Woodland Watch

Hello Woodland Families,

I can't believe that it is almost February! Report cards were sent home with your child this week. I hope that you have had the opportunity to review your child's report card with them. I encourage you to celebrate their improvement, growth, or areas where they are succeeding. It is so important to celebrate student's achievements, growth, and progress. If there are areas where you see your student still has some room to grow, it is helpful to set goals with them. Let your student know what they can do to continue to excel and learn by setting achievable goals with them.

This is the time of year when winter weather takes a toll on school attendance, particularly making it to school on time. Snow and rain can make it hard to get your children to school. So can illnesses such as colds, flu, and fevers.

These absences, even if they are excused, break the routine of daily attendance that contributes to students feeling connected and engaged in learning. Also, arriving to school late or leaving early have a significant impact on the students' school day. Please consider these steps to keep your children healthy and in school this winter.

1. Develop back-up plans for getting your children to school. Check who can give your children a ride if you can’t take them, or consider sending your child on the school bus.

2. Stomach pain and headaches can be signs of anxiety and may not be reasons for keeping a child home. If you feel that anxiety or stress is playing a role, talk to your child’s teacher, myself, or your medical provider about how best to support your child.

3. Encourage children to wash their hands before and after eating and after using the restroom.

4. Avoid sharing cups and utensils with other individuals.

5. Dress your children for the cold weather. If you need help with winter clothing, call the Woodland Main Office.

6. Encourage healthy habits such as getting enough sleep, eating healthy foods, drinking fluids and getting exercise.

7. If your children need to stay home for a prolonged period due to illness, talk to your child’s teacher to find out about resources, including computer or internet access, that they can use at home to keep learning once they feel well enough.

Let us know how we can help you. If you’re having trouble, need resources or advice, please call us at 248-537-6900 and ask to speak with Mrs. Montano, Ms. Caton or Mrs. Rosinski.

Thank you for partnering with us! If you would like more information about school attendance, please see Attendanceworks.org.

Have a nice weekend,

Mrs. Katalin Rosinski

Principal

February

• 6th - AMS Route 56 5th Grade Student Activity Night
• 8th - Sweetheart Dance @ 6-8pm
• 12th - Student Spring Count Day
• 13th - Valentine's Day Parties
• 14th-17th - NO SCHOOL - Mid-Winter Break

March

• 1st-21st - March is Reading Month
• 5th - Kindergarten Signing Day (Round Up) @ 6:00pm
• 6th - Book Bingo @ 6pm-8pm
• 11th - PTO Meeting @ 6pm
• 11th - “Coffee with the Superintendent” - Auburn Elementary Media Center @ 9:00am
• 21st - HALF DAY - End of 3rd Quarter - 11:45am Dismissal
• 24th-28th - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
• 31st - NO SCHOOL - Teacher PD

As we move into the second half of the school year, we want to ensure that we have the most current and accurate emergency contact information for your student. It’s crucial for the safety and well-being of your child that we can reach the right people in the event of an emergency.

Please take a moment to review and update the emergency contacts listed for your student. You can easily check by logging into your Parent Portal, navigating to the "Forms" section, and then selecting "General Forms." You can log into Parent Portal here. If you need the login information, please reach out to the Main Office and we can provide that for you. If you find any discrepancies or need to make updates, please let me know at your earliest convenience.

Keeping this information current is vital to ensuring the safety of all of our students. Thank you for assisting us in keeping all our students safe.

As we enter the second half of the school year, we want to re-share our photo opt-out form in case you have decided you do not wish for your student to be photographed while in school here at Woodland Elementary.

If you DO NOT wish for your student to be in any photographs, please fill out this form. Please let us know if you have any questions.

We know that keeping track of all the dates and events can be overwhelming, so we have decided to try and consolidate all that information to make it a little easier! We have created a Google Calendar where we will put all of our events and activities that take place. You can add the Google Calendar app to your phone to easily check and see what is going on each day. You can also integrate the calendar into your currently used phone calendar. We hope that this calendar will create a seamless way to keep track of all the things going on here at Woodland.

