The excitement for Winter Break was building throughout the day at WMS!
The Winter Parties at Intermediate had plenty of good cheer, silly games, creative crafts, and energetic party helpers! #LifeintheW
Dual Language Students in Ms. Hoy's class recently went on a field trip to see a movie in Spanish. When they returned to school, they did a class activity exploring culture, making connections back to the movie, and talking about overcoming challenges and reaching your full potential. The finished product is a culture tree that represents all the students in the class! #LifeintheW
Ms. McGinn's Challenge Math Class: Gumdrop Tower Challenge!
15 minutes.
100 toothpicks.
1 box of Dots.
Build the tallest tower in 15 minutes. Students brainstormed together, created blueprints, and then began to build.
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Winter Party photo album from Woodland Primary! Thank you to all the Parent Party Helpers who provided helping hands, cool crafts and festive games to make this a celebration to remember. #LifeintheW
The Annual Holiday Food Drive was a HUGE success!
Thank you to everyone who volunteered, brought in non-perishable food, contributed with a financial donation, or supported the food drive in some other way over the past few weeks. With your generosity, we were able to support 82 Woodland families with extra food, warmth, and resources to help them through the holidays and winter break. There were multiple food drive competitions and fundraising events across the district, and the result was a pop-up food pantry for families to shop for their needs in a warm and welcoming environment. There are many different reasons why someone may need additional support this time of year, and you helped lift up your friends and neighbors with your contributions. Here are a few photos of our AMAZING volunteers, including student volunteers from both Woodland and Warren Township High School, setting up for the event. #LifeintheW
Look who stopped by Ms. Rubino's class to help cook English Muffin Pizzas! Special guest chefs Mrs. Drake and Officer Hansen. #LifeintheW
Reading Relay at the Middle School Today!
The students have formed 39 teams, and 225 students are participating. They have to take turns reading for 20 minutes at their team table to keep their chair hot ALL DAY. The teams decorated their tables in themes, and the stacks of books you see are donations to Bernie's Book Bank.
Elementary Shop with an Educator Event
Thank you to the Woodland Elementary and Transportation staff members who volunteered at the Shop with an Educator event on Wednesday evening. Many district families came to shop for the Annual Holiday Food Drive on the final night of collections. The students were so excited to pick out items that were needed from the Food Drive wish list. Thanks to your generosity, we will be able to stock Woodland's Pop-Up Food Pantry and provide extra support to district families over the winter break!
We had a ROARific assembly today! It featured the Cheerleaders, Poms, Flags, Jazz Band, student challenges, staff challenges and concluded with the 8th grade basketball teams playing each other. Academic and interscholastic successes were acknowledge as well.
Reminder: Dec. 6, SIP Day - Early release for students
Primary - 10:40
Elementary - 10:50
Middle School - 11:35
Intermediate - 12:20
Mr. Whiteaker's 7th Grade Science Class researched scientists and then showcased their research at the Science Museum! The students created exhibits and shared their findings with parents, teachers, and other Woodland guests. Very interesting displays and interactive lessons! #LifeintheW
Thank you to our Woodland families for sharing your countries, cultures, talents, foods, and traditions with us at International Night! We were able to travel the world with a twirl around the Middle School cafeteria. Everyone belongs in #LifeintheW and this event helps us celebrate all of the wonderful people (and places) that makes our school district special.
Letters, Sounds, and Words! The Kindergarteners in Mrs. Garcia's class are on the right track when it comes to learning how to read and write. Great job Wildcats 💚
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Who will be out running errands tonight? Help us STUFF THE BUS!
Woodland School Buses will be out in front of the following grocery stores tonight if you want to make a donation to the Holiday Food Drive:
Target (Gurnee)
Jewel (Gurnee)
Walmart (Gurnee)
Butera (Grayslake)
They will be there between the hours of 4 - 7 p.m. If you are out shopping somewhere else, or you happen to miss one of our buses out on the town, we will happily take your donations tomorrow at the district office.
Thank you! #LifeintheW
Let's visit Mrs. Bogdala's 3rd grade classroom! Here are photos of the students working through stations around the room. Readers Theater, Write the Room, Emoji Journal, and more. #LifeintheW
Did you know that Kindergarteners at Woodland Primary have the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in P.E.?
Our kindergarteners are having so much fun learning to ride bikes by building balancing skills and zooming around the gym on two wheels. #LifeintheW
Join us for International Night, Friday, Dec. 1 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Woodland Middle School Cafeteria A. Take your family on a trip around the world, sample foods from different countries, and learn about the traditions and talents of our Woodland families.
Flier in English: https://5il.co/29r45
Flier in Spanish: https://5il.co/29r46
Happening Now: Woodland Wildcats vs Gurnee Vikings! The game is off to a great start 🤩🏀
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Woodland Intermediate Trimester 1 ROAR Raffle!
Students earned ROAR tickets by making good choices, and entered their names into the prize boxes they hoped to win. PBIS Student Leaders from Trimester 1 were on hand to help draw names, and pass out the prizes to the winning students. The final prize was the chance to be... PRINCIPAL FOR THE DAY! Thank you to Village of Gurnee Mayor Tom Hood, Superintendent Robert Machak, and Wiley for overseeing the drawing to make sure the results were official. Everyone is excited to start earning more ROAR cash in advance of the next end of trimester reward. #LifeintheW
