6/08/2009
Hello! Wow! Where has this school year gone? It is hard to believe that the kids and non-licensed staff are off on their summer vacations and today is the last day for the licensed staff members! It has been another great year!
Here are some of the highlights:
- Second and sixth graders put on two fabulous musicals showcasing their numerous talents.
- Student Council led many service projects to support our community and world and coordinated our talent shows.
- Our test scores continued to show that our students are making growth in reading and math that is above the district average.
- The Woodland staff members continued to put a strong focus on doing whatever it takes to support each student so that they could "achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning" and SOAR (succeed, outshine, achieve, reach).
- Our PTA continued to support our work and our community at a very high level. Highlights included Turkey Bingo, Carnival, the reading incentive program DREAM, the Cultural Festival, and the funding support of classrooms and building-wide technology to impact student learning. Thanks to our school community for supporting PTA, their fundraisers, and the wonderful activities they sponsored. A big thank you to those who served on the Board, attended meetings, and/or chaired the many wonderful events.
- We had THOUSANDS of volunteer hours that supported our school programming, teachers, the office staff, and, most importantly, classroom teachers and student learning. Many thanks to our corporate volunteers from Target who came weekly to tutor students and to everyone who volunteered!
- Woodland parents did a fabulous job monitoring student planners, maintaining a reading and homework time at home every day, supporting and partnering with classroom teachers, and guiding their children to be the best they can be!
- Our first kindergarten class graduated from sixth grade!
- There were many, many more highlights - all making Woodland a wonderful place!
It is with great sadness that we have said good-bye to many staff members who are transferring to other employment opportunities within the district or retiring. We wish the very best to our two retiring cooks, Joyce DeMeyer and Kathy Thompson, and Brenda Zimbrick, who is retiring from her ESP role and all those "family" members moving to new positions.
Another year has come and gone! Next year we will be starting our 8th year as a school! Amazing! We have built a wonderful school community, working together to help every child receive the best education possible!
I wish you all a fabulous summer! Relax, enjoy time with your family and friends, and have fun! Please encourage your children to read, read, read and practice their math skills! Our website is a great place for them to find games to maintain, build, and enrich their skills. (Click on Kid Sites to Browse and Learn, go to the MAP Reading or Math section, then click on your child's RIT score band and skill building games will be appropriate to their learning level. RIT scores were sent home in the report card envelopes.)
I will begin to blog again in August with a goal to do it more frequently next year!
All the best,
Linda