Vol. 33|Rhyme & Cheese anyone? Edition   |   April 30, 2019

Upcoming Events

April 30 – Rhyme & Cheese Night – 7-8:30 pm – Glebe Multipurpose Room

May 1 – PTA Meeting – Glebe Library

May 1-3 Odyssey of the Mind Bake Sale – Glebe Lobby

May 4 – Glebe 5K/Fun Run – Woodlawn Park

May 6-10 – Teacher Appreciation Week

PTA Meeting

Wednesday, May 1 – 7 pm – Glebe Library

Come meet our new school board representative, Nancy Van Doren!  She will introduce herself, provide an update to the school board budget, and answer any questions you may have.  If you have an agenda item you’d like to discuss at an upcoming meeting, please send it to glebepta@gmail.com ASAP.

We will have child care for all potty trained children during the meeting.  Spanish translation will be provided.

Odyssey of the Mind Bake Sale

Wednesday, May 1 – Friday, May 3 – AFTERSCHOOL UNTIL 4 pm – Glebe Lobby (indoors) & Bike rack (outdoors)

Due to APS policy the Odyssey the Mind bake sale will occur in the afternoons ONLY!

Wednesday- Friday

3:41pm – 4:15pm

Please sign up to bake for us. We NEED donations!
https://tinyurl.com/OdysseyBakeSale

Glebe 5K/Fun Run

Saturday, May 4 – Woodlawn Park

REGISTER HERE:  https://glebe.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/Glebe5K2019/tabid/1053210/Default.aspx

VOLUNTEER HERE:  https://signup.com/go/dZhNFAz

Questions? Please contact jennifershoji99@gmail.com

THIS RACE POWERED BY DC ROADRUNNERS

Glebe Day at Nats Park

May 18, 2019 – 7:15 pm

Click here for tickets:  groupmatics.events/Glebe

‘Glebe Day at Nats Park’ t-shirt pickup details TBD – stay tuned!

DOROTHY HAMM MS PTSA MEETINGS

Mark your calendar for the upcoming PTSA general membership meeting:

Tuesday, May 28 at 7:00 pm at HB-Woodlawn (Library)

A PTSA – what is that, you may ask? A PTSA is a Parent, Teacher and Student Association. A
PTSA allows students a voice in their school and opportunities to help plan and organize PTSA-sponsored events under the guidance of parents. Students in a PTSA can contribute to their community in a positive way, and their involvement may help parents become more involved too!

Mark your Calendars!

Friday, June 7th is Field Day!

(rain date: Friday June 14th)

 

Make sure to save the date!

Field Day is an annual tradition at Glebe. Kids participate in outdoor games, water activities, and the PTA provides lunch for the students

 

To make Field Day a success, we need 70+ volunteers!

Please consider signing up using the link below and help make a memorable day for our

Glebe students!

https://signup.com/go/xjybZpj

 

Questions? Please contact…

PE teacher – Mr H at wayne.herninko@apsva.us

Parent Coordinator – Deb Ryan at debryan@gmail.com

Glebe Tutors for Glebe kids

News from External Affairs – Laura LoGerfo

• A draft IPP framework and an online community survey will be available from now until May 13 at www.apsva.us/prek-12-instructional-programs-pathway-ipp/
• A drop-in open house focused on IPP options will be held from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on April 30 at Kenmore Middle School.
• APS will continue to share information on the IPP via the weekly APS Ambassador updates, School Talk messages, and social media

PTA positions – Next year’s openings

If you have ever thought about how you could make Glebe a better place, this is the perfect opportunity for you to do so.  WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PTA Executive Board for the 2019-2020 school year. Our By-Laws state we need to have a President and Treasurer for us to have a PTA. We have volunteers for some positions, but we need more individuals from the community to step up and take the reins for next year.

The following Executive Board positions are open: President, VP Program and Activities, VP Ways and Means, Corresponding Secretary and Recording Secretary.

Laura LoGerfo,VP of External Affairs and Chai Puri, VP of Communications, have volunteered to remain in their positions next year.  Current board members will assist new board members in learning the ins and outs of their new position.

Jessica Burke has volunteered for Treasurer, but it is an election so if you are interested in any position, please let me know ASAP.  On the same note, we also need two volunteers for Enrichment Committee (great for those who work as they do all of their work over email)!

Please contact Kristen at glebepta@gmail.com if you are interested in any position.

Thank You…

• to all those involved with Friday’s Spring Showdown, especially Missy Heinzer, for all her work to make the event happen, Lauren Barber, Tara Blankinship, Enjoli Goyal, Kristen Johnson, and Michelle Zlakowski for all their support.  Also, a big thanks to Scott Smith (referee), Doug Hughes (announcer), and our Gleagle mascot for getting the crowd going!  And last but not least, our teachers who played their hearts for Glebe: Ms. Binet, Ms. Carbo, Mr. El Jaouhari, Ms. Hall, Ms. Hurren, Mr. Herninko, Ms. Kizner, Mr. Moore, Ms. Morgan, Ms. Moustafa, Ms. Nolan, and Ms. Salas.

Reminders

• Have Box Tops?  You can turn these in to the collection box in the Front Lobby!
• Please bring in food and toiletries for our Glebe Nourishment Center. Cart in the Front Lobby!
• Have used crayons? our The Crayon Initiative takes your broken, used crayons and re-purposes them. Just drop them off in the main office collection bin or in your child’s classroom!
• Have you checked out our Facebook page?  You’ll find lots of posts for upcoming events, photos from school assemblies, and other 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 – Kristen Johnson

For newsletter/school communications, email glebeptacomm@gmail.com – Chai Puri

For events/activities, email glebeactivities@gmail.com – Lauren Barber

For finance questions, email glebeptatreasurer@gmail.com – Diana Paulraj

Other PTA questions?  Find out who can help you!