Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, November 16, 2018
News from Dr. Cappucci
We Love It Here!
CRAFT fair is Saturday, November 17th!
Bus News
One of our buses is packed to the rim; therefore we cannot allow any other students on Bus 10. Please make note of this for our half days and early dismissals.
ALICE parent information night
PTO NEWS
The PTO is looking for volunteers this month!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d45abaf28a2fa7-november2
And the Craft Fair:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D45ABAF28A2FA7-glenwood7
Save The Date
November
17- Craft Fair
19-Town meeting at 6:30 at Naquag
20- ALICE Presentation for Parents at 6 pm
20- PTO Meeting
21-23 Thanksgiving Break
28- SIMCO Meeting
30- Movie Night
December
Movie
10- PTO Meeting
14- After School Movie
20- Winter Concert (snow date is the 21st)
24- Winter Break Begins
2- First day back after Winter Break
FALL INTO GIVING!
What is Happening at Glenwood
STEAM into Winter is Coming!!!
it is on a first come, first served basis.
After School Fun
Makerspace- We need Donations!
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. Anything Rutland families are no longer using will be gladly accepted, such as the following: Lincoln Logs, Legos, bristle blocks, marbles, building blocks, K’nex, Tinker Toys, erector sets, clay, playdough, beads, and dominoes, as well as board games, masking and duct tape, toilet paper and paper towel rolls, craft supplies, cereal boxes, cardboard, plastic containers, or anything that may end up in the recycling bin, wood, nails, fabric, yarn, etc. We appreciate these and other materials that are in a clean and usable condition.
We are also looking for donations of sewing materials, broken radios, keyboards, anything that can be taken apart. A true makerspace gives students the opportunity to experience not only how to put things together, but also how to take them apart. This experience may not only happen in the makerspace. Sometimes makerspace activities occur in the classroom as well.
Mr. Lague visited the Makerspace this week!
Fifth Grade News
Science with Mr. Jaffe
Mrs. Daly held The first Math Olympiad this week.
The Math Olympiads (MOEM) were created in 1977 by Dr, Lenchner, an internationally known math educator. Last year, nearly 170,000 students from 6000 teams worldwide participated in the Olympiads. MOEM consists of five monthly contests administered from November through March.
Math Olympiads are conducted to:
● To stimulate enthusiasm and a love for Mathematics
● To introduce important Mathematical concepts
● To teach major strategies for problem solving
● To develop Mathematical flexibility in solving problems
● To strengthen Mathematical intuition
● To foster Mathematical creativity and ingenuity
The National Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS), is an unique program which requires a commitment from students who are willing to participate. This commitment goes beyond the school day. Students will be asked to:
● Practice at least once a week for at least an hour.
Studies show that short, frequent practices are more effective than long, infrequent practices in promoting retention of learned skills. Children who have made the commitment to this program should work on problem solving strategies at least once a week after they have completed their homework. Each competition, which consists of five questions, and is limited to 30 minutes, is held monthly through November - March at Glenwood. MOEMS sets the date for each Olympiad, and asks that it is adhered to. Students who agree to participate in the program will make a commitment to honoring these dates. The competitions must be held on the same dates nationally. The participants will meet twice a month, once to review practice problems and once to take the competition.
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.
Davis Hill Ski Swap!
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.
November Movie
BIG Y EDUCATION EXPRESS
Mountain Club Soccer
News from Mrs. Lawton
November Lunch Menu
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. O'Coin, 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. Veree O’Coin at 508-886-0399 or by email at veree_ocoin@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. O’Coin if you are unsure of your expiration date. Mrs. O’Coin 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 $1.50. The cost for lunch is $3.00. 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/