Glenwood News
What is happening at Glenwood, September 4, 2023
News from Dr. Cappucci
Open House
OPEN HOUSE
We will have one Open House Evening
Monday, September 18th.
Students will be invited to attend with parents. We do ask that siblings who are not Glenwood students do not attend. This gives all parents time to focus on their Glenwood students. You have two available time slots. You may choose your time slots.
6:00-6:30 Group A
6:45-7:15 Group B
Please remember that this is a time to understand a day in the life of your child. It is not the time for a conference. Please reach out to teachers to set up a time to discuss any concerns you may have. All teachers are always willing to work closely with parents.
PTO Welcome back to school pizza night at the playground!
Back to School Pizza Night
When: Thursday, September 14th
Location: Glenwood Elementary School Playground
Time: 5:00-6:30pm
In order to make this event successful we are asking for donations of: Oreos, plates, napkins, bottles of water, and monetary donations. See sign up genius below. Venmo: @Glenwood-PTO
First PTO Fundraiser
Meadow Farms Fundraiser starts on Tuesday, September 5th through Friday, September 22nd.
Alternate Transportation Needs
This is usually used for childcare.
We will celebrate Veterans Day this year. Please fill out the form for all veterans that will be joining our celebration. There will be no Memorial Day Celebration this year.
Just a reminder that cell phones cannot be used during the school day or on the bus.
BUSES 19 AND 11
NEWSLETTER
There are so many inspiring activities that occur daily at Glenwood. I include photos of students engaging in these activities and share them with Glenwood parents. 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.
Save The Date
September
11- First PTO Meeting in the Glenwood Library
14-Welcome back Pizza Night sponsored by the PTO
18- Open House- Parents and students welcome
27- 1/2 day Dismissal begins at 12:30. Lunch will be served.
28 and 29 Vision and Hearing Screening
October
2-PTO Meeting in the Glenwood Library
9- State Holiday
11- Magazine Drive
November
1- 1/2 day dismissal begins at 12:30. Lunch will be served
6-PTO Meeting in the Glenwood Library
9-Veterans Day Celebration 2:00pm- Veterans and their families invited.
10- No School Veterans Day observed
22-24- no school Thanksgiving Break
December
4-PTO Meeting in the Glenwood Library
8- Winter Concert
22 Winter Break begins
January
2 Return from Winter Break
15- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- no school
February
19-23 No school Winter Break
March
5- No School
27- 1/2 day Dismissal begins at 12:30. Lunch will be served.
April
15-19- Spring Break
May
15- 1/2 day Dismissal begins at 12:30. Lunch will be served.
27- Memorial Day- no school
June
7- Spring Concert
11th- 5th grade celebration and parade- may be moved based on snow dayas
10 Field Day- Rain Date = This is scheduled to be moved based on snow days.
12- Last day of school 1/2 day. No lunch will be served.
Fundraisers- these are not official dates
Meadowbrook Farms-
Magazine Drive Oct. 12
Brilla Coffee Nov. 1-14
Fact-thon January/February
Square 1 Art Holiday Extravaganza November 1-15
Book Fair March 11-18
Spirit Wear
Amazon Smile
Mass Save
2023-2024 School Year 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
Makerspace News
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.
We held a whole school meeting on our first day.
3rd Grade
Meet Glenwood's Staff
Meet the Third Grade Team
All About Me Bags with Ms. Amend
First Flashlight Friday with Ms. Amend
All About Me Pendants with Ms. McCarthy
Name Poems with Mrs. Johanson
Math Coloring with Mrs. Boucher
Notebook titles with Ms. Lee
All About Me Bags with Mrs. Gendron
4th Grade
Meet the Fourth Grade Team
STEM Activity for the Vicksdumafield Team
Mr. Vickstrom and Mrs. Butterfield
Mrs. Dumas
Math Games with Mr. Lague
Setting Up Music Folders with Ms. Paulson
5th Grade
Meet the Fifth Grade Team
Mr. Jaffe is the Science Teacher
Kickball Science with Mr. Jaffe
Mrs. Grillo Teaches ELA
Ms. Zenaro teaches ELA-writing
Mrs. Panagakis teaches Math
Mrs. Gendron Teaches Social Studies
Students in 5th grade kicked off social studies class with a STEM project, creating the Statue of Liberty out of tape and straws in Mrs. Gendron’s classroom!
Fifth graders in Mrs. Gendron’s social studies class are kicking off the year with a map challenge! Today they practiced cartography, drawing maps with and without a grid system. They discussed the importance of having accurate maps and the struggles involved in making them.
Art with Mrs. Hughes
Music with Mrs. Arsenault
PE with Ms. Teevens
Working with Mrs. Ross
Dr. Liubovich-School Paychologist
Mrs. Lague-speech and language assistant
Mrs. Driscoll-OT
PTO NEWS
PTO Meetings for the year.
- Monday, September 11th
- Monday , October 2nd
- Monday, November 6th
- Monday, December 4th
PTO FUndraisers
Amazon Smile
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 2023!!
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
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Sepac News
Free Fall Soccer Programs for All! Register Today
There are three great, FREE programs offered to Wachusett students, hosted by Holden Youth Soccer. Sessions start the weekend after Labor Day (9/9 and 9/10) and offer a great experience. Learn more about each program in the flyer and this site: https://sites.google.com/wrsd.net/sepac/community-programs
Kindly,
SEPAC
Scouting Open House
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
The breakfast menu is as follows:
Monday: chocolate chip mini loaf
Tuesday: plain bagel or cinnamon bagel with cream cheese
Wednesday: lemon bread or blueberry bread
Thursday: cinnamon bun or a donut stick
Friday: chocolate or powdered mini donuts or a 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/