Middle School

Would you rather go bowing or go running? Would you rather write poetry or write code? Would you rather work with legos or play eSports? These are a few of the questions we asked our future 6th grade Wildcats at 6th Grade Orientation at Middle. Students and their families stopped by WMS to get a first look at what it means to be a middle schooler at Woodland. Mrs. Drake, Mr. Taterka, Ms. Marrero, and Ms. Hristorafos welcomed families and shared important information about what to expect in the upcoming school year. Afterward, students toured the building with our team, checking out classrooms, seeing their future lockers, and getting a feel for just how big WMS really is. It was a fun and informative day that helped our students feel more comfortable and excited for this next big step in their journey!

The Woodland D50 Board of Education will be meeting tonight if you want to follow along! 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 at approximately 7 p.m. Woodland Live: https://www.youtube.com/@woodlandlive9671 Agenda: https://5il.co/3k861

These are the drones you’re looking for! 🤖⭐ Our Wildcats teamed up to pilot their mini starships (drone) through an obstacle course, showing off their skills in teamwork and navigation! #lifeinthew #wildcatsummeradventures

Wildcat Summer Adventures are bringing our students together! Ms. Horques’ 4th grade Dual Language class recently visited Ms. Matienzo’s Kindergarten classroom to share stories with our youngest Wildcats. The 4th graders were thrilled to be storytellers, and the Kindergarteners loved spending time with the big kids! #lifeinthew #wildcatsummeradventures

Volcanoes exploded in the summer school classroom— along with curiosity and fun! Our students learned all about volcanoes through hands-on creation and experimentation. #LifeintheW

Wildcat Summer Adventures: Boat Float Challenge! 🛥 Our Wildcats got creative and put their engineering skills to the test by building boats out of tin foil, popsicle sticks, and pipe cleaners. The catch? They needed to be tested to see if they could float... while holding ten pennies! #LifeintheW #wildcatsummeradventures

Art class + creative Wildcats = a great day at Wildcat Summer Adventures! Our students crafted dragon eyes out of clay in art class and they turned out to be true masterpieces! 💚

Reminder: Woodland D50 will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth

Summer school students were off to a roll last week using their STEM skills to make marble runs. They worked together with cardboard and popsicle sticks to create some truly marble-ous designs! #LifeInTheW

Our Wildcats aren't the only ones excited for summer school! Some special visitors came by to say ‘hi’👋 and check out all the fun activities we have planned for our students this summer. #LifeintheW #WildcatSummerAdventures

Woodland’s summer programs kicked off today and our Wildcats are ready to learn and have some summer fun! 💚🐯☀️ #LifeintheW #WildcatSummerAdventures

With so much excitement at the end of the year, we still have a few highlights to post even though school is out for the summer. Here is a throwback to a mid-May field trip... 7th Grade WMS students had a great time exploring art, science, and local history at Kenosha Public Museum in Wisconsin. It was a fun and educational field trip full of curiosity and discovery. Thank you to Mrs. Monterroso, Ms. Morey, and Mr. Aablouche for sharing the photos! #LifeintheW

Congratulations to Lavonna Garner and Tanya Abbey for winning a Distinguished Service Award from INSPRA! The Distinguished Service Celebration recognizes individuals and groups throughout the state who partner with their school communications office to serve as ambassadors for public education and champions of students and staff. Ms. Abbey and Ms. Garner are tireless in their efforts to spread the word about the Parent Mentor Program and all of the ways our Parent Mentors contribute to #LifeintheW. Congratulations once again and thank you all for your support of Woodland—you make a huge difference in our learning community! Learn more about the Parent Mentor Program - https://www.dist50.net/page/parent-mentor-program Learn more about the Distinguished Service Award - https://5il.co/3i3h1

Smile - Staff Selfie Challenge!!! We asked Woodland staff members to send in happy moments throughout the month of May to capture the last few weeks of school. Ms. Grogan sent in a few selfies saying, "Elementary teachers are ready for a fun Friday" and posing with students on Favorite Rock Band Day! Thank you for sharing these happy Elementary moments! #LifeintheW

Smile - Staff Selfie Challenge!!! We asked Woodland staff members to send in happy moments throughout the month of May to capture the last few weeks of school. Ms. Wolk and Ms. Asbrock are spreading the word at WMS to #BeKind☀️ Thank you for sharing this happy WMS moment! #LifeintheW

Smile - Staff Selfie Challenge!!! We asked Woodland staff members to send in happy moments throughout the month of May to capture the last few weeks of school. Ms. McCleese sent in a great selfie featuring WMS AP Bob Taterka taped to the wall! Thank you for sharing this happy WMS moment! #LifeintheW

Smile - Staff Selfie Challenge!!! We asked Woodland staff members to send in happy moments throughout the month of May to capture the last few weeks of school. From Ms. Castrejón: "I graduated with my master’s degree and taught my students what that looks like, and how they can do it too. I shared my story of growing up with parents who didn’t have this opportunity, and reminded them that every step forward is also for them. Some even wore my robe and held my diploma because one day, it’ll be theirs." "Me gradué con mi maestría y les enseñé a mis estudiantes cómo se ve este logro y cómo ellos también pueden llegar ahí. Les compartí mi historia de crecer con padres que no tuvieron esta oportunidad, y les recordé que cada paso que doy también es por ellos. Algunos hasta usaron mi toga y sostuvieron mi diploma porque un día, será el de ellos." Thank you to Ms. Castrejón for sharing this inspirational story, AND congratulations on your achievement! #LifeintheW

Smile - Staff Selfie Challenge!!! We asked Woodland staff members to send in happy moments throughout the month of May to capture the last few weeks of school. Here are some fun action shots from the 6th Grade field trip to launch! Thank you for sharing these happy WMS moments! #LifeintheW

7th grade Wildcats participated in Jr Achievement town this week! They were given a career and a corresponding salary, then walked around town and made decisions about their new lives. Decisions from housing and transportation, to education and retirement, and even clothing and entertainment. Through this town students were able to learn the value of budgeting within their means and what it means to take care of themselves independently. Thank you to our volunteers, staff, and parent volunteers for all your hard work in making this event possible!

Smile - Staff Selfie Challenge!!! We asked Woodland staff members to send in happy moments throughout the month of May to capture the last few weeks of school. Ms. Meinke sent in some pictures saying, “Students got to enjoy their popsicles from their iReady reward and relax outside.” Thank you for sharing this happy moment from Intermediate! #LifeintheW