September 2010 Message from the Principal

How good it is to have everyone back!  The school simply is not the same vibrant place without the children!  We’ve been hard at work over the summer getting things ready for them!  Welcome, new students and families!  I would like to encourage you to become supportive members in our very fine Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and take an active role in your child’s education at Glebe Street Elementary School by supporting the instruction that your child(ren) receive here from our excellent staff.    

There is a strong tradition of educational excellence at Glebe Street Elementary School.  Each one of us, from the tiniest kindergarten student to the principal to our hard-working custodian directly affects our children’s educational experience.  We can work together to grow children who will be valuable contributors to society.  Consistently cultivated behaviors, solid work, and constant attention to good character building and maintenance of that good character will help our children to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially.

Presently we have guidelines in place for good behavior in the form of a Code of Conduct.  Our Glebe Panther Pledge is posted everywhere throughout the building as a reminder of that code of conduct.  All of us need to work tirelessly together to model and maintain great character traits that are espoused in Glebe Street Elementary School’s new character education model.

Please share with your child the importance of good behavior in school,  the importance of excellent academic performance, the display of empathy and compassion for each other, as well as respect for their school in every way (teachers, students, support staff, and the school building and grounds).  A good place to start is with the pillars of character…

• COURAGE
• TRUSTWORTHINESS
• RESPECT
• RESPONSIBILITY
• FAIRNESS
• CARING
• CITIZENSHIP
• CONFIDENCE

Many of you know that there will soon be a change in principals at Glebe Street Elementary School beginning September 27, when I will begin my first official  day as principal of Northville Elementary School.  While I am happy to begin the year with you, it is a thoughtful and reflective time for me as I leave students and a school community for whom and which I am very attached.  You have all made a lasting impression on me—I have learned so much through our interactions.  While my leaving is bittersweet, I will always hold a very special place in my heart for Glebe Street Elementary School, and the Johnstown School District—both my alma maters!  Best wishes, warmest regards...until we meet again...

Cheers for a great year ahead!

Sincerely and with great affection,

Mr. Crankshaw, principal