The Wonderful World of Woodbury
Weekly Update for Families 9/18/23
A PEEK AT OUR WEEK
News & Updates
We had a fun time participating in Homecoming spirit week!
Students and staff participated in a CHAMPS walk where students rotated stations to hear about our common expectations that help create an environment that supports learning and each other!
All of our Fastbridge assessment is complete and we will be coming together to review our data with grade level teams next week. Our staff works collectively to provide supports for students during WIN (What I Need) time each day.
Progress Reports will come home next week (Friday) and will include feedback on learner traits and fall benchmarking scores.
Have you signed up for a conference yet? Conferences are being held on November 20th & 21st. Your partnership can make a world of difference!
Do you plan on volunteering or attending a field trip? We would like to avoid a line on the day of such an event. Please visit our main office between the hours of 7:00-3:30 to complete our background check aiming for completion within 30 days in advance.
Morning Arrival: Please pull all the way up and allow your child to exit the vehicle independently. Please do not exit or walk your child to the entrance or playground. If you wish to do so, please park on an adjacent street and walk your child to the playground. We hate to be repetitive, but this does help us run a more safe and orderly procedure.
New Faces to Woodbury this Year!
Golden Apple Nominations
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We went on a CHAMPS Walk!
CHAMPS Role Models: Our third graders are always being reminded that they are who are youngest learners look up to. They have been tasked with being CHAMPS role models in the building. They helped out during our CHAMPS walk by demonstrating expectations for students and staff. They did an awesome job!
- Conversation: 1 (whisper) or 2 (talking or restaurant voice), 0 voice when staff is talking.
- H: Ask 3 before me, Raise Hand to ask for help
- A: Eat lunch using good manners and cleaning up after yourself
- M: Stay in your seat and on bottoms.. Throw away garbage when dismissed. Feet under the table
- P: Keep the area clean. Use good manners. No playing with food/tray, etc.
- S: A safe, calm and orderly lunch where we can enjoy our food and friends. Happy, full and ready to learn!
Some of the behaviors we are working hard to discourage are: yelling or screaming across the table, up out of seat. touching other's food, playing with food and making a mess, disruption or ignoring adults when trying to gain whole group attention in order to transition to recess or back to the classroom. Students often receive an initial warning for disruptive behavior followed by consequences such as moving seat, eating in office, phone call home and/or natural consequences (make a mess=help clean up lunchroom; takes longer to get ready to transition=naturally missing recess minutes).
News From the Nurse
All medication, including cough drops and over-the-counter products, require a Medication Authorization Form to be completed and signed by a student’s healthcare provider and their parent/guardian.
All Kindergarteners and any student attending school in Illinois for the first time are required to submit a State of Illinois Eye Exam or Waiver by October 15, 2022.
Flu season is around the corner! Protect yourself and your family this season with an annual flu vaccine for everyone who is 6 months and older. Seasonal flu activity can begin as early as October and last as late as May. Visit www.flu.gov or talk to your healthcare provider for more information.
Dates to Remember
9/29: Progress Reports, Learner Traits Only
10/2: Custodian Appreciation Day
10/3: Fall Pictures
10/4: Walk or Bike to School Day
10/6: Institute Day, NO SCHOOL
10/9: NO SCHOOL, Columbus Day
10/11: Severe Weather Drill
10/17: School Board Meeting
10/19: Great Shakeout, Earthquake Drill
10/20: Kindergarten Fieldtrip to Woody's Orchard
10/31: Classroom Halloween Parties & Halloween Parade
11/2: Third Grade Hoover Field Trip
October 4th: Walk to School Day
Drill Update
We have completed 2 of our 3 fire drills and also completed our law enforcement drill with Chief Senne & Officer Bright.
COMMUNICATION: WHO SHOULD I CALL?
Have you wondered who you should call if you have a school or student related question? We want to ensure you always feel heard and can access our staff to answer any questions you might have. Here are some helpful tips in order to support you in knowing who to contact.
School Office: Questions about registration, records, paperwork, attendance, dates and times of activities/events, changes in transportation and other general questions can all be answered by calling our main office at 815-786-6316 and speaking with our secretaries, Mrs. Schroeder or Mrs. Hulon. This is the quickest way to get a hold of our office. The office is open from 7:00-3:20. Please leave a voicemail if your call is not answered as the voicemail is checked regularly.
Classroom Teacher: This is the first person to contact with any questions about your child, whether it be academic, social emotional/behavioral, any school related incidents that took place during the school day, questions about homework, advice on supporting your student's growth and progress and anything else related to your child that you feel the teacher needs to know. We are your partners and we are here to support one another. We love hearing about your celebrations and good news as well! Please note that if you have a question about your child's IEP or a special class such as music or PE, those staff members can also be contacted directly.
Principal: Mrs. Kern always aims to be available and accessible to families as much as possible. If you have struggled to have questions answered after first going through the classroom teacher or office, have sensitive information or more that needs to be communicated, need advice or help solving an unresolved issue, or more, please know that you can contact her by phone or via email. Just like the teachers, she also loves hearing your great news and celebrations!
School Nurse: Questions or information about anything health related, physicals and immunizations, medications or treatments, health care plans, and more.
Our goal is always to respond to inquiries within 24 hours or the next business day. Sometimes staff are out of the building or in meetings or out sick and there may be a delay. Staff are not required to respond to parents/guardians outside of their work hours. In some circumstances, emergency communication will be dealt with individually. Thank you for your understanding.
Woodbury Elementary School
Email: jkern@sandwich430.org
Website: https://ww.sandwich430.org/
Location: 322 E 3rd St, Sandwich, Illinois, USA
Phone: 815-786-6316
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wwwoodburyschool/
Twitter: @Woodbury430