Mark your calendars: Half Day October 6th 12pm Dismissal

No School October 9th

PTO Spirit Wear now on sale! See the link below.

9/28 6:00-7:00pm Open House & Scholastic Book Fair

10/6 Half Day (12:00 dismissal) for Staff Collaboration

10/9 Columbus Day - Schools Closed

10/11 PTO Meeting 5:30pm Woodland School Cafeteria

10/12 6:00-7:00pm Science of Reading Community Night @ Woodland School

10/13 Picture Day: more info coming soon

10/19 Half Day (12:00 Dismissal) for Parent Teacher Conferences

10/20 Half Day (12:00 Dismissal) Post Conferences

Woodland School Open House will be September 28th from 6 – 7 PM. The schedule will be as follows:

Preschool and 1st GR families will visit classroom teachers from 6 – 6:30 PM and then have the opportunity to visit Specials from 6:30 – 7 PM.

K and 2nd GR families will visit their Specials from 6:00 – 6:30 PM and then visit classroom teachers from 6:30 – 7 PM.

The Scholastic Book Fair sponsored by PAWS PTO will also be running at that time for families to purchase books.

Jayvien Cuevas Nova, a kindergarten student and his family, donated two back packs filled with school supplies for students in need. Thank you for your kindness and thoughtful gesture!

Woodland had a special visitor this week, Julie Pellerin-Herrera (as the kids call her Ms. PH), Lead Facilitator for HILL Literacy was in our classrooms to help support our Science of Reading initiative. It was a great learning experience for both students and staff. During the lessons the students demonstrated their C.A.R.E.S. qualities.

Please join us at Woodland School to learn more about our District's instructional shift to Science of Reading. This is open for all prek-6 families of the district. Please register so we can plan accordingly using the following link https://forms.office.com/r/aw76ezXb5C

Hello Woodland Families,

We are Rebecca Crawford and Molly Murray the Woodland School Adjustment Counselors. Mrs. Crawford works with PreK, Kindergarten, and our specialized programs and Mrs. Murray works with First and Second Grade. Together we support the social and emotional needs of our students within the school setting.

We provide classroom lessons on social emotional skill development. Topics include feeling identification, self-regulation and coping skills, empathy, friendship skills, and problem solving. These lessons are designed to work in conjunction with our CARES program to help foster a positive school community and instill important life-long skills. We are currently working with all grade levels on feeling identification and the Zones of Regulation.

We also work with students on an individual basis and in small groups. If families ever have concerns, please reach out to us!

October 13th we will be having picture day here at the school. Flyers will be sent home soon.

If you have not done so already, please read the family handbook, and then sign and complete the Student Handbook Attestation Form, by clicking the link below.

The DPH is asking local health departments to promote their "Community Health Equity Survey." This is especially important in rural towns, as they have the least access to medical/mental health care. We are happy to work with our local DPH and send this link to you for them!

Community Health Equity Survey Promotion Toolkit | Mass.govdownload (mass.gov)

Interested in finding out more about Girl Scouts? You can follow this link or click the picture below. https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/Sfkt9cBj7c

Rec center basketball will be starting up soon. If you are interested in signing your child up please click the picture below.

On Thursday, October 5th, at 7:00pm, Dollars for Scholars will be hosting a Pocketbook Bingo. For more info or to sign up, email: SOUTHWICKDFS@GMAIL.COM

On Saturday, October 14th at 12:00 pm come and see the Southwick Police take on the Fire Department and help raise money for breast cancer research.

Woodland School needs substitutes for the 23-24 school year. Being a substitute offers great flexibility, because you can choose the days you want to work! When teachers are absent, they leave the substitute a detailed lesson plan to follow. Interested? Have questions? Give us a call at 413-569-6598.