Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, October 25, 2019
News from Dr. Cappucci
Save the Date
October
28- Curriculum Night -Parents/Gaurdians and students are invited.To make this night enjoyable for parents and students we are asking that siblings do not attend the presentations.
Session A will run from 6:00-6:30. All three grade levels will be presenting in their pods.Session B will run from 6:45-7:15. All three grade levels will be presenting in their pods.
29- Final Magazine Drive Collection day
November
4-PTO Meeting 7pm
5- Lucky Ducks Day
6-Magazine Drive Limo ride for top sellers 11:30 and Pig Races 2:30
8- NO SCHOOL for students/ Professional Development for Teachers
13-SIMCO meeting
14- Town Meeting 6pm
23-craft fair
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.
19- Winter Concert (snow date of the 20th)
Fundraisers for the year (more may be added)
Monthly movies after school in the blue pod
October- the Magazine Drive to fund buses for field trips.
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.
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!
Makerspace News
Third Grade News
Learning about clouds with Ms. Lee.
Mrs. Thayer's class tidied up the classroom for Open House.
3P kicked off their social studies unit by exploring maps of Massachusetts.
Fourth Grade News
Hello from the Music Room! The recorders are COMING HOME!!!
The 4th graders have been working on learning the first 3 notes, B, A and G, on their recorders during the past few music classes and they are well on their way to creating beautiful music!
Students have learned:
To articulate each note by whispering “Du”
To breath, NOT blow into the recorder
TNT= teeth never touch
Leaks = Squeaks! Fingers need to completely cover the holes to create a nice tone
For safety reasons, recorders are NOT to be played on the bus
Each student is now responsible for caring for their recorder and binder. Binders are going home with the songs we have worked on in class. As the year progresses, we will be constantly adding new music to their binders. I suggest to keep their recorder and binder in their backpacks so they are always prepared for music days. After practicing, please encourage your child to place their items back into their backpacks until this becomes habit.
To access the recordings online…
Go to www.googleclassroom.com
Students need to log in with their school email account.
firstlast28@wrsdk12.net and their password
Click on Join Class
Class Code g8vzrd7
To access music, click on Recorder Practice Tracks
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you!
HAPPY PRACTICING!
The fourth grade visited the Tsongas Industrial History Center in Lowell this week.
Fifth Grade News
Ms. Tucker
Tax Simulation
Science with Mr. Jaffe
Tree Measurement
Native Americans used a different way to estimate the height of a tree; this method uses very little equipment, other than your body and Mr. Jaffe's fifth graders experimented with this method.
- Bend over and look through your legs up at the top of a tree.
- Can’t see the top? Move back until you can see the top.
- See the top now? Stand up straight and measure the distance in steps or with a measuring tape.
The distance from where you could see the top of the tree to the base of the trunk is a close estimate to the height of the tree!
By looking through your legs, you look up at approximately a 45˚ angle. At this angle, the distance from the trunk of the tree is equal to distance from the base of the tree to the top.
Art, Music, Gym
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.
Glenwood's Dairy Queen Fundraiser
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/