Friday is here and yes, it is the last Friday in February. Unbelievable how fast the year is going. I personally get excited about March because there are a lot of fun opportunities for our students, including our Spring Fling party/basketball tournament. There are a few items in the blog today to make sure you check them out.
7th GRADE LUNCH-THIS WEDNESDAY
ATTENTION PARENTS OF 7TH GRADERS
The Woodlawn PTO is hosting a special lunch and gift for all 7th graders on Wednesday, February 27th, during their lunch period, as they celebrate being “Halfway” through their time at Woodlawn. All 7th graders will receive a free lunch with dessert and water as well as a special class gift. If your child does not want the lunch, he or she can bring lunch or buy lunch in the cafeteria that day.
If you have a 7th grader and are interested in volunteering to help with this lunch, please contact Laura LaCroix. This is just one of the fun activities that the Woodlawn PTO provides to our kids. Thank you, parents, for your continued support!
STAFF HOSPITALITY – SPRING CONFERENCE DINNER
Parent/Teacher Conferences are just around the corner and the PTO Staff Hospitality Committee will be providing dinner for all Woodlawn teachers on Thursday, March 7th.
Please consider making a donation to help cover the cost of this hospitality event. No amount is too small!!
Sign in to your MTK account to access the Staff Hospitality Donation Form and make a donation.
The Woodlawn PTO and Teachers truly appreciate your generosity. Thank you!
Please visit the PTO MONTHLY Blog
Student Report Card Information
Make a note: Your student's report card will be available for you to access online NEXT FRIDAY, Mar. 1, after 3 PM.
To better understand your child's report card scores, please READ MORE about the typical progression of standards-based scores included on District 96 report cards.
Parent Communication about Spring Conferences
Spring Conferences are coming on Thursday, March 7th from 5pm-8:30pm and Friday, March 8th from 10am-1:30pm .
Spring Conferences are Collaborative Conferences!
Collaborative conferences means that your child will be leading the conference. The purpose of collaborative conferences is for educators, students and families to discuss, reflect and celebrate student work, and for families to experience school through their child's eyes. Students have been working hard to prepare for the conference, and we are excited for you to learn about your child’s progress directly from your child!
Teachers will be available in the room as guides and will be available to answer student questions or elaborate on a point a student is making, but we ask that all participants respect that this is the student’s opportunity to lead the conference by sharing progress and reflections about their own learning.
Please read below to learn specific information about how collaborative conferences will be structured for each grade-level.
Grades 6-8
Families will sign-up for a 20 minute conference. Grades 6-8 collaborative conferences will be structured with up to 6 students in the classroom at a time. Student/Family partnerships will sit in a private space to engage in the conference. The grade-level team of teachers will be in the classroom to guide the process, but students will lead the conference. Exploratory teachers, PE, Health, Spanish and Band and Orchestra teachers will host an exposition of their courses. More information coming soon. Students should plan to bring their iPad to the conference.
What is the Role of Families during Collaborative Conferences?
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Provide reinforcement, encouragement and praise
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Listen and ask questions
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Help students look realistically at quality of work
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Facilitate student’s self-reflection and goal setting
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Be a partner in learning
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See school through their student’s eyes
Questions Families Can Ask During the Collaborative Conference
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What is your favorite piece of work? Why?
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Describe your favorite activities or subjects.
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What experiences at school do you find the most exciting?
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Are there experiences that frustrate you, if so why?
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What goals have you set for yourself for this spring?
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How can I help you at home?
Read the Woodlawn Daily Announcements
Save the Date-Sign Up Information-- NEXT FRIDAY--
Saturday, April 6th from 10-1:30p.m. will be Middle School Girls Dream Day. This event will be for the first 150 middle school girls. We have a star studded line up. We will be opening this up to D96 middle school girls first. LOOK FOR THE INFORMATION NEXT FRIDAY.
Girls volleyball
CONGRATULATIONS to the Woodlawn Girls 8th Grade Volleyball team for their CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN last night! Everyone played their very best and fought hard for their victory! Way to go girls!! Congrats to Julia Adelman, Belle Cloeter, Angelika Krasnova, Lauren Maher, Ava Mecir, Malaina Morici, Sofiya Pisklenova, Sarah Sagerman, Sara Shujath, Sofia Winterkorn, Alex Wu, and Carly Wujcik! Not pictured, Coach Jessica Woods.
The 8th grade girls A volleyball team had an exciting and impressive victory over both Twin Groves and Daniel Wright Wednesday night. The Wolves remained undefeated and brought home the championship trophy. The girls played their best volleyball of the season and truly played as one cohesive unit. Their serving, hitting, defense, communication, and energy were hard to beat. Michaela Duffy, Allison Gould, Sam Stacherski, Lili Sorenson, Jenna Balaban, and Haylie Popkey had great serving not only Wednesday but throughout the entire season. The opponents had a hard time receiving both our serves as well as our hits. Powerful and strategic hitting by Allison Katibnikov, Trinity Payawal, Michaela Duffy, Lili Sorenson, Allison Gould, and Jenna Balaban brought us a lot of energy and allowed us to stay ahead of our opponents all night. Our defensive specialists of Sam Stacherski and Ella Maher made some key digs in our victory. Jenna Balaban and Haylie Popkey did a wonderful job running our offense with some beautiful sets. A special shoutout to Lauren Maher for truly bringing the team energy on both the sideline and the court all season. Her spirit and positivity helped us overcome adversity throughout the season.
I am incredibly proud of you girls. It's been a pleasure coaching you for the past two seasons. You all will be missed next year.
Thank you to Belle Cloeter, Carly Wujcik, Molly Finnegan, Alex Varshavsky, Angelika Krasnova, Sofia Winterkorn, Brandon Mushailov, and Carter Davis for supporting our team Wednesday night. It was truly special to see all of you in the crowd.
Keeping Teens Safe on the Internet is an informational program for all interested parents presented by Stand Strong on Mar. 14 at the Lincolnshire Village Hall.
Click here for the Band & Orchestra Boosters
Student Culture Projects- Jessica Woods 6TH Grade Social Studies
Woodlawn 6th grade students were able to choose an influential historical figure from a list of over 100 people representing different time periods, cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, and accomplishments. The goal of this was to find the events in a person's life that influenced them to do the things they are known for in history. It was also a great gallery walk for other kids to read those books (written with the intended audience of 2nd and 3rd graders) and learn about all these amazing people. The kids then made screen recordings of their books to share via YouTube with parents and the world.
Finally, my daughter is going to the Turnabout Dance at her high school this weekend. So, speaking in general terms, I consider myself a rationale, almost cool kind of dad who can relate to the younger generation. This was proven wildly wrong in a matter of seconds. When my lovely 16 year old fashioned her dresses, I turned into my father. Instantly. The only words that came out of my mouth were either NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT, or NOT IN THIS LIFETIME. Luckily, my wife was there to be a voice of reason. She would see my point of view and support me on this one. WRONG! Unfortunately, the girls seem to think that they have a better idea of fashion than I do. It looks like I am going to have to take a new approach. I am going to stand next to her date and give him the stink eye. That will keep him in line. Dad’s, I know you agree that I have to take some type of drastic action. Any ideas?