Woodland School News

Week of September 23, 2024

Updates from the Woodland Office

Dear Woodland families,

This week at Woodland brings some changes to our school schedule. School picture day is Wednesday, September 25. See the picture below for ordering details. School spirit week is also this week. Check out the picture detailing each day's themes. This leads up to the Homecoming parade on Friday, September 27. Our own student council members, led by Miss Pilat and Ms. Piland, will be walking in the parade and passing out candy.

The PTA sponsored Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for this week as well. See this message from Samantha Sussky: Book Fair week is almost here!!!! Some info should have come home this past week...a coloring page for the free book raffle and a bag for the "All for Books" coins challenge! Each hallway will compete to earn the most money and the top class wins a sweet treat All proceeds go towards the purchase of new books for the classrooms!

Reminders: EVERY student gets a free book from the PTA ($6.99 or less for K-2 and $9.99 or less for grades 3 & 4). Don't forget to set up your child's Ewallet. If they had an ewallet in the past any leftover funds need moved to a new one for this year.

*As a reminder, if your child will not be coming to school, please call the Main Office at 330-689-5470 by 9:30am each morning to let us know. Please leave a voicemail if the phone is not answered, as the office staff may be helping another parent at that time. You can also email Annie Nelson, who is subbing for Mrs. McClain for a few weeks. Annie's email address is - st_anelson@smfcsd.org.

*Thank you for adjusting to the new arrival procedures. Woodland students are able to enter the building at 8:55am each morning to proceed to their classroom or to the cafeteria for breakfast. Ms. Arriola keeps the breakfast line open until 9:10a for students arriving on late busses. Students have plenty of time to eat and make it to class by 9:15a.

*The tardy bell rings at 9:05am. If your child arrives to school after 9:05am, you will need to walk him or her into the building and sign in at the office. Dismissal begins at 3:30pm. Walkers and car riders are dismissed from the gym. Bus riders wait in their classrooms until each bus is called. Most busses depart Woodland before 4:00pm each afternoon.

*Communication and collaboration between home and school are key to our students' success. We encourage you to stay involved and connected with your child's education. Please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher, our school counselor, or myself with any questions, concerns, or ideas you may have. Mrs. McClain or Mrs. Nelson in the Main Office are a wealth of knowledge. You can call (330) 689-5470 with your questions between 8:00am and 4:00pm daily. Please remember that Parent Square is the platform used by the SMF district for communication, as well as email. Together, we can make this school year a truly outstanding one.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership. Let's make this school year the best one yet!

With Bulldog Pride,

Christopher Keating

Proud Principal of Woodland Elementary

School Counselor Update

Happy September! My first guidance rotation went wonderfully. I reminded students my role at Woodland and what our time together will look like. Our second meeting together will look a little different. Kindergarten and first grade will focus on self-control and what this looks and sounds like. Grades second through fourth will be learning about empathy-what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes 🙂. As always, I encourage you to speak with your children about what they are learning about in my class.

Mrs. Karen Chapman

330-689-5470, then press 2

st_kchapman@smfcsd.org

Final Forms

Parents and Guardians,

Please make sure to update all of your student's information in Final Forms. This information is important for the school to have on file for any emergency that may come up during the day. Use this link to access Stow Final Forms.

Woodland Arrival & Dismissal procedures

Student Arrival:

To ensure the safety of all students, parents and guardians are reminded that students cannot be dropped off before 8:50am due to no supervision.
If your child is a car rider, please follow the line and pull along the curb allowing your child to get out of the car near the gym doors only.
Students may enter the building to start the school day at 8:55am for breakfast or to proceed to their classroom.
The tardy bell rings at 9:05 am. If your child is late arriving to school, please walk them into the main office to sign them in.
Please remember no students are permitted to walk through the parking lot without an adult accompanying them.

