Nutzy might be the only person who loves reading as much as we do! Thanks to the Richmond Flying Squirrels, students can get a FREE TICKET to the May 15 Flying Squirrels game by reading 8 books! Turn in your bookmarks to Ms. V by May 8th to receive your ticket.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Nutty at the bat
Asking questions about the story we read.
Students volunteer to share about reading and baseball.
Nutzy helps tell a new story about practice & never giving up.
Nutzy meets some of our Glen Lea Lions.
Join us tomorrow (April 11) to celebrate Spring & community! Grandparents are welcome to join us for light breakfast or the whole family can come out for Stuffie & Me Spa Night -- bracelets, sleep masks, and outside games for the whole family. Plus, we've got giveaways!
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
April 11, 2024 - Celebrate with us + details for events.
Thank you to our AMAZING counseling team for 2024's Career Day, featuring nurses, orthotists, meteorologists, project managers, & many more. Students stretched their imagination as they dreamed of the future. We can't wait to see how you change the world when you grow up!
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Student shows off hat during Career Day visit.
Students listen to the C&M team discuss tools and work they do.
Student makes a cast for her hand.
Students listen during Career Day.
Students practice giving a vaccine to a teddy bear.
Meteorologist teaches about their job and how to get there.
Students explore different prosthetics.
Student creates her own finger cast.
Students learn about the different careers available in music.
Students dress up as different careers for Career Day.
This is why we call the library "our happy place"! Slime experiments, Fun Friday, engineering, story-telling & more happen here each week. When you shop the book fair (April 9-16), you help us create magic for these 21st century thinkers. Learn more at www.tinyurl.com/glesbooks
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Group of 3rd graders side before slime.
5th grader smiles at setting a record on our Light Up Cube.
Kindergarten student shows off the outfit she drew.
1st grader shows off her football goal post.
2nd grader shows off his statue of MLK Jr.
Kindergarten student celebrates on Fun Friday.
Preschooler tells a story with puppets.
Kindergarten student makes her own creature.
5th grade student sets record of 100 on Bop It.
Kindergarten student shows off his leprechaun trap.
Thank you, 4th & 5th graders, for a great Literary Festival!. Each team selected a book to inspire products and digitally-designed stores & menus. They "sold" their hand-crafted items to PK-3, learning about supply/demand, pricing, & marketing before presenting at Henrico 21!
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Henrico 21 students stand at their table.
Students market their items to younger students.
Students sell their paper airplanes and drawings.
Students prepare their stand for sales.
A preschool students shows off their bracelet purchase.
Students sell at their food truck.
Students prepare their pizzas for sale.
A student purchases hand-painted flowers to give away.
Students show their fidget spinners for sale.
Candy apples were a huge hit!
Thanks to everyone who brought glasses to school to share! Our students LOVED checking out the partial solar eclipse as they waited for dismissal today. We love the awe, surprise, and joy on their faces! This is the heart of learning ❤️
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
students wearing glasses and looking at the sun
History came alive for 2nd graders in Mrs. Harlow's class before Spring Break... Check out these blast-from-the-past phones!! Students had fun comparing the past and present as they pretended to call friends & family using telephones that many had never seen before.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Students explore old models of phones.
Students explore old models of phones.
Students dial phone numbers on older models of phones.
Students explore old models of phones.
Students explore old models of phones.
Students smile as they use an older phone.
Students explore old models of phones.
Students practice calling on older models of phones.
Students explore old models of phones.
Students explore old models of phones.
We are so excited for Spring Book Fair! We've unpacked DogMan, Taylor Swift, Ninjago, Gabby's Dollhouse, Stitch, diaries & much more. Did you know the book fair supports the school library? It's a win-win for our Lions! Learn more or set-up eWallet at www.tinyurl.com/glesbooks
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
April 9-16 Book Fair
THIS WEEK -- On Thursday, March 21st, we will be hosting a magical math show from 5:30-7pm. Yes, that's a magic show that features math, reminding us how fun and engaging math can be at school and home. We look forward to laughing and being amazed with you this week.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
COMING SOON -- March 21st, we will be hosting a magical math show from 5:30-7pm. Yes, you read that correctly! Math AND magic! We are looking forward to laughing and being amazed together, while remembering math is fun. Light refreshments will be served.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Math Night - 3/21 from 5:30-7 with light refreshments and a math magician.
We also met Sara Shepard, author of the Penny Draws series (& Pretty Little Liars!). Our students clamored to ask more Qs & share ideas -- future authors, we hope! BIG thanks to BBGB for the work they do to bring authors to students in RVA! We could not do it w/o them.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Student gifts her Penny art to Sara Shepard
Students ask questions of Sara Shepard
Students ask questions of Sara Shepard.
