Principal's Message
We have been busy at Greenbriar in-person and with our RLA team and have lots of information to share this week. Please take a moment to read through the updates below.
Today is National Custodial Worker's Day and we're fortunate to have the best team supporting our Greenbriar community. They have been integral to keeping us safe! A huge thanks goes out to our head custodian, Casey Murman, and his team: Mercedes, Saad, Richie, Pedro, Jules, and David!
Today we welcome back our Canines4Comfort partners who are visiting with a couple of service dogs. We're also excited for today's special staff lunch of Little Louie's food truck, hosted by the Len family and Tom Len Custom Homes. We've been overwhelmed by the generosity of our Greenbriar community in supporting our remote and in-person staff. Thank you all! Have a great weekend and stay safe.
Warmly,
Ginny
Greenbriar Service Dog Update
We have exciting news from our partners at Canines4Comfort! Due to a shift with another recipient of a service dog, Greenbriar is now in line to receive Krieger, a white Golden Doodle (pictured above) in the next month or so. Unlike Ozzie who we were slated to receive at the end of his training next year, Krieger is wrapping up his training next month. Krieger is familiar with Greenbriar as he visited us here multiple times last year during his training. He was always a student favorite so we are thrilled with the switch! Look for more information soon about how Krieger will be interacting with students when he arrives here full time.
Greenbriar Safety Spirit Week Next Week!
Next week, we'll be reminding students about safety tips each day on morning announcements and we'd like to invite students (and families!) to participate in our spirit week. The goal is to remind everyone about the importance of social distancing, hand washing, mask wearing, and keeping our community safe...plus we always like to have a little fun too! Check out this
flier for details on our spirit week dress up days. These are optional for all students! RLA families, please feel free to email me photos of your students getting into the safety spirit!
Conference Scheduling for All
Parent-teacher conferences will take place via Zoom on October 14th and 15th. Parents should receive conference scheduling letters this weekend with directions on how to select a time. The parent portal will open for registration on October 5th at 7:00 pm through October 12th at 7:00 pm. As in years part, our specials teachers (Art, Music, Spanish, P.E.) will not schedule conferences with each student. However, if parents have questions or would like to check in with teachers, they will be available during the conference windows. Please contact the specials teacher directly to set up a time.
Virtual Author Visit Opportunity
Annie Barrows, author of the
Iggy books, will be hosting a virtual discussion, via the Book Stall, on October 7th. Click on this
flier for more information. Register at this
link.
Halloween News for All *repeat*
Unfortunately, due to social distancing restrictions, we will be unable to hold our annual Halloween parade around the neighborhood this year. However, we’re still excited to allow students the fun of observing Halloween during school. Here are a few notes about what Halloween will look like this year.
*Costumes will be allowed in K-5 for both in-person and RLA students. If your child chooses to wear a costume, please observe the following guidelines:
- Costumes will be worn all day. We’re discouraging parents from picking up in-person students for lunch this year as this will create challenges for social distancing.
- Costumes for ALL students must not be overly scary and may not include replica weapons or excessive blood or gore.
- Costumes for in-person students must allow for the following:
- Hands not covered and able to be washed/use sanitizer
- Students should be able to sit comfortably for the day
- Students should be able to use the bathroom without assistance
- Students' faces should be visible so that they are able to wear a typical face mask with their costume
- Please avoid inflatable or extra large costumes
*In lieu of PTO-organized classroom parties, students will participate in fun, socially-distanced activities throughout the day. We will work with our PTO to provide individually-wrapped craft bags for our RLA students that will be available for pick-up on 10/28.
Fall Assessment News for All *repeat*
As shared previously, this year, all 2nd through 5th graders will take the MAP Reading and Math assessments this fall. The window begins next week for in-person students (see dates below). RLA students will also take MAP this fall. We'll also be reading with students using a common assessment tool to gauge approximate reading levels and areas of strength and for development. Our K and 1st students will be working with teachers 1:1 with the AIMSWeb+ benchmark assessment tool in both math and reading. All of these data points are joined together with the wealth of knowledge we're collecting about students in class to help teachers make instructional decisions. Please contact your child's teacher with any questions.
In-person MAP testing schedule:
- 3rd grade: 10/2 & 10/7
- 2nd grade: 10/9 & 10/13