Mrs Wilinski invited Mrs Barton's Special Ed class to make a Mothers Day gift out of clay, then they came another day to paint and create a gift bag. Students are excited to bring their creations home!
27.A.1b. Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
Today Mrs. Kampf's class went outside to do bottle flips to learn about graphing. They worked with a partner and recorded their bottle flips in a recording sheet. Then they graphed and analyzed their results!
Today is Día del Niño. A holiday celebrated throughout Latin America and various parts of the world. This holiday celebrates children and all of the rights they are entitled to. To make this day extra special, parents wrote their children letters to let them know how special they are! These were a surprise to Maestra Santos' students and the smiles were so bright! To continue the celebration Maestra Santos' class invited Mrs. Winter's class to join her students in playing some board games. It was a great day for ALL!
We are excited to announce that five wonderful Woodland staff members will be recognized by the Lake County Regional Office of Education at their annual awards banquet on May 8!
School districts across Lake County will be sending the best of the best to this event to celebrate excellence in teaching and to recognize school district personnel who contribute to the education of our youth through their work as administrators, educators, and support staff.
Please join us in congratulating these amazing #LifeintheW team members:
💚 Amber Beutel, Educator of the Year: Diverse Learner Teacher – Primary
💚 Sherri Peck, Educator of the Year: Elementary/Early Childhood Teacher – Elementary
💚 Margarita Castrejón, Educator of the Year: Middle School Teacher – Middle School
💚 Tiffany Drake, Educator of the Year: School Administrator – Middle School
💚 Kenny Lohfink, Educational Service Personnel of the Year – Operations & Facilities
Wondering who you might see, or the types of activities you will be able to do at Family Fun & Games Night? Here are a few pictures from the 1st night. We hope to see you tonight!
#LifeintheW
These students are having a great year with Mrs. Peck and Ms. Garcia! They were learning about biographies, comparing and contrasting, fractions, practicing a variety of skills during centers (reading, writing, and math), and working together - all in one morning. A warm and welcoming space for learning 💚 #LifeintheW
Woodland is hiring! We are looking for the next Director of Educational Services to join the #LifeintheW team. Learn more about this opportunity HERE:
https://www.applitrack.com/dist50/OnlineApp/default.aspx?Category=Administration
The Woodland D50 Board of Education will meet on Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024.
Meeting Information & Agenda - https://www.smore.com/n/3s9kb
It was 'picture day' for First and Second Graders in Mrs Wilinski's Art Class! Students created their own mini-self portraits in art and assembled them on recycled boxes, as part of Earth Week, to create a Box City. See if you can find your favorite young artists!
26.B.1d. Visual Arts: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create visual works of art using manipulation, eye-hand coordination, building and imagination.
After reading a poem about Spring, these Elementary students are drawing what they visualized using sidewalk chalk! #LifeintheW
Happy Earth Day! Mrs. Bogdala's class started the day with a special book about the Earth read by Annaliese and her mom. #LifeintheW 🌎
Mrs. Filipowicz introduced her students to some wiggly friends today. The students observed mealworms as they learned about the life cycle of insects. Hands on learning in the W!
The Gift of Art!
Elementary artists recently created drawings of monsters and superheroes for a project with art students at Warren Township High School. Officer Hansen was really impressed with their artwork, so with a little help from Mrs. Wilinski, they turned their drawings into a framed collage for Officer Hansen's office!
First and second grade students played "Musical Books" in the library yesterday. When the music was playing the students circulated around books from all different genres. As soon as the music stopped they had to sit down and read the book in front of them until the music started up again. The students had a blast looking at several different books! It was a great way to get students excited about books they can check out at the library.
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A friendship through the years... 💚
In the first picture, you will see a Woodland Elementary teacher with her 1st grade student. In the second picture, you will see that the student is now all grown up and teaching side-by-side with her favorite teacher.
Ms. Kauck is a first year teacher at Woodland Elementary, and she teaches next door to Ms. Cohen! They have such a special connection and a great story of the relationships people build here at Woodland. Claudia talks about how Ms. Cohen was her favorite teacher and her inspiration for going into the field of education in the Woodland Wildcast: https://woodlandwildcast.podbean.com/e/inspiring-stories-from-four-educators-with-something-unique-in-common/
In a recent "Friday Feel Good" (an internal staff to staff recognition system) Ms. Cohen paid tribute to Ms. Kauck's contributions to Woodland which you can see in the 3rd picture. #LifeintheW
REMINDER! April 17 is a School Improvement Planning (SIP) Day which is an early release for students. Staff professional development will take place in the afternoon.
Calendar: https://www.dist50.net/o/dist50/page/school-year-calendar
Early Release Times:
Primary - 10:40 a.m., Elementary - 10:50 a.m., Middle School - 11:35 a.m., Intermediate - 12:20 p.m.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Woodland D50 has once again joined forces with area organizations to help raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in April! We are participating in the Blue Kids Lake County Program because sharing knowledge and resources about child abuse sends the message that all children deserve a chance at a safe childhood. Thank you to Detective Hansen for creating beautiful blue pinwheel displays with Woodland students! And thank you to Woodland staff members for wearing blue today to show that we all play a role in the safety of children in our community.
Reserve Your Spot for Wildcat Summer Adventures!
Looking for something fun AND educational for your Wildcat this summer? Wildcat Summer Adventures (WSA) is Woodland's summer school program. The program runs June 11 - July 3, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (No School June 19)
Program Flyer: https://5il.co/2drlg
Registration for Wildcat Summer Adventures will be open until May 1! Log in to Skyward Family Access, and select "Online Forms" from the column on the left. Questions? Risa Cohen, rcohen@dist50.net
https://www.dist50.net/page/summer-adventures
Gurnee Police School Resource Officer Hansen and Art Teacher Mrs Wilinski teamed up to have first and second graders create blue pinwheels to spread awareness about "Blue Kids Month". The students learned paper folding as part of this service project which will be displayed in Woodland schools.
27.A.1b. Identify how the arts contribute to communication, celebrations, occupations and recreation.
We are officially releasing Episode 2 of the Woodland Wildcast into the wild today!
Episode description:
Dr. Machak gets to know four Woodland educators who have something very unique in common. Listen in to hear about their favorite things to do in Gurnee, first concerts, and inspiring stories from the classroom!
Listen Here: https://woodlandwildcast.podbean.com/e/inspiring-stories-from-four-educators-with-something-unique-in-common/
