Principal's Message

Dear Greenbriar families,

We had a busy week at Greenbriar! Our 2nd-5th graders are moving through MAP testing and should wrap up next week. Yesterday, we had our first Greyhound Pack meetings of the year. As a reminder, packs are groups of students from across grade levels who meet monthly to do fun activities together. Packs and their pack leaders stay together during their entire time at Greenbriar. We were excited to welcome our kindergarteners and new students to their packs this week!

We continue to focus on building safe routines throughout the day. To that end, we have a couple of safety requests for parents. If you are dropping off your children in the carline, please make sure they exit the vehicle on the passenger side (not the driver's side). This helps keep kids out of the traffic moving by on Greenbriar and helps to keep our supervisors out of the street.



As well, if you happen to be walking or driving down Cherry Lane when kids are out at recess, please refrain from stopping to talk with the kids across the fence. This helps our supervisors make sure they're keeping everyone safe. We'd love a good wave as you're passing by instead!

Krieger and I are excited to participate in the Canines 4 Comfort Strut Your Mutt event tomorrow in Lake Villa. Stop by our game booth to play a game and say hi if you're planning to attend!

Have a great weekend!

Warmly,

Ginny

During our pack meeting Thursday, (from left) 4th- and 5th-grade students accompany their younger pack members to the meeting place, then they do a group activity such as creating posters and decorating paws, and they came up with a secret pack signal, which they use to greet each other in school.

PARENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

We're so excited to be able to invite parents back into the building to volunteer this year! If you're interested in volunteering, there are many opportunities to get involved.

• Consider joining the PTO or coming to a meeting
• Help at a school-wide event like Greyhound Gathering (we still need volunteers!)
• Volunteer to help with art adventure (contact the PTO to sign up)
• Volunteer to lead one of the classroom parties (email your room parents!)
• Be a chaperone for a field trip (email your room parents!)
• Help out at Pizza Day (sign up went out last Tuesday night)
• Be a mystery/story reader (teachers will share a sign up if applicable)
• Help support students in the classroom (teachers will share more details if applicable)

KRIEGER DRAWING CONTEST

Canines 4 Comfort is hosting a drawing contest and winners may appear in their annual calendar! See this flier for more details. Submissions are due on 9/30.

TECH CLARIFICATION FOR PARENTS *repeat*

Every classroom has a digital space where students can access information, assignments, and add artifacts of their learning. Seesaw is the platform used in grades K-2 and by our specials teachers (Art, Music, PE, and Spanish). Google Classroom is used in 3rd-5th grade as their main digital learning space, but some 3-5 teachers may also use Seesaw from time to time. Parents may request access to Google Classroom via their child's credentials. Teachers may also send home access to other electronic supports as appropriate for the grade level (e.g., online reading platforms, typing practice, etc.). Your child's teachers are always the best resource to learn about supporting learning via these platforms at home. 

Please note that if a child is home under a COVID quarantine and is participating in remote learning, assignments for specials classes (music, art, P.E., Spanish) can be found on SeeSaw for all grades.

Only 5th graders bring home iPads on a daily basis. Students in K-4 may bring home iPads if they are learning remotely or if there is a special assignment from a teacher. 

GREYHOUND GATHERING IS SEPT. 21ST! *repeat*

We are getting so excited for our upcoming Greyhound Gathering event on September 21st. This is a family event that will take place on the Greenbriar front blacktop/field. There will be a variety of activities, food, and a raffle of some awesome teacher-donated experiences. Please review the PTO emails with details about the event. We hope to see everyone there!

First PTO Meeting- This past Tuesday, 9/13/22

Thank you to all who joined us for the kickoff meeting of the year for PTO. We appreciate everyone's time. Meeting notes will be located on the PTO website. Our next meeting will be via zoom AND in-person on Tuesday, October 11th at 8:45 a.m. - mark your calendars!

Blizzard Day Coming Soon

Our first Blizzard day is 9/29! Sales officially close at 9PM on 9/19. Please consider treating the Greenbriar staff to a Blizzard as well!  Use this link to order and click on the icon. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

Spirit Wear Thank You

Thank you to all who ordered spirit wear. We expect spirit wear items to arrive back sometime in October, and will keep everyone posted as it gets closer their arrival.

REPEAT - Greyhound Gathering on 9/21

Our first big event for families will take place on Wednesday September 21st from 5:00-6:30pm.  We are excited to bring back this much-loved tradition to bring our community together. Join us for an evening of fun for the whole family. We are still looking for volunteers!! This event can’t run without parent help! Please sign-up using this link! We are in desperate need of parents to help with tug-of-war, and the obstacle course- 2 big time favorites of the Greenbriar kids!

Student Activity Fund *repeat*

If you haven't done so already, pls consider donating to this fund. Suggested donation is $25.00 and is tax deductible. Throughout the year, the student activity fund helps over the cost of Art Adventures for each grade, Student & Family events, Staff Appreciation & more... A button has been added to the Greenbriar PTO homepage to make donating easier.

Not sure if you ordered pizza or a treat?  

To double check your orders, click on this link, log into the PTO website, and look under "my account" and then "my orders."

IMPORTANT LINK

Greenbriar PTO: https://www.greenbriarpto.com/

As always, please reach out to Lori or Shelly should you need anything at [email protected].

A Community Blood Drive in Northbrook collected 46 pints of blood on Saturday, Sept. 10 -- enough to save 138 lives.

Staff members, parents and residents took time out of their day to donate at Greenbriar School, 2195 Cherry Lane. This is the first blood drive Northbrook District 28 has sponsored, which was organized by Greenbriar School Nurse Haley Sachs in honor of a colleague who is battling cancer, instructional assistant Grace Lombardo, and a cancer survivor, Director of Student Services Dr. Kelly Sculles.

Kristin Corradini, a parent of Westmoor and Northbrook Junior High students, said she is not a regular donor. She decided to donate Saturday because it was tied to the community and convenient. “When you make it convenient (right here at the school), people are more inclined to do it,” she said.

Mrs. Lombardo's battle with cancer and the possibility that she may need a blood transfusion drove home the importance of donating blood, Ms. Sachs said.

“One pint can save up to three lives!” Haley said, as she finished donating in a new personal record of 4 minutes and 11 seconds.

The event was such a success, there are already plans to do it again next year.

Above, Greenbriar School Nurse Haley Sachs visits with Grace Lombardo, a colleague being treated for cancer, at the first-ever District 28 blood drive on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Greenbriar School. (right from top)Donors Kula Geib, NBJH P.E. Teacher and parent Kristin Corradini donate blood.

COVID Dashboard

The district is maintaining a COVID Dashboard to report average cases per day by school and weekly averages districtwide. This information is updated daily. 

Learn to Play Hockey

Introduce your 4- to 6-year-old child to hockey in a fun and safe environment. Click to read more and get registration details.

Learn About Ham Radios

Experience Ham Radio in action at Northbrook Public Library's outdoor HAMS IN THE PARK event on Sat. 9/17 from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.

Spring 2023 Northbrook ActionBaseball

Registration is now open for boys, preschool thru 2nd grade, & girls, preschool thru 3rd grade. Visit the NAB website for online registration info.

Greenbriar School | Dr. Ginny Hiltz, Principal | 847-498-7950 | [email protected] | Website