Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, November 22, 2019
News from Dr. Cappucci
Due to the holidays, there will be no newsletter next week. Do not worry, the newsletter will be back on December 6th!
Holidays are fast approaching!
Alice Parent Information Evening December 5th at 6:00pm
We want our children to be prepared for everything, including if an unsafe person was to enter our school. Administrators, staff, and teachers will take the principles and tactics taught in the ALICE training and present the information in non-fearful, empowering ways. We will take into account a child’s developmental readiness to ensure that students feel safe and have opportunities to talk about their feelings and reactions.
Please join us on December 5th to learn more about ALICE. Rutland police and fire department representatives will join us in this presentation.
Save the Date
November
27, 28, 29 No School Thanksgiving Break. I am so thankful for the Glenwood Community!
December
4- Picture retake Day
5- Third grade Field Trip to the Nutcracker in Fitchburg. Students must arrive around 8:15. We will depart from Glenwood at 8:30. Due to the limited number of seats, no chaperones are necessary.
5-ALICE Parent Information Evening 6pm.
19- Winter Concert (snow date of the 20th)
20- Last day of school before the winter break
January
2- Return back to school after the winter break.
30- Half day
½ Day Lunch Schedule
11:00-11:25- Third
11:25-11:50- Fifth
11:50-12:15 Fourth
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
What is Happening at Glenwood.
Fidelity Bank
We have partnered with Fidelity Bank to give our students this opportunity.
“Come see your friends at Fidelity Bank to learn about our school banking program. There will be a table at the craft fair on November 23rd and representatives are looking forward to meeting everyone.
The Winter Concert has been scheduled for December 19th with a snow date of the 20th.
3rd Grade - Mrs. Thayer, Mrs. Bartlett, Ms. Amend
4th Grade- Ms. Paulson, Mrs. Hovan, Mr. Lague
5th Grade- Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Grillo, Mrs. Sanford
The following classes are in the afternoon concert-1:30 PLEASE NOTE THAT DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 1:15.
3rd Grade- Mrs. Panagakis, Mrs. Orr, Ms. Lee
4th Grade- Mr Vickstrom, Mrs. Dumas, Mrs. Butterfield
5th Grade- Mr. Jaffe, Ms. Tucker
Rutland Festival of the Trees.
STEAM News
Magnetic Parade Floats
Students were challenged with creating a Thanksgiving table that could hold a casserole dish. They could only use newspapers.
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!
Mrs. Thayer visited the Makerspace this week.
Third Grade News
Third graders in Mrs. Bartlett's Practiced multiplication facts with dodecahedron dice.
Using the finger trick to figure out multiplication facts by 9
Mrs. Panagakis' class studied the Wampanoag people, and completed a flip book filled with information. They also worked on adding elaborative detail to their writing.
Fourth Grade News
The Turkey Hideout Engineering Challenge with Mr. Lague
Fifth Grade News
Social Studies with Ms. Tucker
Social Studies with Ms. Tucker
Fifth graders are showing what they know in social studies class, working on open ended projects to showcase their knowledge of the Revolutionary War Era person they’ve been studying. Their creativity is on display!
Art, Music, Gym
Banana Peel with Ms. Teevens
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.
Come and see former and current students in ELF!
Central Tree News
Davis Hill's Annual Ski Swap
Ali Culberson is heading up a sock drive for homeless residents.
Central Mass Race Team
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/