North Mianus News!

Dear North Mianus Families,

Welcome to a brand-new school year! We hope you are having a wonderful summer filled with time to relax, make memories, and enjoy the people and places you love. As the first day of school draws near, our excitement continues to grow. We are looking forward to welcoming our returning students back to North Mianus , the many new students and families joining our school community, and especially our new Kindergarten class!!!

In the next week's, the NMS staff will be busy preparing classrooms, planning engaging learning experiences, and getting everything ready for a successful start. There is nothing quite like the energy that fills our building when students return, and we can't wait to see their smiling faces, hear their stories, and begin another year of learning together.

At North Mianus, we are committed to creating a school where every child feels safe, valued, challenged, and inspired each day. Just as importantly, we know that the strongest school experiences are built through meaningful partnerships with our families. Your support, encouragement, and collaboration make an incredible difference, and we are grateful for the trust you place in us.

As always, please know that our doors are always open. Whether you have a question, need support, or simply want to connect, we are here to help and look forward to working alongside you throughout the year.

Please take a few minutes to explore the information included in this Smore. It contains important updates and helpful reminders to ensure your family is ready for a smooth and successful opening of school.

Thank you for being such an important part of the North Mianus community. We are so fortunate to partner with such caring and supportive families, and we cannot wait to welcome your children back for what promises to be an amazing year together.

Enjoy these last weeks of summer, and we'll see you very soon!

Warm regards,

Kathleen and Abby

The district is very excited to share with all elementary school families that teacher/classroom assignments can now be easily accessed in an app called “Aspen” beginning on Monday, August 24 at 8:00 AM (instructions on how to log into ASPEN will be emailed to everyone at that time).

On Thursday, August 27th, students NEW to NMS in grades 1-5 are welcome to visit and drop off school supplies from 9:15-10:15 am.

Also, on Thursday, August 27, our Kindergarteners are welcome to visit and drop off school supplies from 11-11:30 am.

The Greenwich Public Schools Calendar is available on the Greenwich Public Schools website.

We’re excited to welcome students back for a full day of school starting, August 28th! Please review the details below carefully.

WALKER/PARENT DROP OFF ARRIVAL – FRIDAY, AUGUST 28

• Grades 1–5: Arrival between 8:45–9:00 AM and meet your teacher on the blacktop. Please use this link to a map of where your child's teacher will be. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NKneiq82YXDE1ZbBHKHN6MmQIboEQhpNKTZr8NGr-_c/edit?tab=t.0

• Kindergarten FIRST DAY ONLY: Arrival is at 9:30 AM on the blacktop. This later time allows our youngest students to meet their teacher and friends on the blacktop before entering the school. After Day 1, K students will arrive starting at 8:45 am

• Bus Riders (All Grades):
  Students arriving by bus will be escorted by NMS staff to the back blacktop to meet their teacher and classmates.

• All K-5 teachers will exit the 2nd grade doors and be back on the blacktop with their non-bus students.

• Families may pick up their child/children from the blacktop once they signal to the teacher they are doing so.

• Bikers and Walkers may leave the campus on their own.

• Families who prefer not to do the walk-up blacktop pick up, may do car pick up (parking or in the pick up lane). There will be staff calling out your arrival by megaphone.

• Please review the Be Safe Dropoff/Arrival and Pick Up/Dismissal with Bus Procedures carefully. They are also posted on the Back to School webpage.

• BUS STUDENTS: All K-5 bus students will walk to NMS's front main hallway and the bus will pick them up from the front door (on Palmer Hill). Staff will be there to ensure all students board the correct bus.

ARRIVAL AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 4

• Monday, August 31st – Friday, September 4:

  • Grades K–2: Students will meet their teachers on the blacktop each morning until September 4. On Tuesday, September 8 K–2 students will begin entering through the gym doors.

  • Grades 3–5: Starting Monday, August 31, grades 3-5 will NOT meet on the blacktop. Students will enter NMS through the gym doors.

• Bus Riders (All Grades):

• Starting Monday, August 31st, all students arriving by bus will enter through the front doors and go directly to their classrooms (they will not go to the blacktop).
  ➤ Staff will be available to assist any students who need help finding their way.

