Woods Creek Chronicle

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Jan 16: WC PTO meeting 7:00 p.m., library

Jan. 20: No school

Jan. 21: The Wild Robot movie at school

Jan. 29: Early Release Day-2:00 student dismissal

Feb.15: Winter Carnival 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Feb. 27: Family Reading Night

Remember that every Friday is School Spirit day. Wear red and royal blue or Woods Creek spirit wear.

We will kick off our school-wide shared reading experience on Tuesday, January 21. We will be reading The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of our Woods Creek PTO, each family will receive a book to read together at home.

Our goal is to encourage and support a shared love of reading between students, staff and families at home. We ask that you take some time each week to read and discuss the book as a family. You will be sent discussion questions to help guide your conversations surrounding the book. Don’t worry if you can’t read together as a family each night, as we will have recordings of each chapter available for students to listen to at school, too. There will be several activities happening in your child’s classroom and around the school. In addition, we will offer optional weekly activities you can do at home.

We are so excited to share this book with you as well as the fun school and home activities we have planned for the next 6 weeks! We will host Family Reading Night on February 27, as well, from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

For the 2024/25 school year, FastBridge testing will occur for all K-8 students during the window of Jan. 13 - Jan. 27. In addition, all K-5 students will have the SAEBRS (Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener) assessment completed for them by their teacher. This will also take place Jan. 13 - Jan. 27.

Woods Creek is partnering with Treering for yearbook compilation and online sales again this year. All yearbook orders must be placed online via this link: Treering Yearbooks. Our school passcode is: 1016039057551331. Each yearbook costs $18.60 (softcover) or $25.43 (hardcover). Yearbook orders placed by April 29, 2025 will be delivered to the school for distribution before summer break. Please contact Mrs. Walsh at kjwalsh@d47.org with any yearbook questions.

Check out the link to the recent D47 Hall Pass series video of Dr. Marks, Malu and Drayson, as they talk about learning to read in kindergarten.

District 47 online kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year will begin February 3. At that time, families can register their incoming kindergartener by completing the steps on the District 47 website at d47.org/registration. Early registration helps with adequate staffing, placement in your home school preference, and appropriate class size.

Kindergarten Dual Language Meetings

• Informational meetings about District 47's Dual Language program will be held for parents who have an incoming kindergarten student for the 2025-2026 school year. If you are interested in placing your child into the program and you do not have a child currently enrolled in the dual language program, attendance is required at one of these meetings. Flyer. For more details and the Zoom link, visit: d47.org/duallanguage.

• Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

• Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 | 9:30 am - 10:30 am

• Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025 | 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

• Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

• Families who currently have a child enrolled in the dual language program MUST complete the registration process for their incoming kindergarten student by Friday, March 21 to guarantee their place in the program. Students with siblings in dual language registered after this date will be added to the waitlist.

Save the Date and Volunteer

This year's WC PTO Winter Carnival is on Saturday, February 15 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. We are excited for a day of fun and need a lot of help to make the day run successfully and safely. If you are interested in volunteering please fill out this google form: Winter Carnival Volunteer sign up

Raffle Basket Donations Needed

Every year we offer raffle baskets at the Winter Carnival as a fun way to help raise funds for the school. We need your help filling the baskets. Themed baskets are filled with the help of grade level families; here is a list of each grade level and its assigned theme.

Want to stay in the know? Be sure to follow us on:

• Facebook: Woods Creek PTO

Please email the WC PTO at woodscreekpto@gmail.com with any questions.

The MLL (Multi Language Learner) teachers recently hosted a special surprise activity in two of our classes. We invited two talented parents of MLL students, who are professional art teachers, to lead an exciting fall themed art project and a winter themed art project. All of the materials were generously provided by these parents, while they directed the students to create stunning artwork under their guidance. The event was a huge success, bringing creativity and joy into the school day. We are grateful to Mrs. Pop and Mrs. Bogdan for sharing their time and talent. We couldn’t be more proud of our students for their amazing artistic efforts!