Welcome Back to School!

The 2015-2016 School Year is off to a great start!  

You may chose to follow me on Twitter, as I often post pictures of our amazing Willow Glen students.  I can be found at Laurie Pogorzelski@wg-principal.

Here are a few highlights from our first week:

Open House - Sept. 3, 5:00-7:30
     Our Annual Open House also includes a Literacy Meeting.  This is an opportunity for parents, in all grade levels, to learn how to best support their young readers at home.  In the event you are unable to attend, the presentation will be posted on our district website.

PBIS All-School Assembly/Kick-off  -  Sept. 3, 2:30pm (Students and Staff)
     This is a special event planned to renew the excitement around PBIS.  All schools in our district were awarded, "School/s of Merit" for our successful implementation of this program. We will revisit behavior expectations, and discuss celebrations for making good choices.

Newsletter - The first Wednesday of each month, you will find a "Principal's Corner" newsletter.  This piece of communication will provide you with school information on the coming month.  The newsletter also offers articles in Reading and/or Math.  These articles give parents and caregivers suggestions on how to extend learning into the homes. Partnering with one another, contributes to high achieving boys and girls!

Please stop back to this blog weekly.  I update it on Fridays, and you will frequently find the most current updates on the wonderful things happening at Willow Glen!

Week of May 25

While the halls are looking a little more bare, there is still much going on in the classrooms!

K5 students are learning about bee's;  First Graders are writing opinion pieces; Second Graders are studying Life Cycles; and Third Graders are discussing social issues. 

This is also the time of year that students are engaged in end-of-the-year assessments.  It is rewarding for the students to see how far they have come since September!

Week of May 18

 

A Few Tidbits to Share...

 

A special thank you to all the families that joined us for Fine Arts Night.  The artwork decorating our hallways was beautiful (Shout-out to Mrs. Marsh!), and the musical performance by our K5 and 1st graders was very enjoyable (High-five to Mr. Shanafelt!).

 

Please remember that Deer Creek will be hosting their annual Science Night on May 28.  This is always an evening filled with excitement and new learning!

 

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

                 
                     Thank you, PTO

              For a wonderful, delicious

                Teacher Appreciation

                          luncheon!

              We are grateful to have such

                  a supportive group of

                             parents!

Week of April 27

Congratulations to entire St. Francis School District community for receiving District Accreditation from AdvancEd!

Willow Glen Family Movie Night, held last week Friday, was a success!  Families enjoyed watching Despicable Me in the gym, all snuggled up in pj's and blankets.  Thank you to our school PBIS Team for leading this event.

Please join us next Thursday evening, May 7th, for Willow Glen's annual Fine Arts Night and K5-Grade 1 Concert.  The doors will open at 5:30pm.

Week of April 20

You are invited to Willow Glen's

                              First FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!

                                              Please come and enjoy watching Despicable Me
 
                                                                 with family and friends!!!!     Don't forget to

                                                                               bring a blanket and a pillow....PJ's are a

                                                                                            great choice, as well!!!!!!!


                                       Where:  WG Gym     When:  April 24 at 6:30pm

Week of March 30

B I N G O  !!!

Today we celebrated achieving our all-school goal, with PBIS.  This goal was to use appropriate hallway behavior, when moving about the building. 

Background:  Classes were awarded "snowflakes" every time they were identified as following our school Gator Expectations for hallway behavior.  Snowflakes were put on a large tree in the main hall of Willow Glen...Once the tree was filled, we were ready to celebrate!

This morning, we engaged in playing all-school Bingo.  Our oldest students paired up with youngest students, in an effort to support them when completing their Bingo cards.  This was a great exercise in mentoring and showing leadership for our "big kids"!  The students at Willow Glen thoroughly enjoyed this special acknowledgement, for making good choices over the past few months.  Prizes and excitement were recognized in every classroom!

PBIS continues to have a positive impact on the culture at our school.  Students understand and have been taught behavior expectations, and as a result, they are ready to learn every day!