Used Halloween Costume Collection Drive (Drop off)  When: Now to October 25th Where:  Collection Box located at the school entrance        (Swap Event):  When: Sunday, October 27th from 2 - 4 pm  Where: 26 Woodcrest Avenue, Short Hills   #UPCYCLE   #REUSE   #REDUCE     We are organizing a Used Halloween Costume Collection Drive to promote sustainability this Halloween! You can drop off your gently used costumes in the collection box located at the school entrance by October 25th. The Costume Swap event is happening on Sunday, October 27th from 2 - 4 pm at 26 Woodcrest Avenue, Short Hills. Everyone is welcome to pick a costume for free (one per child). It's a great way to reduce waste, reuse, upcycle, and get into the Halloween spirit.
	When: Now to October 29th (Tues).   Pumpkin Decorating Contest Make your PUMPKIN the talk of the patch this year with Glenwood PTO's 3rd Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Submit pictures and bring your decorated pumpkins to school on Tuesday, October 29th. Decorate any sized pumpkin - no carving!  Get creative with paint, props, stickers, glue, and other art materials.  Pumpkin submissions are due by Tuesday, October 29th.  Please email pictures of your pumpkins to  info@glenwoodpto.net and include your name and grade. Two winners will be announced per grade on October 31st with each winner receiving a $5 gift card to use at the Glenwood Book Fair! Pumpkins can be displayed at our Glenwood “pumpkin patch" (in front of the GYM). Have a GOURD time decorating!
	Walk-a-Thon - A Big Thank You!   Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer on our Gators at the Walk-a-Thon and then donated in support of Bridges.     Thanks to your generous support, we were able to raise over $7700! Special recognition goes to Mrs. Goldberg's Kindergarten Class and Mrs. Gordon's 3rd Grade Class, for each raising over $900.  Also deserving special recognization, and rounding out the top 5, are Mrs. Cruz's 3rd Grade Class, Ms. Dolce's 2nd Grade Class and Ms. Lelah's 3rd Grade Class.  As the top fundraisers, these classes have won an extra recess and ice pop party.  Well done! In the coming weeks, Glenwood Gators will be packing 1,000 brown bag lunches which Bridges volunteers will distribute to their homeless clients. All Gators will decorate bags with beautiful artwork and messages of love and support.  3rd and 4th graders will pack the lunches November 4-6. The remainder of the funds raised will be donated to Bridges to support their work.   Thanks again to all of you for making the 2024 Walk-a-Thon a successful and impactful event for our students! Click here to learn more about Bridges.

Dates To Remember October 3 & 4 - School Closed October 9 - Walk & Roll to School Day   October 11 - Bagel Snack Registration Closes October 11 - Math Olympiad Registration Closes October 14 - Red Ribbon Week Art Contest Deadline October 15 - Parents Night Out Tickets Close October 17 - Parents Night Out October 18 - WALK-A-THON Donations Close  October 23rd to 31st - Red Ribbon Week

	Parents' Night Out  October 17th at 7 PM Book your babysitters, grab some friends, and join us for a parents’ night, right down the road from school, at the Boxcar Bar on October 17th at 7pm. Enjoy appetizers and a drink (additional drinks available for purchase) $30/person.  Gather with your Glenwood friends old and new, and get ready for a fun night!   Ticket sales close at 9pm on October 15th at 9pm. Click here to purchase your tickets. Last minute tickets can be purchased at the door, with cash or Venmo, for $35 per person.   It will be the perfect setting to unwind and meet some other Glenwood parents.  See you there!
	Subscribe to PTO Calendars  Did you know that you can subscribe to PTO Calendars by clicking the "Calendar" menu, including the Glenwood PTO Calendar, School District Calendar, Special Lunch Calendar(s), GASA Calendar(s) and more!  Once you subscribe, the calendar is synced with your phone, helping you keep reminders at the ready.
	Class Dues to PTO Website The class dues ($50/child for K-3rd grade / $60/child for 4th graders) are paid on the PTO website.  Click here to pay class dues if you haven't already.  Class dues are used for class socials, incidentals and teacher gifts etc. for your child's class only.
	Yearbook Photo Submission Do you want to see pictures of your child in the yearbook? Help us make this year's yearbook extraordinary by submitting your pictures!  Please click here to submit your pictures.
	Renew your PTO Membership for the 2024/2025 School Year PTO dues are just $30 per year.  Membership allows you to view the entire PTO website, register for PTO programs and receive PTO communications.  Additionally, you have access to the online directory (Note: we do NOT print directories).   Click here to learn more about the PTO and to sign up.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  

