Glenwood

Good evening, Glenwood families,

What an exciting playoff season in Philadelphia! I hope you got some rest after the Flyers pulled that one out! Back at it tonight with our Sixers trying to keep the series alive! Make sure your children get to bed by halftime and get a great night’s sleep to have a productive Friday at school!

This last week of April has proven to be busy! I continue to be impressed by the effort of our 3-5 graders throughout the PSSA window. We are in our final stretch with only 5th grade participating in Science.

As you will see, the end of the year is busy, so please see the happenings below.

Best,

Josh Rehak, Principal

"Dive into creativity at our Annual Art Show on Monday, May 4th from 6:00–7:30! Explore a sea of student artwork and experience our special underwater glow gallery."

Second graders have been exploring the power of water in science! Students have discovered how canyons are made by creating models to explore the concept of erosion. They created their own barriers to stop erosion from happening on large mountains. They have also learned about landslides and flash floods.

Show us the money! Second graders are learning all about counting money in math! Students are practicing counting, making change, and showing values with the least coins possible.

Second graders are becoming poets! They are exploring elements of poetry such as rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. They will use these skills in the following weeks to create poems of their own.

Congratulations to our outstanding students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 for earning the top scores for Glenwood in the Continental Math League competition! Their hard work, perseverance, and strong problem‑solving skills truly shone through on this challenging mathematics contest. We are incredibly proud of their achievement and commend them for representing our school with excellence. Way to go, mathematicians!

All students will be exploring aspects of STEM in the library.

Kindergarten through Third will be exploring challenges using library provided materials.

Fourth and Fifth Grade Families ~ Students will need to find items at home to use for their projects. Please do not go out/online and buy things. The challenge for 4th & 5th grade is to be creative when looking for materials. Repurpose, reuse, create! I will provide a pizza box for all fourth graders. Fifth graders need shoe boxes!

Let’s get building!

There were 171 cereal boxes collected this week! It’s a good start, but we need your help to reach our big goal of 1,400 boxes to support local shelters in our community. Every box makes a difference for families in need. You can send in cereal with your child or make it even easier by shipping directly to the school using our Amazon link. Let’s come together to spark a chain reaction of kindness and help knock down hunger like dominoes, one box at a time! (This is FULL, unopened boxes of cereal!)

Are you doing a Spring Cleaning? Do you have lots of gently read children’s books that you no longer use? Consider donating them to Glenwood’s Book Swap! Students will be participating in a book swap later this year and we need books! Please send in any gently used elementary school appropriate books to Glenwood’s library! Volunteers will also be needed to help run the swap. Dates and more info to come soon!

Each week we will highlight anyone who has exemplified qualities similar to our Philly mascots, possessing the following:

GRITTY (Flyers Ice Hockey) Resilient with a ‘never give up’ attitude

FRANKLIN (76er's Basketball): Loyal friend

SWOOP (Eagles Football): Strong and determined

Congratulations to our talented fifth grade team! In March, they proudly represented our school at the K’NEX Challenge hosted by the DCIU and earned the award for Best Presentation. Their success was the result of outstanding teamwork, creative problem‑solving, and thoughtful design. We are so proud of their hard work and the confidence they showed while sharing their ideas. Way to go—keep building and dreaming big!

Friendly reminder: If your student will be late (due to appointment, etc.) please remember to call the Absence Hotline. You may email your child's teacher as a courtesy; however, more importantly our Main Office must be made aware for Attendance purposes.

Calling all students grades 3-5 to join us for a day of theater fun! You will get to act on stage, learn choreography, make costumes, play games, and more!

When: Tuesday, May 19th (teacher in-service day – no school)

Where: Penncrest High School Auditorium

Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Drop-off anytime between 8:00 & 9:00am

Pick-up anytime between 4:00 & 5:00pm

Cost: $50 (for the first child, $35 for each additional child)

Spots are limited, so don’t wait!

For more info or to Register here or email the director: jsmith3@rtmsd.org

We are excited to announce that we are changing up the format of our PTG meetings to be more streamlined- with more interaction and less repetition focusing on new info since we already share a lot through the emails, newsletters and Facebook! We will be also allowing time at the end of the meeting for any questions, comments or suggestions and hope to make the format more relaxed for people to join the conversation if they would like.

