Spirit Week Day 4 - Snowman Day

To help raise funds for the Foundation for Excellence and have some fun during the holiday season, Glengary hosted 5 Spirit Days for the final 5 days of school leading up to the holiday break where students paid $1 for each day they participated.  For Snowman Day, students were encouraged to wear white and a favorite scarf and hat.  Be sure to check out the cutest little snowmen in town!  ⛄😍

Spirit Week Day 3 - Fancy Friday

To help raise funds for the Foundation for Excellence and have some fun during the holiday season, Glengary hosted 5 Spirit Days for the final 5 days of school leading up to the holiday break where students paid $1 for each day they participated.  Please admire some of our fancy friends dressed in their finest holiday attire!

Options-Based Emergency Response Procedures Training

Today, the students at Glengary were introduced to our new enhanced lockdown or options-based emergency response procedures.  An introductory presentation was shared that included:

• An overview of all emergency drills that schools practice (fire, tornado, bus evacuations)
• A discussion about dangerous situations at school
• An introduction to ALICE principles (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate)
• An emphasis on being prepared and not scared through reading the book, I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared! by Julia Cook
• Prioritizing the importance of listening to teacher/adult directions, especially during emergency situations

The students also had the opportunity to meet Deputy Krafft, one of the police liaison officers that partners with Walled Lake Schools to help them to understand that the police officers that they see at school are working to help keep us safe.  They also had the opportunity to visit the rally spot located at the back of the playground where students would reunite in the event of an emergency situation.  

Families will continue to be informed of ongoing safety discussions and future practices where students will continue to understand and implement the ALICE principles to respond to hypothetical situations. 

Spirit Week Day 2 - Holiday Headgear Day

To help raise funds for the Foundation for Excellence and have some fun during the holiday season, Glengary hosted 5 Spirit Days for the final 5 days of school leading up to the holiday break where students paid $1 for each day they participated.  Here are some amazing friends having some fun in their Holiday Headgear!

We're Different, We're the Same

In Social Studies, we shared the book, We're Different, We're the Same by Bobbi Jane Kates to begin to think about ways that people are alike and different.  Then, the students worked with a partner to compare things that were similar and different among them.  To conclude the lesson, we acknowledged how we have many things in common and we celebrated our differences realizing that they are what makes us special and unique!