The Grizzly Gazette

Jamie Alexander, Principal April 28, 2017

Our Mission Statement: To develop life-long learners and globally minded citizens by fostering the academic, creative, and social skills needed to achieve excellence in a multi-cultural environment.”

Dear Greenbriar Families,

It is hard to believe that it is already the middle of the last

grading period of the school year. This last nine weeks goes

by so quickly; please make sure your child is doing every-

thing they need to do to be successful. This includes reading

every night, working on math facts, completing all home-

work and putting 100% effort everyday.

Thank you to those families that came to our Spring Open

House. It was great to see the students excited about show-

ing off their classroom and all their hard work this year.

A big thank you to Mr. Chad Hyatt, 5th grade teachers, spe-

cials teachers and 5th grade students on a successful I.B. Ex-

hibition. The students did a phenomenal job and we are so

proud of their hard work and appropriate behavior during

our Open House evening. There are some important events

coming in May. Make sure and check the dates online and

in this issue of the gazette.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or

concerns.

Jamie Alexander

Principal

MAY

4 INCOMING KINDERGARTEN PARENT SUMMER FUN NIGHT 6-7PM

5 DINING WITH DADS DURING LUNCH

9 ENL FAMILY NIGHT AT NCHS, 6-8 PM

9 FIFTH GRADERS VISIT MIDDLE SCHOOLS

11 SUPERINTENDENT’S AWARD, 9 AM

11 PTO MEETING/GROWCASE, 6:30 PM

10-12 PTO MINI BOOK FAIR ~ BOGO FREE!

12 MUFFINS WITH MOMS 7:30 AM; BOOK FAIR OPEN SO BE SURE TO VISIT!

12 GR. 5 TRACK MEET, NCHS

INVITED STUDENTS ONLY!

16 CHAUCIE’S PLACE SESSIONS, GR. K, 2, 4

17 ALL-SCHOOL HOLLIDAY PARK OUTING

18 K-4 PARENT UNIVERSITY, 6-7:30 PM

23 ALL-SCHOOL FIELD DAY

24 FIFTH GRADE CELEBRATION, 9 AM

24 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

MAYO

4 2017-2018 NOCHE DIVERTIDA PARA KINDER DE 6-7 PM

5 ALMUERZO CON LOS PADRES

9 CLASES DE 5O. GRADO VISITAN LAS ES-CUELAS SECUNDARIAS

9 NOCHE FAMILIAR DE ENL EN NORTH CEN-TRAL, 6-8 PM

10-12 FERIA DEL LIBROS

11 REUNIÓN DE PTO A LAS 6:30 PM

11 PREMIOS DEL SUPERINTENDENTE, 9AM

12 PANECILLOS CON LA MADRE A LAS 7:30 AM

12 5o. GRADO, CARRERA EN NORTH CENTRAL

SOLAMENTE PARA ESTUDIANTES INVITA-

16 SESIONES DE CHAUCIE’S PLACE, GR. K,2-4

17 DIA DE PASEO EN HOLLIDAY PARK PARA TODA LA ESCUELA

18 COLEGIO PARA LOS PADRES K-4 DE 6-7:30PM

23 DÍA DE CAMPO

24 ÚLTIMO DIA DE CLASES Y CELEBRACION

DEL QUINTO GRADO A LAS 9 AM

24 ÚLTIMO DIA DE ESCUELA!

Fifth Grade Celebration

May 24 9:00 am

Light Refreshments

You Won’t Want to Miss These Events! Muffins with Mom

May 12 7:30 AM Meet with staff, enjoy a treat, visit the PTO Mini-Book Fair!

Mini-Book Fair begins May 10 so be sure to stop in early

and during the PTO Meeting, May 11

May 24 - Fifth Grade Celebration – 9 am

Music Notes Mrs. Perry

Happy Spring! Latest report of the annual "Run for the Arts” fundraiser is that we raised over $1,500. Great job Greenbriar Grizzlies! The monies will help us bring in ‘arts’ convocations and workshops next year for our school. Congratulations to the students that participated in the bi-annual Choral Festival. The evening was filled with song, dance, movement and fun. The 5th graders that sang with the other elementary groups had an awesome

time. It was certainly an experience of a lifetime! The end of the year will be bringing some more fun things going on in the Music Room. Be sure to ask your student about these happenings!

Words of Wisdom “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody up.”

~ Mark Twain

Time for GB Field Day, Gr. 5 Track Meet News! Mr. Joe May will be take select

students to the district 5th Grade Track Meet at North Central HS May 12. Watch book bags for in-formation soon.

