Woodland Park Academy Newsletter

February 27, 2017

Important Dates

Tuesday, February 28 Black History Assembly @

1:30pmFamily Social Studies Night

3:40-5:00 pm

Thursday, March 2nd2nd-3rd grade Musical

Concert

Friday, March 3rd$1 Jean Day

Monday, March 6th½ Day of School

11:30am DismissalParent Teacher

Conferences

Tuesday, March 14thPTO Meeting @ 6:30pm

Thursday, March 16thBoard Meeting @ 6:30pm

Friday, March 17th½ Day of School

11:30am Dismissal$1 Jean Day

Bus payments are due the 1st week of each

month.Payments can now be

accepted through Sangha.

From the desk of Mr. Brown, PrincipalIt is really important that all members of our community feel welcomed. No matter what

neighborhoods, cities, townships or areas of Genesee county you may come from we are all Eagles. It must be the mission of all members of our community to develop strong

relationships that will change the WORLD!

Last week a survey was distributed. Please take time to give us your honest feedback to ensure that we keep doing things that we do well and strengthen the areas where we can

still grow. The survey can be found HERE.

From the desk of Mrs. Martin, Assistant Principal Our Curriculum Family Nights are designed to support you and your child with our curriculum.

Social Studies Family Night is Tuesday, February 28th. March will be Reading Month! Reading is a passion of mine and teaching students to read is the most important thing that we do at

Woodland Park Academy. Learning to read is a process that started the day you started reading to your baby and continues each time you read together. We want to support you in your efforts

to continue the learning process with reading (or any other subject). Literacy Family Night is March 14th. Watch for Math DAY in April! We love to have parents join us with events designed

to engage everyone in our curriculum!

OPEN ENROLLMENT for 2017-18

Open Enrollment is March 6, 2017 - April 10, 2017. New incoming students and new incoming kindergarten students may complete applications for the 2017-18 school year.

RE-ENROLLMENT for 17-18

Re-Enrollment Forms for 2017-18 have been sent home this week. If you would like your student(s) to return for the 2017-18 school year,

Athletics

Girls Basketball Schedule

TBA

Want to volunteers for a home games? Email Miss Bell if you are

interested. lbell@wp-academy.org

THANK YOU!Thank you to the PTO for the purchase of an awesome Eagle mascot!

this form MUST be filled out and returned to the office. Students will be placed on a waiting list if we have a grade that is full and they are not re-enrolled.https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6TtovemKBy5NVFZRVNxQXFFdFE/view?usp=sharing

Other WPA News…● Please sign up for Parent Teacher conferences through Sangha for

March 6th. Students have a ½ day of school. Dismissal is at 11:30.● Click here to view the MARCH breakfast & lunch menus.

Girls Basketball Information Girls Basketball practice

begins next week. JV practice is on Wednesdays and Fridays 3:45-5:00 PM.

Varsity practice is on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

3:45-5:00 PM.

WPA Boys Basketball FINAL RecordJV Boys

BasketballMon. Dec 5 @

Greater Heights W 27-15

Thurs. Dec 8 vs. New Standard L 18-41

Thurs. Dec 15 @ NorthridgeW (forfeit)

Thurs. Jan 5 @ Burton Glen

L- 20-42Mon. Jan 9@ Linden

CharterL 14-31

Thurs. Jan. 12 @ Southwestern

SNOW DAY

Varsity Boys Basketball

Thurs. Dec 8 vs. New Standard

W 45-40Mon. Dec 12 @ STEM

CancelledThurs. Dec 15 @

NorthridgeW (forfeit)

Tues. Jan 3 @ MadisonW-45-16

Thrus. Jan 5 @ Burton Glen

L - 37-52Mon. Jan 9@ Linden

CharterL 31-38

Mon. Jan 23 @ New

March Is Reading Month

Save the dates…March 14th -

Literacy Night, 3:40-5:00

March 22nd -Pastries with Parents -

7:00-7:30 am

Book Swap - TBD - Save your books for the annual book swap

Outdoor Recess REAL FEEL of above 20

degrees=everyone goes outside.

REAL FEEL of 10-20 degrees=

Teacher’s discretion.

