Councilwoman Ingrid Turner Visits, Donates Books
Pause with Ms. Seidel
Congratulations to the students who participated in the school
STEM Fair on Thursday, January 21, 2010. This was one of the
best STEM Fairs we have had, and the judges and other teachers
in our school were greatly impressed by the work of our children.
Congratulations to Mrs. Zanin for an excellent STEM Fair!
This issue of the Gazette celebrates our school’s achievements in
the first half of the academic year. We have much to be proud of,
and a strong foundation to build on. It is great to be a Greyhound!
Kimberly Seidel, Principal Gr
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VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 18
JANUARY 26, 2010
Councilwoman Ingrid Turner
has always had a special
commitment to education.
She has supported programs
at Greenbelt Elementary
School throughout her
tenure, so it was no surprise
that her office called to say
that she wanted to come and
read to students at our
school.
However, when Council-
woman Turner arrived with
books in tow to donate to our students, the children were excited and
thrilled to see her. Each student received a copy of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, as well as a bookmark. Then, she had
all of the students open the books and she began a read-aloud of the first
chapter! The students were excited to hear the story being read and
were happy that Ms. Turner took time to come and visit their class.
Ms. Seidel, our school principal, commented, “It is awesome to have
someone partner with our school and support us when needed.”
Thank you so much, Councilwoman Turner, for thinking of our students!
Third Grader Brooke Goggins shares her book and book-
mark courtesy of Councilwoman Ingrid Turner.
pace, try singing one verse of “Happy
Birthday,” “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,”
or our school song! At school, we are
keeping paper towels and
soap stocked in all bath-
rooms and encouraging
students to use hand sani-
tizer when needed. Let’s
all work together to keep
healthy this year!
Hearing and Vision Screenings
Our nurse will be conducting hearing
and vision screenings
this week for students
in fourth grade. Please
check the school
calendar for specific
dates for your child.
Thank you.
Handwashing Basics
As the weather changes, flu season is
approaching. One of the best things that
you can do is reinforce good hand wash-
ing strategies with your family. Using
warm soapy water and about twenty sec-
onds is a great way to help keep everyone
healthy! To help your child learn an ap-
propriate amount of time for washing,
practice counting, or for a change of
January 26-29.
We know that things are tight during
these trying economic times, but if eve-
ryone pulls together, I think we can
make a significant contri-
bution. All funds will be
donated to the American
Red Cross. The class that
raises the most change
will be treated to a pizza
Greenbelt Elementary School would
like to help our fellow neighbors in
Haiti during this horrible time of need.
Our student government, the Greenbelt
Advisory Board (GAB), will be spon-
soring a penny drive to contribute to
the rescue and rebuilding efforts under-
way in Haiti. Each class will be col-
lecting pennies, nickels, dimes, quar-
ters, and dollars during the week of
party.
Thank you so much for your support of
our students in their intent to impact the
world community.
Mrs. Donna Behe, GAB
Advisor and Guidance
Counselor
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A Moment for Our Health
Volume 5, Issue 18
Have You Heard? GAB Students Reach Out to Our Community
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a
great way to teach your child the
proper length of time to spend
while washing his or her hands.”
GR EY HOU ND GA ZE TT E
(Left) In last week’s issue, Ms. Seidel
referenced the Four Star General Pro-
gram, a Math Challenge program for
students in all grades. Here is an ex-
ample of what the Four Star General
poster looks like. Note that the skills
are different for each grade level, and
this is an example of the first grade
skill set. With practice, students gain
fast recall of basic math facts, which
will help them when moving on to
higher levels of math.
(right) We did it! Congratulations to
the teachers and students for raising
our test scores to a new level! On
last year’s MSA, our students in-
proved their reading scores to reflect
82.7% profiency. Way to go...let’s
set the bar even higher this year!
“If everyone pulls
together, I think we
can make a significant
contribution.”
V OLU ME 5, ISS UE 18
and Adil
Choudhry
Fifth Graders:
Nilam Patel,
Norah Awad,
Gabriel Almirez,
Mira Willson,
Michael Bugg, Amari Welch,
Sharara Rahman, Andrew
Dabbs, Jonathan Bertiz, and
Mark Albright
Sixth Graders: Christian Hunt,
Kathryn Breon, Gerald Barillas,
Scott Candey, Dale Godfrey,
Nelson Chen, Oscar Romero,
Nadia Edet, David Gardner,
Barbara Turnbull and Ayana
Collins.
