Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, September 1, 2024
NEWSLETTER
There are so many inspiring activities that occur daily at Glenwood. I include photos of students engaging in these activities and share them. Names of students are not posted in the newsletter. If you do not want your child's picture included in my newsletter, please send me an email at karen_cappucci@wrsd.net.
If I do not hear from you, it will count as permission to include students in the weekly newsletter.
News From Dr. Cappucci
Buses 21, 19, 11
Buses 21, 19 and 11 are full. We cannot add one more child to those buses. Please plan accordingly for half days.
Thank you for understanding.
Phone Call After 3:15 pm.
We appreciate your help with this.
Alternate Transportation Needs
This is usually used for childcare.
This must be approved by the bus company and your child will need a signed note from the office for all first time trips on a new bus. Approval may take 1-2 weeks.
Cell Phones
Save The Date
September
2 and 3-No School
9- PTO meeting 6:30
12- Curriculum Night
25th and 26th Vision and Hearing- Students should bring their glasses or hearing aids if they wear them.
October
7- Parent Conferences evening
October 10 and 11- 1/2 days Lunch will be served
October 10 1/2 day- Parent Conferences
14- No School
17-Picture Day
17 and 18 turn in emails for the Magazine Drive for Weepuls
21 Magazine Drive Turn in day
24-Magazine Drive Turn in day
28- Magazine Drive Turn in day
31-Magazine Drive Turn in day
November
4-PTO Meeting 6:30
5-No School- Professional Development
7-Limo Lunch and Lucky Ducks Day
8-Veterans Day for Veterans and their families only
11th- No School
27-29 Thanksgiving Break
December
13-Concert
10:00
1:30
20-Last Day before break
January
2- Return to School
20-MLK Day No School
29- Half Day- Lunch will be served
February
17-21-Winter break
28- Community Reading Day
March
10-14 Book Fair
13 Book Fair evening shopping and family STEAM Night
19-1/2 day lunch will be served
April
21-25 Spring break
May
14-1/2 day Lunch will be served
June
6-Concert
10:00
1:30
9-Field Day-Subject to Snow Days
10- Fifth Grade Celebration- Subject to Snow Days
11- Rain date for either Field Day or fifth grade celebration
12-1/2 day and last day
Fundraisers- these are not official dates
Meadowbrook Farms-September
Magazine Drive Oct. 12
Brilla Coffee Nov. 1-14
Fact-thon January/February
Penny Wars
Square 1 Art Holiday Extravaganza November 1-15
Book Fair March 11-18
Monthly Movies
Spirit Wear
Opt Out Form for Wellness Screening
2024-2025 School Calendar
HOMEWORK AT GLENWOOD- STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO READ NIGHTLY AND PRACTICE THEIR FACTS.
In an effort to allow children to be children and give them time to explore their interests and spend time with their families, we will continue with our unstructured homework. It is expected that students read (20 -40 minutes a night depending on their grade levels) and practice math facts nightly. It’s just expected that both will be done. Students will be held accountable for knowing their math facts as well as reading for enjoyment each night. The only time homework will be formally assigned is when students need to study for a test/quiz or complete a project. Here is a list of things you can do with your child at home in the absence of formal homework. I know it is tempting for children to use a device or watch TV in the absence of formalized homework, but the following list will provide a more fun and enriching experience for your child.
What is Happening At Glenwood
The Makerspace
A true makerspace is defined not by what's in it, but rather by what comes out of it: projects, experiences, artifacts, and learning. At Glenwood we are looking to have a makerspace that opens opportunities for children to design, create and explore. We are looking for donations of materials we can use in our makerspace. We are in desperate need of materials for our makerspace. Some things that we can not get enough of are:
small pieces of wood and nails for building
Cereal and cardboard boxes
masking and duct tape,
toilet paper and paper towel rolls,
craft supplies,
cereal boxes,
cardboard,
fabric, yarn,
streamers
plastic containers,
or anything that may end up in the recycling bin
We appreciate these and other materials that are in a clean and usable condition.
First Day of School Assembly
All students participated in the First Day of School Assembly. We read the Perfectly Perfect Wish together.
Our perfectly, perfect wish for Glenwood students is:
That you never give up!
That you always give us your best effort!
That you choose to be nice!
And LOVE IT HERE!
We had our first fire drill with the Rutland Fire Department
High Five Friday with the Rutland Fire Department
The first week of school is always spent developing a classroom community.
3rd Grade
Community building with Mrs. Johanson
4th Grade
All 4th graders will work on the Paper Chain STEM Challenge.
Our newest 4th grade teacher, Ms. Levins
Community building with Mrs. Butterfield
5th Grade
Map Exploration with Mrs. Panagakis
All students will be assigned their own laptops.
Mrs. Grillo was working with students to sign into their laptops.
Specialists
Meet Mr. Liam Comeau, PE Teacher
Art with Mrs. Hughes
Music with Mrs. Arsenault
School Psychologist, Dr. Liubovich
School Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Pasquino
MPY ANNOUNCES NEW PARENTING SOLUTIONS LIBRARY
Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) is pleased to announce its new MPY Parenting Solutions Library. The MPY Parenting Solutions Library is offered at no charge, in partnership with Peace At Home Parenting Solutions, a non-profit located in Mansfield, Connecticut. Peace At Home Parenting Solutions is a dynamic hub of trusted knowledge and compassionate support that inspires parents to create positive change for their children, their families and themselves. Through this new partnership, MPY is pleased to offer proven resources to help students’ families thrive.
Peace At Home Parenting Solutions specializes in empowering parents with evidence-based strategies to foster nurturing connections that safeguard their children's mental well-being. The trainings are presented by experts with advanced degrees and the trainings focus on child and adolescent development, including difficulties in school, mental health challenges, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ identity formation, racism, and grief. These trainings present easy-to-use strategies for long-lasting change.
