Re-opening Video Tour Now Available

We look forward to seeing many Glenview students at school in person next week. If your student is returning and your family was not able to attend one of the small tours, be sure to watch this short orientation video.
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Glenview’s Scholastic Book Fair Opens

The Glenview Book Fair is here! Buy great books for your kids and support our wonderful school library and literacy programs. Even though we can’t be together in person right now, you can still get that Book Fair feeling by clicking on “Virtual Fair” and shopping around. All books will be shipped directly to you. Shop February 1 through February 14! The Glenview library earns "Scholastic points" for every sale, which we use to buy books for the school library. Link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/glenviewelementaryschool6    
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2 Glenview Students Win City-Wide Contest

Two Glenview students have won prizes in a city-wide essay contest entitled "What Is Peace?" Both fourth graders, please congratulate Quinn for winning 1st place and Efrata for winning 3rd place. Here are their winning essays: Read Quinn's 1st place essay Read Efrata's 3rd place essay  
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Take a Virtual Tour of Our New Building

Students at Glenview Elementary are excited about their new state-of-the-art facility at 4215 La Cresta Avenue in the Glenview neighborhood, finished in 2020. The project was funded by Measure J, Measure B, and Fund 25. Take a tour of the new site! The stunning new campus includes the following: Retention of iconic art deco facade and cascading stairs at the corner of La Cresta and Hampel Newly constructed 21st-century learning facilities and multipurpose room ADA compliance to allow equal access to the resources at Glenview Elementary for all members of the community Seismically sound buildings to ensure the safety of children and staff Modern and efficient…
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Glenview Teacher Honored

The Alameda County Office of Education is honored to present Bridging the Distance Awards to teachers who have demonstrated innovation, creativity, compassion, care and a commitment to equity during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the teachers chosen is Glenview's own Ms. Rubin. Congratulations!! Teachers of the Year in Alameda County / 31st Annual Award Winners, 2020 (acoe.org)
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Info Night for Incoming Kinder and TK Families​ & School Tours

Info Night: 12/2/20 Glenview Elementary in Oakland is hosting an Information Night via Zoom for families of prospective kindergarteners and transitional kindergarteners at Glenview. Get all your questions answered and more! Meet the principal and learn about our teachers. Learn about our curriculum and enrichment programs. See a virtual tour of the brand new school building. Wednesday, December 2 6-7:30pm Via Zoom  Please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glenview-elementary-tkkindergarten-information-night-registration-130035663169. Questions? Email us at chooseglenview@gmail.com. Virtual School Tours: Multiple Dates If you can't make it to Info Night, you can join our parents on Zoom for one of our virtual tours. The same information from the Info Night will…
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Griffin Fund Update

Griffin Families: THANK YOU so much for donating to Glenview and all the students there. Because of you, we have raised $126,677. It was a short campaign (one week instead of on month), and we did not meet our goal of $130,000, but we think we did great considering the circumstances. If you haven't had a chance to donate, DO SO HERE: donate to Glenview. Remember, you can set up easy monthly payments of $50 to $100 dollars to spread your donation out over the year.
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Fundraising in the Middle of a Pandemic

Dear Glenview Family, We are writing to you in the midst of this incredibly unstable time with the most constant of all things…fundraising! Because our Glenview school community relies heavily on the generosity of our families to supplement what we receive from the district, we still have the responsibility, even in this extremely difficult time, to move forward in a respectful way with our fundraising plans for the 2020/2021 school year. We understand... you may be unable to give at the same level as usual you may not be able to give at all WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER  The…
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