F R I D A Y , A P R I L 5 , 2 0 1 3 Glenfield Community Newsletter
Newsletter “We believe every student can learn and achieve in a stress free, safe, and secure environment, which is both nurturing and challenging.” Advertise your business and support Glenfield's Musical Production at the same time! Students to take Tripod Surveys this week! At Glenfield, the students will take the Mathematics survey on Monday during DEAR, Language Arts on Tuesday during DEAR, Social Studies on Wednesday, and Science on Thursday during DEAR. Below is a message from district superintendent, Dr. MacCormack regarding the Tripod Survey. Dear Parents/Caregivers:
In the next few days, your child will be asked to complete a brief survey in school. This survey is designed and conducted by The Tripod Project, a national consortium of schools and districts working together to raise achievement and narrow achievement gaps. The surveys are absolutely confidential and will not be tracked back to individual students; no student names or identification numbers will be requested or added. The responses will give us the students’ first-­‐hand insights into their experiences in the classroom. Replies will be summarized and shared with principals and teachers in a constructive manner to inform their work with children.
The surveys are grade-­‐appropriate and are expected to take 15-­‐
20 minutes to complete. The children will be informed that they may skip any question for which they are not sure of the answer or which they prefer not to answer. Surveys will be administered within the next week. Thank you, and your child, for supporting this important effort to better understand the student perspective as we strive to address the learning needs of all Montclair Public School students. For more information about The Tripod Project, click www.tripodproject.org or contact your school’s principal. Save the Date! Board of Education Meeting Monday, April 8 7:30 p.m. at George Innes Evening Dance Show Report Cards Distributed Thursday, April 11 Thursday, April 11 7:00p.m. at Glenfield Auditorium Distributed during DEAR The Glenfield musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is coming up, and full-­‐house crowds at two evening shows see our beautiful printed program. It's a great place to advertise your local business or service to our parent community. Click here to see all sizes, prices and send us your info! ad form (An easy web form -­‐-­‐ fill out and submit!) The deadline is Friday 4/12. Questions? Email [email protected]. Thank you for supporting our musical production! Congratulations to Ms. Washington's Invention Students! The students competed against students’ grades 6 through 9 and won the national math contest, the 2013 K'NEX-­‐pert Classroom Challenge. The students built aerial tramway systems and Olympic stadiums. After researching their topics, they wrote an essay about and applied physics and math to their projects. Albert Einstein Quote “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”