Welcome to the Glenwood School PTO Website!

Here you can find important dates, information on upcoming events and details on what's happening up at Glenwood. 

Visit often so you can stay up to date! Questions? Contact info@glenwoodpto.net.

 

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HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

See You in September

 

 

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PTO Membership for 2018-2019 - Registration Open Now

 

All families are encouraged to become members of the Glenwood PTO, whether joining for the first time or renewing your membership.  Dues are $25 per year, per household.  Membership gives you access to all Glenwood PTO communications, the entire PTO website, the online school directory, registration for PTO sponsored activities and the membership toolkit mobile app.  Current 2017-2018 PTO Memberships expired on August 15. 

 

And, please remember to update your Family Contact Information!

 

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 Pizza & Pasta Lunch - Registration Opens August 29

 

Glenwood's favorite special lunch options return this year - Pizza on Tuesdays and Pasta on Thursdays!  Order your child's lunch for September through January during the upcoming Registration period opening at 9 am on August 29th and ending at midnight on September 7th.  Pizza lunch service begins on Sept 18th and Pasta lunch service begins on Sept 20th.

   

For more information, click HERE. 

Questions? Contact speciallunch@glenwoodpto.net  

 

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 GASA Schedule Announced - Registration Opens September 6

 

GASA (Glenwood After School Activities) registration will open at 9 pm on September 6th and run through midnight on September 13th.  We'll have old favorites like Animal Adventure, Cartooning and Basketball with Hoop Heaven, plus lots of great new classes like Yoga, Build a Computer, AlphaCHEFS and more!  AlphaBest will attend the first PTO meeting on Tuesday, September 4th to answer questions and provide information about the GASA offerings. 

  

For a complete list of classes, descriptions and schedule, click HERE. 

Questions? Contact gasa@glenwoodpto.net  

 

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     2018-2019 PTO Volunteer Registration - Open Now

  

A huge THANK YOU to all the parents, caregivers and friends who volunteered this past year to make possible all the PTO events, sales, activities & projects that enrich our students school experience throughout the year.  For all current and new families at Glenwood, please consider signing up to volunteer to assist one (or more) of the many activities supported by the PTO.  We can use a little time or a lot - as much as you can give - all are welcome!

 

Please click on the green Volunteer button above to see the many opportunities to get involved at school and to indicate your areas of interest.   

 

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No Fuss Lunch - Returns September 17th

 

No Fuss Lunch - our easy, flexible, healthy lunch alternative - will be back in September on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Parents order directly through the NO FUSS LUNCH website. Lunch may be ordered daily, weekly or monthly. Orders can be placed or changed as late as midnight the night before and orders can also be cancelled up to 6am the day they are to be served. Click HERE for more details.

 

Questions? Email speciallunch@glenwoodpto.net.

 

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The PTO Has A Lot To Be Thankful For!

This month, we thank...

 

 

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Easy Ways to Earn $$$ for Glenwood

 

Your Amazon Purchases Can Earn Money for Glenwood 

Use our special Amazon link and Glenwood earns 3-10% from your everyday shopping!  AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Glenwood every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at Amazon Smile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Glenwood!  Be sure to select "Glenwood School PTO Inc" as your charity so Glenwood benefits from all your purchases.  Click HERE for more information about AmazonSmile.  Click on the Amazon shopping cart to the right to start shopping.

 

Shop at Shutterfly and Tiny Prints 

Glenwood PTO is thrilled to partner with Shutterfly - the leader in personalized photo products, offering a wide range of photo books, gifts, home décor collections, and unlimited FREE photo storage; and with Tiny Prints - the leader in personalized stationery, offering luxe designs from top stationery designers. For each purchase you make from either one of these brands, 13% will be donated to the Glenwood PTO.  Click here for more information or the Shutterfly button above to start shopping.  

 

Register your ShopRite card and earn free BoxTops for our school!

ShopRite For My School is a program ShopRite has developed with the goal of contributing up to $1 million of much needed funds to local schools. It's administered through BoxTops and no clipping is necessary.  They also offer monthly bonuses.  It is very easy to enroll - just click HERE for more information and to register your card. 

 

BoxTop Clippings 

When you purchase BoxTop products, please clip the coupons and send into school during our collections in October, February and May. Glenwood earns $1.00 for every 10 Box Tops and the cash can be used to buy anything that is needed for the school. 

 

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Glenwood In the News

 To see all of Glenwood in the News, click HERE. 

 

 

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Around Town 

Please check out the Around Town page for other Town events including:

•Education Foundation

•SAM Program

•Down the Block

  

 

DISTRICT AnnOunCEMENTS

 

THANK YOU to All Our 2017-2018 Education Foundation Supporters

We raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for all eight township schools, which would not have been possible without your support and hard work. Visit our website at www.edfoundationmillburnshorthills.org or like us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on our events and projects in the schools.

 

Renew Your Ed Foundation Membership for 2018-2019

Don't forget to renew your Ed Foundation Membership. You can do it when you renew your PTO membership or you can donate directly to the Ed Foundation by clicking HERE.  We look forward to your continued support in 2018-2019.

  

Ed Foundation Grants to Glenwood School

The Ed Foundation funded over $12,000 to Glenwood School in 2018, fulfilling grant applications by David Jasin for classroom sound field systems; Lori Princiotto & Cynthia Percarpio for the Glenwood Grows Garden project; and Marla Schaufler for Kindergarten wobble seats.  Our fundraising work continues so that in the future we will be able to grant an even greater percentage of applications.  

 

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Notice of Board of Education Meeting Dates for 2018-2019

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Township of Millburn in the County of Essex took action at the Organization Meeting held on Monday, May 21, 2018 to approve the Board Meeting Dates for school year 2018-2019. Click HERE for details.

  

Allergy Management

In the Fall of 2016, the Millburn school district embarked on an effort to update and clarify the management and treatment of life-threatening allergies within our schools.  Included in these rules: no food, treats or goody bags may be served or distributed for classroom birthday celebrations; and, there are four school-designated days when food will be allowed during a classroom party.  Please read the Allergy Management policy and regulation to become familiar with the ways we ensure a healthy and safe learning environment for students who have a medically documented anaphylactic allergy. Click HERE to read Christine Burton's Allergy Management Letter; click on the links below to view the Allergy Policy & Regulation.

 

Policy 5331 - Management of Life-Threatening Allergies in Schools (M)

Regulation 5331 - Management of Life Threatening Allergies in Schools K-5 (M)

 

Status, Address or Information Change??

If you are moving in or out of district, withdrawing a child from our school, or just need to update some contact information, please click HERE for more information. 

 

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SEPAC News

Click HERE to check out the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee website for information about Special Services staff, SEPAC committee members and other news.

 

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