Glacier Ridge Gazette

5th grade is thrilled to bring back the Kindness Post Office again this year! This special project gives students an opportunity to spread kindness and gratitude throughout Glacier Ridge Elementary. Students can write letters, stamp them, and send them to other students and staff in our building.

The Kindness Post Office will officially open on Monday, December 8th, and the last day to purchase stamps will be Wednesday, December 17th.

● Black-and-white stamps cost $0.25 per row

● Colored stamps cost $0.50 per row

Each year, the Kindness Post Office donates its proceeds to an organization in need. This year, all funds raised will go to One Dublin to support families in our community during the holiday season. Thank you for helping us support kindness in our school and care for families in our community!

Thank you for your support of our Cookie Dough and Pastry Sale this year!

**Pick up is scheduled on December 10, 2025 from 5-6 PM. **

For pick up, you will stay in your car, pull up to the car drop off lane and someone will help retrieve your order. All items must be picked up on December 10 as we do not have space to store items not picked up. Thanks again for your support!

Join us at Glacier Ridge on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM as second grade presents their Peace themed concert! Our student musicians will be performing the music of composers Teresa Jennings, Paul Jennings, Karl Hitzemann, and Mike Wilson. We hope to see you on December 11th.

Tiger Trunk Winter Workshop: Kids can shop for everyone on their shopping list. Items available include candles, hydrating face masks, golf accessories, mini tool kits, sports memorabilia, self care products, tumblers, and much more! It will be open on Fridays at lunch starting on December 5 and includes free gift wrapping.

We love outdoor recess! As temperatures are getting colder, we wanted to share our guidelines for recess:

20 degrees or below with windchill- all recesses will be indoors

21-25 degrees with windchill- lunch recess will be indoors, short recess will be outdoors.

26 degrees with wind chill or warmer- all recesses will be outdoors.

Remind your students to bring their coats, hats, and gloves as the weather gets colder so they can enjoy fresh air!

At Glacier Ridge, we believe in the power of connection — and what better way to Start with Hello than by leading the morning announcements!

If your child would like to be part of the morning announcements, sign up using the link below and practice the script at home:

👉GRE Tiger Announcements Signup 25-26

👉 GRE Student Announcements Script

Summer Program Fair for Students with Disabilities

Dublin City Schools is hosting a summer program fair for students with disabilities. The fair is scheduled for Saturday, January 17 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Emerald Campus. The event is open to families from across Central Ohio. Learn more about the event here. Questions about the event may be directed to DCS Parent Mentor, Dee Marks at marks_dee@dublinschools.net.

Winter Registration Open for After School Activities

Don’t miss out on some exciting after school enrichment opportunities for your student. Dublin City Schools is happy to collaborate with a variety of local organizations to bring families after school enrichment opportunities for students! Partner organizations include Cultured Kids French & Spanish Clubs, Drama Kids, Eager Artists, Eager Engineers, Future Fashion Stars, Korea Taekwondo, Robot Academy, and Young Rembrandts. Explore the After School Activities page to discover programs your child will love.

From the City of Dublin

Winter/Spring Healthy Guide Out Now

Step into a new season of fun at the Dublin Community Recreation Center! The Winter/Spring issue of the Healthy Guide is here and full of programs and activities for all ages. View the Healthy Guide: https://bit.ly/Healthy26WSdcs

Wool You Join Us?

Join us for the next MLK Civic Service Series event: Project Knit. We want to get as many volunteers as we can to create soft, warm hats for local cancer patients, wrapping each one with compassion and care. Knit in your space, at your pace! We will celebrate in February with an in-person event. Register: Details on Project Knit

Drop Those Pumpkins By Dec. 12

Only one more week to compost your pumpkins at the Dublin Service Center for the season. Toss your pumpkins before Dec. 12 and help keep Dublin green! Details: bit.ly/DublinPumpkinComposting

Don't Be a Grinch, Help us Fill-A-Cruiser!

Grab an extra toy while doing your holiday shopping this weekend and help a child in our community. Saturday, Dec. 13 is the annual Fill-A-Cruiser Toy Drive with Dublin Police and Get Behind The Badge. They will collect new, unwrapped toys or gift cards from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dublin Justice Center. The toy drive helps brighten the holidays for children of fallen or injured first responders and other local families. Details: https://bit.ly/DublinFillACruiser