Welcome Back, Greenwood Stars!
There is something magical about the beginning of a new school year. Freshly sharpened pencils, new classrooms, familiar faces, brand-new friendships, and hallways once again filled with the sounds of students learning, laughing, and growing. After a summer away, we are so excited to welcome our Greenwood Stars and families back for the 2026–27 school year!
For our returning students, welcome home. We hope you are excited to reconnect with friends, see favorite teachers and staff, and discover everything your new grade has in store. You’ve grown since we last saw you in June, and we can’t wait to see where your curiosity, creativity, and confidence take you this year.
And to the students and families joining Greenwood for the very first time: we are so glad you’re here. Whether you’re beginning Pre-K or Kindergarten, transferring from another school, or simply new to our neighborhood, you are now part of the Greenwood community. We hope it won’t take long before Greenwood begins to feel like home.
The year ahead will bring so many opportunities to learn, explore, celebrate, and come together. There will be classroom adventures and school traditions, performances and projects, community gatherings, the Back-to-School Picnic, Movie Night, Book Fair, Move Together, our Spring Auction Gala, and countless everyday moments in between. Some of the best memories of the year may come from the big celebrations, but many more will come from the little things: a new friend at recess, finally mastering something that once felt impossible, discovering a favorite book, making a teacher laugh, helping a classmate, or simply realizing how much you’ve grown.
That’s what makes Greenwood so special.
Our school is more than a building. It is a community created every day by our students, teachers, staff, families, and volunteers. It’s created when we show up for one another, welcome someone new, lend a hand, celebrate each other’s successes, and make sure every child knows that they belong here.
And to all of our Greenwood parents and caregivers: you are an important part of this community, too. The Greenwood PTA is here to help bring our families together, support our students and staff, and make many of the programs, events, and traditions that enrich our children’s school experience possible. There are so many ways to be part of it – whether you volunteer at an event, help in a classroom, attend a PTA meeting, support a fundraiser, share an idea or a skill, or simply come to a school event and connect with another family. There is no single “right” way to participate and no contribution is too small. We hope you’ll find a way to be involved that works for you and your family, and we can’t wait to build another wonderful year at Greenwood together.
As we begin this new year together, we hope every Greenwood student feels encouraged to be curious, to try new things, to make mistakes, to ask questions, to be kind, and to be exactly who they are. And we hope every family knows that there is a place for you in this community, too.
A whole new school year is waiting for us, filled with moments we haven’t experienced yet, friendships we haven’t made yet, things we haven’t learned yet, and memories we haven’t created yet.
Here’s to a wonderful 2026–27 school year. Welcome back, Greenwood. Let’s make it a great one!
⭐Once a Greenwood Star, always a Greenwood Star. ⭐
Reminder: Please Sign Up for Konstella and Assign Your Child to Their Classroom by September 8!
To help us keep Konstella organized, secure, and connected to the right classroom communities, all parents/guardians must make sure their child is assigned to their classroom in Konstella by September 8. If your child is already listed in your Konstella account, please do not add them again. Simply open your child’s existing profile and select their teacher/classroom.
Haven’t joined Konstella yet? Email konstella@greenwoodpta.org with your name, your child’s name, and their grade/teacher, and we’ll send you an invitation link.
Thank you for helping us make sure every Greenwood family receives the right classroom announcements, events, and communications!
Grade-Level Groups are now live in Konstella!
Greenwood Elementary parents & guardians: We’ve set up Grade-Level Groups to make it easier to connect with other families in your child’s grade, share information, ask questions, and stay in the loop.
Please take a minute to join your grade group:
Open the Konstella app → go to Social Groups → find your child’s grade → tap Join.
Have children in more than one grade? Join each of their grade-level groups!
A couple of important notes:
- You must be signed up for Greenwood Elementary’s Konstella community before you can join a Grade-Level Group.
- Our existing Facebook grade-level groups will eventually be archived, so now is a great time to make the move to Konstella. Joining your Konstella grade group will help make sure you don’t miss grade-level information, questions, or discussions as we transition away from Facebook.
We hope these groups will be a great way for Greenwood families to connect throughout the school year.
Head to Konstella and join your grade today!
Konstella is Coming to Greenwood Elementary!
Over the next several weeks, families of current and incoming Greenwood Elementary students will begin receiving email invitations to join Konstella, Greenwood Elementary PTA’s new communication platform.
Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, Konstella will become the PTA’s primary way to share:
School and PTA events
Announcements and reminders
Volunteer opportunities
Community news
Committee information
Much more!
To help everyone get familiar with Konstella before invitations begin arriving, we’ve attached our Greenwood Elementary Konstella Info Sheet. It walks you through everything you’ll need to know – from creating your account and turning on notifications to finding events, joining committees, and staying connected throughout the school year.
A quick note about the QR codes
You may notice that the QR codes shown in the guide do not work. They have been intentionally scrambled because Konstella is a private community intended only for parents and legal guardians of current and incoming Greenwood Elementary students.
When your family’s invitation is sent, you’ll receive a personal invitation link that will allow you to join our Greenwood community securely.
We encourage you to take a few minutes to read through the guide now, so you’ll be ready when invitations arrive.
We’re excited to welcome everyone to Konstella and look forward to another wonderful year of building a connected Greenwood Elementary school community!
Greenwood PTA is Moving to Konstella for the 2026–27 School Year!
Beginning with the 2026–27 school year, the Greenwood Elementary PTA will be using Konstella as our primary platform for PTA communications, events, volunteer opportunities, and community engagement. We’re excited to bring everything together in one easy-to-use place!
Why Konstella?
✅ One central hub for PTA announcements, events, volunteer sign-ups, newsletters, calendars, and important updates.
✅ Less email overload – find everything organized by classroom, grade, committee, or school-wide activities.
✅ Easy volunteer sign-ups with automatic reminders and tracking.
✅ Calendar sync so school events can automatically appear on your personal calendar.
✅ Private and secure – families control what contact information they choose to share.
✅ Inclusive and accessible with language translation options and multiple notification preferences.
✅ Available on web, iPhone, and Android so you can stay connected wherever you are.
✅ Stronger community connections through classroom groups, committees, and family-to-family communication.
Our goal is to make it easier than ever for Greenwood families to stay informed, get involved, and connect with one another. Watch for registration information later this summer – we can’t wait to welcome everyone to Konstella!
One school. One community. One place to stay connected. ⭐️