From the Principal: 10/17/22

From the Principal: 10/17/22

Principal Back reminds families about this Wednesday’s early release day; shares the lunch volunteer signup with newly added dates; shares an update on recent fire drills; and invites families to this Thursday’s WPS Biweekly Community Zoom Meeting.

From the Principal: 10/11/22

From the Principal: 10/11/22

Principal Back highlights this Wednesday’s Safe Routes to School Walk/Bike to School Day; shares an invitation from the Wakefield Human Rights Commission to an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Community Art Project; and reiterates some regular reminders.

From the Principal: 10/3/22

From the Principal: 10/3/22

Principal Back reminds families that this Thursday is School Picture Day and next Monday is a no-school day; shares updates about the Greenwood School Council, MCAS results, WPS COVID Guidelines, and the WPS Biweekly Community Zoom Meeting; and reshares the announcement from Wakefield Academy about the Monday enrollment deadline for Enrichment programs.

From the Principal: 9/26/22

From the Principal: 9/26/22

Principal Back again reminds families to complete important PowerSchool registration steps; announces the return of the lunchroom volunteer signup; shares information about the Wakefield SEPAC; and asks for everyone to pay attention to some important arrival and dismissal safety notes.

Greenwood BOKS Fall Session -- Coming Soon!

Greenwood BOKS Fall Session -- Coming Soon!

Volunteers are needed for Greenwood’s fall BOKS session, which will run on Wednesdays and Fridays, October 5-28th. BOKS is a free, before-school, fitness program designed to give kids a body and brain boost that will set them up for a day of learning. Registration for the BOKS program will begin Monday, September 26th.

From the Principal: 9/19/22

From the Principal: 9/19/22

Principal Back reminds families to complete important PowerSchool registration steps and back-to-school paperwork; highlights this Wednesday’s early release day and shares the schedule for Thursday’s Back-to-School/Curriculum Night; reiterates last week’s message from Wakefield Academy; and notes important district and community events taking place this week- the WHRC’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration and the WPS Community Zoom Meeting.

From the Principal: 9/6/22

From the Principal: 9/6/22

Principal Back shares important back-to-school information for Greenwood families, including first-day arrival and dismissal procedures and school lunch information; and also recaps earlier information sent from the district about PowerSchool and Wakefield Academy registration.

From the Principal: 6/21/22

From the Principal: 6/21/22

Principal Back shares important last-week-of-school reminders, beginning with Tuesday morning’s 4th Grade Moving On Ceremony and ending with the 4th Grade Walk of Fame on Friday afternoon; announces some Greenwood staffing updates; reminds families that report cards will be available Friday afternoon and classroom assignments will be sent out in August.

From the Principal: 6/13/22

From the Principal: 6/13/22

Principal Back encourages families to check the overflowing lost-and-found; lets us know that information about the Summer Reading Program at the Beebe Library will be shared this week; and continues to share important end-of-year dates.

From the Principal: 6/6/22

From the Principal: 6/6/22

Principal Back reminds families that this Wednesday is an early release day; asks families to check the overflowing lost-and-found; shares information about the Wakefield Co-operative Bank’s Read and Save Summer Adventure Program; and continues to share important end-of-year dates.

Gator Gallop WEF Donation

The Greenwood School PTO was happy to present Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) with a check for $2100.00. The money was raised from the 9th Annual Gator Gallop held on Saturday, April 9th with proceeds going to the Greenwood School PTO and WEF.

WEF’s mission is to provide grants to the Wakefield Public Schools for innovative and creative programs that are unable to be funded in the current year’s school district budget.

Pictured (l to r) front row are Grenwood students Jace Maier, Audrey McDonald, Penelope Hubert, Eric Houghton, Daniel Palmer, and Jack Reynolds. Back row (l to r) are Melissa Holmes, WEF Co-President, Tiffany Back, Greenwood School Principal, and Cary Mazzone, WEF Co-President.