Fourth grade students visited school classrooms and common spaces at College Park recently seeking inspiration for their poems, "I Hear College Park Signing." The students recently read the poem "I Hear America Singing" in CKLA. The walk through their school allowed them to hear and observe the sounds at their school as they prepared for their own poetry writing.
Local author DJ Slater visited GHS recently to speak to Ms. Hussa's Flex and Creative Writing classes. Mr. Slater talked about the process of becoming a published author, shared a bit about his book, and led students in some writing exercises. It was a fantastic experience! Many thanks for sharing your expertise with our students!
Training is underway for the Winter 2025-2026 Sports Season. Check out this photo of Greendale players from Ice Force Hockey presenting team swag to our athletic director Mr. Pollex. Best wishes to our hockey team and all students participating in activities and athletics this season! #LearnGrowEngageGreendale #CultivatingExcellence
College Park students are enjoying the storywalk for Native American Heritage Month. Set up along the sidewalk that runs in front of the school, all are welcome to take a walk outside and enjoy the story! The book featured is "Dance Fast," written and illustrated by AR Cribbons who is a member of the Pomo tribe. It's a wonderful story that celebrates Pomo traditions and provides a good lesson about creativity and perfectionism. Thanks to the library team for creating this innovative way for us to celebrate. Come check it out!
In honor of World Kindness Day, Mrs. Korpal and Mrs. Novakovich's first grade students brought a special surprise to the College Park secretaries. The surprise was a bouquet of handmade flowers that each said something they appreciated about Mrs. Morrell and Mrs. Schwarzkopf. Gratitude expressed included:
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you for helping when my belly hurts."
"Thank you for helping with my tooth."
"Thank you for helping me find my way."
Many more sentiments of appreciation were included in the bouquet. College Park's first graders were spreading kindness in a meaningful way!
GHS Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences classes welcomed a speaker from UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences recently. Ryan Newton, Ph.D., an associate professor at UWM, presented on the topics of antibiotic resistance and recycling waste water into clean water. Additionally, Dr. Newton discussed his career pathway as a science major.
Share the Spirit Cheer Clinic & Fun Day
First through sixth graders are invited to join the Greendale High School Cheer Coaches and Varsity Cheer team for a cheer clinic and fun day on Saturday, December 20, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Greendale High School. Details and fees are on the Registration Link: https://forms.gle/uzLYwxi5gU9tRQc49
For the third consecutive year, College Park fourth graders coordinated a sock drive in October. Creatively named "Socktober," these Panthers create announcements and deliver them to the school. Students set a goal to collect, count newly donated socks over the lunch hour, add them to the total, and determine the number of socks left to reach their goal. The donations are delivered to those in need through St. Ben's Community Meal Program and Capuchin Community Services, in partnership with St. Mary Parish in Hales Corners. This year, the fourth graders collected a total of 1,067 pairs of socks! To date, our students and families have donated 3,160 pairs for people in need.
Thanks to all who supported this project!
Congratulations to our Jr. Panthers and Varsity Cheer Teams on a great showing at the Whitnall All-In Championship last weekend. A HUGE shout out to our Elementary Game Day team on bringing home FIRST PLACE in this competition. Well Done, Panthers!
Canterbury fourth graders have completed their study of Energy in science. Their learning ended with a fantastic hands-on project: building wind turbines. This activity helped to demonstrate a key concept: how energy is captured and brought into a system. The students did a great job applying their knowledge!
Fifth graders at Highland View recently wrapped up their CKLA unit on the Early American Civilizations-the Maya, Aztec, and Inca! To showcase their learning, students created their own three-panel “codex” projects, modeled after the ancient manuscripts written on papyrus. Each panel focused on one civilization they learned about during the unit exploring topics like architecture, social classes, or farming.
Winter Dance Clinic – Open to K5 – 5th Graders December 12
Join the award-winning Greendale Varsity Poms for a fun-filled night of dance on December 12! Participants will:
-Learn a fun dance routine
-Have a pizza dinner with the Poms
-Perform with the Poms at halftime of the December 12 Girls Varsity Basketball game
Registration & payment must be received by November 25 to guarantee a clinic t-shirt. Register here.
It's OPENING NIGHT! Free admission for ALL GREENDALE STUDENTS (with ID) at tonight's performance of "The Play That Goes Wrong." Tonight, Thurs., Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Henry Ross Auditorium at Greendale High School. The show runs this weekend, Thurs., Fri., Sat., at 7 p.m. All tickets general admission at the door. $9 adults, $6 students. See you at the theatre!
Dress like a Book Character Day is an elementary school tradition in the G. Our students and staff members came to school to showcase their favorite characters! Check out these snapshots of this fun day of learning that celebrates our literary favorites.
Our elementary libraries are filled with amazing books. This fall more than 1,200 NEW books were purchased for our students in 4K through 5th grade to enjoy. There are titles in every subject to encourage our Panthers to love reading.
A group of Greendale students attended the "Heavy Metals Tour" event at MATC to learn about several high demand fields incorporating Engineering and Metalwork. The annual event is held in partnership with the "MATC Metallica Trades Program" a collaboration with Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI). This national program, run by the band Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation, provides funding to community colleges to enhance their career and technical education programs. MATC has received grants from MSI to support students in various skilled trades, including welding, HVAC, and manufacturing, with scholarships, safety gear, and other resources.
Our students took part in hands-on opportunities in a variety of trades careers during the event. The Greendale team also won the coveted Structural Engineering contest over several other schools to take the yearly prize.
October “Highland View PAW-some Award” Winners Enjoy Their Prize!
These Highland View Panthers enjoyed their "PAW-some" award prize today -- a school tour with Mr. Bob! Each month, students from each 5K-5th-grade classroom, as well as the specials classes, are recognized by staff for their “above and beyond” demonstrations of what it means to be “PAW-some” (safe, respectful, responsible, and kind) at Highland View. These students are ambassadors of our school-wide expectations and display the positive qualities of a hard-working student, a good citizen, and a role model in our learning community. Their reward is special handling at lunch and then each selects a reward from a prize menu.
GMS students were fortunate to have a visit from Scottish author Struan Murray recently. The event was coordinated by Boswell Books. Mr. Murray shared a bit about his brand new book, "Dragonborn", his writing process, and even drew us our own GMS dragon! Students who preordered the book were able to have their copies signed by him. It was a great event celebrating literacy!
We are experiencing a technical difficulty with the YouTube live stream this evening. The Board of Education meeting is being recorded on a stand-alone camera and will be posted after the meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sixth graders became scientists "out in the field" during the Life Science field trip this week. Students gathered both qualitative and quantitative observations using as many of their senses as possible. Then the students made inferences from these observations based on their experiences. It was a great blend of learning and fun for all.
