There are so many inspiring activities that occur daily at Glenwood. I include photos of students engaging in these activities and share them. Names of students are not posted in the newsletter. If you do not want your child's picture included in my newsletter, please send me an email at karen_cappucci@wrsd.net.

If I do not hear from you, it will count as permission to include students in the weekly newsletter.

Our Magazine Drive begins this week!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EADAF22AAFD0-51422948-glenwood

The cameras are currently not operational, but they will be soon. These cameras are for safety purposes. The cameras have been placed in hallways, pods, the cafeteria, and the gym.

We have moved to a new reading program HMH Into Reading has been started this year. There is a parent component.

In an effort to allow children to be children and give them time to explore their interests and spend time with their families, we will continue with our unstructured homework. It is expected that students read (20 -40 minutes a night depending on their grade levels) and practice math facts nightly. It’s just expected that both will be done. Students will be held accountable for knowing their math facts as well as reading for enjoyment each night. The only time homework will be formally assigned is when students need to study for a test/quiz or complete a project. We now have AMIRA access at home for ELA and ALEKS for math support. I know it is tempting for children to use a device or watch TV in the absence of formalized homework, but we ask that you have your child work on these sites.

Buses 21, 19 and 11 are full. We cannot add one more child to those buses. Please plan accordingly for half days.

Thank you for understanding.

We ask that you please refrain from calling the office between 3:15 and 3:45 unless it is an emergency. It is very difficult to get all students on buses, cars, and vans while the phone is continually ringing.

We appreciate your help with this.

If your child will regularly get on or off the bus at a stop that is not the one assigned to them, please fill out this form.

This is usually used for childcare.

You can also give permission for your child to get off of the bus without an adult present using this form.

This must be approved by the bus company and your child will need a signed note from the office for all first time trips on a new bus. Approval may take 1-2 weeks.

Just a reminder that cell phones cannot be used during the school day or on the bus.

October

14- No School

15- Fire Safety Program for 3rd Grade

16- 6:00 Gardner Movie Night- The Wild Robot

17-Picture Day

17 and 18 turn in emails for the Magazine Drive for Weepuls

21 Magazine Drive Turn in day

24-Magazine Drive Turn in day

25 Retest Vision and Hearing

28- Magazine Drive Turn in day

31-Magazine Drive Turn in day

November

4-PTO Meeting 6:30

4-15 Brilla Coffee Fundraiser for PTO

5-No School- Professional Development

7-Limo Lunch and Lucky Ducks Day

8-Veterans Day for Veterans and their families only

We will celebrate Veterans Day. Please fill out the form for all veterans that will be joining our celebration. There will be no Memorial Day Celebration this year.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdk2Rcxak5tEzxWR10Vc6vhjgnrD_e4o9ZOzFibgWuTMSylrQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

4-8 Food Pantry Collection

11th- No School

27-29 Thanksgiving Break

December

6- Third Graders to the Nutcracker. All students must arrive at Glenwood by 8:30. Van students will arrive at Glenwood in time for the trip to the Nutcracker. Students should wear their best clothes to the Nutcracker.

13-Concert

10:00

1:30

20-Last Day before break

January

2- Return to School

20-MLK Day No School

29- Half Day- Lunch will be served

February

17-21-Winter break

28- Community Reading Day

March

10-14 Book Fair

13 Book Fair evening shopping and family STEAM Night

19-1/2 day lunch will be served

April

21-25 Spring break

May

14-1/2 day Lunch will be served

June

6-Concert

10:00

1:30

9-Field Day-Subject to Snow Days

10- Fifth Grade Celebration- Subject to Snow Days

11- Rain date for either Field Day or fifth grade celebration

12-1/2 day and last day

Fundraisers- these are not official dates

Meadowbrook Farms-September

Magazine Drive Oct. 12

Brilla Coffee Nov. 4-15

Fact-thon January/February

Penny Wars

Square 1 Art Holiday Extravaganza November 1-15

Book Fair March 11-18

Monthly Movies

Spirit Wear

Picture Day is coming on Thursday, October 17!
You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTMHKS4P. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!
Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day.

Grading Criteria Explanations and Examples

1, 2, 3 Grading Criteria, option of +, if needed

3–Consistently and independently meets or exceeds grade level standards

2–Needs some teacher support to access grade level standards

1–Needs substantial teacher support to access grade level standards

+ The optional “+” added to the indicator denotes

N/A: Not Assessed

When will a “+” be used?

• Student remains in the “2” range but has made significant progress

• Student has yet to reach a “3”

• “+” will only be used second or third trimester

A student who receives a 2+ in the second trimester may remain a 2+ for the third trimester if warranted.

Examples for utilizing “2+”:

• Student received a “2” in the first trimester. They made significant gains but has yet to reach a “3” consistently and independently. They may receive “2+” for the second trimester.

• Student received a “2” in the second trimester. They made significant gains over the trimester but has yet to reach a “3”. They may receive a 2+ for the third trimester.

