WMS Celebrates Red Ribbon Week! The week of Oct. 23 – 27 is Red Ribbon Week. Students at the Middle School will have opportunities to celebrate safe & healthy choices by showing their spirit with special spirit days throughout the week.
• Monday – Wear your Woodland wear to show school spirit
• Tuesday – Team Day. “Team up against drugs” by wearing your favorite sports team apparel
• Wednesday – Neon Day. Show everyone your “futures so BRIGHT” by wearing neon colors
• Thursday – Red Ribbon Day. Wear red to show you plan to “Be Kind to Your Mind and Live Drug Free”
• Friday – Hero Day. Be a hero, have the power to say NO to drugs by wearing a superhero shirt
To wrap up the week, students will attend a Red Ribbon Assembly on Friday during P.E. Class.
Join us on Oct. 18 for the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC)!
The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library in Gurnee. Learn More: https://www.dist50.net/o/dist50/page/bpac
The Woodland Middle School Cross Country Girls won Sectionals, and Brody and Tyler also qualified for State! The state meet will be this coming Saturday (10/14) in Normal, IL. Well done athletes, and best of luck at STATE THIS WEEKEND!!! #LifeintheW
The month of October is National Principals Month! At Woodland we are so fortunate to have four dedicated school leaders taking care of our learning community. Let's see how well you know our principals!
Which principal is the biggest football fan? 🏈 Which principal has an identical twin? 🐯🐯 Which principal loves dogs almost as much as Wildcats? 🐕 Which principal was once lead singer in a rock band? 🎤 The answers can be found in the Weekly Newsletter HERE: https://www.smore.com/ct92fy
We invite you to join us in showing our collective appreciation to these dedicated leaders and #ThankaPrinicpal with an email to your child’s principal or a kind word about them on social media. Throughout the year, our school leaders may only hear from stakeholders when there is a problem that needs solving or an issue that a parent/guardian feels needs attention. If you have positive feedback or a success story to share, this would be a great time to send it along and show a little “TLC” to four individuals who care for so many others each day.
Wildcat Music Boosters Fall Fundraiser
Order Butter Braids & Cookie Dough to support Music in the W!
https://store.myfundraisingplace.com/af35e3c6-008d-455d-9ea0-cf3368be6915
Orders are due Monday, Oct. 30
Pick-up is Saturday, Nov. 4
Questions: Please contact the Wildcat Boosters, Marika Wilkerson
Phone (847)404-8255 or Email wildcatmusicboosters@gmail.com
What word can we use to describe this amazing group of athletes?
CHAMPIONS!!!
Congratulations to the WMS Girls Soccer team for winning the conference championship, and for going undefeated this season!
#LifeintheW
Congratulations to the WMS Softball Teams for finishing 3rd & 4th in conference! 🤩🥎
Congratulations to the boys and girls cross country teams for winning conference last night at AUGS! They will be competing at Sectionals this Saturday at Grayslake Middle School. Let's cheer for these Wildcats and wish them well at Sectionals!!! 🤩🥳👏
#LifeintheW
Mr. Curtis and a representative from Carnegie Learning provided math demonstration lessons in 8th Grade as part of the Instructional Materials Review process at Woodland Middle School.
A "Shout-Out" to the Student of Service Club for making a difference and decorating the sidewalks with positive messages. Theses messages greeted the students as they entered the building today.
Good morning WMS! Did you see the positive messages from the Students of Service (S.O.S.) "Chalk the Walk" activity as you arrived for school today? Thank you to the S.O.S. for starting our morning off on a happy note. #LifeintheW
Today Woodland celebrates National Custodian Day! We appreciate our school custodians who go above and beyond to keep our schools clean and safe. You are often the first to arrive in the morning, stand ready to assist throughout the day, and stay into the evening to make sure our schools are ready to welcome our staff and students for a great day in #LifeintheW.
Homework Club is back!
Starting Monday, October 2, Middle School students can go to Homework Club at the LRC from 3:15 to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
For permission slips, please get in touch with Lourdes Marrero at lmarrero@dist50.net or contact the front office.
We hope to see your students there. We are working to support our students on our way to success at WMS.
Thank you to Ms. Castrejon for inviting your students to lead the Board of Education in the Pledge of Allegiance at the September Board Meeting. Ms. Castrejon is a Spanish Language Arts teacher at Woodland Middle School, as well as a Culture and Climate Leader in the school. She shared information about various clubs, activities, events and spirit days that give students the opportunity to get involved and increase their sense of belonging.
Rain, Rain, Go Away! Wildcats want to play soccer today!
The WMS Boys and Girls soccer teams are scheduled to play soccer this afternoon for the last regularly scheduled games of the season. Today we will be taking on Grayslake - the boys are away, and the girls are home.
As of now, the games are on as scheduled. Lightening in the area or poor field conditions may cause a change to the schedule.
Best of luck to our WMS student athletes! #LifeintheW
The WMS Marching Band preformed at the Annual Fill the Drum event last night, and they did great! They came out ROARING to Katy Perry's "ROAR", and finished with the ever popular "YMCA". Thank you to everyone who joined us for a fun evening at Warren's football field to cheer on the WMS Marching Wildcats, and other local band students from the D56 Viking Band, Warren's Football Band, and Warren's Competition Band! Event attendees helped us "Fill the Drum" with more than $4,000 in donations to send relief to the victims of the Hawaii wildfires.
The Woodland Technology Team is made up of dedicated employees who are always working behind the scenes to make sure our staff has the technology they need to support our students, and that our students have the technology they need to be successful learners. It takes a special set of skills to be an IT professional, and we appreciate their hard work to make sure our network is safe, secure, and running at optimal levels. To the entire Woodland Technology Team, thank you for your service to our learning community! Your hard work is what allows us to stay connected, figuratively and literally. #LifeintheW
School Picture Day is Coming Soon! Middle School Picture Day, Sept. 21 & Sept. 22
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Fall Sports in Full Swing!
The fall athletics program is underway and our Middle School student athletes are running their hearts out, kicking it into high gear, and swinging for the fences! Take a look at the Athletics schedule and catch a game or meet before the fall season ends.
https://www.dist50.net/o/middle/page/athletics
Board of Education President Anna Chang-Yen, and Board Member Brianna Powvens, recently attended the Rotary Club of Gurnee. They were invited to give a presentation about the Roles & Responsibilities of a school board/school board members. They also shared information about why they decided to serve the community in this role, provided updates about the school district and Woodland's new Five-Year Strategic Plan, and explained what it means to be part of #LifeintheW. We appreciate these Community Partnerships!
