Woodland Primary School Weekly

10/13-EC/WELE Round Up Event

10/13-Dual Language Hispanic Heritage Activity Stations

10/15-Health Forms are Due!

10/15-10/21 America's Safe Schools Week

10/23-10/27 Red Ribbon Week (Spirit Days Information HERE)

10/27 Halloween Parade and Parties

The deadline for vaccines and physicals is Oct. 15. If you do not have the proper documentation on file in the Health Office, your student will be excluded from school. Please contact the Health Office at your student’s school if you need assistance in meeting these requirements.

Kindergarten Students/ Students New to District 50:

• Physical Exam (Parents please complete the yes/no Health History questions on the back and sign and date)

• Complete immunization record signed by the medical provider to include

  • DTap (5 doses)

  • Polio (4 doses with one administered on or after 4th birthday)

  • Hib (4 doses)

  • Hep B (3 doses)

  • MMR (2 doses)

  • Varicella (2 doses)

  • Pneumococcal (4 doses)

• Dental Exam on IL form (dated within 18 months)

• Eye Exam on Illinois form dated within one year of the first day of school

Frida Kahlo is one of the many influential Hispanic individuals we are learning about during Hispanic Heritage Month. Her art is unique and beautiful. Our Dual Language teams are celebrating Hispanic Heritage month tomorrow with special activity stations. Students at Primary also are creating a special mural to be displayed at the upcoming Warren Newport event. Details are included in this newsletter.

October PTA Meeting, TONIGHT!!! (Thursday 10/12 at 7 p.m. via Zoom) Registration required.

The fall Signature Chocolate Fundraiser is underway!! Online ordering is also available. For more details and instructions on how to participate, click HERE. Paper order forms and payments are DUE on or before Wednesday, October 11th. Thank you for your support!

Dunkfest 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament is returning on Friday 10/20! All 3rd-8th grade students are eligible to participate. REGISTER TODAY! All teams must register by 10/17. Click HERE for details and registration.

-WSRA Trunk-or-Treat, Sunday 10/22, 1-3pm. $3/participant, Registration Required

If you're not following @WPrimary50 or @StaceyJAnd on the social media platform, "X", formerly known as Twitter, you're missing out on a great way to see what's happening at Primary! Not only do we feature student pictures and activities, but we've also been featuring profiles of our new staff members. Below is an example of one of our posts-stay in the know and start following us today! #LifeintheW is always an exciting place to be!

The National School Safety Center, state governors, and state school superintendents sponsor America's Safe Schools Week, October 15-21st. This week is an annual event that raises awareness about the importance of school safety and promotes strategies for keeping students and staff safe. At Woodland Primary School, safety protocols and procedures are practiced and reviewed with our staff consistently. In addition, we collaborate with our local agencies to ensure our safety procedures are up to date.

Staff, Visitor, and Student Badges

Did you know that all personnel wear identification badges throughout the day? We also have badges for our visitors so that staff are aware that a visitor is in the building and has been cleared to be in the school. Our students all wear badges as well so that staff can easily recognize that student's name, classroom teacher, and where they should be in the building. Badges are little things that make a big impact on our daily safety protocols!

Wiley and School Safety!

Our upcoming Wildcat Wednesday assembly on October 25th will be focusing on school safety and Wiley the Wildcat will be showing our students how safety drills and our partners in safety, the police and fire department, help keep us safe.

In addition, we will be having our first lockdown drill later this month. Students are always prepped to understand why we practice drills and all drill protocols are explained so that they can feel prepared and safe at school.

Contest Rules

(click HERE to see the flyer and examples!)

The contest is open to all Woodland D50 students in grades K-8.

Posters must be related to the theme.

All entries must be:

On the D50 “ATTEND TODAY - ACHIEVE TOMORROW” entry form (8.5”x11” paper).

Or, you can use your own white, 8.5” x 11” piece of paper and attach it to the entry form.

Be sure to complete the information at the top of the entry form.

Entries can not be submitted by email. Hard copies must be turned in to the school office.

Posters must include the “ATTEND TODAY - ACHIEVE TOMORROW” logo.

Posters should Illustrate at least one reason attendance is important.

Artwork can be original hand drawn and colored, or original computer-generated artwork.

Posters will be judged on creativity and originality, as well as having visual clarity and appeal.

Each student may only submit one entry.

