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Woodbury PTO Newsletter Fri, Oct 23rd, 2015
Week B Schedule MON 10/26
TUES 10/27
WED 10/28
THURS 10/29
FRI 10/30
Sketchbook Club
Permission Slips Due
Safety Summit,
SHHS, 6-7:30pm
Sci Club Permission
Slips Due
PTO Mtg, Rm 130
at 7pm
This Week...
Mon, Oct 26: Sketchbook Club Slips Due / Safety Summit
Weds, Oct 28: Science Club Permission Slips Due
Thurs, Oct 29: PTO Meeting, "Support Home Learning Tools"
... And Soon
Mon, Nov 2 and Tue, Nov 3 - NO SCHOOL, Conference Days
Woodbury News
* Words from Principal Young
* Silent Auction Ends Tonight at 8pm
* Family Fun Night Tonight 6:15-8pm
* Drama Club Looking for Bakers for Conference Bake Sale
* PTO Meeting This Thurs
* Bank Music Links and Sale for Trumpet Muters
* Woodbury Club Activity Brochure is Online
* Words from the School Counselor
School District News
* Safe School Summit
* Help Send the Band to Espana!
* Measuring What Matters
* Feedback on District Policies
* Update Emergency Contact Info
* Volunteers Need Background Checks. REVISED
* Help for Senior Projects and Personal Projects
* Family Directory Instructions
Shaker Community News
* Community News for Shaker Families
Weekly Quote:
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is a habit, not a one-time act." -Aristotle
Woodbury News
Words From Principal Young
Dear Parents and Guardians,
To ensure the safety of all of our students and staff, parents should enter the building at Door L. Please make sure you sign in at the security desk and be prepared to show your driver's license as well. Security will issue you a green visitors pass and then direct you to the main office. The office staff will assist you if you need to visit one of our classrooms. You will be issued a red dot to be placed on the visitors pass which will let the staff know that the proper procedures have been followed for you to move throughout the hallways at Woodbury. Thank you for allowing us to ensure our students' and teachers' safety.
Conference Days are fast approaching! Our Conference Days are Monday, November 2nd and Tuesday, November 3rd. If have not made an appointment to meet with your child's teachers, please contact your son's or daughter's teachers to schedule an appointment. It is not too late! We are aiming for 100% participation to share the learning taking place at Woodbury Elementary School!
Have you created an account on ProgressBook to monitor your child's grades? Mr. Bednar, Woodbury Design teacher will be holding ProgressBook workshops on both conference days in November. Stop in Room 316 between 8:30am -11:30am or 1:30pm -3:30pm. for a hands-on tutorial regarding ProgressBook.
Congratulations to Shoshanah Calland who achieved the Top US Student on the Mathletics Hall of Fame on October 11, 2015, scoring 20,690 points. The Mathletics Hall of Fame is a scoreboard showcasing the top scoring students and classrooms in the US and around the world. The top student is determined by points earned in both curriculum and Live Mathletics activities.
Thank you for another great week at Woodbury Elementary School.
Woodbury PTO Silent Auction
Ends Tonight at 8pm
The auction will end at the Family Fun Night and payments will be accepted (credit card payments included). If you have any questions, please contact Holly Carpenter at [email protected] or 216-496-1317.
Family Fun Night
TONIGHT, 6:15pm
Please remember to bring your confirmation sheet to the event. Check in begins at 6:15pm and activity sessions begin at 6:30pm. Registration for Fun Night is closed. Only pre-registered students and their families may attend.
Drama Club Bakers Needed
Drama Club will be hosting a bake sale during our conference days November 2&3. We need bakers as well as volunteers to help at the tables. If you can help in any way please sign up using our Sign Up Genius link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4caaab2aaafd0-woodbury
We had our first meetings this week where we passed out scripts, t-shirt order forms and bake sale information. Due to our large cast size, we are unable to provide every actor with a cd of the songs. If you don't have a cd, please find the songs needed on YouTube.
The rehearsal schedule for the next month can be found online at www.woodburydramaclub.com as well as the forms we passed out. Our website is the best source of information for our club, please check it frequently for updates.
