This Week at Woodlawn

Please click on the PTO Newsletter link above.   Look up and click…I will wait.  

Attention parents of 8th grade students…Stevenson High School begins its incoming placement for freshmen in December, with the first part of the Spanish placement exam.  This year, along with our annual placement tests, Stevenson is asking all feeder schools to include the EXPLORE test, which is a nationally normed exam that is suitable for 8thgraders.  I am attaching a link for parents to see the letter from Troy Gobble, Stevenson High School Principal. (Please click here to read the SHS EXPLORE letter).  Among the schools that feed into Stevenson, Woodlawn and Twin Groves have elected to give this exam in our home schools, during the school day on January 25th, 2013.  Please contact me directly if you have any questions.

In the PTO Newsletter (I know you looked, remember, I waited for you?), you will see information on the food drive and the toy drive.  At this time of year, I like to reflect about how fortunate I have been, and how lucky I am to have my family safe, happy and healthy.  Please try and find a few items to send to school and make Thanksgiving and the holiday season special for someone else.  

There is still time to sign up for conferences!  Conferences are Monday, November 19th from 5-7p.m and Tuesday, November 20th from 2-7p.m  If you are not able to attend conferences, you can request a phone conference this year.  In years past because we ran into a very difficult situation after conferences where parents wanted to meet with teachers and a lot of time planning/meeting time was lost.  Once again, please note the wording in our current handbook.

Per the D96 handbook:

"The intent of scheduled conference days is to provide an opportunity for parents and teachers to come together to share information in a brief conference–not to replace the opportunity for these same people to come together whenever needed.Should you be unable to schedule a conference during the conference times identified on the school calendar, a parent may request a brief phone conference with the student's teacher and individual team members when appropriate. It is not the expectation of the District that teams re-create the conference experience outside the dates/times identified on the calendar."

GOOD NEWS FOR D96 PARENTS WHO PREPAY THEIR STUDENTS’ LUNCHES ONLINE

District administrators shared your feedback with the staff of MealsPlus and the following improvement is the result: The $100 payment cap on LunchPrepay.comhas been removed. Parents will no longer need to make multiple payments for amounts over $100. (Note: The $1.95 transaction fee per

payment still applies however)

Have a great weekend, and Go Bears!

Chris