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Please review your 5th Grade Electives. You may select them when you are ready. Feel free to discuss with your parents and submit selections later. 

May 16: Symphony at Concert hall: Meymandi Concert Hall  Address: 2 E South St, Raleigh, NC 27601

- Leave school at 9:15 

- Arrive at concert hall at 10:00. Kids will eat snack there in the 'garden' area.

- Doors open at 10:30.

- Starts at 10:45 and finishes at 11:30

- Head back to school once finished

- Lunch at school (but no hot lunch available)
May 17: Wear Green for Battle of the Wolves! 

May 20 & 21: iReady EOY

May 29 & 30: State EOG 

June 6: Jordan Lake (Field trip details coming soon!) 

Woods Spring Arts Celebration

Here Comes the Sun

Thursday, May 23, at 6pm


The spring arts concert will be on Thursday, May 23, at 6pm. It will last about an hour and will feature the 7/8 Chorus and the 5/6 chorus. In addition to the chorus performances, we'll get to hear a song from 3rd graders, one from 4th graders, one from 5B on ukuleles, and a one or two from the whole crew.


Doors for audience members will open at 5:30, and the Tuesday Band will perform an opening song around 5:45. Ms. Brown and Ms. Larusso will be displaying student art around the great room, as well!


Call times: 

5/6 & 7/8 soloists: 4:45 for solo run throughs

5/6 & 7/8 choruses: 5:00 group warmup

3rd, 4th, and 5B: 5:30 group warm up

Tuesday Band: 5:30


Your musician will bring home a form in the next couple of weeks with information about what to wear, refreshments, after school opportunities, etc. 


Thank you for the chance to make music with your kids! See you May 23,

Mr. Irons

We are exploring magnetism: Please gather various items from home. These could include paper clips, coins, keys, erasers, pencils, rubber bands, and more. Bring them in by Friday the 12th for our upcoming exploration! 

Important Dates
March 25 - 29: SPRING BREAK!
April 1: Family Readers returns
April 5: Photo Day
April 10: No school
May 16: Symphony (Field trip details coming soon!) 
June 6: Jordan Lake (Field trip details coming soon!)  

Math and contemporary fiction work books coming home today! 

Note: Please be sure to ALWAYS contact Mr. Jake or the front office if your kid(s) is attending after-school on a day that he/she/they are not regularly scheduled. 


Monday's Eclipse

As you likely know, we in North Carolina get to experience a partial solar eclipse this coming Monday.  Unfortunately, the laws of the universe do not take the Woods bell schedule into account when scheduling this very rare event:  the eclipse is expected to peak at 3:15, just after school lets out. For those who are able, we recommend you pick up your student at regular time and head directly to a local park and enjoy! At Woods, we will provide certified eclipse-viewing glasses for each student.  We will also provide careful instruction about avoiding absolutely any direct viewing of the eclipse without the glasses. The eclipse begins at about 1:58 that day in our area, so we will have time to experience partially the partial eclipse for a while before we dismiss. Students in our after-school program will have their school-issued glasses and will be able to enjoy the eclipse at its peak.  The eclipse ends around 4:28. 

Important Dates
March 25 - 29: SPRING BREAK!
April 1: Family Readers returns
April 5: Photo Day
April 10: No school
May 16: Symphony (Field trip details coming soon!) 
June 6: Jordan Lake (Field trip details coming soon!)  

***All report cards will come home tomorrow!
Middle Ages literacy books will come home with report cards. 

Our Book Fair is this Thursday and Friday! We are so excited to partner with McIntyre's Books for the Fair. McIntyre's will be setting up shop in our Great Room, and will have books appealing to kindergarteners through adults, and other fun goodies on hand! We will be visiting on Friday at 11:30am. 


Books will start at $9, with most ranging between $10 and $20 - cash, check (made to McIntyre's Books) and card are all accepted. Students who do not bring money to shop will be able to browse and make a wish list of books that catch their eye.


