Principal's Message

Dear Greenbriar families,

We are BUSY at Greenbriar! Even though this was a short week, we filled every moment with learning and had some fun too. The conference scheduler opened last night for parents to schedule a fall conference either in-person or via Zoom. Please be sure to schedule a time to check in with your child(ren)'s teacher(s). We appreciate the opportunity to share information and build our partnerships on behalf of our students.

We have another short week next week with no school on Wednesday in observance of Yom Kippur. I hope you all have relaxing and fun weekends!

Warmly,

Ginny

Buddy lunches have begun! These buddy lunches help connect students in our general education classrooms with their peers in our Structured Learning Environment (SLE) classroom. The lunches are always fun for all of our kids!

PICTURE DAY UPDATE

By now you should have received an email with the proof of students' individual photos from Picture Day. If you did not receive the proof, please reach out directly to Picture Day at [email protected]. If you would like to schedule a retake and/or a sibling photo (only siblings who both/all attend Greenbriar) please visit picture-day.com/retake to sign up. Sibling photos and retakes will take place on October 7th.

CODING CLUB FOR 4th GRADE

Kristin Cash and Jessica Sliepka would like to invite families to sign up 4th grade students for coding club, a club that meets weekly for 5 weeks during lunch and recess where students learn about fundamental coding concepts that apply to most coding languages and apply these concepts to their own coding projects. If you would like to sign up your child, please fill out this form by 10/7.

HEARING AND VISION SCREENINGS

We will begin hearing and vision screenings in the health office in the coming weeks. Please read this note for more information about which students will be screened per IL guidelines.

HALLOWEEN AT GREENBRIAR *repeat*

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.

Special Treat Day - Sugar Coated Cake Jars Oct 20th *repeat*

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 *repeat*

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!

Happy Custodial Workers Day~ October 2nd!

This upcoming week we celebrate our custodians and give thanks for all of their hard work to keep the school clean & running smoothly. They are doing a tremendous job! The PTO will give each of our custodians a gift to celebrate them.

Upcoming Pizza Day

Our next pizza day is Thursday Oct 6th.

Paperless PTO Glitch

***ATTENTION PARENTS with students in BOTH NBJH and GREENBRIAR***

The Greenbriar PTO has noticed a glitch that has affected some families with children in BOTH Northbrook Junior High and Greenbriar. 

If you have ordered pizza or treats from Greenbriar, please check that you have received a receipt for your order. The receipt will have a subject that reads "Your District 28 PTO Order Receipt." 

If you have received your receipts for your pizza and treat orders, you are all set - and thank you! 

If you have NOT received a receipt and attempted to order pizza or treats (or birthday signs at the beginning of the year) PLEASE contact Jenn Turk at [email protected] as soon as possible. Thank you! 

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? *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 Continues Through Oct. 10

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 received 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 opened 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.

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. 

GBN Boys Feeder Basketball Tryouts

Tryouts for GBN Boys Feeder Basketball team will be held Oct. 12 & 13 at Solomon Schecter Day School, 3210 Dundee Road from 6 to 7 p.m for 3rd and 4th grade and from 7 to 8 p.m. for 5th grade. 

Visit GBNfeeder.com for more information.

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