Blue Jay News

Greenwood Students and Families:

Daylight saving time will end this Sunday – do not forget to move your clocks back one hour on Saturday night.

A reminder to parents that full tuition is due at the end of the 1st semester, December 15. Please plan to meet this deadline. If there are circumstances that prevent you from meeting this deadline, please email Dr. Snodgrass so we are aware of your situation. Students are not allowed to attend the 2nd semester (starting January 16, 2024) if full tuition is not received.

Speaking of tuition, there will be a modest increase in tuition and some fees for 2024-25. More information will be forthcoming.

We will not have a formal assembly this year to commemorate Veteran’s Day, rather some recognition and observance of the day with student performances on Friday, November 10th in the morning. The schedule will be as follows:

At 8:45 on Friday, November 10th –

• Zoe Allie leads us in the pledge.
• The HS choir will sing the national anthem over the intercom.
• Students step out into the hall or open their doors (science wing will walk to the area by the ramp in the science wing)
• The band will march to the top of the ramp by the front doors, stop, and play the song the Grand Old Flag/America the Beautiful
• The band will then march back to the band room as students and teachers resume class

6-12 Families: We are bringing back a long-standing tradition at Greenwood, Thanksgiving food baskets! In partnership with Sustainable Service Society and our Student Council, we will be providing seven (7) families with Thanksgiving dinners. Students will be assigned what to bring. The class sponsors will share that with the students. This is a valuable community engagement activity. All items are due Wednesday, November 15th. Civitas Discendo!

If you are looking for something to do on Saturday, drop by the Betty and Bobby Allison Event Center at 2 pm for the Springfield American Indian Center- Missouri State University Native American Heritage Month Powwow.

Go Blue Jays!

Ron & Jeni

As a reminde, this is our Electronic Device Practice. Please discuss this with your student:

Effective January 30, 2023

The GLS electronic device practice will be in place to support the learning environment in the classroom and support our educators in the academic setting. This is a valuable teaching practice intended to reinforce the respect of our instructional time and provide consistency throughout our classrooms.

Expectations

During class, all devices must be placed in a student’s locker, backpack, or purse. Examples of devices are, but not limited to, cell phones, air pods, smart watches (may be worn, but not use in class), iPods, iPads, computers. To be clear, there are times when devices are used as a part of the instructional process. The instructor will determine when the device is used for this purpose.

Consequences

First and foremost, classroom management techniques will be used in the classroom prior to instructors taking a student device for the first time. If students continue to use the electronic device in question after redirection from the instructor, the following practice will be in place:

o First offense: Instructors will take the device and keep until the end of the class period.

o Second offense: Instructors will take the device to the office for the student to pick up at the end of the day and the offense will be documented as a second offense.

o Third offense: Instructors will take the device to the office for the parent to pick up at the end of the day and the offense will be documented as a third offense.

o Fourth offense: Student will receive discipline in accordance with the scope and sequence in the handbook for Disrespect of Authority.

o Fifth offense: Student will receive discipline in accordance with the scope and sequence in the handbook for Disrespect of Authority. Student will not be allowed to bring the electronic device for the remainder of the semester.

o Subsequent offenses incurred will be reviewed by administration and can result in enrollment probation.

Offenses will be documented and offenses will be cumulative school wide. For example, if a student phone comes to the office from Mrs. Hopkins class and then again from Dr. Snodgrass’ class, that would be the student’s third offense.

Simply visit our website, navigate to the 'DINING' section, and click on the 'Add Money to BearPass-Greenwood Parents Only' link. The method for adding money has been upgraded to include balance viewing! After entering your child's M# and the required information, you'll instantly see the balance displayed at the top of the screen. Thank you to the BearPass office for making this update!

The men's swim team finished 13th at the SWMO Championships out of 22 teams last weekend. All three relays made the finals. The 200 medley relay of Cooper Morgan, Jacob Putty, Daniyyel Fong, and Joseph Whitaker made the bonus finals. Jacob Putty was the top seed in the bonus finals. Leiff Neall finished 11th in the 100 butterfly and 8th in the 100 back. The 200 free relay of Leif Neall, Cooper Morgan, Daniyyel Fong, and Jacob Putty finished 12th. The 400 free relay of Jacob Putty, Daniyyel Fong, Joseph Whitaker, and Leif Neall finished 12th. All 3 relays hit state consideration times as did Leif Neill in the 100 fly and 100 back.