In addition to the class visit, students will have the opportunity to shop both days before school starting at 8a, and during lunch. Students can also shop after school until 3:30p on Thursday. Parents are also welcome to shop in-person during those times. McIntyre's will be donating 20% of sales to our Annual Fund! 


We do need VOLUNTEERS to help with the Fair. If you are able to help, please sign up HERE. You can email any questions to Jessica Oliver at joliver@woodscharter.org.

McIntyre's Books will be setting up shop in the Great Room Thurs-Fri, Mar 14th-15th for our Book Fair! Offerings will include books for kindergartners through high schoolers and McIntyre's will donate 20% of sales to our Annual Fund. 

COMING HOME: This week a unit 3 math test, a medieval unit 2 part 1 book, and a poetry book, should come home with your kiddo.  

Summer Camps
The Woods Summer Wonders website is OPEN!  Offering more than 50 camp options across three weeks in July, there's something for everyone, whatever their interests. Visit the WSW website for more information and to register. 


Hi all,

I was given information about a free STEM summer camp for rising 3rd - 5th grade girls. It is at East Chapel Hill High School June 17th-20th from 8 am  - 12 pm. I thought you all might be interested in passing this along to your families. I've attached a scanned version of the flyer. https://phoebeklosty.wixsite.com/innovateher

All the best,

Jess

Jess Walden-Gray (she/her)

Woods Charter School

7th and 8th Grade Science

8th Grade Advisor


Please send in tissue boxes, cereal boxes, toilet paper rolls, paper towels rolls, and other similar items for our NC Culture project. 

If you are able to help, please check our classroom needs via our Flamingo Amazon Link. 

Moon Inquiry
Today your child will be bringing home a month-long inquiry. We have been discussing the phases of the moon as part of our science investigations. Each night we ask the students to complete the following on their chart:


1/31/24 Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and 4th graders love to use this day to celebrate friendship. In Second Step, the students have focused on empathy and spreading kindness, and Valentine's Day is the perfect time to put this into practice. Students are invited to bring a small trinket or note for their classmates, and they will also have a chance to write notes of kindness to share in the afternoon. We do ask the following:

- If your child is bringing a small trinket, please make sure there are enough for the whole class. 

- No edible treats, please! Alternatives include, but are not limited to squishies, slap bracelets, mini slimes, Valentine's notes, or fidgets. 

- If your child does NOT have permission to partake in a teacher provided snack, please contact me directly. 


Class List: Beckett, Addie, Alexander, Paige, Mayzie, Baldwin, Liam, Claire, Pierce, Naomi, Zarah, Riley, Bradley, Kiran, Jasper, Leah, Phionah


1/29/24 Progress reports and reading interest surveys are coming home today. Will you please go over and complete the reading survey with your child, sign the back of it, and return it by Friday? This would be greatly appreciated. 


GI Virus Outbreak update: 1/26/24

Unfortunately, we have had an unusually high number of students develop symptoms of stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea the end of last week. This does appear to be a virus which has also been circulating in the community at large.  We have increased cleaning protocols at school and enforced handwashing to the best of our ability in attempt to keep spread to a minimum. Please monitor your child for symptoms and notify the nurse if you believe they have been affected.

Due to the highly contagious nature of this particular illness, if your child is exhibiting symptoms of stomach pain, please err on the side of caution and keep them home. And if your child has experienced vomiting, in this particular case, we also ask that you keep them home for 48 hours following the last episode of vomiting before sending them back to school. We are sending well wishes to everyone who has been impacted by this virus. If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse Kimberly Houston khouston@woodscharter.org. 


Welcome Back! Kicking it off with a FIELD TRIP FORM. 

Thank you so much for the wonderful cards and gifts. We truly appreciate all of the parents and students for making our first grade level Winter Wonders a success! Thank you for sharing your family's winter traditions. 

