October Newsletter 2014 - Coeur d`Alene School District

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Woodland Middle School
2101 St. Michelle Ave.
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
October 2014
Volume 3 Issue 1
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members!
School Phone Numbers
Main Office
208.667.5996 Phone
208.667.5997 Fax
What a great start to the 2014-2015 school year. Our custodians, maintenance crews, and painting
personnel have prepared Woodland Middle School to once again be the best educational learning
environment in Coeur d’Alene. Our 6th grade orientation and 7th & 8th grade open house proved to be
a huge success! One of the ways that we measure success is through parent involvement. You certainly have shown great support to your children, the school, and the district.
Principal:
Dave Serwat
Vice Principal:
Heather Somers
Counselors:
Jaime Valenzuela
Corey Brown
We, Heather and I, thank all of you for your efforts in ensuring students arrive on time to school. Students who are tardy interrupt instructional time, and students are held accountable for their tardiness. It is also as important that students are not arriving too early to school. This places students in
an environment with no supervision.
Our day starts with our 1st period advisory class. This class is as important as every other. This is a
time when students are engaged in enrichment and remediation classes. Our dedicated teachers
have worked very hard in ways to help all students learn. The enrichment program encourages students to take “elective” style classes. Some of these include: rocketry, robotics, jazz band, WWII history, and etc. Our enrichment teachers are excited to offer these courses to your students.
Inside this issue:
Woodland Middle School is continuing its push on the anti-bullying campaign. We piloted the Olweus
anti-bullying practices in our schools last year and brought the other two middle schools on board this
year. We (the staff) feel there has been a more positive climate change here and encourage you to
discuss the anti-bullying class meetings with your student(s).
Important Dates
2
Counselors’ Corner
2
Club 2:40
3
Bully Prevention
3
PTA News
4
Here’s to a great start!
Lunch Menu
5
Dave Serwat and Heather Somers
Administration
Woodland Middle School
PTA Membership Form
6
Our volleyball and cross country coaches are excited to start another year! Athletics and after school
clubs are an important part of helping students achieve success and confidence. Keep up the great
effort and GO WOODLAND!
I would like to end this month’s Administrative Message with reminder about parking lot safety. Many
students receive rides to school due to walking distances. Our parking lot can become quite congested and at times, overwhelming. I encourage you to ride the bus when possible, carpool, and have
students walk to school in a group to alleviate parking lot woes. Please do not drop students off on
Kathleen Ave.
IMPORTANT DATES
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Congratulations to all of
our volleyball
and crosscountry participants for a
great kick-off to
the fall season
of Grizzly
sports!
Thurs., Oct. 2
Fri., Oct. 3
Wed., Oct. 8
Fri., Oct. 10
Tues., Oct. 14
Fri., Oct. 17
Sat., Oct. 18
Mon., Oct. 20
Mon., Nov. 3
Fri., Nov. 7
Mon., Nov. 10
National Custodian’s Day
NO SCHOOL
PTA Meeting in cafeteria at 9:00 a.m.
Club 2:40 Begins—paperwork must be turned in to
office prior to participating in program.
7th/8th Volleyball & Cross Country Pictures @ 2:45
Progress Reports emailed home
PICTURES RETAKES—bring picture packet back
to photographer
Volleyball PlayDay—7th grade @ Canfield—8 am
- 8th grade @ Woodland—9 am
Bully Prevention Training at WMS—3pm to 5pm
Bully Prevention Training at WMS—3pm to 5pm
Harvest Dance! 6pm-8pm in gym
Veteran’s Day Assembly in gym at 9:30 am
Counselors’ Corner
Grizz Wear
is available
online at
www.Riversto
neApparel.net
*All proceeds
directly benefit Woodland
students!
Many Woodland students come to school Monday morning extremely hungry
because they've had little to eat over the weekend. The teachers, staff and
students at Woodland want to address this problem, but we need your help.
Beginning October 7th—October 17th, Woodland will be involved in the
Woodland Family Food Drive. This food will be reserved for those students
who need food for the weekend. We will gather the donations in the students 1st period Tues., Wed., Thurs., and Fri.,. The 1st period class that
brings the most food will receive a party with treats. At the end of the day on
Friday, our more than eager recipients will take the backpacks home. On
Monday morning, they'll return the backpacks for a refill on Friday.
Here are some examples of foods that we are looking for: peanut butter,
canned vegetables, noodles, tuna, mac n cheese, Spam, canned fruits, cereal, crackers, spaghetti sauce, and canned chicken. All kid-friendly nonperishable food will work though.
Thank you so much. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
*** If your family is in need of assistance and this program would benefit
you, please contact one of the counselors at Woodland and we would be
happy to assist you.
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For the safety of
our students,
please make
sure to call the
office at (208)
667-5996 by
10:00 am if
your student will
be absent!
The Coeur d’Alene School
District does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin,
age, (40 or older), genetic
information, veteran status or
disability in any educational
programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance or in employment
practices. The District provides equal access to the
Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
Inquiries regarding compliance with this nondiscrimination policy may be directed
to the Director of Special Services or Director of Human
Resources at the District Administrative Center, 1400 N.
Northwood Center Ct.,
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 838142472, (208) 664-8241.
Club 240 is starting!!!
