Greenbriar Gazette 10/31/25

The Halloween Parade is today, October 31st, at 2:00pm. Parents, families, and community members are welcome to watch outside our school, along Greenbriar Lane, our 2 playgrounds, or the walk leading to the back playground. Parking will be limited. We will livestream the parade on our Greenbriar You Tube station.

Many thanks to the parent volunteers who assisted with the classroom parties. We appreciate your support and it's always wonderful to see so many parents helping in our school.

Don't forget to turn the clocks back one hour on November 2nd.

Attention students in grades 3, 4 and 5. Are you interested in using your imagination to build and create? Consider joining the Building Challenges Club!

Families from our Foundational Program enjoyed time with one another and growing their connection to the greater Greenbriar school community by participating in some friendly team building and interactive games. The GB fifth grade leaders participated as well, and they were a wonderful example of what makes Greenbriar such a special place! Thank you to the many staff and parents who volunteered and supported this event.

We had a spooky good time in our Greenbriar Library this week. Fifth grade students participated in a candlelit storytelling session and Kindergarteners read with flashlights.

Our Greenbriar Health Office will conduct vision and hearing screenings on November 3rd and 7th.

Per the Illinois Department of Public Health, hearing screening must be provided annually for the following students.

• Preschool students 3 years of age or older in any public or private educational program

• Students in kindergarten, first, second and third grade

• Students in special education classes

• Transfer students

• Students who have been referred by a teacher

In addition, per the Illinois Department of Public Health, vision screening must be provided annually for the following students.

• Preschool students 3 years of age or older in any public or private educational program

• Students in kindergarten, second and eighth grade

• Students in special education classes

• Transfer students

• Students who have been referred by a teacher

In lieu of the screening services required, a completed and signed report form, indicating the child had an ear examination by a physician and an audiological evaluation completed by an audiologist and/or an eye examination by a doctor specializing in diseases of the eye or a licensed optometrist has been administered within the previous 12 months, is acceptable.

On November 3rd & November 7th, we will conduct annual screenings at Greenbriar School. If your child’s test results meet the criteria for further evaluation, per the Illinois Administrative Code, a referral and further information will be sent home.

Please contact Greenbriar's Nurse, Julie Sherman, if you have any questions.

• Learn more about the evening here!

• Sign up here to bring a dish that represents your culture!

• Sign up here to volunteer for this amazing event.

Beginning on Monday, Nov. 3, Northbrook Junior High is adjusting morning drop-off locations for elementary music students to improve traffic flow at NBJH.

• Band Students: Continue drop-off at the gym lobby doors in the back of the school.

• Orchestra Students: Begin using the curbside lane at the front of the school.
  
  

Separating the groups should help reduce congestion in the car line. Click here to view a visual of the new morning drop-off procedures.

Are you seeking a nurturing and engaging early childhood program (ages 2-5) for your little one? Come enjoy a cup of coffee and donuts while you meet the caring staff from District 28's Young Explorers Program! See how the program inspires young minds through fun and education at a FREE community play date on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Westmoor School, which houses the program.

• Tour classrooms and program spaces with the program's dually-certified teachers (Early Childhood and Special Education)
  
  
• Learn how the program embeds lessons from the team’s specialists (Speech Language Pathologist, School Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker)
  
  
• Experience how the program teaches the Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards through play!

The District 28 Music Parents Club's annual Wreath & Coffee Sale ends on Sunday, Nov 2! Proceeds from the 68th Annual Wreath & Coffee Fundraiser will be used to purchase and maintain uniforms, commission music pieces for the Directors to teach students, provide for field trips, meals, and treats following concerts, among many other purposes. New this year, the Music Parents Club is offering a delightful selection of high-quality wrapping paper in holiday and everyday designs. This is your last chance to shop or make a donation, as the sale runs through November 2! Click here for more information.

Former Greenbriar Principal Dr. Ginny Hiltz has published a picture book about Krieger, the D28 facility dog! Parents are able to order a book online at kriegerscrew.com/shop , and Dr. Hiltz will send a signed copy home with your student. Please choose the "school visit or family friend" option for delivery and add the child's name in the shipping line. Dr. Hiltz will be reading the book to students at each school during a special library event in the coming months, and you can order it at that time as well. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Canines 4 Comfort, the organization that trained and donated Krieger to District 28. Please email Dr. Hiltz at ghiltz@northbrook28.net with any questions.

PTO website

Marla's Lunch Ordering and Friday Pizza Ordering

Kid Care (before and after school care)

District Calendar-At-A-Glance

Student-Parent Handbook

Important Dates:

November 3 and 7: Vision and Hearing Screening

November 7: PTO Pizza & Spirit Wear Day

November 10: NB28 Children's Choir Concert @ 7pm @ Greenbriar (Gleo and Something More)

November 11: NB28 Children's Choir Concert @ 6pm @ Greenbriar (Singers)

November 11: NB28 Children's Choir Concert @ 7pm @ Greenbriar (Laetus)

November 13: D28 Faculty Recital @ 7pm @ NBJH

November 14: PTO Pizza & Spirit Wear Day

November 18: Junior Band and Concert Band Winter Concet @ 7pm @ NBJH

November 19: GB Cultural Fair @ 6-7:30pm (sensory friendly at 5:30pm)

November 21: PTO Pizza & Spirit Wear Day and NB28CC Something More @Illuminate Northbrook (Village Green Park) @ 5:30pm

November 24-28: No school

Greenbriar has once again partnered with the Gratitude Generation organization to collect leftover Halloween Candy for homeless veterans. Students are welcome to bring their candy to the donation collection bin at the front of the school anytime during the week of November 3-7.