Principal's Message

Dear Greenbriar families,

It was AMAZING to see everyone come together for our Greyhound Gathering on Wednesday night. Thanks to our PTO for organizing such a fun community event. Our students have been abuzz about the staff raffle items and we know those who were lucky winners will appreciate their special activities in the next few months. Huge thanks to everyone who joined for the event and supported our fundraiser!

Next week we will wrap up all fall MAP testing with any make up sessions. Our 3rd through 5th graders have been great at focusing and showing us what they know. We also look forward to our special Blizzard treats on Thursday. Thanks, in advance, to those who treated a teacher!

Have a great, long weekend! Shanah tovah to all who celebrate.

Warmly,

Ginny

Thanks to Kristen Schotke for these awesome photos of the Greyhound Gathering! Our families enjoyed cotton candy and popcorn, Kona Ice, Josh's, a bouncy house, games run by Hi Five Sports and Championship Martial Arts, a petting zoo and music from DJ Mr. Bartunek!

HALLOWEEN AT GREENBRIAR

It's hard to believe but Halloween is fast approaching. We will be returning to pre-pandemic Halloween procedures. Here are a few important points as you plan with your child. 

• Children will be invited to change into their costumes at lunch. If they're staying at school, please ensure that their costumes are easy to change into. Unfortunately, we're not able to help with makeup or hair during lunch.
• If your child will be going home for lunch on Halloween, please submit an off-campus form and be sure to communicate to your child's teacher what the plan will be.
• Our parade will begin at 2:15pm and will move around the neighborhood out the doors on Greenbriar around the block and back around the primary playground and back into the building. We'll follow the same route as previous years--Chestnut to Briarwood to Catherine. Guests are welcome to view the parade in the neighborhood or around the Greenbriar south playground.
• In case of inclement weather, the children will parade inside. More details will be sent about how that would impact guests as we get closer to the 31st.
• No replicas of weapons are allowed with costumes. Please also avoid overly scary costumes or costumes with full face masks. Remember, we're celebrating with 5-11 year olds!
• Classroom parties will begin after the parade around 2:45 p.m. Only parents on the list to host the parties will be allowed entry into the building. No food will be served at the parties or used for crafts or games.
• Please do not send candy or treats with your child to share with others in school.
• Please take care with parking around Greenbriar on 10/31.

PARENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES *repeat*

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 *repeat*

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.

Greyhound Gathering Was a Success!!

We were thrilled to see so many families join us at our first Greyhound event of the school year. If you captured some fun pictures, please send the photos to the following Class Historians. Sharing pictures now help create amazing 5^th grade yearbooks!

Click here to see some awesome photos taken by Kristen Schotke.

5th Grade, Ellen Silva / Erika Phenner ([email protected])

4th Grade, Jenn Turk ([email protected])

3rd Grade, Cari Raymond Stoneburner ([email protected])

2nd Grade, Kristen Schotke ([email protected])

1st Grade, Ali Franklin ([email protected])

Kindergarten, Andrea Denes ([email protected])

Special Treat Day - Sugar Coated Cake Jars Oct 20th:

Order a delicious Cake Jar treat today! 

Treat day will be Thursday October 20th (Orders will close 8pm on Oct 10th) 

Flavor choices:

Funfetti Cake with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles

Funfetti Cake with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles / GF option 

Chocolate cake vanilla frosting with chocolate sprinkles 

We've also included an option to Treat a Staff member. If more orders are placed then there are staff members, the excess funds will go towards future Teacher Appreciation events. This is a great way to show appreciation to the hardworking Greenbriar staff. 

Mabel's Labels:

Buy personalized waterproof name labels for your kids' stuff and the PTO will earn 20% back.

1) Visit campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search Greenbriar School (Northbrook)

2) Purchase your labels

3) Labels will be shipped right to your door!

Not sure if you ordered pizza or a treat? *repeat*

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].

Conference Registration Opens Sept. 29

Parent-teacher conferences will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 12 and from 1 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 13. Parents will have the choice to schedule in-person or virtual conferences. 

Parents will receive login information to register for conferences from Data Specialist Dustin Anand at 8 a.m Tuesday, September 27. All parents will need this information to schedule a conference. The scheduler portal will open at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September  29. The portal will close at 7 p.m. Monday, October 10.

Details will be included in the credential email on September 27.

At-home testing kits will go home Thursday with students whose parents opted to participate in SHIELD testing. Kits are distributed every four weeks.

Additional information is available on the SHIELD Parent FAQ on our website.

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. 

Golf Outing Benefits Food Pantry

Register today for the Glow-in-the-Dark golf outing that benefits the Northfield Township Food Pantry on Saturday, October 1st at 5 p.m. at the Glenview Prairie Club. It is a 4-person scramble with a shotgun start at around 7 p.m.

Download the flier for registration information.

Northbrook Symphony Present Family Concert

The Northbrook Symphony presents its opening concert of the 43rd season on Sunday, October 16, at 4 p.m. under the direction of Music Director Mina Zikri. The concert venue is the Sheely Center for the Performing Arts at 2300 Shermer Rd., Northbrook.

For additional information and to purchase subscriptions or single tickets, and complimentary subscriptions/tickets for children 5 years and older visit northbrooksymphony.org or call the Symphony office at 847-272-0755.

Registration Open for Spring Softball

Registration is now open for the Northbrook Girls Softball Spring 2023 House League Season! NGSA’s House League accepts girls in 2^nd through 9^th grade regardless of experience or ability. The main priorities of the league are having fun while participating in low-pressure softball instruction. Visit our website for information and registration.

GBN Orchesis Hosts Dance Clinic

Students in grades 1-8 are invited to a day of dancing followed by a parent showcase with the Glenbrook North Orchesis Club on Oct.16.

Download the flier for registration information.

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