Woodland Park School District News
Dec. 22, 2023
Welcome to the Woodland Park School District e-Newsletter, which is sent out weekly when school is in session. It serves as a glimpse of some of the wonderful things going on in our schools, as well as a point of reference for upcoming events.
Your Partner in Education,
Michele R. Pillari, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools
Trap Creations
Sixth grade and seventh grade students at Memorial Middle School were super creative in Ms. O'Donnell's STEM class where they created Grinch traps, elf zip lines, and turkey traps. As you can see, they really had fun adding their own spin to their prototypes during the holiday season! Sixth grade projects are shown above, and seventh grade is shown below.
Kahoot Bowl
Fifth grade Beatrice Gilmore School students and sixth grade Memorial Middle School Strive students recently attended a Kahoot Bowl at JP Holland Charter School in Woodland Park. Ms. O'Donnell is very proud of them for doing so well!
Festive Fingerprints
Students in Ms. Odaman's PreK-3 class at School 1 made ornaments to help decorate the PreK-3 tree. They decorated their snowflake ornaments with their fingerprints.
Snow Much Fun
Students in Mrs. Chiaravalloti and Ms. Petrullo's PreK classes at Charles Olbon School enjoyed a morning of winter fun games in the gym. Students participated in snowflake bean bag toss, ice skated with paper plates and had snowball fun with the parachute. Students then participated in helping make yummy hot chocolate and enjoyed it during their lunch! Everyone had SNOW much fun!
Coming up at the Woodland Park Library at Berkeley College
The Woodland Park Library at Berkeley College, 44 Rifle Camp Rd., in Renaissance Hall, will host the following programs. Visit the Library's website here or Facebook page here. Its phone is 973-345-8120. Email is library@abwplibrary.org.
Holiday/adjusted hours:
Saturday, Dec. 23 - The Library is closed
Monday, Dec. 25 - The Library is closed
Tuesday, Dec. 26 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 29 - The Library is closed
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 6:30 p.m. - Craft Club for grades 6-12. Join in to make a cool craft! Register here.
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m. - Teen Advisory Board meeting for grades 6-12. Members of the board brainstorm program ideas, help choose books and games for the Library collection, and more. Register here.
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m. - Unwind With Pat. Join Pat to unwind with the craft of your choice. Register here.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 11 a.m. - Unwind With Pat. Join Pat to unwind with the craft of your choice. Register here.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 12 p.m. - Sit & Fit. Have fun exercising from the comfort of your chair. Register here.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 4 p.m. - Picture bingo for grades K-4. Prizes will be available. Register here.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 12 noon - Spice of the Month Club. Each month, pick up a new spice and a recipe. Then, meet to discuss your opinion of the spice and what you made containing it. If you choose to you can bring a dish that you have prepared for all to sample. December's spice is anise. Please note the different time! Register here.
Saturday, Dec. 30, 11 a.m. - Join in for our annual Noon Year's Eve program. Enjoy games, a craft, and countdown to noon with balloons! For all ages. Register here.
Monday, Jan. 1 - The Library is closed
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 11 a.m. - Coffee and… Looking for a friend or someone to chat with? Stop by, have a cup of coffee, and... bring a friend or make some friends, make some new friends! Special guest will be Linda Hoffman, Library director. Register here.
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 6:30 p.m. - Low Impact Dance Exercise Class. Please note this special date and time due to the holiday. Register here.
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 6:30 p.m. - Throwback Game Night for grades 5-8. Play board games like Monopoly, Scrabble, and more! Unplug and enjoy friendly competition and fun. Register here.
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m. - OverBooked Book Discussion Group for Gen X and Millennials. Copies of the book we are reading are available at the Library or in eBook or digital download format on Libby or Hoopla. Register here.