Our 2nd grade students recently had the opportunity to learn more about financial literacy with thanks to Ms Mogel and Ms Shaffer from Towne Bank. We love seeing all the ways our students have learned to save, spend, and decide wants/needs this year!
Last week, we celebrated responsibility, organization, achievement, and respect with a mini golf course in the library! Students tried 10 different holes of varying difficulty, celebrating each other's success. We even had a couple of holes in one!
Kindergarten students have been building their letter and spelling knowledge all year by making words in many different ways! Here they use their letter trays to build "win" in Ms. Johnston's class.
Calling future Glen Lea Lions! Come out to kindergarten registration on Tues 4/23 or Thurs 4/25 from 4-6:30! Register now to help us prepare for an awesome first day of school. We can't wait to give your student warm welcome! Please share with your friends & family in the area.
Things were heating up during March's high stakes Fun Friday! Students worked in teams to finish a 100 piece puzzle and Takis before time ran out. The first place team in each grade level won pizza in the library this month. We are so proud of the teamwork we saw!
Nutzy might be the only person who loves reading as much as we do! Thanks to the Richmond Flying Squirrels, students can get a FREE TICKET to the May 15 Flying Squirrels game by reading 8 books! Turn in your bookmarks to Ms. V by May 8th to receive your ticket.
Join us tomorrow (April 11) to celebrate Spring & community! Grandparents are welcome to join us for light breakfast or the whole family can come out for Stuffie & Me Spa Night -- bracelets, sleep masks, and outside games for the whole family. Plus, we've got giveaways!
Thank you to our AMAZING counseling team for 2024's Career Day, featuring nurses, orthotists, meteorologists, project managers, & many more. Students stretched their imagination as they dreamed of the future. We can't wait to see how you change the world when you grow up!
This is why we call the library "our happy place"! Slime experiments, Fun Friday, engineering, story-telling & more happen here each week. When you shop the book fair (April 9-16), you help us create magic for these 21st century thinkers. Learn more at www.tinyurl.com/glesbooks
Thank you, 4th & 5th graders, for a great Literary Festival!. Each team selected a book to inspire products and digitally-designed stores & menus. They "sold" their hand-crafted items to PK-3, learning about supply/demand, pricing, & marketing before presenting at Henrico 21!
Thanks to everyone who brought glasses to school to share! Our students LOVED checking out the partial solar eclipse as they waited for dismissal today. We love the awe, surprise, and joy on their faces! This is the heart of learning ❤️
History came alive for 2nd graders in Mrs. Harlow's class before Spring Break... Check out these blast-from-the-past phones!! Students had fun comparing the past and present as they pretended to call friends & family using telephones that many had never seen before.
We are so excited for Spring Book Fair! We've unpacked DogMan, Taylor Swift, Ninjago, Gabby's Dollhouse, Stitch, diaries & much more. Did you know the book fair supports the school library? It's a win-win for our Lions! Learn more or set-up eWallet at www.tinyurl.com/glesbooks
THIS WEEK -- On Thursday, March 21st, we will be hosting a magical math show from 5:30-7pm. Yes, that's a magic show that features math, reminding us how fun and engaging math can be at school and home. We look forward to laughing and being amazed with you this week.
We also met Sara Shepard, author of the Penny Draws series (& Pretty Little Liars!). Our students clamored to ask more Qs & share ideas -- future authors, we hope! BIG thanks to BBGB for the work they do to bring authors to students in RVA! We could not do it w/o them.
COMING SOON -- March 21st, we will be hosting a magical math show from 5:30-7pm. Yes, you read that correctly! Math AND magic! We are looking forward to laughing and being amazed together, while remembering math is fun. Light refreshments will be served.
Our first graders learned how to"attractive" science can be when they explored magnetism recently. Magnets are great for seeing motion in action, since they can PULL together or PUSH apart. They also practice asking questions, making predictions, and drawing conclusions.
How lucky are we, Glen Lea?!? Stephen Shaskan recently visited our school to talk about Pizza & Taco, teach us how to draw them, and create our own Glen Lea wrestlers! We loved singing and doing the best friends dance with you. BIG thanks to bbgb for bringing reading to life!!!!
First graders have been exploring force, motion, and other science concepts in many different ways -- driving robots, playing tug of war, building marble runs, and more! These hands on experiences help students deepen and cement their learning.
2nd graders in Mrs. Harlow's class continue their year as scientific investigators by observing candy hearts and how they dissolve in different substances. Students are learning to make hypotheses, take observations, and determine the results. We love seeing hands-on learning!