It was also great to see class pro-
jects presented by Ms Mayday
(Grade 1), Ms. Malone (Grade 3),
Ms. Kendall (Grade 1), Ms. Barber
(Kindergarten), Ms. Mears (Pre-
Kindergarten), Ms.
Sayer (Pre-
Kindergarten), Ms.
Lee (Kindergarten),
Ms. Hutchins (Grade
1), Ms. Aseberos
(Kindergarten), and
Ms. Wright (Grade 1).
Thank you to all of the teachers and
students who participated. Thank
you also to Mrs. Case and Ms.
Payne for helping with certificates,
Ms. Geagan and Ms. Aseberos for
helping during the “Make and
Take” nights, Ms. Hamm for help-
ing run and set up the STEM Fair,
Ms. Fung for helping with the
STEM website, Ms. Case for writ-
ing deadlines for parents in the Ga-
zette each week, and Mr. Manfredi
and Ms. Moscati for allowing us to
use your classroom to hold the
STEM Fair.
Mrs. Vanessa Zanin
Congratulations to all students who
entered a project in the STEM Fair.
It is quite an accomplishment to
have so many students enter such
high quality projects. All of the
STEM judges were very impressed
with the enthusiasm each student
had about their project.
While all students who entered the
fair are high achievers, there were
some outstanding and excellent pro-
jects from:
Second Graders: Kamari Smith
and Emma Dabelko
Third Graders: Asa Dawson,
Corey Squibb, Mia Rodriguez
and Jamaal Campbell
Fourth Graders: Loren Sanders,
Se’von Anthony, Daniel
Bernier, Elizabeth Gardner,
Mia Joseph, Saidah Hawkins,
Evan Candey, Alexis McCann,
Grace Seo, Denton Relland,
Sofie Dabelko, Justin Mooney
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A Thank You from Mrs. Zanin
Scenes from the STEM Fair– January 21, 2010
“All of the STEM judges were
impressed with the enthusiasm
each student had about their
project.”
Third Grader Alexander Wu took advantage of Mrs. Malone’s time in
the STEM Fair to take a closer look at one of the many projects on
display.
Sixth Grader Oscar Romero’s project, “Help Me, I’m
Melting!” was one of many award-winning projects.
Calendar of Upcoming
Events
January 27– Vision and Hear-
ing Screening– Ms. Katz’ class
2-3:00 p.m.
January 28– Vision and Hear-
ing Screening– Ms. Simms’
class 2-3:00 p.m.
January 29– Vision and Hear-
ing Screening– Ms. Hancock’s
class 2-3:00 p.m.
February 3– Second Quarter
Report Cards released
February 12– No school for
students– Professional Devel-
opment Day for teachers
February 15– No school–
Presidents’ Day
Notes from the Office
On Saturday, January 30, 2010, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., there will be a pre-
school education fair sponsored by the city of College Park Education Advisory
Committee. There is no cost to attend and refreshments will be served. Meet
teachers and parents from local programs. The fair will be held at the College
Park Community Center, 5051 Pierce Avenue, College Park, MD. For more infor-
mation, please call 301-441-2647. There will be a Spanish interpreter available.
Greenbelt Elementary School is considered a late
school. Our students are permitted to enter the
building at 9:00 a.m. to prepare for the instruc-
tional day that begins at 9:15 a.m. When the
school system announces a two hour delay, stu-
dents are to report to school at 11:00 a.m. Break-
fast will still be served.
Our students must be properly supervised at all
times. Parents who drop their students off before
8:50 a.m. are placing their child/ren in an unsu-
pervised, potentially unsafe environment.
A reminder about our regular arrival procedures:
8:50 a.m.– Doors open for breakfast
9:00 a.m.- Students are allowed to enter the
building.
9:15 a.m.– The instructional day begins.
Dismissal Times:
Please plan for all early dismissals to be com-
pleted before 3:00 p.m. If your family is experi-
encing an emergency, please contact the school
secretary for help with an early dismissal.
3:25– Walkers are dismissed.
3:28– Parent pick-ups are dismissed.
3:45 p.m.—All students must be picked up prior to
this time.
College Park Preschool Education Fair, Saturday
January 30, 2010 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
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