Thank you to the PTA and all who showed their appreciation for our faculty and staff this week. It was amazing to see the beautiful welcome to everyone on Monday morning and be treated to a wonderful continental breakfast! The PTA was so very generous with the many, many raffle prizes throughout the week, and how nice it was for everyone to also receive a gift card to Dunkin Donuts!

Thank you also to the PTA for running the school store today! The children really enjoyed it and we appreciate all you do for our school!

Thank you to Mrs. Eastman, Mr. Torres, and Mrs. Kovolski, who took the fifth graders to the library on Thursday for a special presentation titled, "Gold and Silver: Two Visits to Japan with Don and Tom Mellor." Don Mellor, a veteran, served in Japan in World War II, and his son, Tom Mellor, was a 1972 Silver Medalist Olympian in Sapporo. This story was told in the book Striking Silver: The Untold Story of America's Forgotten Hockey Team by Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli. Tom Mellor was recently inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022, the same week his father, Don, turned 101! I'm so glad our students were able to be there for the presentation.

Please be aware that this Wednesday, May 11th, is a professional development day for teachers, and although teachers will assign work, there will not be any live meets.

Mr. Bello has done an amazing job leading the Heart Challenge!

Greystone School has raised $3,498.07.

Jordan Conca from Mrs. Lucca's room raised $882.84 and has chosen to be PE Teacher for a Day!

Cameron Rambone from Mrs. Hervieux's room raised $551.53 and has chosen to be Principal for a Day (I can't wait)!

Valentina Woodruff from Mrs. Wateman's class raised $420.01 and has chosen to have lunch with Mrs. Waterman.

The classroom winners are:

1L raised $1,146.32 and earned extra recess.

4H raised $992.53 and earned a bonus PE class.

KW raised $511.75 and earned a class movie.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 17th at 6:30pm in the Greystone Library or you may attend via zoom.

This game, presented by Justin Conrad, will benefit North Providence charities, and I'm so proud that four of our teachers will be playing! Mr. Torres, Mr. Bello, Mrs. Kovolski, and Ms. Puleo will be representing North Providence Teachers, and our very own SRO Bliss will be representing North Providence Police!

The entire school will see a virtual performance of The NED Show on Thursday, May 12th at 2:00pm. The NED show promotes positive behavior and academic achievement in fun and engaging ways. Students will be taking home a flyer with more details about this.

We will meet on Thursday, May 19th in the Greystone Library or via zoom.

I'm looking forward to seeing all of you there!

Incoming kindergarten students will be invited to visit Greystone and meet their new teachers on June 2nd at 10:00am.

Our district Wellness Week is May 23rd-May 27th. We will participate in a variety of activities, such as taking time each day to reflect on gratitude, do some stretching and meditating, and we will have opportunities to play movement break bingo. Each class will also be assigned a different wellness topic to explore and be responsible for creating signage for the rest of the school to raise awareness on their given topic. For example, kindergarten will learn why it is important to eat fruits and vegetables every day, and then create drawings on construction paper (in school) encouraging others to eat fruits and vegetables. We will also encourage children to sign a "Healthy Habits" pledge!

Our schoolwide field day will be on June 10th, and our rain date for field day is June 13th. Thank you, Mr. Bello, and the PTA for all you are doing and planning to make this a very enjoyable day for all!

Kindergarten students will be celebrated in a 'Moving Up' ceremony on June 14th at 10:00am.

Grade 5 students will be celebrated in a "Moving On' Ceremony on June 15th at 10:00am.

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." - Tony Robbins

Aaron L. from Mrs. McMahon's class loves to help his friends learn how to stand in line.

Dakotah R. from Room 3 was so kind to share her octopus!