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.
The Glenwood PTO would like to amend the Article VIII Meetings section of the Glenwood School PTO By-Laws.
Section 1. General Membership Meetings currently states:
b) A minimum of five (5) general membership meetings of this organization shall be held during the school year. Dates and meetings shall be determined by the Executive Board and announced at the first general membership meeting of the year.
The Glenwood PTO proposes:
b) A minimum of three (3) general membership meetings of this organization shall be held during the school year. Dates and meetings shall be determined by the Executive Board and announced at the first general membership meeting of the year.
Strawberry Festival 2018 - Items going home on May 29.
All strawberry festival 2018 items are going home in your child’s backpack on May 29nd!
Look for the envelope! And, we really need nut free cakes for the cake walk!!!
We are also seeking donations for baked goods, and cleaned/pre-sliced quarts of strawberries! Please email Laura Freimauer at laura0805@aol.com or Sarah Uminksi at sarah.uminski@gmail.com if you can donate anything.
3rd and 4th Grade Field Day - DATE TBA
Field Day students should wear their team's color. Send kids with generous sunscreen and with a labeled water bottle. Parents are encouraged to attend and cheer on our kids as they participate in relay races that celebrate teamwork and sportsmanship.
Final Box Top Collection - WIN STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PRIZES!!!
Our third and FINAL clipped Box Tops collection will take place on Friday, May 25th. Please send in all clipped Box Tops with your child. The first place winner this round will get to pick a prize from the Strawberry Festival prize table! Second and third place winners will receive strawberry festival tickets! We are so close to finding out the class that clipped the most Box Tops this year, and that class will win a “prize." Let's go Gators!
PTO Slate for 2018-19
The Nominating Committee sincerely thanks everyone who submitted nominations and assisted us during this process. We are pleased to announce the slate for the 2018-2019 PTO Executive Board positions:
Co-President: Christine Cofer
Co-President: Stacey Rudin
Co-Vice President of Programs: Usha Shah
Co-Vice President of Programs: Gina Finkelstein
Vice President of Communications:Heather Finan
Vice President of Fundraising: Nicole Petersen
Treasurer: Maria Patti
Assistant Treasurer: Shilpee Gangwal
Recording Secretary: Karrie Solpietro
Past President: Kara Lawler
Author Visit - May 15
Award winning author extraordinaire, Janet Tashjian, will be coming to Glenwood May 15th for a high energy presentation to grades K-4. Help support the PTO and your child’s love of reading & arts by purchasing one of Janet Tashjian’s fun and exciting books.
No Fuss Lunch - healthy, easy and flexible
No Fuss Lunch is offered 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.
Easy Ways to Earn $$$ for Glenwood
Your Amazon Purchases Can Earn Money for Glenwood 
Use our special Amazon link and Glenwood earns 3-10% back 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 smile.amazon.com, 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!! Simply click HERE and don't forget to bookmark the link for future Amazon purchases! Every time you purchase from Amazon using this link, Glenwood benefits. So knock yourself out!
EARN MONEY FOR GLENWOOD WHEN YOU SHOP SHUTTERFLY OR TINY PRINTS
Glenwood PTO is thrilled to announce two new fundraising opportunities. The first is with Shutterfly, the leader in personalized photo products, offering a wide range of photo books, gifts, home décor collections, and unlimited FREE photo storage. The second is 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.
ShopRite For My School - Register your ShopRite card with Glenwood 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 Box Tops however 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 Box Top 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
New to Glenwood??? Welcome!
All families, new and old need to join the PTO for the 2017-2018 school year. PTO Membership provides access to the website, calendars, directory, PTO email reminders and communications and PTO registrations and programming. Click HERE for New Family Info!
