Important Dates
May 14: WC PTO and Crumbl Cookie Fundraiser
May 16: PTO meeting, 7:00 p.m., learning center
May 17: Olympic Day (students and staff only)
May 20: Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 p.m. CORE
May 21: 5th grade Fly-Up Day 9:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
May 22: 5th grade breakfast for students 9:00 a.m.
May 22: 5th grade Talent Show/Slide Show 10:15 a.m.
May 23: kindergarten last day of school-3:30 p.m. dismissal
May 24: grades 1-5 last day of school-10:30 a.m. dismissal
Jun. 19: WC PTO & The Quarry Fund in the Sun 4:00-9:00 p.m.
The District 47 calendar for the 2024-2025 school year is available on the District 47 website. Scroll down to “2024-25 District Calendar”.
Attn Parents of 5th Graders
Parents of 5th graders are welcome to attend the Talent Show and Slideshow viewing that begins at 10:15 am on Wednesday, May 22 in the gym. Please enter through the gym foyer doors as early as 10:05 am.
Only parents who have signed up for the 5th grade breakfast committee will be able to volunteer at and attend the student breakfast. Those parent volunteers should sign in at the main office early in the morning before the breakfast begins.
Olympic Day
Woods Creek's annual Olympic Day will take place on Friday, May 17. Students will enjoy a day outside with Woods Creek staff. Please prepare your child for a fun day outside full of activities. Send your child with a water bottle and apply sunscreen before school. Lunch will be provided for students unless you opted your child out of the school provided lunch.
From The Nurse
The school year will end soon. Please make arrangements to pick up any medications and supplies that may be in the health office prior to 10:30 a.m. on May 24, 2024. Any medication, or supplies, that are left in the health office after that day/time will be discarded.
If medications are needed for the 2024-2025 school year, please locate the forms on the District 47 website, linked here.
Contact Meg Ryan, RN at mtryan@d47.org or 815-444-4847 with questions.
Bricks of Hope LEGO Drive
Our fourth and fifth grade students in Student Council have organized an end of year LEGO drive called Bricks of Hope. Their mission is to create play and inspire imagination in sick children by delivering LEGO® sets to them during their hospital stays. Click here to view the WC flier for this. Read more about their mission here. The drive runs through May 17. Thank you, WC families, for all of your support with this drive!
6th Grade Course Placement
5th grade teachers and school administrators have spent the last few weeks carefully reviewing their students' needs for 6th grade. Beyond Encores of Art, Family and Consumer Science, Music, Spanish, STEM, plus Band per student choice, academic courses include Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Science. For a small percentage of students, enrollment in Extended Curriculum (EC) classes for Language Arts and Math has been considered. If students are eligible for EC classes, a letter will be sent home on May 15. Full student schedules will be available in August prior to the start of school.
Upcoming Events
Supply Sale
Supply Sale for 2024-2025 is LIVE! Order now through May 21 to guarantee your supplies for next year (pickup will be on August 12). Follow the link (school ID: WOO253) or scan the QR code to order your grade level list: www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks. The Woods Creek 2024-2025 School Supply List is linked here.
Join us at our LAST meeting of the year, May 16 at 7pm in the learning center! Celebrate what we've done this year, hear the plans for next year, and join a committee to get involved. We are looking for committee members (not the chair) for both our Winter Carnival and Feet Meet. Reach out at woodscreekpto@gmail.com if interested!
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- Facebook: Woods Creek PTO
Please email the WC PTO at woodscreekpto@gmail.com with any questions.
We need your feedback! 2024 D47 Communications Survey
Please take a moment to share your thoughts on our District 47 communications. Your input helps us improve how we keep you informed. This survey is anonymous and does not collect email addresses.
Transportation Open House “Meet the Bus”
Incoming kindergarten and PreK students are invited to “meet the bus” at the annual transportation open house. The event will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 9am-1pm at the TJA bus garage, 1204 S. McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake. Visit the D47 website for details. Flyer
D47 Boundary Review
A new Boundary Update page is now available on the District website. It will be regularly updated to share new information and feedback opportunities. The boundary committee met for a second time on Monday, May 13. The page will soon be updated with insights from the discussions held during that session
National Night Out T-Shirt Design Contest
The Crystal Lake Police Department needs your child's help with designing the 2024 National Night Out T-shirt! They are calling on Crystal Lake 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to submit their National Night Out t-shirt design by June 28th to Officer Stolzman at kstolzman@crystallake.org. The winning artwork will be featured on the official NNO t-shirt and handed out during the event. Learn more about National Night Out here: https://natw.org/.
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