Northwoods News

Northwoods Families,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! With just nine more school days to go, we are rapidly winding down to the end of the school year. As such, this will be my last newsletter of the 2025-26 school year. On behalf of the Northwoods staff, I would like to thank you all for a fantastic year! I hope you and your families have a wonderful summer break!

As always, please take a few minutes to read through the information and updates below.

Upcoming Events:

• Monday, June 2nd--EOG Testing Begins
• Wednesday, June 11th--Kindergarten Picnic
• Wednesday, June 11th--3rd Grade Open House
• Thursday, June 12th--5th Grade Picnic
• Friday, June 13th--Last Day of School
• Friday, June 13th--5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
• Monday, June 16th--EOG Remediation & Retesting (Select Students Only)
• Tuesday, June 17th--EOG Remediation & Retesting (Select Students Only)

Thank you, 5th grade families, for sending your photos of your 5th grade students. We are excited to share the slide show with you at the moving up ceremony on the last day of school. We are anticipating a fun end of year celebration for the 5th grade class. We need a few items for this celebration. Please check the Signup Genius for needed items and contribute if able: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0544AEAF2E5-56829501-5thgrade Thank you so much!

5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony Details:

Event Day: Friday, June 13th

Event Time: 9:30 – 10:15 AM

Event Location: Northwoods Cafeteria

Please remember, attendance is limited to parents/guardians only. We do not have seating capacity for extended family or siblings. This means that we will not call school-age siblings out of class to attend.

Arrival:

Parents/guardians should plan to arrive between 9:15 and 9:30 AM so that we can finish morning carpool without issue. Please know that we will have limited parking availability. Families may need to park in the carpool lane, along the fire lane nearest to the modular building, and/or along Boundary Street. Please plan accordingly and carpool with other families when possible.

Student Attire:

We encourage all students to dress appropriately for the event. There is no need to purchase new clothing, but students should plan to dress as nicely as possible. Slacks/polo shirts, dresses, or other “picture day” attire is recommended. Please remember, crop-tops are not allowed at school.

Student Dismissal:

Parents are encouraged to take their child home at the conclusion of the Moving-Up Ceremony. Once the event ends, students will be dismissed to their homeroom with their assigned teacher. Parents may check their 5th-grade child out of school directly from their classroom. Other siblings must be signed out at the front office.

Student Chromebooks:

• Rising 6th graders: must turn in their Chromebooks and chargers at the end of this school year per the WCPSS. They will be issued one at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.

• Rising 4th-5th graders: will keep their assigned Chromebooks and chargers through the summer and continue using the same assigned Chromebook next year. Any issues over the summer, including lost or missing devices, can be reported to the County's help desk: https://www.wcpss.net/techguides

• Rising 3rd graders: will be issued a Chromebook at the start of the 2025-2026 school year

• Rising K-2nd graders: will use Chromebooks at school and will not be assigned one to take home during the 2025-2026 school year

• Students withdrawing from WCPSS: must return their Chromebooks and chargers to school on or before their last day.

Medication Pick-Up:

All student medication need to be picked up from school by Friday, June, 13th. Any medication not signed out by a parent/guardian within 10 days of the last day of school will be disposed of.

Non-Returning Family Survey:

Parents of current Kindergarten - 4th-grade students who are not returning to Northwoods for the 2025-26 school year are asked to complete this survey so that we may begin planning for future staffing needs. Families of rising 6th graders DO NOT need to complete the survey unless their child is transferring out of district or state.

End-of-Year Spirit Week:

We (teachers and students) are counting down the days to the end of the school year! To celebrate the last week of school (June 9th - 13th), we will be doing one last Spirit Week for students. Please see the Spirit Week flyer linked below and plan accordingly.

• Spirit Week: June 10th - 12th

Media Center Books:

All media center books were due on May 29th. If your child still has library books at home, please be sure to turn them in ASAP.