Woodside Cougar News
Diana Serobyan, 3rd Grade
Ramses Lujan, 8th Grade
Marianne Williams, Principal
Woodside K-8 School
San Juan Unified School District
8248 Villa Oak Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Office Phone: 971-5216
Cafeteria Phone: 728-3219
email: marianne.williams@sanjuan.edu
October 16, 2015
Dates to Remember:
October
19th
–
Principal’s Message:
23rd
Red Ribbon Week
October 20th
School Site Council Meeting
2:45 in Library/Media Center
October 21st
Picture Make-Up’s and
Principal for a Day
October 22nd
School Dance 6-8 pm
October 23rd
Mrs. Field’s Cookie Dough
Fundraiser Begins
October 24th
Harvest Festival 5-8 pm
October 26th – 30th
6th Graders at Westminster
Woods
November 6th
Teacher Work Day – No
School
2015-2016
Academic Goals:
Common Core State Standards
The legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Individual commitment to a group effort — that is
what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Individual commitment is
certainly crucial for school success and it is the joint efforts of teachers, staff, and parents that help make
Woodside a great school. This month I’d like to recognize and thank those parents who go above and beyond
to support our students and school activities. Woodside is fortunate to have an active PTO under the
leadership of Wendy Sjoberg and the members of the PTO Board (Ani Sagrayn and Shelly Osman). Year
after year, the PTO has dedicated itself to coordinating our school fundraisers which provide additional financial
support for our students. The PTO has also sponsored many of our family events such as Kid’s Night Out and
the Harvest Festival which both have become traditions of Woodside and provide safe and fun activities for our
students. In addition to our PTO, I would also like to take this time to thank those who helped with our Annual
Attendance Barbeque. Don Purdy, Chris and Jodi Ornelas, Laurie Ablog, Trista Folden, Tracey and Ron
Ryan, Callie Rosas, Siriluk Keeler, Darrell Farr, Chris and Thomas Montgomery, Ginger Williams, Kelly
Dahmen, Olivia Baker, Mabel Gross, Becky Wilson, Sam Nishimura, Denise Gomez and Kevin Andrew
helped serve hotdogs, chips, soda and ice cream to approximately 300 students!!!! I would also like to
recognize the large number of parents who also assist in the classroom, volunteer as art docents or who work
at home behind the scenes. Thank you all!
Great things continue to happen at Woodside. I’d like to personally invite all of you to participate in this
year’s Annual Harvest Festival which is scheduled for Saturday, October 24th from 6-8 p.m. The Harvest
Festival Committee has been working diligently to plan a fun and exciting event in which students can wear
their Halloween costumes, play games and enjoy delicious food. In addition to wearing costumes during the
Harvest Festival, this year students will also be able to wear costumes on Friday, October 30th. Please
remember that Halloween costumes should not distract or cause a disruption to the learning environment and
costumes must follow Woodside’s dress code. Students are prohibited from wearing costumes which include
masks, scary make-up, revealing or skimpy clothing.
As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me at school. ☼
Sincerely,
Marianne Williams
Project Wisdom: Character Focus: October/November “Diversity”
Critical Literacy
Strategic Planning Year Three
Student Safety Corner:
Woodside is committed to keeping
our students safe. Although
students who eat breakfast are
allowed in the cafeteria at 7:20 a.m.
there is no student supervision on
201H
our school grounds prior to 7:45.
Thank you for your cooperation by
ensuring that your child does not
Parent
Teacher
Confere
arrive at school
prior to 7:45
unless
he/she is eating breakfast.
Thank you to all who participated and helped with our first KNO (Kid’s Night Out) which was on
Friday, October 9th. We hope your student had a good time. Thank you to ALL of our volunteers –
events like these cannot happen without you! To Ms. Sather (Kindergarten) and Mrs. Tanner (1 st
grade) thank you for coming to KNO. Not only did your students love it but PTO appreciates it too!
