🎉 Save the date! 🎉 Join the GWES PTA for a Back-to-School Playdate at Watkins Regional Park 🎠 on Aug 9 | 12–3 PM! ✔️ Carousel ticket giveaway ✔️ Raffles ✔️ Spirit gear & more! 📍 Wizard of Oz Playground #GWESPTA #BackToSchoolFun #GWESPride Glenarden Woods Elementary School PTA PGCPS TAG OFFICE

🎉 GWES Spirit Shirts are HERE! Pre-order now for field trips & Spirit Fridays! 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpshyuha Pickup: Aug 9 @ Back2School Playdate ⏰ Sale ends 7/25 at 9PM! 👀 Plus—join the GWES PTA for SY 25/26! 💙🐯💛 Support our school: tinyurl.com/ykkmct6t #SpiritFriday

📝 The 25–26 PGCPS Volunteer App is OPEN! Join the fun—don’t miss out! 🔗 Steps: pgcps.org/offices/ograc/… 🔗 Apply: erp.pgcps.org/OA_HTML/OA.jsp… #DontDelay ⏰ #GWESVolunteers

🎙️ Join Dr. Shawn Joseph for the Summer 2025 Virtual Parent & Community Advisory Sessions! 🗓️ District 4 (GWES): July 21 | ⏰ 6–7:30PM 📲 Register: bit.ly/PGCPSAdvisory25 💬 Be part of what’s next for PGCPS! #PGCPS #ParentVoice #CommunityStrong

📣 GWES Principal Search is underway! 💙 Help us find a leader who will carry on the excellence of Glenarden Woods! 📝 Share your input: surveymonkey.com/r/ZTGVCVNGlena… 📄 Learn more: drive.google.com/file/d/1dnu2lk… 📅 Deadline: July 25 #GWES #TigerPride #PrincipalSearch Glenarden Woods Elementary School PTA

📣 NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION INFO 🐯✏️ 📅 Mon, Aug 25 🕤 2nd – 9:30 AM 🕥 3rd – 10:15 AM 🕚 4th & 5th – 11:00 AM 🎒 Bring labeled supplies 🚫 No PGCPS transportation 👨‍👩‍👧 1 adult per student For NEW students only! #GWESTigers #TigerPride #WelcomeToGWES

🚨 GWES Families: 2 Important Forms! 1️⃣ Volunteer Form – Help out this year! 🔗 forms.gle/xQnw9beNirXamx… 2️⃣ Transportation Form – Tell us how your child gets to school 🗓️ Due Aug 5 @ 3PM 🔗 forms.gle/Rkdgc9Zhbtapnh… #GWESTigers #BackToSchool

🎉✨ Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Back-to-School Fun! ✨🎉 📅 Sat, Aug 9 | 12–3 PM 📍 Watkins Regional Park – Wizard of Oz Playground, Shelter #13 🐯 Meet friends, grab spirit gear, win prizes! RSVP: forms.office.com/r/LRaBWaXk9M #GWESTigers #BackToSchool

🚨 GWES Families: 2 Important Forms! 🚨 1️⃣ Volunteer Form – Want to chaperone or help this year? 🔗 forms.gle/xQnw9beNirXamx… 2️⃣ Transportation Form – How is your child getting to school? 🗓️ Due Aug 5 @ 3PM 🔗 forms.gle/Rkdgc9Zhbtapnh… #GWESTigers #BackToSchool

🚗 GWES Carpooling 25/26! 🐯 Looking for a carpool buddy next year? PTA is connecting families! 📧 Email: [email protected] to join the list & get linked with others nearby. Let’s make drop-offs easier! #GWESTigers #CarpoolConnection #GWESCommunity

⭐Back-to-School Countdown⭐ Ways To Pay For Lunch💰 ✅ Add funds via MySchoolBucks ✅ Send cash, cashier’s checks, or money orders directly to the school cafeteria ✅ Apply for Free/Reduced Meals: myschoolapps.com #PGCPS1stDay #PowerOfWePGCPS

💛 Huge shout-out to our amazing custodial team — Ms Jackson, Mr. Noel & Ms. Caudle! 💛 They were featured in a PGCPS video showing how custodians get schools ready for Day 1. 🏫👏 🎥 Watch: [youtu.be/Pj9fO3zwxMY?fe…] #GWESPride #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

🎉 GWES Back-to-School Playdate 🎡📅 Sat, Aug 9 • 12–3 PM📍 Watkins Park – Shelter #13 💙 Returning Tigers: Wear GWES gear! 💙 New Tigers: Wear blue! 👕 Spirit gear pickup & on-site sales 🎁 Bring supplies/uniforms → FREE ride or skate! Join the PTA 👉 glenarden-pta.givebacks.com/shop

💛🐯💙 GWES Tigers had a blast at our Back-to-School Playdate at Watkins Park! Loved seeing familiar faces + welcoming new families for ’25–’26. Big thanks to our amazing @GWESPTA for sponsoring the fun! 🎉 #GWESPride #BackToSchool #GWESPTA PGCPS TAG OFFICE

🐯🐾 Welcome Back, Tiger Families! 🐾🐯 Help us make Aug 26th ROAR-some! 🎉 💙 Parent volunteers for car line 💛 Sidewalk cheerleaders 🐯 5th grade First Day Ambassadors 📅 8/26 | ⏰ 8:30–9:30 AM ➡️ Sign up: gwespta.org/first-day-of-s… #GWESPride #BackToSchool

🎓 Help Build GWES College Lane! 🎓 Bring a college pennant to inspire our Tigers’ future dreams! 🌟 📍 Drop off: Main Office (Ms. Cook) 📅 By Sept 12 Let’s fill our halls with college pride! 💙💛 PGCPS TAG OFFICE Glenarden Woods Elementary School PTA #CollegeLaneGWES #GWESPride

💛🐯💙 The 2025–26 school year is almost here, Tigers! Our Welcome Back Letter has all the key dates, events & tips you need to start strong. 📄 English: tinyurl.com/yj3cyasw 📄 Español: tinyurl.com/4nccfrwh Let’s make this year ROAR-some! 🐾💛 #GWESPride #BackToSchool

🐯💛 Huge thanks to our amazing GWES PTA for fueling us with a delicious breakfast to kick off the 25/26 school year! We’re charged up & ready to ROAR! 💙🐾 #GWESPride #PTAPower @gwespta

🚍 GWES Families: If your child’s bus info is missing in ParentVUE, try submitting a ticket at trs.pgcps.org — one parent said it was resolved within hours! 💙💛 #PGCPS #GWES

🚗🐯 GWES Car Rider Reminder: ✔️ Drive SLOW on Glenarden Parkway (25mph). In car line… ✔️ Pull all the way forward ✔️ Kids ready to hop out (backpack/lunchbox in hand!) ✔️ Use parking lot for extra time/projects ✔️ FULL stops at stop signs!!! Let’s #LetsDriveSafer 💙🐯💛