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Welcome to Woodleaf Elementary SchoolKindergarten RegistrationDo you know a child who will be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2011? If so, they qualify to attend kindergarten next school term. Come register for kindergarten April 11, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. in Woodleaf's cafeteria or April 12, 2011 at 8:30 A.M. in the cafeteria. We look forward to seeing you and your children. Plan on approx. 1 hour for the program.More at 4 RegistrationDo you know a child who will be 4 years old on or before August 31, 2011? If so, they may qualify for a free preschool program at Woodleaf. Contact Smart Start Rowan 1839 Jake Alexander Blvd. W Salisbury, NC 28147 or call 704.603.3369. Applications available on line or at Woodleaf School. Register now as spaces are limited.March 15 - Reading NightPlease plan to attend Reading Night at Woodleaf School on March 15th, 6:00 P.M. until 7:30 P.M. Rev. Charles Gibbons, a Woodleaf native, will be our visiting storyteller featuring Jack Tales. Ms. Jane Fallis will help students and parents with reading strategies to strengthen comprehension. Free books will be given to all children attending. There will be a Scholastic Book Fair is the library. Many more activities are planned for students and parents. Come and join the fun!Free Kindergarten Readiness SessionsSmart Start Rowan will be providing FREE Kindergarten Readiness sessions for parents who have children entering kindergarten this upcoming August.
All Set for School Parents will learn about the Three Rs - the Routines, Requirements, and Relationships that set up a successful transition to school. Want to make sure your family is set for kindergarten? Then don't miss All Set for School!
Choose one of these dates to attend! Tuesday, March 15 12 pm - 1 pm Tuesday, April 19 6 pm - 7 pm Tuesday, May 10 4 pm - 5 pm Wednesday, June 28 6 pm - 7 pm
Making the Move to Kindergarten Thisvideo session walks children and families through a typical school day- showing everyone that kindergarten offers an exciting opportunity tolearn new things, meet new friends, and share new experiences. Ready to see what kindergarten is really like? Then don't miss Making the Move to Kindergarten!
Both parents and their rising kindergarteners are invited to this session! Choose one of these dates to attend with your child
Wednesday, March 2 3 pm - 4 pm Tuesday, March 8 6 pm - 7 pm Tuesday, April 5 6 pm - 7 pm Tuesday, April 12 3 pm - 4 pm Monday, May 16 3 pm - 4 pm Tuesday, May 24 6 pm - 7 pm Monday, June 6 3 pm - 4 pm Monday, June 20 6 pm - 7 pm
Families must register for these trainings. To register, please contact Mary Sain at 704-603-3372. All trainings will be held at Smart Start Rowan, 1839 W. Jake Alexander Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28147 Volunteers NeededVolunteers are needed to assist teachers with reading conferencing and listen to students read. In May, we will need testing proctors to help monitor the End of Grade testing. Call Linda Shelton, 704.278.2203 if you are interested.Food for ThoughtEnon Baptist Church will sponsor the Food for Thought Program at Woodleaf Elementary. This program will provide week-end food for children in need. Selected children will take a backpack stocked full of food home every weekend to help meet their nutritional needs. Thank you to all who are contributing to the Food for Thought Program. Your generous gifts are appreciated.Bus SafetyIt is the responsibility of every student and parent to help maintain safety on our school buses during daily transport. Please stress the bus safety rules.-Hands and feet to oneself-No loud talking---Face the front at all times-Stay in your seat with no hands, heads or feet in the aisle-Book bags on your lapsRiding the bus is a priviledge, not a right. Students not following the bus rules will be asked to find other transportation to school. Annual Penny Challenge Drive A Great Success The Annual Penny Challenge was a huge success. The P.T.A.collected over $ 2,000. These funds will be used to purchase agendas, Eagle Books and general supplies for the 2011 - 2012 school term. Thanks to all who contributed their spare change. Think 20/Read 20 Read 20 minutes every night with your child to make them a successful, lifelong reader. Reading is the basis for all educational success. Help your child read to achieve! Need Help With End of Grade Test Questions or Do You Simply Want to Know More About the Curriculum of Your Child? Check out this web site: http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/eled/default.html Click on the boxes for Parents, Teachers, Ideas on the Web or Presentations for valuable web links and information 101 Students attend Math Night at Food Lion. A fun and exciting night was experienced at our local Food Lion at Marketplace on Highway 70. Working with Food Lion manager Heather Broadway, our students and teachers came together to have fun applying our math skills in a real world environment. Over 300 participants enjoyed cake, sandwiches, fruit and vegetable snacks. Thank you Food Lion and parents for supporting this wonderful opportunity for our children. Safety Patrol Established The Fifth Grade Discipline Team has voted to establish a safety patrol to help direct students during morning and afternoon transitions. Look for students in the bright green vests to help with directions and traffic control. Fifth grade students will rotate with these duties monthly. Safety Patrol stations will be located on stairwells, hallways, bathroom entrances and at the bus port entrances. We thank the fifth grade students for volunteering their time and service. Thank You Blanche and Hubert Ritchie Foundation Woodleaf School wishes to thank the Blanche and Hubert Ritchie Foundation for the donation of $ 5,000 to the Woodleaf Library. $ 2.500 had been used to purchase approx. 175 nonfiction books for our science, social studies and non fiction sections of our library. The remaining $ 2,500 has been banked to be combined with a LSTA Grant. The LSTA Grant application requires matching funds to be used with the proposal to obtain $ 10,000 additional dollars for purchase additional volumes in the non fictional sections of our library. Martin Marietta Quarry - Woodleaf Donates $ 1,000 Mr. Dean Hellard, manager of the Woodleaf Quarry, recently visited with a $ 1,000 check for Woodleaf School. The funds were donated to our library to replace well read and worn series collections. Books replacing tattered and torn series included Nate the Great, Junie B. Jones, The Magic Tree House and other favorites. Thank you Mr. Hellard and martin Marietta. We also want to thank the quarry and their workers for the donation on gravel and equipment to resurface our bus and visitor parking areas. We truly appreciate our neighbors, Martin Marietta! 2nd Annual Career Day Do you have an interesting career you would like to share with Woodleaf students? Mr. Chris McIntyre, Woodleaf guidance counselor, would like to talk to you. We need volunteers who are interested in sharing their careers with our students. On March 25, 2011 our volunteers will present 3, 25 minute presentations on their careers for our students. Emphasis on education and training required for preparation of the career is encouraged. Need information, have a question or concern? Please contact: Susan Herrington 704.278.2203 (call) 704.278.2204 (fax) Parents are always welcome at Woodleaf Elementary. Come for lunch, listen to a child read or volunteer in many ways. Please come by the office, sign in and receive a visitor's pass. |
