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.

9/11 - Green Meadow Back to School Night (Parent/Caregiver Event), 6:00 - 7:30 PM

9/12 - Early Release Day, dismissal for PreK @ 11:35 AM, dismissal for K-3 @ 11:45 AM

9/23 - School Picture Day!

9/26 - Early Release Day, dismissal for PreK @ 11:35 AM, dismissal for K-3 @ 11:45 AM

Future Dates for Your Calendars

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

11/7 - PTO Sponsored Veterans Day Coffee

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 click on the link to read and review the Green Meadow Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year. Then use the link below to confirm that you have received and reviewed it. If you prefer not to use Google Forms, you may print page 8 and submit a hard copy of your acknowledgment to the Green Meadow office.

Green Meadow Handbook 2025-2026 (English)

La escuela Green Meadow Manual para estudiantes y familias 2025-2026 (Spanish)

A Escola Green Meadow Manual do Aluno e da Família 2025-2026 (Portuguese)

Lekòl Green Meadow la 2025-2026 Manyèl Elèv ak Fanmi (Haitian Creole)

Please click on this link to complete the acknowledgement form:

2025-2026 Parent/Guardian Handbook Sign-off Form

The Green Meadow Back to School Night is scheduled for Thursday, September 11, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM. It is an opportunity for parents and caregivers to meet staff, learn about curriculum and visit with other community members. Representatives from the School Committee, ELPAC, SEPAC, the GMS PTO, and others will be present that evening in the cafeteria.

Back to School Night Schedule

• This year it will be held on Thursday, September 11

• 6:00 - 6:30 - Grades 2 & 3

• 6:30 - 6:45 - Welcome by Karen Lindquist and Kate Murray

• 6:45 - 7:15 -PreK, K & 1

• Specialists can be available in classrooms for parent/guardian visits.

Are you asking yourself how you’re going to survive this back to school transition? There seem to be endless tips for parenting during back to school transitions, and one common theme is SLEEP. Enough sleep, scheduled sleep & sleep for everyone. Good sleep contributes to stable mood and energy levels, setting your child up for a successful school day. Check out these suggestions for how to get kids back on a sleep schedule for the school year as well as a humorous back to school public service announcement that reminds us we’re all in this together! Questions or feedback? Please contact Julie Danforth at jdanforth@maynard.k12.ma.us.

You can click on the link below to watch the video filmed by drone by the Maynard Police Department. The students had an opportunity to watch the video in school. It is pretty impressive!

The new fencing is in place this week. The day that it was installed we had recess for Grades 1-3 at Crowe Park. Some children were surprised that it was just a baseball field. They were expecting a playground. Other children loved the open space to run. We did need to co-habitat with a flock of Canada Geese while we were there. In the future, we will look to have parent volunteers to help make this work.

Our Kindergarten students played in the courtyard on the preschool playground. We are very grateful to our Food Services team for their flexibility. This required an additional lunch service to accommodate all of the students in smaller groups.

School Picture Day is Tuesday, September 23! The Picture Day forms will go home next Thursday in student backpacks. Stay tuned for more information.

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.

If you are interested in working for our Food Services Department, please reach out to Sue Mitchell-Tang for information at smitchelltang@maynard.k12.ma.us. Whitsons is currently hiring cooks and food service workers. They offer flexible shifts. no nights or weekends, and summers off.

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/

ELPAC (English Learner Parent Advisory Council) Resources

Multilingual Learner Resources

SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) Resources

The Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, Maynard Police Department, and the Maynard Public Schools are participating in the Stuff a Cruiser event to benefit the Maynard Food Pantry.

On Saturday, September 13th, students from both the MHS National Honor Society and Fowler School National Junior Honor Society in conjunction with the Maynard Police, the Maynard Food Pantry, Market Basket of Maynard and the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley will be participating in Stuff a Cruiser at Market Basket in Maynard from 10am - 1pm.

Stuff a Cruiser is a friendly competition between the surrounding towns of Hudson, Stow, Lancaster, Bolton, Concord and Clinton to see who can collect the most food and/or money for their local food banks. The town with the greatest total weight collected earns bragging rights for the year. Last year Maynard collected over 3,700 pounds of donations (over 2,100 pounds of food and $800 in cash) and missed out on winning by just 14 pounds.

Beginning Wednesday, September 3rd until Friday, September 12th there will be bins located in each school building where items can be dropped off. There will also be a cash donation box in each of the main offices if you would like to make a monetary donation. Every dollar donated is equivalent to 2 pounds of food. All donations will go to the Maynard Food Pantry.

Calling all Boys and Girls in Grades K-5 to Join Cub Scouts Pack 130 is an inclusive, fun, community-led program helping to prepare young people to make ethical and responsible choices over their lifetimes. Learn through outdoor adventures, games, and crafts while making friends and helping the community. Register online to join Pack 130 using the QR code or email Kennedy.jbk@gmail.com.

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

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