Intermediate School

Celebrating Women's History Month with a wonderful panel of speakers today at Woodland Intermediate. These incredible women leaders shared information about their life experiences and provided helpful tips and suggestions for overcoming challenges. They connected their path to leadership with the people who inspired them, and the things they were passionate about. They also shared meaningful advice about knowing your own worth and not letting others opinions hold you back. Women's History Month Panelists: Kristina Whitmore, Vice President of Operations Northwestern Medicine Judge Randie Bruno, 19th Judicial Circuit Court Dr. Lanée Walls, Woodland Associate Superintendent of Educational Services Holly Kim, Lake County Treasurer Detective Kelly Hansen, Gurnee Police Department, Woodland SRO Moderator: Michelle Mallari, Assistant Principal at Woodland Intermediate Event Organizers: Pam Valkenaar and Jessica Pierson

Today is World Down Syndrome Day, 3/21 Natalie and her teachers are wearing pretty cool shirts to raise awareness about World Down Syndrome Day, and we have seen LOTS OF SOCKS throughout our schools. People are encouraged to wear silly/crazy/colorful socks on WDSD to get people talking. The idea is to start a conversation, so when people ask you about your socks you can tell them, “I’m wearing them to raise awareness of Down syndrome”. The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. For World Down Syndrome Day 2024, the call to action for people around the world is to End The Stereotypes.

Find the new edition of the Parent Newsletter Here: https://www.smore.com/n/fr784 Tim "Intramural Sign Ups" Sheldon Intermediate "are included in this edition!" School

Introducing the brand new Woodland Wildcast - A #LifeintheW Podcast!!! This is the very first episode and we are so excited to share it with you. https://woodlandwildcast.podbean.com/ Host: Dr. Robert Machak, Superintendent of Schools Guest: Anna Chang-Yen, Board of Education President Topic: Reflections on the development of Woodland School District's Five-Year Strategic Plan, a plan that focuses on the people that make up our #LifeintheW learning community. Thank you to the Woodland Middle School Jazz Band for providing us with music for our Wildcast, and to the 4th grade class at Woodland Intermediate who open the Wildcast with enthusiastic cheering - "Let's Go!" Please let us know what you think. What other topics would you like to hear about on future episodes? Send Feedback to Bhagstrom@dist50.net

Happy Pi Day! We celebrated Pi Day with a Pi Poster Contest. Our winner was from Mrs. Werner's 5th grade class! Congratulations!

Here is the latest Intermediate Newsletter https://www.smore.com/n/fr784 Tim "the middle name thing," Sheldon Intermediate "is getting old, but still take the 5Essentials survey" Principal https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent

PBIS in Action! Today we celebrated our amazing student behavior with a movie & popcorn reward AND our Trimester 2 ROAR raffle! Thank you to our PBIS team for palanning and hosting these events!

What a great way to end Read Across America Week! Take a stroll through our halls and check out our literacy-themed door decorations! Special congratulations to 4th Dual teacher, Ms. Syverud and her students- their colorful door won our raffle!

School Social Work Week, March 3 - 9, 2024! Please join us in recognizing the impactful work Woodland social workers do to create positive, inclusive, and supportive learning environments for our students. School social workers play a pivotal role in enhancing the well-being and success of students across the nation, and here at Woodland. Thank you for taking care of our #LifeintheW Family!

Principal Parent Newsletter 3-1-24 https://www.smore.com/n/fr784 Tim "We surveyed 100 people, 59 said take the 5Essentials Survey," Sheldon Intermediate "and the other 62 said to double check my math". Principal https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent

We are seeing STARS 🤩 Woodland Intermediate Presents Dear Edwina Jr. Feb. 29 & Mar. 1 SPOILER ALERT: This is going to be a GREAT show!

Happening Now! Teen Technology Use and Misuse with Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Eau Clair, and the Cyberbullying Research Center. Learn more about Parent University on the district website: https://www.dist50.net/page/parent-university

Thank you to those that have taken the Illinois 5Essentials Survey already! There is still time: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent Here is Woodland's Parent/Guardian response rate so far: Woodland Primary: 20% Woodland Elementary: 18% Woodland Intermediate: 25% Woodland Middle School: 18% This feedback is very meaningful to us, and we appreciate you helping us reach that 20% threshold! As a reminder, we need to reach a minimum of 20% at each school in order to receive the survey results.

Here is our Principal Parent Newsletter 2-23-24 https://www.smore.com/fr784 Tim "It's very, very, very, very, very Essential (5Essentials one might say)," Sheldon Intermediate "that you take this survey" Principal https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent

As Lunar New Year Celebrations around the world end with the full moon this week, check out the Celebration Corridor display and some amazing Year of the Dragon artwork Intermediate students have created! https://youtube.com/shorts/LJik-0QXi1k

Join us for the next BPAC Meeting! Date: Wednesday, March 13 Time: 7 - 8 p.m. Location: Woodland Middle School (Library) Presentation: Social Media and Teens Presented by School Resource Detective Kelly Hansen Gurnee Police Department (it will be interpreted into Spanish).

The monthly Board of Education meeting always starts with celebrations as a way to recognize the achievements of Woodland staff and students, and/or to highlight a special program or group. At the February meeting, the Woodland Intermediate Spelling Bee winner and finalists led the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance, Woodland Elementary students sang "Life Every Voice and Sing" in honor of Black History Month, and some of Woodland's Parent Mentors presented on the growth of the Parent Mentor program! #LifeintheW

Near the top of the list for Fastest on Earth... A 4th or 5th grader ripping off their coat on the first warm day in February for outdoor recess. 😎

Woodland D50 Board of Education Meeting, Feb. 22 Meeting Information & Agenda: https://www.smore.com/ptm2s The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Woodland Intermediate Spelling Bee Finalists, and the four Parent Mentors in this photo will be presenting to the Board of Education under Superintendent Report to talk about how the Parent Mentor program is growing!

Here is Principal Parent Newsletter 2-16-24! https://www.smore.com/fr784 Tim "Tell your boss that your child's principal," Sheldon Intermediate "said you have to take a break to take this survey right now" Principal https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent