We had the Illinois Secretary of State, Mr. Jesse White and his tumblers here today. Our students were treated to a short assembly and some words of encouragement by Jesse White himself. I was a pumped up when Mr. Jesse White himself called me out by name. Wow.
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This weekend at Mathcounts, Woodlawn placed 4th overall and is advancing on to State! Out of the 134 competitors, Joy Qu (8th grade) took 7th place overall & Kevin Zhang (7th grade) took 11th place overall. The State competition is on March 3rd. Go get them Mathcounts students!!
An Important Note About Student Progress Reports
Your student’s progress report will be available for you to access online on Friday, Mar. 2, after 3 p.m. If you need assistance, please CLICK HERE for instructions to view your student’s progress report, to switch between your children’s progress reports, and more.
An important note for parents
When standards repeat in more than one trimester we do not expect that students will master the knowledge and skills indicated until the last trimester in which the standard is reported. It is likely that many students will earn a score of Developing (D for elementary) or 2 for middle school until the final trimester in which the standard is addressed.
For standards in literacy courses that repeat in more than one trimester, we report based on progress toward end-of-year expectations. Your child's score for each trimester indicates his or her progress toward end-of-year expectations, so you have consistent information regarding your child’s current progress, compared to where he or she should be later in the school or at the end of the school year.
We assess students using text we expect they will be able to master by the end of the school year, so the progress report indicates your child's progress toward that expectation. A steady progression toward mastery is what you should expect. For example, an expected progression on the report card for a standard that repeats in more than one trimester could be Not Mastering (1) or Developing (2) in Trimester 1, Developing (2) in Trimester 2, and Mastering (3) in Trimester 3.
Student Led Conferences
You could have started signing up for student led conferences with the your child’s homeroom teacher beginning last Wednesday. Please call the Woodlawn main office to set up your conference time. 847-353-8500.
From the Band & Orchestra Boosters:
Find the latest information from the District 96 Band & Orchestra Boosters in their BLOG.
From Our District Nurse
"Flu season is spreading within Lake County and KCSD 96. In the event your child is not feeling well, please notify the school office for absences including symptoms, if they have a fever, or if they are diagnosed with influenza from a medical provider. Please see the link below for more specific guidance on illness related absences."
http://www.kcsd96.org/student-services/health-guidlines
Finally, we did it! Woodlawn has been named the preeminent Professional Learning Community in the world. For those of us in the education world, this award is very special. Thousands of schools follow the Professional Learning Community model and because of our collaborative staff, we won the entire contest. All of the brightest educational minds were there and they gushed over the way Woodlawn goes about their business. It is also exciting that only one school gets this award each year, whereas the Blue Ribbon Award goes to hundreds of schools annually. The Woodlawn staff is proud to bring this honor to the community and we promise to continue working on improving our skills as teachers. I think that it would be nice for the community to gather and get a deeper understanding of what this means. Look for a night soon where we can get together about this award.
Go Wolves!