Dear Greenwood Families,
Happy Monday! October already? The weather certainly shifted to fall-like temperatures quickly…and you’ll hear no complaints from us! I’ve been noticing a lot of apples popping up in lunchboxes from apple-picking adventures. I’m assuming the apple cider donuts got eaten too quickly to make it to school! Or maybe that’s just in my household…
School Photo Day
O’Connor Studios will be at Greenwood this Thursday, October 6th to take individual student photos, class photos, and the 4th grade group photo. You should have received an email from O’Connor about photo ordering options (for a reference point, I received one on September 27th and a reminder on September 30th - if you do not see the email in your inbox, please check your spam folder and other family email addresses we have on file for your student).
Please note: the 4th grade photo will start being organized around 8:45am, so please make extra sure your child is on time.
Snack Milk
While school lunches are free this year, milk at snacktime is not. If you would like your child to have milk during snack, please be sure and return the order form for snack milk. If you need a hard copy, please reach out to Ms. Paiva and one can be sent home with your child.
Greenwood School Council
The Greenwood School Council held its first meeting of the year on Thursday, September 29th. The School Council consists of parent and staff representatives and provides input/feedback for our school improvement plan, school budget, and educational needs/goals for Greenwood.
2022-2023 Members
Tiffany Back, Greenwood Principal
Jeanine Campbell, Greenwood Grade 4 Teacher
Marlena Maier, Greenwood Parent
Heather McCarthy, Greenwood Parent
Our first meeting consisted of reviewing the Greenwood School Improvement Plan, which will be shared at the Wakefield School Committee meeting on Tuesday, October 11th. Please feel free to reach out to any School Council member for more information or with topics of interest.
MCAS Results - FYI
You may have seen the news articles/stories last week about the results of MCAS testing from Spring 2022. At this time, we do not have an exact date for when individual student reports will be made available to send out to families. As soon as we know anything, we’ll pass it along to you!
WPS COVID Guidelines for 2022
Please see the linked guidelines, aligned with guidance provided by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, for current information about COVID protocols in the Wakefield Public Schools.
WPS Biweekly Community Zoom Meeting
WPS district administration will continue to host weekly community Zoom meetings as an opportunity to provide updates, highlight the good work that is happening in the district, and also hear questions and feedback from families. The next Zoom call will be on Thursday, October 6th from 4:00-5:00pm.. Here is the Zoom link to join:
Meeting ID: 853 3883 6385
Passcode: 986074
Wakefield Academy Enrichment Courses - Enrollment Deadline 10/3
The following message was sent out via School Messenger to families - if you didn’t see it, please update your PowerSchool contact information!
Wakefield Academy is excited to announce that their Fall 2022 Enrichment for our PreK to Grade 8 students is open for enrollment! We have new experiences as well as our classics back for your child’s enjoyment! Unless otherwise noted, all courses start the week of October 10th and run for 6 weeks.
Please use the link below or go to our website to check out our new registration system, Eleyo, where you will find all of our enrichment offerings by school (scroll down to find your child's school). This new system has made it so much easier for you to choose the right program to meet your child’s schedule. Just add your course(s) to your cart and checkout as you would shopping at any online store. Additionally, for our childcare families, you can make your payment for all programs at once. Just a reminder to our extended day program families, you can complete your October schedule after you have selected your enrichment courses so your schedule is completely covered. We hope you enjoy our new enrollment format and system!
If you are new to Eleyo, you will create a parent account by clicking the “create one now” at the bottom of the sign-in screen (just like you would for an athletic program or recreation department account). Once you add your child or children to your account, you will then be able to choose any course your child would enjoy. Please note, you do not need to complete an annual registration to sign-up for our enrichment programs, annual registration is only for enrolling in our extended day program.
No School - Monday, October 10th
Just a reminder that all WPS schools and offices will be closed on Monday, October 10th. Enjoy the three-day weekend!
Greenwood School Social Media
We are on Facebook and Instagram! Check us out - @wpsgreenwood on both Instagram and Facebook!
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with questions. Thank you for everything you do to support your children and their learning! Let’s have a great week!
Tiffany Back