Greenbriar Gazette 9/12/25

Our very own Greenbriar music teacher has been recognized for his commitment to excellence by the CMA Foundation. Thank you, Mr. Bartunek, for bringing the love of music to our school and for being a positive influence in our students' lives. Mr. Bartunek will receive a $5000 grant to use for personal and classroom needs. Read the news article here.

Dr. Mo invites the Greenbriar Community to explore this free resource called GPS: Navigating Healthy Families. This is a non-profit organization that provides world-renowned authors and clinicians who present relevant, research-based teaching to empower and strengthen families, individuals and communities by sharing practical strategies to help humans of every age thrive. GPS is *free* and open to all. No registration, no subscription! Most events meet over zoom and many sessions are recorded if you choose to watch later. View all events here.

Upcoming GPS events:

• September 30 at noon and 7pm: Dr. Ross Greene presents Explosive Child: Understanding Frustrated & Inflexible Children
• October 7 at noon and 7pm: Judson Brewer, MD, PhD presents The Craving Mind: Break the Cycle of Worry and Bad Habits
• November 5 at noon and 7pm: Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson present The Seven Crucial Principles to Raise a Self-Driven Child

Did your child participate in reading Billy and the Giant Adventure this summer? If so, Mrs. Sanchez will be having a celebration on Friday, September 19th during lunch/recess. Please fill out this form by 9/15 if your child will participate in the celebration.

Place orders here.

Join us for our first PTO event of the year. Information on purchasing tickets will be posted on the PTO website.

PTO website

Kid Care (before and after school care)

District Calendar-At-A-Glance

Student-Parent Handbook

Important Dates:

September 15: Beginning Band and Orchestra MORNING rehearsals begin this week

September 19: PTO Pizza & Spirit Wear Day

September 19: Summer Reading Celebration during lunch/recess for those that signed up

September 19: PTO Magic Show at 5:00p.m.

September 21: Spirit wear orders due

September 23: No School

September 25: Picture retakes

September 26: PTO Pizza & Spirit Wear Day

October 2: No School

October 3: PTO Pizza & Spirit Wear Day

This year, teachers for Grades 3-8 have implemented a new Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program called Wayfinder. Wayfinder focuses on six Core Skills: Self-Awareness, Adaptability, Empathy, Collaboration, Agency, and Purpose.

Three times a year, students in grades 3–8 will take a benchmark assessment called Waypoints. The assessment takes about 20 minutes and provides an opportunity for students to reflect on their social emotional growth. It is not graded and does not affect your child’s academic record. Instead, it provides teachers, counselors, and administrators with valuable insights into our students’ strengths and priorities for our instruction. The results guide staff in tailoring our social emotional learning program to what our students need. For more information about Wayfinder, please click here.

As a friendly reminder to all our parents, we have orange cones outside on Greenbriar Lane because it is a no parking zone, and it is intended to be a drop-off zone only. For the safety of all our students, please do not park your vehicle on Greenbriar Lane during school arrival and dismissal times. By using this area as a quick drop-off, we can ensure a smooth flow of traffic and, most importantly, keep our children safe. If you need to park and get out of your car, please use the side streets instead. Thank you for your cooperation in making our school community a safe and welcoming place for everyone!

Our fall assessment window opens next week. Students in kindergarten and first grade will work with teachers to complete the AIMSWeb+ early literacy and early numeracy assessments. These are useful assessments as teachers begin to understand the students as learners and develop plans for differentiating the curriculum for individual student needs.

Students in 2nd through 5th grade will take the NWEA MAP assessment in reading and math. Teachers will share specific dates/times when their class will be taking the assessments. MAP is a nationally normed, adaptive, digital assessment that students will take on their iPads. It is untimed. Parents will receive students' MAP score reports after the window closes and district norms are determined.

These assessments are one point of data that help teachers to better understand how to support students. Classroom work and curricular assessments as well as teacher observations are all important data points as well. For more information about all of the assessments District 28 uses, please visit the district's website here.