Northwoods News

Northwoods Families,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! As we approach Thanksgiving Break, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your support and involvement this school year! We love our community and truly appreciate all that you do to support our students and staff! On behalf of the Northwoods Staff, we wish you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving Break!!

Upcoming Events:

• Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th--Thanksgiving Break
• Tuesday, December 10th - Wednesday, December 11th--IOWA Testing (3rd Grade Only)
• Tuesday, December 10th--Spirit Night at Panera (Park West Location)
• Thursday, December 12th--Gingerbread Decorating Contest
• Friday, December 13th--Q2 Interim Reports Go Home
• Monday, December 23rd - Thursday, January 2nd--Winter Break

2024-25 Teacher and Instructional Assistant-of-the-Year:

I am excited to announce our 2024-25 Northwoods Teacher-of-the-Year award recipient is Ms. Sarah Bischoff (pictured left). Ms. Bischoff joined the Northwoods staff in 2023 and she has served as a kindergarten teacher since that time. Additionally, I am also excited to announce that Ms. Della Huffines (pictured right) was named as our Instructional Assistant-of-the-Year. Ms. Huffines serves as an IA on our Kindergarten Team. Please join me in congratulating Ms. Bischoff and Ms. Huffines! We are incredibly proud of them both!!

2025-2026 Kindergarten Registration:

Kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year is now open! To qualify for kindergarten enrollment, children must turn 5 years old on/before August 31, 2025. To register your child, please visit https://www.wcpss.net/kindergarten. School tours for new/prospective families will be available through the winter. To sign up for a tour, please visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D44AAA822A4FF2-45216498-northwoods?useFullSite=true#/

Clothing Needs:

We are in need of new or gently used pants (leggings, athletic pants, etc) for both boys and girls in all youth sizes (XS, S, M, L). If you have pants that your child(ren) no longer fit into, we would love to have them for our health room.

Ugly Sweater Day:

Join us for our first-annual Ugly Sweater Day on Friday, December 13th. We encourage students to show out in their finest "ugly" sweater. Sweaters may be store-bought or hand-made, and do NOT need to be holiday themed.

Gingerbread Decorating Contest:

Our first annual Gingerbread Decorating Contest will be held on Thursday, December 12th! To register for the event, please click the registration button below. All registrations are due by November 30th. Displays will be dropped off on the morning of December 12th, and classes will have the opportunity to view the entries during the school day. Families and friends will be invited back from 6:00 - 7:30 to view the displays. Craft activities and a food truck will be on site.

Spirit Night at Panera:

Join us on December 10th from 4:00 - 8:00PM at Panera for our first Spirit Night of the 24-25 school year. Participants may dine-in or order take-out online. Be sure to use code FUND4U to ensure your purchase helps support our school! We hope to see you there!