August Community Newsletter 2025
Dear Greene Families,
Thank you so much for an awesome first few days of the 2025 - 2026 school year! We hope your student(s) are enjoying it just as much as we are.
In this newsletter, you will find information about:
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Jaguar Journey Recap and Bike Safety
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Principal’s Google Meet - Tomorrow, Wed, Aug 20 at 6:30 pm!
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Back to School Night Information - Mimi
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Challenge Day
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i-Ready
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Homework Habitat - Starts on Mon, Aug 25!
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Upcoming Important Dates
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School Photo Order
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General Reminders
Jaguar Journey Recap and Bike Safety
Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped at various stations during Jaguar Journey! Your help and support makes events like this possible for all students. Our students were able to navigate through many stations during our first days of school. Locks and lockers were issued. Chromebooks were issued. School supplies & school spirit shirts were issued. Students learned how to navigate the school campus and who to seek support from when encountering an issue. Students also learned and reviewed bike safety and how to navigate safely to school. Parents and guardians, please review this information from the CIty of Palo Alto as follow up to our bike safety unit.
Principal’s Google Meet - Wednesday, August 20th - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Please join our admin team on Wednesday, August 20th at 6:30 pm for a virtual welcome to the 2025 - 2026 school year. You can join the meeting via Google Meet at the link - meet.google.com/nqu-pdoh-zkd. Feel free to submit questions in advance using the Google form found at this link - https://forms.gle/LpM8hmLACd3GYLzG9.
Greene Back to School Night - Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 - 5:35 pm - 7:55 pm
Next week, our staff will be welcoming you into their classrooms for Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 27th. Come excited to learn about your student’s daily life at Greene Middle School and be ready with questions to ask teachers about how you can best support your student in their class. Please review the rest of the newsletter for important information about Greene Middle School.
Greene Parents and Families, please join us for a special evening where you have the opportunity to follow your student’s daily schedule to meet their teachers and receive an overview of course curricula. Ten minutes are scheduled for each period to provide a brief introduction to your student’s courses at Greene this year. You are invited to the Principal’s welcome at 5:35 pm followed by Advisory presentations beginning promptly at 6:00 pm. (Note: Students should provide you with their schedule the evening of. Advisory teachers will also have an extra copy of your student’s schedule.)
General Schedule:
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5:35 - 5:55 |
Principal’s Welcome |
Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) |
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Adv |
6:00 - 6:10 |
ADVISORY- Review schedule & time for school-wide announcements |
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6:15 - 6:25 |
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6:30 - 6:40 |
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6:45 - 6:55 |
6th Gr. PE/Music/Wheel classes report to MPR: 7th & 8th Grade PE to GYM |
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7:00 - 7:10 |
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7:15 - 7:25 |
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6º |
7:30 - 7:40 |
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7:45 - 7:55 |
6th Gr. PE/Music/Wheel classes report to MPR: 7th & 8th Grade PE to GYM |
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Full invite. Each link will force a copy.
08.27.25 Back to School Night Bell Schedule (English)
08.27.25 Back to School Night Bell Schedule (Spanish)
08.27.25 Back to School Night Bell Schedule (Mandarin)
Challenge Day for 8th Grade - Mon, Sept 8, Mon, Sept 22, and Mon, Oct 13 Include what groups of students are going when, preview upcoming permission slip, post Volunteer form
This year, all 8th-grade students at Greene Middle School will participate in Challenge Day, an incredible program that helps young people connect with their peers and build a more compassionate community. This full-day, interactive experience provides students and adults with tools to break down social barriers and create an environment of acceptance, love, and respect.
To participate, students must have a permission slip signed by a parent or guardian. Please keep an eye on ParentSquare for a digital permission slip that will be sent out in the coming days.
Here are the participation dates, based on your student’s science class:
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September 8: Students in Goldsworthy's classes (Periods 3, 4, and 5)
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September 22: Students in Garrison's class (Period 2) and Fields' classes (Periods 6 and 7)
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October 13: Students in Warr's classes (Periods 1, 3, 5, and 7)
We Need Parent Volunteers!
We are also looking for parent volunteers to join us for Challenge Day. This is a powerful way to interact with students and make a positive impact on their lives.
iReady Testing (Monday, August 25th - Friday, September 12th)
Over the next three weeks, students will be taking the iReady diagnostic assessment in reading. This assessment serves as a universal screener and provides valuable information to help teachers identify students’ needs, personalize instruction, and monitor growth throughout the year. Please make sure they bring their Chromebook to school each day, fully charged.
Homework Habitat Opens on Monday, August 25th!
Greene Middle School offers an after-school homework study center known as Homework Habitat. Homework Habitat is open immediately after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesday until 4:45pm. Teachers and tutors are available to assist students with their work, and a light snack will be served.
To join Homework Habitat, students must have a completed permission slip indicating parent/guardian permission to stay after school to attend Homework Habitat. Please click on the link below for more information and the permission form to join Homework Habitat. Return all completed permission forms to the front office.
25-26 Homework Habitat Permission Form - English
25-26 Homework Habitat Permission Form - Spanish
25-26 Homework Habitat Permission Form - Mandarin
Upcoming Important Dates
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Mon, Aug 25 - Fri, Sept 12: I-Ready Testing
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Wed, Aug 27 - Back to School Night (5:35 pm - 7:55 pm)
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Thurs, Aug 28 - Early Release Thursday (Release time 2:30 pm)
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Fri, Aug 29 - Minimum Day (Release time 12:40 pm)
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Mon, Sep 1 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day Holiday
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Tues, Sep 2-Fri, Sep 12: MDTP Testing in Math classes
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Fri, Sep 12 - 7th & 8th Grades Fall Dance (6:00pm - 8:00pm Gym)
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Wed, Sep 17 - 6th Grade Movie Night (2:45pm - 4:45pm MPR)
School Photo Orders
School Photo Days: Tuesday, Aug 19 & Wednesday, Aug 20th
In case you did not submit your photo order during school picture days, you can submit an order online. If ordering online, go to https://my.lifetouch.com, please use our picture day ID code: EVTCDVNR7.
LINK: Aug 2025-School Photo info flyer
NOTE: School Photo make-up day is Thursday, Oct 2, 2025
General Reminders:
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Families, please help remind your students to practice bike safety including wearing their helmets properly, and securing (locking) their bikes upon arrival at school. Our bike cages are only locked during school hours. They remain open in the evening and overnight. Please do not leave an unsecured bike in the bike cage overnight.
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Chromebooks have been issued to students on a 1:1 basis. Each child is expected to bring their chromebook charged to school each day.
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Engage in best practices during pick up and drop off (both parking lots - N. California and Middlefield). Do not drop off or pick up students in the middle of the street. It is best to set up a regular meeting spot a block or two away from campus to avoid heavy traffic.
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Outside food deliveries (such as door dash, uber eats, etc.) will not be accepted in the front office. Please plan ahead and have your child bring lunch from home or pick up a school lunch.
Thank you for your continued partnership.
Warmly,
Courtney Carlomagno, Greene Principal, ccarlomagno@pausd.org