Sorry for the delay on getting the blog out today. Woodlawn lost power at 1:30p.m. so I am cranking this out from home! I am so excited to get our school year started! The Woodlawn staff will be back in the building first thing on Monday morning and I simply cannot wait. Tuesday will be even better because it is time for locker set up and the stars of our show will be back in the building. I am hoping to talk with every parent and student as they return for our 2018-19 “season”.
Locker Set Up Day
This Tuesday, August 14th from 4-7p.m. it is time to get supplies, gym uniforms and check out your locker. Feel free to walk the hallways and check out your classrooms.. Parents, you can order your special lunch, dessert day and other items through membership toolkit. The Membership Toolkit portal allows you to access ALL forms for the Woodlawn PTO including volunteer sign-up, special lunch, dessert day, gym clothes, locker shelving, spirit wear and much more! Make sure you get signed up in advance and save time at Locker Set Up Day. This is a great day to come back and visit with the entire Woodlawn community!
MEMBERSHIP TOOLKIT
SPEED UP your Locker Set-Up Day process. Spend less time ordering and get right to your locker - visit the Woodlawn PTO's Membership Toolkit before you come.
Order Gym Clothes, Locker Shelves, Special Lunch, Dessert Day, Spirit Wear and more. Your orders will be ready for pick up so you can go straight to your lockers! Access the Toolkit though the PTO blog or click here:
https://woodlawnmspto.membershiptoolkit.com/home
IF YOU DON'T PRE-ORDER ...
The PTO will be using the same online database system during Locker Set-Up Day. Bring your credit cards (preferred) or checkbooks/cash to Locker Set-Up.
Computers will be in the gym, with volunteers present to assist. PLEASE NOTE: You may experience waiting in long lines. Avoid this wait by PRE-ORDERING NOW!
VISIT THE PTO BLOG!!!!
Approved Snacks: What Parents Need to Know
The District has revised the APPROVED SNACK LIST, adding more items to this list to give families more choices. The items the list includes are free of the Top 8 allergens: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, and wheat.
This list includes the foods that are approved for students' Daily Snacks. It also includes (for children in Grades 1–5) foods approved for Special Events such as birthday treats for a class or for PTO Halloween, Winter, or Valentine's Day parties.
IMPORTANT: All items for Daily Snacks, with the exception of fruits and vegetables, MUST be prepackaged to allow staff to easily check that snacks meet the approved requirements.
Director of Educational Services Amy Gluck also has provided responses to FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) about foods approved for daily snacks/special events.
For your convenience, find links to the District 96 Approved Snack List and Approved Snack List FAQs on the homepage of the District 96 website and the homepage of each school.
Additionally, Woodlawn is setting times for students to have a snack in class. I know that this is a very challenging topic for some parents, so please contact me you have questions or concerns. [email protected] or 847-353-8500.
6th Grade Parents
Remember, we must have your physical and immunization forms before allow your studnet to begin school for the 2018-19 school year. Get them in a.s.a.p. If you haven’t already done so!! Our amazing Nurse Kaufmann will be in the building on Monday, August 13th if you would like to drop off the forms.
Curriculum Nights
Come and meet all of the teachers your child will have this year. 6th grade will be Monday, August 27th while 7th & 8th grade will be on Tuesday, August 28th. Each night begins in the gym at 7p.m., followed by a walk of your child’s schedule.
Picture Day
Picture Day is Wednesday, August 22nd during our P.E. classes.
First Day of School - Early Release
Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 15th. School ends at 1:30p.m.
Thursday and Friday are full days of school.
Sports
All athlelets must have a physical to play on a sports team. Please make sure you get one before your season starts.
iPads-Technology Information for the 2018-2019 School Year
The students will receive their iPads during class on the first few days of school.
The policy concerning iPad damage will be different this year. This change is reflected below and in greater detail in the 2018-19 Student Handbook. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Finally, I remember the start of school like it was yesterday. Middle school was a different animal because we changed classes. I really liked my middle school teachers because they seemed to be much more relaxed and you could see that they enjoyed what they were doing. Our art teacher was married to my English teacher. I remember that being the first time that I really looked at teachers as people who had lives outside of school. My P.E. teacher was a rough and tumble veteran who believed in discipline first, physical activity second. The teacher I remember most was my homeroom teacher, Linda Ellis. Mrs. Ellis was the nicest person and probably the best teacher I had to that point. She knew how to read me, motivate me and make me get the most out of myself. We were all just an awkward bunch trying to make the leap from being little kids to “cool” middle schoolers (and in my day it was called Jr. High). Braces, bell bottom pants and pimples. Does it make you miss your Jr. High days? How many people say, “Man o man I had a great middle school/Jr. High experience?” That is the reason the Woodlawn staff and myself try to make it fun our students.
See you Tuesday! And no, I will not be wearing my bell bottom pants.