Our Week at a Glance email is sent out once a week with the intent to provide you with the most up to date information with what is happening at Glenbrook School.

Today marks the end of our first week of December and we are heading into a season, no
matter what your traditions and celebrations, where we are bombarded by commercials,
messages, asks, needs and all the things! It is often difficult to discern our needs and
wants and challenging to keep focused on what is important with so many competing priorities.

This week Dr. Jody Carrington started her December challenge and today is all about
Gratitude. When we give ourselves permission to breathe and take time to think about
what we are grateful for it allows us to re-center ourselves. Take some time with yourself
this weekend and remind yourself where gratitude lives for you. We are grateful for all of
you!

Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Cindy & Tracey

Inspiration

“grat-i-tude /ˈɡradˌto͞ od/ noun: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. "she expressed her gratitude to the committee for their support"”

“Weekly Wonder”

How will you find your gratitude as we enter into the coming weeks of December?

Staffing Updates

We would like to introduce Miss Angel Dayne Castillon who will be working part-time with
our English as an Additional Language students. We would also like to welcome Mrs.
Jade Roy-Keller to our staff as an Educational Assistant

Pyjama Day:

December 22, 2023 - Students are welcome to wear their school appropriate pyjamas to
school that day

Winter Celebration of Learning:

On December 22, we will hold a DIV 1 and a DIV 2 winter celebration of learning during
class time. Parents are invited to attend the performance that their child(ren) will take part
in performing in. We look forward to sharing student learning with you.

The celebrations will be held at the following times:
Performance 1 – 10:00 — 10:30 AM — Grades 4, 5, 6
Performance 2 – 11:00 — 11:30 AM — Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, 3

Amazing Patrollers

We are so proud of our student leaders here at Glenbrook School. A special congratulations to Ava, Cole and Declan who received a PERFECT SCORE from the AMA coordinator who assessed them on Patrol duty last week! The coordinator
said it was her first time finding no mistakes on a team. You rock!

Reminders:

• Parents are reminded that the school and school grounds are always both no smoking and no vaping zones, including drop off and pick up of students. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
• The school parking lot is a staff member only parking zone and parents are reminded not to use the lot as a pickup or drop off zone. It is a not a roadway for thoroughfare. We ask that you please park on the adjacent street and walk your child into the school grounds when you are picking up and dropping off. The handicap parking stall is there for students or families who require a closer and safe drop off zone.

Happenings:

December 11 – 14 – Rocks and Rings Phys-Ed program.
December 14 – It’s A Crime Not to Read – Grade 3.

School Council:

Fun lunch - Thank you to the grade 6 leadership group that helped with this week’s fun lunch. Our next fun lunch is Edo Japan on December 21. Parents/guardians must go to www.healthyhunger.ca to purchase your child’s lunch by Saturday, December 16. Students who have not purchased online will not be receiving a fun lunch. If your student is not in attendance on the day of Fun Lunch you can call the school office to make an arrangement for pick up.
If they do not hear from you they will donate the lunch.

Did you know that we have an ongoing fundraiser with Mabel's Labels? These amazing labels are dishwasher and laundry safe, last forever and come in lots of fun designs. Place your order online and it will get shipped straight to your door. School Council will receive a 20% commission! Just click here to go to our Mabel's Label's fundraiser and search for Glenbrook School Council.

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