Glenwood

Good afternoon, Glenwood families,

I hope everyone had a chance to relax and recharge over spring break. It was great to welcome students back this week and feel the energy return to the building. After a quiet week in the building, the volume definitely picked back up quickly!

As we move into the final stretch of the school year, we are looking forward to a strong and productive few months ahead. We all know this part of the year tends to move fast. There are many exciting activities, important learning opportunities, PSSA testing, and a full calendar of end-of-year events coming up.

Thank you for your continued support. Let’s finish the year strong, with just the right amount of energy and just enough coffee to get us there. Please see all the Happenings below.

Best,

Josh Rehak, Principal

• ELA - April 21st, 22nd, and 23rd
• MATH - April 28th, 29th
• SCIENCE - April 30th, May 1st (5th Only)

PSSA - RTMSD Informational Letter

We are looking forward to inviting grandparents or special friends to visit your child's classroom! So we are able to accommodate all our guests, PLEASE REGISTER BY THURSDAY APRIL 9th: Special Friends RSVP. PLEASE COMPLETE ONE FORM FOR EACH STUDENT. All attendees will sign in and out at a table in the Lobby. Due to limited parking, please consider carpooling. Note: This is an adult only event, unfortunately siblings or younger students are not permitted to attend.

Monday April 13th
10:30 am - 11:15 am -3rd Grade
1:50 pm - 2:30 pm - 5th Grade

Tuesday April 14th
2 pm - 2:45 pm - 2nd Grade

Wednesday April 15th
9:30 am - 10:15 am - 1st Grade

Thursday April 16th
9:45 am - 10:30 am - AM-Kindergarten
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm - PM-Kindergarten

Friday April 17th

10 am - 10:45 am - 4th Grade

First graders reviewed math and science standards such as telling time to the hour and half hour and investigating what it takes to make a stationary object's shadow move. In ELA, students are learning parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, and now adjectives by using their 5 senses to record adjectives to describe popcorn- yellow, salty, and crunchy! First graders are preparing for Special Friends Day by practicing their "How To Babysit a Special Friend" Reader's Theater. Students in Miss Atkinson's had a guest reader teach them about Ramadan and Eid.

We are excited to announce that the 16th Annual Poem in Your Pocket (PIYP) will take place Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25 in celebration of National Poetry Month. This community event is organized each April by our teacher-librarians.

PIYP gives students and community members the opportunity to share a short poem at participating local businesses in exchange for a small treat generously provided by those businesses. The event is inclusive and flexible—students choose their own poem, practice it, and decide which businesses they would like to visit. A list of participating businesses and additional details will be shared closer to the event. Thank you for supporting this special community event.

Glenwood students have big hearts, and we’re ready to make a big impact! Help us knock down hunger by donating boxes of cereal to Glenwood Elementary School’s Cereal and Kindness Chain Reaction. Our goal is to collect 1,400 boxes of cereal to donate to local food banks. Each box represents an act of kindness that will help families in our community. To celebrate reaching our goal, we will create a giant domino chain with the cereal boxes and knock them down so our students can watch a powerful chain reaction of kindness in action! You can help by sending in unopened boxes of cereal with your child. If it’s easier, you can also ship cereal boxes directly to the school through this Amazon link. Together, let’s start a chain reaction of kindness and help knock down hunger!

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

Today Penncrest Science National Honor Society (SNHS) members visited Glenwood to share a lesson about DENSITY. They posed the question: What happens when we pour the different liquids (water, oil, and dish soap) together? Glenwood students were asked to draw their hypothesis, which was tested by our Penncrest visitors using the necessary supplies. Later they discussed the experiment, the results, and the conclusion. Our students enjoyed hearing from the Penncrest 'science experts'!

These fellow scholars have proven to be LOYAL FRIENDS to our elementary students by taking the time to come to our school and teach them a fun and interesting lesson.

