Woodland's Staff Development Day was a huge success.  Based on a survey created by our Site Staff Development Coordinator, Miss Jang, teacher sessions were created to provide teachers with professional development geared toward their specific needs.  Trainings included sessions on Response to Intervention in the Classroom, School Loop, ActivBoard Instruction, GLAD Strategies for English Language Learners, and the Homework Doc. 

Thanks once again to Mrs. Sherri Fenn, Woodland students and teachers learned about making healthy choices!  Teachers shared Dr. Sears' children's book on Making Healthy Choices.  Students learned which foods are red, yellow and green light foods.  With the help of Mrs. Nina Glassen and Mrs. Shannon Muir, students and teachers were given a lesson in nutrition.  Classrooms made banners pledging to choose healthy life styles.  The classroom banners will be displayed in the Multi-Purpose room for the entire school year.  Every student received a Woodland water bottle and will participate in a healthy physical education activity.  What a great week!

The staff at Woodland Elementary is committed to helping students achieve success and self-confidence by providing a challenging academic program with an emphasis on literacy and math skills. As a staff, we believe in ensuring a safe, orderly and supportive learning environment; fostering student success at school; teaching high standards of behavior, responsibility, and citizenship and encouraging all students to develop to the best of their ability, academically and socially. We believe that technology would be integrated throughout the curriculum and used a tool to enhance student learning in all areas.

Woodland's character education program is based on Coach John Wooden's book, Inch and Miles - The Journey to Success. Throughout the journey, Inch and Miles find out the real meaning of success by meeting fourteen characters in the story who represent the values that will guarantee success. By the end of the journey, Inch and Miles understand that:

Success isn't having trophies or toys.

It isn't a medal or friends of your choice.

What is Success? That's easy to see.

It's trying to be the best that you can be!

Don't worry what others may have or might say.

When trying your best,

Success comes your way.

Thank you Coach John Wooden for allowing us to share your Pyramid of Success with our students.