WPE News- October 2024

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to October! This year is moving right along. As we enter the month of October, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the incredible ways our staff, parents, and students continue to contribute to our positive, supportive, and safe community.

October is the month of our most significant fundraiser, the OWL-O-Ween Run. The fundraiser kicks off on October 11th and culminates with our annual OWL-O-Ween run on Friday, October 25th. You will receive additional information from the PTO. Our ambitious goal is to raise $25,000.

Warm regards,

Tonya Nolen

Principal

October 1st - Culver's Restaurant/Spirit Night 5:00pm - 8:00pm

October 4th- Kindergarten Field Trip to Choctafaula

October 4th- Breakfast with Dad

October 7th- 2nd grade Field Trip to Gogue Performing Arts Center

October 9th- 1st grade Field Trip to Choctafaula

October 11th- Kick off for Fall Fundraiser

October 11th- OWLS day

October 11th- School-wide Success Celebration for 1st nine weeks

October 11th-25th- Fall Fundraiser

October 15th- Fire Safety Day

October 16th- 2nd grade Field Trip to Choctafaula

October 17th- 50th Day of School

October 18th- No School

October 21st- Parent Teacher Conference Day ( No school for students)

October 22nd-25th- Red Ribbon Week

October 24th- Class Pictures and Fall individual retake pictures

October 24th- Report Cards come home

October 25th- Owl-O-Ween Run/Family Fun Night

October 31st- Fall Parties

November 4th- Owl Pals in PE

November 4th-15th- Beat Bama Food Drive

November 8th- Veteran's Day Parade/Reception at 10:00

November 11th- No School

November 13th- Amsterdam Restaurant/Spirit Night

November 14th- Progress Reports go Home

November 26th- OWLS Day

November 27th-29th- Thanksgiving Holiday

December 2nd- Polar Express Night

December 4th- Holiday Luncheon

December 6th- Field Trip to the movies

December 12th- Moe's BBQ on Bent Creek

December 19th- Holiday Program

December 19th- Holiday Parties

December 20th-January 7th- Winter Break

October Spirit Night: Join us at Culver's on 10/1 from 5:00-8:00pm. Their mascot, Scoopie, will visit the school that day to see the kids. Plus, you may just see some surprise guests when you come to Culver's that night!

Breakfast with Dad: Our first Breakfast with Dad meeting will be on 10/4 from 6:30-7:15am. These are held twice a year and are intended to give fathers an opportunity to be involved with our students in the school setting. Breakfast can be purchased through MSB, but PTO will provide free coffee, donated by OneBike. Our speaker will be William Walker.

Woodland Pines Carline Greeter: One Friday each month, PTO will be organizing morning carline greeters to allow the teachers a duty-free morning. Please be there at 7:10am. If you would like to sign up, please see the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4AA8AD29A6F49-50541608-wpecar#/

Snack Cart: Each month the PTO brings the snack cart to the teachers as a 'happy' treat for their day. The items listed are some of the favorites from the teachers and staff. Please bring all donations labeled "PTO snacks" and leave with Mrs. Smith in the front office by October 3rd. If all donation selections are filled, we will still accept any donation made to the snack cart. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4AA8AD29A6F49-51674588-wpesnack#/

Fall Fundraiser: Our fundraiser will run from October 11th-25th. Information will come home with your child on Friday 10/11. Come to our free family fun night on 10/25, to spend time with your family and have some fun. Food trucks will be available for purchase.

Fall Fundraiser Sponsorship: If you or someone you know own a business and would like to partner with WPE, please contact us at woodlandpines.pto@gmail.com or on MSB at https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/prdembd?ref=ZZIAFK2GVA05MW9_ZZ60LDP7JK8X2IR

Kindergarten

• Hispanic Heritage Month: Frida Khalo
• Read aloud: Frida Khalo and her Animalitos by Monica Brown
• Self-portrait with a pet or favorite animal
• Observing nature
• Fall Leaves Project – drawing from observation, leaf print making

1st Grade

• Hispanic Heritage Month: Lourdes Villagomez
• Mariposa painting
• Painted pumpkins
• Still life collage

2nd grade

• Hispanic Heritage Month: Antoni Gaudi
• Read aloud: Dragon on the Roof by Cecile Alex
• Mosaics: repetition, proportion, unity
• Symmetry and fractions
• Cozy Fall Cat collage

• Rhythm: quarter notes and eighth note introduction with “Surprise Symphony”
• Timbre: music intern teaching about instruments with Peter and the Wolf
• Performance: introduction to songs for our Winter Wonderland music performance on Thursday, Dec. 19 (See flyer for your child’s performance time!)