FREE 24 HOME PARENTING VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
- Inspire School Success for Elementary, Middle and High School Students
- Parenting Principles for Progress Not Perfection
- Mental Health Knowledge and Skills
- Support Your Anxious Child Library
- ADHD and Autism: How to Help Your Child Thrive
The Home Parenting Solutions Library may easily be accessed using the link on MPY’s home page (mpyinc.org) or by clicking the button below. No log in or passcode is needed. We request your assistance sharing this valuable and free resource with parents in your district.
PTO NEWS
PTO Meetings for the year.
All meetings begin at 6:30.
9/9
10/
11/4
No meeting in December
1/6
2/3
3/3
4/7
5/5
6/2
Teacher Appreciation Week Sign Up.
PTO Fundraisers
Brilla Coffee- November
Penny Wars- April 1-5
Butter Braids March 24-4/7
Glenwood Tie-Dye MCAS shirts Needed
Do you have a Glenwood graduate?
Cleaning out drawers to make room for Winter and finding some of those cool blue Tie-Dye MCAS shirts..??
DO NOT THROW AWAY!!
Recycle and REUSE
The MCAS Rally is Coming March 2024!!
Glenwood is looking for extra MCAS shirts to have on hand for those hard working students that forget or may have financial challenges
Please consider donating your gently used MCAS shirts by dropping them off with Dr Cappucci or contacting
glenwoodpto1@gmail.com for pick up
Thank you
Community Events
Cub Scouts Pack 141
Cornerstone Bank offers bank accounts for students.
Cori
If you have been CORI'd at one of the three Rutland schools, then your CORI will carry over to the next school, however, they are only active for three years. There are times when we can get the results of a CORI check back quickly, but there are also times when we wait weeks for the results.
Avoid the rush by checking in with Mrs. Johnstone prior to any school activity.
Glenwood School Information
School Hours: Doors open at Glenwood at 8:55am. Please do not drop off students unattended prior to 8:55am as we do not have staff in place to monitor students until the doors are open. Our dismissal begins around 3:30 (a bit earlier even in the beginning of the year).
Dismissal: If you need to dismiss your child early for any reason, please send in a note to their homeroom teacher the morning of the dismissal or send an email to their teacher and Mrs. Johnstone that morning. Please include your child’s first and last name as well as their homeroom teacher on all notes. Please refrain from dismissals after 3:15pm as the office gets busy with dismissal preparation.Absent: If your child will be absent, please call the school in the morning to notify us. If you know in advance that your child will not be in school, please send an email to their homeroom teacher and our school secretary, Mrs. Johnstone (jeanine_johnstone@wrsd.net) in advance notifying us. Please include their first and last name, homeroom teacher, reason for absence and duration of absence.
PLEASE NOTE: Do not email staff/ teachers regarding dismissal changes during the school day. We can not guarantee that staff will read the email and/or there is always a chance that our technology has a disruption. Please call the office with any dismissal changes during the day. Thank you!
Tardy: If your child will be tardy to school, please walk them to the front office upon arrival to check in. Your child is tardy if they arrive after 9:08.
PowerSchool: The Parent Portal in PowerSchool is the key tool for accessing important information (Student Handbook/ Report Cards). Please let us know in the office if you are having trouble accessing the Parent Portal.
Volunteering: You will need to complete a Cori Form that can be found online in order to volunteer at school. Approvals generally take 4 weeks. At times, opportunities to volunteer may be available. The link to the CORI FORM is also located below. Please don't wait until spring (i.e. Field Day) to get your CORI. Please take the time to get this done early in the school year. Thank you!
Breakfast Menu
Breakfast choices will change daily except for Tuesday, which will always be a bagel day-either French toast or plain. On the other days we will offer the following:
Chocolate chip muffin, glazed mini bites ( donut holes), blueberry, banana or lemon bread, large powdered donut, cinnamon buns, or a breakfast bar (donut stick)
Students will get a juice or a piece of fruit along with the breakfast item.
Cereal will be the alternate everyday.
Lunch Menu
Notes from Mrs. Lawton, School Nurse
Welcome to the Health Update-
To The Parents of 4th and 5th graders:
Thank You to those who have sent in recent copies of their children’s MD physicals and updated immunizations- I appreciate it! For those of you who haven’t been able to yet- if you could send them along as soon as possible, that would be great!
- The new Health Office website is up and running. Please visit this site: https://sites.google.com/wrsd.net/wrsdhealthservices/home
Reminders from Mrs. Johnstone, School Secretary
- It is important that we have the most up to date contact information for your child. Updates of contact information can be completed by contacting our school secretary Mrs. Johnstone at 508-886-0399 or by email at jeanine_johnstone@wrsd.net
- If your child will be absent, please notify us by either sending a note with your child, or notifying the school at 508-886-0399.
- If your child has a change in dismissal, please send in a note with your child's full name and teacher's name.
- Please ensure your CORI has not expired. Contact Mrs. Johnstone if you are unsure of your expiration date. Mrs. Johnstone has current information regarding the CORI. We cannot rush CORI checks at the end of the year as systems are overloaded.
- Unless otherwise noted: Dismissal on Early Release Days will begin at 12:30 with lunch being served.
News from the Cafeteria
- Please email jennifer_jones@wrsd.net if you do not want your child to purchase a snack from their Schoolbucks account. An alert will be placed on your child's account.
- Breakfast will continue to be offered daily for the 2021-2022 school year.
- All lunches will continue to be free for the 2021-2022 school year.
- Lunch Menus are available on the Glenwood website: http://www.wrsd.net/glenwood/