All entries must be turned in to the school principal/office by October 31, 2023

Winners will be announced on November 3, 2023

Prizes

Each grade level winner (K-8) will receive a certificate of achievement and one framed, full-color

copy of their winning poster. The winning poster will also be displayed at the school.

The school-level winners will receive a certificate of achievement, a $25 gift card, and one full-

color copy of their winning poster. The winning poster will also be displayed at the school and the district office.

The District-level winner in grades K-8 will receive a gift basket, a certificate of achievement, a $25 gift card, and one full-color copy of their winning poster. The winning poster will also be displayed

at the school and the district office.

All winners will be invited to attend the D50 November Board of Education Meeting to receive a

certificate of achievement and say the pledge of allegiance.

Fall is here and the colors are starting to show on the trees and that means a dip in temperatures. Please send your child with the appropriate outside gear (coats and hats) so that they can enjoy their daily recess time. Please be sure to label your child's gear as many of the students have similar items and so labels help us return lost hats, coats, or other items to the right student. Thank you!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Warren Newport Library and Woodland! On Saturday, October 21st. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Woodland will participate with Warren Newport Library in the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.

The event will be open to the general public, there will be fun activities, traditional music, and the display of artwork made by Woodland District 50 School artists.

Woodland Primary students are working on a special paper mural highlighting artist, Frida Kahlo. We hope to see you at the library!

Click HERE to see all of the amazing activities they have planned for Hispanic Heritage.

Next Friday, October 13, the Kindergarten Dual Language students will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by participating in stations. They will be engaging in some of the following activities through a station rotation: petanque, learning dances called aserejé and salsa, coloring a map to identify Spanish-speaking countries, Spanish bingo, playing el juego de las sillas musicales canción infantil game, or creating papel picado.

If your child has any historically traditional clothes that represent their culture that they would like to wear to school that day they are more than welcome to do so. Another option is for students can wear colors from the flag that represent their culture.

Primary Halloween Plans

The Primary students and staff are celebrating Halloween on Friday,

October 27, 2023. Below are the different planned activities. If Halloween isn't an event that your family celebrates, please note that all activities are optional. Reach out to your child’s teacher so that alternate activities can be arranged.

Costumes

Students are invited to wear costumes for Halloween. If students choose to dress up, they need to come to school dressed in their costumes. We also ask that the guidelines below be followed so that the day is enjoyable and safe for all students.

• Costume masks will not be worn inside the school. If they choose to wear a costume mask outdoors, they need to have clear vision when walking.

• All costumes need to be appropriate for this grade level. Blood, toy guns, toy weapons, or anything encouraging violence is prohibited.

• Costumes should allow students to do normal daily activities, this includes recess and PE.

• Your child should be able to use the restroom independently when in costume. Please be sure that your child knows how their costume pieces work so that they are able to do all of their daily routines and bring all of their pieces home.

Parade & Party Information

We will have a Primary parade and party for our students to celebrate Halloween. We will have an AM and a PM time for our EC/WELE students, our kindergarten students will all participate in the PM parade time. (See times below.)

The parade will be held outside and all parents/caregivers are welcome to watch the parade. Parents should park in the parking lot and stand by the edges of the bus lane. Students will come out by class and walk in the bus lane. If there is inclement weather, the parade will be canceled and held indoors for students and staff only. If the parade is canceled, the information will be communicated to parents.

Halloween Party

Students will return to their classroom following the parade for their party time. Four volunteers per classroom are allowed to help with the classroom party. Your classroom’s head parent will be reaching out to schedule volunteers. Food isn’t served during our parties, children will eat their regular snacks sent in during the party. Games and crafts will be the focus of our celebration. Please do not send in food, goody bags are allowed, but should be food-free and not contain items that are choking hazards. Thank you!

Activity Times:

Kindergarten: Room Parent Arrival Time; 12:05 PM

Parade; 12:15 PM-12:35 PM

Party; 12:45 PM- 1:45 PM

AM EC/WELE: Room Parent Arrival Time: 8:40 AM

Parade: 8:45 AM-9:15 AM

Party; 9:15 AM-10:10 AM

PM EC/WELE: Room Parent Arrival Time; 12:05 PM

Parade; 12:15 PM-12:35 PM

Party; 12:45 PM-1:45 PM

We look forward to a wonderful day together!

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