THURSDAY FOLDER
News & Information for Greenwood Elementary


1/07/16
KICKS Update
Our next KICKS service project is Pennies for Patients, which raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Next week, students will bring home small banks to fill with coins. Please return the banks to school January 22nd-28th. KICKS students will collect the coins from the classrooms. Thank you for your support!
Author/Illustrator Day is February 11th; Book Pre-Orders Due January 20th
Greenwood will host returning favorites Trisha Speed Shaskan and Stephen Shaskan for this year's Author/Illustrator Day on February 11th. Students will have the opportunity to see their presentation during the school day. Copies of four of Trisha and Stephen's books, including their newest, PUNK SKUNKS, can be pre-ordered for your child through Wednesday, January 20th. For more information, click here.
PTA Update
Upcoming PTA Meeting
Our next PTA meeting will be on Tuesday, January 12th at 9:30am in the Media Center. Our guest speakers will be Susan Sommerfield, West Middle School Principal and Clark Doten, Central Middle School Principal. We will also have updates on Pasta Dinner and Bingo Night, Grant committee and Carnival. Hope to see you there!

3rd Annual Family Night Out:  Pasta Dinner and Bingo
Join us for a great night of family fun on Friday, February 5th for our third annual Pasta Night and Bingo. Our pasta dinner, catered by Davanni's, begins at 5:00pm with bingo following from 6:30-8:00pm. Dinner tickets must be purchased by Thursday, January 28th. To print an order form, click here

Bingo cards and raffle tickets will be available the night of the event (cash or check only). The cost for 10 bingo cards is $5.00. You can also purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win awesome prizes between games. Save room for dessert as we will have some great concessions for sale. Bingo questions? Contact Becky ([email protected]) or Megan ([email protected]). Pasta Dinner questions? Contact Maria ([email protected]) or Katie ([email protected]).

Volunteer Opportunities

Carnival Planning Committee
Greenwood's Carnival is March 18th. The following positions are available.

Baskets- Do you like to shop? Wrap gift baskets? We already have one chairperson and need just one more to help organize our classroom theme baskets.
Food- Can you make calls? Interact with families? Our food chairperson needs two helpers to reserve food items and vendors, get everything organized, and help run the food stations.
Estimating Jars- Don't have a lot of time but would love to help? We need 1-2 people to be in charge of buying items for our estimating jars. Last year's chairperson has all the info you need.
Games-Love the idea of looking through catalogs and buying prizes? We need one person to help our two games chair people.

Please contact Deb ([email protected]) or Erin ([email protected]).

Greenwood turns 50!
This year marks Greenwood's 50th year. The PTA is seeking volunteers to serve on a committee to create a plan to celebrate and recognize this important milestone. Please email PTA President, Becky Petersen ([email protected]).
Awesome Community Ed Classes!


Winter catalogs are now available!
 
New and returning students invited!
 
In true musical theater style will prepare our own acting scene, song and dance to the iconic song from Annie "It's a Hard Knock Life."
 
Build confidence and polish your acting skills, as we build large and small group scenes, and an amazing verbal showcase.
 
Learn basic techniques and principles of drawing as we create amazing works of art.
 
Learn to use your hands and various art tools to create amazing artwork with clay.
Proud to be part of
Excellence. For each and every student.

Highlights
January 12
PTA Meeting
9:30am
Media Center 

January 13
Coding League 
2:30-3:30pm
Media Center

January 14
Choir@Greenwood
2:30-3:15pm
Music Room

January 18
No School
Martin Luther King Day

January 20
Author/Illustrator Orders Due 

January 22-28
KICKS Pennies for Patients
Coin Collection

January 27
Community Night
Honey & Mackie's
5:00-8:00pm

January 28
Pasta Dinner Orders Due

Kindergarten Parent Welcome Night
Gym
5:00-6:00pm

February 5
Pasta Dinner and Bingo
5:00-6:30pm - Dinner
6:30-8:00pm - Bingo

January 29
No School
End of Term 

February 11
Author/Illustrator Day
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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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