Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, January 17, 2020
News from Dr. Cappucci
Just a reminder of our Homework Practice
In an effort to allow children to be children and give them time to explore their interests and spend time with their families, we’re trying something new at Glenwood. There is no formal homework this year. It is expected that students read (20 -40 minutes a night depending on their grade levels) and practice math facts nightly. However, there won’t be a reading log or anything to check off for math facts - it’s just expected that both will be done. Students will be held accountable for knowing their math facts as well as reading for enjoyment each night. The only time homework will be formally assigned is when students need to study for a test/quiz or complete a project.
Upcoming Projects include but are not limited to the following:
3rd grade
Biography Project
4th Grade
Independent Investigation Method- IIM
Oregon Trail Simulation
5th Grade
Invention Convention
Math Facts
"Math fact fluency leads to higher order mathematics.
Through automaticity students free up their working memory and can devote it to problem solving and learning new concepts and skills .” (Geary, 1994)
It is important that all students practice their math facts nightly.
Knowing math facts is the key to success as students progress in their academic careers and begin to solve more complex math problems. If students have to spend time focusing on facts, it will affect their performance in math. We encourage all students to spend a few minutes each day practicing math facts.
KEEP PRACTICING THOSE MATH FACTS!
Apple Watches
Save the Date
January.
7- Access testing for ELL students begins
13- Panorama Survey Begins (See note above)
20- No School
24- Spell-a-thon for Classroom Electronics begins!!!
24- Parent Portal opens for report cards.
30- Half day
½ Day Lunch Schedule
11:00-11:25- Third
11:25-11:50- Fifth
11:50-12:15 Fourth
31- 5th grade Step up movie at CTMS
31 Glenwood After School Movie - Abominable
February
10 Spell-a-thon Test
17-21 Vacation
28- Glenwood is hosting the District Meeting with Police and Fire Departments- Note there will be police and fire trucks out front!
March
2-All pledges are due.
11- Special Olympics at the high school.
12- Half Day
6-11- Book Fair
11- Family STEAM Night and Book Fair Night
April
3- Parent Portal opens for Report Cards
6-MCAS begins see schedule below
20-24 Vacation
30 Spring Pictures
Fundraisers for the year (more may be added)
Monthly movies after school in the blue pod
January Spell-a-thon
March - Square 1 Art to support our specials- Art, Music, and Gym.
March-16-20 Book Fair which is used to purchase all classroom magazines
April 17 PTO Sponsored Basket Raffle
Penny Wars
MCAS
What is Happening at Glenwood.
Panorama Survey
Art Club with Mrs. Hughes and Ms. Amend
Curling in STEAM
Sledding in STEAM
Makerspace News
Please do not drop off Makerspace materials if we are not in the building. We will have to throw away the materials if we are unsure of where they came from. Thank you for understanding.
A true makerspace is defined not by what's in it, but rather by what comes out of it: projects, experiences, artifacts, and learning. At Glenwood we are looking to have a makerspace that opens opportunities for children to design, create and explore. We are looking for donations of materials we can use in our makerspace. We are in desperate need of materials for our makerspace. Some things that we can not get enough of are:
small pieces of wood and nails for building
Cereal and cardboard boxes
masking and duct tape,
toilet paper and paper towel rolls,
craft supplies,
cereal boxes,
cardboard,
fabric, yarn,
streamers
plastic containers,
or anything that may end up in the recycling bin
We appreciate these and other materials that are in a clean and usable condition.
If you know a carpenter who has scrap pieces of wood, please ask them if they will donate the wood to our makerspace!
Third Grade News
Third Grade is working on Keyboarding Without Tears.
Discovering Friction with Mrs. Thayer
Fourth Grade News
Wordly Wise Practice with Mrs. Butterfield
Fifth Grade News
Science with Mr. Jaffe
Optical Illusions in Art
Working on Rhythm with Mrs. Arsenault
Rotating Special Schedule
Newsletter
Instagram, Google Classroom, and Class Dojo
If you ever have any concerns or questions, please reach out to the classroom teachers at Glenwood. All teachers have access to emails and will always respond within 1-2 school days. Working together as a team will enable all students to reach their academic potential.
