Glendover Elementary

🍎 Join the Glendover Elementary Family! We’re Hiring a Special Education Paraeducator! 🍏

Are you passionate about cultivating a cohesive, caring community where every single child is empowered to reach their highest potential? Do you thrive in a diverse environment where academic and emotional growth are celebrated daily?

At Glendover, our mission is to grow together as independent learners within a diverse community. We are looking for an incredible Special Education Paraeducator to join our team and help us bring that mission to life!

🌟 Why You’ll Love Glendover
We aren't just a school; we are a global community igniting a passion for learning. As a paraeducator here, you will be at the heart of our core focus areas:

Fostering a Positive School Climate: Building a warm, inclusive space where students feel safe to learn and grow.

Strengthening MTSS Structures: Working hand-in-hand with teachers to provide targeted academic and emotional support.

Collaborative PLCs: Engaging with a dedicated team of professionals who collaborate to ensure no student falls through the cracks.

🧩 Who We Are Looking For
We want educators who embody our Portrait of a Graduate so they can model these traits for our students. Our ideal candidate is:

Culturally Competent & Respectful: Someone who genuinely celebrates and respects differences.

A Creative Problem Solver: Ready to help students build independence, confidence, and age-appropriate life skills.

Responsible, Safe, and Kind: A patient advocate who meets students exactly where they are.

💬 "We are building a positive future, one student at a time. If you want to make a tangible, daily impact on a child's academic and emotional growth, your seat at our table is waiting."
— Glendover Leadership Team

📬 How to Apply
Ready to make a difference in our diverse community?
👉 fcps.net/jobs

Congratulations to all of our former 5th Graders on a fantastic journey at Glendover! We are so proud of each and every one of our students for their accomplishments, hard work, and enthusiasm for learning! 🎉

We will miss seeing your faces in the halls at Glendover, but you are always welcome to come back and see us any time! Once an Eagle, always an Eagle 💙❤️🦅

Congratulations to the following students who were honored:

🎶 Joyce Markel Award for Vocal Music: Tatum Rouse
🎷 Debbie Stegner Award for Band: Emily Jimenez-Tapia
🎻 Debbie Stegner Award for Orchestra: Allys Flores-Lopez
🎨 Rita Prewitt Award for Visual Arts: Diana Zhang
🌎 Alexia Gomez Hernandez Award for Excellence in English Language Mastery: Gabriela Hoyos-Amarizta and Marlon Estenoz-Pino
🏆 Lou Ann Durbin Award for Overall Outstanding Class Contributions: Edith Skeeters
🏆 Bess Roberts Award for Academic Excellence and Behavior: Yasmine Kaddah
🏆 Patrick Lafferty Award for Kindness and Citizenship: Edwin Velasquez
🏆Soaring Eagle Award for Perseverance and Effort: Isabel Bookman
🌟Rising Star Award for Attitude and Consistency: Laurel Case
🏆Principal’s Award for Great Growth: Harrison Mizell

We would also like to acknowledge the Jeanine Smith Outstanding Volunteer Award! This is given to a parent of a 5th grade student who has graciously volunteered their time to the Glendover Elementary community. This year’s award is presented to:
🌟Kim Case

Also - congratulations are in order for our newest House Chairs and Mascots! At 5th Grade Promotion our current house chairs and mascots pass the torch on to the chosen upcoming students in this special tradition. Please welcome:

🐍🖤ALTRUISMO:
Preston Webb, Kash Strong, Evy Koch
🦁💚ISIBINDI: Matthew Sarver, Giovanni Brewer, Grace Minner
🦚❤️AMISTAD: Cora Brester, Violet Reid, Jonas Stokes-Conkin
🐺💙REVEUR: LJ Dawson, Rigby Rawlings, Clementine Lopez, Rory Kunath

Congratulations to our 3 fabulous Retirees!

✨Jan Lane
✨Donna Stamper
✨Vicki Lee

Words cannot express the gratitude that we have for your countless years of service to the students, staff, and families of Glendover Elementary School!❤️

You have shared so many laughs and smiles, taught so many lessons, dedicated your time and energy, and made a lasting impact on so many lives. Glendover will not be the same without you three! 🥹

We wish you the very best on your retirement journey and get some well-deserved rest and relaxation!

