Woodbury Weekly Update for Families

Welcome to our weekly update! We are thrilled to keep you informed about the happenings at our school, celebrations & achievements and upcoming events, ensuring you're an active part of your students educational journey. In each update, you'll find some quick highlights of the past week and a preview of what's to come. Our hope is to foster a strong sense of community and collaboration between the school and our cherished families. Most weeks will be brief, but at times there is important information or updates that help support us in your involvement in our little school. Thank you for taking the time to read it!

A great week with gorgeous weather! We are soaking it up! Students are working on demonstrating and modeling our core values and are recognized through our Woodbury Way shout outs each week. Students earn a little prize, but also point toward earning a letter to spell out a mystery reward for their classroom. For every three students recognized, a letter is earned! On Monday, we will be recognizing students from each classroom at a short all school assembly who we believe are starting the year off on the right foot, demonstrating great character on daily basis. At this time we will be kicking off GROWTH MINDSET and Mr. Janisch will be coming in October to talk to students about the difference between a locked brain (a fix mindset) and a plant brain (growth mindset). At the end of October we will be recognizing students who are working on building a GROWTH MINDSET. We love how excited and eager our students are to grow in their character. It helps make our school a great place to be!

Lots coming up on our calendar in October and November. Be sure to check out the calendar below!

2nd grade had a fun time at the Discovery Museum!

You will be receiving your student's fall Progress Report today, September 27th. This progress report is being provided to give you information about the current learner traits your child is demonstrating to start off the school year. Please review the “Key for Performance Standards” section at the top of the document before looking over your student’s learner traits. We encourage you to look over the entire document as a preview of what standards are being assessed this trimester and throughout the school year. Your child's progress towards those standards will be indicated on their first trimester report card and will be discussed with you at our parent teacher conferences.

Teamwork makes the dream work! Coding with pixel art in the learning center!

9/30: Core Value Recognition Assembly

OCTOBER:

10/1: First Grade to Hoover

10/2: Fall Pictures, Custodian Appreciation Day

10/3: Walk to School Day

10/7: Growth Mindset Assembly

10/8: Fire Safety Assembly

10/10: Woodbury PPA Meeting

10/11: NO SCHOOL, Institute Day

10:14: Butter Braid Sales begin

10/15: School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.

10/18: Therapy Dog Visit

10/27: SEF Trick or Trot 5K/1 Mile Run

10:31: Halloween Classroom Parties

NOVEMBER:

11/5: Election Day, NO SCHOOL

11/8: End of First Trimester

11/11: Veteran's Day Recognition

11/12: Fall Picture Retakes

11/14: Third Grade Opera House, PPA Meeting

11/15: Trimester 1 Report Cards, Therapy Dog Visit

11/20: Author Visit

11/21-22: Breadmaking

11/25: Conferences - NO SCHOOL

11/26: Conferences - NO SCHOOL

11/27-29: FALL BREAK- NO SCHOOL

The classroom teachers will be coordinating Halloween parties with volunteers. Only designated volunteers will be able to participate in classroom parties on the 31st. All classroom celebrations will follow our district-adopted Treat Policy. However, each classroom will incorporate one curricular activity during their celebration that will involve the consumption of a tasty treat. Our school nurses will vet the ingredients for allergies and safety concerns prior to our room parties taking place. As always, the safety and health of our students is a top priority.

Hey, I showed the Woodbury Way! September is an overview of our core values. Right now we are focused on starting the year off right, learning to follow our common expectations so that we can all share a space to learn through kindness and respect for all. This crew had their name drawn this week after earning Woodbury Way recognition! Stay tuned as we celebrate our students each week and month!

We would like to welcome the newest members of our Sandwich community. If you or someone you know has just welcomed a new baby, please let us know! The Sandwich Community School District 430 would like to provide you with a welcome gift.

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The following core values are embedded in our Woodbury Way recognition and are goals for our students and staff. These are great skills to discuss with your students as we will be emphasizing them throughout each month.

September: OVERVIEW

The carry over period for students who were receiving free/reduced lunch for the 2023-2024

school year will end on September 27, 2024. If a new 2024-2025 application has not been

submitted by that date your child will automatically be put on paid breakfast and lunch

beginning September 30, 2024.

Please click on the link below to apply for free/reduced breakfast and lunch:

https://www.freereducedlunch.com/sandwich430

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is

prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or

disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, and Office of Civil

Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-

3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.