Woodland Primary School Weekly

9/15-Dot Day! Wear your dots!

9/19-Monolingual K Curriculum Night

9/20-Dual Language K and EC/WELE Curriculum Night

9/22-Green Apple Day of Service

9/29-School Improvement Day 10:40 Dismissal. Only PM EC/WELE attends, no AM EC/WELE

Dot Day is a reminder to think of each day as a NEW day...a blank page...a chance to make it the BEST DAY yet!

Dot Day is centered around the picture book, The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to "make her mark". What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing, which has gone on to inspire countless children and adults around the world.

We have a variety of creative ways to celebrate this day with our students learn more about the book, visit the link HERE. We can't wait to celebrate this story with art and more!

Save the dates for our upcoming Curriculum Nights. Our goal for this evening is to share our curriculum, expectations, and strategies for a successful year. We want to maximize our time together at Primary, so your child's teacher will be presenting a great amount of information.

Please note that this is a parent/guardian event only. The date of your event is based on the program, so look at the dates below. Both evenings will start at 5:30 p.m. You will receive an invitation from your child's teacher next week with more specific details.

Tuesday, Sept. 19th: Monolingual Kindergarten Classrooms

Wednesday, Sept. 20th: Dual Language Kindergarten, Early Childhood, and WELE classrooms

• Research shows that missing 10% of the school, or about 18 days in most districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just 2 days a month and it is considered chronic absence.

• When children miss school, we miss them! Teachers will call home to check on your child and discuss what ways we can support getting the child to school.

For information about our attendance protocols and procedures, click HERE.

Don't forget to call the attendance hotline when your child is going to be out of school.

Primary Attendance Hotline - (847) 984-8701

Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) takes place from September 15 to October 15 every year as a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions, diverse cultures, and extensive histories of the American Latino community.

Beginning in 1968, Hispanic Heritage Month was originally observed as “Hispanic Heritage Week”, but it was later extended to a month in 1988. Since then, HHM has been celebrated nationwide through festivals, art shows, conferences, community gatherings, and much more.

Teachers will be sharing great stories with our students (some examples are below!) and during our morning announcements we will be highlighting Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.

We are celebrating being a Green Ribbon School (2014) and our dedication to "growing up green"! This is our 9th year of hosting a service day at Woodland Primary School. Throughout the year your child will be learning about taking care of our planet and how everyone can make a difference.

Each classroom teacher should've sent information on this day and how you can help if you'd like to join us.

On Friday, September 15th, we are doing our required bus evacuation safety drills. All students will learn how to evacuate a bus in case of an emergency. This includes all students so that in the event of a bus evacuation all students have experienced and learned about the proper way to evacuate a bus.

This is just one type of safety drill we will do this year. Safety is a priority so we will also be teaching students how to respond during a fire drill, disaster drill, and lockdown drill. When we practice these protocols, students are assured that we are practicing and that everything is okay. Preparing for emergencies and ensuring that we have proper protocols and routines in place helps everyone feel safe and ready to respond when needed.

Your child's school picture day at Primary will be on either September 26th or September 27th. Your child's teacher will send you the date that your child's class will be taking their pictures. We use ED Clark Photography.

Please use this link: https://edclarkschoolphoto.hhimagehost.com/V2/Home/LoginConsumer?EK=228302 to pre-order your portraits.

Picture ordering will close at 8:00 a.m. on picture day. If you are having issues with the link, copy and paste this into your browser: https://AccessMyEvent.com/TWXYX5

The online SPIRIT WEAR STORE is OPEN! Woodland families and staff can order spirit wear online HERE through 9/24.

SAVE THE DATE! Our September PTA meeting will be on Thursday 9/21 at 7pm via Zoom. You must REGISTER to receive the Zoom link to attend.

The Primary Book Fair will be held during Curriculum Nights 9/19 and 9/20. Volunteers Needed! Families can preview the books at the fair and/or shop online HERE. Online shopping will be available from 9/18-10/1.

Miss the Elementary Book Fair? Families are still able to shop the Elementary Book Fair online HERE through 9/24 and all sales will count toward our book fair total.

Principal

Woodland Primary School

Email: standerson@dist50.net
Website: www.dist50.net
Location: 17366 West Gages Lake Road, Gages Lake, IL, USA
Phone: 847-984-8702
Twitter: @StaceyJAnd