During lunch, when one of Avery's classmates needed to visit the nurse, Avery jumped right in to help. Noticing he hadn’t returned by the time to pack up, she gathered their items and set them aside for him. Avery’s loyalty and thoughtfulness reflect the spirit of our Sixers mascot, Franklin. Great job, Avery!

Thursday April 23rd is Bring Your Child to Work Day, an annual event many companies participate as an educational way to introduce children to the workplace while bonding with their parents. We understand many students will take advantage of this opportunity. If you wish to allow your students to participate, please submit the online Absence Form or complete a Pre-Planned Absence and email it to Mrs. Galinsky at jgalinsky@rtmsd.org.

How to Obtain your Clearances

Our annual Oasis Night will be held on Monday, April 13th, 2026 from 6 PM - 8 PM. The snack bar will also be open if you wish to purchase food. Tickets are available now in the Membership Toolkit online store. Hope to see you there!

We need a few people who are already planning on attending to help check people's names off the list upon entrance. It is a good opportunity to sit for a few minutes while your kids are busy playing!

As the weather starts to get warmer that means the beginning of baseball season is almost here! Don't forget to purchase your tickets to Glenwood Night at the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Thursday, June 4th! The game starts at 6:30 PM and Glenwood's 5th Grade Select Chorus will be singing on the field. Ticket proceeds benefit the music program at Glenwood. Last day to purchase tickets will be April 24th. Order your tickets online here

Your students should have brought home their Display My Art order forms. Visit DisplayMyArt and place your order online by Friday April 17th for FREE home delivery!

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.

Join us this weekend - come cheer on our 5th graders!

5th Graders vs. Seniors: Let the Brain Battle Begin!
Fresh Minds vs. Fading Memories

Sunday April 12, 2026

Penncrest Auditorium starting at 2 pm

Adults $10 / Students $5

Venmo @Penncrestamprom or cash at the door

Ticket sales benefit the Class of 2026 AM Prom

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

Hop on over to our Pickeball Clinic! This clinic is an opportunity for elementary school students to learn the rules of the game and play against others their age. All benefits go to Riddle Hospital's NICU.

When: Saturday, April 11th

Time: 2 Sessions - 10AM - 12PM, 12PM - 2PM

Location: PHS Tennis Courts

Activities: Music, Food, Games, Raffles

Ages: 5-11

Fee: $20 entry fee (cash or venmo)

Register

Donate

Please join us for a magical day

Saturday April 18 2026

from 10 am - 12 pm

Kids $10

Adults $12

Babies under 1 - free

134 Barren Road

Media, PA 19063

LAXAPALOOZA 2026 will be held on Saturday April 25, 2026! We are still looking for some extra help - Laxapalooza 2026 Volunteers. We have a great committee, a few new ideas, and are looking forward to a fun event for all! Unable to attend but still want to show your support? Laxapalooza Donations.

We are also thrilled to announce that this year's schedule will look a little different, as we will start the celebration Friday Night with our Men's Annual Alumni Game on April 24th at 6:30 pm at the Lou Scott Stadium, followed by a reception at the Sterling Pig in Media. Saturday's events will begin with Optimist games starting at 9 am and wrap up with the Penncrest Boys Varsity game at 5:15 pm. Also new this year, we will celebrate Penncrest Lacrosse: past, present and future. We are offering two separate raffles to serve as an Honorary Team Captain during the Boys Varsity game. One Penncrest alum player or coach (men or women) will be selected to represent the PAST as an honorary Captain, as well as one Rose Tree Optimist Lacrosse player (girl or boy) showing the FUTURE. They will be on the sidelines during face-off, alongside the PRESENT, current Penncrest Boys Lacrosse Team. All proceeds benefit the "NK Smiles Scholarship Fund" given to deserving Penncrest seniors. For more information please visit optimistlacrosse.com.

NK SMILES LAXAPALOOZA 2026

Join us for a day of lacrosse games, food raffles...
Saturday April 25, 2026 at Penncrest High School

All proceeds benefit "NK Smiles" Scholarship

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