Green Meadows

Green Meadows Families -

It is time to celebrate and brag on our Green Meadows students and staff! The State of Indiana just recently released last year's ILEARN scores. When we compare our results with the other elementary schools across Clinton County, our kids are right near the top... and in some areas, they’re sitting at the very top! These results are a wonderful reflection of the hard work our students are putting in each day and, just as importantly, the dedication of our teachers and staff who continue to work together to move every kid forward. Below is how our Wolfpack rates against other schools in the county.

📚 ILEARN Reading

• 3rd Grade: 2nd in the county — just 1.5 percentage points from 1st!
• 4th Grade: 2nd in the county
• 5th Grade: 3rd in the county

➗ ILEARN Math

• 3rd Grade: 🥇 1st in the county!
• 4th Grade: 3rd in the county

🏆 Combined ILEARN ELA & Math

• 3rd Grade: 🥇 1st in the county!
• 4th Grade: 2nd in the county

🔬 ILEARN Science

• 4th Grade: 3rd in the county

📖 IREAD-3

• 3rd Grade: 2nd in the county — just 0.6 percentage points from 1st!
  
  

If you are as proud of these scores as I am, I would encourage you to share them with your family and friends and help us spread the word about the great things happening at Green Meadows. Post about it online, share our school’s social media posts, tell a neighbor, mention it to your child’s coach or another parent, or simply brag about our kids when you’re talking with friends and family. If you know someone who has an outdated impression of Green Meadows, this is a great opportunity to help us tell a new story about who we are today.

Our kids and our staff have worked hard for these results, and they deserve to be celebrated! We’re proud of where we are, and even more excited about where we’re headed.

With gratitude,
Brandon Doub
Principal

We know ParentSquare has been experiencing some hiccups since before the start of the school year, and we sincerely appreciate your patience as the ParentSquare tech team has worked to troubleshoot the underlying issues and provide our district team with next steps.

Part of that process now requires our front office team to manually review the PowerSchool Contact Management information for each of our 370+ students to help identify and correct the issues. This will take a little time, but please know that we are working through it as quickly and carefully as we can.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding as we work to get everyone back up, running, and receiving the communications they need from Green Meadows!

Our school carnival will take place Thursday, October 8 from 5-7PM and will begin this year's Fall Break with a bang! If you have not purchased wristbands, you can do so 'at the door' when you arrive. We look forward to seeing you and your family for a night of food, fun, and memory-making!

We’re excited to kick off Quarter 2 after Fall Break with school spirit, creativity, and a whole lot of giving! Our teachers will be transforming their classroom doors for our School-Wide Door Decorating Contest, and we need YOU to help choose the winners!

ONE CAN = ONE VOTE!
Every canned or non-perishable food item donated can be used to vote for a classroom door. There is no limit to how many doors you can vote for—or how many times you can vote!
Families: Bring canned food with you to Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday & Thursday, October 21 & 22, and place your donations outside the classroom doors you’d like to vote for.

Students: Bring canned or non-perishable food items to school during the week of October 19–23 to cast your votes and help support a great cause!

Who will have the winning door? Which classroom will collect the most votes? YOU get to be the judge of that!

Say Boo To the Flu!

Influenza or the Flu, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by the influenza or flu virus. It is often hard to tell the difference between the seasonal flu and the common cold. Both are respiratory illnesses. Vomiting and diarrhea are not the flu.

Flu Symptoms:

1. Sudden onset of illness

2. High fever

3. Extreme fatigue

4. Dry cough–sore throat

5. Headache

6. Body Aches

7. Chills

Cold Symptoms:

1. Slow onset of symptoms

2. Low grade fever or NO fever

3. Mild fatigue

4. Severe cough and runny nose or congested nose

5. NO headache

6. NO bodyache

Teach your child to cough in their sleeve, wash their hands frequently, get lots of rest and eat healthy.

Now is also the time to get a flu vaccine!!! Remember to keep your child home with a fever and they must be fever free for 24 hours without any medication to return to school.

Stay healthy!

-Mrs. MacOwan

Is it rude, mean, or bullying?

Those words get used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. Teaching kids the difference helps them understand what happened, put language to it, and know what kind of support they may need next.

Rude behavior may be thoughtless or hurtful in the moment.

Mean Behavior is intended to hurt, usually happening once. .

Bullying involves intended, repeated behavior from one person.

October is Bullying Prevention month, which makes this a great time to have these conversations before situations escalate. The goal is never to minimize a child's feelings. Sometimes it can be hurtful without meeting the definition of bullying, every situation still deserves support, guidance, and follow up.

If there's anything I can do to support you or your child, please don't hesitate to reach out!

-Ms. Hardin

Thank you for helping us make sure our students are dressed appropriately for the season, ready to learn, and prepared for Indiana’s unpredictable weather!

• October 8: End of Quarter 1
• October 8: School Carnival (5-7PM)
• October 9-18: No School (Fall Break)
• October 21-22: Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 20: Evacuation to Primary Site (Community Christian Church)
• October 26-30: National Red Ribbon Week (dress up days incoming)
• November 11: Veteran's Day Program (2 PM)
• November 12: Fourth Grade Community Showcase Music Performance (5:30 PM)
• November 17: 4th/5th High Ability Field Trip
• November 19: Title 1 Family Night (Bingo for Books and Numbers - 5:30 PM)

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We love having our families involved at school! You can help by reshelving library books, working with small groups in math or reading, assisting in the office with copies or laminating, lending a hand with landscaping, and so much more. Your time and talents make a big difference for our Wolves!

If you’re interested in volunteering, please reach out to Mr. Doub at doubb@frankfort.k12.in.us. Your time and talents make a big difference for our Wolves!