Woodridge Local Schools

February 2016 | Volume 2, Issue 6

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Struttin our Skills!

Fourth Grade Geek Squad

Beauty and the Beast Coming to Woodridge High School

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2016 Kiddie Carnival

Woodridge Primary Students Celebrate the 100th Day of School

Summit County Transition Expo 2016

Come Get Your Glow On at the PTO 2016 Spring Dance!

Woodridge Primary School Kindergarteners Enjoy New Projects Thanks to Donors Choose

Woodridge Primary School Kindergarten Information Night

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Teachers Discovery Exhibit

Engrave Your Name in the History of the Woodridge Field House

Calendar of Events

Students of the Month

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Congratulations to the Woodridge Primary School Building Character Students of the month for January. These students were chosen from their classrooms for doing an excellent job of demonstrating RESPONSIBILITY, our Building Character Word of the Month.Front row: Andrew Stull, Caitlin Norman, Milly McGhee, Savannah Tromp, Mario Regec, Ayah Al-Husaini and Phoebe SetzekornSecond row: Joshephine Mayer, Kylie Overholt, Noah Lancy, Aiden Banks and Sarah WhiteThird row: Jordan Bratcher, Zach Whims, Cameron Bates, Dawson Colby, Brandon Rathbun and C.J. FoggNot pictured: Ben Hillyard

Board of Education Approves Key Construction ResolutionsBy: Walter Davis, SuperintendentProgress continues on the district’s construction project. With the approval of the bond issue last November, voters gave the Board of Education permission to proceed with three projects, including construction of a new PreK-5 facility on the Quick Road campus, construction of a new gymnasium and other renovations at Woodridge High School and replacement of the roof at Woodridge Middle School. While ground has yet to be broken on any of the project components, a great deal of decision making, planning and design work is ongoing. On Tuesday, February 16, the Board of Education approved a resolution that authorizes the sale of the bonds that will generate the funds approved by voters last November. Also at their last meeting, the Board of Education approved a resolution for the purchase of land along Quick and State Roads. The addition of this parcel of land will maximize the space available for the construction of the new elementary facility. Bond issue proceeds will NOT be used for

this land acquisition. In Ohio, school districts have the ability to draw a limited amount of funds through local banks by issuing debt for specific capital projects. Last used for the renovation of the district’s stadium, these dollars are available for specific projects and are repaid over a short period of time. The Board of Education has authorized the district treasurer to tap into these resources, which will add nearly three acres to property already owned by the district. The larger parcel created by this purchase is located adjacent to the Board of Education offices and will be the site of the new Pre-K through fifth grade building. With entrances on both State Road and Quick Road, the new facility will be a gateway to our campus. When construction begins in the next year, the process will unfold over roughly eighteen months, with planned occupancy for the start of the 2018-2019 school year. Plans call for the high school project and the new elementary school construction to occur simultaneously when possible. The new gymnasium at the

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high school will be constructed behind the school and a new parking area will be added to accommodate its use. Plans call for the renovation of existing space at the high school to create classrooms, including new facilities for our choral and instrumental music classes and renovated space for our visual arts program.The roofing project at the middle school will be the first component of the project to begin and is planned to begin this summer. Architects are already developing specifications for the project, which will be ready for bid soon. The middle school roof will be fully replaced in time for the start of the next school year.These are exciting days for the Woodridge community. Watch for opportunities for public input and review of the plans over the next several months. Working together, will reshape the face of our school district. One Community. One Campus. Many Minds.

Struttin our Skills!By: Candace Lamp, Third grade teacher

Quinn McCartney from Mrs. Lamp’s third grade classroom woke up on Wednesday with a bit of a problem. He hated wearing the same outfit to school twice in the same month. He had four pairs of jeans and five Bulldog t-shirts and wanted to figure out if he had enough clothes to mix it up each day. But Quinn was in luck! In Math class that very day, Mrs. Lamp was teaching a skill that just might help him out.

She explained that using something called a tree diagram was a simple way to represent a sequence of events and that they were particularly useful in probability since they record all possible outcomes in a clear and uncomplicated way! This got Quinn thinking, could a tree diagram help him to figure out how many different outfits he could create? He asked Mrs. Lamp if the class could practice by using his scenario. And that is just what they did. Only it didn’t turn out quite as Quinn had planned. You see, Mrs. Lamp forgot whose wardrobe she was creating and designed lovely gowns and hair bows to represent Quinn’s clothing. Acting as models, Quinn, Nolan Larkin, De’Lamon Marshall and Mason Bragg were great sports and tried on all the different combinations as the classroom set to work making an oh so stylish tree diagram. They started with the four different colored gowns: melon, lemon, emerald and lilac. Each boy wore one of the dresses and then tried on each of the 5 hairbows: polka-dots, hearts, stars, smiley faces and bumble bees. They then discussed how the diagram looked a lot like “groups of ” in multiplication. Could it be this easy? There were 4 groups with 5 in each group so using their fact skills they determined that 4X5=20. Quinn had 20 different outfits! He felt so relieved, not only that he knew how many combinations he could make, but that he didn’t have to wear those awful clothes every day)!

