Green Meadow Weekly Update

Principal, Karen Lindquist - klindquist@maynard.k12.ma.us

Assistant Principal, Kate Murray - kmurray@maynard.k12.ma.us

Administrative Assistant- Kathy Sullivan - ksullivan@maynard.k12.ma.us

Administrative Assistant- Nancy Dangelo - ndangelo@maynard.k12.ma.us

School Nurse, Maria Bourgeois - mbourgeois@maynard.k12.ma.us

Important Phone Numbers to Add to Your Contacts List

Main Office Line - (978) 897-8246

Absentee Phone Line - (978)897-0310

Regular School Hours

Grades K- 3: 8:30 AM – 2:50 PM, student drop-off begins at 8:15 AM

Preschool: 8:40 AM - 2:40 PM (full day)

8:40 AM - 11:10 AM (morning program)

12:10 - 2:40 PM (afternoon program)

Early Release Hours

Grades K- 3: 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Preschool: Students who attend our program on Fridays will be dismissed at 11:35 PM on an Early Release day.

Breakfast and Lunch menus will be available at this link:

https://www.fdmealplanner.com/

Type Maynard, Green Meadow to view the selections. Allergy information is available through this site and menus can be printed.

10/13 - Indigenous Peoples Day - No School

10/14 - School Council Meeting, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, virtual

10/14 - PTO Meeting, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, virtual

10/17 - Early Release Day, dismissal for PreK @ 11:35 AM, dismissal for K-3 @ 11:45 AM

10/24 - Early Release Day, dismissal for PreK @ 11:35 AM, dismissal for K-3 @ 11:45 AM

10/31 - K-3 Autumn Walk, 8:45 AM

11/4 - Election Day - No School for Students, All Staff Professional Development

11/6 - Picture Retake Day

11/7 - PTO Sponsored Veterans Day Coffee, 9:45 AM (following Fowler's event)

11/21. 11/24, 11/25 - Grade 3 Concord Museum Presentation (Teachers will share specifics)

2/6 - Green Meadow Winter Concert, Grades 1-3, 9:00 AM

4/8 & 4/9 - Grade 3 ELA MCAS Dates

5/6 & 5/7 - Grade 3 Math MCAS Dates

Please remember that our school playground must remain closed during arrival and dismissal times each day to ensure student safety.

We have four buses and four vans that need to safely enter and exit the bus circle. When families use the playground during these times, other students often run over to join them, sometimes into the path of buses or vans. During dismissal, our staff’s full attention is on making sure all students are safely dismissed, so we ask that parents and guardians closely supervise children who have already been dismissed.

If you would like to enjoy some outdoor play after school, the Fowler School playground is available for families to use.

Thank you for helping us keep all students safe!

Thank you to everyone who participated in International Walk to School Day! The weather on Thursday was beautiful and we had a great turnout. This event was sponsored by the Maynard Public Schools, the Maynard Police Department, and the Maynard Fire Department in collaboration with Massachusetts Safe Routes to Schools.

How do the Green Meadow School's 457 students arrive and depart school? To improve safety for all, we would like to better understand our student transportation choices. Please complete this two-minute, anonymous MA Safe Routes to School Family Travel Survey and if half our school's families participate, Green Meadow will be awarded a safety incentive package from the state. The survey will be open until October 22. You can access it by clicking the link below, then choose your language and school. Thank you in advance for your participation!

• Green Meadow: https://gis.massdot.state.ma.us/srtssurvey/survey/35063

Maynard Public Schools now has access to the Aspen App! Families can download the app through the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. Aspen has also a new, modern design which is automatic when logging into Aspen on your phone.The new family portal has an improved design to quickly see announcements, grades, and attendance.

We are very grateful to the Maynard Fire Department for their work over the past two weeks in recognition of Fire Safety Month. Members of the department visited each of our classrooms, from preschool through Grade 3, and presented developmentally appropriate lessons on fire safety.

Our younger students had the opportunity to see firefighters dressed in full gear; including helmets, oxygen masks, and tanks; which helps them understand that there is a person underneath all that equipment. Our older students learned how to make a 911 call and practiced describing an emergency scene using clear, helpful details for responders.

This is a great time of year to review with your children how you would leave your home in the event of a fire and where your family meeting area would be.

We are hiring Special Education Paraprofessionals to work with our educational team. In this role, applicants may support one to four students across school settings with academic skills, social skills, transitions, and school access. Special Education Paraprofessionals are part of a team of educators that include general education teachers, special education teachers, service providers, and other paraprofessionals. This is a great full-time opportunity for anyone in a graduate program looking to gain experience before moving into an educational role after graduation. Interested applicants should email Kate Murray at kmurray@maynard.k12.ma.us.

Looking for temporary work? We are hiring a Kindergarten Paraprofessional Long-term Substitute to work in one of our classrooms from 10/27 - 1/16. Please email Karen Lindquist at klindquist@maynard.k12.ma.us.

The Maynard Public Schools anticipates hiring Daily Substitutes for the 2025-2026 school year. This role provides flexibility. Daily Substitutes can determine which days, which grade-levels, and which of the three schools they would like to work in. For more information, please email Kate Murray, kmurray@maynard.k12.ma.us, or Colleen Andrade, candrade@maynard.k12.ma.us.

Calling All New Families - Check out our PTO website and join our email list to stay on top of news and events. We can't wait for you to get involved!

https://greenmeadowpto.membershiptoolkit.com/

Come meet other Green Meadow Families at the PTO's free Pumpkin Palooza event on October 19, from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. There will be food trucks with items for purchase, games, prizes, a bounce house, and more.

Sign up for a photo session and support our PTO!

ELPAC (English Learner Parent Advisory Council) Resources

Multilingual Learner Resources

Please click on the link to read the ELPAC newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/anm19

SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) Resources

Come join the fun at the 3rd Annual Maynard Fall Ball on Saturday, October 18, at 7:00 PM, at the Maynard Elks. All ages are welcome! Costumes are encouraged and there will be fun surprises for kids. This event is a fundraiser for the Maynard Holiday Parade.

BASEC, our before and after school program is hosting a Pumpkin Carving event for Green Meadow families on October 22, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. For $25.00, families get a pumpkin, carving tools, pizza, and treats. Families can purchase additional pumpkins for $10.00 each. Registration is required. You can scan the QR code below.

The Open Table Food Pantry (www.opentable.org; 33 Main St, Maynard) is open on Tuesdays, 3:30 - 6:30 PM and Thursdays, 1 - 4:30 PM and offers free bags of groceries 1x/week. Open Table also allows families to pick up frozen meals for family members weekly.

The Maynard Food Pantry (www.maynardfoodpantry.com; 82 Main St., Maynard) is open on Mondays from 10 AM - 12 noon 1-2x/month

The Maynard Food Pantry offers a weekly Backpack Program for all students in PreK-Grade 5 that aims to offer food assistance to families. Each backpack is filled with nutritious, non-perishable food at no cost. Forms were sent home to families in backpacks last week. If you need a form, they are available in the Green Meadow main office. You can also request one by emailing Kate Murray at kmurray@maynard.k12.ma.us.

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