Glenwood

Good evening, Glenwood families,

We are cruising through May and heading into the home stretch of the school year. Over the next few weeks, our classrooms will stay very busy with learning, testing, field trips, and end-of-year celebrations. After a long and successful year, there is certainly a lot to celebrate.

This past Monday, we hosted our Glenwood Art Show, and it was a memorable experience for all. The building was filled with proud student artists and families eager to admire the incredible work displayed throughout the hallways. The event was a wonderful reflection of our students’ creativity, effort, and artistic growth throughout the year.

A special thank you goes to Mrs. Tina Nerelli for the countless hours she dedicated to planning, preparing, and beautifully displaying artwork from every student in the building. Her hard work made this event possible and ensured that every child was recognized and celebrated. We are incredibly fortunate to have her as part of our Glenwood community.

It was also wonderful to see so many families stop in the cafeteria on their way out to leave “fan mail” for our deserving teachers. The thoughtful messages spoke volumes about the strong relationships our staff builds with students and families and the lasting impact they have on our school community.

Next up is our Chorus Concert next Tuesday. We are looking forward to another special event that showcases the hard work and talents of our students, along with the dedication of our outstanding music teacher, Mrs. Coatsworth.

Be sure to check out all of the upcoming happenings below!

Best,

Josh Rehak, Principal

Today was a bittersweet day... we had fun celebrating our hometown team - - it was great to see so much Philly sports spirit!

Students and staff enjoyed Philly soft pretzels as a treat from our PTG - as a thank you to everyone for their perseverance and flexibility during PSSA testing!

We were also honoring our Mrs. Galinsky, since her last day will be tomorrow. She has been part of our Glenwood community for over 20 years, we are excited for her but we will miss her. We wish her all the best in her RETIREMENT!!!

Kindergarten students enjoyed exploring plants in our CKLA Knowledge unit. Students got their hands dirty planting seeds, dissecting plants, smelling and exploring the plant parts, and exploring all parts of their life cycle. Students learned about what plants need, and how plants help people. We watched lima beans sprout and voted on which seeds, roots, flowers, and leaves we liked to eat!

Later in May, we will have our Kindergarten Carnival. This fun event celebrates our year-long learning of cvc and tricky words! Students will play carnival games like knock the can, golf, clothespin drop, straw draw, and duck pond. These games will be filled with words we have learned to read. Lots of parent volunteers will be on hand to help with the festivities and to celebrate our wonderful Kindergarteners.

GRIT (Glenwood Running Intramural Team) members are encouraged to participate in Run the Lane on Saturday June 6th as a way to conclude their training. (GRIT members will receive a t-shirt.)

We are pleased to announce that ALL ARE WELCOME to join them - by registering for Run the Lane, and if you would like to show your team spirit, you may also purchase Glenwood a t-shirt! Please place your order through Membership Toolkit: GRIT T-shirt order.

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!

The Glenwood Elementary Cereal & Kindness Chain Reaction is rolling right along! We’ve stacked up an amazing 452 FULL boxes of cereal so far! But wait… our dominoes aren’t done falling yet! We still need 948 more boxes to reach our BIG goal!

Help us keep the kindness tumbling by sending in cereal boxes next week. Every box helps feed local families and keeps our chain reaction going strong! Thank you for helping us crunch hunger one box at a time!

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.The Book Swap will be held June 1st through 3rd, 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

Thanks to a LOT of hard work from Mrs. Nerelli and many volunteers, this year's Glenwood Art Show was a huge success! The building was filled with a jam-packed crowd of proud student artists eager to share their masterpieces. It was a great reflection of student creativity, effort, and skills throughout the year.

Rose Tree Media students in grades K through 5 will participate in spring growth assessments throughout the month of May. These tests help to determine your child’s instructional level and measure academic growth throughout the school year. They provide teachers with additional information on student progress toward proficiency and mastery of basic skills. The test scores let teachers know where a student’s strengths are and if support might be needed in any specific area. Teachers use this information to help guide individual and group instruction in the classroom. As well, to promote student achievement in all our schools, the district uses these results to continue to improve teaching and learning. These assessments will be administered by members of the MTSS team in each elementary school as part of the regularly scheduled instructional day.

Throughout the month of May, the following assessments will be administered across various grade levels:

Kindergarten – 5th Grade

• DIBELS 8 (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills--A series of short (one-minute) assessments to measure essential early literacy skills.

Kindergarten – 1st Grade

• Acadience Math--A math assessment designed to measure the development of early numeracy skills.

2nd – 5th Grade

• MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Testing--A computerized, adaptive test that measures academic growth in reading and math.

• Testing Dates:

• Math- Tuesday, May 12th

• ELA- Thursday, May 14th

How to Obtain your Clearances

Come out for the last PTG meeting of the year! We are going to change it up a bit this time and make it a bit less of a presentation and more focusing on items that need attention and looking forward to the 26-27 school year! We will also be voting on the new board for next year. If you have any interest in getting involved or just getting out for the night to learn what the PTG has been up to, please attend!

Glenwood PTG's Zoom Meeting

May 13, 2026 07:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

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.

The DCIU would like your help in assessing the needs of parents in Delaware County. To help them better understand what topics you would like to access, please complete: 2026-2027 Parent Training Needs Assessment – Fill out form.

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