Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, September 20, 2019
News from Dr. Cappucci
Newsletter
Attendance
According to Policy 6312, regular and punctual attendance is essential to the achievement of students in the Wachusett Regional School District. In accordance with Massachusetts State Law (MGL), the parent/guardian has the responsibility to ensure that their children attend school regularly.
The National Center for Educational Statistics states, The primary rationale for high-quality attendance data is the relationship between student attendance and student achievement. Teacher effectiveness is the strongest school-related determinant of student success, but chronic student absence reduces even the best teacher's ability to provide learning opportunities. Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear early in a child's school career. A recent study looking at young children found that absenteeism in kindergarten was associated with negative first grade outcomes such as greater absenteeism in subsequent years and lower achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge. It is important that students are present in school, not only for academic achievement, but also to develop the relationships and community each classroom offers.
If your child is sick, please call the school at (508) 886-0399. For safety purposes, if we do not receive a message from the parent/guardian by 9:00 am about your child's absence, the school nurse will then call to inquire about the student’s absence.
I am required to send notification when a student has at least five or more unexcused absences in the school year. If necessary a meeting may be scheduled with the building principal, the parent/guardian and the student to develop an action plan to improve the student’s attendance. Our hope is to work together to increase student attendance.
Legal Refs: Chapter 222 of the Acts of 2012, Chapter 76, Section 1B
Our first fundraiser of the year ends this week.
Town of Rutland EEE Notice
Save the Date
September
24- Bus evacuation
25-Welcome Back Pizza Party
26 -.½ Day Lunch Schedule
11:00-11:25- Third-
11:25-11:50- Fifth-
11:50-12:15 Fourth-
October
7-10:00-11:00 come and meet Christine Smith, Director of Special Education
13- Safety Day with Rutland Fire and Police 11-3pm
15- Starting Assembly for the Magazine Drive
16- address collection day
17- Address collection day
18- 1st Magazine collection day
22- Magazine Drive Collection Day
22 Picture day- Retake Day is December 4th
23- First SIMCO meeting
24- ½ Day Lunch Schedule
11:00-11:25
11:25-11:50
11:50-12:15
25- Magazine Drive Collection Day
29- Final Magazine Drive Collection day
30 or 31 Vocabulary Parade
November
5- Lucky Ducks Day
6-Magazine Drive Limo ride for top sellers 11:30 and Pig Races 2:30
13-SIMCO meeting
22-craft fair
December
4- Picture retake Day
19- Winter Concert (snow date of the 20th)
Fundraisers for the year (more may be added)
Monthly movies after school in the blue pod
September- Meadowbrook Farms to fund Scoot Pad
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
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.
Mrs. Orr's class visited the Makerspace
Third Grade News
Ms. Lee's Class
Anemometers with Mrs. Panagakis
Fourth Grade News
Mrs. Hovan's Pizza Challenge
Mrs. Dumas is reading There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar.
STEMscopes with Ms. Paulson
Fifth Grade News
Density Columns with Mr. Jaffe
Social Studies with Ms. Tucker
Art, Music, Gym
Art with Mrs. Hughes
Rotating Special Schedule
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.
Rutland Recreation News.
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/