THURSDAY FOLDER 
News & Information for Greenwood Elementary


2/26/15
 FROM THE DESK OF DR. G
Principal's Podcast Crew
This week our Principal's Podcast Crew showcases some spectacular student learning experiences in our school. They also recap our Pennies for Patients projects and provide a preview for the Staff vs. Students basketball game tomorrow.  Be sure to join us live Friday via Ustream to enjoy the game and halftime character awards. A link to our Ustream feed can be found HERE starting at 1:00pm on 2/27/15. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wayzata-public-schools

Click the link to view principal's podcast crew:
http://youtu.be/nDF5FvE89uU

Movie Night - Join Us!!!
We are looking forward to our 1st movie night of the school year tomorrow.  Be sure to read all the details on the attached flyer HERE.  Movie Night is a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community, and admission is free.  We'll be showing "How to Train a Dragon."  The PTA will offer concessions for a modest fee. Parents are asked to remain with their child for the entire movie to provide supervision.  

Kind Regards,
Brad Gustafson, Principal
March into Fitness
Since winter is a time when people tend to slow their activities and sometimes overindulge in eating, Greenwood will have a "March into Fitness" event! Students and their families are encouraged to participate.  For more information and to print a calendar, click HERE.  Participants can return their calendars to Ms. Hurwitz or Ms. Johnson during their PE time.  Calendars are welcome from April 6th to April 17th.  Participant will receive a prize.
Carnival Countdown!
We are just two weeks away from Carnival!! Be there on Friday, March 13th from 5:30-8:30pm. Check out all the latest news below.

 

Volunteers 

The sign up for Carnival volunteers is up and running. Please take a moment to sign up today and make this year's Carnival the best yet! For a link to the SignUpGenius, click HERE Questions? Contact Lori Kurman at [email protected].

 

Theme Baskets 

Our classroom baskets are looking a bit empty!! This is the LAST weekend to pick up an item or donate cash for your class carnival theme basket.  Also accepting cash and gift cards and we will shop for items to fill the baskets. Click HERE to learn what theme has been chosen for each classroom.   All teachers will be accepting donations of NEW items for their baskets through March 5th! Questions? Contact Michelle Terry at [email protected] or Pam Christensen at [email protected].

 

Time & Talent
Please consider sharing your talents with students and/or parents!  How about hosting a class on your passion: cooking/baking, cake decorating, karate, sewing, painting or gardening?  What about offering an hour of your consulting time for interior design, resume building, computer trouble shooting or party planning?  This is a great way to showcase your hobbies and passions!  Contact either Ann Empkey at [email protected] or Jennifer Vivanco at [email protected] with your time & talent donation idea
 The deadline for your submission is March 2nd.

 

Ticket Pre-sales 

The pre-sale for tickets for Carnival has begun!!!  We would like as many people as possible to take advantage of the pre-sale. Fill out the form that went home or download it HERE. Please send it school by Monday, March 9th.  Ticket orders will be sent home with students 1-2 days before the Carnival.  Everyone who orders tickets through pre-sale will be entered into a drawing for a front row parking spot and 25 free tickets!!!  If you have questions, please email Margaret Buechel at [email protected] or Kim Lawrence at [email protected].

 

Junk Food Walk 

To make the most popular game a success again this year, we will need your generous donations of salty snacks, sweet snacks and LOTS of 2-liter bottles of pop or soft drinks.  Not sure what to buy?  Ask your child!  Please bring your items to the Greenwood office by Friday, March 13th.


Concessions

In addition to all our perennial favorites--pizza, Culver's, and mini-donuts--this year's Carnival will also feature NACHOS and Berry Blendz smoothies!  Be sure to stop by and try them out!  Also, we rely on you to donate bottled water, juice boxes, Capri Sun pouches and the like to provide drinks on Carnival night.  All donations can be left in the school office.  Thank you!

 

Adopt-a-pet

If you have stuffed animals that are ready for new homes, please drop them off in the box in the front hall at school or at 4625 Foxberry Drive, Medina. They will be laundered and made available in our popular Adopt-a-Pet room.

 

Box Tops 

Keep saving your Box Tops to earn tickets for Carnival!!  Please glue or tape 50 unexpired Box Tops to each collection sheet.  Bonus Box Tops need to be paper clipped to your sheet.  Blank collection sheets are available in the Box Tops rolling cart. You can also print a sheet, click HERE.  Turn in your collection sheets at the Box Tops table by the gym on Carnival night to earn tickets. It's OK to turn in a partially filled collection sheet. If you have questions, please e-mail Margaret Piepkorn at [email protected].   

