preferences and opt your children in to the Glebe PTA directory, if you would like to have access to the directory and have your children appear in it.

Questions? Email glebedirectory@gmail.com

Back to School Night is Wednesday, Sept. 16!

In order to accommodate everyone, Glebe has set up a schedule much like open house but this time in the evening. Your classroom teacher will send the invite on Teams.

Pre-K and Kindergarten 6:00-6:20
1st Grade 6:20-6:40
2nd Grade 6:40-7:00
3rd Grade 7:00-7:20
4th Grade 7:20-7:40
5th Grade 7:40-8:00

Grab & Go Book Distribution is Launching

The Glebe Library will have a Grab & Go Book Checkout to get books to students this fall. Here are details:

Put book holds in to Destiny Discover by Thursday evenings
Pick up books on Mondays, 2-4 pm
Start Date – Start putting holds the week of September 14
First Pick Up Date – Monday, September 21, 2-4 pm

Location – Front of Glebe

Click here for a video tutorial on accessing the Destiny Discover catalog and putting books on hold.

Click here to get a Grab & Go Book Flyer for easy reference!

Please click here to go to the Glebe Library webpage for more details.

More questions? Email our librarian, Kristin Wine at Kristin.wine@apsva.us

*As a reminder, kids can also take books from the book cabinet in front of Glebe.

APS Updates

Volunteers for 2020-21 School Year are Needed!

Want to get involved? There are many volunteer positions that we need to fill for the 2019-2020 school year! We have immediate need for parents to support the Community Service Committee and the Enrichment Committee. If you are interested, please contact us at glebepta@gmail.com

Thank You…

To the Glebe administration, staff, and teachers for an excellent first week of school!
To the Glebe PTA Enrichment Committee for putting together an excellent virtual enrichment program!
To Courtney Markle for updating, stocking, and organizing the book cabinet in front of Glebe!

Reminders

Don’t forget to link your Harris Teeter card and Amazon Smile to Glebe Elementary! A percentage of your purchases goes directly to Glebe and at NO COST to you!
Have you checked out our Facebook page? You’ll find lots of important information you want as a Glebe parent! Click here and ‘LIKE’ our page!

https://www.facebook.com/glebeelementaryschoolpta/

Need to Reach Us?

For general questions, email glebepta@gmail.com – Isabel Simmerman
For finance questions, email glebeptatreasurer@gmail.com – Jessica Burke
For events/activities, email glebeactivities@gmail.com – Amy LaFalce
For newsletter/school communications, email glebeptacomm@gmail.com – Liz Newman
Other PTA questions? Find out who can help you!

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VIRTUAL RHYME AND CHEESE!
Tuesday, October 27th @ 7PM

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Glebe’s “Virtual” Rhyme & Cheese Night Tuesday, October 27th @ 7PM Co-Hosts for the Evening: Ajan and Syra Goyal (5th and 3rd graders)

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Thank you to everyone who attended Tuesday's PTA Town Hall with Principal Borg, and thank you to Ms. Borg for sharing such helpful information with us. Last night's Town Hall was perhaps the most attended PTA meeting we have had in recent years, and as such, we exceeded our Zoom capacity of 100 participants. We apologize if you were unable to attend. If you would like to receive a recording of the meeting or if you have any questions, please email the PTA at glebepta@gmail.com. You may also submit questions, concerns, and comments directly to APS at www.apsva.us/engage/. ... See MoreSee Less

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Virtual PTA Meeting/Town Hall TONIGHT @ 7pm via Zoom!!!! An email was sent out with the Zoom link. If you need assistance or did not received the email please email: glebepta@gmail.com.
Agenda: conversation about the current plan to return to school.
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For those of us who could NOT tune in, because there were more than 100 participants and we also did not receive the zoom link, I hope someone will please post what information is shared here. Thanks!

Have questions or concerns about the phased return to hybrid/in-person learning? We are moving the October PTA meeting to Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm to give parents an opportunity to have a conversation with Principal Borg and the Glebe PTA about the current plan to return to school. As information from APS is ever changing, Ms Borg may not have answers to all the questions but we appreciate her taking the time to listen to parents and gather your questions so we can work together in trying to address them to the best of our abilities.

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Virtual PTA Meeting/Town Hall TONIGHT @ 7pm via Zoom!!!! An email was sent out with the Zoom link. If you need assistance or did not received the email please email: glebepta@gmail.com. Agenda: conversation about the current plan to return to school. Hope to you see tonight!

Glebe Community Giving has run out of funding and needs your help. Donate to Glebe Community Giving using PayPal at GlebeGiving@gmail.com. These donations will be used to purchase Safeway grocery gift cards. Or purchase Safeway grocery gift cards ($10 and $25 preferred) and deliver them with your name & contact info to:
1523 North Taylor Street (Beth Jackson at bkt16@yahoo.com); or
1405 North Wakefield Street (Ellen Fitzgibbons at ellen@fitzgibbons.org).
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Walktober Starts Today! With APS students not yet back on campus, classes being taught virtually and families looking for reasons to get out and away from screens, APS Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is pivoting from a one-day celebration of walking, biking and rolling to school to a month-long celebration of walking, biking and rolling “any way and any where you can.” Register your family to participate here: www.walkbiketoschool.org/registration/. ... See MoreSee Less

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Celebrate the benefits of walking and build momentum for safety by walking as a family, neighborhood or school. Join together in celebrating Walk to School Day on October 7, 2020.

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Project Headphones: Headphones are an essential item to make virtual learning a successful experience for all APS families. However, headphones are by far the most expensive item on supply lists spanning all grades. Project Headphones' mission is to ensure that ALL APS students have access to this essential item. Check out Project Headphones' fundraising page and please consider donating. gf.me/u/yk5cuy. (Note: Project Headphones is not affiliated with the Glebe PTA). ... See MoreSee Less

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