• Student received a “2” in the first and second trimester. They made significant gains over the trimester but has yet to reach a “3” consistently and independently. They may receive a 2+ for the third trimester.

A true makerspace is defined not by what's in it, but rather by what comes out of it: projects, experiences, artifacts, and learning. At Glenwood we are looking to have a makerspace that opens opportunities for children to design, create and explore. We are looking for donations of materials we can use in our makerspace. We are in desperate need of materials for our makerspace. Some things that we can not get enough of are:

small pieces of wood and nails for building

Cereal and cardboard boxes

masking and duct tape,

toilet paper and paper towel rolls,

craft supplies,

cereal boxes,

cardboard,

fabric, yarn,

streamers

plastic containers,

or anything that may end up in the recycling bin

We appreciate these and other materials that are in a clean and usable condition.

Animal Creations based on Internal and external structures needed for survival.

The annual Fifth Grade Celebration will be here before we know it!

This special day sends our kids off to middle school with a bang! To be totally transparent, we need to raise about $4000 to be able to provide entertainment, activities and gifts for each student (e.g., a tee shirt and a CTMS water bottle). We would like to start now by accepting donations of any amount and possibly avoiding any extra fundraising later in the year. Breaking down the goal amount per student would suggest that about $35 per family would cover the entire thing (that’s not so bad, right?!). However, any amount will be appreciated and helpful!

🎉 Donations can be in the form of a CHECK sent into school made out to Glenwood PTO. PLEASE indicate in the memo that it is for the 5th Grade Celebration!

🎉 Venmo can be sent to @Glenwood-PTO Again, PLEASE indicate in the note that it is for the 5th Grade Celebration!

Join us Mon, Jan 13th, 6:30pm at the Glenwood Library for the next Celebration meeting

Thank you for your collaboration!

- The Celebration Committee

Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) is pleased to announce its new MPY Parenting Solutions Library. The MPY Parenting Solutions Library is offered at no charge, in partnership with Peace At Home Parenting Solutions, a non-profit located in Mansfield, Connecticut. Peace At Home Parenting Solutions is a dynamic hub of trusted knowledge and compassionate support that inspires parents to create positive change for their children, their families and themselves. Through this new partnership, MPY is pleased to offer proven resources to help students’ families thrive.

Peace At Home Parenting Solutions specializes in empowering parents with evidence-based strategies to foster nurturing connections that safeguard their children's mental well-being. The trainings are presented by experts with advanced degrees and the trainings focus on child and adolescent development, including difficulties in school, mental health challenges, neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ identity formation, racism, and grief. These trainings present easy-to-use strategies for long-lasting change.

FREE 24 HOME PARENTING VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

• Inspire School Success for Elementary, Middle and High School Students
• Parenting Principles for Progress Not Perfection
• Mental Health Knowledge and Skills
• Support Your Anxious Child Library
• ADHD and Autism: How to Help Your Child Thrive

• The Home Parenting Solutions Library may easily be accessed using the link on MPY’s home page (mpyinc.org) or by clicking the button below. No log in or passcode is needed. We request your assistance sharing this valuable and free resource with parents in your district.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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All meetings begin at 6:30.

9/9

10/2

11/4

No meeting in December

1/6

2/3

3/3

4/7

5/5

6/2

Teacher Appreciation Week Sign Up.

10/16 The WIld Robot

Meadowbrook farms

Meadowbrook Farms- September

Brilla Coffee- November 4-15

Penny Wars- April 1-5

Do you have a Glenwood graduate?

Cleaning out drawers to make room for Winter and finding some of those cool blue Tie-Dye MCAS shirts..??

DO NOT THROW AWAY!!
Recycle and REUSE

The MCAS Rally is Coming March 2024!!

Glenwood is looking for extra MCAS shirts to have on hand for those hard working students that forget or may have financial challenges

Please consider donating your gently used MCAS shirts by dropping them off with Dr Cappucci or contacting

glenwoodpto1@gmail.com for pick up

Thank you

Glenwood Elementary school 3rd-5th grade 6 week ski pass

To: Glenwood Elementary school 3rd-5th grade parents

From: Lisa Staiti, Rutland Recreation Ski Club Coordinator

RE: Wachusett Mountain Ski Program 2025

The Rutland ski program is for grades 3 and above. Anyone from Glenwood (students, siblings

and family members) that would like to purchase a 6 week monday pass or a Bronze season pass with the school group

code.

Parents Step one Go to wachusett.com/schoolgroups

Parents Step Two Enter this Code: RRSCH to access your program's order form.

Registration starts October 2, 2024

6 week program cost $159 if registered before December 1, 2024

6 week program cost $189 if registered after December 1, 2024

If you need Rentals: 6 week rental Ski’s or snowboards: total $99 and Helmet $27

Group lessons for one hour (5p-6pm) - $ 99 dollars for the 6 weeks.

For the 2025 season, Ski Club will take place on Mondays: 1/6, 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24.

