IMPORTANT DATES

October 5 - Picture Day - K-6

October 8 - Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL

October 9 thru 12 - K-6 Fire Safety Week

October 11 - Gr. 6 to Camp Chingachgook - 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

October 11 - PTSA Meeting - 3:30 p.m. Primary Library

October 12 - First YES Backpack Distribution

October 15 - BOE Meeting 6:00 p.m. HS Media Center

October 15 - PRISM Group - 2:30 p.m. MG Room 82

October 19 - Superintendent’s Conference Day - NO SCHOOL K-12

October 26 - K-2 Morning Program 8:30 a.m. Primary Café.

October 31 - Halloween

October 31 - PBIS Monthly Drawing - Morning Guest Announcer

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

At Greenwich Elementary School, we are excited to recognize students’ safe, responsible and respectful behavior choices. The acknowledgement process includes earned Green Bucks, each representing a positive behavior choice. A monthly drawing will be held on the dates found below and one student from each grade will earn the stated incentive. More Green Bucks earned equals more chances to earn the incentives!

I am sincerely grateful to the following staff members who worked together to bring PBIS to our elementary school: Mrs. Kratzenberg, Mrs. Sorbera, Mr. Shontz, Mrs. Fiske, Mrs. McMurray, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Penman, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Bryant, Mrs. Sitterley and Mrs. Caron. Sincerely, Jennie Mueller

The Elementary Edition

Responsibility

Responsibility is the Character Trait for October.

Responsibility means: Taking ownership of my thoughts, words and actions.

Come join us at the K-2 Morning Program on Friday, October 26th at 8:30 a.m. in

the Primary Cafeteria!

Month

October 31

November 30

December 21

January 31

February 28

March 29

April 30

May 31

June 27

Incentive

Morning Guest Announcer

Breakfast with the Principal

Teacher’s Helper for the Day (student choice based on

volunteer list)

Scholastic Book Fair Gift Certificate

BowTie Movie Tickets

Lunch with the Librarian

Art Supply Basket

Lunch in Teacher Lounge OR VIP Cafeteria Table

Summer Basket: Ice Cream Man Gift Certificate and Washington County Fair ride tickets

PRISM facilitators Deb Pearson and Lisa Towne would like to announce that PRISM club meetings for the 2018-19 school year will resume on Monday, October 15th. We meet after school in room 82 of the Middle Grade

Building two Mondays/month. PRISM is a Loss and Coping Group developed for students in grades 3-6 who have experienced the death of a loved one. In our nearly 20 years as a school-based club, our student members have found that reflecting, making memorial crafts and sharing coping strategies with others who have experienced loss can be very helpful. And we usually have a lot of fun! Registration forms are available in the Middle Grade Office.

PRISM Coping with Loss, Celebrating Life - A Children’s Loss and Coping Group

PTSA NEWS

The Greenwich PTSA is up and running. Please join us for our first meeting on Thursday, October 11th at 3:30 p.m. in the Primary Library. We have some exciting events planned for this year. The PTSA has provided many services, cultural arts programs and scholarships for students at GCS. Please try and attend at least one meeting this year to see the events planned. Below is a membership form. Please consider joining and supporting the Greenwich PTSA and all the amazing things they do for the students of GCS.

Greenwich PTSA Membership Form You can do a lot . . . . or help just once

NAME: _______________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________

PHONE: _________________________ (Cell) ________________________ (Home)

EMAIL: ______________________________________________________________

I can bake for special events I can help at an event $5.00 Annual Membership

Please return to Middle Grade Office - Attn: Jen O’Connor