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Welcome to the last Friday in January! Our 8th graders worked
through another couple of assessments this week, completing the Spanish
placement test and Explore test, in preparation for Stevenson High School. Personally, I was able to get into some
classrooms this week to witness some fun and exciting activities. The students in P.E. were working on
their creative dance activities and did a fantastic job presenting in each of
the class periods. Our Woodlawn
wrestlers continued to work toward their conference tournament and our 7th
& 8th grade girls volleyball players had their team tryouts.
Leading into next week we have Stevenson incoming freshmen
night, which is Wednesday, January 30th at 7p.m. Stevenson will also be sending some
former Woodlawn students back here for the Stevenson fine arts tour. Our students will be able to see
current SHS participants in band, orchestra, chorus, flag team, art, performing
arts and many other activities that they can participate in when they get to
SHS.
5Essentials Survey
This February, all Woodlawn students will be taking the
5Essentials Survey during our Academic Extension time. This survey was developed in response
to recent educational reform legislation, where we are required to develop
instruments to gather feedback from students, teachers, and parents/community
members on the instructional environment within our school. The survey will be used for school
improvement planning and to provide us with a more robust picture of school
performance on state school report cards beyond test scores. Results will be
shared with the school district over the summer, and posted on the school
report card in the fall.
For more information, please log on to illinois.5-essentials.org.
K.I.D.S.
Grant News from the Foundation
The
District 96 Foundation proudly sponsors K.I.D.S. Grants (Kids Initiating a Difference in Schools)–a grant program for our
students. K.I.D.S. grants provide an opportunity for students to put their
ideas into action to help fellow students and make their classroom and school a
better place to learn.
This year,
the Foundation is extending a challenge to middle school students to creatively
consider projects that enhance any after-school program or help improve how
their peers learn or study.
The
maximum grant amount is $300. The deadline to complete the ONLINE APPLICATION is Fri., Feb. 1, 2013. The Foundation Prize Patrol
will be out and about to surprise the winners in February.
Who
in District 96 is your child’s champion?
A call
for Foundation Crystal Apple nominations!!
Do you know someone who exemplifies the best of District
96? Nominate him or her for 2013 Crystal Apple recognition–an honored tradition
in District 96 since 1998! ONLINE NOMINATIONS are now open for submission through Fri.,
Feb. 8, at http://www.96foundation.org
Here are
some pictures from our PTO sponsored Science Alliance assembly:
Have a great weekend,
Greg
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