Important Dates for Month of May :

May 5 - May 9 - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6 - Last Day to Purchase Spring Fling Movie Night Tickets

May 7 - National Walk, Bike, & Roll To School Day

May 8 - Recorder and Strings Concerts

May 9 - Odyssey of the Mind Ice-Pop Sale

May 9 - Diaper Drive Carline Collection

May 9 - SPRING FLING MOVIE NIGHT (link for tickets below)

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE!!

Faculty Appreciation Luncheon 2025

Happy teacher (and staff) appreciation week! We love our dedicated and all around awesome staff. Thank you for all that you do for our children to make Glenwood a truly amazing place.

Odyssey of the Mind ice-pop sale

Our Odyssey of the Mind teams will be selling ice pops during dismissal on the following days:

Friday, May 2

Friday, May 9

Friday, May 16

*subject to change for weather

The sale will take place in front of the school from 3:15pm to 3:30pm. Bring $3.00 and enjoy a special treat!

The proceeds will be used to ship our props and scenery out to Michigan State University!

CURRENT REGISTRATIONS
	Annual Spring Fling Tickets On Sale! Grab your picnic blankets and join us for a family night out under the stars! Glenwood PTO presents an outdoor movie night opening with our 4th grade finale dance followed by a family friendly film. *Snacks and light up novelties will be available for purchase (cash only)! Date: May 9th (rain date: May 16th) Movie: Dog Man Date tickets go on sale: Apr 21st through May 6th Individual tickets: $15 Family tickets (household members / immediate family only)**: $35 Click here for the Spring Fling flyer. Click here to purchase tickets
	Strawberry Festival on May 28th The Glenwood Strawberry Festival will take place on Wednesday, May 28th (rain date – Thursday, May 29th). Click here to register for Strawberry Festival and preorder food. The Strawberry Festival is one of the best days of the year for the Glenwood community and a huge fundraiser for the PTO. This year the Strawberry Festival will have rides, inflatables, games, arts and crafts, a car racecourse, an ice cream truck, tons of fun food, great raffles – and so much more!
	Yearbooks On Sale Now Now you can hold on forever to some of the unique memories made this past school year! The 2024/25 yearbook is now on sale for $45. Order your Glenwood yearbook here! Sale closes 5/26.
	Yearbook Photo Submissions Do you want to see pictures of your child in the yearbook? Help us make this year's yearbook extraordinary by submitting your pictures! Click here to submit your photos. Please note, the yearbook committee has requested that you do not submit more than two photos in any one email to preserve the quality of the photos.
	Fourth Grade Lawn Signs on Sale Celebrate your 4th grade grad with a lawn sign! Lawn signs are $15 each. Click here to order your sign today. Sale ends May 28.
	Volunteer Opportunities Glenwood is a community school that relies heavily on volunteers to help enrich our students' education and their daily lives. Click here to volunteer for special lunch. Click here to volunteer for ice-cream treat Thursdays.

CURRENT EVENTS

Walk Bike & Roll to School Day - Wednesday, May 7th

Walk & Roll to School Day is a yearly event that encourages communities across the country to walk and roll to school on the same day to promote safe routes to school.

Mother’s Day Diaper Drive - May 2nd - May 16th

One in three families struggle to afford diapers. This Mother’s Day, let’s help local families in need!

Glenwood will host a Diaper and Wipes Drive benefiting Moms Helping Moms Foundation from May 2-16. We are accepting wipes or diapers of any size, including open diaper packs. Students can drop donations off on the table in the Glenwood entrance hall.

***A car line collection will be held Friday, May 9.

An Amazon Wish List with donations shipped directly to the PTO has also been created for your convenience.

To learn more about the Moms Helping Moms Foundation, click here.

ACROSS THE DISTRICT

Reminder that the Millburn Township Public Schools High School Principal Search Forum will take place on Tuesday, April 29^th, 2025 7:00 – 8:00 PM in the Millburn High School Auditorium

Millburn Youth Football Clinic is offering an opportunity to meet and train with Millburn High School coaches and players. The clinic is open to 3^rd – 8^th grade Millburn residents and all registrations go toward a good cause – helping to send a local high school football player to college.

Want to extend your student's day even more, or start their day earlier? Look no further than the SAM Program. SAM stands for Students After-School in Millburn. It is a fun, comfortable place to go Before or After school to enjoy a good time, great food, friends, hobbies, sports and to complete homework with assistance and supervision. SAM, Inc., is a private, non-profit corporation which runs SAM, a safe, supervised, organized and nurturing school-based child care program exclusively for Millburn township students, housed at Glenwood. The SAM program is licensed by the State of New Jersey.

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