If you have a question about writing a grant for GEF take a look at the FAQ tab in the sidebar (underneath the grant application).  If your question still hasn't been answered please do not hesistate to email us at GEF@gws.k12.in.us.

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First Grade had their Annual Mini 500 yesterday and it was a blast! This year the race was held on the high school football field as the rest of SW cheered them on to victory!  Congrats to our finalists!  And thank you to our first grade teachers who organize the event every year! Continue reading

This past Wednesday all four of the Greenwood elementary schools gathered to compete in various track and field events.  Southwest came out of the meet quite successful!  The girls team came in 1st place overall and the boys placed in 2nd overall!!!  Congrats to all our athletes and to Mrs. Cain for all their hard work! Continue reading

For the last several weeks the specials team has joined together on Wednesdays to team teach.  We were first able to help Mrs. Billingsly get extra music practice in before the Spring Concert.  Then, we started our two week adventure in camping!  The first week was spent learning how to build tents and then coloring a picture of tents in the style of Andy Warhol.  This past Wednesday we gathered around our "campfire" for games, camp songs, and campfire stories.  It's been a lot of fun for students AND the specials teachers!

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5th grade is in the middle of their last project for the school year: Paper Mache Greek Vases!  This has been an intense project because it first began with research!  Students spent two art classes sketching ideas from their research on not only the shapes of ancient Greek vases, but the array of designs as well.  Now, students are in the thick of using the paper mache process to make their vases to then be painted.  It's an exciting project and I cannot wait to post the final results! Continue reading

Congratulations to our amazing students and talented Mrs. Billingsly on a fatastic Spring Music Program!  It was a great night to celebrate our music program and the sweet singing voices of our students!  However, the creative Seuss costumes might have been our favorite part!    Continue reading

All of Southwest is buzzing with anticipation for Seussical the Musical Jr! Our students have been working so hard on their musical numbers, and we cannot wait to see them performed in their Seuss cosutmes! We hope to see you all there with your families! Here's some info you should know!

Night of Music Program: Thursday, April 16th at Greenwood High School

o   K-2: Need to report to the cafeteria between 6:30 and 6:45pm

o   3-5: Need to report to the main gym between 6:30 and 6:45pm

o   Show begins at 7:00pm

o   All students should show up in costume ready to go! They should already of used the restroom, and do not to bring anything valuable to the cafeteria or gym!

o   Parents will need to pick up their student from either the gym or cafeteria after the show. The students should not be going to find their parents!

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Ms. Webb would like to thank everyone who came out last Thursday to enjoy the 2015 Art Show and Family Ice-Cream Night!  It was a HUGE success, and it was amazing to see so many families supporting a night of the visual arts!  There was so much to do and see: framed artwork, photo op with silly props, mural drawing station, and of course ICE CREAM! 

We were able to raise a little over $800 for art supplies for next school year!!!  That addition will almost double Ms. Webb's usual budget for supplies!!!  WOO HOO!

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Mrs. Zaborowsky's class made 22 birthday bags for a local food pantry.  Each birthday bag had a cake mix, tub of icing, candles, and a blank birthday card for families that come to the food pantry to bake a cake for someone in their family.

What a fun idea!  Mrs. Z's class, we're so proud of how you are helping out your community!
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Do the winter blahs have you craving bold colors?  I've got just the event for you!

The Southwest 2015 Art Show and Family Ice-Cream Night!  Every student will have a framed piece of artwork on display from this school year in the show.  All styles of art will be on display from original watercolor designs to monoprintes inspired by Andy Warhol.  After enjoying the artwork on display hop over to the cafeteria for FREE ice-cream and family drawing activities!

It's going to be a great night and I hope you all can make it!

