Green Meadow Summer 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- Christine de Leon Argueta

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

Please join us on Friday, August 28, from 2:00 - 2:30 PM, for a Kindergarten - Grade 3 Meet & Greet event. Students will be able to meet teachers and see their classrooms. Families should walk to the event, park in the Crowe Park Lot, or park at the Fowler School. Please do not park at Maynard Motors.

The PTO is hosting a Playground Playdate from 2:30 - 3:30 PM, on our playground. You will also be able to connect with some local organizations that host student activities.

Our preschoolers are invited for a Meet & Greet on Tuesday, September 1. Please see the times below. Families should park in the Crowe Park lot when attending.

9/1 - PreK Meet and Greet, 9:00 - 9:30 - Ms. Viros and Ms. DiLuca

9/1 - PreK Meet and Greet, 9:30 - 10:00 - Ms. Cohen and Ms. Gonsalves

The first day of school for Grade K-3 is Monday, August 31!

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.

Our class placement process is complete and families will be able to view their child's teacher assignment beginning August 17 through the Aspen Portal. Before class placement information becomes available, you will need to log into Aspen and complete the required annual permission forms.

Creating class lists is a thoughtful process that takes many hours of collaboration. Our placement teams include classroom teachers, special educators, multilingual educators, counselors, specialists, and school administrators. Our teams carefully consider each child's academic, social, and emotional needs, along with many other factors, in an effort to create balanced classroom communities where all students can learn and grow.

Thank you for trusting our team and the care that goes into this important process. We can't wait to welcome our students back for another wonderful year at Green Meadow!

At the end of the 2025-2026 school year, Green Meadow celebrated the impactful careers of many of our long-time educators. We are excited to welcome many new staff members to our team this year.

Please join me in welcoming:

Main Office

Christine De Leon Argueta, morning office secretary

Facilities

Sean Kelley - Head Custodian

Riley Noke - Daytime Custodian

Scott Budrewicz - Night Shift Custodian

Fermin Gonzalvez - Night Shift Custodian

Kindergarten

Patricia Abreu de Angola, Spanish Immersion

Grade 1

Kathryn Bickford

Sira Martinez Abeledo, Spanish Immersion

Grade 2

Sloan Cordon

Grade 3

Lauren Faberman

Carolina Galafate, Spanish Immersion

Kaylin Gangi

Specialists

Rory Sullivan

Intervention Teachers

Kelly Foss - Literacy Intervention (New to the position but not to Green Meadow!)

Cassondra Kingsley - Math Intervention

Special Educators

Maeve Keane - K-3 RISE Program teacher, room 7A

Reading aloud and sharing stories helps children build vocabulary, strengthen comprehension skills, spark curiosity, develop empathy, and grow as creative problem-solvers.

We encourage families to make reading part of their daily routine and to visit the wonderful Maynard Public Library, where you'll find engaging books, fun summer programs, and resources for readers of all ages.

Students entering Grades 1, 2, and 3 should also spend at least 20 minutes reading independently every day to maintain and strengthen the skills they worked so hard to develop this year. Every book, every story, and every minute spent reading helps children grow into confident, lifelong learners!

We don't want to wish summer away, but we know Back-to-School sales are already in full swing! Below you will find the school supply lists for each grade level.

To help simplify things for families, Green Meadow will provide all basic classroom supplies, so there is no need to purchase items such as pencils, crayons, markers, paper, folders, binders, or other curriculum materials. Students will only need a few personal items to start the school year, which are listed on the grade-level supply lists below.

If your family needs assistance obtaining any of the requested items, please don't hesitate to reach out to Karen Lindquist at klindquist@maynard.k12.ma.us. We are happy to help and want to ensure every student has everything they need for a successful start to the school year.

Preschool Supply List

Kindergarten Supply List

Grade 1 Supply List

Grade 2 Supply List

Grade 3 Supply List

At this time, we anticipate that our arrival and dismissal procedures will remain the same as last year from August through December. Once we move into the new school building over December vacation, we will have new routines.

Here are a few highlights:

• We strongly encourage families to walk to school, carpool, or take advantage of the bus.

• Parking for families dropping students off or picking students up will continue to be very limited. Cars may not park along Tiger Drive or the entrance to Green Meadow FOR ANY REASON.

• Please do not park at Maynard Motors. They have been a wonderful neighbor and we would like to respect their space.

• Only School Buses and Vans will be allowed to enter the bus circle between the hours of 7:45 AM and 6:00 PM. With the temporary playground location now in the bus circle, cars may not drive into the bus circle for drop-off or pick-up.

• For the start of this year we will be offering a carline drop-off for arrival only for all students in grades PreK-3 starting at 8:15 AM. This drop off location will be on Tiger Drive, just past the staff parking lot. Tiger Drive will be ONE WAY for both Green Meadow and Fowler morning drop-off. Staff will accompany students to the building. Preschoolers can participate in the car line if they are able to unbuckle themselves or an older child is able to help them.

• We will not be offering a car line pick-up at dismissal until we move into the new building. We will be launching a dismissal app in August. Please see below for more informaiton.

• There will continue to be handicap parking area next to the bus circle

• Students in Grades 1-3 will line up for school INSIDE the building this year due to the fact that the construction fencing will not provide enough space for an outdoor line-up. Preschool and Kindergarten students will continue to go directly to their classroom doors as they have done in previous years. PreK and Kindergarten teachers will send out more information about which door to use. These routines are familiar to students who attended Green Meadow last year. Staff will supervise students inside the building.

• Students who are picked up after school as a walker will still be dismissed from the LIBRARY doors. We ask that families pick up and go. Due to the construction we do not have space for after-school play and our buses and vans are still in the process of dismissal until 3:00 PM.

Again this year, families are welcome to walk to the Fowler Playground for after-school play. We recognize that this is a cultural shift as we wait for the new school to be complete but this is a great option to continue to foster community and outdoor free play.

We are excited to announce that Green Meadow will be using PickUp Patrol this school year to manage student dismissal plans. This easy-to-use system will streamline communication between home and school and eliminate the need to send in handwritten dismissal notes.

We will share additional information in August, including registration instructions and details on how to begin using the app before the start of the school year.