Principal, Karen Lindquist - klindquist@maynard.k12.ma.us

Assistant Principal, Kate Murray - kmurray@maynard.k12.ma.us

Administrative Assistant- Kathy Sullivan - ksullivan@maynard.k12.ma.us

Administrative Assistant- Nancy Dangelo - ndangelo@maynard.k12.ma.us

School Nurse, Maria Bourgeois - mbourgeois@maynard.k12.ma.us

Main Office Line - (978) 897-8246

Absentee Phone Line - (978)897-0310

9/26 - Back to School Night for Parents and Caregivers, 6:00 - 7:30

9/26 - GM PTO Meeting, 7:30, Green Meadow Cafeteria - Please join us!

9/27 - Early Release Day, GM dismissal 11:45 AM, No PreK

9/27 - Black and Orange Day at Green Meadow!

10/18 - Early Release Day, GM dismissal 11:45 AM, No PreK

10/19 - PTO Pumpkin Palooza Family Event, more details to come

10/25 - Early Release Day, GM dismissal 11:45 AM, No PreK

10/25 - Parent Conferences, Teachers will share a schedule

10/31 - Green Meadow Autumn Walk, 8:45 AM

11/5 - Election Day, No School for Students, Staff PD day

11/8 - Green Meadow Veteran's Day Breakfast

12/13 - Winter Concert for Grades 1-3, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

4/8 - 4/9 - Grade 3 ELA MCAS testing

5/6 - 5/7 - Grade 3 Math MCAS testing

The Green Meadow Back to School Night is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. It is an opportunity for parents and caregivers to meet staff, learn about curriculum, visit with other community members, and attend our first PTO meeting. This is not an event for students.

Back to School Night Schedule

• This year it will be held on Thursday, September 26

• 6:00 - 6:30 - Grades PreK, K & 1

• 6:30 - 6:45 - Welcome by Karen Lindquist and Kate Murray

• 6:45 - 7:15 - Grades 2 & 3

• Representatives from SEPAC, the Maynard Building Committee, the GMS PTO, and others will be present that evening in the cafeteria.

• Specialists can be available in classrooms for parent/guardian visits.

Parking can be found in the Crowe Park lot, available spaces in the staff lot, and at Fowler.

Please click on the link below to access the slide presentation and additional links shared by our specialists.

Art - Taylor Vanaria

Library - Sarah Paisner

Music - Natalie Wong

PE - Randal Wood

Technology - Lisa DiSalvatore

Please read this excerpt from the Green Meadow Handbook to answer any questions you may have about our cell phone or smart watch policy. If a student needs to call home they can do so from the main office or school nurses' office phone. A student's teacher or counselor may also allow a student to call home from a classroom phone.

Electronic Device Policy

Electronic articles including but not limited to cell phones, smart watches, recording devices, cameras, handheld games, gizmo gadgets etc. are prohibited. If brought to school, these items must remain in a student’s backpack during the day. These items will be confiscated and held in the office until a parent collects the item/s.

Please note that the security of these specific personal items, as well as personal items such as Pokemon or trading cards, or any well-loved item from home, cannot be guaranteed secure while at school. Please be sure to discuss with your child what they want to bring to school and make sure you are both comfortable with the decision knowing that the school is not responsible if the items are lost or taken. (p. 23 of the Green Meadow Handbook)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17EldEpCrE2abDeqQjCgAvH4NNI3CV9EjYEVGfYv4l_0/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.maynard.k12.ma.us/o/green-meadow-school/page/gm-building-project-information

We continue to meet and work through the MSBA design development process. We recently held a hybrid meeting to share where we are in the process.

Please click here to watch a short 15 minute presentation regarding the current status and the timeline of the Green Meadow building project.

Link to recent Building Update about the blasting phases of the project:

https://secure.smore.com/n/7xms4

All abutters and others, if desired, can be notified with text or email notification prior to blast. If you would like to be added to this notification list, please call Esta Falvey, at Northern Construction, at 508-603-5220.

Click on the link to read the lastest school lunch menu options: https://www.fdmealplanner.com/

Calling All New Families - Check out our PTO website and join our email list to stay on top of news and events. We can't wait for you to get involved!

https://greenmeadowpto.membershiptoolkit.com/

The first PTO Meeting will be in-person at Green Meadow School, on September 26, immediately following the Back to School Night schedule.

ELPAC (English Learner Parent Advisory Council) Resources

SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) Resources

Multilingual Learner Resources

A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents

As part of the Department of Justice Project Safe Childhood Initiative aimed at combatting the online sexual exploitation of children, the US Attorney’s Office is hosting a virtual internet safety presentation for parents. The presentation will educate parents on the dangers children face on the internet and how to keep them safe online. Please feel free to share this email and the attached flyer with your department, school administrators and community.

What: Webex Webinar – Keeping Children Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents

When: Wednesday, October 9th @ 6:30 pm (log in begins at 6:00 pm)

Registration link: https://usao.webex.com/weblink/register/r3c6f24c5e409d764c38ac82d069f700e

*Registration is required. Space is limited. The Webex platform has a maximum capacity of 1000 attendees. If you have any questions or if we have reached registration capacity, please email USAMA.PSCOutreach@usdoj.gov to be put on a waitlist for the next presentation.

Please find the flyer attached that can be included in any school communications/parent/principal newsletters now through the end of September. Feel free to use any combination of the flyer with or without any of the text below.

Maynard’s 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment is now open! Take this survey to help inform future priorities.

The survey in English is available here: https://forms.office.com/g/cjJf6CzSRa

Responda a encuesta en español aquí: https://forms.office.com/g/1K6434KZUP

Responda a esta pesquisa em português aqui: https://forms.office.com/g/bpppMqj8wr

Pran sondaj sa an kreyòl ayisyen isit la: https://forms.office.com/g/BdpisqV91V

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

The Maynard Food Pantry offers a weekly Backpack Program for all students in PreK-Grade 5 that aims to offer food assistance to families. Each backpack is filled with nutritious, non-perishable food at no cost. Forms were sent home to families in backpacks last week. If you need a form, they are available in the Green Meadow main office. You can also request one by emailing Kate Murray at kmurray@maynard.k12.ma.us.

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