Winter Wonders Celebration Flyer

Candy Cane Grams on Sale:  Now through Dec 12

Each year the Prom sells candy cane grams before winter break.  This is open to ALL STUDENTS K-12 to receive them.  The cost of a candy cane gram is $1 and can be ordered during MS and HS lunch or through the front office.  Grams will be delivered on Dec 13.  This is  a prom fundraiser.  Please direct questions to Denise O'Gorman (dogorman@woodscharter.org).


Culture Art Project coming soon! Please start collecting small boxes (tissues and shoe size or smaller), paper towel tubes, toilet paper towels, and things of this sort!

Come Be A Junior Player Escort!!  

Week of 11/7/23

GOAL MET! THANK YOU!!! Please consider supporting Fields' Flamingos.
I have a temporary free trial for IXL. I would like to provide our flamingos with this tool for the rest of the school year. This program not only offers adaptive learning for each of my students individual needs, but also includes a great online teacher toolkit to guide me in assisting my students in 1-1 and in small group sessions. IXL includes diagnostics, growth data charts, intervention tools, enrichment tools, and of course learning games! This program directly links to our current math curriculum. I can even assign independent practice in IXL based on the exact lesson I taught that day. The IXL math program would be an amazing upgrade for the flamingos. My fiends and family already have us half way there. Your support will help our Flamingos fly high! 

Important Dates

Nov. 10th - NO SCHOOL for students

Nov. 17th - End of Trimester I

Nov. 20th - 24th - Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL
Nov. 27th - Reports cards available online 

MOUNTAIN PROJECTS START MONDAY! Yay!
The students have so much fun with this project. It is a great way for them to show their creativity and knowledge. This project will require research! It will wrap up our geology unit. I will post a document with each flamingos name and the name of his/her mountain under homework, on Monday. Your kiddo should come home with the document linked above in his/her homework folder on Monday as well. 

The Harvest Day Parade is Tuesday, October 31 at 8:35.
Your child will receive his/her character sheets on Tuesday. Your child should complete the sheets based on a book he/she has read. Your child MUST bring the book with him/her on Tuesday, if in costume.
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Hello, parents of Woods Charter 3rd & 4th graders, 5A students, and 5/6 Chorus members!

Your child is invited to perform “Wildflowers” at the Woods Way Buffet on October 27. The dinner begins at 5pm; once the table is set, we will perform at 5:20 or so to kick off the buffet. Participation is completely optional, no need to RSVP.

Students do not need to arrive early for this, and should wear whatever they’d like. (And do bring a dish to share and a serving utensil! Cups, drinks, plates, cutlery, and napkins will be provided.)


What: Singing at the Woods Way Buffet

When: 5p on Friday, October 27

Where: the Great Room at Woods

Bring: a dish to share and a serving utensil (or just your appetite!)

Optional--no RSVP, just show up

Please note that this evening performance is in addition to the Grandparents & Special Friends Day sharing, which will take place during school on the 27th. Feel free to email me with any questions--it is a real joy to get to make music with your kids. 

Thank you,

Mr. Irons

Current Class Needs: Flamingo Class Needs  

Important Dates

10/04 Walk to School Day

10/13 Flamingo Parent Teacher Conference Sign-Up

10/20 - 10/23 Fall Break

10/23 - 10/27 Annual Fund Week 

10/27 Grandparent's or Special Friend's Day
If your student has a grandparent/s or special friend/s coming, please RSVP for them here 


Dear Elementary School Families,

We are in the process of developing a new Lunch Bunch program for Elementary School Students. Lunch Bunch is a small social skills group that meets at lunch time, once a week, from 10:30 – 11:00am, or 11:00-11:30am outside, in the great room, or in room 129 (weather depending.) We will eat lunch, get to know each other, share stories, practice appropriate social skills, and learn about/practice interpersonal communication skills. The goal is that this will be a fun time for students to interact and learn about social communication, interoception, and sharing perspectives. Lunch bunch is informal and totally voluntary. Please let me know if you do NOT want your child to attend.  Additionally, please let me know if your child has any allergies.  Feel free to reach out with any questions!

