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Let’s go Baseball Jays!
Elementary Basketball Camp!
These Lady Blue Jays were All District, All Sectional, and earned the honor of competing at the State Meet. At State only the top 16 of Class 1 competed in each event. Hannah Richards, Aicha Diouf, Shriya Miller, Sophia Sechler and Ally Johnson were there for the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays. Aicha also ran the 200 meter dash. And Elif Benzer competed in the 1600. These girls are six of Greenwood’s Track and Field season winners. Congratulations, way to represent!!
The BASEBALL JAYS are headed to the Quarterfinals! They will play Cooter on their HOME field (Barnhouse) at 4:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, May 24th. Let's all pack the stands and support our Baseball Jays!
WE WIN!!! 12-5 Baseball Jays WIN!! On to the Quarterfinals!!
2022-2023 GLS Elementary - Way to go students, you did it!
Our DISTRICT CHAMPION baseball team is leaving Monday at 8:30am from Greenwood to compete in Sectionals. Come and send the team off with cheers and support! See you there!!! Go Baseball Jays!
Greenwood Elementary celebrated the end of the 22-23 school year with a Last Day Party! There was everything from slides, obstacle courses, airbrush tattoos, games, and more. It was a great time with even better Bluejay friends! Thank you to all of the Greenwood parents who helped organize this event and supervise the kiddos. We wish everyone an AWESOME SUMMER and can't wait to see you all again next year!!
5th Graders gave other elementary students a “break” from their studies this week as they recited chosen poetry. As a culmination activity from their poetry unit, 5th Graders practiced public speaking and were definitely creative and engaged citizens!
Miss Springfield, Katie Farr, visited with the 2nd & 5th Graders on Wednesday! She focused on positive body image, reading a book while the students drew a positive self portrait and wrote why they loved their bodies. Katie is a student at Missouri State University and is currently serving as Miss Springfield within the Miss America Organization. Mrs. Martin & Mrs. Flanders enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate again this school year!
Lions and tigers and Bluejays, oh my! Kindergarten had a wild time at the Dickerson Park Zoo!
Congratulations to our baseball team, DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! Only the second year of the program! Incredible. Thank you to Coach Chris Adams, Tim Williams, and Travis Zarechi for their leadership.
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Congratulations to Ethan Newberry and Matthew Whitworth for representing Greenwood in the 2023 MSHSAA Class 2 State Golf Tournament. Ethan earned All-State honors by finishing 12th out of 80 golfers!! Congratulations!
On Monday, Third Grade took a field trip to the History Museum on the square. They also got to visit the Historic Fox Theater! What an exciting and educational trip learning about Springfield history.
Our next Senior Grad Announcement is for Paul Weeks! Paul will be attending Beijing Film Academy in China. Thank you for being such a big part of our Bluejay Family!
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Fifth grader, Channing Bland, won the Arbor Day poster contest this year! He was presented with many awards, certificates, and a tree was planted at Greenwood in his honor on May 12, 2023. Congratulations Channing!
Second Grade held their Pioneer Day on May 11th in the One Room Schoolhouse!
On May 12, 2005, the College of Education dedicated the “One Room Schoolhouse” that sits adjacent to Greenwood. On that day 18 years ago, to celebrate the legacy of learning that took place prior to the evolution of more highly diversified approaches over the past 100 years and to commemorate the Missouri State Centennial, the College of Education sponsored the construction of a 1905 era replica of the one room schoolhouse. This structure serves as a living museum which includes authentic furniture, fixtures, and artifacts typical in schools circa 1905. These period artifacts have been donated by Missouri State Alumni and friends who share in the nostalgia and sentimentality associated with their schooling throughout the Ozarks, rural Missouri, and beyond.
What a wonderful day of appreciating how education has changed in the last 100 years! One of the highlights was making butter and sampling it on biscuits. They loved experiencing learning the way it was so many years ago.