Thank you to Mrs. Turay for working with our 5th graders on a beautiful song dedicated to Mrs. Lane that was sung at 5th grade promotion! There wasn’t a dry eye in the building!🫶🏼

Share some love for these three amazing ladies in the comments below! ⬇️

✍🏼Yearbook Signing Party!✍🏼

Our Glendover Elementary PTA put together a fun yearbook signing event for students to gather with friends from their grade level, sign yearbooks, and look back on memories from this year!💙

Thank you to Aleah Rouse for so thoughtfully putting together our yearbook this year! We are so grateful for your hard work and can’t wait to look back on these yearbooks for years to come!👏🏼🫶🏼

⭐️KSA Gauntlet Rewards!⭐️

Prior to KSA testing, 3rd-5th Grade Students competed in a KSA Gauntlet Test Prep activity with their classmates! Students practiced completing different tasks related to:
📚Academic Content Review
🧠Mental Health and Positive Mindset
📝Test-Taking Skills

For each task completed correctly, students were entered into a drawing to water balloon a staff member, pie a principal, or eat lunch with a principal! 🎟️

Congratulations to these students for their hard work and we know they loved these rewards! Thank you to Mr. V, Ms. Napier, Mrs. Craycraft, Mrs. Rister, Mrs. Bowers, and Ms. Gould for being such good sports! 😆

👀Check out our stories for some fun videos of this event!

🎓Portrait of a Graduate!🎓

Our 5th graders presented their final projects last week showcasing all that they’ve learned and improved upon throughout their years at Glendover. Students had to create a presentation that explained all the ways they represent the following traits:

⭐️Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and Kind
⭐️Culturally-Competent
⭐️Appreciative of the Arts
⭐️Resourceful & Problem Solver
⭐️Independent
⭐️Organized
⭐️Well-Spoken
⭐️Self-Advocacy
⭐️Confidence
⭐️Possess Age-Appropriate Life Skills

Congratulations to these outstanding young g students and we wish you all the best on your journey through middle school! 💙❤️🦅

👀Stay tuned for more end of year posts!

🏀Annual Staff vs. 5th Grade Students Basketball Game!🏀

Last Friday, our staff and 5th grade students faced off vs. each other to compete for the ultimate end of year showdown! Even our visiting former Eagles from the Class of 2026 got in on the action! ⛹🏼⛹🏾‍♀️

We started off with our 5th grade Chorus students leading us in the National Anthem, our cheerleaders kicked off the game, had amazing emcees from Mr. V and Mrs. Bowling, and we had our Dance Team perform as halftime entertainment!📣🎤🎶

We had house competitions between quarters, our students had a blast together, and we celebrated our amazing 5th graders as their time at Glendover comes to an end. Our 5th grade students pulled off an amazing victory over the staff as their fellow classmates cheered them on!🎉👏🏼

Thank you to Mr. Newsome for putting together this amazing end of the year Glendover tradition that we love!❤️💙🦅

☀️Field Day Fun in the Sun!☀️

Our students had the most beautiful day for Field Day yesterday! We got to spend the day outside with friends playing everything from Gaga Ball, to obstacle courses, sack races, face painting, dunk tanks, and more! 🎨💦🏐

A HUGE thank you to Mr. Newsome for organizing this amazing event! Thank you to our amazing staff and parent volunteers for helping to run the stations! Without you all, Field Day wouldn’t be possible!👏🏼

❤️May Students of the Month!❤️
*Part 3*

Our students of the month for May were chosen as students who possess “Age-Appropriate Life Skills.” These students exemplify what it means to be a Glendover Eagle! We announced these students at the Staff vs. 5th Grade Students basketball game last week! Some of these traits include:

⭐️Showing responsibility at school
⭐️Are respectful and kind to others
⭐️Persevere through challenges and problem solve
⭐️Have a love for learning
⭐️Advocate for themselves and others
⭐️Are organized
And more!

We are so proud of these students and their hard work each and every day! Congratulations Eagles! 🦅💙

❤️May Students of the Month!❤️
*Part 2*

Our students of the month for May were chosen as students who possess “Age-Appropriate Life Skills.” These students exemplify what it means to be a Glendover Eagle! We announced these students at the Staff vs. 5th Grade Students basketball game last week! Some of these traits include:

⭐️Showing responsibility at school
⭐️Are respectful and kind to others
⭐️Persevere through challenges and problem solve
⭐️Have a love for learning
⭐️Advocate for themselves and others
⭐️Are organized
And more!

We are so proud of these students and their hard work each and every day! Congratulations Eagles! 🦅💙