Only a handful of tickets remain before we sell out! Buy yours now to secure your entry.

Shows: Thursday, November 20th and Friday, November 21st

Times: Thursday (6:30pm - 9 tickets left!), Friday (4:30pm - 26 tickets left!) and Friday 6:30pm - SOLD OUT. 

Tickets are available for $15/person and every attendee who needs a seat (including ISD children), will need to purchase a ticket. They will be checked at the door and there is a 6-ticket total limit that can be spread across the shows. No refunds.  

Show your pride or promote your business in the Playbill. Family Ads start at just $10; Business Ads include recognition in the program, PTA website, show site and newsletter.

Deadline: Thursday, October 30th

Submit ads/photos to: webmaster@isdpta.org

More details and tickets are found here. 

Join us on Friday, November 14th for our Fall GMM from 9:00am - 11:00am where Principal Hammack will give his update on the School Improvement Plan and information about the new report cards. 

Following that, SRO Chris Wallace will lead an insightful session on Internet & Media Safety - a key topic for today's parents.

A general schedule is outlined for your convenience:

• 9:00am - PTA Welcome
• 9:05am - School Improvement Plan & Report Cards (Principal Hammack) + Q&A
• 9:45am -11:00am - Internet and Media Safety + Q&A (Officer Chris Wallace)

Join your fellow ISD parents for a night of style, stakes, and sparkle at this year's Gatsby Glam and Casino night. 

Date:Saturday, November 15th

Location:The Milbrook Club, Greenwich

Tickets: $130 (PTA Members get $10 OFF)

Interested in volunteering? Sign up here

Want to make a donation or ask a business to donate? Follow these instructions

How to get auction items: You can get the instructions here! 

We Need Wine!

Help us stock up for the crowd-favorite game!  Drop-off your wine or liquor donations by Nov 14th - more bottles = more fun! Click here for drop-off locations.

Close to 60 families are not members and we are yet to reach last year's benchmark for participation. That's a lot of families who aren't part of our amazing community and it's not the same without you.

Even if your schedule is packed and you cannot volunteer often, simply joining shows your support and helps fund the experiences that make our school so special.

And here’s a bonus: PTA members receive an exclusive discount to the Parent Social on November 15th - a fun night out for parents, teachers, staff, and friends to unwind, connect, and celebrate our incredible community!

Looking for Spiritwear? Visit our local vendor - Logos Greenwich - to browse the entire collection available.  Logos donates $5 to the PTA for every ISD item sold.

There is a 10% coupon code through 10/31/2025 (Local10). In addition, families can place orders now through 10/31 and choose "pick up at ISD" so you don't have to pay shipping.

We also need a handy ISD Dad (or Mom or other community member) to help repair the garden shed window.  A rock has broken the glass, and we would like to find a volunteer who can assist with repair.  

If you are knowledgeable about window repair and can lend a hand, or know someone who can, please reach out to Heather Woodworth, PTA Garden Chair, at garden@isdpta.org.

Click here for an update on everything ISD, including the Halloween parade, the Great Pumpkin Book Character Showcase, ghost bowling during P.E., Grade 2 ALP information, and more! 

Missed Picture Day or need a do-over?. This is your chance to update your school photo - whether you were absent, unhappy with your original picture, or just want a fresh shot. Don’t forget to bring your best smile! 

If you missed Photo Day, you do not need to pay the $8 late processing fee. 

For any questions, please reach  out to Coffee Pond directly:

Phone: 1-508-907-6633
Email: lifeguards@coffeepond.com

The ISD Great Pumpkin Book Character Showcase is this week! Bring your pumpkins on October 28 and 29th! Click on the image for all the instructions.  

Join us on  Friday, November 7th from 9:00am-10:30am in the ISD Cafeteria for a practical and engaging session on helping children build executive functioning skills - like organization, focus, and self-control with Special Guest: Dr. Alina Boie, GPS District Psychologist. 

Learn simple, practical strategies to strengthen these skills at home and support your child’s independence and confidence in learning.

All are welcome.

Please donate paper goods, a fruit tray, bottled water, orange juice, or pick up some coffee or donuts for our upcoming Veterans Day Reception. We have no volunteers yet. 

Please sign up here. 

Thank you for helping us show our gratitude to those who have served! 

Please donate any unwanted Halloween candy to our annual Halloween Candy Drive benefiting the shelters in our area.

Candy will be collected at morning drop-off from 11/3 until 11/14.

Highlights:

• Reminders of the Week
• Ask The Class - 2M - With Halloween coming up, what's your favorite kind of candy?
• First Grade visits Greenwich Botanical Society
• ESOL Pumpkin Carving 
• Science Squad:  Diet Coke & Mentos experiment
• Birthdays of the Week

View the recording here.

Greenwich Municipal Elections are this year.

Election day is November 4th. Early voting has started.

Click here to see the simple 3-steps (with QR codes!) that you can follow to make sure your voice is heard on issues that are critical to ISD and all of the Greenwich Public Schools!

For more information on bi-partisan voting, please view this graphic put together by the League of Women Voters.

PTAC (PTA Council) is launching a Logo Contest to give their organization a fresh new look that reflects both their proud history and vibrant future. Open to all GPS children and their families, this is your chance to create the logo that unites all 15 schools under one vision. 

Submit your designs by October 29, 2025.  Winners will be announced on November 11, 2025, and will receive exciting prizes and, most importantly, bragging rights for shaping PTAC’s identity!

Find the submission form and other details here. 

The building committee for the Riverside School renovation project is being formed - but additional applicants with experience in construction are needed before it can be finalized. If you, or someone you know who resides in Greenwich, have this type of experience and would like to be an integral part of a once-in-a-generation project that will revitalize and expand one of the district’s oldest and largest (in terms of enrollment) elementary schools, we encourage you to apply via the Town website or email riversideschoolpta@gmail.com to learn more.

Join nearly 2,000 runners, walkers, and families at the Turkey Trot, benefiting Greenwich Public School students.

Register early to secure the best price — adult registration goes up from $35 to $45 on November 1st! 

Sign up today at www.greenwichalliance.org/turkey-trot-2025.