Dear Glenwood Families,

February flew by in a flash and our focus on science made it even more fun. There were so many smil-

ing faces at our Wonder, Explore and Create Fair on February 21st , learning from each other and sharing

all of the things that we “wonder” about. I’d like to send a special thank you to Chairperson Molly Russell

and her Co-Chairperson Tammy Wanck for their “behind the scenes” work. Setting things up, printing

off certificates, organizing materials, and lining up judges takes work, and it is that type of work that

makes the actual night of the Fair so much fun for all. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I’d also like to recognize some of our Glenwood employees this month for the many years they’ve

spent working for our district. Please join me in congratulating the following staff members:

15 Years of Service

Kathleen Borgeson – First Grade Teacher

Sharyn Fine – Occupational Therapist

Jessica Mirtallo – Fourth Grade Teacher

Ingrid Peters – Food Service Worker

Vita Rice - Paraprofessional

25 Years of Service

Lori Cherevko – Second Grade Teacher

30 Years of Service

Roy Pooler – Head Custodian

This month, we have our Open House on Tuesday, March 19th and it’s also Music In Our Schools

Month. As part of the focus on music in education this month, we’ll have a Musical Interlude as part of

our Open House schedule again this year. From 7:00-7:15 PM, we are hoping you will drop in to the

cafeteria and listen to our third grade students play the songs they are learning on the recorder, and also

hear a song or two sung by our 4th and 5th grade chorus members. Mrs. Laramee and all of her music

students who perform that night would love to see you! Here’s the schedule for Open House this year:

6:30-7:00 Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade Classrooms/Catarella/Rivera Open

7:00-7:15 Musical Interlude

7:15-7:45 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Classrooms/Walter Open

Doreen McSain—Principal

March News

~Mrs. Morgan &

~Mrs. Turner

One of the picture books we recently shared is called Going Places by Peter and Paul Reynolds,

which teaches about the importance of individuality and how we need to celebrate everyone’s

uniqueness! Students completed self-portraits to highlight their differences and they are

hanging outside Mrs. McSain’s door!

We have progressed nicely through

Module 4 and are only a couple of

weeks away from the completion.

Students have been learning how

to multiply fractions and then

convert them into decimals

numbers. Module 5 will have

students exploring Geometry.

Students in both classes have been working on learning

what engineers do and practicing the engineering

process with different projects. They know that the first

steps must be to plan and design and then be prepared

to improve that design for better functionality. We are

also spending time on a Black History Project.

Students continue reading Non-

Fiction in the Lucy Calkins

Argument unit, which involves

reading articles about a

controversial topic (such as

“should plastic bags be banned.”)

They are researching both sides

of the argument and debating -

from both the side they agree

with, and even the side they

don’t agree with!

In writing, students are weighing

in as to whether chocolate milk

should continue to be available in

schools, or if it is an unhealthy

choice that should no longer be

sold. Students have been

reading articles on the topic,

considering the perspective of

the writer, and using that

evidence in their writing to back

up their claim.

If you have

questions or

concerns please

don’t hesitate to

contact your

students teacher!

Notes from the Health Office

A Good Start

March is National Nutrition Month and March 4-8 is National School Breakfast Week. Break-fast is the most important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients and energy your child needs to concentrate in school. Research shows that kids who eat breakfast get better grades, pay attention better in class and behave better. Give your child a combination of protein (milk, eggs, cheese or meat) and carbohydrates (whole-grain cereal, whole-grain bread or fruit). The carbohydrates boost energy and help your child start their day and the protein keeps his/her body going strong until lunchtime. Here are some quick breakfast ideas:

Make instant oatmeal with low-fat milk or water. Toss in raisins or other dried fruits and nuts.

Layer low-fat yogurt with cereal and blueberries.

Top a waffle with low-fat yogurt and fruit.

Blend a breakfast smoothie with low-fat milk, yogurt and frozen fruit.

Spread a flour tortilla with peanut butter, add a banana and roll it up.

Add ham and cheese to a toasted whole-grain English muffin.

Mrs. Kirchheimer

February 2019 Newsletter General Music Chorus Mrs. Laramee

Congratulations to Nicholas Catarella, Katie Klimachefsky, Illa Ontaneda and Ava Peters who participated in the All-County BCMEA 5-6 Concert this past weekend. They auditioned and were chosen to represent Glenwood and the Vestal School District. I am very proud of all of their hard work and they were great representatives! Congratulations also goes out to 3 of Glenwood’s students: Alaina Browning, Nicholas Catarella, and Victoria Menard, who were chosen to be Oompa Loompas in Vestal Middle School’s production of Willy Wonka Jr.! Performances are at the end of March! Kindergarten: We are learning how to be tuneful, beatful and artful. We are working on songs: Down by the Bay, Johnny had one friend, A Ram Sam Sam First Grade: We are learning how to be tuneful, beatful and artful. We are working on melody and rhythm with songs: Closet Key, These are Mother’s Knives and Forks, The Minister’s Cat Second Grade: We are learning how to be tuneful, beatful and artful. We are working on melody and rhythm with songs: Closet Key, Grandma Grunts, The Wise Man Third Grade: We are working on making nice sounds with our recorders and we are preparing for our concert at Open House. Fourth Grade: We are working on a new rhythm, syncopa! We learned songs and games that have the syncopa rhythm and we have started to decode the songs. Fifth Grade: We are working on putting sound and music to a cartoon video. Things to look forward to next month: 3/5 – Glenwood Chorus singing at the Oakdale Mall for Music in Our Schools Month 3/19 – Open House with Recorder and Chorus Performances 3/29, 3/30, 3/31 – Willy Wonka Jr. Performances at Vestal Middle School

Nicholas, Katie, Illa and Ava at BCMEA

5-6 Chorus BCMEA

GLENWOOD’S

MUSIC NOTABLES

BCMEA 5/6 Orchestra Participants: Sidra El Ghissassi, Anna

Petchenyi, and Aishwarya Patel.

NYSSMA Orchestra Participants: Ben Lilly and Sammy Winans

are playing a duet. Sidra El Ghissassi, Nick Catarella, and

Aubrey Rogers are all playing solos at NYSSMA.

NYSSMA Band Participants: Sidra El Ghissassi will be

performing a flute solo.

Mar.

10

Daylight Savings Time Begins - Spring Forward 1

Hour

12 BOE Meeting

14 No School - Superintendent's Conference Day

15 No School

17 St. Patrick's Day

19 Open House

22 Report Cards Distributed

25 GSCA Meeting 6:30pm

26 BOE Meeting

April

2-4 NYS ELA exams, grades 3-5

9 BOE Meeting

15-22 No School, Spring Break

23 BOE Meeting

24 Spring Talent Show Reherarsal

25 Spring Talent Show

29 GSCA Meeting 6:30pm