Glenbrook's Amazing Parent Teacher Association

(PTA)

We are very fortunate to have a wonderful partnership with our parents at Glenbrook. The Parent Teacher Association is extremely active at Glenbrook helping us each and every day to improve the education of our students.  This Thursday, September 8, at 7:00 PM will be our first PTA meeting, held in the school's library.  The meeting is open to all Glenbrook parents, guardians, teachers, staff, and community members who are interested in helping improve the academic and social opportunities for all students at Glenbrook.  Below are just some of the things that the PTA has sponsored at Glenbrook.

With lots of fundraising, our PTA purchased 15 laptops which are housed on a rolling cart. This cart travels between classrooms for all students to use.  

The PTA hosts many events for our families, just for fun.  The Halloween Bash is by far the most popular.  Watch for information on this year's Bash which is already set for October 21.

 The annual Family Fun Fair, Munchkins for Moms, and Donuts for Dads are 3 more popular events that are sponsored by the PTA.   All of these events are supported in part by the fundraising that all Glenbrook families and teachers participate in each year.

Family Reading Night, Scholastic Book Fair, Spanish Book Fair, and the Math Night/Ice Cream Social are fun ways for the PTA to combine academics and entertainment.  

Our 6th graders always enjoy an end of the year celebration with an assembly and "graduation T-shirts" which are provided by our PTA.  It's a great send off for the students who have been with us for so long and been the leaders during the school year. 

DARE students in 5th grade also get a DARE Graduation shirt which is sponsored by the PTA. It's
a wonderful celebration of all that they have learned.  

Our PTA is very supportive of our library as well. Each year they give a bit of money to purchase man books from the Battle of the Books collection as well as some for our younger readers.  

The PTA also likes to support the community with a can food drive and other events. Each year we head out to Park Blvd. during Streamwood's Luminaria event and light it up. We then head to the village hall and join in the holiday celebration.  

Already this year the PTA has been hard at work filling Friday folders, organizing the Cookie Dough Fundraiser and getting ready for our first assembly which will be held next Thursday morning.  Matt Wilhelm is a BMX Biker who does amazing tricks with a great message for students. Ask your students about the assembly, they are sure to enjoy it!