You can see the Woodland Google calendar here.

You can find instructions on how to subscribe to this calendar here.

You can find other helpful tips and tricks on using Google Calendar here.

The calendar will be updated daily with events, activities, things to remember, and due dates. This information will also be shared through our normal communication methods of email, text messages, and Facebook posts. We hope this calendar will be an additional tool to stay updated on events taking place here at Woodland.

If you are not receiving text messages from Woodland Elementary or Avondale School District and would like to in the future, text the word "YES" to 67587.

Woodland has started a new incentive program called "The Golden Paw" awards. Students who demonstrate our ROARS expectations and go above and beyond may receive a Golden Paw certificate from our Woodland staff. The student brings it down to the Main Office, where they put it in the Golden Paw box in front of Mrs. Rosinski's office. On Friday mornings, a few names are drawn from the box and those students get to pick a prize from our Golden Paw treat cart in the Main Office.

This week's winners are as follows:

Bryce Y - Being a great helper

Griffin H - Doing a great job in Math

Jai'La B - Getting work done in a timely manner without reminders

Jett M - Being a great problem solver

Noah P - Helping a friend find his morning work

Frances R-M - Doing her very best without reminders

Nevaeh B - Being an amazing student who is always prepared

Wania J - Supporting others

Sam M - Always ready to learn

Garrett M - Being a classroom leader

Declan B - Doing a great job in math

Emma T - Being a great classroom helper

Miranda C - Being a helpful student

Order Your Yearbook Now!

Log in to ybpay.lifetouch.com to order your 2024-2025 Woodland yearbook! Order now so you don't forget - we will not be ordering extra yearbooks in the Spring!

Yearbook ID Code: 5933225

Order Deadline: April 14, 2025

Please remember that Woodland is a Peanut-Free and Tree-Nut Free school. Do not send any snacks or lunch items that "may contain nuts" or "manufactured on the same equipment or in a facility that contains nut products". We have some students and staff in our building that have very severe allergies to any kind of nuts, both peanuts and tree nuts. Thank you for your cooperation in this very serious matter to keep our everyone safe.

Woodland's Lost and Found is OVERFLOWING! It is located by the gym and cafeteria. If your child is missing a jacket, sweatshirt, lunchbox, etc., please remind your child to look in the Lost and Found. Parents, please plan on checking out the lost and found if you are in the school because all unclaimed items will be donated before our Mid-Winter Break in February.

This week, our school community focused on the trait of Social Intelligence. This means you are aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. You understand why they do things.

Social intelligence refers to a person's ability to understand and manage interpersonal relationships. It is distinct from a person's IQ or "book smarts." It includes an individual's ability to understand, and act on, the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of other people. This type of intelligence can take place "in the moment" of face-to-face conversations but also appears during times of deliberate thinking. It involves emotional intelligence and self-awareness.

Why Does It Matter?

Social intelligence helps individuals build relationships and is important to numerous aspects of a person's life. It allows an individual to form friendships and alliances. And, it assists a person against being taken advantage of. People with social intelligence can "read" other people's faces and know what motivates them. Social intelligence builds over time and as a person ages. In this sense, it is similar to the character strength of perspective.

To practice and encourage the character strength of prudence with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2) where together you will watch a video, read a quote and talk about the answers to three questions.

After Winter Break, we will focus on Forgiveness.

January

January 31: Ben Z., David F., Alyene F.

February

February 1: Colton P.

February 2: Aissata-Lujean K.

February 8: Syrius B., Ms. Jess

February 9: Lucas B., Averi L.

February 10: Anthony Y.

February 12: Liam M.

February 14: Arya N.

School breakfast and lunch is FREE again this year. There will be NO printed paper menus this year. We ask that you please download the Nutrislice app on your cell phone or you may click on the Nutrislice link below:

Woodland Nutrislice Menu

You will also be able to find the breakfast and lunch menus for all schools on the Avondale website.