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!

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!

Pierce Dawson's mom Tiffany talked to students on Friday morning about waste management and recycling. Students asked amazing questions, were treated to doughnuts, small trash receptacles, and coloring books that reinforced being good citizens of the earth. Thank you Pierce and mom.

Republic Services is a publicly traded, nationwide company. Pierce and Callum’s mom is the General Manager for the Southwest Missouri area. The company mission is to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world.

Callum’s dad, Peter Dawson, talked to the class about Electricity for Callum’s Student of the Week presentation.

Students learned using electricity safely and where electricity comes from. Callum and his dad did an experiment to show students how a circuit works.

Callum treated the class to doughnuts and color changing “Be Power Safe” bracelets.

First Grade students have been studying plants in science. Thursday students took a field trip to the Gardener’s Orchard and Bakery. An informational hayride provided a tour of the crops that are grown at the farm. Students saw strawberry plants, peach and apple trees, flowers and PUMPKINS! Thank you GPA for providing such a wonderful and fun learning opportunity.

Science exploration the students made a prediction of what the two plants had in common. Students examined an onion and Rosemary plant.

They then completed their lab by recording data about the things they had in common and the things that were different.

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!!

Faculty and Staff enjoyed a delicious lunch on Tuesday courtesy of Perry Fong - Greenwood parent and owner of King's Chef Kitchen. Also, they were treated to breakfast on Wednesday from GPA. Thank you so much for all the deliciousness during parent-teacher conferences!

Great job this week Greenwood Archers! For the next 2 weeks, we will practice from 7:20-8:00 AM Mondays and Wednesdays for the 10 meter group and Tuesdays and Thursdays for the 15 meter group.

10 meter group: Addy Cimino, Ella Englert, Sawyer Evans, Ally Fowler, Gianni Gititu, Lucy Insley, Arjun Jayarao, Isabella Jayarao, Lilly Johnson, Bennett Kester, Kara Reynolds, Dax Ringer, Alton Trombold, Jack Wyas

15 meter group: Olyvia Beach, Ruby Brothers, Cullen Burch, Turner Crockett, Lillian Frederick, Halston Hicks, Jack Lindsey, Katelyn Matz, Katie Palmer, Grayson Steiro, Samantha Wyas, William Wyas, Grace Yen

If a student has another school activity a morning they are to practice, they may come to one of the other mornings to make that up.

No practice Friday, November 10, but we will have practice Friday, November 17, for everyone, ‘Fun Friday!’

Our first competitions will be December 1-2 at Willard, and December 8-9 at Conway, Missouri. Parents and students will be responsible for their entry fee and transportation.

Please pay the entry fee of $8 per competition by Friday, November 10, if you would like to participate. Please turn that into Ms. Tebbenkamp, and indicate which competition(s). You may enter one, both, or neither of the competitions.

Dear Greenwood Family,

Blue Jay Bash is almost here! On Friday, November 10, the Greenwood GPA and Athletic and Debate Booster Club will host a 90 's-themed, adults-only Blue Jay Bash at 6 p.m. at The Old Glass Place.

Each year parents, teachers, and supporters of Greenwood gather for a fun evening of comradery to raise money for our school. This lively evening of food, drinks, and entertainment is the largest fundraiser of the year for Greenwood Laboratory School. This allows us to fund several projects, including building safety improvements, building improvements, athletic equipment, and uniforms, as well as fulfilling many academically focused teacher requests.

There are several ways that you can be a part of this event; every contribution impacts its overall success.

·Become a BlueJay Bash sponsor and enjoy the benefits that come with it; you can do that here

·Purchase tickets and plan to enjoy a fun evening; you can do that here

·Donate an item or service to the live or silent auction; here

·Can’t Come to the event? Additional Sponsorship options are available here

ELEMENTARY parents... Another way we are asking families to support the BlueJay Bash is to contribute at least one item to their child’s classroom basket. These baskets will be raffled at the BlueJay Bash. Please sign up to contribute to your child’s class basket using the links below. We ask that these items be given to your child’s teacher by Friday, November 3rd. Thank you!

