Parent Surveys

Please take a moment to log on to the Willow Glen website main page and follow the link to the PARENT SURVEY.  Your input is very important to us as we focus on continuous improvement in our schools. Thank you in advance for your responses!

PTO MEETING AGENDA

April 16, 2014

PTO Meeting

Agenda

1.       Call meeting to order/Pledge of Allegiance

2.       Minutes  - Stephanie Kuczynski

3.       Treasurer’s Report/Proposed Budget Approval/New Fund Request Process– Chris Piper

4.       Fund Raising update –Holly Hopton

5.       School District Report: School Survey Report -Dr. Thomsen

6.       Elections  - Openings for Secretary and Social Media & Marketing Director

7.       Principal’s Report

8.       Scholarships

9.       Teacher Appreciation Lunch - May 8

10.   Meeting Dates for PTO 2014-2015 - proposed  9/24, 12/4, 4/15- awaiting approval from school administration

11.   Old Business

12.   New Business

13.   Adjourn

PTO meeting

PTO MEETING

PTO MEETING WEDNESDAY APRIL 16th in the WILLOW GLEN LIBRARY

The Willow Glen/Deer Creek PTO would like to cordially invite you join us tomorrow night in the Willow Glen library.  There will be updates on the year so far as well as information regarding the PTO plans for moving forward as an integral partner with the St. Francis Schools.

April Update

Week of April 14th

Students are enjoying the warmer weather!  They are involved in a whole school, springtime activity, in which they are learning about the life of Jackie Robinson.  Stop in and take a look at the time line in the main hallway!

A few classroom highlights…

K5 students are finishing their “Writing for a Reason Books”.  They are also busy looking for signs of spring, and practicing working with number stories. 

Grade 1 children are enjoying reading books about the life of Jackie Robinson.  They are learning about space, and completing their persuasive writing pieces.

Grade 2 students are learning that “Drugs are Dangerous” in Health class.  They recently participated in the “Zoo to You” program, which was sponsored by our wonderful PTO.  

Remember…No school on Friday!  Enjoy the time with your children!

Week of April 7

Play Ball!

The students at Willow Glen are continuing with classroom activities that were highlighted in last week’s Principal Blog.  The writing that children are producing, and the literature that they are interacting with, is engaging and  impressive.  Additionally, in celebration of the opening of the Major League Baseball Season, our students are embarking on a school wide activity.  Much like our Martin Luther King, Jr. whole-school timeline, prepared in January, children will be enjoying non-fiction reading materials on Jackie Robinson.  The culminating project will be a timeline along the main hallway of the building.  Please stop by and see it…I will let you know when it is complete!

Father/Daughter Dance

This evening, the PTO will be sponsoring the first, ever Father/Daughter Dance.  The event will be held at Deer Creek for 6-8pm.  Please contact Holly Hopton, PTO President, for more information.  This is a wonderful opportunity to dads and daughters to spend an evening together, and share in the spirit of joyous parent/child relationships!

Have a great weekend!  Go Badgers!

Updates

Approaching a New Month…

Dear Readers,

I was experiencing some technical difficulties in updating the Willow Glen Blog.  These have been resolved, and we are up and running again.  Continue to look for weekly school postings.  This information serves as a tool for being apprised of K-3 happenings!

Thanks for your patience J

Laurie Pogorzelski

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thank you to all parents who participated in parent teacher conferences these past 2 weeks.  Parent-teacher conferences are an opportunity to establish better communication between parents and teachers.  Through the grading and reporting process, you were provided with information about your child’s progress, and had a venue to ask questions and learn more about grade level programming.  We hope that you found this to be a rewarding experience.

Classroom News

K4 – The students will be starting a new unit in “Transportation”.  They will also be asked to sign-in when they enter the classroom each day.  This serves as authentic  practice in writing their first names…An important K4 skill!!!!

K5 – The kindergartners finished their second “All About” book.  They are working hard at publishing these books, using the computers.

Grade 1 – First graders are beginning a new unit on Space.  They will also be starting fairy tales and preparing persuasive book reviews, aligned to the genre.

Grade 2 – Students are busy publishing their persuasive papers and are ready to learn about saving and spending in Social Studies.

Grade 3 – Third graders completed the process of sharing their book reviews.  They will be learning about biographies in the coming weeks.

Once again, the staff appreciates the wonderful partnerships that they have formed with each of you.  Working together benefits our students, and sends a message that we all care and love our kids!  

Spring Ahead!

As we set our clocks ahead, we are reminded of another sign of springtime.  The warmer temperatures, busy playgrounds, and schools functioning at optimum levels, are additional pieces in the equation that our school year has hit it's stride. 

Classroom Highlights...
K4 - The children will begin bringing books home this month, as part of their take-home book program.  This system is introduced in K4 and is expanded upon as the children get older.
K5 - Students are continuing to write "How To" books.  The writing and illustrations are to be treasured!
Grade 1 - First graders are learning some early geometry skills in math, and engaging in creating persuasive writing pieces. 
Grade 2 - The students recently completed their science and writing projects...Stop by sometime and see the published pieces proudly displayed in the hallways!
Grade 3 - The children are off and blogging!  The next time you see a third grader, ask about their fairy tales and book reviews!

Enjoy the nice weather, and looking forward to seeing everyone at conferences next week!