I am thankful and grateful for the opportunity to work as a principal at @WPrimary50 and @Woodland50News. Thank you to the Board of Education and Dr. Machak for celebrating our principal team for National Principals Month. It's always a great day to be a Wildcat! #LifeintheW
Introducing WISE – the Woodland Inclusion and Special Education Empowerment Parent Group! This initiative started last year as a Special Education Resource Group for parents, and we are ready to bring you a whole new series of programs for year two. WISE will be a great place to connect with other district families, get to know Woodland staff members who can help with resources, and get answers to your questions.
Join us for the first WISE meeting of the 2024-2025 School Year:
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 23
Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Location: Woodland Educational Support Center (District Office)
RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_Eqssnpeuq5o6QMkHxsRyky79Ejafla_L72VQv9PSynvRpA/viewform
Topic: Managing Behaviors and Meltdowns: Strategies for Parents
Families will learn proactive strategies to de-escalate behavior and manage meltdowns. The session will also provide tips on how to help children with self-regulation.
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Thank you to the Advocate Ronald McDonald Care Van for visiting Woodland to provide vaccines and physicals to help keep students from being excluded from school. This is an amazing community resource for students with no insurance or state insurance. For more information about health resources in the community, please contact the Health Office. https://www.dist50.net/page/health-services
These Wildcats had a special lunch on Monday. They had fantastic ROAR behavior the week before in the lunchroom and their class won the raffle for a fancy lunch table! Way to follow the ROAR expectations in the lunchroom!
On Friday, Primary Wildcats met up at Warren Township Park for our second Primary Playdate! It was a beautiful day for students to play and meet up with classmates and friends from school.
ROAR fancy table winners @WPrimary50 @Woodland50news #LifeintheW
This week is America's Safe Schools Week and National School Bus Safety Week! Safety on the school bus starts with our Woodland drivers 🚌
To celebrate School Bus Safety Week, our drivers are "Stepping into Safety" with snazzy new safety socks!
Woodland bus drivers are employees of the district, and they are responsible for transporting our students to and from school safely. This is a job they take seriously and we appreciate these dedicated employees for their commitment to our students. School bus drivers in Illinois must go through a rigorous training and licensing process, as well as background checks and other safeguards, to ensure they are qualified to perform this important role in the district.
Every day, Woodland bus drivers conduct a full safety inspection of their bus before picking up students. Drivers are also provided professional development and go through safety evaluations to make sure our students are in good hands.
Learn more about safety on the school bus on the Wildcast!
https://woodlandwildcast.podbean.com/e/s2-e2-transportation-going-the-extra-mile/
It was a busy day at Primary! These little Wildcats had some very special guests - their families! Parents and guardians came to school today for the Early Childhood & WELE Round Up. Yee Haw! 🤠 They went to the Primary Pumpkin Patch, went on a hayride, and spent time in the classroom making fall arts and crafts.
YE-HAW! Our EC/WELE students are having a fabulous time at our Round Up Event. The students and families got to go on a hay ride, play games and enjoy some pumpkin fun!!
Primary Weekly is here via Smore: https://secure.smore.com/n/z72yg
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Woodland is excited to roll out a new bus app that will allow parents/families to more accurately track their child’s bus. Watch for an email invitation to join BusWhere, on Monday, Oct. 21.
Learn more: https://secure.smore.com/n/xe4tcq
Woodland is participating in a Hoodie/Sweatshirt drive to support Morgan Ghys and Caring for Kids Clothing! Morgan is a former Woodland student and current Miss Gurnee. She is collecting new and gently used Hoodies and Crewnecks to help local kids stay warm this fall and winter.
Morgan has placed donation boxes at each school and the district office. We are collecting donations thru Friday, Nov. 1.
💚 Details for Woodland's Drive: https://5il.co/2xpia
Or you can bring your donations to her collection event on Nov. 3 at Gurnee Mills.
💜 Details for Morgan's event: https://5il.co/2xpi9
Latino Literacy in session @WPrimary50 and parents are working hard on their family projects! #LifeintheW @Woodland50news
Primary Wildcats in Mrs. Gaulin's class were hard at work today! They took attendance and decided how they wanted to say good morning to their teacher and paraprofessionals (a hug, high-five, fist-bump, or saying "good morning"). They also studied the days of the week and identified the weather (rainy and cloudy) for the day. Finally, they ended their morning with a dance break!
Dual Language Kindergarten students rotated through neighboring classrooms to participate in Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations with creative crafts and festive games! #LifeintheW
Thank you to all the Woodland families that attended the first Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting of the school year. This was our biggest turnout yet with 79 people! The parents listened to a presentation from Warren Township Youth and Family Services on the topic of "Parenting with Love". The children worked with Dual Language Woodland teachers, and volunteers from Warren Township High School to create Hispanic Heritage Month crafts. And our friend Tobias Comfort Dog was there too! #LifeintheW
https://www.dist50.net/o/dist50/page/bpac
THANK YOU! Raffle prizes and snacks donated by:
United Way 211, La Michoacana, Tacos El Norte, Jewel Osco, and Sam's Club!
Long Weekend Alert!
Woodland students have a four-day weekend ahead. We hope you enjoy the long holiday weekend. #LifeintheW
Center time is the best time in Mrs Garcia’s class!! The students were so engaged during literacy centers!
Shining a spotlight on the Parent Mentor Program at Woodland!
Our amazing Parent Mentors recently had the opportunity to share their experience with Community Leaders to highlight how impactful this program is for Woodland Teachers and Students. Thank you to State Senator Mary Edly-Allen, State Representative Joyce Mason, Village of Gurnee Mayor Hood, and Dr. Karner from the Lake County Regional Office of Education for supporting our Parent Mentors.
The Parent Mentor Program is more than just parent volunteers visiting their child's classroom. These are Woodland parents who apply to be part of the program and complete a formal training program before being assigned to a classroom. Parent mentors work four days a week for two hours a day. While in the classroom they work one-on-one with students, lead small group activities, support the classroom teacher, and participate in weekly training and workshops to increase their skills and proficiency. After completing 100 parent mentoring hours, our program participants receive a stipend of $1500.
Learn More: https://www.dist50.net/page/parent-mentor-program
Today was Primary's first Friday Focus Assembly! Our littlest Wildcats sang and clapped along as their teachers danced, performed a skit, and taught them what it means to ROAR (Be Respectful, Take Ownership, Be Accepting, & Be Ready) like a Woodland Wildcat! 🐯