PTO Meeting featuring "Supporting your Child's Learning at Home"
Thurs, Oct 29th, 7pm
Are you confused by the number of technology-based learning programs your children's teachers are recommending? Unsure what is what? Join Woodbury school and district representatives for a presentation on supporting your child's learning at home through technology. Speakers will provide an overview of the applications Woodbury recommends our children be working with outside of school.
6th Grade Woodbury Band
Links to concert music and special sale for trumpet players!
For 6th grade trumpet players, Academy Music has a great trumpet mute on sale for $28. While this is optional, there is a part of the Jurassic Park piece that needs trumpet mutes! And for all 6th grade band members - click on these links to hear the music for our December concert.
Jurassic Park http://www.halleonard.com/viewaudio.do?itemId=8724350&fileName=http://s3.amazonaws.com/halleonard-audio/08724350.mp3
Star Spangled Banner
http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10022303 Shake It Off http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10530826
Woodbury Band -
Concerts, clothes, rides and more!
Concert Attire: Band concerts will be here soon (Dec. 9th for 6th grade, Dec. 10th for 5th grade). Students need to wear a white shirt, black pants or skirt, black shoes and a tie. Please try on clothes ahead of time, as Woodbury students grow fast! If you need to borrow any concert attire, we have a limited supply of clean shirts, pants, skirts, ties and shoes in a variety of sizes. Please contact Hannah Mendelsohn ([email protected]) to arrange pick up. Need a ride?: We hope all students can attend their concerts, so if your child needs a ride to the concert, please let us know and we will try to help! Contact Hannah Mendelsohn ([email protected]). Facebook: Don't forget to like us on Facebook for all of the latest band information - Facebook.com/woodburybands
Woodbury Clubs Brochure
You might be amazed at all the offerings for Woodbury students. Check it out:
Woodbury Club Activity Brochure
From the Woodbury School Counselor
I will be going into the classrooms to discuss several topics, such as, bullying, peer pressure, sympathy vs. empathy, and grief/loss to name a few. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
I am also starting a grief/loss group that will begin this week. If your child has lost a pet, a loved one, or just didn't make the Team, I am here for them. Loss means change and change can be very difficult for our students. There are many ways our students could have experienced loss. While most of painful losses often result from a death of a loved one, people also grieve when they experience misfortune. This can also happen when parents divorce or a best friend moves away. Please let me know if you have any questions.
MAP testing will resume during the window of November 30th - December 18th for 6th grade students and January 11th - January 22nd for 5th grade students. Our students will take one test in language and literature and one in math.
As always please give me a call if you ever need anything or have any questions. I am more than happy to help.
Mark J. Lenczewski
216-295-4174
School District News
Safe Schools Summit
Mon, Oct 26, 6-7:30pm, SHHS Auditorium
The summit is free and open to all, including students. School safety experts and District officials will inform parents of the most-up-to-date information and best-practices for student safety in Shaker Schools. Speakers will include Kenneth S. Trump, president of National School Safety and Security Services; Dr. Scott Frank, a family medicine and public health educator, researcher, and practitioner;
and Shaker Heights Police Chief D. Scott Lee as well a representative from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Click here for a flyer about the event.
Support the Shaker Bands' Trip to Spain!
The SHHS Bands will be traveling and performing throughout Spain during spring break of 2016! Families and staff members who would like to support the Shaker Bands in this endeavor can purchase Malley's Candy from now until December 14 and Indian River Groves Fruit from now until November 10. To purchase items online, click here and follow the prompts. You can support an individual student or contribute to the general trip fund. You can also make a direct donation to the General Trip Fund at PayForIt.net: select "Fundraisers" and scroll down to "Shaker Band Trip Fund" to make a donation in any dollar amount. Thank you for your support!
