coming soon:

Dec 13th 5p.m.-8p.m.

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Monthly Meeting:
DEC 13th 9:30a.m. at Educational Support Center

Information regarding school start times

The Board of Education will be voting on the change in school start times at the December 13 meeting. The Board of Education discussed moving forward with changing student start times beginning in the fall of the 2019-2020 school year. In the district's Strategic Plan, Goal 4A includes an initiative to research new trends to aid in the advancement of programs that address the physical, mental, emotional and social needs of the "whole child." A vast body of research supports that Middle School students should start school no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for the betterment of the children's health. Five different drafts of transportation schedules have been created since then as the administration discussed various ways to do what is best for students, yet keep costs neutral. At the Dec. 13 meeting, the Board is planning to take action to approve a schedule with new start and end times for all students to take effect in the fall of 2019.
If you were unable to attend the school board forum on October 29th, you can find the presentation at:​
https://www.dist50.net/cms/lib/IL02213585/Centricity/Domain/1144/ForumPresentFinal102918.pdf
Other information, research articles, and proprosals can be found at: https://www.dist50.net/starttimes
The Woodland school board welcomes your citizen statements (including thoughts, questions, concerns) via email to board@dist50.net. The next meeting will be November 15th.

volunteer opportunity
​for parents and/or community members!

​This year Elementary East is continuing our BookNook Learning application. 

BookNook is a reading support program offered to our students 
and we would like to formally invite you to volunteer.  This year the reading program will be used in first through third grades and we are looking for parents/guardians/volunteers who are willing to help during BookNook's instructional time.  
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If you are interested in participating, please contact Katie Culver (Assistant Principal at Elementary East) at kculver@dist50.net or 847-984-8800.  We LOVE volunteers in our school!
This year, instead of doing a used coat drive, the PTA joined forces with the Rotary Club of Gurnee to raise funds for Operation Warm.

As winter’s coldest days begin to close in on us, we are happy to report that thanks to your support, Woodland families raised $3,681 for Operation Warm! That means 184 students in our community will receive brand new coats. Your donations helped us send a message: every child in need deserves to feel loved and valued. Every child should be able to get to school and play outside on the coldest of days. For many children, this may be the FIRST brand new coat they have ever owned. Thank you again for your generosity!

Events calendar

For the district calendar,
click HERE.
Click the lower right + of the calendar to add to your device. ACRONYMS:
EC - Early Childhood
EE - Elementary East
ESC - Educational Support Center
EW - Elementary West
INT - Intermediate School
K - Kindergarten
MS - Middle School
PRI - Primary School
WELE - Woodland Early Learning Experience
Newsletter 11.18
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Meeting Minutes 10.18.18
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Performance-to-Budget 10.2018
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Newsletter 09.2018
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Agenda 10.18.18
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Approved Meeting Minutes 9.20.18
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Performance-to-Budget 09.2018
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Checking 09.2018
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The Fundraiser Flash

Looking for some family fun? A place to get dinner? Look no further! Join us while supporting our schools.

Yankee Candle Fundraiser

​Yankee Candle products make excellent gifts for any occasion. Get your holiday shopping start-ed right from your computer. 40% of all proceeds go back to the Woodland PTA!

To place an order:
  1. Go to: www.yankecandlefundraising.com
  2. Enter group ”990068369”
  3. Click “Start Shopping"

Orders can be placed now through December 15, 2018.

Join us at
PORTillo's
​Dec 13th 5-8pm! 
Just mention "WOODLAND PTA" when placing your order! Portillo's will donate 20% of the sales! YES, YOU SAW RIGHT, 20%! Feel free to dine in, carry out, or go through the drive thru. If you order in the drive thru, make sure to inform the first order taker that you are participating in the fundraiser.

The next Wednesday at Wendy's is coming in January 2019!
Let Wendys make dinner on the first Wednesday of every month and support the PTA. Dine in or drive thru any time between 5pm and 8pm and a percentage of sales will be donated back to the PTA!

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Let's all work together to make our Woodland School District 50 schools even more great than they already are.  Click HERE to find out how to become a member TODAY!