In addition, PTG will be hosting a quick "get together" prior to the meeting from 6:40-7pm with light drinks and snacks. We are urging the Committee Chairs especially to attend in person as it would be nice for you to be available to chat about your position with new prospects if you are not returning next year. Below is the agenda for the PTG meeting Wednesday 5/13 at 7pm in the Glenwood Library. This meeting will be held via Zoom as well.

Glenwood PTG Meeting Agenda

May 13, 2026

• President’s Opening

• Principal’s Update

• Teacher’s Update (Mary Gulliver K-2, Erin Steffan 3-5)

Committee Highlights

• 5th Grade Parent (Dana Phillips, Emily Catanese, Keri Nykorczuk, Katie

Dougherty, Danielle Friel)

• Nature Center

• Field Trip Coordinator (Samantha Elliot)

• Hospitality (Keri Nykorczuk)

• Spiritwear (Liz Doyle)

• Yearbook (Mandy Allen)

• SAB/PAB (Liz Doyle)

• Assemblies (Diedre Konar)

• FARE (Diedre Konar)

• Woody’s Warehouse (Nicole Bates/Katie Borda)

• Give Back Events (Jen Tate)

• Financial Report (Jen Tate)

* Voting for 2026-2027 Board

Glenwood PTG's Zoom Meeting

May 13, 2026 07:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

Wednesday April 29th from 4pm - 10pm

10% Donation Night

Support Glenwood Elementary... 10% of your total food purchases will be donated to PTG

Dine in or to-go

1051 Baltimore Pike Glen Mills, PA
(610) 459-1720

Glenwood Elementary families, our 1st Day School Supplies store is officially live. This is the easiest way to order the exact supplies teachers requested for next year. No searching multiple stores. No guessing brands. No wondering if you selected the right version. In just a few minutes, you can select our school, choose your child’s grade, and check school supplies off your list early and stress-free. Order Here: 1st Day School Supply Kit.

Order Your Yearbook & Complete Your Free Custom Pages!

If you have not ordered your yearbook, you can do so by visiting TreeRing.com. If you would prefer for a nickname to be used instead of a formal name, please reach out to Mandy Allen aab0905@live.com by May 10th.

Deadline to order yearbooks guaranteed to be delivered to the school is May 10th.

Join us for a night of fun and Quizzo at Duffer's Pub on Sunday, May 3rd from 5-8 PM.

This event is adults only and proceeds will benefit the 5th grade end of year activities. You do not have to have a 5th grader to attend this event! The more the merrier....

So grab your friends and put together a team OR come solo and enjoy a fun night out. A portion of food/beverage sales will also be donated back. Individual tickets cost $25, or you can purchase a 5-pack for your team for $100. *Teams can be larger than 5 people. Tickets are available on toolkit now. Link to ticket sales We hope you can make it!

Glenwood 5th Grade Committee

Our summer program is designed to enrich the learning of our students, even when school is not in session. The mission of the Rose Tree Media School District’s Summer Program is to provide opportunities for continued academic and social growth. Through fun learning experiences delivered by a dedicated staff, the students will discover their talents, foster a love of learning, gain academic confidence, and create new friendships. Our camps do not require prior experience.... just interest and a willingness to learn something new!

RTMSD Summer Programs 2026 Link

June 15th - 18th, 2026

Non-contact skills camp run by local Head Coaches:
Mike St. Clair - WC Rustin

Paul Graham - Penncrest

Dean Owens - WC East

Eric Van Wyk - Garnet Valley

Skills. Teamwork. Community. Fun.

To promote local public school education and athletics, the coaching staffs from Penncrest, Rustin, and West Chester East are hosting a one-week football clinic for students who come from our feeder schools. Our students get the opportunity to interact with our coaches and players during a week of fun and football. For more information, visit: www.ccallstarfootballcamp.com

Josh Rehak, Principal

Email: jrehak@rtmsd.org
Website: ges.rtmsd.org

Address: 122 South Pennell Road Media, PA 19063
Phone: (610) 627-6900

2025-2026 SCHOOL HOURS: Monday thru Friday

Grades 1-5: 8:50 am - 3:30 pm
AM-Kindergarten: 8:50 am - 11:25 pm

PM-Kindergarten: 12:55 pm - 3:30 pm