Greenwood Elementary School

LGSD Summer Camp News! 1) Required permission forms for LGSD summer camps. Be certain to provide yours to the LGSD staff member greeting you on the first day of camp. Form: https://5il.co/tb97 and 2) Wait lists for summer camps. An update is provided here: https://5il.co/tb98

"Kindergarten is such an essential point in a child's social, emotional, and cognitive development. Certainly, our teachers focus on exposing students to foundational literacy and numeracy skills, but above all else we want students to feel excited about learning, to interact with other children, and to understand how to participate as a part of a school community." - Ryan Westenskow, Principal, Greenwood Elementary

See what positions are available at https://www.lagrandesd.org/page/employment-opportunities. Cook, custodian, paraeducator and more . . .

The CDC's new guidance will not impact schools this school year. All individuals on our schools campuses must mask and physically distance. Yesterday, Governor Brown addressed how the new guidance will be implemented in Oregon and stated, "Nothing is changing for schools this school year, and I expect education staff and students to continue to wear masks and physically distance, as outlined in our Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance." Thank you for your cooperation.

This is the final week of our month long reading event, Reading Together is Learning Together. I hope you have enjoyed the books and have found the reading strategies to be helpful while reading with your student. In Friday folders you will find the final strategy and a short survey. Please complete the survey and have your student give it to their teacher during the week of May 3rd. As a thank you for participating in our Reading Together is Learning Together event and for returning the survey, we will send home a full size bag of microwave popcorn. Thanks again and keep on reading!!

Mrs. Moran is sharing a story with you this week because she talks about our Giant Virtue courage at the end. Hope you and your child enjoy it! Caps for Sale https://youtu.be/p3ojbjmEvC0

La Grande School District Town Hall Meeting - April 1, 2021 View on LGSD.TV or La Grande School District Facebook

Kids in the Kitchen Virtual Class April 6th to May 25th Oregon State University will be offering Kids in the Kitchen virtually to kids in 3rd to 5th grade in Greenwood Elementary. Class will take place from 5 to 6 pm on Tuesday evenings, but may adjust the time depending on what works best for families. We will meet over Zoom in the comfort of our own homes and cook together! We will provide a weekly list of ingredients needed that you can purchase beforehand. If you would like to join, please email Jamie at Jamie.cox@oregonstate.edu. Get ready to learn some new cooking skills and have fun cooking together!

HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH DIVORCE AND SEPARATION Learn how divorce or separation impacts your children and what you can do to help them. WHEN: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 6pm – 9:00pm WHERE: Virtual via Zoom For instructions on how to download Zoom onto your computer or mobile device, go to www.zoom.us/download COST: Free TO REGISTER: Send email to teala.sunderman@ojd.state.or.us including your name, phone number, and date of the class you are attending **class size is limited so registration is required**

Spring Spirit Week March 15th-19th

Slow Down Poster Contest Click the link below to VOTE! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehfyErzmeb9nGa93202KhYL1CEqRtMR-u4Aus_lOLS55hiWQ/viewform?gxids=7628

No school, Monday, February 15th, 2021

LGSD Virtual Town Hall Tonight at 6:00 pm Join via LGSD.TV or La Grande School District Facebook

Tonight! Connect via La Grande School District's Facebook page or via LGSD.tv.

Please join us for our virtual town hall via LGSD.tv or our La Grande School District Facebook page. Questions may be submitted to reopening@lagrandesd.org by the morning of January 21. We will look for common themes in questions and answer those at the town hall.

Eastern Oregon Head Start is Now Enrolling!

Greenwood Families, Please see the attached resource, which is a good reminder to check students for symptoms before sending them to school. Please use caution and keep students home if they are sick or have any of the following symptoms so that we can limit the spread of disease! If you have not done so, please read the recent Principal's Message news article for a more complete update on our return to in-person learning. Have a great day!

School is back in session on Monday, January 4th with all grades in Comprehensive Distance Learning. Grades K-6 will be on-site, starting January 11th. We have the potential to have grades 7-12 on-site on January 27.

January 4-8 - ALL Students in Comprehensive Distance Learning January 11 - Grades K-6 back On-Site! January 27 - Grades 7-12 MAY return to On-Site Learning.

Greenwood Families, Thank you for hanging in there with us this Fall. We hope you have a restful holiday and a Merry Christmas. Students will be online for one more week when we return on January 4.  All students will return in person on January 11 from 8 am - 1 pm. We'll see you in the new year of 2021! Ryan Westenskow Principal