-Ms. Webb

If you desire, you'll even be able to buy your young artists' masterpiece framed and matted for $25 (2 for $45). Continue reading

Ms. Webb has wrapped up celebrating the Chinese New Year!  All grades got to learn more about the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar.  Festivities began on February 19th and culminated with the Lantern Festival on March 5th.  Kindergarten and 2nd grade made two different versions of lanterns to celebrate the festival that is the last day of the Chinese New Year. 1st grade synergized as a team to create the awesome Dragon (seen in the picture) that they then took on parade around the entire school! 3rd Grade learned about the Chinese character for, double happiness, as it is seen during these celebrations.  Last, but not least, 4th grade created their own scratch off paper to draw vases inspired by the ones seen during the Ming Dynasty! Whew! It was a lot of art and a lot of fun!  Continue reading

Mrs. Habig's class went on a field trip Tuesday to  Starbase. It was funded by the department of defense, and it is a STEM field trip. STEM stands for science technology engineering and mathmatics. Several experiments and activities included: measuring with the graduated cylinder, using a triple beam balance, saving an egg! Students discussed engineering and design then had to come up with a way to keep an egg from cracking when it was the thrown into a wall. Students had to budget money to buy supplies to protect their egg. The field trip has been a huge sucess so far, and Mrs. Habig's class will continue to go for the next four Tuesdays. Continue reading

On Monday, Student Council will be sending individual boxes for each student to take home to collect money  for Pennies for Patients!   Change will be collected at school through Friday, February 20th.  The grade that brings in the most money will get their own Spirit Week to celebrate their grades' awesomeness!  Last year, SW collected $1650 and we want to beat that this year by collecting $1800.  Come on SW we can do it!

And if we reach that goal Mr.Corbin is going to get pied in the face!!! 

 

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The SW staff used their creativity to decorate a display celebrating the Chinese New Year!  Each staff member colored a picture of their Chinese Zodiac Animal: this year is the Year of the Ram/Sheep!  Students will be learning about the Chinese New Year through various projects during Art class. This year, the Chinese New Years falls on February 19th! Continue reading

1st grade loves to celebrate the 100th day of school with various activities.  Mrs. Pringle's class took their celebration a step further,and decided to dress up like they were 100 years old for the day!  You're looking fabulous Mrs. Pringle's class!!! Continue reading

On Wednesday, January 21st, we will be dedicating the new Media Center in memory of Jennifer Longworth. The dedication will start at 4pm and all are welcome to attend!

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Greenwood Schools is proud to offer a new opportunity for parents with preschoolers. Preschool classes will be offered at Northeast Elementary School starting in January for the spring semester. If you have a child between the ages 3-5, please contact Dawn at 738-0055 to schedule a tour or register. Classes are filling up quickly, registration ends December 19.

Las Escuelas de Greenwood están orgullosas de ofrecer una oportunidad nueva a los padres con alumnos preescolares. Las clases preescolares serán ofrecidas en la Escuela Primaria de Northeast comenzando en enero para el semestre de la primavera. Si tiene a un niño entre las edades de 3-5 años, por favor póngase en contacto con Dawn al 738-0055 para programar una visita o para inscribirlo. Las clases se están llenando rápidamente, las inscripciones se terminan el 19 de diciembre. Continue reading

Congratulations to our November BESST students!  They were really showing the Core Value of Gratitude the entire month (and I have a feeling they show gratitude beyond November too!).  For the month of December, the Core Value is Generosity.  Generosity is making someone's day by giving something away!  How can you show a little generosity everyday in December? Continue reading

We are bursting with pride over our Spell Bowl Team's HUGE victory last night!  They beat out 12 other teams and won the tie breaker against Westwood to earn 1st place!  SW is inspired by the members' dedication to their studies, and look forward to celebrating them at school today.  We must also applaud the team's coaches, Mr. Donnell and Mrs. Habig, for their spectacular leadership!

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    We want to cheer on our Southwest Spell Bowl team as they compete at Southport High School!  They trained so hard with Mrs. Habig and Mr. Donnell this semester and we know they are going to rock it!  The competition is tonight at 6pm, and we would love to see a cheer block for our roadrunners! 
    Might we also recommend you stop by Chick-fil-A tonight for dinner before you head to the competition!  Tonight is a fundraiser for our Core Essential Values program and part of the money from tonight comes back to our school. Continue reading