Fourth Grade Geek SquadFourth graders in Mrs. Bartilson’s and Mrs. Voinovich’s classes have become the tech experts of an amazing program. SeeSaw allows students to create safe, online portfolios to showcase their learning, work and accomplishments. The students were so excited about the program, they wanted to share it with other classes, so they became The Geek Squad!To prepare their presentation, they

wrote a class report describing the uses and functions of SeeSaw. Both fourth grade classes practiced using SeeSaw by showcasing their own work and exploring new aspects of the program. When they felt prepared to teach others how to use SeeSaw, they invited Mrs. Backo’s and Mrs. Ferber’s classes in and taught their peers. Students learned how to read and record themselves and add pictures, drawings, captions and notes. Most students agreed their favorite function of SeeSaw is the ability to “like” or comment constructively on the posting of a friend. Finally, everyone was taught to save, edit and delete work. They did such an commendable job teaching their peers, they were invited to be the Geek Squad for Mrs. Hampshire’s fifth grade class and will soon teach Mrs. Chluda’s third graders as well. Students are excited to have an authentic location to publish and showcase the many things they learn each day here at WIS. Their next step is to go home and teach their parents how to access their portfolios! Thank you Geek Squad for sharing your tech savvy with others.

Beauty and the Beast Coming to Woodridge High SchoolWoodridge High School’s Drama Club presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast March 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. and March 13 at 2:30 p.m.March 13 at 1 p.m., wear your favorite costume and Be Our Guest. Join us for tea, cookies and pictures with Beauty and the Beast characters!For more information, including ticket prices, visit www.woodridge.k12.oh.us/theater.

Please visit www.woodridge.k12.oh.us/campus for the latest Campus Construction Project information.

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2016 Kiddie CarnivalThe Woodridge High School softball team will be hosting the Kiddie Carnival again this year for students in grades K-5. Come join the fun, enjoy games and food and support all the sports and clubs!Friday, March 4, 2016 Woodridge High School, 6-8 p.m.Cost: Children - 50 cents Adults - FREETickets for Games: 25 cents each

Woodridge Primary Students Celebrate the 100th Day of School

On Friday, January 29, Woodridge Primary School celebrated the 100th Day of School! In Miss DiCioccio’s kindergarten class, we celebrated by completing activities which all included the number 100! We completed a 100-piece puzzle, filled in numbers to 100 on a number grid, built something with 100 Legos, completed number puzzles, strung 100 buttons, stacked 100 cups, counted 100 pennies and made designs with 100 pattern blocks! We had a blast celebrating being 100 days smarter!

Summit County Transition Expo 2016This event is a gathering of agencies and community partners that offer services and assistance to students on IEP’s and 504’s ages 14-22.Over 50 agencies/organizations, service providers, support providers and post-secondary providers will be in attendance.Breakout Session Topics:• Guardianship• Transition 101

• Transportation• Employment First Initiative• Medicaid Waivers• College Panel: Accessibility• Summit County DD Services• SSI/SSDI/Work Incentives• Vocational Evaluation Process• ADM Board Services• Disability Rights of Ohio• On-site OMJ Website Computer

Training• Apprenticeship Programs• Opportunities for Ohioans with

DisabilitiesSaturday, April 16, 2016, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Ohio Means Jobs - 1040 E Tallmadge Ave, Akron, Ohio 44310For more information, contact Penny Haser at 440-746-8213 or by email at phaser@cvccworks.edu, or Helen Brophy at 330-945-5600 or by email at HelenB@cybersummit.org.

Come Get Your Glow On at the PTO 2016 Spring Dance!The PTO would like to announce our 2016 Spring Dance! This family event is for the students, siblings and parents of grades K-5. It will be held on Friday, April 8 from 6-8 p.m. in the Woodridge Middle School Gym. The cost is $5 per family. Please remember that this is not a drop-off event. Parents need to attend. This year’s theme is Get Your Glow On, so come dressed in your brightest neon attire! Glow sticks and glow in the dark glasses will be available for purchase. There will be a DJ, refreshments and a photo booth. Following tradition, each grade will have a theme basket to be raffled off at the dance. Tickets for the raffle are $1 each or 6 for $5. Winners do not have to be present to win.If you would like to purchase tickets or make a donation towards your grade’s basket, please contact woodridgepto@woodridgepto.com.

