Greenlodge Weekly Update 6.5.19
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Important Dates:
Week of June 3rd - Scholastic Book Fair
Wednesday, June 5 - Elementary School Facilities Planning Community Meeting
Wednesday, June 5th - Dine at Bamboo in Dedham and Support Greenlodge.
Thursday, June 6 - 2nd grade field trip to Stony Brook
Friday, June 7 - Spring Concert 9:15 AM and 2:00 PM Click here for details.
Saturday, June 8 - Greenlodge Beautification Exterior Painting Project 2:00 PM - 6PM.
Monday, June 10 - Step Up Day for 5th graders at DMS, 9 AM (students only)
Wednesday June 12 - PTO Meeting; Election of Board Members 7PM.
Friday, June 14 - Field Day and School BBQ
Monday, June 17 - ECEC Step Up to First Grade, 9:30 AM (students only)
Tuesday, June 18 - ECEC Parent Open House at Greenlodge, 9:00 AM
Wednesday, June 19 - 5th Grade Promotion, 1:45 PM
Thursday, June 20 - Last Day of School - half day
Please Attend! Elementary School Facilities Master Plan Community Meeting
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2019, 07:00 PM
Dedham Middle School, Whiting Avenue, Dedham, MA, USA
Greenlodge Painting Party
Saturday, Jun 8, 2019, 02:00 PM
Greenlodge School, Greenlodge Street, Dedham, MA, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Greenlodge Field Day Volunteer Sign Up
Friday June 14th, 2019 will be the date for the Greenlodge Field Day.
(Rain date is Monday June 17th, 2019)
Field Day is a fun day for all students and has always been a huge success due to our parent volunteers. To insure this we must, as in the past, rely on the outstanding support from our parent/guardian volunteers. We need your help to run games and help clean up at the end of the day. Click here to sign up.
Also needed... Volunteers to fill water balloons on Friday, June 14th at 8am. Please email Mrs. Blanchette - bblanchette@dedham.k12.ma.us if you are able to help out.
Class Placement Process & Reminders
- Thank you for your input into the placement process.
- Over the past two weeks various school-based teams have met to provide input into the development of next year's classes. Class lists are still in the development phase.
- We are careful to balance academic, social, emotional and behavioral needs to ensure the most effective learning environment for all students.
- Class placement letters will be mailed home on June 21st.
Staffing Changes for 2019-20 School Year
- Congratulations to Mrs. Young on her new teaching position in Northern VT. Mrs. Shah will be taking a year leave to care for her new infant. We will miss you both at Greenlodge next year.
- Mrs. Roberts will remain in second grade and Ms. Killgoar will be moving to 3rd grade next year.
- Greenlodge will be hiring a new music teacher due to the additional position added in the budget. Mr. Molinaro will be teaching at Oakdale and Mrs. Santos will be at Avery next year.
- Note: This is the current configuration as of the publishing of this newsletter. Subject to change prior to September 1.
Classroom Configurations 2019-2020
- Three sections of first grade, two sections of second grade, two sections of third grade, two sections of fourth grade, three sections of 5th grade. Class sizes remain 18-22 students per class.
- We are fortunate to be able to have two co-taught classrooms next year. In 4th grade, Ms. Magnacca and Ms. Larson will be co-teaching. In 3rd grade, Ms. Dolleman will be co-teaching with a new dual certified, elementary and special education teacher. We will begin the hiring process shortly. Click here to view the presentation to PTO on co-teaching. This is a wonderful opportunity to have two teachers working together all day in one classroom to support the diverse needs of all students. Co-taught classes with two full time teachers may have class size of 21-23 students. This will provide 1:12 teacher to student ratio, allowing us to maintain the benefits of smaller classes.
- Note: This is the current configuration as of the publishing of this newsletter. Subject to change prior to September 1.
Avery Summer Institute 2019
Helpful Links
Book Fair!
Get some good books for summer reading! The book fair will be open in the library June 3-7. Students will visit the book fair during their regular library time. Families are welcome to visit the book fair with their child's class, from 8:30-9:00 each morning, or 3:00-3:30 on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday afternoon. Please reach out if you have any trouble providing money for your child to purchase books. We want all students to get new books from the book fair!
Greenlodge Library Card Drive
Greenlodge is connecting with the Dedham Public Library to get library cards for all students! Click here to download the form.
Bus Registration Form
Pictures of the Week
Girls on the Run 5K
District Art Show
Community Outreach
Greenlodge Golf Tournament
About Us
Email: abodkins@dedham.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.dedham.k12.ma.us/greenlodge
Location: 191 Greenlodge Street, Dedham, MA, USA
Phone: 781-310-4000
Facebook: facebook.com/GreenlodgeDedham
Twitter: @GLDGESchool