JOG-A-THON CLASS SCHEDuLE, OCT. 16T

October 1, 2015
I N T H I S I S SU E: Curriculum Night Tonight, 6-7:30 PM / Student Info & PTA Forms Due Oct. 2nd / PTA General Meeting: Oct. 8th
ON YO UR MA RK , G ET SET, JOG- A- THON!
The 2015 Jog-a-Thon is on October 16th! The Jog-a-Thon packets went
out in KidMail last week. If you did not receive one, there are extras in the
Main Office. The packet has everything you need to start collecting pledges
to help us reach our fundraising goal. This year, the Jog-a-Thon is more
important than ever as we will not be holding an auction. Be certain to look
at the information about creating your own FirstGiving page. It is easy to set
up and makes raising funds easy, even from afar.
Speaking of goals ... be certain to check out the Jog-a-Thon bulletin board
outside of the cafeteria. Students and staff members can submit their fitness and nutrition goals
and we will post them to inspire others. Goal sheets also went home last week and your students
can send them back to school via KidMail. There will be extra sheets available in the Main Office
and hanging on the bulletin board. Please contact [email protected] to be a business
sponsor, to volunteer or with any questions.
J og - a - T hon Class S ched u le, Oct. 16th
calendar
10/1
Curriculum/Open House
Night, 6-7:30 PM
10/2
PTA Membership
Forms Due
10/7
Picture Day
Walk to School Day
10/8
PTA General Mtg.
6-8:30 PM, Commons
ALO Forms Due Online
Start
End
Teacher
8:50 AM
9:20 AM
Pedersen & Maahs 5th Graders
9:15 AM
9:45 AM
Goldfarb & Maahs 4th Graders
9:40 AM
10:10 AMKlink
10:05 AM
10:35 AM
Spiz
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
Tougher
10:55 AM
11:25 AM
Miller
11:20 AM
11:50 AM
Santiago
11:50 AM
12:10 PM
Lunch Break
10/28
12:10 PM
12:40 PM
Schumacher
2-Hr. Early Dismissal
12:35 PM
1:05 PM
Lommers
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
Schmidt
1:25 PM
1:55 PM
Hannah
1:50 PM
2:20 PM
Anderson
2:15 PM
2:45 PM
Dunker-Olson
Welcome to Gr eenwood :
come join o u r cool , fu nk y, fun PTA!
The first PTA General Meeting will take place in the Greenwood Elementary Commons from 6
to 8:30 PM on Thursday, October 8th. We will be sharing budget plans for the school year,
introducing our 2015-16 Board Members and Committee Chairs, reviewing our events calendar
and even voting on a proposal to fund important school activities. All members get to vote. Come
advocate for the kids, teachers and families with fellow Greenwood parents. Childcare and
refreshments will be provided. Hope to see you there!
10/9
Sounders Ticket Orders
Due
10/16
Jog-a-Thon
10/25
Seattle Sounders School
Fundraiser, 4 PM
12:50 PM
PICTURE DAY: WED.,
OCT. 7th
Picture day is coming up
quickly so jot the date
on your calendar! Order
forms went out in KidMail
last week; extra forms are
in the Main Office. Please
return them via KidMail.
There are scholarship
packages available;
inquire with Cheryl in the
Main Office.
walk to school in
october!
October is Walk to School
month, “WALKtober”!
Look for your student’s
walking tracking calendar
in Thursday’s KidMail.
Check out the Greenwood
Elementary Discussion
Group on Facebook for
event details. Official kickoff
and Walk to School Day is
Wednesday, October 7th.
Advanced Learning
Referrals Due
Online by Oct. 8th
Advanced Learning referrals
are now available online
at www.seattleschools.org/
advlearning. They must
be filled out and submitted
online only. The office will no
longer collect paper forms.
Advanced Learning will
notify teachers in October of
referred students and provide
a link to the form for them to
complete. The deadline for
Parent Forms is October 8th
and all referred Greenwood
students will be tested
Saturday, October 31st at
Cascadia at Lincoln.
