One of the best things about field trips is getting to experience something new with our students that they may not have ever had the chance to see or explore. Our 5th Grade trip to Gettysburg is just that and our students had the best time!
Tuesday May 30th we will be having a Wildcat Fun Day! Students in grades 3-5 will be enjoying fun activities in the morning, while K-2 will be having theirs in the afternoon. Please make sure that your student wears sneakers, has water, sunblock, and a towel (for water balloon toss and other fun day events). Mrs. Smith has planned many stations for your child to enjoy outside on the last full day of school!
Our Annual Wax Museum was a huge success! Shout out to all of the 3rd Graders who designed, researched, dressed up, and went all out to make this event one you don't want to miss. It was great to see them share their great work with other GWDES students, staff, and families.
Our Kindergarten through 3rd Graders have been working really hard to bring you a Spring Fling program that will have you dancing in your seat and smiling ear to ear. We can't wait to share with you tomorrow!
Elementary (K-5) yearbooks will be sent home on Friday, May 26th. Sixth grade yearbooks will be sent home on Tuesday, May 30th. If you forgot to order, there are limited quantities for sale in the office. Cost is $13. Cash or checks made payable to Greenwood Elementary.
Our 5th Grade Students are having a great time learning about the Civil War and preparing for their trip to Gettysburg. Today special guests are sharing their passions and historical knowledge through music, dancing, a fashion show, and a reenactment.
Greenwood Track and Field had a big day at the District 3 Class 2A Track and Field Championships this past weekend at Shippensburg University. In addition to an overall 2nd place finish for the boys and an overall 6th place finish for the girls. Greenwood athletes netted three gold medals plus an additional state qualifier. For more information, click here!
https://www.greenwoodsd.org/article/1125501
Greenwood Baseball has qualified for the District 3 Class A Baseball Tournament as the number 4 seed. They will face Alliance Christian at Greenwood Middle/High School at 12:00pm on Friday, May 19th. Tickets will not be sold for this game (admission will not be charged).
Friday we were fortunate to host over 20 local community members to share their profession during our 2023 Career Fair. Some of our friends from GHS even joined in the fun. Students in 4th though 6th grade met the professionals, asked questions, tried out some of the tools of the trades, and reflected in careers of interest to them. Thanks to Miss Roth & Mrs. Heiter for organizing this event. It was a great experience for all involved!
Shout out to Mrs. Davis and 5th grade friends for teaching me some beats on the drums today! We learned the parts and percussion instruments to a traditional African rhythm and by the end played the beat to "We Will Rock You".
Yesterday, FFA members competed at the Perry County Envirothon. This competition involves Wildlife, Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, and an understanding of current issues facing PA natural resources. The Snow Weasels, comprised of Bryce Danko, Nathan Lesh, Hunter Flickinger, Trey Hess, and Gavin Fegley took first place, advancing to states. Gavin also won the t-shirt design competition. Two other Greenwood teams placed in categories as well.
We hope to see everyone at the greenhouse sale tomorrow and Saturday! The sale runs 2pm-7pm Friday and 8am-12pm Saturday. Great opportunity to pick up Mother's Day flowers for next week and support the Greenwood FFA!
Miss Pauling's and Mrs. Seibert's friends "flew" off to Mexico to learn about the history of Cinco de Mayo. While on board, they learned about Mexico City, the Aztecs, the Mayan Ruins, a school day, tradition food, music, and much more! They wrote post cards back to their families with all the facts they learned.
First grade teamed up with Mrs. Pontius to learn about the benefits of dairy farming. They researched cows on their IPads and collected numerous facts to creat a nonfiction writing. One day, they even virtually toured a dairy farm! Mrs. Pontius quizzed us at the end of the week! She also brought Bessie, the wooden, cow for our kiddos to practice milking. We were fortunate enough to be able to meet Kansas, the cutest three month old calf!
First grade had some amazing presenters this past week! The kiddos worked hard all week learning about the life cycle and benefits of bees. Mr. Varner and Mrs. Comp taught us all about their beekeeping ways! They were able to see a LIVE comb as well! They were thrilled when they were able to identify the queen! To top it off, Mr. Varner shared a little bit of his honey!
Pop Tops Contest
Today our Elementary students were wowed by an awesome performance from GHS's Out of The Blue! Thank you Mrs. Davis and crew for bringing us such a great experience. The songs were stuck in our heads all day!
Fifth grade students were able to take part in a special 3D printing project during library classes! Thank you Pennian Bank for helping to fund our project!
Ryan and Evan Duffy are participating in a dairy innovation tour today at Oakleigh Dairy in Mercersburg. They are leaning about advancements in the dairy industry on this fully automated farm.
Mr. Bratton from Bratton Insurance spoke to the Entrepreneur class about insurance coverage and costs for their small businesses that these students are creating. Expert Learning!
