Local Study Club Encourages Reading

Former members of the Starbuck Study Club donated money to Glacial Hills Elementary School and that donation was used to purchase books for the library.  The students are excited to be able to read these during "I Love To Read Month".

Glacial Hills Gazette  February 4, 2011

First Grade and Flat Stanley

In first grade we are sending out our Flat Stanley's this week! Our class is using the book Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown, to enhance our study of map skills. The main character of the story, Stanley, becomes flat when a bulletin board falls on him during the night. Luckily, Stanley is not hurt! Instead, he gets to take a round trip visit to California in an envelope (a trip that would otherwise be too costly to take by train or plane). The students all got to choose one person that they would like to send Flat Stanley to. Some of the places he is going are; Arizona, West Virginia, Illinois, Alaska, Washington D.C., and South Africa. We are really excited to get our Flat Stanley's returned to us to see all of the neat places that he went to.

A Visit from a Hero

For the past couple of weeks that students and staff at Glacial Hills Elementary School have been part of the Pennies for Patients campaign sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This is the third year that the school has participated. The money raised goes toward funding research to find cures, and it also helps with expenses when a family member is going through treatment for the disease. This year we were visited by one of the Honored Heroes – Maddie Willcox - a leukemia survivor. Maddie is a 6^th grader at Chaska Middle School East and is the granddaughter of Mrs. Foley, one of our substitute teachers. She was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in 2009, and just finished up her treatments in December. She came to share her story with the students, and to explain to them why the Pennies for Patients campaign is important. The students’ goal is to raise $500.

2010 Glacial Hills Carnival Photos

The Annual Carnival Was A Huge Success!

2010 Carnival Photos

Great weather, good food and that old neighborhood feeling all contributed to the carnival's success

Thank you to all who came out and supported us by purchasing a raffle ticket, having dinner or enjoying a game or two. We appreciate your continued support of our mission.

The Dunk Tank was a roaring success. Mrs. Mathias, Mrs. Giese, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Kennedy all took a turn, and thanks to the excellent aim of several students got wet. The 15 dozen cupcakes on the cakewalk were also a hit. Mark and Mary Kay were kept busy with horse rides and the petting zoo, and the staff had fun directing the game stations.

Thanks to the Dairy Association carnival goers enjoyed an ice cream cone. A bike was donated by the Cayo family and that raised over $100 for the school. All the raffle prizes were awarded, see below for the complete list of winners. Thanks, again, for your support.