Spring Is In The Air

This week our students finally enjoyed some nice outdoor time with a few days of warmer weather. Take a look at the joyous faces of our kindergarteners stretching and climbing on the playground.  Such fun!!

                 

Thank you to Mrs. Mary Olds and Mrs. Kaitlin Teater for their hard work with our 1st, 2nd, 3rd (Cannon's), 5th and 6th-grade students in preparation for the Spring Sing!  The event was held Tuesday evening.  The students did a great job!  It was fun listening to familiar songs from "Across the Decades."  Excellent performance boys and girls!

Congratulations to our very own 5th grader, Vikrant Baylan, who has been selected to compete in the 2019 MathCon finals!  The event will take place on April 27th in Chicago. Good luck Vikrant, we are rooting for you!

A special thanks to all of the visitors from our U-46 district office who came to visit us on Friday.  Thanks to Mr. Tony Sanders, Mr. Steve Burger, Dr. Ushma Shah, Mr. Brian Lindholm, Dr. Josh Carpenter, Ms. Mary Fergus, Ms. Lisa Jackson, and Ms. Laura Hill.  Your support and feedback are invaluable!  Also a special thanks to Glenbrook's incredible SIP/Leadership Team, you are rock stars!!!

Future Problem Solvers Bowl (FPSB)

I'm so proud of our Future Problem Solvers who once again competed at the state competition this weekend!  The students were given a future problem to solve and worked as small teams to find solutions. They then prepared written documents and gave oral presentations. This year the scenario was set in 2043 and the students needed to develop a solution to alleviate the experiences of stress that the students and community Public School 878 felt.

The teams from both Larson Middle School (former Glenbrook students) and from Glenbrook Elementary are all coached by teacher Ellen Smith.  They have been practicing since the fall on a weekly basis and were clearly well prepared.  5 of our teams placed in the top 6 in the state in either the oral or the written competition and 3 of our teams are heading to the Future Problems Solvers International Competition this summer. Congratulations to all 6 teams for your hard work and dedication all year long!

4th Grade (2 teams):  Congratulations to both of our 4th-grade teams who have won a spot at the international competition by placing 1st and 2nd in the written competition and tying for 6th place in the oral competition. This was an incredible feat for your first year competing in FPSB.

  

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Risha Lakkadi, Yuvan Ganne, Mannat Ashta, Nikita Muddada

Svanik Yachavaram, Nishi Sheth, Michelle Cardozo, Katelyn Wong

6th grade: Congratulations on the 5th place finish in the oral competition!

Aarav Patel, Sara Sulemanjee, Brandon Cardozo, Brody Grosenbach

7th Grade:  Congratulations on the 4th place finish in the oral competition and 3rd place in the written competition! Last year this team attended internationals and placed 9th overall, so we are excited to see what they will do this year.

Arav Patel, Gurshaan Singh, Saranya Ganne, Sarayu Manne

8th Grade:  Congratulations to the 8th-grade team who won first place in the writing competition and will be heading to the international competition.  

Arjun Sivasankaran, Mann Sheth, Kush Patel, Danyal Sulmanjee

The Future Problem Solvers Bowl (FPSB) International Competition will take place this year at the University of Massachusetts in early June. We wish both our Glenbrook and Larson teams the best of luck and again thank Mrs. Smith for her hard work and dedication to these students.  Congratulations to all!

There will be a fundraiser to help raise money to support the trip to the University of Massachusets.  On Tuesday, April 16th, we will hold a Dining Out Night at Chuck E. Cheese in Hanover Park  Please come out to enjoy some games and pizza and support the students!