Newsletter Archives
Join the Greenwood
NING It is
school-wide social network
From Kathy Gibson, secondary
English teacher...
I set up our Greenwood Ning
last semester, and we have
around 100 people who have
joined so far. If you have not
joined, follow this link:
http://greenwoodlab.ning.com/
You can join and make use of the site. Events, photos,
videos, podcasts, information,
etc. can be posted. People can
get information pretty quickly
and can respond back equally as
fast. I have it set up as a
private Ning site, which
requires you to know the site
address or to receive an
invitation. There are sections
for teachers & staff, parents,
students, and alums. Any
questions please ask me.
Kathy
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Thank to you all
for providing staplers for
the classroom! Wow!
What a response to my
request. We have a
good supply now, and won't
panic if we have one die on
us. You are terrific! |
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LAST CALL TO ORDER
SUMMER JAY WEAR!
Dead line to order Jay
Wear in time for
the Greenwood vs.
Catholic Soccer game:
This game will be played
Saturday, September 19th
and I will need orders
in THIS FRIDAY. We
would LOVE for as many
kids and parents to go
to this game and show
support...AND wear their
Jay Wear!! **THIS IS
NOT THE LAST CHANCE TO
ORDER JAY WEAR.**
**The last day to order the "summer line" is September 17th!
Parents can call me
personally, if they need
additional information
at 496-2121. Additional
forms are in the office.
Lisa deLeon |
And this letter from our student
teacher...
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
My name is Angie Lea and I am a
senior at Missouri State
University earning a degree in
Elementary Education. For the
next few weeks I will be a
student teacher in your child’s
classroom. My time will be
spent observing, planning,
instructing, motivating, and
most importantly learning! I am
excited to have the opportunity
to do my student teaching at
Greenwood where I know I will
have a very valuable experience.
Since I am going to be working
with your child, I thought you
would like to know a little more
about me. I’m from a small town
named Eugene, which is near
Jefferson City, Missouri. I
lived there all my life until I
moved to Springfield for a
higher education. My first year
of college I attended Ozarks
Technical Community College
where I earned an A.A. degree.
From there I transferred to MSU
to pursue an Elementary
Education degree with
expectations of graduating this
December. I have three older
brothers and am a proud aunt of
six nieces. I enjoy spending
time with my family and friends,
exercising, and relaxing.
I am looking forward to working
with Mrs. Johnson and your
child. I know that the things I
learn at Greenwood will be a
great asset in my future
teaching career. Please feel
free to contact me by sending a
note with your child or by
calling the school at 836-5124.
Thank you for your support and
cooperation!
Your Partner in Education,
Angie Lea |
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Picture Day,
Thursday, September 10
4th Grade individual pictures
taken 9:55-10:10 a.m.
Order packets will be with the
Home Connection envelopes today. |
BAKE SALE
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Bake Sale to raise money for
Light the Night
is coming soon.
We will be selling our goods at
Hill Hall on Wednesday,
September 16 from 9-11 a.m.
We will then sell at Greenwood
at noon and after school.
Start baking the goods and keep
them in the freezer!
If you are interested and
available to help out, I need
about 6 parents from 8:30-12:30
and again at 2:30-3:20 that day
and possibly on Thursday from
11:00-12:30 and after school, if
there are still goods to sell.
Contact Melissa Montgomery
after
Wednesday this week if
you can be there to help.
Parent Helper List
Baked goods that sell the best
are:brownies, lemon bars
Rice Krispie treats
cookies
sweet breads, such as zucchini,
pumpkin, poppy seed, etc.
Do not have anything iced or
squishy.
All goods should be individually
wrapped or put into zip
bags--one item per bag except
cookies should be 3 per bag.
All items will be selling for 50¢
per bag. |
Coming
Events
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Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day--no classes
Thursday, Sept. 10 Picture Day--individual pictures
taken 9:55-10:10 a.m.
Friday, Sept.
