Listen to the Sound of Music

Our 5th and 6th-grade orchestras held their first concert this week and it was fabulous!  I was absolutely amazed at the talent of the students, particularly for so early in their musical experience.  While you can't actually hear the sound, the pictures below will give you a glimpse of the impressive group. Thank you to Mrs. Jennifer Gontarek, our Orchestra teacher, for your hard work getting these students ready for their big debut. 

So Many Years of Dedication

This week we celebrated the staff members who have dedicated many, many years of service to School District U-46 and to Glenbrook. We are so proud to have them at Glenbrook and look forward to many more years as part of our team. 

Maria Montenegro - 10 years                                                  Lynn Svec - 20 Years

Luis Uribe - 20 Years                                                              Mark Maegalin - 20 Years

Jennifer Bury - 20 Years

Happy New Year!

While many of us are making new years resolutions, some of our 6th graders turned their resolutions into promises.  Based on the stories shared by Alex Sheen in his book, Because I Said I Would, our 6th graders learned the importance of a promise.  Congratulations to Mrs. Jagielski's and Mrs. Diaz-Blanco's class for taking the time to really put your hearts into your promises.  To hear more about this inspiring message, click on video link by Alex Sheen.  Enjoy the below promises and may they inspire you to make a promise of your own. 

U-46 Educational Foundation Grant Winner

Congratulations to Mrs. Michelle Esmenda, our school secretary.  She applied for and received a $500 grant through the U-46 Educational Foundation.  The money will go towards letters for our new marquee in front of the building.  Students at Glenbrook will be helping to display weekly messages to families in order to improve our communication.  Thank you Mrs. Esmenda for taking the time out to support our students and to apply for the grand. THANK YOU to the U-46 Educational Foundation for your generosity!!!

Fundraising Opportunity

Beginning on Monday, January 14, our students will begin selling Worlds Finest Chocolate to help raise funds for our PTA. The money will go towards what we still need to fund the letters for our new sign.  Any additional funds will go into our general account which helps fund our ST Math Program, Reading A - Z and many events that we hold at the school.  Each bar is $1.00.  Thank you in advance for your support!

Hawk Pride Popsicle Day

This week's "gotcha drawing" was for popsicles with the principal.  We had hoped to have popsicles in the snow, however with the temperatures outside nearing 0 degrees, we decided a popsicle party in the gym would be just as fun!  Congratulations to all of our drawing winners.

Spelling Bee

On December 14 we held our annual All School Spelling Bee.  Congratulations to this year's classroom winners:

4th Grade:

Chellberg - Umer Khalid

Reza - Aliyah Chaidez

Smith Luke Balmeo

Whitmer - Madelyn Pascual

5th Grade:

Lucas- Jake McArthur

Dauksavage - Vikrant Balyan

Alvarado - Ayaka Vieira

Chandler - Stephanie Adamson

6th Grade:

Bury - Jerry (J.J.) Frazer

Chandler - Colin Ward

Diaz-Blanco - Malcom Garcia-Silva

Jagielski - Aaditya (Aadi) Sanghavi

A BIG congratulations to our runner-up Umer Khalid and to our All School Champion Aaditya Sanghavi. Aaditya will move to the next round, sectionals which will take place sometime in February. Good luck Aadi!

DARE Graduation

We are so thankful that the Village of Streamwood continues to fund the DARE program in conjunction with the Streamwood Police Department.  Office Ed Polaski, our school's DARE officer put in countless hours helping our students to learn to stand their ground and say "NO" to drugs, alcohol, bullying and anything else that made them uncomfortable.  They worked hard on developing self-esteem and becoming positive role models at Glenbrook.  We are proud of all of our graduates for their hard work.  Thank you to Officer Ed, the Streamwood Police Department, Mayor Billie Roth and to the entire Village of Streamwood for supporting our students!

A BIG congratulations to our DARE Essay winners, Emily Alvarado, Neda Bazys, Ariana Guerrero, and Ayaka Vieira. All four girls wrote fabulous and inspiring essays!

Winter Celebrations

As students prepared to take their 2-week winter break classrooms spend much of the week partnering to do group projects and learned about the various holidays celebrated throughout the season.  We at Glenbrook wish all of you a safe and joyous holiday season and happy start to 2019!