Find Out About the Finnish Educational System on October 29
The High School is hosting the first in a series of internationally-themed community events open to all Shaker students, parents, and community members. The first event is focused on the Finnish educational system, exploring it as experienced by French teacher Suzanne Genillier and the documentary The Finland Phenomenon. We encourage the Shaker community to participate in this dialogue about the power of learning through play, a holistic education that includes both college and vocational programming, the role that testing should (and shouldn't) play in the progress of education, and more! Please join us on Thursday, October 29 in the High School Small Auditorium.
6:00-7:00pm: Presentation and dialogue with Madame Genillier, high school French teacher
7:00-8:00pm: The Finland Phenomenon Documentary and talkback session
As you have ideas for relevant, internationally-minded community programming, please contact John Moore at [email protected] so that we can work together to create an ongoing series of international community engagement throughout this year.
Board Docs
Do you want to know more about what is happening in our School District? There is a wealth of information on the website. Each week a packet is compiled for Board of Education members. This public information is available for all parents to read. Click here to read the most recent packet. And click here to read the Superintendent's Report from the October 13 Board of Education meeting.
Background Check - REVISED
Volunteers are an integral part of creating a successful and nurturing environment for our children throughout the Shaker School District. The type of interactions you have with students determines whether or not you need to have a BCI/FBI background check and be fingerprinted.
- Supervised Volunteers are always in the presence of a staff member, inside and outside of school. NO background check is required.
- Unsupervised Volunteers are able to engage with students with or without the presence of a staff member. Examples include assisting students with reading or math in the hallways or accompanying a class or group of students for an off-campus activity or field trip. Adults in this group must be fingerprinted and have a background check.
If you are not sure where your volunteer role fits in, please remember that the background check process is free and usually takes about ten minutes at the Administration Building. Please call Kiki Stout to schedule an appointment 216-295-4339.
Help Needed for Senior Project and MYP Personal Project
This year we have two opportunities for community members to help our high school students - Senior Project and MYP Personal Project:
Senior Project Would you like to sponsor a student for a senior project this spring (May 2-26)? The sponsor does not need to see the student every day and there is flexibility in how the project is set up (e.g., the student can shadow the sponsor, observe day-to-day operations in the workplace, work on a specific task or project, or any combination of similar activities). Click here for the current year information on the Senior Project program available on Shaker.org. If you would like to sponsor a student for senior project this spring, please complete the Sponsor Contact form or contact Irene Meyerhoefer. Questions can be directed to [email protected].
MYP Personal Project Would you like to mentor a 10th grader working on a Personal Project? Students are encouraged to explore a topic of personal interest and many are interested in experiences outside of the high school and in our surrounding communities. We're looking for willing mentors who are interested in engaging with students. The depth of the relationship is up to the student and mentor, but most interactions take the form of interviews, shadowing experiences, volunteering or additional guidance on topical research. Students begin research in October and finish the product in February. Click here for additional information on the MYP Project. If you have questions or would like to be a mentor for a tenth grader, please contact [email protected].
Tweens and the New Rules of Parenting
Wed, Oct 28th, University School, 20701 Brantley Road
The tween years can be tough. And many parents, perhaps remembering their own experiences, just want to put their heads down and hope it's over soon. However, kids can thrive if parents change up how they approach these years. Join Your Teen Magazine, and a panel of experts, to understand why our tweens behave as they do and what we can do to improve the outcome. There will be a parent expo at 6:30pm. Program begins at 7pm. Event is co-sponsored by the Shaker Middle School PTO and any Shaker family can attend for FREE. Use the code "2015US" when you register. Click here to register.
Shaker Community News
Community News for Shaker Families
Click here to see the City of Shaker Community Calendar. And click here for the Shaker Library website with upcoming events. The Shaker PTO no longer compiles community news for the Friday e-newsletters.
HANDY RESOURCES AND WEB LINKS
*Woodbury School Web Page *Woodbury PTO Web Page *Woodbury Staff Directory
*Woodbury Bands *Progress Book *PayForIt *Lunch Menus
*School District Calendar *Drama Club
Each week Woodbury PTO publishes this weekly newsletter highlighting school, district and community events for our families. If you have items to contribute, please submit them to your Woodbury PTO Volunteer Emily Hellesen at [email protected] by Noon each Wednesday.