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Hello Glenbrook Families,

Grade 5 and 6 students are currently working on letters for how they show Leadership and Kindness at Glenbrook School. So far we have over 30 letters submitted! We will only be able to choose 20 students to bring to the Telus 'Be Brave' Hitmen game so please get those letters in as soon as possible! The letters will be due to us for Friday, February 2 so that we can choose the top 20 by February 9.

We also have a Gavi Football Jersey to offer to a student that has shown leadership skills and kindness at Glenbrook. Mrs. Andrews (our former Principal) visited Barcelona and brought back this jersey for one lucky student. This jersey will be for a student in Kindergarten to Grade 6. Students can write, draw, create a poster of why they would like the jersey and how they will continue to be a leader and be kind. Bring these submis- sions to Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Bombard in the office.

Inspiration

“Show me a family of readers and I will show you the people who will move the world”

“Weekly Wonder”

How will you celebrate literacy as a family or with your children this week?

Literacy Resource for Parents

Please take a look at the CBE’s literacy resource for tools and online resources to support your child’s literacy development.

CBE Decodable Digital Library

Additional Resources

Telus Be Brave Event

Our school has the opportunity to send 20 Grade 5/6 students who show leadership at Glenbrook School to the Telus Be Brave Event on February 28. The Calgary Hitmen will host the Edmonton Oil Kings and their will be over 10, 000 students in attendance to learn about the importance of acceptance and kindness from guest speakers, concourse displays and in-game activities. We will only have 20 tickets (which include a t-shirt for the event) so interested Grade 5 and 6 students will need to submit a written letter to Mrs. Bombard and Mrs. Palmer explaining how they are a leader at Glenbrook School and how they will use this event to continue to show leadership and kindness at Glenbrook School. These letters need to be submitted by Friday, February 2, 2024 and we will read all of them over and choose the top 20.

Successful students will be notified by Friday, February 9 that they will be attending the event. The event will be during school hours on Wednesday, February 28 and a fieldtrip form will go home on February 9 to the 20 students.

Kindergarten Registration Opens Monday January 15, 2024

Glenbrook School has both an AM and a PM Kindergarten class. Times will be TBD for next year and announced when this decision takes place. This year the times for our Kindergarten program are:

Monday – Friday - AM: 9:00 – 12:00 PM
Monday – Friday - PM: 12:50 – 3:50 PM

When registering for Kindergarten; parents will state their preference for either AM or PM Kindergarten class that they hope to register their child in when they complete the registration forms. We will do our best to accommodate every- one's wishes. However, a random draw, that is both fair and equitable, will take place to fill any vacant spots in either the AM or PM class, whichever has the most spaces remaining to a max class size. This class size will be determined following the processing of registrations. Our Kindergarten open house will be announced at a later date.

All registered students will receive confirmation of these details.

If your child is attending the Maple Roots Before & After School program, please email the general email inbox to indi- cate this at glenbrook@cbe.ab.ca

Kindergarten Registration Guide

Please see the Kindergarten Registration Guide. More information can be found on the CBE website on the Kindergarten page or under the Registration Tab

Kindergarten Report Cards

Kindergarten teachers will report progress to parents/legal guardians via January and June report cards.

In January, progress in ELAL and Math will be communicated to parents/legal guardians via the report card.

In January, French Immersion Kindergarten programs will communicate progress in FLA and Math to parents/legal guardians via the report card.

In January, Spanish, German and Mandarin programs will report on ELAL, Math and either SLA, MLA or GLA to par- ents/legal guardians via the report card.

In June, progress in all discipline areas will be communicated to parents/legal guardians via the report card. Please reach out to Early Learning if you have question

School Council

Fun Lunch

Just a reminder that there is NO fun lunch in February. Our next fun lunch is Subway on Thursday, March 21. Parents/ guardians must go to www.healthyhunger.ca to purchase your child’s lunch by Saturday, March 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

Meeting

Please join us for our next School Council and Fundraising Society meetings on Monday, February 26 at 7pm. We al- ways hear an update from Mrs. Palmer and Mrs Bombard as well as discuss upcoming events at the school, how to use our fundraising dollars, and other happenings at Glenbrook School. These meetings are where parents can share their ideas and opinions and everyone is welcome!

Playground Committee

Did you know that Glenbrook School will need a new playground soon? We are in the very early steps of forming our playground committee. We need YOU to help make our playground dreams into reality. Please contact Kayla at glenbrookpc@gmail.com if you would like to be involved.

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.

Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date on what's going on with School Council! www.facebook.com/glenbrookpc
We are now on Instagram! Follow us @glenbrook_pc.

Important Dates

January 30 - Report Cards Online
February 15 & 16 - Teacher’s Convention
February 19 - Family Day
March 21 - Last Day of Classes
March 21 & 22 - School Conferences
March 25 to April 1 - Spring Break