Happy 3/3/23. I hope that everyone had a great week and enjoyed your Friday with your favorite middle schooler at home today. Check out the items in the blog today, there are some important items that need your attention.
There is no school on Monday, March 6th.
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
Students in grades 3 - 8 take the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) each spring. This year the district will be administering the IAR to students from Tuesday, March 7th through Monday, March 13th.
Woodlawn Testing Schedule:
March 7th, 8th, 9th- 7:45 AM - 9:35 AM
March 10th and 13th- 7:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Make Ups will take place starting on March 14th and end March 17th.
NEW *Proof of Dental Exam*
Dear Parents/Guardians of District 96 Kindergarteners, 2nd, and 6th Grade Students:
Please note that your child’s completed dental examination is now due, per Illinois school law. The deadline for the dental examination is due no later than May 15 of the current school year. Proof of this required dental examination must have been completed within eighteen months prior to the May 15 deadline.
If you haven’t already done so, please make an appointment with your child’s dentist for a dental examination, have him and/or her complete the required form and return it to your child’s school nurse. This examination can as old as November 15, 2021.
State of Illinois Proof of Dental Examination Form
In the event that you are unable to fulfill this requirement, the state of Illinois does permit a waiver of the examination.
State of Illinois Dental Waiver Form
Dental examination forms, as well as dental waiver forms, can be downloaded from the District’s website.
Thank you for your prompt cooperation.
NEW *Dual Language Parent Night for Incoming Kindergartners*
If you are enrolling an incoming Kindergarten student and want to learn more about our D96 Dual Language Program, we would love for you to join us at 6 pm on Wednesday, March 8th for our Incoming Dual Language Parent Night. This virtual meeting will take place via Zoom and will be an opportunity for you to learn about our Dual Language Program and have your questions answered.
Date: Wednesday, March 8th
Time: 6:00-6:30
Zoom Link:
https://kcsd96.zoom.us/j/87185468645?pwd=UUR3VnI0N0JTZHYxRGQ5aXlJa1k5Zz09
Parent Reminder - Medicine
Woodlawn parents, please remember that students are not allowed to carry medicine with them in their backpacks or on their person. Thank you for your support with this.
Student Led Conferences
Student Led Spring Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 23rd from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm and Friday, March 24th from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm.
Conferences will be 20 minutes in length for students in grades 1 - 8. Students in kindergarten and early childhood will have 15-minute conferences, and students in Guided, Structured, and ILC classrooms will have 30-minute conferences.
During the conferences, students will be guiding their parents/guardians through a reflective presentation regarding the progress they have made this year as well as areas of strength and growth. After the presentation has concluded students will be able to provide a tour of other learning spaces in the school.
The Meet the Teacher sign-up will be open to parents at 5:00 pm on Monday, March 6th, and it will close on Sunday, March 19th at 11:55 pm. After that, you will need to call the school office to schedule a conference.
Please Note: All student-led conferences will be held in person. There will be no remote option for Student Led Spring Conferences. If you are unable to attend in person, students will be able to share their presentations at home.
Because conferences are student-led, there will be no conferences scheduled or provided between the parent and teacher only.
Math Counts
Congratulations to all who participated in last weekend's Mathcounts Competition. It was an exciting day filled with tons of fun and engaging math problems. Participants included Landon Hutchinson (8th), Cianna Chen (8th), Jeffrey Lin (7th), Gary Zhao (7th), William Tian (7th), Olivia Kessel (7th), Avanith Manivassakam (7th), Hamin Kim (7th), Katie Zhou (7th), Gaofei Wang (6th), and Anvika Mallampati (6th). Best of luck to Landon as he moves on to the State Competition this weekend! Go Wolves!
5Essentials Survey for Parents/Guardians
WOODLAWN!!! You made a huge jump last week in the parent response rate. We went from 7% all the way up to 16%. I hope that you take a few minutes and do the parent survey this weekend.
Beginning January 24 through April 2nd, District 96 invites you to share your thoughts on the inner workings of your child’s school. On behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey will be administered online by UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago.
As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness in a survey about your child’s school. Your participation will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide our improvement. Parent identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
Please visit http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/ to begin the parent survey. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact UChicago Impact Client Services at 1-866-440-1874 or [email protected].
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Woodlawn PTO Presents
Spring Fling 2023
Wednesday, March 15th, 2:30 - 5pm
Purchase your wristband and discounted raffle ticket bundles starting Saturday, March 4th thru Saturday, March 11th via Membership Toolkit!
$10 wristband purchase includes food, games, and entertainment… Photo booth – Gaming Truck – Prizes
– Ping Pong - 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament – Raffle Baskets Plus one raffle ticket for a chance to win awesome raffle basket prizes!
* Baskets include: gift cards, candy, Lululemon, Woodlawn and Stevenson spirit wear, spa/nails, gaming and so much more!!!
Raffle ticket bundles purchased online are $10 for 12 tickets.
(After online sales close, they will be $10 for 11 tickets.)
Online ticket sales will be available through Saturday, March 11th EOD.
After this deadline, students can still purchase wristbands and raffle tickets during their lunch periods.
*Raffle ticket bundles will be available for pick up Monday 3/13 - Wednesday 3/15. *Wristbands will be distributed the day of the event, Wednesday 3/15 during lunch hours.
Cash and checks accepted (payable to Woodlawn PTO).
Students wearing school spirit wear or their favorite professional team jersey, receive an extra raffle ticket at the door.
Raffle winners must be present at the drawing.
If you would like to volunteer to help at the event or if you would like to volunteer to referee for the basketball tournament (usually Dad loves helping with this) or for more information, contact Spring Fling co-chair Dana Mills at [email protected]
FOOD, FUN, AND PRIZES AWAIT!
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!
Congratulations to our Woodlawn Wolves of the Month for February! These Wolves consistently demonstrate respect, kindness, responsibility, and perseverance, as well as serve as role models for outstanding expected behavior.
Max Miecznikowski, Genesis Roma, Janie Tsai, Caylem Sieja, Brielle Libermann, Max Diguiseppe, Sophia Sibley, Eric Davis, Nadia Valencia
Finally,
Just some random thoughts this week:
- I’ve been thinking about animals in movies. Did you ever notice that dogs give people a head start before they start chasing them? On the flip side of that, sharks sneak up and immediately begin attacking you. Squirrels have a bad reputation for having ADHD. It isn’t a squirrel moment, it is a dog moment.
- I thought that I would try and be romantic, so one time in my entire life, I ordered lunch for my wife when we were together. She looked at me like I was out of my mind. It was an epic fail and she wound up eating part of my lunch like she always does. Don't believe what you see on TV.
- If you fall down an escalator that is going up, does it take longer to get to the bottom than if you fell down regular stairs?
- Cars hate street signs this time of year. There are mangled street signs everywhere. Has the weather been terrible and I didn’t notice it?
- Why do men high-5 each other for everything and women do not high-5 at all? Unless it is happening at book club or bunco, I am not seeing it.
- It is hard to look tough when you are holding an ice cream cone.
- You can only substitute beeswax for business in one sentence and one sentence only. Otherwise, it just doesn’t work. “I am going on a beeswax trip.” “I have important beeswax to attend to.” “My favorite all-time movie is Risky Beeswax.” I am telling you it doesn't work.
- I think traffic lights can read my mind and are messing with me. As soon as I say in my mind, “just stay green for 2 more seconds”, it turns yellow and laughs at me when I come to a stop.
I hope you all have a great weekend!