4PM-8PM. If school is closed due to a snow day we will not ski that day. If the weather turns

bad during the school day I will notify the students at school by noon that I have canceled. In

that case students will go home after school as they normally do.

NO SKI CLUB on monday 1/20 Martin Luther King Jr Day or 2/17 Presidents day (school vacation

week)

Transportation: ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-8TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIGN UP

AND PAY FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION.

ALL GLENWOOD STUDENTS WILL NEED TO HAVE THEIR

OWN TRANSPORTATION AND OWN SUPERVISION AT THE MOUNTAIN FROM 4-8PM.

Helmets: I cannot stress enough HOW IMPORTANT HELMETS ARE. They make a huge difference

in the degree of injury a child receives in an accident. PLEASE purchase one for your child or one

can be rented for the duration of Ski Club.

Ski Badges: The six-week ski badges will be distributed on the first night of ski club or may pick

up with Coordinator Lisa Staiti prior if arranged. students must remember it the next Monday or

there is a fee for a new badge. Students with Season Passes...don’t forget to bring it every

Monday!

Rentals: Rental equipment is to be returned at the end of the night by the student. Students

renting equipment must leave extra time to return their equipment to the Rental Shop

Lessons: Lessons are 5:00-6:00pm. If your child has never been on skis or a snowboard please

instruct them NOT to get on any lifts until their first lesson. Please have them get the feel of

their equipment while waiting for their first lesson.

I am looking forward to a great ski season!

Important Numbers

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area: 978-464-2300

Rutland Recreation: 508-886-0048

Lisa’s Cell: 978-602-6600

In memory of Josh, The Josh Thibodeau Helping Hearts Foundation is hosting its Annual Classic Soccer Tournament on the Wachusett Fields. This event is dedicated to raising awareness of sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents. The foundation aims to provide assistance to families and organizations to better prevent such tragedies. Having an accessible automated external defibrillator (AED) and CPR-trained individuals on a school campus can make all the difference in those critical few minutes between life and death. All proceeds from the foundation and tournament will go toward donating AEDs to schools in need.

Cornerstone Bank will accept deposits at Glenwood one day a month.

It is important to make sure your CORI is up to date. Please contact Mrs. Johnstone if you are unsure of the status of your CORI.

If you have been CORI'd at one of the three Rutland schools, then your CORI will carry over to the next school, however, they are only active for three years. There are times when we can get the results of a CORI check back quickly, but there are also times when we wait weeks for the results.

Avoid the rush by checking in with Mrs. Johnstone prior to any school activity.

mailto:jeanine_johnstone@wrsd.net

School Hours: Doors open at Glenwood at 8:55am. Please do not drop off students unattended prior to 8:55am as we do not have staff in place to monitor students until the doors are open. Our dismissal begins around 3:30 (a bit earlier even in the beginning of the year).

Dismissal: If you need to dismiss your child early for any reason, please send in a note to their homeroom teacher the morning of the dismissal or send an email to their teacher and Mrs. Johnstone that morning. Please include your child’s first and last name as well as their homeroom teacher on all notes. Please refrain from dismissals after 3:15pm as the office gets busy with dismissal preparation.

Absent: If your child will be absent, please call the school in the morning to notify us. If you know in advance that your child will not be in school, please send an email to their homeroom teacher and our school secretary, Mrs. Johnstone (jeanine_johnstone@wrsd.net) in advance notifying us. Please include their first and last name, homeroom teacher, reason for absence and duration of absence.

PLEASE NOTE: Do not email staff/ teachers regarding dismissal changes during the school day. We can not guarantee that staff will read the email and/or there is always a chance that our technology has a disruption. Please call the office with any dismissal changes during the day. Thank you!
Tardy: If your child will be tardy to school, please walk them to the front office upon arrival to check in. Your child is tardy if they arrive after 9:08.
PowerSchool: The Parent Portal in PowerSchool is the key tool for accessing important information (Student Handbook/ Report Cards). Please let us know in the office if you are having trouble accessing the Parent Portal.

Volunteering: You will need to complete a Cori Form that can be found online in order to volunteer at school. Approvals generally take 4 weeks. At times, opportunities to volunteer may be available. The link to the CORI FORM is also located below. Please don't wait until spring (i.e. Field Day) to get your CORI. Please take the time to get this done early in the school year. Thank you!

This is the weekly schedule. Students are able to take a bagged breakfast from the cafeteria and bring it to their classrooms to be eaten during snack time. Both breakfast and lunch are free this year.

Breakfast choices will change daily except for Tuesday, which will always be a bagel day-either French toast or plain. On the other days we will offer the following:

Chocolate chip muffin, glazed mini bites ( donut holes), blueberry, banana or lemon bread, large powdered donut, cinnamon buns, or a breakfast bar (donut stick)

Students will get a juice or a piece of fruit along with the breakfast item.

Cereal will be the alternate everyday.

Email: karen_cappucci@wrsd.net
Website: http://www.wrsd.net/glenwood/
Location: 65 Glenwood Road, Rutland, MA, United States
Phone: (508)886-0399
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