Dear Greenwood Families,
Happy Monday! It seems a little hard to believe that we’re teetering on the edge of April break, given that it feels like we just launched the school year this past week. Even though we’ve had students and staff in the building since September through the hybrid model, there was something extra-special about the increased level of activity in and around the building. Because my office windows face toward the Greenwood garden, I was especially pleased to see and hear classes taking advantage of the outdoor classroom space for learning blocks. We just need the weather to continue to cooperate!
Reminder - April Break
School will be out for April break the week of April 19-23. Office hours will be very limited - email is the best point of contact if you need something that week.
COVID Notifications
When there is an instance of a positive COVID test result for a member of our Greenwood community, we will message out the relevant information to those who are directly impacted. If there is a case detected in your child’s classroom, your family will receive a phone call and/or email as notification. This takes place once contact tracing is complete, and it will let you know if your child is or is not considered a close contact. In order to maintain the privacy of individuals, we do not share more information than that. You can always reach out to me or Mary Doherty, our school nurse, with additional questions.
Staffing Update
We have a new lunch monitor here at Greenwood! Patti Milley started with us last Monday to help supervise lunch and lunch recess, and she has really been enjoying getting to know the kids! Mrs. Milley was working at Wakefield Academy this year while we were in the hybrid model, and we were lucky enough to scoop her up when full in-person learning started. We’re glad she’s here!
Greenwood Spirit Week
Health Reminder - Stay Vigilant!
Thank you for supporting us in our efforts to keep everyone safe by practicing and promoting safety precautions, which include hand hygiene, mask-wearing, social distancing, and avoiding group gatherings and travel to high-risk states where the rates of transmission are high (here is a link to the MA Travel Guidelines, in case a need to travel out of state arises). We are also asking for you to keep children home if they are experiencing any of the following symptoms:
Fever of 100.0 or higher, and/or chills
Cough (not due to other known cause such as chronic cough, asthma, allergies)
Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Headache when in combination with other symptoms
Muscle aches or body aches
Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
Fatigue when in combination with other symptoms
Nasal congestion or runny nose when in combination with other symptoms and not due to other known causes such as allergies
Unusual rash when in combination with other symptoms
Our school nurse, Mrs. Doherty, is always happy to answer any questions you may have or provide clarification.
Technology Support
Please email the WPS Tech Department at technology@wpsk12.org if your child is in need of technology support while at home.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with questions. Thank you for everything you do to support your children and their learning!
Tiffany Back