froglog november 2010

November 2010, Issue 2

Busy November Our first quarter has come to a close. We will continue to provide meaningful learning opportunities in the classroom. We also have many enriching events coming up in the life of our school. Here is what we have coming up.

November 1st and 2nd Teacher workday and parent conferences, no students (If you have not had a conference or have not scheduled a conference with your childs teacher, please contact us.)

November 4th Kid Pan Alley assemblies, 2-4 @ 9:00 a.m. K-1 @ 10:00 a.m.

November 5th Stories with a Twist assembly, Pizza for Lunch, and the book fair is open for business.

November 11th PTO Meeting 6-6:30, Family Reading and Math Night 6:30-7:30, Book Fair open

November 12th 3rd grade Ancient Greece Concert, 2:00 p.m., book fair closes

November 18th Picture retakes

November 19th Kindergarten/ First Grades Harvest Feast

November 24th-26th Thanksgiving Holiday, no students

Jim Kyner, Principal

Pony ride at the PTO Fun Fair

Greenbrier Contacts

Mr. Kyner, 245-2415, [email protected] School Nurse: Anne OConnell, 245-2540 School Counselor: Adriane Butler, 245-2543 Front Office: Trudy Carter, 245-2415 PTO: Beth Gehle ([email protected]) & Meredith Barnes ([email protected])

Hayride at the PTO Fun Fair


The Fun Fair was a Success!

We extend a big thank you to all the people who contributed to make it such an enjoyable evening for our children, especially to all the parents and staff who volunteered to set up before the fair and staff an event during the Fun Fair. We couldnt have provided so many events for the kids without all of your help. We also appreciate all the donations of popcorn, juice, baked goods, money, books and prizes. In particular wed like to thank the following people: The Carter family for providing a terrific hay ride and working it all evening. The Bastiaan-Beatley family.. for providing the exciting pony rides and coordinating all the details to make it happen. Shannon Barras and her family.. for creating the new, fun Fairy Walk. JoAnn Robertson for all her help. bringing us most of the books for the Book Walk, gift card donations and popping tons of popcorn! Marie Barfield and Guinn Baker.for answering questions and providing patient advice. Valerie Long.. for captaining the moon bounce and coloring events. The Hilgart family. for providing everything needed to make cool bookmarks, and working the station all evening. Marci Stewart. for doing everything to make Face Painting happen, from buying the supplies to painting faces all evening. Guinn Baker.for handling everything to do with fun fortune telling from setup to telling fun fortunes geared to each child all evening. Claire Buisseret. for captaining Multi-Cultural Story Telling and staying all evening to work. Laura Vik. for captaining the Toilet Tissue Toss and working with the toilets all evening! David and Lisa Passerell.. for working golf all evening and patiently showing our children how to swing a club. Beth Gehle.for setting up our volunteer form, for her help with set-up and all her advice. Nile Wagley.for captaining Golf. Judy Dunivan.for captaining the dessert table. Meredith Barnes for captaining dinner. Lisa Climer.for captaining the Duck Pond. Tracy Webber.for setting up our caf. Tracy MacDonald.for coordinating our volunteers during the Fun Fair. Mrs. Carter.for her incredible patience collecting all the Fun Fair donations and money. The Gilmore familyfor help cleaning up and packing up. Mr. Kynerfor the many things he did to make the evening happen, and, of course, for his popcorn machine! And our sponsors: The CHS Key Club.for helping out all evening working at various stations. UVA APO.for helping out with set up and during the fun fair. Party Starts Here.for donating our Fun Fair welcome banner. Southern States Co-Op..... for giving us hay bales for the evening.


Thank you for Another Successful Silent Auction

We had another terrific Silent Auction this year at the Fun Fair. The PTO raised a grand total of $3,464.00! Thank you so much to all those who donated items and came to bid.

We would especially like to thank the following businesses that donated so generously to our auction. If you get a chance to thank them in person or by patronizing them, please do so!

The following parents were also key to our success. They either donated items to the auction themselves or went out into the community to ask for contributions:

Albemarle Baking Company ALC Copies Antiques, Etc. Belmont BBQ Birdwood Golf Course Bizou Boars Head Inn Bounce-n-Play The Box Calvino Caf Chaps Ice Cream Charlottesville Cooking School Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville Running Company Cheri Bowling Photography Clay Fitness and Nutrition Continental Divide Crutchfield Downtown Athletic Eppies Restaurant European Stone Concepts Frys Spring Beach Club Gearharts Fine Chocolates Hamiltons

Hean Cabinetry The Hip Joint Holiday Inn Monticello Keglers Bowling La Taza Coffee Shop The Local Maya Mona Lisa Pasta Mountain Lumber Company Moxie Salon Orzo Kitchen and Wine Bar Paramount Theater Penelope Ragged Mountain Running Shop Shenanigans South Street Brewery Southern States Splendoras Gelato Spring Creek Golf Club Stacys Music Sticks Kebob Shop Sustain Boutique Tavola Whimsies

Mohamed Ali Shannon Barras Mary Blewett Cheri Bowling Patti Daves Willie and Lisa Drake Judy Dunivan Jody Esselstyn John and Karen Finke Alice Fitch

Brian Kelly Amy Lenert Laura Lindemann Valerie Long Willa and Jim Neale The Paquette Family Jessica Pederson Chelsea Ralston Melissa and Galen Warren Tracey Webber


And we certainly do not want to forget our amazing staff. We are so grateful for all that you do for our kids every day. It is so generous of you to donate even more of your time to our Silent Auction. The kids loved your contributions!

Finally, wed like to thank all of the staff, parents, and grandparents who came to the auction and bid so generously! We couldnt have done it without you.

Beth Gehle Lori Randle Silent Auction Event Chairs

Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Bassett Ms. Bowers Ms. Brandt Ms. Butler Mrs. Byers Mrs. Carter Mrs. Coleman Mr. Connaughton Mrs. Dishman Mrs. Douglas Mrs. Easter Mr. Green Mrs. Green

Mrs. Jones Mr. Kyner Mrs. Mahone Mrs. Miller Mrs. Murray Ms. Ojumu Mrs. Parks Mrs. Plank Ms. Pedersen Mrs. Perrin Mrs. Rosenberg Mrs. Strup Mrs. Thornton Mrs. Wilson

An exciting opportunity at Hearthwood!

Many Greenbrier students live at Hearthwood apartments on Michie Drive. Many of those students and their families are English as a Second Language learners. A dream of having a place at Hearthwood for Greenbrier families to gather, learn, and maintain connected with the school is becoming a reality thanks to the creativity and initiative of Mr. Kyner and ESL teacher Mr. Connaughton as well as the generosity of the Hearthwood management. Greenbrier will have free access to an efficiency apartment (Apt. 8A) to use for school conferences, tutoring and other activities. A group met in mid October to discuss the possibilities of having ESL and literacy tutoring for parents during the day, tutoring for Greenbrier students after school, early learning playgroups for preschoolers, and special community events. This pop-in and learn center will be used in a variety of ways to enrich this vibrant community. If you are interested in learning more about supporting these efforts contact Mr. Kyner. If you want to become an ESL tutor for a Greenbrier parent, contact Jackie Bright, Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers at [email protected] or by calling 977-3838. You can visit http://literacyforall.org/tutors to learn about the basic requirements for tutors.

Submitted by Sarah Cooper, PTO ESL/IRC liaison

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