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!

You're here! Welcome back!

We had a great first few days together! This week is our first book fair of the year and our Curriculum Night on Thursday for grades 1-3. This will be an opportunity to allow you to get a peek at the classroom and hear all about what your student(s) will be learning throughout the school year. We hope to see you there! Communication and parent involvement are so critical to our daily work with our students. We love when we get a chance to share the happenings of our little school and the work we do each day to help grow our students, both academically and social emotionally. Your feedback is so important to us. Looking forward to a wonderful week ahead with our students!

8/19: All Kindergarten students in attendance, Woodbury Book Fair begins

8/20: School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.

8/22: Curriculum Night 5:30-7:00 p.m.

8/27: 2nd Grade Hoover Field Trip

9/2: NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

9/6: NO SCHOOL, Non-Attendance Day

9/20: School Improvement Day, 11:10 Dismissal-

First days of kindergarten! Our students were so brave! But Miss Lootens was right there beside them having her first days too! They all did great!

Building a classroom community...

Kindergarten Families:

• For families of Kindergarteners, last spring, we hosted our kindergarten orientation. The first week of school, we had a student/parent meet and greet on the first day of school. Therefore, we will not be hosting a curriculum night for our Kindergarten Students. Please feel free to come visit the book fair that evening if you'd like!

First-Grade Families:

• Mrs. Rogowski & Mrs. Mrs. Sam are excited to host families in their rooms from 5:30-6:00 p.m.

Second-Grade Families:*

• Mrs. Cryer & Ms. Bols are looking forward to meeting with second-grade families. from 6:00-6:30 p.m.

Third-Grade Families:

• Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Kathe cannot wait to host third-grade families from 6:30-7:00 p.m.

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

• October: Growth Mindset (Connection to Second Step-first unit, Start the year off right)

• November: Responsibility

• December: Respect

• January: Collaboration

• February: Empathy (Valentine’s Day, Black History Month)

• March: Integrity (IAR Testing)

• April: Citizenship (Earth Day)

• May: Celebrate (Acknowledge accomplishments/achievements)

Free/Reduced Meals for the 2024-2025 School Year

Dear Sandwich School District 430 Parents and Guardians,

Families who wish to apply for free or reduced meals for the 2024-2025 school year can use this link to apply: https://www.freereducedlunch.com/sandwich430.

Only one application needs to be completed per household. If you recently received notification that you have already been approved for free or reduced meals for the 2024-2025 school year you do not need to complete an application.

Breakfast Price for 2024-2025

K-12 Schools $1.85

Lunch Prices for 2024-2025

K-8 Schools $3.60

Sandwich High School $3.75

If you have any questions, please reach out to Jody Kruswicki, Administrative Assistant, 815-786-2187 or jkruswicki@sandwich430.org

Thank You,

Tom Sodaro, Superintendent

Sandwich CUSD 430

720 S. Wells St.

Sandwich, IL. 60548