Woodland Primary School Weekly

We can't wait to welcome our students and their parent/caregiver to our Welcome Time Sessions on Wednesday, August 23rd. The sessions are scheduled and staggered, so I have dedicated information about the sessions by program below. You will transport your child as this is not a regular school day. To ensure we have room for our students and their parent/caregiver, siblings aren't allowed at this event. Be sure to read all of the information so that the event is a helpful tool to set you and your child up for a successful year!

New: Read our FAQ's about Welcome Time Sessions HERE!

There will be two sessions on Wednesday, August 23rd, for our kindergarten students, you and your child should attend one of the two sessions. Kindergarten students should attend with one parent or caregiver. If both parents want to attend, that is allowed, but due to space, no more than 2 parents/caregivers can attend. We also ask that siblings not attend as this is an activity specifically for your kindergarten student. Thank you in advance for understanding.

This event will last two hours. It is not an open house style event, you need to arrive at the start time you signed up for and stay to visit the various stations. The child and the parents will be touring the school with a tour guide to visit specific locations. You will start in your child's classroom to put away your supplies and meet your teacher.

**Please note that sessions are staggered so that the event isn't over-crowded as you and your child will be moving throughout the building visiting different areas of our school. Plan that the parking lot will be full and for traffic. Please arrive on time for your session. Session times are listed below for kindergarten classrooms.

Please arrive at the time slot you signed up for, if you haven't signed up for a time, click HERE to sign up.

Monolingual K Session 1: 7:30-9:30

Dual K Session 1: 9:00-11:00

Mono K Session 2: 11:15-1:15

Dual K Session 2: 12:45-2:45

It is important that you know your child's teacher's name as you will start off in your child's classroom for this event. You can enter doors marked A2 or A7. We will have staff in our parking lot and entryway to guide you.

If your child will be in Dual Language K, you will enter through door A2.

If your child is in Monolingual K, you will enter door A7.

We will have staff outside to help guide you.

There will be two sessions on Wednesday, August 23rd, for our EC/WELE students, you and your child should attend the session that matches your program. (If your child is an AM student, attend AM, if your child is a PM student, attend PM). There is no need to sign up because you will come to your matching session.

Be sure that you look at the start times for your child's program. Please be sure to attend during your AM program or PM program time. Times are different for EC and WELE.

Students should attend with one parent or caregiver. If both parents want to attend, that is allowed, but due to space, no more than 2 parents/caregivers can attend. We also ask that siblings not attend as this is an activity specifically for your EC/WELE student. Thank you in advance for understanding.

Parents/caregivers will transport their child to the school and attend the session with their child. Students should bring their school supplies to unpack in the classroom during this visit.

**Please note that sessions are staggered so that the event isn't over-crowded as you and your child will be moving throughout the building visiting different areas of our school. Plan that the parking lot will be full and for traffic. Please arrive on time for your session. Session times are listed below for EC and WELE classrooms.

This event will last an hour and a half. It is not an open house style event, please arrive at the start time based on your child's teacher. All EC/WELE families will enter exterior doors A9/A10. We will have staff outside to help you.

Early Childhood AM Session (Heeres, Reif, Rumoro & StructuredTBD): 8:00-9:30 a.m.

WELE Classes (Shanaberger, Davis, and A. Garcia classes): 8:45-10:15 a.m.

WELE Classes (Wagner, Breezee, and Villalba classes): 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Early Childhood PM Session (Heeres, Reif, Rumoro & Structured TBD): 11:45-1:15 p.m.

WELE Classes PM (Shanaberger, Davis, and A. Garcia classes): 12:30-2:00 p.m.

WELE Classes (Wagner, Breezee, and Villalba classes): 1:15-2:45 p.m.

All EC/WELE students will start out in GYM A for this event. You should enter the doors marked A9 and A10. We will have staff in our parking lot and entryway to guide you.

Please check your child’s bus stop location by logging in to Versatrans e-Link (bus times are still being finalized). Your Family ID number is both the login and password, and this can be found in Skyward Family Access under “Student Information”. (View "My Child's Family" and look for "Family ID Number".) The bus app technology continues to improve. You are able to track your child's bus through the app, or access Versatrans from your desktop!

