Greenwood Guide
October 2025 Edition
At Greenwood, we focus on a specific character trait each month, building a strong narrative around it across our school community. In September, our focus was Respect, and in October our focus is Responsibility.
We are excited to recognize one student from every class each month as the Citizen of the Month for exemplifying the character trait. On Friday, our very first honorees were celebrated—one per class in each grade—for showing Respect.
This is apart of our Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) program, which is designed to reinforce and reward positive choices and behaviors across our school. PBS is important because it helps create a consistent, joyful, and supportive learning environment where students know exactly what is expected of them. Students can earn Greenwood Gotchas for demonstrating our character traits and Groundhog Habits, and these points can be saved and used for rewards.
Students also had their first opportunity to shop at the Groundhog Store on Friday, choosing small prizes to take home using the Gotchas they’ve earned.
Our Greenwood definitions are:
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Respect: seeing value in all people and things and treating them with care.
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Responsibility: taking action and understanding the impact of our choice
Responsibility at Home! You can help your student practice responsibility at home, too!
Here are some simple ideas to try together as a family:
(1) Helping at Home: Talk about small ways to be responsible around the house. You might:
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Feed a pet or water plants
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Set or clear the table
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Put laundry away
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Get your backpack ready for school
(2) Making Good Choices: Responsibility means making choices that help everyone. Ask your student:
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What does being responsible look like at home? At school?
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How can you show responsibility when you make a mistake?
Then, as a family, make a short “Responsibility List” of things you’ll all try to do every day.
(3) Sharing Stories: Everyone shows responsibility in different ways! Take turns sharing:
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A time you were responsible and proud of it
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A goal you have for being even more responsible this week
End by celebrating each other—say one thing you notice or appreciate about how someone in your family shows responsibility.
Join us for a special evening of family fun and literacy learning!
📆 Wednesday, October 22 | 6:00–7:00 PM | Greenwood
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Enjoy hands-on activities to help your student grow as a reader and writer
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Engage with Greenwood staff and learn simple ways to support reading at home
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Giveaways and prizes — including free books!
Bring the whole family and get ready to read under the stars! Review the flyers for more information!
Greenwood Elementary will celebrate the fall season with a Character Bash on Friday, October 31!
It will be a regular school day with classroom celebrations in the afternoon, featuring crafts, games, and activities (no food or candy). Dressing up is optional—students may wear costumes, shirts, or other character-inspired items, but all outfits must be school-appropriate and manageable without staff assistance. See the letter below for all information about the Character Bash!
To keep the fun going all week, we’ll also celebrate the fall season with a Spirit Week! See below for the theme for each day.
Fall Spirit Week - English
Fall Spirit Week - Spanish
Homeroom Parents Are Back! We are so excited to bring back Homeroom Parents at Greenwood this year! Each classroom will have one homeroom parent to help build community, celebrate our students, and support teachers in fun and meaningful ways.
Homeroom parents help relieve some duties from teachers while always working under the teacher’s guidance. They will:
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Partner with teachers to see what’s needed (supplies, guest readers, classroom help).
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Organize 3–4 class celebrations
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Communicate with families about celebrations, volunteer needs, and class updates.
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Support our Winter PTO Raffle fundraiser by coordinating a classroom basket.
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Help celebrate teachers during appreciation events.
If you re interested, please sign up here: Homeroom Parent Sign-Up Form. We will follow up to let you know if you’re the designated parent for your child’s class. Please note that all homeroom parents will need their clearances on file. Once finalized, we’ll host a brief meeting to solidify expectations and set everyone up for success.
Exciting news, Groundhogs! Greenwood Elementary is now on Instagram — @greenwoodgroundhogs
Follow along to see all the amazing things happening at Greenwood:
✨ Student celebrations
✨ School events & updates
✨ Behind-the-scenes moments
✨ Our journey to Root. Grow. Rise. every day
Be sure to like, follow, and share so our whole community can join in the fun. We can’t wait to showcase the heart of Greenwood!
Trunk-or-Treat Flyer - English
Trunk-or-Treat Flyer - Spanish
Fall Fest Flyer - English
Fall Fest Flyer - Spanish