Read-a-thon Ends Saturday
This Saturday, February 28th, is the last day of the Super Bowl of Reading read-a-thon. Please send in your final yellow slip with reading minutes on Monday, March 2th.

Goal/pledge sheets will be sent home at the end of next week. Please collect pledge money (checks made out to Greenwood PTA) and return it to school by Monday, March 9th. If you have any questions, please email Linda Grey at [email protected].
School Supplies for 2015-2016
The PTA is selling school supply kits for the 2015-2016 school year.  This is an optional online service.  It is fast, easy and supplies will be in your child's classroom at Open House. A percentage of all sales will go back to Greenwood.  Online ordering will be accepted through March 27th. Click HERE for more information. Questions? Contact Lori at [email protected].
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
On March 6th, the Greenwood PTA will host a staff appreciation luncheon. Please consider contributing a delicious food item or your time. Our theme is Chili, Soup & Salad, and we particularly need some of your favorite soups, stews or chili (served from a crock pot). If interested, please sign-up HERE.
5th Grade KICKS
Pennies for Patients
It's not too late to donate!!  Please send your money (coins & bills) to school by tomorrow, February 27th. Money will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The 5th grade KICKS students have been busy gathering classroom donations and updating a huge money chart in the front hallway! We need your donations to beat last year's total of $2,447.73.  
 
Community Night Dinner
A huge THANK YOU to Honey & Mackie's and all the families and school staff who stopped by to show their support for Ben Puzzo! The Greenwood and West Middle School families turned out in record numbers to eat ice cream, French fries and hotdogs!!  A total of $965.44 was raised for Ben's medical fund.
Yearbook
Announcing the 2014-2015 Greenwood Yearbook! Orders are now being taken at: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com.  You will need to enter Greenwood's school ID:  2180815. The yearbook price is $15.00 if ordered by March 13th.  After March 13th, they will be $20.00. The last day to place an order is March 20th. For more information, click HERE. Questions? Contact  Kari Pendergast at [email protected].
Connect with the GW Art Department
Parents are invited to join the Grizzly Art Room blog which shares a glimpse into what students are doing each week in Art.  Follow us at http://bjosely.blogspot.com/ or connect with us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/elizabethjosel1.

Parent volunteers are needed to help with an upcoming 3rd and 4th grade event.  If interested, please email Beth Joselyn at [email protected].
PTA Grant Applications Due Tomorrow
A reminder that PTA grant requests are due tomorrow, February 27th.  Grants may be requested for an individual classroom or for projects that benefit a range of classrooms or ages.  For more information and to print an application, click HERE.  Questions?  Contact Aimee Lee at [email protected].  Applications are due on February 28th.
Author Day Orders due March 4th
A  reminder that Author Day books can be ordered through March 4th. Order forms and payment can be dropped off in the office. To print the book order form, click HERE. Any questions, please contact Pam Christensen at [email protected].
Lost and Found
Our lost and found is overflowing! Please take an inventory at home for missing clothing. Coming to Movie Night tomorrow? Please check for items then!

To help us return items to their owner, please label everything. Have an item that is hard to label? There are several online sources for labels that are inexpensive. Due to space issues, on Thursday, March 26th we will donate anything left in Lost and Found. 

Announcing Open 2015-16 PTA Board Positions
The PTA board has two board positions available for next year. The positions are vice president and CFO. If you have been looking to join the PTA board and would be interested in these positions, please contact Jennifer Vivanco  at [email protected].
Enrichment Opportunities Starting Soon!
The new winter/spring WISHES catalogs are available now!  To browse the online catalog visit:
www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/ces/catalogs. To register for classes visit:
https://wayzata.thatscommunityed.com/courses/youth.
  • Register now for Camp Invention at Kimberly Lane Elementary, July 13-17th. Register at campinvention.org  by March 20 and save $25!
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February 27th
9:30am-1:00pm
3rd Grade Field Trip
Elm Creek Park

Pennies for Patients
Donations Due

PTA Grant Applications Due

1:00-2:00pm
Staff vs. Students Game
Gym

6:00pm
Movie Night

February 28th
PTA Grant Applications Due

March 1-31st
March into Fitness

March 2nd
Read-a-thon Minutes Due
Time & Talent Due

March 4th
Author Day Orders Due

March 6th
Staff Appreciation Luncheon

March 9th
Carnival Pre-sale Deadline
Read-a-thon Pledges Due

March 13th
5:30-8:30pm
Carnival

Yearbook Orders Due

March 25th
9:30a-1130a
3rd Grade Field Trip
Children's Theater

 

March 26th
Lost and Found Donated

March 27th
Schoolkidz Orders 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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