Hot Lunch Menu - January

Monday 2/3 - A) Chicken Tenders B) Cheese Quesadilla C) Sunbutter & Jelly

Tuesday 2/4 - A) Egg & Cheese Biscuit B) Cheese Quesadilla C) Sunbutter & Jelly

Wednesday 2/5 - A) Cheese Pizza B) Cheese Quesadilla C) Sunbutter & Jelly

Thursday 2/6 - A) Cheeseburger B) Cheese Quesadilla C) Sunbutter & Jelly

Friday 2/7 - A) Cheese Tortellini Marinara B) Cheese Quesadilla C) Sunbutter & Jelly

Avondale Food Services would like to remind you of the importance of sharing any allergies that your student may have with our Food Service Department. If your student has any food allergies, please fill out the form here and email it to megan.haase@avondaleschools.org.

Do you have a Kroger Plus card? If so, you can link your cad to our school and Kroger will donate a percentage to Woodland! You still get all the great savings and all the fuel points! Link your card online at www.kroger/communityrewards by entering our account number: SQ402 or searching for Woodland PTO.

Avondale School District is excited to announce that the application window for the 2025-26 school year at Avondale GATE Magnet School will open on January 6, 2025.

The GATE program is open to students in grades 2-8, including both in-district residents and out-of-district students who wish to apply through our Schools of Choice program. All applications for GATE Magnet School are completed online and must be completed during the specific application window announced each year. The application can be found on GATE's website at www.avondaleschools.org/gate/apply.

For more information, please visit www.avondaleschools.org/gate-magnet-school or reach out at gate.applicants@avondaleschools.org.

Avondale School District is excited to announce that enrollment for the 2025-26 school year at Avondale’s Early Learning Centers (ELC) is now open! Below is important information about our programs and the enrollment process.

Summer Camp Enrollment
We are now accepting applications for Summer Camp for children ages 2.9 years old to 5 years old who have not yet completed a year of TK/K. To apply, click here.

3-Year-Old Preschool Enrollment
For children entering our 3-Year-Old Preschool classrooms, please complete the registration form found here. Once submitted, we will email you an enrollment packet with all required documents, including the payment policy and a link to PowerSchool.

PreK for All/GSRP Enrollment
For children entering 4-Year-Old PreK programs (PreK for All/GSRP), please begin Phase One of the enrollment process by clicking here. Please follow the steps below to complete Phase One:

1. Select "Preschool (3-5 Year Olds)"
2. Enter your email
3. Check the box "Do you have a specific preschool you would like to apply for?"
4. Select Auburn Hills
5. Select Avondale School District
6. Submit documentation for family income, child's age, and residency

Once Phase One is complete, we will contact you to schedule a Family Meeting and gather additional enrollment information during Phase Two.

ELC Open House
The district will host open houses at both Early Learning Center locations on February 5, 2025 from 6-7pm for those interested in learning more or visiting the schools. For more information, click here.

We look forward to welcoming your child to our programs and partnering with you in their educational journey. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

For more information about Avondale’s Early Learning Centers, please visit www.avondaleschools.org/schools/avondale-early-learning-center.

Avondale ELC Enrollment Flyer

Please click on the link below to view the latest Avondale Athletics Newsletter.

Avondale Athletics Newsletter

Considering the tough economic times and the rising food costs facing our area, we are attempting to help Avondale families by making sure all our children have enough food.

“Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends.

Click below to sign your child(ren) up online to receive Blessings in a Backpack.

Parent Letter/Sign Up

**If you would like to contribute food or snacks to help with Blessings in a Backpack, there is an Amazon Wish List set up below to purchase from. Thank you so much for your help and please feel free to share this list with others who may wish to donate!

Please see the the Woodland Elementary website and the Avondale School District website as resources for valuable information. We also post reminders and information on our Woodland Facebook Page. Please like us to stay connected with Woodland and the community.

Grace Caton, Secretary

Dawn Montano, Secretary

Email: katalin.rosinski@avondaleschools.org
Website: avondaleschools.org
Location: 6465 Livernois Road, Troy, MI, 48098
Phone: 248-537-6900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoodlandROARS/