What is the Greenfield Home & School Association?
We are parents and guardians of Greenfield students who wish to participate in our children’s education in a meaningful way.We aim to promote the partnership between home, school and community and work together to bring our great city’s resources to our school to enhance our children’s education.We welcome any parent or guardian to work with us to help us make Greenfield the best it can be!Plans for the Future:
How Home & School currently supports Greenfield:
Student Life & Academics:• Enrichment Of Academic Curriculum
• Career Day
• Teacher Stipends for Classroom Supplies
• Assistance For The School Library
• Student of the Month Breakfast
• 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony
• Organization Of Classroom Representatives
• The School Store and the Lost and Found
• Parents-In-The-Playground Program
• Middle School Open House & Orientation
• June Field Week
Communications:
• Greenfield Newsletter and Email
Communications
• Outreach to New Families
• H & S Website
Fundraising & planning for projects:
• Greening Greenfield
• Boxtops for Education and Target Red Card
• Candy and Gift Sale Fundraiser, Barnes & Noble Day
• Flower Power and Spring Fundraisers
• Scholastic Book Fair
• Auditorium Renovation
Beautification and Improvements:
Indoors and outdoors: Improvement of the school, grounds and facilities
Activities Planning:
• Bingo and Pizza, and Movie Night
• Piano Recital
• Spring Fair
• Providing hospitality for school events
Highlights of 2008-2009:
Academic & Cultural Enrichment:• Music (Dolce Suono, the Curtis School of Music, Musicopia & the Mann Music Center)
• Dance Week (Philadanco, Ballet X, Koresh and Philadelphia Dance Academy)
• Science (Dome Theater Planetarium;
First grade: Quiver Farms Egg Hatching,
Kindergarten: Insect Lore Butterflies)
• Art (Moore College Afterschool Program: Secret Garden Murals),
• English (The Whimsical Sage, Phila Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth)
• Social (The Power of One: Anti-bully program
• Business (Wharton Biz World)
New basketball hoop:
Purchase and installation of new hoop, court painted by the outdoor beautification volunteers.
Parents in the Playground Program:
Coordinates parent and guardian volunteers to assist in the lunchroom and during recess, purchased new play toys and equipment for students to enjoy during recess.
Outreach:
Orientation, tours for prospective, new parents.
Fun Community-Building Events for
Greenfield families:
Book fair, Movie Night, Bingo Night, Spring Fair.
Silent Auction and Social:
To benefit Greening Greenfield we raised $10,000 on a fun night out for Greenfield parents.
New H&S Website:
Our new and improved website updates on events and provides other resources for Greenfield
parents (e.g. providing school supply lists, contact information etc).
Large Scale Accomplishments:
Over the years, the Greenfield H&S Association has successfully raised funds to complete a number of projects.
• 1998:
The PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT on the east side of the play yard and in the Kindergarten yard was purchased.
• 2002-2003:
Renovation of the SCHOOL LIBRARY (purchase of new furniture, bookshelves etc).
• 2005:
Renovation of the CAFETERIA (purchase of new floors and renovations)
• 2008:
Addition of a CLIMBER to the schoolyard’s playground equipment.
• 2008-2009:
Purchase and installation of NEW BASKETBALL HOOP.
• 2009-2010:
The GREENING OF GREENFIELD (a five-phase initiative that will transform the school’s building and grounds, from impermeable urban heat
island to an environmentally friendly building with self-sustaining green space).
• 2010-2011: Renovation of the AUDITORIUM?