Woodridge Primary School Kindergarteners Enjoy New Projects Thanks to Donors Choose

Miss Pettit’s kindergarten class has been enjoying new learning materials thanks to generous donors. In January, the class received two sets of magna-tiles from a project created by their classroom teacher using the site DonorsChoose.org. This website allows teachers to create a classroom project that will enhance the classroom curriculum and learning. Once a project is launched, people can choose to donate money to help fund the project. The project titled “Exploring Shapes with Magna-Tiles” was funded within 24 hours with donations from generous community members and a matching donation from The Walt Disney Company. The magna-tiles will be used to help improve students’ knowledge and understanding of 2-D and 3-D shapes during the math unit on these shapes. Until then, the students love using the magna-tiles to build towers, 3-D shapes and many other fun creations.

Woodridge Primary School Kindergarten Information NightTuesday, March 8, 2016, 6:30-7:30 p.m.Please join us at Woodridge Primary School if you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten next school year. As a reminder, they must be 5 years old by August 1. Our principal, kindergarten teachers,

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Calendar of Events3/1 WPS Parent/Teacher Conferences,

4 - 7 p.m.

3/1 PTO Meeting @ WPS, 6 p.m.

3/7 OGT Week

3/8 Woodridge Board of Education Meeting @ WHS, 6 p.m.

3/8 Kindergarten Information Night @ WPS, 6:30 p.m.

3/9 WSO Meeting @ WHS, 7 p.m.

3/9 2nd Grade Music Program

3/10 WIS Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4 - 7 p.m.

3/11 End of Grading Period

3/11 Spring Musical - Beauty and the Beast @ WHS, 7 p.m.

3/12 Spring Musical - Beauty and the Beast @ WHS, 7 p.m.

3/13 Spring Musical - Beauty and the Beast @ WHS (Matinee), 2 p.m.

3/14-3/16 College Knowledge Tour

3/16 Music Club Meeting @ WHS, 6:30 p.m.

3/16 Winter Sports Awards Night @ WHS, 7 p.m.

3/17 WMS Band Concert @ WMS, 7 p.m.

3/18 Report Cards Issued

3/21-3/28 NO SCHOOL - Spring Break!

3/24 Boys Varsity Baseball vs. St. Vincent St. Mary HS, 4:30 p.m.

3/28 Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Nordonia HS, 4:15 p.m.

3/29 Coffee with the Superintendent, 4 p.m.

3/29-3/31 6th Grade Outdoor Education

3/31 Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Manchester HS, 4:15 p.m.

3/31 Girls Varsity Softball vs. Southeast HS, 4:30 p.m.

3/31 WHS Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4 - 7 p.m.

guidance counselor, district nurse and PTO director will be here to meet you and answer your questions. Enrollment packets will be available. A tour of the building will be from 6:30-6:45 p.m. We are looking forward to seeing you! For more information, call (330)928-1223.

Teachers Discovery Exhibit

How many High Schoolers does it take to put together a tessellation Floor Puzzle? Three! Seniors Romello Lopp, Ziaire Buchanan and Junior Sa’veon Marshall give it a try.

During the week of February 1-5, Woodridge High School Library hosted a Teachers Discovery Exhibit on the contemporary artist M.C. Escher. Escher

is a graphic artist specializing in surreal lithographs and woodcuttings. Escher drew from his imagination and rarely created things you would find in “nature.” The exhibit was a huge hit, with 680 teachers and students from the primary, middle and high schools attending. The library hosted 34 art, math and history classes. The students enjoyed learning more about Escher, viewing his impossible architecture lithographs and wood cuttings, tessellating shapes, working with Mobius Strips as well as putting together the Tessellation Floor Puzzle created by freshman Jon Touma.

Mrs. Nabring’s Pre-Schoolers learn about Escher’s Hand With Reflecting Sphere.

Engrave Your Name in the History of the Woodridge Field House

The Woodridge Foundation is currently holding an Adopt-A-Brick Campaign! For only $150, you can purchase a laser engraved 8" X 8" paver to be placed in the gathering area in front of the Woodridge Field house. Show support for your school while earning money for your organization! For every brick you purchase, $15 will be donated to the Woodridge organization of your choice. (i.e. Alumni Association, Latin Club, Band, PTO, etc.) Due to Presidents Day, the deadline for order forms and payment has been extended to March 7, 2016. For more information and to download the order form, please visit www.woodridgefoundation.org/sample-page/ current.