Your Woodward Team presented at the Federal Programs Improving School Performance Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 31st. We shared the story of how we work together to help children grow into leaders of tomorrow!

February 7 - The 100th Day of School for Students!

February 9 - 6:00pm School Safety with Officer VanGorder

February 14 - Valentine's Day Activities

February 15 - Kindergarten Registration 3:30-6:30pm

February 16 - Kindergarten Registration 3:30-6:30pm

February 16 - 6:00pm Principal Forum before PTO, log on to Zoom if you want to talk to Mrs. Murty about any topic; 6:30-7:30pm PTO via Zoom (link below)

February 17 - No School

February 20 - President's Day - No School

February 21-23 - Mobile Ag Lab visits Woodward!

With winter weather upon us, there will be days when we may need to delay the start of the school day or have a remote learning day. Please be sure to sign up for Bloomz, our new messaging app, so you don't miss any important information.

All elementary schools conducted full school assessment screenings of math and reading progress in January. Our intervention teams used this information to update WIN groups (What I Need), and from what we are seeing so far, our students are growing rapidly! You should have received letters indicating what services they are receiving for this marking period.

Report Cards will come home February 3rd.

At all school levels, we use Title IV federal funds to purchase incentives for PBIS (our positive school-wide behavior supports) rewards, and we emphasize the goal of following school rules in all schools.

Required documents for families:

Right to Request Qualifications of Teachers (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.pa.us .

Note: If your child is taught for four or more weeks by a teacher who is instructing in a

content area for which they are not currently certified, the district must notify you. Four week

notification letters will be added here if that becomes necessary.

Non-Discrimination Statement (see Annual Notices and Policy Review button above) - if you wish to request a paper copy, please contact rmurty@kcsd.k12.,pa.us

Title I District Parent Policy - Policy 918

Coaching Newsletter for Families - How We Teach Reading

Title I Complaint Procedure

School Improvement Plan

Woodward Kindergarten Registration is February 15th and 16th from 3:30-6:30pm. Please contact our school secretary for an appointment.

Open the link below to find out how you can engage in family activities and take advantage of discounts and free opportunities!

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

The faculty and staff of KCSD encourage parents to send their student to school everyday in order to achieve academic success!

If your student is absent, all parent excuses or medical excuses must be received by the office within 3 days after they return. Excuses can be emailed to: wwattendance@kcsd.k12.pa.us

If you are concerned about your student's attendance, please reach out to your student's school counselor.

If you are concerned about a student for any reason, you can make a SAP referral. The SAP referral can potentially lead to any needed services and/or supports the student may need to be successful.

Family and school partnerships are essential for helping students achieve at their maximum potential and while parent and community involvement has always been a cornerstone of public schools, greater recognition and support of these collaborative efforts is needed. Please click the image to the right for a PDF with more information.

Source: National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments

If your family speaks a language other than English, the district has access to translators and interpreters that can accompany you in meetings with teachers and school members. If you would like to be connected with a translator or interpreter please reach out to your child’s teacher or the school guidance counselor. The accessibility features in the top right corner of this Smore allow you to translate this page.

During the winter months, many individuals experience a reaction to the lack of sunlight and shorter days. Taking time to get outside when the sun is out, learning about alternatives to natural sun light, getting good nutrition and taking time to get a little exercise are all good options to help you get through the coldest and darkest part of winter. Good news! The days are getting longer and the sun is feeling warmer! Spring will soon be here!

If you need to talk to someone, our school counselor, Mrs. Owens, is always available.

A counselor is someone to talk to, who will listen without judgment. A school counselor can assist in short-term counseling and if needed arrange long-term counseling and the SAP (Student Assistance Program) and Tier II support. Counselors can teach students tools to improve and cope with different situations, especially because sometimes it's hard to figure out where to start. Students may be want to see a counselor for the following reasons:

• Want to share an experience/feelings
• Feel depressed and/or lonely
• Have thoughts of self-harm
• Feel stressed and/or anxious
• Feel angry and/or frustrated
• Want to improve grade(s)
• Talk about college/careers
• Relationship/peer issues/conflicts
• Personal issues (divorce/separation, loss of a loved one, etc.)

To learn more or to schedule a meeting, please contact your student's school counselor.

Bonnie Owens: School Counselor

Phone: 570-893-4900 x3104 or 2521

Email: bowens@kcsd.us

Are you interested in helping out as a game worker for our Central Mountain events!?? If so see the flyer for more information.

Keystone Central School District has School Resource Officers throughout our district for safety and security.

Officer Scott VanGorder - Central Mountain High School

Officer Cory Beaver - Bucktail High School & Renovo Elementary

Officer James Knarr - Central Mountain Middle School

Officer Mike Fetzer - Elementary district-wide and District Attendance Officer

Officer Todd Brian - District-wide

Teachers and students are already noticing a spiral of learning with the new Bridges Math Curriculum. Strategies and routines they used in September are coming back to support continued learning. In February we will be finishing up Unit 5 and beginning Unit 6. Check out the Unit 6 Overviews below:

• Kindergarten English | Spanish

• 1st Grade English | Spanish

• 2nd Grade English | Spanish

• 3rd Grade English | Spanish

• 4th Grade English | Spanish

Did you know the Keystone Central School District offers a full cyber program to students K-12?

Please use the following link to read the the up coming events and information for February.

February CTC Newsletter

Please contact your child's teacher for information and updates on your child's progress.

NWEA Family Toolkit

NWEA FAQ

About Aimsweb

Many questions can arise concerning your child's laptop, internet access, busing information or maybe you'd like to volunteer in your child's school. These links below can help you get answers or point you in the direction of who to speak to.

Mrs. Murty is the building principal (ext. 3102).

Mrs. Smith is the building secretary (ext. 3101).

Mrs. Owens is the school counselor (ext. 3104).

Please let us know how we can help and support your family.