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News & Information for Greenwood Elementary


2/16/17
From the Desk of Dr. G
Parent Input Form
Each spring, the Greenwood team works together to collaborate on the creation of balanced learning groups. Many important variables are considered, and teachers who know your child well are part of the process. As balanced learning groups are formed, the principal assigns a teacher to each group of students. We have created a form that provides parents the option to provide input into this process.

Click HERE for a copy of our Parent Input form. Hard copies should be submitted in a sealed envelope to the main office by March 30, 2017. We strive to communicate class placement decisions a week before Open House. Class placements will be posted on the front doors and downloaded into Skyward's Family Access.

Please note: We ask that the form that is linked above is used for all parent input. This will help us ensure that important information is available to everyone in the placement process. Please do not rely upon verbal requests, conferences, e-mails, etc., to provide input; we've found that we can best serve kids when a consistent process/form is used.

Sincerely,
Brad Gustafson, Principal
KICKS Food Drive
Our next KICKS service project will be a food drive for IOCP (Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners). It will take place February 27-March 3. Paper bags will be sent home next week for collection. Please send donations to school during the drive. For a list of what is needed, click HERE.
Mom and Daughter Book Club
Are you the mom of a fourth or fifth grade student who loves to read? Would you like to be a part of a girls only book club? Mrs. Gibbons (Greenwood Media Specialist) and Mrs. Kirchner (Meadow Ridge Media Specialist) are hosting a "Girls Read" book club for a limited number of participants in fourth and fifth grade. We want this to be a mom and daughter book club in the hopes it will open up great conversations about the topics in the book. The book we will be reading is Sticks and Stones, by local author Abby Cooper. Here are all the details:

You will be expected to either purchase a copy of the book or get it from the public library. We also have 2 copies in our school library. First come, first served. Please read it/share it by the week of March 19. We will have a celebration of our reading as well as a meet and greet/question and answer session with the author on Thursday, March 23 at 6:30 in the Meadow Ridge Media Center.

Sign up soon! Click HERE. Space is limited.

Please note: this is meant to be a mother daughter event, not a student drop off activity. By participating you commit to reading the book along with your child and attending the event with your daughter. Questions? Please contact Linda at linda.gibbons@wayzata.k12.mn.us.
Get Ready to March into Fitness
Greenwood will have a "March into Fitness" event March 1-31.  Students and their families are encouraged to participate by tracking fitness and healthy eating. Watch for more information and a calendar to come home soon. To print the instructions, click HERE. To print a calendar, click HERE. Participants can return their calendars April 10-21 to Miss Hurwitz or Mr. Gostomski during their PE time.  Participants will receive a prize. 
Carnival is March 17
Carnival is coming! Mark your calendar now for Friday, March 17, 5:30-8:30pm.

Volunteers
We need over 200 adults to power our Carnival. If you can volunteer an hour or two of your time, please sign up  HERE.

Tickets
Here is your chance to beat the lines for tickets. Forms for pre-sale tickets will be sent home next week. Pre-sale ticket orders will be accepted through Friday, March 10, and sent home prior to Carnival. Everyone who orders tickets through our pre-sale will be entered into a drawing for a front row parking spot and 25 free tickets! Questions? Email Rhonda ( rhonda.holland@metromold.com), Nikki ( nikerina@me.com), or Karine ( klelandais@gmail.com).

Junk Food Walk/Pop Toss
Our most popular game is BACK! However, to make this happen, we need your help. Our Goal: 250 of Salty Treats (like Doritos & Pringles), 250 Sweet Treats (like Oreos & M&M's), and 250 2-Liters of POP. Your kids (our future contestants) will love to help pick these out. Bring items to the Greenwood Front Office by March 11.

Adopt-A-Pet Room
A reminder that if you have stuffed animals that are ready for new homes, please drop them off in the bin in the front hallway at school. 
Yearbook Orders 
Orders for the 2016-2017 Greenwood Yearbook are now being taken at: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com.  You will need to enter Greenwood's school ID:  2180817. The yearbook price is $15.50. The last day to place an order is March 24. For more information, click HERE. Email kpendergast@mchsi.com with questions.
Please Join Us for Our 2nd Kindergarten  Information Night
Where: Greenwood Media Center
When: Thursday, February 23
Time: 5:30-6:30pm
Childcare will be provided
 
Our kindergarten teacher team, along with Kristy Maas, our school's Social Worker, will be leading an interactive discussion surrounding these topics:
 
- Personal Management Skills
- Sleep
- Daily Routines
Box Tops Contest
Last week's Box Tops contest winners are posted in the front hallway. Students that turn in 25 neatly clipped, unexpired Box Tops by Friday morning will be entered in a prize drawing. Students may submit more than one Box Tops entry each week. The contest will end this Friday, February 17.

Place your  Box Tops in a zip lock bag with your child's name, grade and teacher written on a slip of paper. Drop them off in the rolling cart located in the front hallway at Greenwood. Questions? 
Contact Margaret ( pipshome@mindspring.com) .
Help Review PTA Grant Applications
The Greenwood PTA has $5,000 to reward in grants to teachers and staff. The Grant Review Committee will be comprised of three teachers and four current, paid PTA members, including the current vice president. The time commitment for serving on this committee includes: a few hours at your discretion to review grant applications in early March, and you must be able to attend a meeting on Tuesday, March 7 at 2:30pm (at Greenwood) to determine how to allocate the funds. Please contact Heidi Pearson, PTA Vice President, if you are interested in serving on the committee (heidi@heidipearson.com or 612-209-7721). 
Mel & Broc's Adventures
Click HERE to see what Mel & Broc are up to. 

Look for new adventures posted here and in your student's school cafeteria!
Please Visit our Lost and Found
Our Lost and Found is overflowing!  Please take an inventory at home for any missing clothing. Items that are clearly labeled will be returned to students. Coming to Greenwood for your student's Choir Concert? Stop by Lost and Found then. Anything left on March 29 will be donated. 
What's New in Community Education?

Watch for the Summer 2017 Youth and Adult Enrichment catalog in early March. Register for current enrichment opportunities at wayzata.thatscommunityed.com.
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Upcoming Events
Through February 17
Box Tops Contest  

Through February 28
Read-a-thon

February 17
Wear your favorite hat!

February 21
February 22
Favorite Picture Book Day!

February 23
5:30-6:30pm
Kindergarten Information Night
Media Center

February 27
Joke, Riddle & Comic Book Day!

February 27-March 3
KICKS Food Drive

Febuary 28
All School Pajama Day!

March 1-31
March 6
7:00pm
March 7
2:30pm
PTA Grant Meeting

March 8
Author Day

March 10
Carnival Pre-Sale Orders Due

March 11
Carnival Junk Food Due 

March 17
Carnival 

March 23
6:30pm
Mother Daughter Book Club
Meadow Ridge Media Center

March 24
Yearbook Orders Due

March 29
Lost and Found Donated 

March 30
Parent Input Forms Due 
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Sincerely,

Greenwood Elementary

Greenwood Elementary
18005 Medina Road, Plymouth, MN 55446-2919
Phone: 763-745-5500 Fax: 763-745-5591  


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