A Message From Mr. C:

The month of March is full of activity at Glebe Street Elementary School.  Our PARP Olympics is underway, students and families can participate in the Academic Fair (March 18), the All County Festival will be held on the March 5 and 6 weekend, Assemblyman Mark Butler will visit our classes, we will hold our Accelerated Reader Night, McDonald’s Night, and our Talent Show!  All the while students are learning in and out of the classroom!

Please be sure to support your child’s homework practice.  Let homework time be independent work time, and always support your child’s teacher’s efforts to enable your students to get the most from the education that is offered at Glebe.  Check out the ‘Homework Helper’ link on the school’s website, too, at http://www.johnstownschools.org/glebe/glebeindex.htm  Most of all, would like to stress the importance of daily reading for your child.  Choose high interest books at home, and surround your child with the place and space to read – reading with your child can offer the most intimate, special times you will ever spend together.  PARP is a great way to make great advances in reading within the entire family!  We are also pleased to announce that Accelerated Reader is experiencing unprecedented participation from students – nearly 99% of students are participating.  Thanks go to the AR committee and staff who have opened up a world of possibilities to our students by accepting any book for AR ‘points’ - either through taking downloaded tests at school or through book reviews of ‘non-AR’ books!  Any book is game!  Just read!

Let me encourage you and your child(ren) to participate in the many exciting and fun school activities – Accelerated Reader, PARP, Student Council, Intramurals, PTA Family Events, and the Academic Fair this month.  The Fair continues to be one of our most wonderful events because it is a time for your child’s individual academic interests really shine.  The projects and displays will surely be terrific this year – we’re looking for 100 percent family participation!  You are all welcome to attend our version of the ‘Chef’s Challenge’.  A student leadership committee of seven students, led by Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Wood, have created a juried ‘Sandwich  Challenge’, whereby ten student contestants will vie for first, second, and third place for the ‘Best Sandwich Creation’ in an evening of fun and excitement on March 9, at 6:00.

Your PTA is hard at work.  If you’ve never attended a Glebe PTA meeting you’re missing a gathering of highly motivated, sincere, and caring individuals whom work only for the Glebe students in mind.  Please accept my invitation to become involved by attending meetings, joining a committee, and become an important connection to your child’s education at Glebe.  As a matter of fact, you can e-mail Kimberly Preston at kpreston0@yahoo.com for information or to lend your comments and questions about PTA and your school.  Our next upcoming family gathering will be the Glebe PTA Family Pancake Breakfast at St. Patrick’s Masonic Lodge in Johnstown on March 6.  Please look online for more information.  The staff and I always welcome your phone calls, visits, or e-mails, as well.  Our number is 762-3714, ext. 1000, and our email (any Glebe staff member) is (first initial, full last name, @gjsd.k12.ny.us).  For example, mine is wcrankshaw@gjsd.k12.ny.us.