The Greendale Pride

On March 28, an assembly was held to recoignize and honor Greendale Elementary School for achieving national recogntion for being an ESEA National Distinguished School. A few dignitaries were in attendance such as Washington County Public School Superintendent Keith Perrigan, school board member and Chair Debbie Anderson, and State Senator Todd Pillion. Several students gave speeches, as well.

Our Spring Fundraiser was a success. In keepiong with this year's theme "Building the Best You," this years' donors were asked to "sponsor a block" on each students' "wall". Each block ranged in value from $5-$20. The total raised for our school was $7,835.00! Thank you donors!

Students who had their brick walls for the fundraiser filled and sponsored had their names put into a pot to be drawn for the opportunity to be Principal for a Day. Violet R was the winner and spent a day shadowing Mr. Colston and assisting with administrative duties.

The annual GES Talent Showcase was held on March 20. There were eight acts this year that included instrumental, vocal, and dance. It was a wonderful show and we are very proud of these students stepping outside of their comfort zones and performing on stage in front of an audience.

The Southern Appalachian Dance Collective came to GES on March 31 to present a version of Peter and the Wolf through dance. Peter and the Wolf is a musical story composed by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. In the story, different characters are represented by different instruments of the orchestra. Students do an in-depth study of Peter and the Wolf in first grade music classes. For this special event, students in all grades reviewed the story of Peter and the Wolf in their music classes.

FFA comes to visit second grade twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. Their visit this month was about the lifecycle of an apple tree. This ties into the 4th 9 weeks SOLs about life cycles of plants and animlas.

GES has begun a fundraiser to support field day. Students will participate in a school wide fun run on April 11th during activity classes. The goal for students is to raise $1/min for 30 minutes!

Anyone who wishes to order something from Square 1 Art that has their child's artwork on it needs to do so by April 4. Shop Online at http://www.square1art.com/shop

We would like to welcome our new school resource officer, Derek Hay. We are excited to have Officer Hay join our team and look forward to getting to know him better. In his spare time, Officer Hay loves to spend time with his family and go turkey hunting.

On March 26, GES held its first Chess tournament. Weston S and Raymond W battled for the title. Weston came out victorious! Both students played impressively well and we hope to see Raymond return in our second tournament.

April 4 - Square 1 orders due

April 10 - Cloverbud (K-3)

April 10 - Creative Arts Night - Art Show and 4th/5th Grade Recorder Concert - 6:00 pm

April 11 - GES Fun Run

April 15 - 5th Grade to Tour EB Stanley Middle School

April 17 - ESEA School-Wide Fun Celebration

April 18, 19, 20, 21 - Easter Break - No School

April 22 - Return to School

May 4 - GES Run Club 5K on Abingdon Creeper Trail

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