Kindergarten

Toy Story

1st Grade

Crafting

2nd Grade

Bar-B-Que

3rd Grade

Let's Bake

4th Grade

90's

5th Grade

All Things Coffee

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Jaimee Seagrave (816) 830-5736 or Blair Usery (417) 861-7114.

Thank you for supporting Greenwood! We look forward to seeing you on November 10th!

Jaimee and Blair

Greenwood BlueJay Bash Committee

Upcoming CollegeRep Visits: Representatives from colleges/universities (and other programs or businesses) will be available in the Science Wing during lunch (12:37-1:27). They will be happy to provide information about their school and answer any questions you may have.

□ Nov 27 – Republic Parks & Rec □ November 28 – OTC Career Center

Seniors: Turn in your Diploma Verification form and Endorsement Documentation to Mrs. Ewing before leaving for Thanksgiving Break, November 17.

PSAT: The PSAT was administered on Tuesday, October 24. Remember to pay the testing fee of $18 on Storefront. Scores will be available on Nov 16. See more details about the College Board’s PSAT score release schedule at this link: PSAT/NMSQT Score Release Dates – SAT Suite | College Board

AP Tests: Students wishing to take an AP test in the spring should contact Mrs. Ewing before November 10. Mrs. Hopkins will then order those tests. Each test is $97.

ACT and SAT Reminders:

Register for the ACT at ACT | College and Career Readiness Solutions.

Register for the SAT at The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board.

Be sure to enter our School Code (CEEB) to identify with Greenwood: 263285. See the Greenwood Counseling Website for ACT/SAT tips Greenwood Laboratory School Counseling Department (greenwoodlabcounseling.com)

Many colleges/universities are test optional for admissions; even some scholarship programs are test optional. Check with the institutions you are interested in pursuing for their specific requirements.

Spring 24 PRE-COLLEGE REGISTRATION: Registration for MSU’s spring semester opens for Pre-college students on November 17. Students wishing to concurrently enroll in Pre-college courses at MSU must first make an appointment with Teresa Cunningham (Zoom or in person). Following that appointment, she will lift the hold on student accounts allowing students to then register. Follow one of the links to schedule your appointment with Teresa: To book an in person appointment; To book a Zoom appointment.

Teresa is our Pre-College Academic Advisor. You will love working with her! You will find her very responsive, positive, and sincere in her approach to assisting you in successfully navigating college classes.

The spring catalog is available to view now. You may open the spring catalog in your MyMissouriState account by finding the Registration card and clicking on “Add, Drop, or Search for Classes”. If you do not have a MyMissouriState account, you can use this link: Class Schedule - Missouri State.

Scholarships:

Bold.org is the largest independent scholarship provider in the US. Visit the links below to learn more about many scholarship opportunities:

• https://bold.org/scholarships/
• https://bold.org/scholarships/by-year/high-school/seniors/
• Exclusive Mental Health Scholarships in 2023 were recently updated.

Also check out www.scholarships.com and www.fastweb.com.

View a few scholarships with upcoming deadlines here: Scholarships.com - Google Sheets or Deadline In November 2023 Scholarships - Scholarships.com.

BOYS & GIRLS STATE: Greenwood has been proudly represented at Boys and Girls State over the years by some of our most amazing juniors. Boys State and Girls State 2024 are hosting a Virtual Open House via Zoom Thursday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m. Any juniors interested in attending the programs during June 2024 should attend this zoom informational meeting. Register Here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Greenwood Parent Association is bringing back a classic!

For years, Greenwood put together a cookbook of favorite recipes and now it's your turn to add to the tradition. Please submit your favorite family recipes here. We will compile them into a cookbook that will be available for sale this school year. We look forward to starting up a much-loved tradition again. You are more than welcome to submit a recipe from a previous cookbook, if you have one!

Cookbooks will be spiral bound, with a color cover and black and white interior with student art. Cost will be between $25-35, depending on how many pages it has and how many are ordered.

Submit Recipes Here

We are a laboratory school for students in Kindergarten - 12th grades. We are part of the College of Education at Missouri State University.

Email: Greenwood@Missouristate.edu
Website: https://education.missouristate.edu/greenwood/
Location: 1024 East Harrison Street, Springfield, MO, USA
Phone: (417) 836-5124
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