Beginning October 8, CLUB 240 CDA4Kids runs MondayThursday from 2:45pm to 4:15pm. CLUB 240 provides:
Snacks, Recreation, Academics, Adventure & Enrichment Activities, Service Projects & Bussing home. CLUB 240 is
FREE. In order to participate, please fill out the registration
form found on the District website under Programs-CDA4Kids/
CLUB 240 or on our WMS website at www.cdaschools.org/
Woodland. You may also pick up paperwork in the school office.
Bullying Prevention Program
All schools deal with the issue of bullying. Woodland Middle School is
taking proactive steps to stop and prevent bullying by adopting the
Olweus bullying Prevention Program. This research-based schoolwide
“systems-change” program has been used successfully in schools all
over the country and around the world with positive results.
This program is not a curriculum that students participate in for only a
few weeks. Rather, it is a coordinated effort by all the adults in the
school to supervise and intervene when any bullying happens. As part
of the program, students participate in weekly class meetings to learn
about the effects of bullying, what they can do about it, and how they
can work with adults at school to put a stop to it even as bystanders.
Parents will have meetings, too, so they can support the messages students are getting in school.
Implementing to Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is a long-term
commitment to making Woodland Middle School a safer, more positive
place to be.
For more information about the program and/or ways to become involved, contact Heather Somers at (208) 667-5996 or
[email protected] .
The following training dates are open to Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
Monday, October 20th - 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at WMS
Monday October 3rd - 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at WMS
PTA Corner
PTA NEWS
[email protected]
Hey there! Welcome to the first PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association) News Corner for the
2014-2015 School Year! It’s hard to fathom that summer is gone and fall is here! Hopefully getting
back into the daily routine for school hasn’t been too painful. We are glad to have you here at
Woodland and would like to take a moment to fill you in on the happenings in October!
For starters, let me introduce the board of directors for this year’s PTSA. We have two returning
members, Dione Froderberg (President), and Heidi Reasor (Treasurer). We are excited to welcome Jenny Duncan (Vice President) and want to confess loudly (can you here me?), that we have
a vacant spot for Secretary that we would so like to fill. If you are interested in this position and
would like more details, please contact us TODAY at [email protected]. If you have
a flare for fundraising, contact us too!
Not interested in fundraising or secretary? No worries, there are still many ways to get involved!
Simply visit our newly remodeled webpage on Woodland’s Website under PTA and you will find a
complete list of volunteer opportunities! Attending our next PTSA meeting, October 8 @ 9:00 am,
and/or joining PTA is yet another way to get involved in your child’s education. You can make a
difference, so come get involved!
Have you heard that Grizz Wear is a whole different animal this school year? What I mean is
everything about Grizz Wear has changed from the way it looks to the way you order it! We have 4
new Woodland Logo’s, hats - flat bill, regular bill & camouflage and Junior and Young Men’s sizes
now. You seriously need to check out this new Grizz Wear!!! Visit www.RiverstoneApparel.net
to both view and purchase your Grizz Wear TODAY! All orders are processed on the 22nd of
each month through the Riverstone Apparel website, then delivered to Woodland on the 30 th.
I’ve got to wrap this up quickly; I’m running out of room but so much more to tell you, so excuse my brevity! Recall that EVERY
Wednesday at lunchtime JAMBA JUICE is sold. It’s not too late to purchase a Jamba Juice Card; 11 Jamba’s for just $30.00 or purchase 1 for $3.00! It’s time to start bringing in those BOX TOPs! Hopefully you never stopped clipping them over the summer! This
school year we will have TWO BOX TOP contests! The two contest dates are as follows: October 1-24 and February 1-20! This
year we will give away up to $200.00 in prizes! Stay tuned into Woodland One for prize details! So here’s how it works: drop off
your BOX TOPS in a sealed envelope or baggie MARKED with their NAME and GRADE to the office. Please ensure that Name &
Grade are clearly visible! This is a great way to raise money for our school! Happy Box Tops collecting, I can’t wait to see how
many BOX Tops our school brings in! GO GRIZZLIES!
Until next time, here is a thought to discuss with your budding teen! “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ~Helen Keller
LOOK HERE FOR DATES TO REMEMBER:
October 8 @ 9:00 am - PTA Meeting in Cafeteria
October 1-24 and February 1-20 - BOX TOP Contests
Deadline 22nd of each month - Grizz Wear Order
For current happenings join our Facebook page – Woodland PTA!
Join our team!
Now that school is back in session, are you missing the pitter-patter of children's feet during the day? We've
got a great opportunity for you to come and work with our 10,000 students in the nutrition services department. Working in Nutrition Services is a great fit for parents with children in the district as you only work
when school is in session and can be home with them on holidays and weekends! If you are interested in applying, click here to connect to the application and for details as to where to drop it off.
Get in the Game with School Lunch
To recognize the National School Lunch Program and the 30 million children it serves every day, Coeur
d'Alene schools will recognize National School Lunch Week from October 13-17, 2014. The theme, “Get in
the Game with School Lunch” will feature events and activities that promote the importance of balancing
healthy eating with physical activity and exercise. National School Lunch Week will emphasize the healthy
foods that are offered daily. School lunches are healthier than ever, with more fruits and vegetables, more
whole grains, and less fat and sodium. National School Lunch Week is the perfect time to celebrate all of the
healthy options we’re serving every day in our schools!