Student Dismissal:

Each family will be provided with two car mirror hang tags that display their family’s pick up number. Multiple students from one family will all have the same number. Families can reuse their car tags from the 23-24 school year.
The tag must be hung from the rearview mirror so that school staff can see it easily.
Each student will be provided with a matching backpack tag with the same number. Please attach the tag to your child’s backpack.
As you pull into the parking lot, please drive all the way to the back of the lot and make the turn at the fence by the playground. PLEASE DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR AND GET OUT. Dismissal of students begins at 3:35 p.m.
School staff in the parking lot will radio pick up numbers to staff inside, who will bring the matching student(s) out and deliver them safely to the correct car.
Please do not motion or call your student over to your car without a staff member to accompany them; with the amount of bus and car traffic at dismissal this would be extremely dangerous.
Please do not jump ahead in line unless directed to do so by a staff member.
Once your student(s) is/are safely inside your vehicle, please pull out immediately. Car rider pick up must move quickly; it is not the time for conversations or conferences with school staff.
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DISPLAY THE PICK UP HANG TAG CORRECTLY. If you do not have the tag you will be asked to park your car in a parking space (not in the car line) and come into the office for identity verification. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
A staff member may ask for identity verification at any time in order to ensure student safety.

Student Early Dismissal:

If you will need to pick your student up from school early, call the Main Office and a staff member can relay the message to your child's teacher. You can also send in a note with your child that his/her teacher will send to the Main Office. Emails and ParentSquare message to classroom teachers don't always make their way to the Main Office. It is always best to let the Office know of any changes to your child's dismissal routine.

Bus Riders:

If your student will be riding the bus this school year, please download My Ride K-12 app. This gives you up to the minute bus location for pick up and drop off times. Please see the directions and more information about this app on the district website under the transportation tab linked here. Any individual transportation questions or concerns, please contact the transportation department directly at 330-689-5219.

Student Dress Code

Please take a few minutes to read through the Woodland Parent/Student Handbook . On page 10 the handbook reads - "A student shall not dress in an obscene manner or in any fashion that, in the judgement of the administration, disrupts the educational process. See-through or mesh garments, midriff blouses or shirts, exposure of any type, spiked jewelry, chains, clothing that exposes undergarments, hats, and clothing with obscene or suggestive statements or symbols are prohibited as any apparel that advertises or promotes sex, drugs, or alcohol. Shoes must be worn at all times. Coats and hats must be placed in lockers and not worn/carried during the school day." If a staff member observes your child wearing any of these types of garments, the staff member will direct the child to change or send the child to the office to call home for a change of clothes. Please review these expectations with your child before the new school year begins.

Woodland PTA updates

THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated in the the PTA Fall Mumkin fundraiser!!

If you missed the deadline… don’t worry,

THE SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11:59pm on 9/23!

This is a students last chance for an opportunity to be part of the Silly Sting Showdown!

Students who sell 15 or more items automatically get a place on our “Silly String Showdown Team!” This team will get the opportunity to spray Mr. Keating, Ms. Piland, Mrs. Hayduke, Mrs. Crockett, Miss Tammy (and possibly other teachers/staff ) with silly string!! Students who sell at least one item will be entered into a drawing for a chance to join the team as well!

http://www.fundraiseit.org/

Use this link with students first and last name for online ordering.

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PTA is up to 83 members. Thank you to everyone who has joined! Parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts, uncles can join at anytime. Use the QR code linked in the picture to join. Or go to https://woodlandstow.givebacks.com/store. Membership is just $10.

Looking ahead

Sept. 23-27: Scholastic Book Fair (Family Buying Night is Sept. 25 from 5-7:30pm at Woodland)

Oct. 1- Mum fundraiser pickup at Bellacino's - 5-7pm

Oct. 17 - PTA meeting - Woodland library at 6pm

Oct. 17 - Marco's pizza night!

School nutrition information

Parents and guardians can find a lot of useful information at the Stow-Munroe Falls Nutrition Services webpage. Parents can add money to their child's account (PaySchools Central) as well as access the most up-to-date breakfast and lunch menus (School Menus). Woodland's cafeteria manager is Audrey Arriola and she can be reached at st_aarriola@smfcsd.org by email with any questions you have about nutrition services. SMF's district nutrition services supervisor is Angela Hearty (st_ahearty@smfcsd.org).