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Greenbriar’s annual school-wide Field Day is May 23. Field Day activities are split by grade level: 3-5 9:00-11:30 am

K-2 12:30-3:00 pm

Please be sure to have your child wear proper clothes and sneakers for the event. If parents would like to volunteer with the class-room, please contact your student’s teacher.

Greenbriar Alumni Scholarship Winner

The PTO is pleased to announce that Miss Arica Watford, a graduating senior at North Central High School, has been awarded the Greenbriar Alumni Scholarship for use dur-ing the 2017-2018 academic year. The scholarship money can be used toward any

college expense incurred by Arica. Arica has many happy memories of Greenbriar but what influenced her the most was the experiences she had with the “foster grandparent” program at a nursing home in 2nd and 3rd grades. This ongoing monthly program taught her about being genuine in everything you do and to cherish and value your family. This proves especially true to those older relatives who can share so many experiences and life lessons. Arica’s favorite teachers at Greenbriar were Mrs. Robbins, Mr. May and Mrs. Brooks. At North Central, she has been very active in dance includ-ing being part of the Dance Ambassadors. Future plans include attending Ivy Tech Community Col-lege where she plans to pursue a career in the medical/health field. Congratulations, Arica! All Greenbriar wishes you well!

ENL End of Year Celebration!

May 9 6-8pm North Central Main Gym

Come celebrate the AMAZING growth our students made this year, and learn about opportunities to KEEP GROWING all summer long! Meet and speak with ENL teachers, community partners like In-dyGo, the Indianapolis Library (and many more!) about ways to continue learning all through the summer!

Celebration Fin de Ano Mayo 9 6-8pm, North Central Main Gym

Ven a celebrar el asombroso crecimiento que nues-tros estudiantes han hecho y aprender acerca de las oportunidades para SEGUIR CRECIENDO duran-te el verano. Convive con los maestros de ENL y so-cios de la comunidad tales como IndyGo, Biblioteca Pu blica y muchos ma s.

Greenbriar Yearbooks Going Fast! Order Yours Today! $15, Cash Only!

* * * Lost & Found Items

Visit the Cafe to claim any lost items

ART NEWS Ms. James

We are wrapping up our art learning this month with games and activities to set us up for success! After a challenging day in class recently, I was overjoyed to hear a first grade student say, “ I realized that I CAN do it!” That is my goal as a teacher: help each student see the greatness in themselves and know that they CAN do any-thing they try.

Our Artist of the Month is Henri Rousseau, an artist from France who is famous for his jungle paintings. We studied his art, learned that he had 6 kids and lived in a busy city. Although Henri had never visited a jungle, he was inspired to create art based on his imagination and pictures that he had seen in

books. If Henri can make great art, so can you!

Until next time, Grizzlies, keep drawing and practicing and be your best self!

News from the Clinic!

Smile Mobile Visits May 9 & 10

Students that returned forms for the Smile Mobile will be seen May 9 or 10. Only those that returned forms will visit the mo-bile dentist.

* * * * * * Attention to all parents who have children with medi-cation in the clinic. All medication must be picked up on or before May 24 which is the last day of school. Medication not picked up will be discarded.

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If your child is returning to Greenbriar next year, please be proactive in filling out and turning in all appropriate pa-perwork so your child receives the medication and special care they need. Remember: All asthma, allergy, seizure and diabetic students must have a Medical Plan Of Care on file in the clinic. Students with an allergy or asthma must have a physician fill out a form. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

Angela Stephens, LPN

Greenbriar School Clinic Nurse, 259-5445, ext 14402

Spotlight on New Staff Stars

Mr. Nathaniel Lee ~ ENL I was born in a town outside Chicago, Il., called Glen Ellyn I lived there until 2012 when I attended Butler University. I quickly learned from my classes that I was very interested in language learners and teaching refu-gees. My job here at Greenbriar is to help my students develop and produce English and still be able to reach content objectives. Do you have a hobby or area of interest? My hobby is playing golf and my interest is travel. What is your favorite: Book? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie? Lord of the Rings The Return of The King Song? “Go Cubs Go!” Sport? Soccer Food and Restaurant? Portillos Vacation? Barcelona If you weren’t in education, what other occupation would you choose? I would like to have been a nurse; I enjoy helping people. If you could have dinner with an-yone, living or deceased, who would it be and why? Barack Obama. He seems like an interesting person who I would enjoy talking to and learning from. Tell us something interesting about you that would sur-prise other Greenbriar staff? I have played trumpet since the 4th grade and still play today!

