Principal Back provides information about Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, the upcoming All School Meeting, WPS Community Zoom Call, and more!
Principal Back provides information about Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, the upcoming All School Meeting, WPS Community Zoom Call, and more!
Principal Back provides information about Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, the upcoming All School Meeting, WPS Community Zoom Call, and more!
Principal Back provides information about the parent/teacher conferences in December, shares details about an upcoming Community Forum on The Science Behind Later School Start times, and much more!
Principal Back reminds families about district events this week - Monday’s Family Math Night, Tuesday’s Visual and Performing Arts Night, and Wednesday’s school trip to the Galvin for Visual and Performing Arts Day; invites fourth grade families to next Monday’s ukulele concert; and shares the Food Rescue Program volunteer signup and the lunch volunteer signup.
Registration and materials.
If you’ve registered, great! You can avoid the lines and pick up your bibs during early check-in on Friday 4/5 from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the back lot of the Greenwood School (inside the school if it's raining). Otherwise, you can grab your bibs on Saturday morning at the Lake.
Online registration for all runners closes Tuesday 4/2 at 7 p.m. If you haven't registered yourself or your child by then, you’ll need to register in-person the morning of the event. Registration the day of the event is $35 for the 5K and $10 for the 1-mile Kids Run.
Racewire registration (all non-Greenwood students, family, friends)
Do we need anything other than our sneakers?
>Greenwood students are encouraged to wear their Greenwood class t-shirts for easy identification during the 1-mile Kids Run (teachers will send them home this week). Kids will get a stick-on bib number that should be visible on their front. This may mean sticking the bib to a jacket if it’s chilly. Both shirts and bibs will help us identify the 1-mile race winners.
>We will have the Town of Wakefield Water Buggy this year, so bring your refillable water bottles to fill up!
>You’ll also want to bring some cash or a credit card because our Gator Gallop Raffle is better than ever this year, thanks to our generous sponsors!
>INspire Cafe will be on hand selling coffee and other treats.
Tell me about the Logistics.
Check-in, the start and finish lines, music, raffles and refreshments — it all happens on the Lower Common (by the bandstand). Check out the schedule of events to view all the fun your family will experience.
Race Day Check-in starts at 8:15 a.m. The Kids Warmup is at 8:30 and the 1-Mile Run begins at 9:00. Students will run the 1-Mile race without parents. We will have parent volunteers on the course keeping a close eye on the kids and ensuring everyone finishes safely. Please refrain from running on the course!
In order to correctly identify the student winners, we will have volunteers stationed at the finish line. Greenwood teachers will be a few feet behind these “judges,” awarding medals to the kids upon completion of the race. There will be photo opportunities elsewhere, so please do not enter the roped area and crowd the finish line. Instead, meet your children after they have received their medals.
The 5K begins at 9:30, and winners of both races will be announced, and prizes awarded, beginning around 10 a.m.
Raffle winners will be drawn starting at 10:45 - watch in person or on Facebook Live!
What about the Student Pledge Drive Prizes?
We know the kids are eager to get their incentive prizes and find out if they won one of the top prizes. Winners of Principal for the Day, P.E. Teacher for the Day, and the class participation prize will be announced with in the week after the Gallop (parents of these students will be contacted). Those who raised enough money for the incentives will receive their prizes in a few weeks once we have everything ready to distribute. Remember, the online pledge portal is open through April 6th and every dollar raised counts towards incentives!
Do you still need help?
Yes! Race day volunteers are needed,, especially for early morning setup, parent volunteers for the 1-mile run and setting up the refreshment station. Please email us with questions.
Support our Gallop sponsors.
We strongly encourage you to frequent our Gator Gallop sponsors--the companies that have made our fundraising event possible. Many of them have connections to Greenwood School families. Get to know our sponsors here.
Principal Back reminds families about this Wednesday’s early release for conferences; hopes to see many families at Saturday’s Gator Gallop; shares the Food Rescue Program volunteer signup and the lunch volunteer signup; and shares district info about this week’s Kindergarten Virtual Information Night and next week’s Virtual and Performing Arts Day and Night.
Principal Back reminds families about the Grade 2-hosted All School Meeting this Monday and the early release day this Wednesday; shares a Food Rescue Program volunteer opportunity; provides info about opting in/out of WPS Communications via text message; and shares district reminders about this week’s Community Zoom Meeting, Kindergarten Virtual Information Night, and Parent University.
and includes the lunchroom volunteer signup for the coming weeks.
Principal Back identifies some important arrival and dismissal guidelines that require everyone’s cooperation; reminds 2nd grade families about the All School Meeting on March 20; reshares the district message about the upcoming Parent University workshops; reiterates upcoming MCAS dates for 3rd and 4th grades; and includes the lunchroom volunteer signup for the coming weeks.
Principal Back reminds families of Monday’s All-School Meeting, hosted by Grade 3; provides one last call for the lost and found before items are donated Friday; shares an invitation from the Wakefield Human Rights Commission for their International Women’s Day program; and includes the lunchroom volunteer signup for the coming weeks.
Principal Back provides reminders about next week’s February Break and the upcoming All-School Meeting hosted by Grade 3 on 2/27; previews a Grade 4 pilot screening initiative that Jenny Beardslee, Greenwood School Psychologist and Jennifer Hart, School Psychologist at Galvin Middle School, will speak about at Wednesday’s PTO Meeting; shares a report card update; passes along links to spring youth sports organizations; and reminds everyone to check the overflowing lost & found by Friday!
Principal Back shares All-School Meeting date changes for February (grade 3-hosted) and March (grade 2-hosted) due to Friday’s unexpected closure; provides information about the upcoming WPS Family Math Night; includes the lunch volunteer signup; and reminds everyone to check the overflowing lost & found!