11 Sally
Foster Gift Wrap sales
end-forms to classroom
Monday, Sept.
14 PTA
Meeting and Ice Cream Social
Wednesday, Sept. 16 LTN bake
sale
Friday, Sept.
25 Blue
Jays-in-Blue Jeans at Gilardi's Ristorante 6:00
p.m.
September 29 Get LTN donations in to me for
express check-in
October 3 Light the Night Walk 6:00 p.m. Bass
Pro Parking Lot
October 5 - 9 Greenwood
Homecoming Week
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Tests/Projects |
This
week:
spelling pretest today; final
Word Study* test on
Friday (See Spelling City for the words
this week, posted on Tuesday.)
Next
week:
Spelling pretest on Monday:
final on Friday
*Word study includes both vocabulary and
spelling. Pre-tests will only refer to
the spelling aspect. Pre-tests
will be given on Mondays. Words
that are correctly spelled on the
pre-test will not be on the post test.
All spelling tests will be given orally
by partners on Fridays and handed in to
the teacher for grading. Vocabulary
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Just so you know...
Before and after school this week, Mrs. J...
- Monday, oral surgeon
appointment, 2:00--I get my
temporary tooth! Yippee! I can
smile again!
- Tuesday, technology
committee meeting, 3:30
- Wednesday, faculty meeting,
3:30
- Thursday, eMINTS
teaching, 3:30-7:30
- Friday,
- Saturday, |
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Please let me know if and when a link is not working on my website. |
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Math: We
are finishing up by creating a
PowerPoint in our
Polygon
WebQuest .
After oral presentations are made, I
will post the PowerPoints on Our
Showcase link. Thanks so much for
making your cameras available to the
children. They did a great job
last week researching, taking notes,
planning their presentation and taking
pictures of polygons around school!
Presentations will be on Thursday
between 8:40-9:00 and continue
9:50-10:30
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Language Arts
Reading:
Students should be reading
at least 30 minutes per
night! Fill out book
reports as books are
completed. go to:
Reading Links for forms.
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Word Study:
pretest on
Monday. We will be
learning the routine of
completing our
vocabulary/spelling
exercises
with Unit 1, lesson 2
assignments this week.
The test will be on Friday
for both vocabulary and
spelling, herein referred to
as "word study".
Click Here for the spelling
list on Tuesday. Print the list
out in D'Nealian handwriting
for double the
practice--spelling and
handwriting!
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Writing: Creating
posters for the bake sale,
using Publisher
Wednesday, writing a paragraph using vocabulary words. Paragraph is
describing a movie or play
that you've seen.
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Missouri History:
We finish up
Chapter 1 with a review and take home
assessment today.
We begin chapter 2, Missouri's Place in the World,
where we not only learn about Missouri
maps, but also about the various
geographical regions in Missouri.
Watch for daily assignments in the
student planners.
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Science:
Water Education Unit
begins this week. The
Water Education Unit Objectives
can be
opened here, or can be found on the
science links page. We begin with
a pre-test; we learn more about the
water cycle, our water address,
watersheds, ground water, karst, springs
and more through a variety of hands-on,
researched, reading, and outside
physical activities. This unit
will last for about the next 3 weeks.
Please check in daily planners for any
independent practice activities
(homework).
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Love and Logicisms , Wise Words About
Kids
by Jim and Charles Fay
Wise parents are consistently available
to listen to their children when
they hurt, are disappointed, or need
advice.
They teach their children how to
approach
them with sincere concerns, and they
are always willing to discuss problems
in
a calm, loving manner.
Wise parents never try
to convince kids that their
decisions are fair.
Chores are the basic building blocks
of pride and feelings of being loved and
needed by one's family. Kids who
have this
at home don't need to find it elsewhere.
Do not pay your kids for
completing their chores.
When kids say, "Mary's mom doesn't
make her do chores," wise parents
smile and say, "Well that's really sad
for Mary. Aren't you glad I love
you
enough to expect more of you?"
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