Glenridge Middle Community Member
I hope this late August edition finds you having enjoyed a relaxing weekend as this Monday we already begin the 4th week of the new academic year. Please remember that on Monday soccer season also gets underway with both our boys and girls playing at home. It means a lot to our Lions to have your support, especially at home, so please come on out and cheer them on!
Thank you very much for reading and please take care to look over the PTA update below. This is a wonderful organization that does so much for our both teachers and students. I hope you will consider getting a membership if you have yet to do so.
In Lion Pride,
Mr. Kempinger
Proud Principal
Glenridge Middle School
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Dates to Watch For & Helpful Links |
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Dates to Watch For:
8/29- Soccer Game at Home
8/31- Soccer Game at Home
9/2- Lion Pride Friday - wear green & gold
9/5- Labor Day Holiday - no school
9/9- Picture Day
9/12- Soccer Game - Away at Audubon Park
9/13- Progress Reports go home
9/14- Soccer Game at Home
9/20- Open House, 6:00-7:30pm
9/21- Soccer Game Away at Maitland MS
9/30- PTSA Casino Night, 7PM, Orlando Museum of Art
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CASINO NIGHT | Sept. 30
Orlando Museum of Art
7 - 11 p.m.
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Parents—Join us for CASINO NIGHT, an adults-only event that will be the talk of the town all year long! Don’t miss this fun evening featuring professional casino games, an incredible silent auction, dancing, fun food, drinks, and more.
AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED: Do you own a vacation home or have season tickets to a sporting team? Or, are you a photographer, artist, or chef? Perhaps you own your own business? If so—we need you! The auction committee is hard at work securing auction items for the event, and we want to include you. For questions or to donate, reach out to Jessica Brown, Fundraising Chair at jessicamaebrown@gmail.com.
LIONS PRIDE FRIDAY💚💛
Have you heard the news? The ROAR is back at Glenridge! Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to show their school spirit and wear GREEN AND GOLD every Friday. On the FIRST FRIDAY of every month, the PTSA will provide added incentives and arrange special treats for purchase after school. We're happy to announce that Kona Ice will be on campus for our inaugural First Friday Lions Pride Day on September 2.
All Green and Gold attire is welcomed. You may also purchase Lions merchandise by visiting our Spirit Store at select events and online at https://glenridgeptsa.memberhub.com/store. Additional merchandise is coming soon.
WE WANT ALL LIONS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR PTSA:
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Rigor in the Classroom
Science with Mr. Moreton
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Mr. Moreton's Honors Science classes have been designing their own experiments to test properties of M&M’s. |
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Question: What liquid will dissolve an M&M's color the fastest?
Hypothesis: We think the vinegar will dissolve the M&M's color the fastest because vinegar is an acid.
* Students also listed all their materials
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In addition to their lab questions and hypothesis, the students also wrote out their procedural steps and a data table. |
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Welcoming Our Newest Lions! |
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Micaela Sacchi Jeziorski (Mrs. Micaela or Mrs. Jeziorski) |
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Job title:
Speech Language Clinician B.S.
Where were you prior to arriving at GMS?
Metrowest Elementary
College/certifications:
Undergraduate degree from UCF, currently in graduate school at FSU.
Something fun/interesting about yourself you might share?
I am new to Glenridge MS this year, but I am entering my 4th year with OCPS. I live with my husband and our two dogs (an English Bulldog and a Yorkie). I enjoy traveling and attending music festivals. I am looking forward to a great year!
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Job title:
PASS Teacher
Where were you prior to arriving at GMS?
Metrowest Elementary
College/certifications:
I have a master's in educational leadership.
Something fun/interesting about yourself you might share?
I was born and raised in South Texas. How 'Bout Them Cowboys!
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Motorists: School is Back in Session and Your Awareness is Important to Students' Safety
Be alert and watch for children, especially near schools, bus stops, school buses and in school parking lots
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To keep students safe while driving:
• Be especially careful when children are present in school zones and residential areas and pay attention to lower speed limits in school zones.
• Watch for and obey signals from school crossing guards.
• Only drive or park in authorized areas to drop off or pick up children at school.
• All drivers moving in either direction on a two-way street must stop for a school bus displaying a stop signal and must remain stopped until the road is clear of children AND the school bus stop arm is withdrawn.
• On a highway divided by a paved median, all drivers moving in either direction must stop for a school bus displaying a stop signal and must remain stopped until the road is clear of children AND the school bus stop arm is withdrawn. (see diagram, MULTI-LANE)
• The only time traffic approaching an oncoming school bus does not need to stop, is if there is a raised barrier such as a concrete divider or at least five feet of unpaved space separating the lanes of traffic. (see diagram, DIVIDED HIGHWAY)
For your safety and the safety of others always use caution around pedestrians, school buses and bicyclists.
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Monday's Motivational Moment! |
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William Danforth, who became the owner of the huge Ralston Purina pet food company, learned a lesson about success when he was a young man. He said, "When I was sixteen, I came to St. Louis to attend high school. It was a mile from where I lived to the school. A teacher, who lived nearby, and I would start for school at the same time every morning. But he always beat me there. Even back then I didn't want to be beaten, and so I tried all the shortcuts. Day after day, however, he arrived ahead of me. Then I discovered how he did it. When he came to each street crossing, he would run to the other curb. The thing that put him ahead of me was just that "that little extra.'"
There are no shortcuts
to any place worth going.
~ Beverly Sills, opera singer
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Prepare to make it another great week Lions!
Daniel Kempinger, Principal
Glenridge Middle School
Sunday, August 28, 2022
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Glenridge Leadership Team |
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Glenridge Middle School
2900 Upper Park Road,
Orlando, FL 32814
Phone 407-623-1415
Fax 407-623-1417
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