Students learn about people's thoughts and practice identifying thoughts.
Standard - CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Learning all about APPLES 🍏🍎 on Johnny Appleseed Day at Elementary! Students rotated through four neighboring classrooms to participate in different apple themed activities. #LifeintheW
Our first Wildcat, in Ms. Graff's 2nd grade class, to earn a FREE book from Inchy the Bookworm Book Machine. Way to go!! #LifeintheW
First graders read a story called The Blackout by John Rocco (for English Language Arts), and then used flashlights to do their work in the dark. They even took their flashlights to the library where they read another book by the same author, and used their flashlights to search for books and explore the library. #LifeintheW
First grade students learned about the butterflies of South America for Hispanic Heritage Month and studied how symmetrical living things can be. They painted one side of the butterfly, then folded it over to print the other side exactly the same- thus creating symmetry.
Standard: 1st grade students were learning about Symmetry (IL Fine Arts 25A, #9)
Chilling with a good book in the West Library.
ISAIL Standard 4: Individual Literacy, C. Develop, Cultivate a personal reading identity, 1-5
The Woodland Technology Team is made up of dedicated employees who are always working behind the scenes to make sure our staff has the technology they need to support our students, and that our students have the technology they need to be successful learners. It takes a special set of skills to be an IT professional, and we appreciate their hard work to make sure our network is safe, secure, and running at optimal levels. To the entire Woodland Technology Team, thank you for your service to our learning community! Your hard work is what allows us to stay connected, figuratively and literally. #LifeintheW
The students in Ms. Barton's class love playing with Playdoh, so they decided to make their own! Everyone pitched in to make the dough as they worked on making measurements and taking turns.
#LifeintheW
Fun Learning in Mrs. Bogdala's Class!
Third graders use our own number racks to review and quiz each other on addition and subtraction facts.
Standard - Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Congratulations to Woodland's new Parent Mentors for completing your training! Thank you for stepping up to support our teachers and students, and for getting involved in #LifeintheW. We are so lucky to have you, and we know you will do great things alongside our teachers.
The Parent Mentor Program began at Woodland in the 2022-2023 school year with Parent Mentors at Primary and Elementary. This year the program has expanded to Woodland Intermediate! Learn more and get involved HERE: https://www.dist50.net/page/parent-mentor-program
We kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month in the Elementary Library today! These second grade dual language students are excited about all the books we have that portray, affirm, and celebrate the Hispanic cultural experience.
School Picture Day is Coming Soon! Elementary Picture Day, Sept. 20
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Board of Education President Anna Chang-Yen, and Board Member Brianna Powvens, recently attended the Rotary Club of Gurnee. They were invited to give a presentation about the Roles & Responsibilities of a school board/school board members. They also shared information about why they decided to serve the community in this role, provided updates about the school district and Woodland's new Five-Year Strategic Plan, and explained what it means to be part of #LifeintheW. We appreciate these Community Partnerships!
Our Operations & Facilities Department is amazing. Excited to have two new leaders join us to support our schools, staff and district. Please join us in welcoming Phillip Churchill and Adam Halperin to #LifeintheW. Welcome aboard!
Honoring those who lost their lives and the heroes who responded by teaching this history to our students who weren't born yet. Pictured here are students in Mr. Lakemacher's class making remembrance posters and reflecting on the tragic events that we promised to Never Forget. Today we remember the innocent lives lost, and the many lives that were forever changed on Sept. 11, 2001.
We are beyond happy to have our Wildcats back in the library!
These first graders are loving the books they checked out today at the Elementary Library today!
During a visit to Mrs. Hansen's 1st grade class for morning meeting, Ms. Blasius thinks she might know the answer to the Joke of the Day!
What do cows like to do on the weekends?
The answer: Go to the MOOOOOOvies. 🤣
There are still opportunities to join the #LifeintheW team! The school year is off to a great start, but we have a few more openings in key positions.
Take a look and apply today:
https://www.applitrack.com/dist50/OnlineApp/default.aspx
We are also recruiting for our Parent Mentor Program. The program has expanded and now serves Primary, Elementary, and Intermediate!
Learn More: https://www.dist50.net/page/parent-mentor-program
Long weekend ahead!!! Any fun plans?
REMINDER:
Friday, Sept. 1 is a SIP Day and Early Release for Students
Monday, Sept. 4 the District is closed for the Labor Day holiday
Early release times are as follows:
Primary: 10:40 a.m.
Elementary: 10:50 a.m.
Middle: 11:35 a.m.
Intermediate: 12:20 p.m.
The full schedule of SIP Days and other important events & holidays can be found on the District Calendar (revised and approved in March 2023) HERE: https://5il.co/1uc3z
