The Annual Holiday Food Drive was a success thanks to the generous donations from the Woodland learning community and our valued community partners. With your help, we served more than 80 Woodland families with extra food and warm coats, hats, and gloves.
Here are a few pictures of our team of volunteers setting up for the event, including Tobias Comfort Dog! A special thank you to the Warren Township High School students from Students of Service, National Honor Society, and Avanza for helping throughout the night.
There are so many amazing clubs at WMS, and one of those amazing clubs is Student Council! Earlier this week, StuCo members toured the school to scout locations for highlighting student voice and choice. From showcasing student academic, artistic, and athletic accomplishments, to celebrating various clubs and cultures, the students had great suggestions for utilizing these spaces to highlight the many ways to get involved and make a difference at WMS. #LifeintheW
REMINDER: Students will follow a half day schedule on Nov. 25 & 26 for Parent Teacher Conferences, and the district is closed Nov. 27 - 29 for the holiday break. Have a great week Wildcats!
Conferences Half Day Schedule:
Primary - 10:40 a.m.
Elementary - 10:50 a.m.
Middle School - 11:35 a.m.
Intermediate - 12:20 p.m.
Physics Lab: Power of People
Students in Ms. Dyson’s Science Class were asked to calculate the amount of power they could generate while pulling a bottle up by rotating an axle. #LifeintheW
WMS was thrilled to welcome students from Madrid, Spain to join our 6th Grade Dual Language teams for a presentation and hands-on activity. The students from Madrid were in Chicago to compete in an international Science and Space Exploration competition.
This group of young scientists created a "CanSat" which is a mini-satellite capable of measuring different factors including temperature and atmospheric pressure. For a previous project, they used their CanSat to perform a 3D analysis of terrain in order to identify flood zones. This year, they are investigating the resilience of lichens in extreme conditions, which contributes to both space exploration and environmental sustainability.
Their presentation at WMS focused on showing students how young people can actively participate in science and technology projects. Thank you to Ms. Colmenero for making the connection, and helping to bring these students to WMS for the day! #LifeintheW
Mrs. Danielson’s 7th grade Language Arts students read poetry selections from novelist and poet Jason Reynolds’ book, Long Way Down. Reynolds writes about the challenges faced by teenagers and young adults, as well as healthy ways to express emotions and cope with mental health. These WMS students worked on analyzing a poem as well as academic articles that related to the poem. They worked in groups to complete this analysis, then presented what they found to the rest of the class! 💚🐯📚
Please help us recognize the hard work and dedication of the members of the Woodland D50 Board of Education as we celebrate School Board Member Appreciation Day! In addition to being advocates for public education and community leaders, our Board of Education members are also our neighbors, friends, district parents, and fellow Wildcat fans 💚🐯
Thank you for all you do on behalf of the Woodland Learning Community! #LifeintheW
How to Slay in Science, and other Lab Safety Tips
Thank you to Mr. Whiteaker's 7th Grade Science Class for opening up the training lab for guests and visitors. The scientists did an excellent job presenting helpful tips and guidelines through presentations, posters, demonstrations, and interactive activities. #LifeintheW
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Congratulations to Emersyn and Caylan for being recognized with a Young Citizenship Award from The Exchange Club of Gurnee! In addition to recognizing these amazing Woodland students, the Exchange Club presented all four Woodland school principals with new American Flags for our schools. We appreciate this ongoing support from our wonderful community partners at the Exchange Club. #LifeintheW
Thank you to the WMS Students of Service (SOS) for helping out in the community! These students participated in the Rake & Run program and spent their free time over the weekend raking leaves for seniors. Well done Wildcats 🐯💚🍂🍁
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Woodland schools will be honoring Veterans Day at all four schools. Students at WMS will see these beautiful poppies as they enter the school. The poppy is a symbol of remembrance, representing the sacrifices of those who have died or suffered in war, conflict, and peacekeeping operations. Thank you to the students in Ms. Barbknecht, Ms. Barkhurst, and Ms. Hoy's classes for this display!
Challenging young scientific minds at WMS!
Mrs. Reichert’s class recently worked on wave patterns. They used educated guesses to try and predict wave patterns, hypothesized how two waves would interact, and determined how these interaction would alter each wave. Mrs. Reichert took the time to walk around the classroom answering questions and helping her students understand the lesson. Love to see these students hard at work! #LifeintheW
8th Grade Social Studies students in Ms. Barkhurst, Ms. Barbknecht, and Ms. Hoy’s classes participated in a mock election today. The students first had to register to vote, and then research the candidates and issues before casting their vote. A big thank you to Ms. Barbknecht’s daughter for serving as an election judge. The students were excited to rock their “I Voted” stickers after exercising their right to vote!
REMINDER: The state of Illinois requires school districts to be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 5 for Election Day.
✔️ No student attendance
✔️ School and District offices closed
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District Events Calendar: https://www.dist50.net/events
Wiley can't decide what to be for Halloween. "Witch" one do you like best? 🤣
During Ms. Ancona’s Language Arts class, our 7th grade Wildcats worked on writing and grammar. They worked together to find and correct the grammatical errors of a sentence. They found errors in the punctuations, word choice, and spelling (Ms. Ancona is very passionate about the correct spelling of FebRuary, and so are her students!). Then they were given time to freewrite a response to a prompt. Here at Woodland we use technology in our classrooms everyday; however, students still work on paper with pens and pencils - the Old Fashioned way!
Kicking off the Annual Holiday Food Drive!
We invite our entire Woodland learning community to get involved. There are several ways to participate, LEARN MORE: https://secure.smore.com/n/xe35mq
Take a look at the flyer to see the list of items we are requesting. You can drop donations off at your child's school, or the district office. THANK YOU! #LifeintheW
(Photos in this post are of Food Drive Volunteers setting up the Woodland Food Pantry in December 2023.)
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Today, Ms. Bautista’s 7th grade math students worked in teams of two to solve an “Escape Room” puzzle! Each of the four math problems, once solved, revealed a part of the code that, when put together, would allow them to “escape.” While the math problems were challenging, Ms. Bautista encouraged her students and helped them succeed!
