

Green Meadow Weekly Update
December 1, 2023
Contact Us
Principal, Robert Rouleau - rrouleau@maynard.k12.ma.us
Assistant Principal, Karen Lindquist - klindquist@maynard.k12.ma.us
School Nurse, Maria Bourgeios - mbourgeios@maynard.k12.ma.us
Absentee Phone Line - (978)897-0310
Important Dates
12/4 - 12/8 - Grade 2 Hour of Code Technology visits (Communication shared by Lisa DiSalvatore)
12/7 - PreK Open House, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
12/8 - PreK Open House, 9:00 - 10:30 AM
12/8 - Early Release Day, dismissal at 11:45
12/12 - ELPAC Family Social, 6:00 PM, Green Meadow
12/20 - Winter Concert, Grades 2 & 3 (information below)
12/21 - Winter Concert, Grade 1 (information below)
12/25 - 1/1 - No School, December Break
Winter Concert
Our Grade 1-3 students are very excited about performing a Winter Concert this year! Here is the concert schedule:
December 20- Grade 2- 9:15-9:35 am (Parents to enter at 8:50 am)
December 20- Grade 3 - 10:15- 10:45 am (Parents to enter 9:50 am)
December 21- Grade 1- 9:15-9:45 am (Parents to enter at 8:50 am)
Cindy Blanchard, our music teacher, will be communicating with Kindergarten parents about an opportunity to visit classes in January.
A Note from Our School Nurses
With the cold and flu season well underway, let’s all do our part to help reduce the spread of germs! Practicing good hand hygiene has been shown to be successful in disease prevention. Please check out the following resources for some helpful information:
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/why-handwashing.html
https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/pdf/family_handwashing-508.pdf
Thank You,
-Nurses Ria and Maria
Green Meadow Preschool Open House
Do you have a rising Preschool student? Please join us for our Green Meadow Preschool Open House opportunities on Thursday, December 7, 5:30 - 7:30 PM, or Friday, December 8, 9:00 - 10:30 AM. Visit our classrooms, meet our staff, and learn about our curriculum opportunities. Application forms will be available. Our preschool is located in the Green Meadow School, 5 Tiger Drive, Maynard. If you have any questions, please call 978-897-8246.
Curriculum and Assessment Updates
Welcome to the Counselor’s Corner!
The Green Meadow counseling team is invested in supporting our students socially and emotionally. We also aim to support you, their parents and caregivers. In an effort to strengthen our home-school connection with you, we will be sharing weekly social emotional learning (SEL) resources that relate to timely topics and/or connect directly to the GM SEL curriculum that all of our students are familiar with. So, what is social emotional learning? How does SEL at Green Meadow take shape? Check out the Green Meadow Social Emotional Learning Resources website for additional information.
Questions or feedback? Contact Julie Danforth jdanforth@maynard.k12.ma.us
PTO Updates
Holiday Shoppe 2023
We Need Your Help!
We need parents to shop with kids as well as do simple wrapping (put items in bags)! This is a great opportunity to volunteer for an hour or two with no major commitment and a super fun event for all that participate!
Go to Holiday Shoppe Volunteer Sign-Up to sign up!
Don't forget to sign up your student!
The event gives children the opportunity to purchase a special gift for their family/friends. This event is for students in grades K-3 only. Gifts range from $.25 to $10 with most being in the $5 range.
The Holiday Shoppe will run on Saturday, December 9th at the Boys and Girls Club from 10am-2pm. All children wanting to participate will need to sign up for a time slot. Parents will bring their child(ren) to the club at their designated time slot and then wait in the car while their child(ren) shop. Volunteers will be there to shop with your child(ren) and bring them back to your car when completed. If you have a child that may be anxious or need extra support we are happy to allow one parent to shop with them – please email kim@gmpto.org if needed.
Time slots are on a first come, first serve basis. Make sure to sign-up each of your children for a timeslot, not yourself!
Register at this link: Holiday Shoppe Student Sign-Up
Bows and Scotch Tape!
We are in need of bows and scotch tape for the holiday shoppe! You can drop them off in the box in the front lobby of the school or feel free to use the below Amazon wish list and have them shipped directly to the Holiday Shoppe coordinator. Thank you in advance for your help!
GM PTO's 2023 Annual Fundraiser
The GM PTO is in the process of deciding and planning our 2023 annual fundraiser. This is our big fundraiser that we rely heavily on to provide enrichment to our GM students and staff. Please take a moment to fill out the survey below and provide valuable feedback of what you would like to see for our annual fundraiser!
Get caught up on all the latest PTO news by visiting the Green Meadow PTO website! https://greenmeadowpto.membershiptoolkit.com/
This month the PTO meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 12, at 7:00 PM.
Community Resources
WAVM Coloring Contest
Students in PreK - Grade 3 are invited to participate in the WAVM coloring contest for the Telethon. The coloring pages have been sent home in backpacks. Students should put their first and last name on the back of their completed coloring page. Pages can be returned to the student's teacher or the Green Meadow main office by December 20th. The winners will be featured on live television through WAVM.
WAVM Santa Meet & Greet
WAVM is sponsoring a Santa Meet & Greet on Saturday, December 9, from 10:00 - 10:30 AM, at Maynard High School. Families can arrive between 9:40 - 10:00 AM. A note went home with a QR code that does not work. Plesae email juliakelleymarie@gmail.com if you would like to sign up for the event. This event is free.
Maynard Public Library - Meet Zora the Reading Dog
Zora the Reading Dog will be visiting the Maynard Public Library on the second and fourth week of every month! Zora won't read to you but you can read to Zora.....and she'll love it. For ten whole minutes you can have your own, private session with this caring canine. She can be the dog you always wanted.....for ten minutes, anyway. Here's the link to sign up:
https://maynardpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/2023-january/
Maynard High School Blood Drive
Donate blood! Maynard High School is holding a blood drive with Mass General Hospital on Friday, December 15th from 10:00am-3:30pm! Visit http://bit.ly/MaynardMGH to book an appointment - you get a FREE shirt as a thank you! Contact Emily Chau via email at ec2696@s.maynard.k12.ma.us or text at 978-493-3044 with any questions.
Community Food Pantries
The Open Table Food Pantry (www.opentable.org; 33 Main St, Maynard) is open on Tuesdays, 3:30 - 6:30 PM and Thursdays, 1 - 4:30 PM and offers free bags of groceries 1x/week. Open Table also allows families to pick up frozen meals for family members weekly.
The Maynard Food Pantry (www.maynardfoodpantry.com; 82 Main St., Maynard) is open on Mondays from 10 AM - 12 noon 1-2x/month