Students ask questions of Sara Shepard.
Student tells Sara the next Penny book should have a pet crocodile
Students show their Penny drawings to Sara
Sara tells us about Penny and how to draw her
Sara Shepard shares about the Penny books on stage
Students draw Penny in their notebooks.
Sara Shepard leans over to hear a student question.
Our first graders learned how to"attractive" science can be when they explored magnetism recently. Magnets are great for seeing motion in action, since they can PULL together or PUSH apart. They also practice asking questions, making predictions, and drawing conclusions.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
student holds up a magnet
student tests for magnetism
Student tests for magnetism
Students see attraction and repulsion with magnets
Student tests magnet on board
Students notice when magnets push each other away
How lucky are we, Glen Lea?!? Stephen Shaskan recently visited our school to talk about Pizza & Taco, teach us how to draw them, and create our own Glen Lea wrestlers! We loved singing and doing the best friends dance with you. BIG thanks to bbgb for bringing reading to life!!!!
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Shaskan plays the ukelele
Shaskan draws Pizza & Taco
Shaskan speaks to students about his books
Student shows her drawing
Students draw along with Shaskan
Student shows their wrestler versions of Pizza & Taco
Student shows their drawings
Students draw along
Kindergarten students later in the day recreating what they learned
First graders have been exploring force, motion, and other science concepts in many different ways -- driving robots, playing tug of war, building marble runs, and more! These hands on experiences help students deepen and cement their learning.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
tug of war between classes
student measures boxes
Students explore how height impacts motions
students build ramps to explore motion
students build together
2nd graders in Mrs. Harlow's class continue their year as scientific investigators by observing candy hearts and how they dissolve in different substances. Students are learning to make hypotheses, take observations, and determine the results. We love seeing hands-on learning!
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Three students watch the cups as candy dissolves.
Students write notes.
Students document what they see on their papers.
Students follow directions.
Students talk as a group as they watch their candy hearts dissolve.
Two cups showing the candy hearts dissolving.
Our students rocked it at our annual Black HIstory celebration, with poetry readings, musical performances, and well-researched speeches about a variety of past and present important figures. We are proud of their hard work & glad you were able to come see all they've learned.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Students sing with scarves.
Students sing with colorful scarves.
Students recite a poem together.
3rd grade students perform with scarves.
Students perform the final song.
Students dress as TLC for Black HIstory night.
Student dresses as Halle Bailey for Black History night.
Student dresses as Nipsey Hustle for Black HIstory Night.
Student dresses as Reese for Black History Night.
Students practice African dance in the cafeteria.
Here at Glen Lea, we have a wide range of clubs & activities to help every student find a place where they belong, feel seen, & can share their talents! Sports, art, legos, & more... Thank you to our families who joined us on Saturday for a community celebration of our students.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Students & families build with magnets.
Students explore magnets.
Student builds Magna-Tiles with his brother.
Student builds a balancing tower with Dominos.
Students build cubes and tops with hash tag blocks.
Students build extensive domino trails with family.
Wow! What a fun time we had today with Lincoln Center jazz band, here at Glen Lea. We learned that jazz originated in New Orleans, named different instruments, and even helped create a new song with different emotions. Thank you for letting us dance the morning away with you all!
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
jazz band on stage
students dance in audience
students dance in audience
kindergarten students dance “underwater"
students watch the jazz performance
students dance
students dance in the aisles
students watch the performance
We are thrilled that Stephen Shaskan, author of Pizza & Taco, will be joining us at Glen Lea this Friday. Our students have been celebrating these characters with Play-Doh, art, and even PIZZA SLIME! You can still order a signed copy of the book at www.tinyurl.com/glesbbgb
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
Student shows comic with Pizza & Taco on the cover.
Student pretends to eat a pizza they created.
Student shows their taco.
Student works on making a pizza.
Student makes a taco with play-doh.
Students show their pizza and taco creations.
Students shows his sticky hands.
Student work to make a pizza out of slime.
Students smile after having fun together.
4th graders have been busy recently, going on field trips, celebrating Valentine's Day, and building strong relationships with each other & their teachers. We work hard -- but we also have fun as we build kind class communities where students want to come to school every day.
about 1 year ago, Glen Lea Elementary School
4th grade students with Ms. Gamble.
4th grade students happy on their trip.
4th grade student stand with a re-enactor at their field trip.
4th grade students showing their awards.
4th grade student dressed for Valentine's.