1st grade

• Rhythm: quarter notes and eighth notes review
• Timbre: music intern teaching about instruments with Peter and the Wolf
• Performance: introduction to songs for our Winter Wonderland music performance on Thursday, Dec. 19 (See flyer for your child’s performance time!)

2nd grade

• Rhythm: quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes review
• Timbre: music intern teaching about instruments with Peter and the Wolf
• Performance: introduction to songs for our Winter Wonderland music performance on Thursday, Dec. 19 (See flyer for your child’s performance time!)
• Special parts: auditions for solos, speaking parts, and other jobs in our winter performance

Kindergarten

• Authors vs. illustrators
• Sections of the library
• Parts of a book

First Grade

• Authors vs. illustrators
• Parts of a book
• Picking a good fit book with “The Five Finger Rule”

Second Grade

• Picking a good fit book with “The Five Finger Rule”
• Parts of a book
• Finding books in the library using “Destiny”

September flew by! Students in all grade levels learned breathing techniques to help calm their bodies, ask about them! We will keep learning more and more coping skills this year.

Second graders learned about how the brain and emotions are connected. Kindergarten and 1st graders learned about big problems vs. small problems.

In October, all grade levels will learn about self-control. We will also start our lessons on bullying prevention.

WPES will help bring awareness to Healthy Living the week of October 22nd, there will be dress-up days (see flyer).

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Bibbee- Molly Dismuke

Byrd- Ethan VanderWoude

Chase- Sylvie Hinnant

Guthrie- Thomas McDonald

Hart- Margot Clemons

Pitts- Calvin Cheatham

Atwood- Ethan Rectenwald

Bennett- Anderson Arminio

Claxton- Luiza Biscaia

Donahoo- Brynn Delaney

Galberry- Evie Phillips

Pruet- Harlem Williams

Roberts- Erika Moore

Dunn- Sarah Son

Jackson- Hyunwoo Jung

Janney- Hannah Hill

Jones- Logan Ballard

Saunders- Eva Clark

Thomas- Daniel Kim

Kindergarten- Mrs. Guthrie

1st Grade- Ms. Atwood

2nd Grade- Mrs. Janney

Resource Teacher- Ms. Melius

Specials Teacher- Mrs. Bonner

Arrival: 7:15-7:45

• All students will unload on the right side of the car.
• Students should unload as quickly as possible. Please make sure your student is ready to unload when you pull up.
• Parents should remain in the car. A staff member will help students unload.

7:45-Tardy Bell

• If you arrive after 7:45, you must walk your student into the building and sign them in.

2:35: Dismissal

If your student is eating breakfast, please arrive by 7:35 am. At 7:45 instruction begins.

No check-outs after 2:00 pm

If you need to change your child's transportation, please let the front office know before 2:00 pm.

• All information regarding bus transportation will go through the Where's the Bus app. You can track your child's bus using the app. It will also serve as the primary means of communication when buses are delayed or not running in the AM and PM. Look for a flyer in your child's back to school folder. www.wheresthebus.com
• Please use the link below to find your child's assigned bus and stop time. https://auburninfoshare.tripsparkhost.com/
  
• All changes of transportation must go through the front office using the change of transportation form. https://www.auburnschools.org/domain/2725
• For any last minutes changes of transportation, please contact Wendy Smith in the front office before 2:00pm.
• No changes of transportation or check outs after 2:00pm.
• You must present your car tag in order to pick up your child. If you forgot your tag, you will need to park and go to the front office with your ID to collect your child.

• Please send a healthy snack and water bottle daily with your child. No candy, chips, juice, etc.
• For students purchasing a school lunch, funds can be added using www.myschoolbucks.com.
• Monthly menus are located on the ACS website under Child Nutrition.
• The free and reduced application for the new year is up and running on our district website. https://www.auburnschools.org/domain/1332