If a bus stop change is needed, please fill out the Revised Bus Information (English / Spanish) as soon as possible. Please understand, one slight change to a route forces a change for every stop that follows. If you know that circumstances have changed for your child (for example, they will be going to a new daycare provider), do not wait until school starts to contact Transportation. Typically, changes take a 3-day turnaround.

For further assistance, please call the main Transportation number at 847-856-3644, or email them at trans@dist50.net.

When you and your child come to their Welcome Time session, you will receive your child’s i.d.tag at your Welcome Time Session. The i.d. tag should be attached to your child’s backpack so that they can board the bus each day.

***Please remember that in the first weeks of school, our buses can be delayed or sometimes early. It's good to be at the stop 10 minutes prior to your pick-up/drop-off time. Especially with our youngest wildcats, getting on and off the bus is a routine we get better at each time. Thank you in advance for your patience!

Below is the new App to use to track your child's bus. Remember, you can find your family ID in Family Access.

Remember, starting their day on time, having a routine, and feeling good about coming to school all help with their mindset each day. Start the day with a smile and remind your child that they can do this!

Kindergarten: Our monolingual and Dual Language kindergarten programs are both full-day sessions. Students in kindergarten stay all day.

WELE (Woodland Early Learning Experience):

This is a grant-funded program that is for three and four-year-olds that qualify through the screening process. This is a half-day program.

Early Childhood: Students qualify for this program through our screening process. This is a three and four-year-old program and students attend for a half-day.

Based on your child’s program, your child either attends full day or for a half-day. Below are the bell times for our full-day programs and our half-day programs.

****Please note that there is a drop-off window at the start of each session. Students will be marked tardy if they arrive after the official start time.

Full Day Bell Times:

7:35 a.m.-7:50 a.m. (drop-off window)

7:50 a.m. Official start time

2:00 p.m. End of the school day

Half-Day Bell Times

AM Session: 7:35 a.m.-7:50 a.m. (drop-off window)

7:50 a.m. Official start time

10:20 a.m. End of AM Session

PM Session: 11:20-11:30 a.m. (drop-off window)

11:30 a.m. Official start time

2:00 p.m. End of the school day

Early Release Time for all programs on School Improvement Days is at 10:40 AM.

Ordering Breakfast

It is important that each family know the meal options available at Woodland Primary. All students can order breakfast or lunch at school each day. If students will be ordering breakfast, the daily fee is $1.40. Students that sign up to eat breakfast will eat as soon as they arrive at school.

Each month you will sign up if you would like your child to order breakfast. The form to sign up for August is below. Please be sure to sign up before the first day of school, only students that have ordered breakfast will be sent to the cafeteria as we don't want to incur charges without parental permission. Breakfast will start on the first day of school, August 24th.

Ordering Lunch

Students have the option to bring a lunch from home or order a school lunch. Kindergarten students that plan to order a school lunch will order in their classroom with their teacher. Be sure that your child knows to order a school lunch. All lunches cost $3.20.

EC/WELE PM students have to pre-order their lunch on the form below. Just like ordering breakfast for our AM students, we won't send students to lunch unless they have pre-ordered so that we don't incur charges to your account without your permission.

Menus and all meal information can be found on the district webpage HERE.

Kindergarten Breakfast Order Form

EC/WELE Breakfast (AM) or Lunch (PM) Order Form

For more specific details about meal options, snacks and more, CLICK HERE!

The Primary School has a special calendar due to our Preschool AM/PM programs, click HERE to see our special attendance calendar. Please mark these days on your calendar so that you are aware of the early release days.

8/10 Access Skyward to see the teacher assignment (more info. below)

8/21 & 8/22 No student attendance/Teacher Institute Day

8/23 Welcome Time Sessions

8/24 First day of school for Primary students

9/1 School Improvement Day 10:40 dismissal. Only AM EC/WELE attends, no PM EC/WELE

9/4 No staff or student attendance

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

Have you seen our AWESOME new D50 webpage? We also have a great new app to download so you can stay current with all of the happenings at Primary and the district. Click on the QR code below to download today!

We have an amazing opportunity through a grant-funded program to host parent mentors to work in our classrooms! It's a paid volunteer position! This will be our second year in the program and it had such a positive impact on our students last year. The information and interest form is below. Check it out!

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