Teacher Appreciation Week
A very heartfelt thank you to all
of the wonderful parents who helped
pamper us during Teacher
Appreciation Week! We fully (no pun
intended!) enjoyed the scrumptious
lunches each day along with the extra
help with lunch duty. The beautiful
flowers sent in by several children
each day were a dazzling addition to
our classroom, too! We feel very
blessed to work at Woodland and are
honored to learn with your children
each day. Thank you to all who made
this week even more special!
Bravo on a GREAT Concert!
As many of you already know,
the primary children performed a
charming spring concert for us all on
Wednesday night! It was nice seeing
so many families support our primary
music program. In case you were
unable to attend the concert, we also
recognized Ms. Lewis for her many
years of great teaching for primary
music. Next fall Ms. Lewis will be
carrying out her student teaching
opportunity for a general education
teaching position. We wish her the
best in her new journey!
IOWA Testing
The IOWA testing for our 1st and
2nd graders concluded on Thursday
morning. Thank you for getting your
child to school well rested and on time
all week!
Students as Shadows
Next week our 2-3ers will have
the fun experience of either being a
“shadow” or having someone else
“shadow” them. Our 3rd grade friends
will be visiting the 4/5 classroom to
shadow a 4th grader for one morning
section and an afternoon section to
see what a typical day looks like in the
Middle Village at Woodland. Similarly,
the 2nd grade friends will have a 1st
grader shadow them for a morning so
the 1st graders can gain a little insight
as to how we do things in the
2-3. We have found in years past that
this time of “shadowing” has helped in
a smooth transition for the children for
next fall.
Measurement Olympics
Tuesday afternoon’s gorgeous
weather made the perfect scenario for
doing our Measurement Olympics
outdoors for math! The children
participated in three events: The Long
Jump, The Ball Toss, and the Box
Slide. Ask your child to give you more
details as to what his/her “job” was
during this time. What unit of
measurement did s/he use? What was
easy or difficult about this learning
task?
***Next week we’ll be headed to the
pond to explore learning about
perimeter!
Surprise Visitor!
We had a great time visiting with
Sonnet (recall that the Antio family
relocated to North Carolina shortly
after holiday break) on Monday and
Tuesday this week. She was up with
her family closing on the sale of their
house in Michigan. It was nice to be
able to finally say “goodbye” officially
to her as we weren’t able to do so on
her earlier “last day” because school
was closed due to a snow storm.
Student of the week?