Stephen Martin, Advanced
Learning Supervisor, (206)
252-0882
Lost & Found
Every year, dozens of
coats, hats, mittens, shoes,
lunchboxes and various toys
and treasures are found
around the school without
an owner. There is a space
outside the lunchroom that is
dedicated to lost and found
items. Please check this
area whenever you are in the
building. Unclaimed items are
donated to charity several
times a year, beginning after
Thanksgiving.
S av e Mov ie Night & Planet Greenwood!
Breaking News 2015-2016: No Movie Night this year … No Planet Greenwood potluck dinner
and festival … No Night of Giving at the Foodbank ... Unless …
For the past five years, the moms and dads of CONNECT have offered “Free, Fun, Family
Friday” events. Every year Movie Night filled our auditorium and gym to capacity with students
and families, and Planet Greenwood allowed the whole school to share our families’ culinary
backgrounds and explore different themes through games, shows and our kids’ artwork. To put
these events together and give to our school community takes a team of committed parents. Last
year we were a team of 12 or so (plus spouses when needed!), yet this year we are down to 4
(our parents’ kids graduated to middle school). We are eager to keep CONNECT going and to
continue these fantastic Greenwood traditions, but are unable to do so at our current numbers.
We need more parents involved!
October 8th at 6 PM is Greenwood’s first PTA General Meeting. Here you will meet our dynamic
PTA team as well as have the chance to learn about different committees you may be interested in
joining. Please consider joining us at CONNECT, where we strive to create free school events that
can be attended and enjoyed by all our families. CONNECT is a great way to meet other parents,
have fun and be directly involved with your child’s experience here at Greenwood.
Email Lina Karman for more information at [email protected].
O ct. 2 nd Due Date fo r Info/PTA M embe rship F o r ms
Still haven’t completed your family’s Info/PTA Membership Form? There’s still time! We’ve
extended the deadline to Friday, October 2nd. Make sure your family is not left out — we use this
information to create the all-school and classroom directories, facilitate communication (including
WeeBee distribution) and share volunteer opportunities.
Forms went home in the first-day-of-school packet. You can either:
1) fill out the form and return via KidMail, or
2) enter your information online at http://goo.gl/forms/0HplfuKyz3 — the quickest, easiest way!
When you’re filling out your form, don’t forget to sign up for the PTA! Whether using the
paper or online version, please submit membership fee donations to the office or via KidMail
(some people have encountered problems with the online PayPal link). Questions? Contact
[email protected].
Gr eenwood Elementary N ight with
the S ou nde rs
Mark your calendars for October 25th at 4 PM as the Seattle
Sounders take on Real Salt Lake in the last home game of the season.
Tickets will be a discounted $21 each ($25 value) and Greenwood will
be seated together in the 300 Level of Century Link Field. Ticket forms
and payment are due to the office via KidMail no later than October
9th. The Sounders FC will also donate a portion of the proceeds from
our ticket sales back to the school. We hope you can join us! Email fundraising@greenwoodpta.
org with any questions.
S u bsc r ibe to the Greenwood school Calenda r
Subscribe to the Greenwood Elementary Google calendar and you’ll always have the
latest important dates on your personal device. This service is offered by your Greenwood
Communications team, yet we ask for your patience. When the SPS District adds dates to the
school website’s calendar, it may take up to 24 hours for those to post to our Google calendar. We
hope you find this helpful!
Find the Google calendar at: http://tinyurl.com/oly5rsv.
Find support at http://tinyurl.com/pb3y5k7 (Gmail) and http://tinyurl.com/onlra2u (Outlook).
Printed by Sip & Ship, www.sipandship.com, 7511 Greenwood Ave. N, 783-4299;
Editor: Michelle Peters; Deadline: Tues., 6 PM, [email protected]; find
the WeeBee on the school website and Facebook page