Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, March 23, 2018
News from Dr. Cappucci
How to Prepare for MCAS.
Teachers and students have worked hard all year and it is almost time for MCAS. Students persevered, developing stamina, and problem solving skills. We are ready for MCAS. Parents always ask how they can prepare students for the MCAS. Experts agree that parents can best support students by:
- Making sure that your child is well rested and eats breakfast.
- Seeing that your child arrives at school on time and is relaxed.
- Remembering to send in a healthy snack on the morning of testing. Teachers will send home more information.
- Sending a sweater if it’s a cool day or dress in layers for a warm day. Comfort counts.
- Encouraging your child to do the best work possible and to have a positive attitude.
- Encouraging your child to listen/read carefully to all test-taking directions and to ask questions if any directions are unclear.
- Reminding your child not to get stuck on any one item.
- Encouraging your child to check answers for accuracy if time permits.
- Reminding your child that we only ask that they do the best they can and give their best effort. We all believe in Glenwood students!
Spirit Week
Monday- Mix It Up Day- teachers dress like students and students dress like teachers
Tuesday-Crazy hair day
Wednesday- Pajama day- pajamas must be appropriate for school
Thursday-Black Out Day- wear black
Friday- Dress like a rainbow
Monday, April 2nd- Glenwood T-shirts for the MCAS Rally
Glenwood School Survey
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.
Dogs at Glenwood
MCAS Dates
Save The Date- Please Note the Half Day Dismissals and No School Days
March
Wachusett Watershed
March 27, Tues., 9:20 & 10:20 Forest Succession
March 28, Wed., 9:20, 10:20 & 12:30 Forest Succession
21- MCAS practice date
28- Health Talk for students and parents sponsored by the PTO 7pm
26- Community Reading Day
29 -½ Day
Lunch Schedule
11:00-11:25- Fourth
11:25-11:50- Fifth
11:50-12:15 Third
April
2- 2:00- MCAS Rally
3- MCAS begins- see schedule above
11- Dairy Queen Fundariaser 5-8pm
25- STEAM into Spring begins
27- Ferdinand the Bull after school movie
May
2- Math Carnival
22-Vocabulary Parade
24- Memorial Day Celebration 2pm
25- Half Day
½ Day Lunch Schedule
11:00-11:25- Fifth
11:25-11:50- Third
11:50-12:15- Fourth
25- Fifth Grade Invention convention- Parent invited at 11:30.
5/30 grade 5 Field trip to OSV
June
1-CTMS Ambassadors 1:30-2:30.
1- Fifth grade dance at CTMS
3- Bravehearts- Glenwood and Naquag night at the Worcester Bravehearts.
4- Third grade field trip to the town.
6-Second/Fifth grade move up day
7- Dress rehearsal
8- Concert
12- Field day
13- Rain date for Field Day
14- Third grade field trip to Roger Williams Zoo
14- Fifth grade celebration
15- Rain/cold day for 5th grade celebration
15- Glenwood's Golf Tournament 9:30
21- PTO Meeting 7 pm
Save the Date for STEAM into Summer, which will occur the last week of June, (providing we do not have too many snow days)!
What is Happening at Glenwood
STEAM Into Spring is Coming!
third grade news
Chrissa
Mrs. Borowiec's Math Class
Makerspace
Mrs. Thayer's Class Visited the Makerspace this week.
Ms. Lee's class compared fractions on a number line.
Fourth Grade News
MCAS Practice
Partial Quotients
MCAS Practice
MCAS Tutorial with Mr. Vickstrom
Fifth Grade News
Hands on History
Denis Cormier, from Hands on History, brought trunk loads of authentic historical artifacts, weapons, uniforms and clothing. At the end of his presentation, students were allowed to handle any and all of the artifacts.
This presentation is funded every year by the Rutland Cultural Council.
Mrs. Daly
Write Around
Hydroponics in Fifth Grade
Music
PTO Sponsored Golf Tournament
News from Chief Monaco
The United States Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the Rutland Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations, is pleased to provide a Project Safe Childhood presentation for parents: Keeping Children Safe and Secure Online. This is the Town of Rutland's fifth installment in furtherance of their Informational Series on Drug Awareness; Addiction; & Prevention. The event will take place at the Rutland Free Library on Wednesday April 11, 2018 at 7:00 pm. This event is for all adults who would like to learn more about keeping children safe and secure online. Unlike other events in this informational series, this presentation will not be televised on the cable access channel, and is closed to the media. This 90 minute dynamic presentation includes material not suitable for children. Presenters include subject matter experts from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Homeland Security, and the Rutland Police Department. The Presentation will include: · Being Safe and Secure Online
· Social Media 101
· Digital Footprint
· Gaming
· Sexting and Cyberbullying
· Sextortion
· Internet Predators
Rutland Recreation News
Overdue Library Books
Big Y Education Express
March Lunch Menu
Notes from Mrs. Lawton, School Nurse
March/April 2018 Health Update
Welcome to the Health Update- I wanted to let you know that we are still seeing cases of the flu this season. We need to continue to follow the same precautions we have been doing to help prevent the spread of the flu. We had a presentation put on by the Wachusett Medical Reserve Corp on Whack The Flu and things you can do to help prevent it.
1. The number one priority is to practice good hand washing at all times. Wash your hands often with soap and warm water, especially after sneezing and coughing.
2. Practice good cough and sneezing etiquette by sneezing into a tissue or your elbow instead of your hands. Discard the tissues in the basket and wash your hands again.
3. Avoid people who are sick.
4. If your child is sick, or has flu like symptoms( fever of 100 or above, sore throat, runny nose), please keep your child home from school for at least 24 hours.
5. If your child is sick, please do not medicate them and send them to school- please contact your child’s Physician.
6. If your child has vomited and or had diarrhea within the past 24 hours, please do not send them to school. They need to stay at home for at least 24 hours after vomiting and diarrhea stops for at least 24 hours.
With Spring here and hopefully the weather turning warmer, we will also continue to think of the possibility of head lice and ticks. Head lice can be spread from close contact. Children should not be sharing hair implements, they should also not be sharing helmets and hats from various sports. If you discover your child has head lice- do not send them to school. You will need to notify your MD and they will need to properly treated before returning to school. They will need be checked here before they return to class.
Please be doing daily tick checks on your children as the weather is turning warmer. We have already seen several ticks from the warmer weather we had back in February.
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/
Contact Information
Email: karen_cappucci@wrsd.net
Website: http://www.wrsd.net/glenwood/
Location: 65 Glenwood Road, Rutland, MA, United States
Phone: (508)886-0399