American People and Symbols have been our topic of study in Kindergarten! Our kindergarten friends reviewed important facts they’ve learned by having special guests. Students got to meet President George Washington, President Abraham Lincoln, and The Statue of Liberty! Our young leaders are quite the growing patriots. We are learning and leading #thewoodlawnway. #OneMission #studentsuccess
More pictures available on our Facebook page.
Wendesday's Pit Stop for our “You Pick Adventure” professional learning experience involved Cuban cuisine for our amazing staff. Thank you to Sophie’s Cafe for helping us spoil our amazing team. It was the perfect way to kickstart our afternoon of learning. #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
4th graders stopped in to visit at The Decimal Diner to practice adding and subtracting decimals in real world scenarios. They ended their time at the diner with Coke Floats. Learning is fun at Woodlawn Elementary School. More pictures available on our Facebook page. #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Engagement is a BIG part of The Woodlawn Way! One way our teachers ensure engagement is through the use of Kagan Cooperative Learning structures. Look at Mrs. Smoak’s kindergarten class doing Fan N Pick with subtraction equations and Ms. Tindell’s first grade class doing Quiz Quiz Trade with vocabulary words. We believe learning should be fun at Woodlawn! #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Last week, our 5th grade students attended the 85th Annual Brighton Field Day Festival. Thank you to the Seminole Tribe of Florida Education Department for inviting us out for a celebration of Seminole arts, food, and culture! Our 5th grade students got to experience not only a local Native American culture, but other cultural traditions from Native Americans all around the country—Apache Traditional Dancers who performed a Sash Belt dance. They also watched a quick demonstration of gator wrestling and got to try pumpkin frybread! This was a perfect experience for our 5th grade students as they are soon to begin their study on Native Americans. No better way to learn than to experience things firsthand.More pictures are available on our Facebook page. #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Our amazing Ms. Cornelius planned a Fair themed stem week in her STEM lab just in time for the Highlands County fair. Some grade levels compared living and non living fair items, some built roller coasters, and some made electromagnets and bristleboat motors. We are so blessed to have a STEM lab and even more blessed to have someone as awesome as Ms. Cornelius running it. More photos available on the Facebook page. #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Our PBiS team wanted to show some LOVE to our amazing bus drivers and attendants. Many of our students’ days start and end with bus drivers. We appreciate all they do for our students. Our staff appreciation action team of our Leadership Ambassadors enjoyed handing out the special gifts on Valentine’s Day! #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
South Florida State College’s Teacher Education program’s students stopped by for a visit to Woodlawn to experience an “electrifying” science lesson taught by the amazing Mrs. McHargue. Students got to explore several energy concepts in a hands on way to help them see how engaging science instruction can be. Thank you Mrs. McHargue for pouring into the future generation of teachers. #thewoodlawnway
Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! Honestly at Woodlawn, this should be every day. Officer Diego Serrano is the B to the E to the S to the T! The way he serves our students, staff, and families is awesome. Day in and day out he goes above and beyond to not only make our school safe, but to also build relationships with those he interacts with. We thank him for being a BIG part of The Woodlawn Way! #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Ny’Taria Worrell was the 1st place winner in the Elks Lodge Bill of Rights essay contest. Today she had the opportunity to read her essay to the Highlands County Retired Teachers Association meeting at Oscar’s. We are so proud of Ny’Taria!
On Friday, we took a different spin on Professional Learning at Woodlawn Elementary School! Our topic…Mental Health Day!
We started our day focusing on our mind and spirit by learning how to sharpen the saw in the four dimensions and living in quadrant two by prioritizing our BIG ROCKS! Thanks Leader in Me.
Then we got to Focus on our Geniuses. Staff got to choose a hobby to participate in like crocheting, cooking, art, and gardening.
Thirdly, staff filled up their water bottles at the hydration station and focused on their bodies! Staff either participated in Yoga followed by walking, Pickleball, or Book Club!
Then we ended our time focusing on our hearts with special emotional bank account deposits thanks to the families of our amazing staff.
A huge shout out to all of our staff members who led stations and shared their passions. Also, a huge shout out to Ms. Capone from Spa at Hammock Falls and Mr. Maya with Massages by OCL (both Woodlawn parents) for donating chair massages for staff in the afternoon.
Today we achieved the Daily Private Victory so that we can continue with our #OneMission #studentsuccess
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It was celebration time for the 5th grade house with the most points in the second nine weeks…Protos! It was a close race, with Amistad only 90 points behind in second place. Protos enjoyed pizza and some time playing gaga ball. More pictures are on our Facebook page. #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Tuesday, February 13th is Spring Picture Day
Flyers will be going home this week.
Only those students who have pre-paid for Spring Pictures will sit for individual photos. All students will have their class picture taken.
Payment must be made online prior to 7AM on Picture Day or monies must be sent with the order flyer for the photographer on picture day.
If sending cash, please send the exact amount. We are unable to make change for overpayment.
Parents who pay online must send their flyer with the confirmation code for the photographer on Picture Day.
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Look at the information in the attachements to help you get better connected with your child's school and teacher(s). There is help to get you signed in and to turn on notifications so that you don't miss out on important information.
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To Infinity and Beyond! Our third grade leaders have been studying about astronomy in their language arts classes. To wrap up their learning they completed a STEM challenge which entailed building a lunar landing module that kept astronauts (aka Marshmallows) safe when landing on the moon. Check out their work. We have some future NASA employees on our hands. More pictures on our Facebook page.
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Some of our top point earners from College Bound Boys went to Sebring Slot Carts to celebrate their awesome leadership in the classroom and around school. Way to go Boys! #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Thursday was our annual Mom and Son Date Night! Our Woodlawn boys took the special lady in their life out to dinner at Dee’s Place! Thank you to our amazing 5th grade team and Woodlawn staff for all they did to make this night special for our families. Also, a huge shout out to our girl Leadership Ambassadors for serving tonight…they rocked it. And the BIGGEST thanks goes to Dee and her amazing crew for partnering with us to make this night happen for our eagles. Her support for our school does not go unnoticed. Nights like tonight are a perfect picture of “The Woodlawn Way” Go to our Facebook page for lots of pictures.
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It was a ROYAL Tea Party at the Woodlawn Castle. Kindergarten royalty were greeted by King Wright and Queen Gilbert and the Woodlawn Knights. Kindergarteners dressed their finest, enjoyed tea and cookies, played sight word bingo, and danced. It was a day to remember as we wrapped up our learning about Kings and Queens! More pictures can be seen on our Facebook page. #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
Popcorn fundraiser is BACK!
🗓️Thursday, February 1st
💵Cost-$3
⏰Money is due to child’s teacher by 8:00 am on Thursday, February 1st
Friday was our January Leadership Luncheon!
We took 70 student leaders to enjoy a delicious lunch at Wendys. A huge Shout Out goes to Sebring Wendy’s and their amazing team for the awesome hospitality we were shown today. We even had a special visit from Wendy. It’s fun celebrating leaders at Woodlawn! #thewoodlawnway #OneMission #studentsuccess