We are also looking for someone to volunteer to be a Chairperson for KNO. If you’re interested
please contact Wendy Sjoberg at wcsfirecracker@comcast.net.
As always, PTO welcomes your input! You can contact Wendy Sjoberg at
wcsfirecracker@comcast.net with questions or comments.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent teacher conferences will be scheduled during the week of
November 16-20. All Kindergarteners attend from 7:55-11:20 and all
1st-8th graders attend from 7:55-11:55.
PTO Fundraisers
PTO works hard to help our teachers, staff and students here at
Woodside K-8. Part of that help is being able to donate funds to
each classroom for help with various teacher/classroom projects,
supplies, etc. To help out PTO hosts fundraisers. We just completed
the ZBest Dining & Entertainment Coupon book fundraiser which was
a success thanks to you – our students, parents, families and
community. PTO will continue to fundraise throughout the school
year and our next fundraisers will be Mrs. Field’s Cookie Dough and
Butterbraids in late November or early December. Please be on the
lookout for those flyers!
Red Ribbon Week – October 30 – November 5
October also brings us Red Ribbon Week – this year’s theme is
“Respect Yourself – Be Drug Free!” The school will celebrate RRW
October 30-November 5 as our sixth grade class will be on their
Westminster Woods Science Field Trip October 26-30 and we want
everyone to benefit from RRW. RRW is an alcohol, tobacco, and
other drug prevention awareness campaign. If you would like to read
more about RRW and what you can do to start a conversation at
home about RRW visit redribbon.org, nfp.org, imdrugfree.com. Here
is the Red Ribbon Week Schedule:
 Friday 10-30: Costume Day (all costumes must follow
school dress code)
 Monday 11-2: Don’t Snooze Your Life Away (PJ Day)
 Tuesday 11-3: Partner Up Against Drugs Day (twin day –
dress alike)
 Wednesday 11-4: Turn Your Back on Drugs Day (wear
things inside out or backwards)
 Thursday 11-5: Black Out Drugs Day (wear black)
Yearbook Coordinator
We are in need of a yearbook coordinator for the 2015-2016
yearbook. Our kids love the yearbooks and this is a fun way to
commemorate the school year. Programs like this do not happen
without families like you so if you are interested in volunteering
please contact Marianne Williams in the school office or at
Marianne.williams@sanjuan.edu.Thank you for your support!
Harvest Hip Hop Dance for 6th, 7th and 8th Grade
Thursday, October 22nd, 6:00-8:00
Woodside Multi-Purpose Room
Cost: $5
November 6th Teacher Work Day
No School
There will be no school on Friday, November 6th
due to a teacher work day.
Harvest Festival – October 24th 6:00-8:00pm
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 24th for our Harvest
Festival which will be from 5:00-8:00 pm. We’ve changed it up
a bit but still have some oldies but goodies like our Haunted
House! This is an event open to the community so bring your
family and friends and enjoy the festivities! Flyers have been
sent home with your student so please take a look at them for
more information and volunteer opportunities. You can contact
Shelly Osman, PTO Secretary, at shelzer33@gmail.com with
any questions.
Cougar Chat/Parent Coffee, Oct. 29th, 8:00am
Join us on Thursday, October 29th at 8:00am for our second
monthly Cougar Chat! This is a great opportunity to meet the
principal and school counselor.
Topic: What Can Parents do to Help Stop Bullying?
Location: Woodside K-8 Media Center
Birthday’s, Balloons, & Cupcakes
Classroom birthdays can be fun! If your student wants to
celebrate with their classmates please keep the following in mind.
 Always check with your student’s teacher first. This is a
learning environment and we need to ensure that it will not
disrupt the day.
 Any food products need to be purchased from a store. No
nuts please.
 Balloons and large flower arrangements are not allowed at
school
Thank you for understanding!
Woodside K-8 Cougars
Hear Our
R.O.A.R.S.
Respectful
Organized
Accepting
Responsible
Safe