Wildcat Newsletter

We had an exciting day at Woodlawn today! Not only was it “Dress Fancy Day” and an early release, but we had a visit from the Superintendent and a Bookmobile. Twenty-five students earned a visit with the Superintendent for their reading skills growth and all students in grades 1-5 selected a book to keep and had a popsicle-dance party. Dr. Armstrong’s “Lift Literacy” campaign has begun and she chose Woodlawn for one of her first few stops.

We are excited to invite you to our celebration of poetry and spoken word on Thursday as we wrap up the month of March and host Poetry Slam! This beloved annual event showcases the courage and ownership in learning of our young Wildcats. So many students are practicing poems and they are ready to shine on stage. Join us if you can! We love an audience and it’s not a requirement to participate in the performances to attend.

Spring Break begins Monday. We hope everyone enjoys some fun with family and friends. Don’t forget to read and write while away from school! We return to school on Monday, March 31st. This is the day we will assess our library collection to determine if we met our goal of recovering nearly 200 overdue and/or missing titles. Help us reach our goal by checking all of your favorite reading spaces and locating any and all library books. Books checked out this week do not count towards being overdue as they should be returned the first week of April during Library time.

When we return, we will welcome a new member to our staff. Deven Walker will join our team as a High Impact Tutor. Deven will work with students in grades K-3 to improve their reading skills.

Take a look at the school calendar because we return to 2 four-day weeks, back to back. Friday, April 4th and Monday April 7th are not school days. The staff will be working on 3rd quarter report cards and will be lesson planning to kick off the 4th quarter. From there it will be 9 weeks until the end of the school year.

There’s still a lot of the school year left! Keep up the great work, Wildcats!

Mrs. Porter-Lopez and Mrs. Tyner

Hear us roar! The annual Poetry Slam is this week, giving our young Wildcats an opportunity to shine on stage. The event runs 5:30-7:30pm this THURSDAY. Dinner will be served starting at 5:30pm from Grindwittryz Hawaiian food. The schedule is based on student participation at the event, times will follow this grade level format:

5:30p - Doors open; dinner starts to be served

6:00p - Kinder performances

6:15p - 1st grade performances

6:30p - 2nd grade performances

6:45p - 3rd grade performances

7:00p - 4th grade performances

7:15p - 5th grade performance + our very own custodian, Tom!

7:30p - event concludes

Big Voices, Bold Poems!

We do our best to find the owners of our lost and found clothes. Do you have any extra clothes hangers you can donate to keep these items orderly?

Spring SUN Registration is now open! Due to high demand and limited space, SUN enrollment will be on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage all interested families to complete the enrollment process as soon as possible to secure a spot for their child. Here is the link to register your student for Spring programming. rmd.me/QAfz9yDrVsa

Families will be notified on Wednesday March 26 if their child is accepted for spring programming.

SUN Spring Session will begin April 8th and end May 29th!

Please reach out to SUN Manager, Anastasia Jones if you have any questions! anastasial@selfenhancement.org - 971.377.2057

So many important messages and reminders for your students from their classroom teacher, our school and the district are sent through Remind. Take a moment to check that you are receiving Remind messages.

Make sure to congratulate our Woodlawn OBOB team. At regionals, they advanced to the top 16 teams with the fourth highest score. We’re proud of you Jazz, Lucy, Cimone, Sylvan and Will E-H!

Woodlawn School is one of only a few schools in the district to be chosen for a very special visit from our Superintendent Armstrong today! Dr. Armstrong will be visiting with her Lift Literacy Bookmobile from 11:15-11:45am to pass out books, popsicles and Golden Keys to just a few of our Wildcats. Ask your student to tell you about the visit.

We would LOVE some volunteers to help play with students during their lunch/recess time between 11a-12:30p. Kickball, Four Square, basketball, soccer, or a creative activity would be great. This is a unique opportunity to spend extra time with your child in their school element. You must have gone through the PPS Volunteer Background Check. Let us know if you can join the fun!

Looking to find more community within Woodlawn? The PTA wants to help revive affinity groups! Affinity groups are identity-based spaces where families with a shared background, experience or marginalized identity can connect in an inclusive and supportive environment. Some examples would be Black, LGBTQ+, and Latinx affinity spaces. If you're interested or already have an informal gathering and would like better communication and support from the PTA and the school, please reach out to CéShaun Hankins, PTA Vice President, at woodlawnschoolpta@gmail.com Attention "Affinity Group".

No Food Pantry next week, 3/26

The regular schedule resumes on Wednesday, April 2nd!

Here are a few opportunities we have heard of for Spring Break. Save your spot now!