Woodland Watch

Hello Woodland Families,

We had a fantastic half day today with our Halloween parties and costume parade! The rain held off and we were able to have our walk outside. It was so much fun seeing the innovative and fun costumes that the students wore!

Don't forget that Parent Teacher Conferences are next week. Please make sure to click on the links below to sign up to meet with your child's teacher. We value the time with our parents to discuss students' strengths and opportunities for growth.

Please check your child's Friday Folders for our Woodland Math and Literacy night fliers. This is a wonderful event for both parents and students to learn and grow. This event will offer math and reading activities for students and information sessions for Woodland parents/guardians. Students will be grouped by grade level for stories and activities led by OU Teacher Education students. Adults will attend sessions led by Woodland teachers, OU professors and Avondale's Literacy Coach. Resources created by OU students will be available to take home. Please RSVP by Monday, November 11th.

Please remember that we will have NO SCHOOL tomorrow Friday, November 1st through Tuesday, November 5th for our October fall break. I hope all of you are able to relax and enjoy some family time.

Have a relaxing long weekend,

Mrs. Katalin Rosinski

Principal

This month we studied the Other People Matter mindset of being present and giving others my attention, integrity, creativity, and the Other People Mindset- knowing my words and actions affect others. Congratulations to all of our October nominees!

November

• 1st-4th - NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
• 5th - NO SCHOOL - Teacher PD
• 7th - 5th Grade Career Day; Parent-Teacher Conferences @ 4:30-8pm
• 12th - PTO Meeting @ 6pm
• 13th - Parent-Teacher Conferences @ 4:30-8pm
• 15th - Picture Retake Day
• 20th - Family Math & Literacy Night @ 6pm
• 25th-29th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

• 9th-12th - Wildcat Winter Shop
• 14th - Holiday Breakfast @ 8:30am-11am
• 17th - 3rd Grade Music Concert
• 19th or 20th - Classroom Parties
• 23rd-31st - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

• 1st-3rd - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

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.

Conferences are being held on Thursday, November 7th from 4:30pm-8:00pm and again on Wednesday, November 13th from 4:30-8:00pm. Our goal is to meet with 100% of our families. At conferences, parents will receive student progress reports and NWEA reports. Both families and teachers will have an opportunity to discuss students' areas of strength and areas that need to be developed.

Teachers have created Sign Up Genius links below for you to sign up for conferences. Our specials teachers also are available to meet.

TK

Ms. Sherbel

Kindergarten

Ms. Casolari

Mrs. Jalkanen

Ms.Wheeler/Mrs. Zink

1st Grade

Mrs. Bryzik

Mrs. Davis-Comfort

Ms. Montemurri

2nd Grade

Ms. Cheney

Ms. Pulaski

3rd Grade

Mrs. Burmistrzak

Mrs. McIntyre

4th Grade

Mrs. Jones

Mrs. Keller

Ms. LeVally

5th Grade

Mrs. Hockman & Mrs. McNaughton

Specials (Drop In Conferences)

Ms. Green (Art)

Mrs. Petipren (Music)

Special Education

Mrs. Mergener (will be meeting along with Gen Ed teachers)

Ms. Plotkowski (will be meeting along with Gen Ed teachers)

Ms. Udicki (will be contacting parents directly)

Ms. Miller (will be contacting parents directly)

Intervention

Mrs. Alonso (Reading Intervention)

Mrs. Jeon (ESL) (will be available for drop-in conferences)

Ms. Coulter (Speech) (will be meeting along with Gen Ed teachers)

Ms. Shipley (Social Work) (will be meeting along with Gen Ed teachers)

Mark your calendars! Woodland's 3rd Annual Family Math & Literacy Night will be held on Wednesday, November 20th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm. All Woodland TK-5th grade students and their parents/guardians are invited to join us for an evening of fun and learning. Students will participate in math and literacy activities led by college students in Oakland University's Teacher Education Program, and adults will attend sessions led by our wonderful Woodland teachers and OU professors who teach college classes at Woodland. Flyers were sent home this week with all students. They must be returned by Monday, November 11th. (There are a limited number of childcare spots available for potty trained 3-4 year olds. Reservations for childcare must be made in advance.)

