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 concert is this Friday, December 13th. The schedule is below. Please note that it is going to be pretty cold on Friday.

The doors will open at 9:45 for the 10:00 show.

The doors will open at 1:15 for the 1:30 show.

Please save all of the parking in front of the school for our handicapped and elderly guests.

We will begin both shows promptly at 10:00 and 1:30.

The Wachusett Regional School District is in need of substitutes throughout our school system. Whether you are interested in substituting as a day to day teacher, paraprofessional, food service associate, nurse, or custodian, we can use your support. The Wachusett Regional School District encourages all candidates who are committed to enriching the lives of our student population to apply. Access all openings via this link that will take you to the "Employment Opportunities" section of the District's website. We thank you for your continued support of our students and programs as we could really use your help.

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, 14, 10, 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.

Please note that 4th and 5th graders will now be allowed to get off the bus at their assigned stop without an Alternate Transportation Form.

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

December

13-Concert-Wear your best holiday outfit.

10 AM Concert: 4B, 4D, 4V, 5J, 5P, 5S, 3A, 3M, 3J, 3C

1:30 PM Concert: 4L, 4JL, 4P, 5G, 5BG, 5S, 3B, 3Z, 3G

17-Cornerstone Bank at Glenwood

17- PTO Movie at Gardner Cinema Polar Express

18-Ugly Sweater Day- Wear your ugliest holiday sweater!

20-Last Day before break and Pajama Day

January

1-Polar Plunge

2- Return to School

15- Cornerstone Bank at Glenwood

17-Fifth Grade Health Talk- please see the attached letter below.

20-MLK Day No School

23-SIMCO

29- Half Day- Lunch will be served

February

12-Cornerstone Bank at Glenwood

17-21-Winter break

27-SIMCO

28- Community Reading Day

March

10-14 Book Fair

12-Cornerstone Bank at Glenwood

13 Book Fair evening shopping and family STEAM Night

19-1/2 day lunch will be served

21- Report Card Portal opens at 4:30.

24-Rainbow Day- Wear as many colors as you can.

27-SIMCO

28 Pajama Day

31-MCAS Rally wear MCAS T-shirts

April

1,2,3,4, 8,9 ELA MCAS

17-SIMCO

21-25 Spring break

May

7,8,9,13,15,16,20,21-Math/Science MCAS

14-1/2 day Lunch will be served

15 Cornerstone Bank at Glenwood

29-Fifth Grade Field Trip to Old Sturbridge Village

29-SIMCO

June

4-Move Up Day for 5th and second

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

12- Report Card Portal opens at 4:30.

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

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. These students are on track and are progressing towards the 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.

Participants were given an engineering challenge to replicate the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The kids had to decorate a balloon as a character. The balloon could not fly away or sink. They did an awesome job!

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.

Mrs. Gendron's class made array skyscrapers and character balloons.

Learning about milliliters, liters, volume, and capacity

Students had to construct a boat out of available materials (and with a limited budget) so that the pilgrims could safely sail to the new world. All of the boats proved to be seaworthy, so they were tested to see how much they could each hold before sinking.

Making food webs as part of the Performance Task for the Mystery Science Web of Life unit.

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

Hello WRSD Parents and Guardians,

The Office of Student Support is excited to communicate the next two Parent/Guardian Workshops of this school year!

• Join us virtually on Wednesday, November 20th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. to hear our guest presenter, Greg West speak on cyber safety. Adolescents are commonly targets of attacks, be those through social media, physical violence or emotional manipulation, coercion and blackmail. Prevention is not always possible, but this presentation identifies ways that we can make ourselves, and our children, less vulnerable with consideration of methods of maximizing security and safety. To register for November 20th: https://forms.gle/oxpFvohU82woPfGdA

• SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth Englander, Executive Director and Founder of the MA Aggression Reduction Center and nationally recognized expert will present on Bullying and Cyberbullying IN PERSON at the Wachusett Regional High School Auditorium.

All events are open to all parents, guardians, and staff of the Wachusett Regional School District as well as neighboring community members so please share this information with anyone you know who may be interested in these topics.

Full details of both workshops can be found on the EVENTS page of the Office of Student Support website. Check out the full site! There you will also find information on future Parent Workshops and other helpful information and resources such as:

• The Parenting Solutions Library

• Community-based Resources

• Substance Use Prevention

Finally, as we approach Veterans Day, the Wachusett Regional School District would like to acknowledge and thank all the brave men and women who served our country and fought for our freedom! You are appreciated beyond words.

Sincerely,

Maria Letasz, Ed.D., LMHC

Director of Student Support

All meetings begin at 6:30.

No meeting in January

2/3

3/3

4/7

5/5

6/2

Teacher Appreciation Week Sign Up.

Thank you for your support of our Brilla coffee fundraiser!

This note is to inform you of a change in our coffee order

distribution date. Due to unforeseen circumstances we will

need to change the original distribution date of Friday,

December 13th to our NEW distribution date of

Wednesday, December 18th from 5 - 6pm in the

foyer of Glenwood.

As always, we appreciate your support with this fundraiser.

If you have any questions please reach out to the

Glenwood PTO at:

glenwoodpto1@gmail.com

Thank you,

Glenwood PTO

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

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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