WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL QUARTER TWO

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PAW PRINTSUPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER 20-21 S/P/T Conferences 10:40 AM Dismissal 22-24 Thanksgiving Break

DECEMBER 14 Winter Choir Concert 20 Early Release Day - 12:55 Dismissal 21 Winter Break Begins

JANUARY 9 School Resumes 12 End 2nd Quarter 15 Martin Luther King Day –

No School 17 Winter Band Concerts 19 2nd Quarter Report Cards

Go Home 24 Geography Bee Finals 26-27 Winter Drama Production

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

DISTRICT 50 HOLIDAY FOOD

DRIVE UNDERWAY Woodland School District 50 is once again sponsoring its annual Holiday Food Drive. More families within the Woodland school community are in need than ever before. Please help our district make this a happy holiday season for all by donating to the food drive. To help ensure an adequate variety of items, each school has been designated specific categories of items. Woodland Middle School students/families have been asked to donate the following items:

✓ CANNED FRUIT ✓ BREAKFAST FOODS – cereal, oatmeal,

pancake mix, syrup, granola bars, etc. ✓ CLEANING SUPPLIES – window cleaner,

laundry detergent, dish soap, multi-purpose cleaners

The food drive runs through December 11th. If you have any questions, would like to volunteer, or know of a district family in need who would benefit from receiving a holiday food basket, please contact Evelyn Cacioppa, Woodland Elementary West Social Worker at ecacioppo@dist50.net.

WMS Literary Magazine Behind the Paws Now Accepting Submissions Woodland Middle School’s student literary magazine Behind the Paws is now accepting original student work for possible publication in its 2018 edition. Students may submit poetry, short stories (fiction or non-fiction), short fan fiction or artwork (drawings or photographs). All pieces must be original works, proofread and edited BEFORE submission. Ms. Perrin in the WMS LRC will be happy to answer any questions. Submissions should be emailed to Ms. Perrin at aperrin@dist50.net. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2018.

WMS LITERARY MAGAZINE BEHIND THE PAWS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

Gurnee Mills is partnering with Woodland Middle School with the Bucks for Books program. Between now and December 24th, WMS families are encouraged to drop off their original receipts from any Gurnee Mills store in the collection box in our school office. For each dollar reflected on the receipts, WMS will earn a point. The Gurnee schools earning the most points will earn between $750 and $3500 for their school libraries. As one of the largest schools in Gurnee, this should be “easy money” for WMS!!

BUCKS FORBOOKS

Woodland Middle School is looking to fill the following athletic positions for the the upcoming spring season:

• Head Boys’ Track Coach

• Head Girls’ Track Coach

• Assistant Boys’ & Girls’ Track Coaches

To learn more and to apply, visit the human resources link at www.dist50.net.

WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL QUARTER TWO

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7000 W. Washington St. Gurnee, IL 60031

Phone: (847) 856-3400

Activities Hotline: (847) 856-3547

Attendance Line: (847) 856-3401

WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

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www.dist50.net/middle

Scott Snyder PRINCIPAL

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS

Tiffany Drake JAGUAR HOUSE

Vicki Marble LYNX HOUSE

Sean Murphy PUMA HOUSE

Yolanda Fulton JAGUAR/LYNX/PUMA HOUSES

Andrea Rouse SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPERVISOR

PARKING LOT SAFETY REMINDERS Thank you for utilizing care and caution when driving on our campus. Those who have dropped off or picked up their child before or after school are well aware that traffic around our school can become quite congested, especially with the winter weather upon us. Following these basic guidelines will help move traffic along and help ensure safety

DROP OFF OR PICK-UP BEFORE AND AFTER Dropping off students before school and picking up students after school must be done on the north side of the school (B1 and B2 entrances). Pull up as far as you can and stay along the sidewalk. Doing so will allow those behind you to enter the lot. The outer lane should be kept clear so that traffic can continue to flow. Students should never be picked up or dropped off from the outer lane. Follow the roadways within our parking lot. Never cut through the parking area to make a u-turn

GENERAL PARKING LOT GUIDELINES Follow the established traffic pattern and obey all signage and pavement markings. School busses always have the right of way while on school grounds. Only park in marked spaces. Do not park in the area reserved for school buses. The use of hand-held cell phones while driving is illegal in the State of Illinois.

Each year the Woodland PTA raises nearly $100,000 and budgets these funds for programs in our schools. This year WMS will receive over $25,000 for our cultural arts assemblies, 8th grade trip, library, and ROAR program. Without this financial support, our students would not have access to any of these programs/activities.

Amazingly, our PTA is able to accomplish all of this with very few volunteers. They need your help. If you are able to spare as little as an hour or two to volunteer at a PTA event or attend a PTA meeting, please consider doing so. For more information, you can email our PTA at dist50pta@gmail.com.

SUPPORT THE WOODLAND PTA

A great big thank you goes out to all the families who have contributed to the Family-School Partnership Conference Dinner. Your child’s teachers will thoroughly enjoy a dinner of pulled pork, pulled chicken, baked beans, potato salad and garden salad from BBQ’d Productions in Third Lake.

The General Mills Box Tops for Education™ program provides a valuable source of revenue for our student activities account. We received our June check from the Box Tops for Education™ program and WMS earned $300.30. 10¢ per box top really adds up! We still need your help clipping and turning in Box Tops for us to reach this year’s goal of $1,000. We are awaiting our December check and will receive one more in April. Please help us by collecting and turning in box tops to the WMS office.