Thank you so much for your engagement these first nine weeks of school! Monday marks the end of our first quarter, and our students are well on their way to mastering the skills of their grade level. Thank you for your participation in our Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences. We had nearly 95% of our families attend to hear about the growth and success students have made so far this year. Please don't hesitate to check in on your child's progress at any point throughout the year with their classroom teacher. They are happy to share updated progress on specific skills or assessments or provide ideas for ways to support your child on skills at home.

October has been a month of so many exciting things! Thanks to generous contributions from our families and surrounding community, we were able to close out our funding for the track and complete construction. Our new track is accessible to all of our students and opened to the public on weeknights after 5:30 and on the weekends. It is one-tenth of a mile, and has provided lots of fun not only during recess, but also for our students participating in Joggers and Girls on the Run. Thank you so much for helping to make that possible! We plan to do a Fun Run/Dedication Ceremony in May, so more details will be shared about that in the Spring after we work out logistics.

I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Greenwood Families for working together to help each other out. Earlier this month, I put out a message asking for support with carpools and had an amazing response. I am so grateful that we all work together to ensure that our students get to be in school each day, have what they need to be successful, and feel loved and cared for. As I tell our staff, it takes a village to support each child, and I am so fortunate that you are all a part of our Greenwood Family.

As we move to November and the month of giving thanks, I have so many things to be thankful for. Thank you for your continued support, thank you for your transparency, thank you for your flexibility, and thank you for your grace. I am so grateful to get to serve our students, staff and all of you.

With gratitude,

Jenny Inman

Principal

Mrs. Moll has already uploaded over 1,000 student artwork pieces into the Artsonia digital platform. If you are interested in signing up for a free account to preview your child's work, please click HERE.

Classroom Teachers have started sending home classroom news and reminders via the SchoolCNXT App. If you haven't logged into SchoolCNXT lately, now would be a great time to check it out.

Did you know you can direct message your child's teacher and fellow Greenwood parents?

Please reference the attached directions for how to access this feature. It is a great way to send your child's teacher any updates about absences, appointments, or to follow up on something. It is also a great way to connect with other families to arrange for playdates, send birthday invitations, etc.

If you aren't connected to SchoolCNXT, you can download the app in the Apple or Android store for free, or access it via the web at https://cloud.schoolcnxt.com If you don't already have an account, you should have received a text or e-mail with a code to sign-up and link to your child's classroom. If you deleted the message or missed it, I will be sending out weekly invites for the next to weeks as we work to get families connected.

If you've created an account in past years, but don't recall your username, please e-mail jenny.inman@dmschools.org and I will help get you connected. Additionally, if you've forgotten your password, but know your username, you can click on the FORGOT PASSWORD link on the sign-on page to reset it.

Greenwood PTA has partnered with locally owned Dough Co. to give you a break from cooking following the Thanksgiving holiday. Mention Greenwood when you order dine-in or carry out from Dough Co. on Monday, Nov. 28th and 20% of sales will be donated back to the Greenwood PTA. (Delivery is not included). https://doughcodsm.com

Friday morning a bulldog dressed as a rainbow fish walked into a library full of woodchucks. Imaginations were running wild at Greenwood Elementary School as Drake University's Associate Director of Marketing, Erin Bell, and Griff read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister to a group of young learners in the library. Greenwood was just one of the eight DMPS elementary schools on the visiting list for the bulldog tour. After the reading, each student had a chance to pet Griff on the way to their next class. Check out the photos HERE

To access the district calendar, click HERE.

School hours are 7:45am-2:40pm Monday through Friday.

Nov. 7 & Nov. 8: No School- Fall Break

Nov. 23-25: No School: Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 9: No School: Staff Professional Development

Dec. 22-January 3: No School-Winter Break