Lions? Tigers? Bears? Oh, NO. First and Third Graders
The first and third grade Reading Buddies took a field trip to the Dickerson Park Zoo.
The Zoo trip was a culmination of animal studies for both classes.
Thank you to all the wonderful first and third grade parents and family member who chaperoned.
Thank you to GPA for sponsoring this field trip and everything else you do to make teaching and learning at Greenwood a joy!
The 1st and 2nd grade classes shared their musical Down By the Water with the residents at The Montclair. This is such a wonderful opportunity for us to give back to our community. The residents are always thrilled to see us and anxious for our return.
Fourth grade had a wonderful time exploring Jefferson City on Tuesday, April 15, 2025!
They:
- Toured the Capitol where the 4th grade was introduced on the House floor
-Toured the Governor’s office
- Walked across the Bicentennial Bridge to Adrian’s Island
- Visited the Supreme Court and met Judge Brent Powell, a Greenwood alum
- Finished off the day with Central Dairy
Thank you to GPA and all the parent volunteers for making this such a fun day!
First Graders and Kindergarten attend Stephen Fite’s Fantastic School Day concert on April 15th Stephen acted like a substitute teacher who took over the classroom for the day. He shared music, movement, smiles and laughter in an interactive performance that fostered Critical Thinking Skills as students worked to determine the identity of the Animal, color, and letter of the day. Students had a blast singing and dancing along!
Former Greenwood Laboratory School second grade teacher Mrs. Pauline Barker stopped by the first grade classroom to visit last week.
What a lovely surprise!
First Graders created 3-D shapes to review using Jelly Beans and toothpicks. Jelly Bean was also one of their word study words for this week!
Students were provided with jelly beans, toothpicks and a template to guide them through the process. Creativity bloomed as students created shapes and shared with friends.
Kate Vass is the Helpful Hedgehog Student of the Week for first grade. Kate’s mom, Jenny, came to GLS to celebrate Kate. Jenny works for Pinnacle Sign Group. Students played “I Spy” to find the signs that Pinnacle Sign Group has created for the Missouri State Campus and Greenwood. Kate has an older sister, Brooke, who is in nursing school. Kate likes to play with her 19 year old cat who is named Kitty. She and her family did the MUD run this year. Kate likes dolphins, the colors pink, purple and white, and when she grows up she wants to be “everything.” Kate gave the students a tape measure that they can use to measure important things they create. Thank you Kate and Mrs. Vass!
Senior Spotlight! Quinten Hoffman will be studying International Business at University of Missouri. Thank you for being part of our Bluejay family, we can't wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish!
Senior Spotlight! Matthew Whitworth will be studying Mechanical Engineering at Rice University. Thank you for being part of our Bluejay family, we can't wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish!
First grade students brought a Surprise Egg to school and shared three clues about what was hiding inside with classmates. Students measured, weighed, and compared eggs after sharing. Eliza stumped the class with her Surprise Egg contents. See if you can figure it out: 1. I’m really good at hide and seek 2. Everyone wants me! 3. I love the BEACH! Students guessed a shell, sand, toy shovel… It was a treasure chest!
Senior Spotlight! Logan Sanders will be playing Basketball at Evangel University. Thank you for being part of our Bluejay family, we can't wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish!
Curtis Milsap talked to the 5th graders about what he does as the owner of Milsap farms! He taught the students all about composting and how he grows fruits and vegetables on his farm. So cool to see what one of our Greenwood alum is doing!
A GOLDEN era for Greenwood Choirs! 🎶
Both the 7–12 Combined Choir and 6th Grade Choir earned Gold trophies at the Strafford Choir Festival! 🏆🏆
At District Solo & Small Ensemble, out of 9 entries:
✨ 4 received Silver ratings
✨ 4 solos + 1 ensemble earned Gold and are headed to State at MU on May 1st! 🌟
👏 Silver Ratings:
Mary Gabriel, Minal Khan, Asher Nelson, Han Seo
🌟 State Qualifiers (Gold):
Cullen Burch, Jack Lindsey, Gabriel Parada, Eli Wilson
Ensemble: Kelby Agnew, Cullen Burch, Jack Lindsey, Asher Nelson, Gabe Parada, Hannah Richardson, Han Seo, Eli Wilson
So proud of these talented students repping Greenwood! 💙🎵
Senior Spotlight! Isaiah Remulla will be studying Molecular Biology at Missouri State University. Thank you for being part of our Bluejay family, we can't wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish!
FBLA State Competition was a huge success!
Our students represented us with excellence, and we’re thrilled to announce that Hursh Patel and Illyan Khan are headed to Nationals this June! 🏆✨
A big congratulations to all of our participants — we are so proud of your hard work and achievements. 💙
Go Bluejays! 💪
Check out the results below:
PRESENTATION:
Madhav - Data Analysis - finals (DNP)
Tristan - Electronic Career Portfolio - 5th
Kai & Connor - Financial Statement Analysis - 8th
Karam, Han, & Nikhil - Website Coding & Development - prelims
Taaha, Ilyaan, & Adam - Entrepreneurship - 6th
Ethan, Tristan, Gyan - Business Plan - 7th
Gyan - Public Speaking - prelims
Ilyaan - Intro to Public Speaking - 3rd
Mohan - Help Desk - 6th
TESTING
Connor - Economics - 8th
Adam - Accounting 1 - DNP
Anna - Intro to Business Communication - DNP
Ethan - Business Communication - 7th
Harper - Securities & Investment - DNP
Kai - Securities & Investment - 5th
Hursh - Personal Finance - 7th
Hursh - Financial Math - 3rd
Jesse - Healthcare Administration - DNP
Taaha - Intro to Business Communication - 7th
Competitive Fitness classes enjoyed playing handball over at the Dr. Tommy Burnett Handball Courts! Thank you to Coach Madsen and the Handball Bears for working with our students!
Today, the 3rd grade enjoyed a fun game of kickball with Dr. Snodgrass at the intermural field on campus. We thank Michelle DuMontier for purchasing this at the Blue Jay Bash this past fall.
Former First Grader Lucy Mckay and her dad Dr. Matthew Mckay visited the Helpful Hedgehogs last week. Dr. McKay is an Associate Professor in the Department: School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability at Missouri State University. Lucy and her dad brought Virtual Reality headsets, rocks, and a mineral collection. Dr. McKay shared a video of a volcano in Iceland that erupted when a group of Missouri State Scientist were present. Students learned that mineral form when water continually moves around and then crystalizes. The minerals then grow into shapes. Minerals can be identified by their color and shape. The chemistry of fossils is what scientist use to determine he age. Students got to see the various rocks, minerals and fossils. Then students each used the virtual reality headsets to explore volcanos in Iceland and Mount Saint Helens in Washington State that Dr. McKay has visited and explored. Dr. McKay has visited 6 volcanoes, his favorite one so far is Mount Saint Helens. We learned so much form Lucy and her dad. Thank you for sharing!
Congratulations to Arjun Amritphale! He has qualified in the district competition for Math League standing overall score FIRST amongst all third graders. He will be going forward to the state championship in Columbia, MO on May 10th. Good luck at STATE! We are Greenwood Proud!
Senior Spotlight! Sophia Sechler will be diving and studying Health Sciences at Drury University. Thank you for being part of our Bluejay family, we can't wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish!
