Hello Woods Lake Families,

You are appreciated! Let's continue to forge ahead and have another great week! Count Day and Picture Day is Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

Please read the following important information:

Families it is important that you complete the following online forms no later than Monday, September 18, 2023 by clicking on the blue links:

• Free Meals for all KPS Students: Education Benefit Form

• Photo Release: Opt-Out form

• English

• Spanish

• Arabic

• Student Acceptable Use Form

• Printable Version Here

• Complete in the Parent Portal - Translatable

• Student Information Update

• Complete in the Parent Portal - Translatable

• General Permission Slip form

• Chromebook Procedures (Document Describes Procedures and Can Translate- No Signature)

• Printable Version (English Only - Can send home with families to sign)

• https://www.smore.com/awpcs - This provides step by step directions on how to fill out the student information update, transportation form and acceptable use agreement in the parent portal.

Please read the following important upcoming dates:

Monday, 9/11/23-Communities In Schools After School Program (Mondays-Thursdays)

Hispanic Heritage Month-September 15, 2023 through October 15, 2023

Sunday, 9/17/23-Constitution Day

Monday, 9/18/23-Kids In Tune After School Program starts (Mondays and Wednesdays)

Monday, 9/18/23-Gilmore Piano Lab starts

Tuesday, 9/19/23-AT Program starts

Tuesday, & Wednesday 9/26/23-9/27/23-First Day Shoe Fund Distribution

Tuesday, 9/26/23-PTO meeting @ 6:00 pm held @ Oakwood location

Wednesday, 10/4/23-Count Day and Picture Day!

Please read the following important information regarding morning entry and dismissal procedures:

Grades K-3 (S. Westnedge Procedures):

Main Entrance/Lobby: Secured by a call button inside the foyer

• Call button is answered after 8:44 am and before 3:00 pm

• Tardy students enter here to sign in

• Adults must exit lobby when students are admitted into the building

• Persons dropping students off may not enter building /walk students to class.

Bus Loop/Drop Off-Morning

• Only buses will be allowed to drop off students from 8:40 am-9:05 am

• Car rider students should wait in the drop off/pick up line located off Park St. until the buses exit.

• Once the buses exit, you will be signaled to pull up to the morning entry door where students will exit your vehicle. Once your student exits, please proceed out the Park St. exit.

Bus Loop/Pick Up- Afternoon

• Only buses will be allowed in the bus loop from 3:40 pm-4:00 pm

• Car rider students- adults must wait in vehicle in the drop off/pick up line located off Park St.

• At 4:00 pm or when buses leave, the pick up vehicles will be signaled to proceed to the afternoon pick up door/east gym exterior door where students will be dismissed family by family. Those in the vehicle must stay in the vehicle.

• FOR SAFETY REASONS-We will not dismiss students from the gym for pick up unless the vehicle is in the Pick-up line. Please do not park and request your student be dismissed to your vehicle.

Students being dropped off in the morning may not enter the building prior to 8:44 am. If you need your students at school earlier, please have them ride the bus.

Drop off-earliest will be 8:44 am, however, the buses may still be here. Vehicles must wait in the drop off line until all buses have left.

Pick up- earliest will be 4:00 pm, when buses exit. Vehicles must wait in pick up line until all buses have left.

*Changes to your child’s dismissal plan MUST BE made by 3pm*

2023/24 Car Rider Procedure at Oakwood for Woods Lake Elementary-Grades 4-5

Side Parking Lot Entrance/ Secure with buzzer by door

• Buzzer answered after 8:44 am and before 3:25 pm

• Tardy students enter here

• Adults must walk student(s) to the side entrance door, and ring buzzer

• Secretary will ask you your students' names, why they are late, your name, and the relationship to the student. Next, they will buzz the student inside the building.

• Persons dropping students off may not enter the building /walk students to class.

Bus Line and Drop off/Pick Up Line-Morning

• Only buses will be able to drop off students from 8:40am-9:05 am.

• Students being dropped off in a vehicle should wait in the pick up/drop off line on the left side of Logan Ave(facing towards Laird Ave) until the buses exit. See illustration below

• Once the buses exit, someone will signal you to pull up to the side entrance and drop students one vehicle at a time. All others must remain in the vehicle.

Bus Line and Drop off/Pick Up-Afternoon

• Only buses will be allowed in the bus loop from 3:35-4:00 pm

• Students being picked up in a vehicle should wait in the pick up/drop off line on the left side of Logan Ave(facing towards Laird Ave) until the buses exit. See illustration below

• Someone will be guiding the pick up line to let the first vehicle know when it’s time to pick up.

• At 4:00 pm or when buses leave, the pick up vehicles may proceed to the side entrance door where students will be dismissed family by family. Those in the vehicle must stay in the vehicle.

• FOR SAFETY REASONS-We will not dismiss students for pick up unless the vehicle is in the Drop off/Pick Up line. Please do not park and request your student be dismissed to your vehicle. You will be asked to place an identification card in your lower right hand corner of your windshield for efficient pick up flow (see other document attached for details).

Students being dropped off in the morning may not enter the building prior to 8:44 am. If you need your student at school earlier, please have them ride the bus. The earliest drop off time will be 8:44 am. However, the buses by still be here. Vehicles must wait in the drop off line until all buses have left.

The earliest pick up time will be 4:00 pm or when all buses exit. Vehicles must wait in the pick up line until all buses have left.

Please show grace with times due to buses having to transport all of our students to and from two different locations. We are still one school, but we are in two buildings.

There may be times when you have to wait in the car rider line longer than you would hope. We highly encourage families to opt for bus transportation due to our unique circumstances for this school year.

*Changes to your child’s dismissal plan MUST BE made by 3pm*

8:44 am-Morning Entry

8:50 am-Classroom Instruction Starts

12:02 pm- Half Day Dismissal

2:22 pm-Early Release Day Dismissal

3:52 pm-Regular Day Dismissal

Thank you!

• The building must be vacated in order to do the extensive amount of work required.

• It is not possible to have students remain in the building during construction due to replacing HVAC and fire suppressions system.

• There is not one vacant building in KPS to accommodate all WL students

• K-3 students are relocated to S. Westnedge.

• 4-5 students are relocated to Oakwood.

• Students will return to 3215 Oakland Drive for the 2024-25 school year with an enlarged south parking lot and drop-off area, relocated playground, new windows, classroom casework, new lockers and air conditioning.