Primary School

Woodland Celebrates School Social Work Week, March 2 - 8, 2025 Woodland school social workers provide emotional support, guidance, and resources that enhance our students’ academic and personal growth. From working one-on-one with students, to leading small groups, to developing strategies for overall student well-being, we appreciate your tireless efforts to advocate for students. Thank you for the incredible work you do every day to be supportive, inclusive, and always striving for the best in each student. #LifeintheW

Calling all Future Kindergarteners!!! Will your child be attending Kindergarten at Woodland for the 2025-2026 School Year? Please join us for the Wildcat Welcome event at Primary on Thursday, March 6 form 5 - 6:30 p.m. This event is for incoming Kindergarten students to explore learning stations, meet Wiley the Wildcat, and learn more about school! If your friends or neighbors in the district have young children, please share this information with them. Some parents may not know that planning for Kindergarten starts this early, so please help us make that connection. #LifeintheW

Woodland was honored to host a group of educators from Birmingham City Schools for a day of learning in the W! They spent the day touring Woodland's Dual Language classrooms to learn about our program and see it in action. They are currently building a similar program for their students which will make them the first school district in Alabama to offer dual language programming! Thank you for visiting our schools 💚 #LifeintheW

The Woodland D50 Board of Education will meet on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 at 6 p.m. If you are unable to attend the meeting in-person, you are welcome to watch it on Woodland Live. https://www.youtube.com/cha.../UCoPwYawoj-1bYdnQ7hJQbUQ/live Community Agenda: https://5il.co/38lor Please note! 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 when the Board of Education returns to open session at approximately 7 p.m.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Woodland's Black History Month Community Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 22! We hope you enjoyed the performances, the art show, the music, the crafts, the Black Dads Rock! Panel... and spending time together. An extra special thank you to the event planners, volunteers, and community organizations that put together such a wonderful celebration! #LifeintheW

Fabulous Black History Month celebration @WPrimary50 @Woodland50news #LifeintheW

The @WPrimary50 newsletter is here via Smore: https://secure.smore.com/n/r0ycv Check out the fun happening at #LifeintheW @Woodland50News

We got our GLOW ON tonight at our annual PBIS night!! The students and staff had an amazing time.

Such a fun night@WPrimary50 Glow night! #LifeintheW @Woodland50News

Light Up the Night & Do What's Right @WPrimary50 for a fun family event centered around our ROAR expectations. Glow Night stations and family fun #LifeintheW @Woodland50News

Join us for the Woodland PTA 50 meeting tonight at 7! The monthly PTA meeting is a great place to get information about upcoming events and to connect with other parents. Tonight's meeting will be virtual, so you can join from anywhere. We hope to see you there! Sign up in advance to receive the zoom link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AA4A623ABF9CF8-54620904-woodland#/

A huge thank you to our Operations & Facilities Team for the long hours you put in to clean up from the winter snow storm! Here are a few cool photos they shared. #LifeintheW

Due to the forecasted weather this evening, we are moving our WISE (Woodland Inclusion and Special Education Empowerment Parent Group) meeting to a virtual format. Please join us! Meeting Details and Zoom Link - https://secure.smore.com/n/24p1c8 Topic: Supporting Your Child in the Community This training helps parents navigate the unique challenges their children face in community settings. Through engaging activities, participants will learn strategies to improve communication and manage behaviors. The program also focuses on empowering parents to advocate for their child's needs and build confidence in public interactions. By the end, parents will have access to resources that support their child’s independence and success in the community.

Just last Friday, these area Superintendents got together to record a Wildcast on the topic of school closures and eLearning Days. The conversation resumed on Monday in advance of the winter snow storm we are expecting today. ❄️ Listen to the latest episode of the Woodland Wildcast to hear local Superintendents discuss school closures! In this episode, Dr. Machak talks with Dr. Correa from Gurnee School District 56 and Dr. Woestman from Warren Township High School about the different factors that weigh into their decision making. Learn how these neighboring school district Superintendents work together to keep our students safe. Woodland Wildcast: S2, E5 - https://woodlandwildcast.podbean.com/e/s2-e5-gurnee-area-superintendents-discuss-school-closures/

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!

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

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!

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

Congratulations to Sean Murphy from Woodland Middle School on being named Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year from @IPA @ Woodland50News @WPrimary50 #LifeintheW