GASA  Fall 2024 GASA session started on Sept 30th.  Please remind your student to go to the MPR (Multi-Purpose Room) after school dismissal on their GASA class day. K & 1 students will be chaperoned to MPR by our hall monitors. GASA Dismissal - Please be on time to pick up your student at 4:30 pm from the Gym door for sports classes (Cooperative Team Sports, Coach Jacobs' and basketball) and from the school front door for all other classes. There will be no school bus and no car line service after GASA. Students will be sent to the SAM program after GASA if you selected SAM during the registration. - Please email your child's homeroom teacher, Mrs.Ng (avis.ng@millburn.org), and GASA chairs (gasa@glenwoodpto.net) on any day your child will not attend GASA or if there is any change in dismissal. We need to make sure all students are accounted for and we appreciate your help in this matter.
Fall Swag is here! If you purchased SWAG (spirit wear at Glenwood) through our Fall SWAG Sale, all items (except water bottles) will be delivered to students' classrooms to bring home in their backpacks the first half of this week, in time to wear for the Walk-a-Thon.  Hopefully water bottles will make it from our vendor before Friday, and will be distributed as soon as we receive them.  Thanks for your patience.
Red Ribbon Week Art Contest and Red Ribbon Week Ribbon Making Red Ribbon Week is coming up at the end of October.  This year the MMAC Committee is bringing back the Red Ribbon Week Art Contest. Please see the flyer for details!  We hope students will use their creative magic to create pictures highlighting this year's theme which is Life is a Movie. Film Drug Free. Please turn in your submissions to your teacher. The MMAC Committee will select 3 winners from each school.   MMAC will also be making red ribbons to hang at all schools in the District and will be hosting a red ribbon making event on October 18th at the Bauer Center.  The MMAC Committee would love all the volunteers they can get.  Please use the this link to volunteer!  Red Ribbon Making Event Volunteer Sign Up   All About Red Ribbon Week Red Ribbon Week will run from October 23rd - October 31st this year.  We're excited for your participation.

 

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS - FIND A SPOT HERE

	Lunch Volunteer Every family who utilizes our special lunch program should be volunteering for a lunch shift (11:10am - 1:10PM) at least one time a semester. You can sign up many weeks ahead to work around your schedule. Our lunch program is COMPLETELY volunteer-based and we cannot run it without the help of our parents. As a bonus, the kids love to see their parents at school! You can sign up for volunteer spots using this Sign-Up Genius Link, which is also available at registration, and pick the day that is convenient for you.
	Other Volunteer Opportunities Glenwood is a community school that relies heavily on volunteers to help enrich our students' education and their daily lives.    Please consider signing up to volunteer for the 2024-2025 school year! If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to info@glenwoodpto.net. We can NOT run these without your help.  Thank you! These programs cannot be run without your participation!!
	Glenwood Green Team Initiatives The Glenwood Green Team is focused on reducing, reusing and recycling.  Please support their efforts and have your children bring reusable water bottles and reusable utensils at lunchtime.
	Important Message from PTO   We have been able to accommodate late orders and add-ons to registrations considering it is the beginning of the school year and everyone is just getting back into the swing of things, but please be advised that in the future we cannot extend sales and registrations past the initial deadline.   It adds a significant amount of work for our volunteers and is unsustainable.  Deadlines are communicated via the weekly Monday morning newsletter, additional eblasts and are posted on the Glenwood PTO homepage.  We thank you for your understanding and consideration in this matter.   ~Glenwood PTO
	CLICK HERE for Letter from Transportation & Safety Chair
	US News & World Report ranks Glenwood the #2 elementary school in New Jersey   New education rankings from U.S. News & World Report list Glenwood as the #2 elementary school in NJ.  Click here for further details.

  

---

 

 

The Essex County Environmental Center is located at 621-B Eagle Rock Avenue in Roseland in Essex County West Essex Park and is a facility of the Essex County Parks System. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm and Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Essex County West Essex Park is open to the public every day from dawn until dusk Pre-registration. is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. All programs require a minimum number of participants to run. For more information, please call 973-228-8776.

 

Thank you for your continued support, cooperation, and participation!

 

 Click Here for More Information

 

 

The Millburn Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing Millburn students access to innovative programs, new technology, and creative opportunities not available within the district's limited budget.

The MEF encourages private philanthropy to enhance public education for students at all levels by serving as a bridge between our community and the schools.  

Thanks to the support of generous parents and patrons, the Millburn Education Foundation has donated over $3 million in gifts and grants since its establishment in 1993.

Please support your children's education by adding a donation to the Millburn Education Foundation while purchasing your PTO membership.  You may also donate directly to the MEF at any time by visiting their website at www.millburnedfoundation.org.

   Help is Available for Families in Need

 

Down the Block's mission is to provide short-term financial assistance to residents of Millburn-Short Hills who are facing unexpected financial setbacks. When a Township resident needs help paying bills (rent, utility, insurance, etc.) due to unexpected financial stress or because of losses in a natural disaster, Down the Block can step in with short-term assistance -- provided that their eligibility requirements are met.

 

For more information please visit: https://www.downtheblock.org/. Please contact DtB at: contact@downtheblock.org for a confidential discussion.

BOXTOPS 

Questions, Comments or Need Some Additional Information Contact info@glenwoodpto.net.