REAL FEEL of below 10 degrees=

indoor recess

Thurs. Jan. 19 vs Greater Heights

W 24-14Mon. Jan 23 @ New

StandardL 8-40

Wed, Feb 1 vs Grand Blanc Academy

L-19-38Mon, Feb 6 vs

Burton GlenL - 15-33

Wed, Feb 8 vs Linden Charter

W - 31-30

StandardL 32-34

Thurs. Jan 26 vs. Holmes STEM

W 44-29Wed, Feb 1 vs Grand

Blanc AcademyL-49-64

Thurs. Feb 2 vs Madison Academy

W- 42-23Mon, Feb 6 vs Burton

GlenL-47-65

Wed, Feb 8 vs Linden CharterL-41-46

Mon., Feb., 13 vs Southwestern

W-43-39Thurs. Feb, 16 vs

Grand Blanc Academy

W- Forfeit

Social Studies Family Night!Tuesday, February 28 from 3:40 -

5:00 p.m, students and parents are invited to travel "Around the World

in 60 Minutes".It will be a fun night of food, music,

crafts, culture and more! Permission slips must be turned in Monday.

Scholastic Spring Bookfair

The bookfair will be coming back to WPA March 13th-17th. Students can

visit the fair during school hours or during

Family Literacy Night March 14th until 5 pm.

Visit our Online Fair. Purchases made online will be shipped

to school for free.

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/woodlandparkacademy1

PTO News

The Color Dash is fast approaching! May 13th If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or in signing up for our 5K race, please see the PTO website or the flyers at school for more information.

Our next PTO meeting is March 14th at 6:30 p.m. in

the Science Lab. We would love to see you there!

MUSIC2nd-3rd Grade Performance

Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 “Six Blind Men and the Elephant”

Costumes: Bright colors and/or shiny fabric. No logos, pictures or

sayings on the shirts, please.

Congratulations Patience VanValin for receiving the Optimist Club Award for Woodland Park Academy!

Patience was nominated by Ms. McArthur for her positive outlook, kindness toward others and her genuine disposition. Great job Patience!

The Academic Corner

How To Read With A Beginning Reader:

• Encourage your child to use his/her finger to point to each word.

• Read a sentence and have your child repeat it.

• Take turns reading a sentence each or a page each.

• Talk about the story as you read it. “What do you think will happen

next? What does this story remind you of? How do you think this

character feels?”

• Don’t be afraid to read the same book again! Repeated reading helps

build reading fluency.

Reading TO your child is just as valuable as your child reading to

you! Even for Middle School students!

Just adding 10 minutes of reading time per day can change your child’s trajectory for academic

success!

The Reading Committee and PTO are organizing March’s ALL

SCHOOL READ book. The book that they chose has themes of

kindness, friendship and perseverance. Look for the book in

March!

Want a hint?

The title of the book involves a refreshing summer drink.

Stay Connected!

There are many ways to know what is happening at Woodland Park

Academy!

Join the Sagha App;You can be invited by giving us your

current email.Email Ms.Amy

aschaefer@wp-academy.org

Visit our website;www.woodlandparkacademy.org

Like our Facebook page;https://www.facebook.com/

woodlandparkacademy

Like the PTO Facebook page;https://www.facebook.com/groups/

WPAParentsAreInvolved/

Middle School Trip

The Middle School Trip is raising money for Chicago! They are

having a bake sale silent auction

fundraiser March 6th, during Parent Teacher

Conferences in the gym. We would love

baked good donations. Please remember to stop

down and bid on items for sale.

We are also collecting your returnable

Featured Teacher

Ms.BellKindergarten Teacher

Email: lbell@wp-academy.org

Lorna Bell has been a Kindergarten Teacher at Woodland Park Academy since 2012. She graduated from Oakland University with her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Literacy. Ms. Bell is currently attending Michigan State University for her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Development and will graduate this coming Spring. She was WPA’s first Teacher of the Year in 2015!

Ms. Bell loves to dance and spend time with her nieces and nephew. She also loves to travel. Ms. Bell loves being part of the Woodland Park Academy family and loves coming to work every day! She is motivated by her students and has a ton of fun every day!

bottles.Thank you!