Ms. Amanda Bowersox ~ Kindergarten I am a kindergarten teacher at Greenbriar Elementary. This is my first year teaching. I graduated last May from Ball State University. I was born and grew up in West Chester, OH (close to Kings Island) and currently live in Indianapolis. Do you have a hobby or area of interest? Hiking What is your favorite: Book? The Very Hungry Caterpillar Movie? Zootopia Song? Zootopia Soundtrack Sport? Swimming Food and Restaurant? Any Mexican food but Chipotle is my favorite! Vacation? Scotland If you weren’t in education, what other occupation would you choose? President of the United States If you could have dinner with anyone, living or de-ceased, who would it be and why? Paul George because I love him! Tell us something interesting about you that would sur-prise other Greenbriar staff? I have a Chihuahua Dachs-hund mix (chiweenie) named Dale!

All School Field Trip May 17

To Holliday Park

More information to come

PTO HAPPENINGS We are almost finished with this school year, but PTO is hard at work planning for next year! Take part in the PTO fun for the 2017-18 school year! We have plenty of open positions: Executive Board positions, commit-tee chairs, and one-time event opportunities. Email us for details on positions and their responsibilities.

Thank you students and families that helped make the Papa John’s Pizza card sale and the Surprise Egg sale a huge success! Enjoy the pizzas & spirit sticks!

GROW after school programming continues through May 8. Please remind students to stay after school for the Monday and/or Wednesday class. Students not riding the late bus or going to AYS should be picked up promptly at 4:30 pm in the school entry.

Thank you Regan Zwald and Robbie Warren for or-ganizing GROW. Thanks to the wonderful volunteers that helped with the program, and the teachers lead-ing classes. Thanks to parents and our community partners at Second Presbyterian Church, we were able to offer GROW financial aid for seven students. Staff Appreciation Week begins May 1. Watch for sign ups. We need plenty of time and food donations to show staff how much we love them! Thanks Tracy Toumi for chairing.

The Spring Scholastic Book Fair is coming! All items are BOGO FREE! Visit the Book Fair in the Media Center May 10-12 during school. The fair will also be open during the last PTO meeting on 5/11, and during Muffins with Moms on 5/12. This fair is smaller than our Fall fair, but we still need great volunteers to make it a success. Please find the sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signupform (or go to SignUpGenius.com and search for GreenbriarPTO@gmail.com).

Mark your calendar for our last PTO meeting of the year. Join us for the PTO Year End Celebration and GROWcase: May 11, 6:30 pm in the GB gym. Did you miss out on the online spirit wear order? The PTO still has some shirts in stock. You can purchase your spirit wear at many school events, including Open House, Parent University, and the May PTO meeting. New spirit wear t-shirts are $12 each.

Important PTO Dates

GROW Classes: 4/3-5/10 Monday/Wednesday

Staff Appreciation Week: 5/1-5

Spring BOGO Book Fair: 5/10-12

Final PTO Celebration and GROWcase: 5/11 6:30 pm

Fifth Grade Celebration: 5/24 9 am

Your PTO Co-Presidents, Heidi Sexson and Regan Zwald

Follow us on Facebook: Greenbriar Elementary School PTO

Email: GreenbriarPTO@gmail.com

Summer Camp 2017

Incoming 1-6 Grades

Spring Mill School

6:30 am - 6 pm

Monday-Friday

Camp includes:

Art adventures, STEM activities, active

games, hands-on projects, free play with

friends, field trips and swimming,

optional overnight trip

Register Online at www.ayskids.org/camp

For more information call:

317-283-3817

Additional site at Allisonville School

An Evening With the Counterpoints Saturday May 13, 2017

North Central High School Call 317-259-5301

For ticket information

HATS OFF TO GREAT GREENBRIAR GARDENERS

During two weekends this spring, includ-ing Earth Day, a group of 29 volunteers worked hard in Greenbriar’s Patriotic Garden. They weeded, dug a trench, spread top-soil, cut down limbs, mulched, and hauled sticks, branch-es, mulch, and dirt. Thank you to these families for making our garden great: Dylan Duffy and parents, Hope Peck with parents and an aunt, Joanna Cervantes with her mother and sib-lings, Joey Sexson and dad, LeAsia and LeBraya Warren with their mother, grandparents, and uncle, Lucero Mo-rales with her parents and siblings, Malcolm Cruz and his mother, and Zion Holmes with his parents and two sis-ters. We are most grateful of your generous gift of time and labor. Now just watch us bloom!