Principal Letter – Welcome To The 21-22 SY!

Our Future Is Bright – Welcome the 21-22 School Year

I hope that you, and your family are safe during these very difficult and uncertain times. Please know that our staff at Marie L. Greenwood are sending positive thoughts to our entire Montbello/Green Valley community as we continue to face this current pandemic.

Despite these uncertain times, we are excited to officially begin the start of the 21-22 School Year. This upcoming school year will begin in a virtual format through October 16. We will keep our families updated on learning plans beyond October 16 beginning in late September.

Our key priorities this school year are to ensure that we are offering High Quality Instruction in all subjects, celebrating our students accomplishment by fostering a Positive School Culture and promoting Student Ownership.  

We as a community play a large part in making these priorities a reality. We ask that you partner with us in the following ways during remote learning:

• Support your child to attend live learning sessions everyday!
  • Our teachers are prepared to engage in daily live sessions with your child that is aligned to the yearly teaching of concepts. Daily attendance is extremely important as grades will be entered and will count for this entire remote learning experience.
• Establish a routine at home to promote learning
  • We know that learning looks very different in remote learning than in-person learning. However, we ask that you set clear routines with your child in regard to bedtimes and set times to complete homework that has been assigned. Even in remote learning, clear set times for bedtimes and daily reading of 30-40 minutes of daily independent reading is necessary. 
• Have your child ask for academic support if they are not understanding a concept
  • We are here to support your child’s learning. If they are not understanding a topic, please have your child ask their teacher for the concept to be reviewed.

While we are excited to begin to engage in the process of High Quality Teaching, and learning we know that remote learning will present many challenges with communication between our school and your home. We ask that you help with the constant flow of communication by engaging in the following:

• Like or Follow our School Facebook Site: Search MarieLGreenwoodEarly8
• Check our website (Greenwood.dpsk12.org) often to learn of new updates. Our website is available in multiple different languages. 
• Ensure that you have allowed MLG to send you phone calls, text messages, and emails by calling the front office if you are not receiving them.
• Read Teacher & Grade Levels Newsletters Each month that will be posted on our website.

It is our hope to regularly keep you informed and updated on school news using these tools. 

Mr. Blake Hammond

Principal

We are Marie L. Greenwood!