We Always Need Volunteers - Still looking to fill a few key roles…
The list of programs offered to our children at Glenwood is long! GASA, Special Lunch, Field Day, Glenwood Global Gala, Class Parents, Library, Fall Family Picnic, Cultural Arts, Variety Show, Walk-a-thon….we could go on forever! These are just some of the programs the PTO runs, but none of these programs can be offered without your help. Two programs in particular that are still in need of Committee Chairs:
GRIT: The Power of a Growth Mindset
Thank you to Dr. Jasin and Dan Garcia for the eye opening presentation on GRIT. We are excited to see the GRIT mentality incorporated into Glenwood. If you missed the presentation you can view it HERE!
To see all of Glenwood in the News, click HERE.
Please check out the Around Town page for other Town events including:
•Education Foundation
•SAM Program
•Down the Block
The PTO Has A Lot To Be Thankful For!
This month, we'd like to thank...
Tara Halpern, Laura Perilstein, Laura Fisk, and ALL the parent volunteers both in and out of the classroom for giving our teachers a lovely Teacher's Appreciation Lunch.
Sheetal Prasad and Xiaoli Wang for a wonderfully warm Glenwood Global Gala!
Sandy Rella for organizing Gatoraide!
Nicole Peterson and Karrie Solpietro for managing the Half Day and Spring GASA programs!
Sheetal Prasad and Juliana Ketkar for organizing Fun Day and Field Day!
Pam Mathay for heading the Birthday Book Club!
Tracy Block for setting up the Author's Visit!
Dana Santarella and Laurie Kuntz for managing the Cultural Arts Program!
Priya Kuppuswamy and Padma Mohan for their creative hall calendars (again!)
Valerie Tom for putting together the final stages of the yearbook!
Juliana Ketkar for organizing this year's Caring Kids programs!
Shilpee Gangwal for managing Bagel Snack Days!
Lillian Cho for heading Glenwood Goes Green!
Maria Patti for providing PTO meeting hospitality!
Qi Xu for managing the Munching with the Masters Program!
Daphne Fuad and the Nominating Committee for preparing the 2018-2019 slate!
DISTRICT AnnOunCEMENTS |
Millburn Film Fest
Join us for the Red Carpet Premiere of the Millburn Film Fest on Friday, April 20th at 7:30 p.m. The red carpet opens at 7pm and you can have your complimentary photo taken by our “paparrazzi.” Please show your amazing Millburn spirit and support these talented young filmmakers who have produced these short films, which are appropriate for all ages. Click here to see the trailer for all the films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrwVZlmN8Vc&feature=youtu.be
and click on this link for tickets or purchase at the door. www.millburnfilmfest.com
THANK YOU to all who supported the Ed Foundation of Millburn Short Hills in 2016-2017! 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 2017-2018
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.
Ed Foundation Grants to the Glenwood School
The Ed Foundation funded over $8,600 to Glenwood School in 2017, fulfilling grant applications by David Jasin for classroom sound field systems and Lori Princiotto for “Green STEAM” materials.
Our fundraising work continues so that in the future we will be able to grant an even greater percentage of applications. We look forward to your continued support in 2017-2018. Please join the Ed Foundation for this school year by visiting our website and clicking on the DONATE button. https://www.edfoundationmillburnshorthills.org/ Please help us by supporting our schools!
Notice of Board of Education Meeting Dates for 2017-2018
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 22, 2017 to approve the Board Meeting Dates for school year 2017-2018. Click HERE for details.
Allergy Management
Please read the Allergy Management letter to learn about some updates and changes in the ways we continue to ensure a healthy and safe learning environment for students who have a medically documented anaphylactic allergy. Click HERE to read the Allergy Management Letter.
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.
SEPAC News
Click HERE to check out the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee newsletter for information about Special Services staff, SEPAC committee members and other news. Click HERE to visit the SEPAC website.
Upcoming Events
- Monday, May 28
- Tuesday, May 29
- Wednesday, May 30
- Thursday, May 31
Thank You Education Foundation!!
We would like to thank the Education Foundation of Millburn-Short Hills for the wonderful grants they awarded to Glenwood for some upgrades and advancements to our school! In 2017, we received $8,600!
