3/8/23
I hope that you are all having a great Friday! It is that time of year to Spring ahead and lose one hour this Sunday. The time change goes from Sunday, March 10th until Sunday, November 3rd. This Sunday morning is going to be an early one but the extra hour of light will help our mental well-being. Check out the blog this week!
Upcoming Dates:
3/19- No School
3/21- Early Release 1:30 p.m. Dismissal
3/21- Conferences 5:00 - 8:30 p.m.
3/22- No Student Attendance
3/22- Conferences 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
3/25-3/29- Spring Break
Wrestling
We had 3 State qualifiers who will compete at NIU this Friday & Saturday. Good luck to our Woodlawn Wrestlers!
Emitt Dhepyasuwan, Ray Riordan, Arthur Grechanyuk
Go Wolves!
Woodlawn Spring Fling
Similar to the fall party, this is a student-only event…spring fling consists of a Ping Pong tournament, a Basketball tournament, four square games, a gaming truck, Music, Food, a Photo Booth, Kona Ice, and FREE RAFFLE PRIZES!
Please have YOUR CHILD sign up by having them use their iPad, using the link sent to them earlier. We are looking forward to a great turnout.
If they sign up by Sunday they will RECEIVE FREE RAFFLE TICKETS ON MONDAY, MARCH 11th!!!!!!! Your child can earn more raffle tickets by attending, participating in various activities, and winning games. Twenty - $25 gift baskets will be raffled off at the end of the event. Students will need to be present to get their prize.
PARENTS- please visit the sign-up genius if you can help on Wednesday, March 13th, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A49ACAE23A75-48438673-spring#/
Girls volleyball Team - 7th grade B -
Congratulations to our Woodlawn 7th Grade B volleyball team for rolling through their tournament, winning the tournament hosted here at Woodlawn! Check out the picture of our championship team!
Science Olympiad -
Our Science Olympiad team is having their best season ever and has qualified for the State competition next month. Check out this celebration!
Math Counts - Going to State!
Best of luck to our Woodlawn Math Club who will be attending the State competition this weekend in Oswego! Our 7th grade team (Maxim Potkonjak, Andrew Liu, Gavin Deng, Tamoghna Gattupalli) took 2nd place at the regional Mathcounts competition last month. Jeffrey Lin (8th grade) also placed in the top 20 overall and will be advancing to State as well. Way to go Wolves!
Woodlawn parents, please click THIS LINK and take the 5Essentials Survey for Parents/Guardians.
Woodlawn would like to increase parent participation.
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.
The window to complete the survey closes on March 29th. Please see below for more information.
Thank you in advance!
*Spring Family/Educator Conferences*
Spring Family/Educator Conferences are right around the corner. The conference dates are Thursday, March 21st from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. and Friday, March 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
We will be using Meet the Teacher as an electronic sign up for conferences. A School Messenger email was sent to families on Tuesday, March 5th at 5:00 p.m. with a link to sign up for conferences.
Conferences will be held virtually using Meet the Teacher’s video conferencing platform unless parents request an in-person conference using the instructions bolded at the end of this message. After you have scheduled your conferences, you will receive an email from Meet the Teacher with a link you will use to access the video conferences.
Middle school parents will have the option to sign up with one core content teacher (see below) and pertinent exploratory/PE teachers. Please note: Students on the B-Day schedule will have their Spanish teachers available during this round of conferences. Available Middle School Core Teachers:
6th Grade: 3rd Period Teacher
7th Grade: 2nd Period Teacher
8th Grade: 4th Period Teacher
If you are unable to schedule a conference with a specific teacher, please remember that conferences are not the only time to communicate with teachers. Please feel free to reach out at any time.
REQUESTING AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE
If you want to have an in-person conference with the teachers, you must notify the teachers via email by the end of the day on Tuesday, March 19th.
Sense of Belonging Surveys
In District 96, we believe that feedback from students regarding their perception of the school climate and teacher-student relationships provides valuable input about their sense of belonging. Our school district is committed to providing our students with every opportunity to succeed. Substantial research indicates that supporting students’ social-emotional development improves their readiness to learn, positive classroom engagement, and overall academic performance. As a result, District 96 will administer a student belonging survey to all students EC-8. These surveys are below for your review. A physical copy will be available from the district office upon request.
Surveys Below:
With this information, the District can make thoughtful and informed decisions to support students' deeper sense of belonging at school. As always, student privacy and safety are of the utmost importance. This survey is FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act), and PPRA (The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment) certified. The collected data will improve our students’ sense of belonging and will only be used by our schools. Student responses will support group patterns so schools can provide support in those targeted areas. Thank you for supporting our school communities and their corresponding sense of belonging.
Woodlawn will be giving the survey in Flex, one day, between March 11-15th.
If you would like to exclude your child from participating in the survey, please contact Greg Grana [email protected] by Sunday, March 10th.
6th Grade Dental Forms Needed
Dear Parents/Guardians of District 96 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 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.
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.
If you have any questions, please contact Denise Kaufmann at [email protected] or call the Woodlawn office at 847-353-8500. Yes, Denise, I triple-checked this.
Thank you for your prompt cooperation.
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