Welcome back to Friday Woodlawn! It was a quick week here and we are moving right along with our learning. I only have a few items for the blog this week, but they are items you need to check out.
Preparing Our Middle Schoolers for Responsible Digital Lives
With technology playing a significant role in our students’ lives, it is important they understand how to navigate the digital world safely and ethically. To best support our students in developing these lifelong skills, KCSD96 is implementing the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Lessons throughout the year during Flex. Students will explore topics like managing their digital footprint, understanding privacy settings, and recognizing positive and negative online behaviors.
Common Sense is a widely-used resource used by school districts across the country, including in our region. We encourage you to discuss these lessons with your child and help them apply these principles at home. More details about the curriculum can be found at the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Website.
Together, we can support our students in becoming responsible and confident digital citizens. If you have any questions, please reach out to Greg Grana at [email protected].
Virtual Backpacks
District Virtual Backpack: https://www.kcsd96.org/about/virtual-backpack
Woodlawn Virtual Backpack: https://www.kcsd96.org/w/virtual-backpack
Middle School Health Letter
Please click HERE to access the 24-25 Health Education letter.
Fire Drill
Woodlawn will be having a fire drill next week on Thursday, September 26th. This is always a good opportunity for our students to learn where to go and how to act in case of an emergency.
PTO Happenings
We had an amazing turn out for the Woodlawn PTO General Meeting this week. Did you miss it? Log onto the Woodlawn PTO blog to learn how to get involved.
It is hard to believe, but conferences are in three weeks! If you would like to contribute to the PTO conference meal preparations, please log on Woodlawn PTO MTK.
Get Social with the Woodlawn PTO on Facebook and Instagram
Get the latest updates on what’s happening on our Instagram and Facebook pages: Find our socials at https://linktr.ee/woodlawnpto
Click here for the Woodlawn Daily Announcements.
Finally, every once in a while I come across something so profound it makes me pause. A quote made me stop and…well, I will let you draw your own conclusions.
This quote came from a Forest Ranger at Yosemite National Park. When asked why it is hard to design the perfect garbage bin to keep bears from breaking into it, that person replied:
“There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.”
Have a good weekend.