Dear Greenwood Families,

Happy Monday! Busier and busier…welcome June!

Reminder - Grade 3 Recorder Concert

Greenwood third graders have been working hard in music and chorus classes and are excited to invite families to their concert! The performance will take place on Monday, June 2nd from 2:15-2:45pm in the Greenwood gym.

WMHS Elementary School Walk

This Friday, June 6th will feature some special visitors here at Greenwood! After their graduation rehearsal on Friday, Wakefield Memorial High School seniors will be returning to their elementary schools to walk the halls one more time. Greenwood is excited to welcome back our graduating Gators and cheer them on as they head toward their next steps!

Wakefield Youth Council School Supplies Drive

Organized by the Youth Council, in collaboration with the Environmental Sustainability Committee, this school supplies drive is working to collect gently used supplies which might otherwise end up in a landfill. Instead of throwing out your old crayons, binders, ect., donate them! This will help support our teachers, enrich our students’ educations, and make our town a greener place to live. Collection boxes are to be located in each elementary school, the middle school, and the high school. Please see the linked flyer for more details, and feel free to reach out to Youth Council member Ellie Pritchard at elliepritchard530@gmail.com with any questions.

Lost & Found

Is your child missing a coat? A sweatshirt? Or maybe even three of them? Our Greenwood lost & found is once again overflowing with unclaimed clothing, and we really want to reunite as many items as possible with their rightful owners before the end of the school year. If you’d like to come and take a peek, please contact Ms. Paiva to arrange a time. Once school is out for the summer, all remaining items will be donated.

End of the Year Dates

I haven’t gotten many “What’s the date of the last day of school? emails yet, but I anticipate they’ll be coming soon! Now that we’re safely past the threat of snow days (!!), here is a list of a few key dates for your June calendars:

Monday, 6/2 - Grade 3 Recorder Concert (2:15pm)
Thursday, 6/5 - Grade 1 Field Trip
Friday, 6/6 - WMHS “Senior Walk” at Greenwood (time TBD)
Thursday, 6/12 - Field Day (starting at 12:00pm)
Friday, 6/13 - Grade 4 Field Trip
Monday, 6/16 - Grade 4 Moving On Ceremony (9:30am)
Monday, 6/16 - Last day for Greenwood Kindergarten (11:55am dismissal for K only)
Tuesday, 6/17 - Greenwood Incoming Kindergarten Screening
Wednesday, 6/18 - Last day for Greenwood 1st-4th Grades (11:55am dismissal)

Lunchroom Volunteers

Our faithful volunteers will be delighted to know that the Sign-Up Genius has once again been cleaned up - no more scrolling through months of old dates to get to current opportunities!

Do you have any free time between 12:00-1:10pm on school days? Looking for a way to help out at Greenwood? Come join us as a lunchroom volunteer! If you’d like to come in and help support students while they’re eating lunch, please see the linked Sign-Up Genius to select time slots all the way up until THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR! Single days, multiple days, one time slot, the whole lunch block…we welcome any and all helpers!

Lunchroom volunteers will help students with those tricky thermoses, hand out napkins and utensils, support students while they sort items into composting/food rescue/trash, and help clean tables at the end of each lunch. Oh, and the most important thing - bring smiles and laughter!

NOTE: You will need to have a CORI form completed before coming in for any lunch shifts - please contact Ms. Paiva about the process or to check if you have a current one on file

Keep the volunteers coming! Kids love to see everyone at lunchtime!

Greenwood School Social Media

We are on Facebook and Instagram, and one of my personal goals this year is to show off the fun we’re having throughout Greenwood! 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

Principal, Greenwood School