We hope that your family is able to join us for our Family Math and Literacy Night. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Alonso or Miss Carion. We are looking forward to a great night.

Attention all 4th and 5th Grade students! Math Pentathlon is back at Woodland. Division III will be starting in November. Please see the information below to learn more.

We currently do not have a Division I (Kinder/1st grade) or Division II (2nd/3rd grade) team because we do not have coaches. If you are interested in running or co-running a team, please reach out to Laura Gavin for more information! Lauralynne.gavin@gmail.com

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:

Avery A - always being amazing and working so hard in 4th grade

Bryce Y - being kind to a friend

Anthony C - being a helpful safety

Cameron M - having pride in his work

James B - using strategies for reading

Karter L - helping Mr. Brian with litter pickup

Laira N - following directions the first time the teacher asks

Excellent job, Wildcats! Keep up the great work!

Woodland's School Picture Retake Day will be held on Friday, November 15th. If you would like your student to get their pictures retaken, please remember to bring the original picture packet back to school.

This week was a Wildcard Week for our Positivity Project. During a Wildcard Week, teachers can a) make up any character strength lessons they didn’t get to finish during a previous week, b) explore our resources more, or c) deep-dive into a character strength with which their students are really connecting.

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.

Next week, we will focus on Bravery.

October

October 26: Elijah B., Noah P., Henry P.

October 27: Easton H., Sam M.,

October 28: Mrs. Landess

October 29: Elora P.

November

November 2: Maya H., Reaghan W.

November 3: Brock L., Jaxon L.

November 4: Orion H., Finnley K., Mrs. Jalkanen

November 5: Giselle S.

November 6: Arisha R.

November 7: Carlos C., Milah R.

A)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

Monday 11/4 - NO LUNCH SERVICE - FALL BREAK

Tuesday 11/5 - NO LUNCH SERVICE - ELECTION DAY

Wednesday 11/6 - A) Cheese Pizza B) Toasty Cheese Sandwich C) Sunbutter & Jelly

Thursday 11/7 - A) Greek Chicken & Tzatziki Sandwich B) Toasty Cheese Sandwich C) Sunbutter & Jelly

Friday 11/8 - A) Cheesy Baked Pasta B) Toasty Cheese Sandwich 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 would like to invite families with students interested in applying for GATE Magnet School or Accelerated Pathways for the 2025-2026 school year to attend an upcoming program tour!

Our Gifted & Talented program is available to students grades 2-12, providing an innovative, personalized learning environment where gifted students can soar to their highest potential- academically, socially, and emotionally. This program is open to any new or current Avondale student. Application and acceptance into the school and program is required.

Tours will take place on November 11th, and November 18th from 9am-11am, beginning at the Avondale Administration Building, followed by tours of our Gifted & Talented GATE Magnet School and Avondale High School. Tours are limited and registration is required.

Register Here: https://bit.ly/Avondale_Gifted_Talented

Learn More

For more information about GATE application requirements, visit www.avondaleschools.org/gate-magnet-school/apply. If you have questions about Avondale's Gifted & Talented programs, please contact GATE Magnet School or Jennifer Wilson, Avondale Accelerated Pathways Coordinator.

The Avondale Theatre Company presents "The Hobbit" based on the story by J.R.R. Tolkien written by Patricia Gray on November 7th, 8th, and 9th at 7:05 pm and November 10th at 2:05 pm.

Performances take place at the Avondale Performing Arts Center, 2800 Waukegan Street, Auburn Hills.

Streaming is available on November 9th

Tickets available at avondaletheatrecompany.ludus.com.

General Admission $10

Students $7

Avondale Staff is FREE!

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.

More Information:

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/