Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, November 15, 2019
News from Dr. Cappucci
Non Perishable Food Pantry Donation
Save the Date
November
23-craft fair
27, 28, 29 No School Thanksgiving Break. I am so thankful for the Glenwood Community!
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.
5-ALICE Parent Information Evening 6pm.
19- Winter Concert (snow date of the 20th)
Fundraisers for the year (more may be added)
Monthly movies after school in the blue pod
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.
UPMC Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh also celebrated World Kindness Day.
Fidelity Bank
We have partnered with Fidelity Bank to give our students this opportunity.
“Come see your friends at Fidelity Bank to learn about our school banking program. There will be a table at the craft fair on November 23rd and representatives are looking forward to meeting everyone.
The Winter Concert has been scheduled for December 19th with a snow date of the 20th.
3rd Grade - Mrs. Thayer, Mrs. Bartlett, Ms. Amend
4th Grade- Ms. Paulson, Mrs. Hovan, Mr. Lague
5th Grade- Mrs. Daly, Mrs. Grillo, Mrs. Sanford
The following classes are in the afternoon concert
3rd Grade- Mrs. Panagakis, Mrs. Orr, Ms. Lee
4th Grade- Mr Vickstrom, Mrs. Dumas, Mrs. Butterfield
5th Grade- Mr. Jaffe, Ms. Tucker
STEAM Fun
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!
Third Grade News
Creating a house that can withstand wind with Ms. Lee
A story snapshot with Ms. Lee
Math Stations with Mrs. Orr
Arrays
Math facts
Scootpad
Wampanoag Vocabulary with Ms. Amend
Mrs. Thayer's class read about Jane Goodall.
Fourth Grade News
STEMscopes with Mrs. Dumas.
Fifth Grade News
Revolutionary War with Ms. Tucker
This week, the fifth grade social studies students finished their Battle Books. They worked so hard to read, write and draw about all the major battles of the American Revolution!
After learning about the battles of the war, fifth grade students read the actual Declaration of Independence, plus a “kid friendly” translation, and summarized sections of it.
Art, Music, Gym
Catching and Throwing with Ms. Teevens
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.
Ali Culberson is heading up a sock drive for homeless residents.
Central Mass Race Team
Comfort Zone
Meeting for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Rutland Recreation Holiday Fun
Girl Scout Babysitting
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
The Lunch Menu Has Been Revised.
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/