Service in the W: The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) students at WMS have been busy lately! They recently volunteered their time to pack meals at Feed My Starving Children, and made Valentines for Seniors in the community with Det. Hansen. Thank you for giving back to the community 💚 #LifeintheW
During The Great Kindness Challenge spirit week at the end of January, students at Woodland Intermediate participated in a Change Challenge to raise money for the annual district food drive. We are thrilled to announce that your donations raised a total of $398.72! Great job Wildcats 💚 #LifeintheW
Mrs. Zerante’s 2nd-grade students practiced budgeting in class by planning a party! In teams, they worked together to decide on everything from the party’s venue and decorations to the pizza and drinks, making sure each item fit within their budget. This a great skill for these young Wildcats to start practicing!
Last night, the Woodland Green and Woodland White Girls' volleyball teams went head-to-head, showcasing their dedication and teamwork. Both teams demonstrated that hard work and collaboration make #LifeintheW even better!
Mrs. Samulak’s 4th grade class conducted an electric experiment today! These students explored and learned about circuits and conductors in class, and worked in groups using a D-cell battery, wires, and springs to light up two lightbulbs. After observing the bulbs, the students noticed that they were dim when powered by just one battery. They then tried the same experiment using two batteries and found that using two allowed each bulb to shine brighter and more powerfully!
Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!!! (or Finny-Fin-Fin) The first graders in Mrs. Hansen's class took a deep dive on the many versions of the Three Little Pigs story. They read several versions together in class. This allowed them to make predictions when reading a new story, and make connections to previous versions. Then it was time to bring the story to life. The students constructed houses and then tried to blow them down. #LifeintheW 🐷🐷🐷
Elementary celebrated 100 Days of School! Time flies when you're having fun 💚
#LifeintheW
Here are a few more photos from International Night at Woodland Middle School on Friday night. We had a blast! Event attendees had the opportunity to travel around the world just by taking a trip around the WMS cafeteria. There was so much to learn about the different counties, and plenty of awesome cuisine from around the world to sample. Thank you to our talented performers for showing us traditional dances and music from your culture, and thank you to all the families who hosted a table at the event! #LifeintheW
More photos on Instagram and Facebook!
Student leaders at Intermediate worked with Det. Hansen to make more Valentines cards, bracelets, and dream catchers for the seniors in our community!
These students had the power to make it rain in Mrs. Chatlani's class! First the students reviewed the water cycle and practiced their vocabulary words. Next it was time for a water cycle movement break where the students had to call out when they heard the vocabulary words they were listening for. Finally, it was time to move to the lab to recreate the water cycle! #LifeintheW 🌧
Woodland had an eLearning Day on Tuesday, Jan. 21. How did it go for your Wildcat? Please share your feedback by taking the Parent eLearning Survey in Skyward Family Access.
The survey closes on Friday, Jan. 31!
https://www.dist50.net/o/dist50/page/skyward-family-access
The Woodland Middle School All-School Spelling Bee took place earlier today, and we have a winner! Congratulations to Arden T. for taking first place, and to Devin S. for earning second. These Wildcats, along with everyone who participated, worked hard and should be very proud.
Best of luck to Arden T. as you advance to the Lake Country Regional Spelling Bee in February. Woodland will be cheering you on! 💚🐯✨
Woodland Primary Glow Night, Feb. 5!
Join us for an exciting celebration of positive ROAR behavior, while learning the importance of play. Families will visit various stations throughout the building that will have you glowing with fun! Each station will allow students to practice and develop social skills while continuing to demonstrate their ROAR behavior. All Woodland Primary Families Welcome!
It’s Superhero Day at Primary, and Mrs. Henshall’s Wildcats unleashed their super spelling powers! They practiced sounding out tricky letter pairs like “sh” and “qu,” then practiced spelling words out on their whiteboards.
Afterward, to celebrate Kindness Week at Primary, the students got creative and made kindness crowns telling everyone they are kindness superheroes. With two superpowers—spelling and kindness—these Wildcats are unstoppable!
Recently, Maestro Giron’s students explored the Heart of America–the Midwest! They learned about the 12 states that make up this region of the United States. On a map they identified and labeled each state, then researched the unique economies of each state, and the agricultural and farming practices of each state, as well as the foods and goods they produce. Through this class, these Wildcats gained a deeper understanding of how the Midwest and its states play a role in shaping the United States as a whole.
Woodland Elementary students in Ms. McGinn's class have been busy making Valentine's Day Cards for seniors too! Woodland is helping the Gurnee Police Department spread the love by making Valentines for Seniors in the community, and you can too. #LifeintheW
And the results are in...
The Woodland Intermediate Spelling Bee Finals were held earlier today and a school winner has emerged. It took a long time because these Wildcats can spell ALL the words. By the final round, the top two spellers were spelling at the 9th grade level.
Congratulations to the Final Four:
5th Grade - Rameen R. & John F.
4th Grade - Vikram V. & Victoria O.
And then it was down to the Top Two:
Vikram & Rameen
Congratulations to Vikram V. for winning 1st Place!
Woodland students across the district will be participating in the Great Kindness Challenge Jan. 27 - 31. The theme this year is Kindness Moves! The schools are celebrating with various spirit days and kindness challenges scheduled throughout the week.
The Great Kindness Challenge is off to a great start in Ms. Rose's class! #LifeintheW 💚
Thank you to the Woodland families who participated in Parent University on Saturday (1/25/25). It was a great morning of learning and networking, and our speakers did a great job of tailoring the presentations to the families in attendance. We also had volunteers from Warren Township High School spending time with the kids while their parents attended sessions.
We have two more events scheduled for this school year.
💚 March 10 - Partnering with School to Improve Student Outcomes (Virtual)
💚 April 5 - Keep Kids Learning Over Summer (In-Person)
Watch for additional details on the Parent University website, and in the weekly district newsletter! https://www.dist50.net/page/parent-university
During their visit to the library today, Ms. Bohren's 3rd Grade class talked about different kinds of communities (Urban, Suburban, Rural), and discussed the types of buildings you might find in each one. Each class is creating one building that a suburban community needs to be successful on the 3D printer. This class decided to make the town library and sent their job to the 3D printer. The project will take 1 hour and 50 minutes to create, so they will see the finished product on their next visit! In the meantime, they were able to watch the progress on the building that is currently printing. #LifeintheW
