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Grizzly Gazette

Back to School Edition 24-25

Grizzly GazetteBack to School Edition 24-25

Welcome back, Greenwood, to the 2024-2025 school year!

It is with great excitement that I write this welcome back gazette as Greenwood’s principal and I know this will be a fantastic year here at Greenwood. As a new member to the Greenwood community, I am eager to meet all the faces that make up our school. Staff have been busy getting things ready and I am so excited to see students in action soon and get to know your families. As a partner in your student's education here at Greenwood, it is important that you always read the Grizzly Gazette to stay informed!


Our first day of school is Monday, August 26th! This is a half day of school with dismissal at 11:25am.

While the external portion of our building will be finished up in the next several weeks, the new office and inside portions are ready for our students. See below for new procedures now that we are in the new entrance.


We are so excited about two great events the week before school starts! See attached flyers and below for details!


In partnership,

Reba McNally, Greenwood Principal

Back to School Events!

Event Information

Welcome Night for Greenwood NEW Families and Kindergarteners

We look forward to welcoming all NEW Greenwood families and kindergarteners on this day to provide you with important information about our school and Lakeview. See attached flyer below!

K and young 5 families, see flyer below for your scheduled times.

When?

Thursday, Aug 22, 2024, 06:00 PM

Where?

Greenwood Elementary School, Joan Street, St. Clair Shores, MI, USA

Event Information

PTO Snow Cone Social/Meet the Principal - ALL Families

Our wonderful PTO has planned a great back to school snow cone event to bring our community back together for the school year. This will be held at Greenwood on Friday, August 23rd at 5pm. All families, including new, are encouraged to attend. See attached flyer.

When?

Friday, Aug 23, 2024, 05:00 PM

Where?

Greenwood Elementary School, Joan Street, St. Clair Shores, MI, USA

New Main Entrance - See Map!

Our office has officially moved to the new main entrance! Please use this entrance when arriving at Greenwood for an appointment/volunteering. If you are coming for a short time, please park in the few spots near the new entrance. The bus loop can be used for parking from 8:30-2:30 ONLY.

Arrival & Dismissal - See Map!

Greenwood students line up at grade level assigned doors around the building. Please see the map below for grade level specifics. Please remember that parking in the bus loop on Elmdale is prohibited during arrival and dismissal.

  • Arrival line supervision begins a few minutes after 8:00am. For safety purposes, please plan for your student to arrive at school between 8:05am and 8:13am. Greenwood staff asks that students arrive as close to the 8:13am bell as possible as students will be lining up outside in all types of weather. We will only pivot to indoor line up in extreme weather conditions.

  • If your student is not enrolled in latchkey, please have a plan in place for your student to be picked up each day at 3:19.

Free Lunch & Breakfast

All students have access to free breakfast and lunch, every day! Breakfast will open at 7:45am in the cafeteria before school begins each day. Please have your student in line by 7:55 if they are having school breakfast. Students should enter through the 5th grade entrance on the above map for breakfast.

See the attachment below for our August lunch menu.

See more about our food service programs in the link below.

Bell Schedule

FULL DAY

  • 8:13am Bell to enter school

  • 3:19 Full-Day Dismissal

HALF DAY

  • 8:13am Bell to enter school

  • 11:25 Half-Day Dismissal

EARLY RELEASE

  • 8:13am Bell to enter school

  • 1:49pm Early Release Dismissal

Latchkey

Registration is required! If your family is not registered for Latchkey, you must have timely and reliable student drop-off and pick-up procedures in place. Click the link below for more information/registration.

Class Placements

Families will be able to view their student's teacher/class placement in the PowerSchool Parent Portal on Friday, August 23rd after 4:00pm.

Volunteering & PTO

Our PTO at Greenwood hosts many amazing events throughout the year! If you think that you will ever be interested in volunteering, please fill out the volunteer consent form below and return to the main office at the start of the school year. This consents a background check. A cleared background check is required to volunteer for events, field trips, assemblies, etc. It is best to have one on file just in case! This must be completed every school year.

Lakeview District Calendar

That is all for now! See you soon, Grizzlies 💚💜

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