Woodland School District 50

Outdoor P.E. on a beautiful day at Primary! Basketball stations to work on dribbling, ball handling, and shooting. Plus a station with music to show off basketball dance moves - a little something for everyone 🏀😎 #LifeintheW

Today is National Custodian Appreciation Day. Please join us in thanking our incredible Woodland custodians!
Our custodial team works tirelessly every single day to keep our schools clean, safe, and welcoming for students, staff, and families. From classrooms and hallways, to cafeterias and gyms, their hard work allows our Wildcats to learn and grow in a healthy, comfortable space. Please take a moment to show your appreciation for the custodians who help keep Woodland running! This is #LifeintheW

Ms. Rubino's 7th grade Cooking class made Oreo cake pops with School Resource Officers Det. Hansen and Det. Gullifor! Det. Hansen shared this recipe with students last year, so they invited her back to make them again this year. According to the students, the cake pops turned out great! #LifeintheW

October is National Principals Month, where we have the opportunity to recognize dedicated school leaders for the important role they play in our Woodland learning community. The celebration will last all month long because in Illinois, Principal Appreciation Week is October 20–24, and Principal Appreciation Day is Friday, October 24.

This month, we are celebrating the hard work, leadership, and never-ending support our principals provide every single day. From guiding our staff, to inspiring our students, to connecting with families, our principals are key to success in #LifeintheW!

Please join us in showing your appreciation for the countless ways they make a difference in our schools and in the lives of our Wildcats. #ThankAPrincipal

The last day of September brings a close to Attendance Awareness Month! Our schools have been celebrating the importance of attendance during the month; however, even though the month is done, building strong attendance habits continues all year long!
Today, Wiley stopped by to celebrate our classrooms in Elementary that showed great attendance. Wiley’s visit was a way to recognize the teamwork between families, students, and staff in building strong habits that support learning and success, and to cheer on and encourage our Wildcats to keep showing up!
Thank you for working with us to make daily attendance a priority. When our Wildcats are “Here Today, they are Ready for Tomorrow!”

Math in Action!
Ms. Butera's 4th grade math class uses manipulatives to practice subtraction and regrouping.
Ms. Odden's 5th grade class uses fraction number lines while working on a math lesson.
Keep up the good work Wildcats! #LifeintheW

Student Leaders at Woodland Intermediate kicked off a Red Ribbon Week project with Det. Hansen yesterday. Stay tuned to see the final product on display during Red Ribbon Week at the end of October! #LifeintheW

Please help us welcome Ms. Krinninger to the #LifeintheW Team! Ms. Krinninger is a new teacher at Woodland Intermediate, and she is excited to bring her experience and dedication to the Woodland Learning Community. We are so happy you are here!

Woodland's districtwide Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration event is this Saturday! We hope to see you there #LifeintheW
Date: Saturday, Oct. 4
Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Woodland Middle School
Please join us for performances, music, arts & crafts, displays, and friendship!

Thank you to all of the Green Apple Day of Service volunteers who joined us this past Saturday at Woodland Primary for a day of painting, weeding, gardening, projects, and FUN! #LifeintheW 🍏

The celebration of new Woodland teachers/staff continues. Please join us in giving a warm #LifeintheW welcome to Jaci Farstead! Recently, we visited Mrs. Farstead’s class at Woodland Elementary where she and her students were working hard on Geography and labeling maps with continents and countries. Teaching has been a dream of Mrs. Farstead her whole life and she is very excited to bring her passion and dedication to Woodland and our Wildcats!
We’ll continue highlighting our new staff members over the next few weeks, so keep those welcome wishes coming! 💚

Woodland Primary is looking forward to an exciting Green Apple Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 27! We have designed several projects so everyone can participate including painting, weeding, and gardening. We will also be collecting shoes for SWALCO Reuse a Shoe! #LifeintheW 🍏

The Woodland D50 Board of Education will meet on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Please note: The meeting starts at 6 p.m., but the first item on the agenda is a closed session. The public meeting will begin immediately following the closed session when the Board of Education returns to open session at approximately 7 p.m.
Watch on Woodland Live: https://www.youtube.com/@woodlandlive9671
Agenda: https://5il.co/3q5ua

The Woodland Middle School Marching Wildcats had an amazing performance last night at the annual Fill the Drum Marching Band Exhibition. Gurnee School District 56 and Warren Township High School Marching Bands were awesome too! Thank you to the band families, fans, and community members for coming out on a beautiful night to support music in our schools and the Warren Township Food Pantry. Truly an unforgettable night on Warren's football field. Way to go Wildcats and friends! #LifeintheW

The Woodland Middle School Drama Club is working on “Stage Presence” which includes voice projection, facial expressions, and telling a story. At each meeting they work on a particular set of skills that will help them prepare for auditions and future performances! (HINT: there will be Robots.)
Congratulations to this year’s WMS Drama Club Officers:
President: Ryan S.
Vice President: Ben H.
Historian: Ella S.
8th Grade Representative: Valerie F.
7th Grade Representative: Xavier S.
6th Grade Representative: Charlotte Z.

Young scientists at work in the lab! The students in Ms. Rice's class are collecting data on how fast an object sinks based on the shape of the object. The more streamlined the shape, the easier it can overcome the force of friction. #LifeintheW

The Transportation Team was on hand at Woodland Primary today to practice Bus Evacuation Drills with our Wildcats. Safety drills are an important part of a safe start to the school year. Students watched a video in class, heard a brief safety talk while seated on the bus, and then school staff helped them evacuate safely. Great job Primary! #LifeintheW

Have a safe flight!
The Butterfly classroom at Primary had the incredible opportunity to release monarch butterflies on the playground today. One of the students raises monarch butterflies at home with his family and his mom came to share all they have learned about these special butterflies. After being released today, they will begin their long migration to Mexico! #LifeintheW