DISMISSAL AUGUST 31- SEPTEMBER 4

• Grades K-2: Teachers will bring their students through the Grade 2 doors to the blacktop for dismissal through Friday, September 4th. If you prefer the car pick up line, a staff member will call for your K-2 child from the blacktop to come to the car pickup line.
• After Friday, September 4th, K-2 students will be dismissed through the Grade 2 doors for parents who want to park and pick up by those doors. For parents who prefer the car pick up line, K-2 students will be waiting at the pick up lane near the stone wall.
• Bikers and walkers leave campus on their own.
• There is always faculty supervision.

• Grades 3-5: After September 4th, students will be dismissed through the 2nd grade doors for parents who want to park and pick up by the doors.
• For parents who prefer car pick up line, grades 3-5 students will be waiting at the pick up lane near the stone wall.
• Bikers and walkers leave on their own.

* Please enter your child’s absence into School Dismissal Manager.

* Please update School Dismissal Manager of any changes in your child's dismissal plan, as well as email your child's teacher.

* Please be on the lookout for an email allowing you to set up your School Dismissal Manager account. * This is a vital component of our school safety systems and procedures.

* Please use this tool to mange your child's dismissal plans.

Please be sure to review all of the back-to-school forms on our Back-to-School webpage.

Required forms:

Authorization for Medical Care

Press Publicity Permission/Denial

* Please take time to read through the NMS Handbook on our Back-to-School webpage.

* The “Receipt of Handbook Form” is required. Please send it to school once signed.

* Our home-school notification system known as Blackboard/Parent Link will continue to enable us to inform you of important events and emergencies through automated messaging.

* Please inform the main office immediately of any changes to your personal contact information to ensure you receive these emails.

* Please note the price of lunch will remain at $4.30 this year!

* Lunch Account information is on the Back-to-School webpage this includes additional forms to be returned, if applicable, as below:

School Lunch Debit Account

Free/Reduce Lunch (please submit this paperwork ASAP)

* The 2026-2027 School Supply List can be found on the Back to School webpage.

* Please make sure to send the supplies in with your child on the first day of school.

* The main office makes every effort NOT to interrupt classroom instruction.

* To that end, the main office does not accept forgotten:

water bottles (students can buy water from the cafeteria or use the water fountains)

*Instruments (students can borrow an instrument)

*Electronic devices (students can borrow an iPad or Chromebook)

*Homework (students can work out with their teacher when this work can be handed in)

*Jackets, hats, gloves and boots (please send these items with your child in the AM)

*Pro Tip: Label any clothing your child might take off during the day (hats, gloves, jackets, sweaters, etc).

* Forgotten Lunches:

Please note: the main office does accept forgotten or dropped off lunches.

The dropped off lunches will be left on the table in the main lobby for your child to pick up.

Please let your child know to check the main lobby table if they have forgotten their lunch.

Please note: NO ONE goes hungry at NMS!!!

We will figure out a lunch if you cannot get a lunch to school for your child.

Mrs. Debra Perry, Main Office debra_perry@greenwich.k12.ct.us

registration

SchoolDude

Mrs. Mary Gettings, Main Office mary_gettings@greenwich.k12.ct.us

School Dismissal Manager

Mrs. Cathy Scarano, Main Office cathy_scarano@greenwich.k12.ct.us

attendance

School Nurse Health-related questions. The school nurse's direct phone line is (203) 698 6036

Afters Program: info@greenwichafterschool.com.

Cafeteria/Kitchen nms_cafe@greenwich.k12.ct.us

MySchoolBucks

Aspen Parent Portals https://www.greenwichschools.org/departments/information-technology/parent-portals

transcripts

LinkIt Portal :https://www.greenwichschools.org/teaching-learning/assessment/gpslinkit-parent-portal-and-benchmark-faq

All scores

Technical Support for Parent Portals portal_support@greenwich.k12.ct.us

Mrs. Abby Anders, Assistant Principal: abigail_anders@greenwich.k12.ct.us

Special Education

504s

Mrs. Kathleen Ramirez, Principal: kathleen_ramirez@greenwich.k12.ct.us

Anything not listed above!

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