Dear Greenwood Families,
Happy Sunday! We have a couple of busy weeks ahead of us before an extended break. We’ve got this - let’s go!
Greenwood All-School Meeting - Tuesday, December 17th - Grade 3 Hosting
For our upcoming All-School Meetings, each grade level will be responsible for hosting an assembly to share about a positive attribute that we want our Greenwood community to embrace and embody. Our 3rd graders will lead us off to talk about “assertion” on Tuesday, December 17th at 9:45am, and we would like to invite 3rd grade parents/guardians to attend if you are able to do so. (Seating will be up in the balcony.) We look forward to seeing you!
Greenwood Spirit Days
(No, not this week! I thought folks might appreciate a little advance notice in order to prepare.)
Greenwood will be having some school-wide “theme days” for the week before December break. All students and staff are invited to participate! (And if you happen to be volunteering at all…just saying it might be festive to join the fun…!)
Monday, 12/16 - Hat Day
Tuesday, 12/17 - Greenwood/Wakefield spirit day
Wednesday, 12/18 - Cozy Flannel Day
Thursday, 12/19 - Winter Wonderland (all things winter themed)
Friday, 12/20 - Pajama Day
“Executive Functioning Corner”
Executive functions are brain-based skills everyone uses to organize information and perform tasks. We all know the importance of these skills for not just school, but for life! Last year the Greenwood Instructional Leadership Team spent a lot of time learning more about executive functioning skills and discussing ways to share information with our entire Greenwood community. One of the biggest takeaways for many was that these are skills that must be taught, and we need families to join us in that work!
Last month, our focus area was on the skill known as response inhibition. This week we are going to focus on the second of four executive functioning skills that are extremely important for elementary school students to learn, develop, and practice. This skill is called working memory. Please take a moment to check out this chart created by the Greenwood ILT about working memory. This chart includes a definition, what this skill looks like at various grade levels, and tips for teaching and developing this skill at home. We hope that families find this useful!
Lost & Found
Has your child’s jacket gone missing? Are you wondering where their sweatshirt has gotten itself to? We have QUITE a collection of items in the lost & found (the fluctuations in temperature never help…not to mention the fact that we have a lot of very warm-blooded children) This results in many sweatshirts and jackets left on the playground during recess). Feel free to drop by and check out the bin located across of the library, and let’s do some reuniting! FYI - anything left in the lost & found when we head into December break will be donated. Check out the photos to see if you recognize anything!
Lunchroom Volunteers
Keep the volunteers coming! Kids love to see everyone at lunchtime!
Do you have any free time between 12:00-1:10pm on school days? Looking for a way to help out at Greenwood? We are finally bringing back lunchroom volunteer opportunities! If you’d like to come in and help support students while they’re eating lunch, please see the linked Sign-Up Genius to select time slots through the month of December. Single days, multiple days, one time slot, the whole lunch block…we welcome any and all helpers!
Lunchroom volunteers will help students with those tricky thermoses, hand out napkins and utensils, support students while they sort items into composting/food rescue/trash, and help clean tables at the end of each lunch. Oh, and the most important thing - bring smiles and laughter!
NOTE: You will need to have a CORI form completed before coming in for any lunch shifts - please contact Ms. Paiva about the process or to check if you have a current one on file
Greenwood School Social Media
We are on Facebook and Instagram, and one of my personal goals this year is to show off the fun we’re having throughout Greenwood! Check us out - @wpsgreenwood on both Instagram and Facebook!
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with questions.
Thank you for everything you do to support your children and their learning! Let’s have a great week!
Tiffany Back
Principal, Greenwood School