Kind regards,

Hannah Kehrer, MS CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

hkehrer@woodscharter.org

Flamingo Parent Teacher Conference Sign-Up

You're Invited! - Welcome to North Carolina -
Day: Friday, September 29th
Time: 2:10 - 2:35 
Where: The Great Room
Why: Our students would love to welcome you to North Carolina, by sharing their knowledge on the amazing animals and landmarks you can find right here in our home state! 

Important Dates

9/23 First Day of Autumn 

9/25 No School for Yom Kippur

9/30 Woods Camp Out

10/04 Walk to School Day

10/27 Grandparent's or Special Friend's Day

We are holding our Third Annual Walk To School Day on Wednesday, October 4th. For those who are new and a refresher for those who aren't . . . students and faculty (who opt to) meet at the pavilion in Great Meadow Park in Briar Chapel before school starts. Cotton meets us there upon completion of his 10ish mile walk from his house and we head to Woods together on foot. It is a joyful morning and great way to start the day.


The buses drop students at the park that morning, and we encourage parents to drop their students off there, but some students will be dropped off at school. For those students at school, we will arrange holding places for them until the crowd makes it here around 8:20.


If you want to join us in walking, please do - the more of you there, the more fun it will be! 


A Note From Our Art Teacher, Mrs. Larusso: Hi everyone,

I would like to invite any family that wants to share a cultural art experience with their student’s class to reach out to me, especially if it is not something that would work well in your classrooms (messy, too many materials etc…). 

I would love to have them come in and share with me and the students. 

Thank you!

Ashley
alorusso2@woodscharter.org

(FILLED) PARENT VOLUNTEER NEEDED: Are you an aspiring cashier? Well we've got the volunteer job for you! We would love to have a parent volunteer run our class store from 2:00 - 2:45 every Friday. You will set-up our little store in the hall and students will come shop and "cash-out" with their class money. They are usually very excited and it is a fun hands-on volunteer opportunity. Please email me if you are interested. 

Important Dates
9/4 No school for Labor Day
9/5  Tuesday, please send an extra snack with your child. 

9/7 6:30PM New Parent Dinner, register with the front office

9/13 Elementary Parent Orientation
6:00-6:40 Session #1
6:45-7:25 Session#2

9/15 Picture Day

9/23 First Day of Autumn 

9/25 No School for Yom Kippur

9/30 Woods Camp Out

10/27 Grandparent's or Special Friend's Day

Sensory Science

 Ready to experiment!? I created this class for kids who love science and sensory satisfaction! We will complete multiple experiments each session. Many of our experiments will be sensory satisfying. In fact, each session we will make a different type of slime or other sensory engaging experiment. Paired with this, each time we meet, we will conduct various other experiments that will result in foaming, bubbling, color changes and more! So if your kid(s) like to mix, measure, squish, squash and stir, this is the place to be! 

Instructor:  Sara Fields

Grades:  1st - 4th

Dates: September 6th - October 25th (8 classes) 

Times:  3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Registration Fee:  $185

Supply Fee:  $20

Go To Woods of Wonders to register: https://www.woodsfwswonders.com/class_description.aspx 

Below is the link to purchase Woods Spirit gear. 

https://wcathletics2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

The shop is only open at the beginning and end of the year, so please order now if you would like your student to wear Woods gear during the year or on field trips. 

Seating
You are welcome to allow your child to bring in their own personal beanbag, cushion, or yoga ball.
No blankets, stuffies, or fuzzy stuff. 


Walking Program
If you want to volunteer, here is the Walking Program Link

- high heat index: anything above 96, elementary-aged students are not to be outside. We will use the gym from (2:00/2:10-2:50) Intervention block makes this tricky for 4th graders, so we would use their PE time as walking time. 

- hot, but under 95: We will walk the back 40 so the kids have access to consistent shade under the council house and from the trees

- rainy days: We will walk the building if the field is wet at your regular times. If the rain is coming down, we will use the gym from (2:00/10-2:50) Intervention block makes this tricky for 4th graders so we would use their PE time as walking time. 


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