Can I see a show of hands? Who wants a Glen Haven Elementary PTA car magnet? The PTA is selling the magnets for $5 at PTA and school events (while supplies last).

Yes – I’m still plugging our Facebook page. Please like us! I promise not to fill up your Facebook feed with cat videos!

Are you on Twitter? Follow the PTA at @glenhavenpta, follow the school at@GlenHavenES and follow Dr. Ennis at @Principal_Ennis. Check out the great pics being posted of our events!

Time is running out: Sign up for After School Activities!
Monday: Science (hands-on science & engineering activities) – $100 (starts 10/5)
Tuesday: Karate (preK-1) – $79 (starts 9/24); Beginner Spanish (K-1) – $154 (starts 10/6)
Wednesday: Nature (K02) – $80 (starts 10/7)
Thursday: Karate (2-5) – $89 (starts 9/22); Introductory Spanish (2-5) – $154 (starts 10/8)
Friday: Soccer – $77 (starts 9/18)
Have a question? Email Lucy Hick at lucy.hick@gmail.com

Up This Week
Sept. 14 – NO SCHOOL
Sept. 18 – Instrumental Music Parent Meeting (7-8)

A Look Ahead

Sept. 23 – NO SCHOOL
Sept. 26 – Glen Haven Community Play Date! Join us at the Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park from 2-4 on Sept. 26. Get to know other parents while the kids play. Please spread the word! (I’ll be reminding you closer to the date, but we will have another playdate on Oct. 25 – same bat time, same bat place)
Oct. 2 – Early Release Day. Remember, with the new school hours, school lets out at 1:20.
Oct. 15 – Academic Night & Book Fair. More information to come – mark your calendars!

Community Events/Other News

Do you know which days school is closed? How about the days when kids are let our early? MoCo has posted an academic calendar that you can access (and download) here.

Speaking of calendars… The Board of Education has tentatively approved Policy IDA—School Year Calendar, which is a new policy that will guide procedures to develop, adopt and disseminate a school year calendar. Use this form to provide feedback by Oct. 9. Check out the press release for more info.

The Board of Education has asked tentatively approved revisions to Policy IKA—Grading and Reporting, which will replace two-hour semester final exams in high school courses with quarterly marking period assessments. Although our students aren’t affected now by this decision, they will someday. If you want to provide feedback, please do so by Oct. 19 using this form. Check out the press release and this Washington Post story for more info.

The County will be hosting a meeting to provide the community with an Update on the new Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center. Sept. 21; 7-9 p.m. at the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Montgomery County is hosting its Third Annual Friendship Picnic at Wheaton Regional Park on Sept. 20 from 1-5 p.m. The event brings together diverse communities to share their cultures, traditions and faiths. Food, beverages and entertainment for the entire family will be provided.

Wheaton Regional Park is getting an Update. You can get more information here – and it looks like we should expect an online survey and community meetings. I’ll share more information as I get it.

Hope everyone had a great first week of school and a relaxing Labor Day!

Get Involved in the PTA! We need involved parents to run the PTA and provide successful serices to our children, teachers and school. Plus, it’s fun to connect with other parents and get to know teachers in the school. Added bonus: when families are involved in their children’s learning both at home and at school, their children do better in school. The Good News is that it’s easy to volunteer on your own time. So grab a friend and contact Doug about getting involved.

Let’s Get Social! Are you on Facebook? So are we! Like our Facebook page. (Did you know that Walter Reed donated school supplies to Glen Haven? Check out the pics!) Are you on Twitter? So are we! (And so is the school!) Follow the PTA at @glenhavenpta, follow the school at @GlenHavenES and follow Dr. Ennis at @Principal_Ennis. (you can follow me @curlygh!)

After School Activities! The PTA organizes after-school activities for our students. The classes run from 4-5, with students going directly to their activity from their classroom. If your child is in Bright Eyes, they will go directly there after the class has ended. New This Year: If 5 SAS students want to participate, the program will run a bus to and from Glen Haven.

Monday: Science (hands-on science & engineering activities) – $100 (starts 10/5)
Tuesday: Karate (preK-1) – $79 (starts 9/24); Beginner Spanish (K-1) – $154 (starts 10/6)
Wednesday: Nature (K-2) – $80 (starts 10/7)
Thursday: Karate (2-5) – $89 (starts 9/22); Introductory Spanish (2-5) – $154 (starts 10/8)
Friday: Soccer – $77 (starts 9/18)

Up This Week:
Monday, Sept. 7 – NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
Wednesday, Sept. 9 – Back to School Night for Pre-K through 2nd Grade: Come meet your teachers and learn about the curriculum. 6:30-8
Thursday, Sept. 10 – Back to School Night for 3rd through 5th Grade: Come meet your teachers and learn about the curriculum. 6:30-8
Friday, Sept. 11 – Principal’s Book of the Month Club/Merienda. What’s this? On the second Friday of the month, Dr. Ennis invites parents into the school to meet and then head into the classrooms to read to their child’s class (or another class that could use a reader). This month’s book will be Of Thee I Sing. Dr. Ennis asks parents to arrive at 9:15 for a meet/greet and everyone will head to the classrooms at 9:50. Interested? Contact Ms. Willis at rebecca.h.willis@mcpsmd.net

A Look Ahead:
Sept. 14 – NO SCHOOL
Sept. 18 – Instrumental Music Parent Meeting (7-8 pm)
Sept. 23 – NO SCHOOL

Community Events/Other News

As you start putting away shorts & t-shirts and pulling out pants and sweaters, please consider donating to the school’s Clothing to Cash collection bin, located near the side parking lot. This (white) bin is used to collect unused and used (in all conditions) clothes, shoes, sneakers, sheets, towels, and textiles. Just place your used/unwanted items in a plastic bag (tied) in the bin, and for every pound collected, Glen Haven Elementary will receive money.

Silver Spring will be hosting a free Maker Faire on Sept. 20. “The Silver Spring Maker Faire offers adults and children the opportunity to be inspired by what a Maker can invent and create with just a little ingenuity.” Curious? Here’s a video telling you more. The event is free and sponsored by the KID Museum.

Purple Line Open House: The public is invited to attend a presentation by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) regarding recent scope changes to the Purple Line project. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 7-9 at the Silver Spring Civic Building. A detailed list of the scope changes can be found at http://www.purplelinemd.com.

Silver Spring Restaurant Week: More than 20 restaurants in Silver Spring will be participating in a Restaurant Week THIS WEEK. Learn more here: http://silverspringrestaurantweek.com/

Wheaton Trucktoberfest: In other food news, Wheaton will be hosting Trucktoberfest on Sept. 26 from 12-7, featuring popular food trucks, a craft beer garden, kid zone and live music.

The Glen Haven Elementary Weekly Scoop is BACK! Cue the groans about school starting. For anyone new – welcome to the Glen Haven PTA online community! Each Monday you’ll get a Weekly Scoop in your inbox providing you with a quick update on what’s happening at school. Please share this message far and wide and encourage your friends & neighbors to join our listserv.

A few housekeeping items

Bell Times Have Changed: In case you missed it (ICYMI) – last year the MoCo school system changed school start/finish times in order to provide high school students with a bit more sleep. New School Hours: 9:25 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Students may enter the building at 9:05 a.m. (school wide breakfast is available at this time) and students will be dismissed at 3:50 p.m. The Crossing Guard located at the front of the school will be on post from 8:55 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. and then in the afternoon from 3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

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