Principal's Page
Ms. Cheryl Bunyan
Principal, Greenwood Elementary
Greenwood
Elementary…A SMART School
May 2012 Principal's News
May 13 is Mother’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day!
Quote: Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. ~Marion C. Garretty, quoted in A Little Spoonful of Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul
Dear Greenwood Parents,
Greetings!
AWESOME APRIL
Our County Council Executive’s Visit: Thanks to Mrs. Wisniewski, fourth grade teacher and Mr. Enceneat, our Choral Music teacher who co-sponsor our Student Government Association and who arranged for Mr. Isaiah Leggett’s visit to Greenwood on April 11th. Mr. Leggett spoke to the children in grades three, four and five about the democratic structure of the constitution and government of the United States of America. He reminded them to think about their future, use their minds to focus and reach for the stars and presented Greenwood with a plaque and the certificates earned by the students during their recent Pennies for the Planet coin drive.
Earth Week: Thanks to our parent sponsors Mrs. Butterfield and Mrs. Tasto and the volunteers that will be joining them, we will again be celebrating Earth Week during the week of April 18th. The children enjoyed many fun experiences that courtyard cleanup, planting flowers, and kite flying and bubble blowing
Thanks also to Mr. Gorogias (parent of Michael) for his donation of mulch which has been used to mulch all of the areas around the school compound.
Spring Fair: The Spring fair was a fun for all as usual. Thanks to Mrs. Leventhal and all of the families who contributed to the raffle baskets and who came out to make the day such an enjoyable one.
MAGNIFICENT MAY
Rising fourth grade parent information coffees: Parents of our current fourth grade students are invited to come out on May 1 to receive information on fifth grade. Dr. Redmond-Jones, the principal of Rosa Parks Middle School is expected to be joining us for this meeting. This information meeting will be held at 7:00 PM in the Media Center prior to the regularly scheduled monthly PTA meeting which begins at 7:30 PM.
Staff Appreciation Week: As we celebrate Staff Appreciation next week May 7 to May 11, please join me in recognizing and celebrating Greenwood’s dedicated staff for all of the hard work, effort and commitment that they demonstrate on a daily basis on behalf of the children of Greenwood. I want to also thank Mrs. Laura Klein and all of the parents who work to make this week possible, and the PTA for the ways in which you support the staff here at Greenwood not just during Staff Appreciation Week but all year long!
The Science Curriculum Night and our annual Science Share is planned for May 9 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. It promises to be a great evening of learning and family fun. Please join us with your children for presentations of students’ science projects, rain barrel making, and a visit with a travelling zoo as well as a special Hands-on- Science activities.
International Night: Mrs. Renee McNevin is sponsoring this special evening on May 30. If you have not already done so and would like to receive more information, please contact her after reviewing the information that has been coming home about this event.
JOYFUL JUNE
Student Profile Articulation Information: If you have not already done so please complete the student profile articulation sheets that were sent home in early April so that we can include your input when we make our placement decisions for next school year. If you need another sheet, please contact Mrs. Paul in the main office.
Special End of Year Events for Parents: As the school year quickly winds to a close there will be many special upcoming events. Please keep close tabs on the monthly calendar that will be a part of the Communigator and kindly make note also of these.
Sincerely,
Cheryl A. Bunyan,
Principal