Eagles Newsletter

March 2024

Woodland Elementary School had nearly 30 special visitors on Feb. 12 as they hosted community members, parents and district staff to share experiences and advice with scholars on National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID).

The event began with a musical performance from the school’s fifth grade scholars, which featured several cultural pieces in celebration of NAAPID and Black History Month. Afterwards, speakers rotated through classrooms throughout the school day, sharing a book, explaining their career or life journey, and talking to students about what has inspired them in their lives. Principal Terri Jackson said the event aims to help students gain insight into the everyday lives of the adults in their community and how they impact the community.

Some of the special guests included Superintendent Dr. Kim Hiel, the district’s first African American superintendent; Jena Holliday, a local children’s book author and creator; Jessica Theis, a recruiter at Target Corp; two principals from other school districts; and several other Woodland parents and a variety of employees from Osseo Area Schools, including Roddy Russel, a Woodland ESP who shared his stories and lessons in life with the theme of perseverance and grit.

Creature Features recently visited Mrs. Booke's 4th Grade Classroom. Creature Features aspires to share curiosity and enthusiasm for animals through their animal education programs.

The 4th Grade Students also had students from Anoka Ramsey share a chemistry lesson with them.

Thank you to Grandparents & Special Friends who came to Woodland, and shared their stories with students. It was a very special day.

Our Kindergartners enjoyed learning about many animals from Sustainable Safari's that visited our school.

Our second graders having a great time learning at the Minnesota Science Museum.

READATHON Time

The Woodland Readathon is off and running and we have an awesome start! We are already 46% to our fundraising goal. This is an important fundraiser to pay for the IXL technology program that all students use. In addition the PTO has pledged $60,000 towards a second playground slated for installation in the summer of 2025.

This year the big prizes are in-class experiences for the TOP 3 Fundraising and TOP 3 Reading classrooms. The experiences include: author visit plus books for students, kite making kits, Creature Features and The Amazing Norm. If we reach our reading/fundraising goal all students will get extra recess and enjoy a freezie! The Readathon runs through March 17th- Thank you for your support!

We NEED YOUR HELP

The PTO Board has many openings for the 2024-2025 school year. We would love to have you join us. This is a great way to stay active at Woodland and help provide for the community. We meet 1x per month in the media center to talk about fundraising, upcoming events and how we can support Woodland students and our staff. Please visit Woodlandpto.org for information on openings and to express interest. We are always happy to answer any questions at an upcoming PTO meeting or email us at wdptomn@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events:

* March 4-17: WD Read-a-Thon

* March 13: PTO Meeting, 6:30pm, Media Center

* April 12: Woodland Carnival, 5:30pm-8pm

* April 16: PTO Meeting, 6:30pm, Media Center

* May 7-10: Woodland Staff Appreciation (find list of Staff’s Favorite things here: https://www.woodlandpto.org/get-to-know-the-staffwishlists)

* May 15: PTO Meeting, 6:30pm, Media Center

* May 22: Woodland Family Dance and Food Truck Night, 5-7pm

Special Thanks to our Gold Level Sponsors: Chick-Fil-A Brooklyn Park, MAP Transportation, Marigold Home Inspections, Accorde Orthodontics, Leo’s Seamless Gutters, Card My Yard-Maple Grove. Don’t forget to support the local businesses that help support Woodland! Links to all sponsors are on our website: woodlandpto.org.

2022-2023 Board
President: Jenna Maurer
President Elect: OPEN- Seeking Volunteer
Secretary: Megan Fordice
Communications Chair: Rachel Johnson
Marketing Chair: Jennifer Broden
DPAC Representative : Bridget Bennett and Janelle Bernards
Treasurer : Marrissia Gearld
Treasurer Elect: Brianna Johnston
School Reps: Scott Lund, Jody Levy & Gail Huggins