Thank you parents, grandparents, and teachers who have served our country. Special thanks to our very own, Mary Nottingham, for her service.
We had a great time honoring Veteran's Day with the pledge by Zoe Allie, our choir singing the National Anthem, and our band playing patriotic songs for the school to hear.
We are so thankful for your sacrifice so that we can live in this wonderful, free country!
What happens to surfaces outside when it rains? 2nd grade students carried out an investigation to see which surface soaks up water the fastest. We tested concrete, grass, and soil. The winner was grass.
Emelia enjoying her Braum’s Book Buddy reward! :)
Here are some pictures from our “50th day of school” celebration today if you would like to use.
Kindergarten celebrated the 50th day of school “1950’s” style! Students searched for and wrote 50 sight words, represented the number 50 in a variety of ways, and read books that were published in the 1950’s. A sock hop and root beer floats were the highlight of the celebration!
Last weekend Greenwood Debate competed at the Republic High School Invitational Tournament with 27 schools from across Missouri. The team returned with 3 tournament championships! Laila Ozturk won TWO first place awards – Novice International Extemporaneous Speaking and Novice Informative Speaking! Tristan Khoshyomn was the tournament champion in Varsity Original Oratory.
Two Greenwood teams advanced to the top 8 in Varsity Policy Debate. Tristan and Mary Gabriel were seeded 3rd after preliminary round victories over Nixa, Parkview, and Classical Christian and finished as quarterfinalists. Ethan Duff and Marcus Ryan were seeded 7th after prelims and lost a quarterfinal debate against Glendale. Laila and Abby Ryan finished 3rd in Novice Policy debate.
Other Greenwood finalists included: Marcus Ryan (6th – Varsity International Extemp), Abby Ryan (5th – Novice US Extemp and 6th Novice Informative) and Mohan Grewal (7th – Novice International Extemp). Mary Gabriel was also a semi-finalist in US Extemp and Informative Speaking, Ethan Duff was a semi-finalist in US Extemp, and Tristan Khoshyomn was a semi-finalist in International Extemp.
Congratulations Blue Jays!
This year Greenwood Elementary is participating in the Braum’s Book Buddy Program. The program is for 1st-5th grade students and supports the love of reading. For every 6 books read, students earn a treat! This is the first year we have participated in this sought after program. Congratulations to Louise Zimmerman for earning a single dip ice cream sundae! Keep on reading!
Braum’s Book Buddy Program for Kindergarten through Fifth grade!
Helpful Hedgehog First Graders Esther Yen and Emelia Speer enjoying free cones from Braum’s.
GLS Elementary students are rewarded for reading and turning in a book log.
Great job Esther! Be sure and send your teacher a picture of students enjoying their reading reward each month.
Thank you Mrs. Gray for getting GLS enrolled and setting up the program.
The First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs and Dr. Hammerschmidt would like to thank the Greenwood Parents Association for our fantastic classroom items. We love the books, classroom incentives and places for special seating. We appreciate your help to make our classroom fantastic. Thank you!!
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Good luck at CC State Carson and Quana!
The First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs and Dr. Hammerschmidt would like to thank the Greenwood Parents Association for our fantastic classroom items. We love the books, classroom incentives and places for special seating. We appreciate your help to make our classroom fantastic. Thank you!!
Halloween First Grade Helpful Hedgehogs
2023-2024
The Debate Blue Jays continue to excel this year! Over 30 schools from across Missouri competed in this year’s Willard Invitational last weekend. Greenwood had 3 of the top 8 teams in Varsity Policy Debate. Mary Gabriel and Marcus Ryan were the undefeated top seed after preliminary rounds of competition, defeating teams from Glendale, Rock Bridge, Bolivar, and Classical Christian Academy. Mary and Marcus went on to finish 3rd overall. Marcus was also a semi-finalist in United States Extemporaneous Speaking. Greenwood also had the 2nd seed in the varsity division after preliminary rounds – and it was a team of freshmen! Abby Ryan and Laila Ozturk were also undefeated in the preliminary rounds (including wins against Glendale, Hickman, and Rock Bridge) and lost a close 2-1 decision to Glendale in the quarterfinal round. Such an amazing accomplishment for first year high school competitors! Laila was also a semi-finalist in Informative Speaking. Gyan Grewal and Ethan Duff also advanced to the quarterfinal round of Varsity Policy debate, seeded 7th after preliminary rounds, including a key victory over Springfield Central in Round 4. Additionally, Gyan was 6th place overall out of 55 total competitors in Informative Speaking. The team will be back in action next weekend at Republic High School. Go Blue Jays!
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Doak, the therapy dog, came to visit our elementary wing today. Doak has been trained by Manden Matz, the parent of Katelyn, and visits her school three days a week. Students got to learn what makes Doak so special and we were thrilled we got to meet him!
Mrs. Gray loves traditions, and classroom pumpkin carving is one of her favorites! Our 3rd grade parents came in to help carve some creative pumpkins. Check out these masterpieces!
Fall is great time to learn using pumpkins. After reading the book, “How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin” by Margaret McNamara, the 2nd graders made predictions and found actual measurements for their pumpkins. The book taught us that although you won’t know how many seeds are in a pumpkin until you open it up, there are some clues that can help you. The number of lines on the outside gives you a clue because each line has a row of sees on the inside. The longer the pumpkin grows, the more lines it gets. It’s skin gets darker, too.
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First Grade Pumpkin Character Book Reports. Students read a book then wrote a book report that included: a synopsis of the book, characters, setting, point of view, quotes, and the student's reaction to the book. Students then created a Pumpkin Character 🎃
