Green Gazette
December 2023
Green Township Elementary
Email: paul.spahr@msdmartinsville.org
Website: https://www.msdofmartinsville.org/green-township-elementary/
Location: 6275 Maple Grove Road
Phone: 756.342.0505
Facebook: facebook.com/GTElementary/
Twitter: @GT_Elementary
Character Counts at Green!
Marrek Walls, Bowen Kunkler, Carter Newman, Charleigh Hall, Stevie Kirk, Gunner McGuire, Kole Bowling, Blakely Wolff, Kensley Ennis, Simeon Vallow, Sophia Bowman, Eliza Carmichael, Tilly Runnebohm, Korbin Morgan, Beau Craven, Charleigh Bow, and Ben Silliman.
Winter Concert
Students in Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 3rd grade will perform at our annual Winter Concert on Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30. Students need to arrive by 6:00.
Attendance Policy
MSD of Martinsville's Attendance Policy states after 6 days of absences, regardless of reason, any future absence must have medical or legal documentation or the absence will be unexcused.
After the 10th day of unexcused absences, the school is legally responsible to file a DCS attendance educational neglect form.
Please contact the office by 9:00 to report an absence.
Peanut Butter Drive
Inclement Weather
As we begin a busy season of school and holiday activities, I would like to make you aware of our procedures and communication plan concerning the possibility of inclement weather:
● Weather decisions are made by our team who monitor conditions closely.
● When determining a delay, early dismissal or cancellation of school, countywide weather conditions are reviewed. In addition, we utilize the National Weather Service website @ www.nws.noaa.gov/om/cold/wind_chill.shtml
Communication
Before school, a decision will be made by 5:30 AM and communicated to you and your family in the following ways:
1. Staff/ parents will be notified through an all-call using School Messenger. (Telephone numbers are generated from our Skyward database. At your convenience, please check Skyward to ensure your telephone number is up-to-date for this academic year.)
2. Communication will be added to the district's website and social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, MSD of Martinsville
3. Communication will be sent to the following radio and TV stations: WCBK, WISH 8, WRTV-6, WTHR-13, Fox-59.
4. This information can also be found on our website, https://www.msdofmartinsville.org/safety/.
Early Dismissal
As weather conditions in our area can change quickly, an early dismissal may be necessary. We will make a decision concerning dismissal as early as possible then call parents through School Messenger and communicate information to our website, social media and local media.
I encourage you as a family to develop a weather plan. For example, if parents or guardians work, where should your child go if there is an early dismissal or a two-hour delay?
I hope this information is helpful as we work together planning for inclement weather events.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Eric Bowlen
Superintendent
Yearbooks Are Now On Sale!!
We are working with a new company this year, so the price is only only $11 per book!
The GTES Yearbook is on sale from now until March 29. Orders can be placed online using this link: https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/GTES2024.
If you are unable to order online, please contact the office for an order form.
Family Food Pantry
Our Family School Pantry will be Thursday, December 14 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. as a drive-through at the back of John R. Wooden Middle School. MSD of Martinsville's 2022-23 school year pantry dates are on Thursdays: 1/11, 2/15, 3/14, 4/11, & 5/9.
Vision Screening for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 3rd Grade
The MSD of Martinsville is partnering with volunteers from the Martinsville Noon Lions Club to facilitate state-required vision screenings on December 14 for the following grades: K, 1, 3, 5, and 8. If your child is in another grade and you would like them to be screened, please send an email to lora.dilley@msdmartinsville.org and give your child's name, grade, and school.
The screening is a very simple procedure and will take only a few minutes. If you do not want your child to participate in the screening, please decline in a written note sent to the clinic.
NO REPORT will be sent home if your child passes the vision screening.
Notes from the Office
Only adults listed on a student's emergency contacts will be able to check out a student from school. In addition, anyone picking up a child, will need identification to be able to check a student out of school.
If you need to change your child's dismissal, this must be done by 3:00. Doing so will avoid confusion as to how your child will get home.
