11/15 Early Release and Shortened Schedule Friday

11/18 Picture Retakes

11/18-11/22 American Education Week

11/22 Early Release and Shortened Schedule Friday

11/25 Special release at 10:40 for Kindergarten and AM EC/WELE students-NO PM EC/WELE

11/26 Special release at 10:40 for Kindergarten and PM EC/WELE students-No AM EC/WELE and PM comes in the AM-see section below.

11/27-11/29 No student or staff attendance

Special Friday Release Dates and Times for the 2024-2025 School Year

Wildcat’s Family Outing - Friday Early Dismissal Day

The Kohl Children’s Museum Pop-Up Museum - Waukegan

Please join us in Waukegan for a fun family event this month at the Kohl Children’s Museum Pop-Up Museum!

There will be 2 sessions to accommodate the size of our group. Please attend the session of your child’s educational program.

Session 1: Friday, November 15th, 1:00-2:30 PM

Mono Language Kindergarten Classrooms

WELE Classrooms: Ms. Banks, Ms. Breezee, Ms. Caughill, & Ms. Wagner

Session 2: Friday, November 22nd, 1:00-2:30 PM

Dual Language Kindergarten Classrooms

WELE Classrooms: Ms. A. Garcia & Ms. Villalba

Early Childhood Classrooms

Location: College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus

111 Genesee St

2nd Floor, Rooms N203 & N204

Waukegan, IL 60085

Please let us know if you will attend: English/Spanish

The following link has parking information:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sp4diTaaCZzh2UMQ4v4ODJ5MrwyARhlx/view?usp=sharing

This event is free and an adult must be present for a child to attend. For more information click this link to The Kohl Children’s Museum Website.

If you have any questions contact, Kristen Carruthers kcarruthers@dist50.net or Lavonna Garner lgarner@dist50.net.

November is designated as National Native American Heritage Month. This observance commemorates the history, heritage, and culture of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. It is during this month we acknowledge the vast achievements of America’s original indigenous people.

Last week some great book titles were shared. There is also a collection of short videos from PBS Kids that celebrate native American Heritage. Check them out below.

We had a wonderful Veterans Day ceremony with our students. We want to thank our families for sending in their photos of their loved ones for our Wall of Heroes and for the Veterans that attended our ceremony. Thank you for your service and for being a part of our celebration.

It's a Woodland tradition! This time of year we begin preparations for the Annual Food Drive. Over the previous years, we have been able to serve our Woodland families by providing additional support during the holiday season. With the generous donations from our staff, students and their families, we set up a Woodland Food Pantry with the hopes that everyone can enjoy this special time of year.

Ways to Participate

If you are interested in participating, there are many different ways you can help! From donating food, to volunteering, to signing up to receive food for yourself or for others, there are plenty of ways to get involved.

Food Donations

One option to support the Annual Food Drive is to bring in non-perishable food donations to school, or drop off at the district office. Please follow these guides to help us make sure that there is a wide variety of items available for recipients.

• Primary: English / Spanish

Financial Donations

Another way to show your support is to donate funds through the district website. Your donation will go toward purchasing food and other needed items for Woodland families. In past years, Woodland has been able to provide a gift card to families to purchase fresh food items to supplement the non-perishable items that are available from the food drive.

We are accepting food and financial donations now through December 2, 2024.

Receive Donations

If you are interested in receiving food, Woodland families are invited to self-register. Or you can nominate a deserving family who may need support this time of year.

Save the Dates!

11/15-11/16: Signature Chocolate Pick Up at Woodland Middle School (Cafeteria B).

Friday hours will be 5:30-7:30 and Saturday 10:00-12:00. More Details and Volunteers needed.

PTA Meetings

TUESDAY 12/10, 7pm via ZOOM

Thursday 1/16, 9AM in person at ESC

Thursday 2/13, 7pm via ZOOM

Thursday 3/13, 9AM in person at ESC

Thursday 4/17, 7pm via ZOOM

Thursday 5/8, 9AM in person at ESC

We've added a new media forum to keep you in the know! We post on X, Snapchat and now Instagram! Find us and follow us to see lots of great pictures and happenings around Primary.