Please, Please for the safety of our students never drive around the cars parked in the pick-up or drop off line. in the last two years children were almost hit by a car trying to speed out of line.
Buses arrive between 8:55 and 9:05.
Our drop off line out back opens at 8:55 and ends at 9:08. Students must be in their seats ready to learn by 9:10.
Our mornings are extremely busy and we cannot have children dropped off at the school prior to 8:55. Clubhouse is available for students every morning beginning at 7:00. Contact Rutland Recreation for information.
Baseball and Softball Registration
Update
To all Rutland Baseball and Softball families,
Registration for the Spring 2020 season is now open for all levels of softball and for baseball from T-ball through league age of 16 years old. Please log onto www.rutlandbaseballandsoftball.org to register your players now. The league has made some changes for baseball players ages 13-16. We believe these changes will offer a better baseball experience and are very excited about them. More information will be sent out via email and social media by the league president soon describing these changes and why the league believes they will be benificial. If you have questions about registration please email them to playeragent@rutlandbaseballandsoftball.org and Iwill get back to you as soon as possible.
Please remember that the league only guarantees a roster spot for players who are registered by January 31, 2020 and additional fees will be applied to any registration submitted after January 31, 2020 as well. Also there are winter clinics coming up soon and players must be registered for the spring 2020 season to participate in the clinics.
Anyone with a player with league age 17 or 18 please email both president@rutlandbaseballandsoftball.org and playeragent@rutlandbaseballandsoftball.org to inform us of your interest in playing this spring. We are looking into different options for this age group and having and idea of player numbers would be very helpfull.
Rutland Baseball and Softball
www.rutlandbaseballandsoftball.org
Rutland Baseball and Softball
For general inquiries, please contact your organization directly.
Email: admin@rutlandbaseballandsoftball.org
Fidelity Bank
We have partnered with Fidelity Bank to give our students this opportunity.
Save Those Boxtops
Cool Cash Banking Program is back.
Fidelity has a Cool Cash Banking Program at Glenwood. If you open an account at Fidelity Bank, students can make their deposits here every Tuesday morning. Please see the attached information.
BIG Y EDUCATION EXPRESS
Lunch Menus are always posted on the Glenwood Website.
Notes from Mrs. Lawton, School Nurse
Welcome to the Health Update-
To The Parents of 4th and 5th graders:
Thank You to those who have sent in recent copies of their children’s MD physicals and updated immunizations- I appreciate it! For those of you who haven’t been able to yet- if you could send them along as soon as possible, that would be great!
- The new Health Office website is up and running. Please visit this site: https://sites.google.com/wrsd.net/wrsdhealthservices/home
Reminders from Mrs. Johnstone, School Secretary
- It is important that we have the most up to date contact information for your child. Updates of contact information can be completed by contacting our school secretary Mrs. Johnstone at 508-886-0399 or by email at jeanine_johnstone@wrsd.net
- If your child will be absent, please notify us by either sending a note with your child, or notifying the school at 508-886-0399.
- If your child has a change in dismissal, please send in a note with your child's full name and teacher's name.
- Please ensure your CORI has not expired. Contact Mrs. Johnstone if you are unsure of your expiration date. Mrs. Johnstone has current information regarding the CORI. We cannot rush CORI checks at the end of the year as systems are overloaded.
- Unless otherwise noted: Dismissal on Early Release Days will begin at 12:30 with lunch being served.
News from the Cafeteria
- Please email jennifer_jones@wrsd.net if you do not want your child to purchase a snack from their Schoolbucks account. An alert will be placed on your child's account.
- Breakfast will be served daily. Children will need a note from parents to purchase breakfast.
- Breakfast will consist of cereal, yogurt, fruit and milk or bagel, yogurt, fruit and milk.
- The cost for breakfast is $2.25. The cost for lunch is $3.25. Milk is $.60.
- If a child qualifies for free or reduced lunch, then they will also qualify for a free or reduced breakfast. Please contact Mrs. Jones if you have any questions.
- Lunch Menus are available on the Glenwood website: http://www.wrsd.net/glenwood/