Parents/Guardians:

On March 5th

, students across Indiana will begin taking the first portion of the

ISTEP+ assessment. This will test students’ basic knowledge of specific skills. This

will impact students in Grades 3-6 at Woodlan Primary and Woodlan Intermedi-

ate. We need your help to assure that students have a good testing environ-

ment. Please make sure that your child gets a good night sleep the night before

the test and arrives to school on time. Sometimes, students can become nervous

about assessments such as this. Talk to them and help ease their fears and ask

them to do their best.

Woodlan Primary parents, we have students that are being dropped off at school

very early. If your child is not eating breakfast (which doesn’t begin until 7:40

a.m.), then they should not be dropped off before 7:45 a.m. We do not have su-

pervision until then.

I am also requesting again that students are dressed appropriately for the cold

weather when they come to school. There are still students that are wearing

only a sweat shirt to school.

Kindergarten round-up will take place on March 14th

between 8:00 a.m.-3:00

p.m. If you or you know someone that will be entering Kindergarten for the 2013

-2014 school year, tell them to come Woodlan Primary on this day to pick up im-

portant information.

There are times that East Allen County Schools will delay or cancel school due to

inclement weather. EACS does have a 3 hour delay schedule. If a 3 hour delay is

called then school will begin three hours later than normal and will dismiss one

hour later than normal. This means Woodlan Primary would dismiss at 3:45 p.m.

and Woodlan Intermediate would dismiss at 4:00 p.m. Please DO NOT call the

school offices for delay information. East Allen County Schools will update delay

information on the EACS website, local channels, and radio stations.

—Michael Chen, Woodlan Primary/Intermediate Principal

News From the Office:

1213 March Newsletter Woodlan Primary/Intermediate—East Allen County Schools

Important Dates:

• March 5th– 3:00 pm PTO meeting @

the Primary

• March 5th-7th– ISTEP Testing

• March 14th– Kindergarten Round-Up

8:00 –3:00 pm

• March 19th- NO SCHOOL– Teacher

In-Service

• March 20th– Marco’s Pizza Leo Com-

munity Night Out

• March 22nd– Citizenship Store

• March 29th- NO SCHOOL– Good Fri-

day

• April 1st-5th– NO SCHOOL– Spring

Break

• April 10th– 12:00 pm PTO meeting @

Primary

• April 23rd– Skating Party @ Bell’s 6-

8:00 pm—Crazy Hair Night

• April 24th– 12:00 pm PTO meeting @

Primary

• April 26th– Citizenship Store

Reminder—

Every Wed. is Collaboration Day /

Early Dismissal …

WOPS dismissal: 2:10 p.m.

WOIS dismissal: 2:25 p.m.

(unless a delay —then follow the

regular schedule)

School choice forms are now available either online or in the office. They are due by March 15th.

Kindergarten Registration at

Woodlan Primary School Thursday, March 14, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

- Please bring the following items: *original birth certificate *immunization record

*proof of residency (current utility bill, rental/lease agreement)

*proof of guardianship (if other than parents)

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Please note that two varicella (chicken pox) vaccines will be required for all students for the 2013-2014 school year, which will be a change for students in grades 3,4, and 5. Hepatitis A vaccines for kinder-garten students and the MCV4 (meningitis) booster for seniors will be recommended, bur not required until the 2014-15 school year. If you have had these done, send a copy of your shot record to the school nurse. Thank You, Mrs Stieglitz RN School Nurse

Nurses Notes:

Staff

Report Cards: The end of the 3rd quarter is 3/15/13. End of 2nd Semester 5/27/13.

PNC bank is charging Woodlan $12.25 for every Non-Sufficient Check they process. In turn, we will be passing this obligation on to those who have had Non-

Sufficient Funds. A letter will be sent asking for payment in cash. Woodlan has also retained Checkxchange Company to collect any monies owed due to NSF checks. The company adds an extra cost for processing and collecting charges. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Schaefer, Bookkeeper, at 446-0290, extension 7404.

TAKE NOTE!

Tanessa Marie Sherwood 03-01 Isaiah Mata 03-03 Bailey Hogge 03-04 Brook Gerken 03-05 Steven J Graber 03-05 Clayton Parker Rosier 03-06 Kilib M Thompson 03-07 Ava G McAlexander 03-07 Mckenzie Coburn 03-08 Allison K Mendenhall 03-09 Harrison M Mendenhall 03-09 Emma K Holloway 03-09 Braedon Miller 03-09 Mia Isabella Aguilar 03-10 Ashley M Clifton 03-11 Dominic Avery Roemke 03-11 Jacob E Lonsbury 03-12 Bradley Marker 03-12 Dane Castleman 03-13 Samantha Roemer 03-13 Mallori Jordan 03-14 Paige M Gerig 03-14 Jesse Campbell 03-14 Samuel Edwards 03-14 Aubrey Anderson 03-14 Alexis Moehring 03-14 Brittney Moehring 03-14 Angelina Kurtz 03-16 Jazmine M Brown 03-17 Maxwell Moore 03-18 Morgan Moore 03-18 Justin Lee Schmucker 03-18 Zachary A Freeland 03-19 Sebastian Mack Lonis 03-20 Jackson Miller 03-20 Hannah J Berry 03-21 Zariah S Meador 03-22 Leevi Lounsbery 03-23 Chelsey M Coulter 03-24 Malinda M Schmucker 03-25 Brock E Romines 03-25 Caleb Lawson 03-26 Shyanna A Mercer 03-28 Leanna R Graber 03-28 Connor J Bargo 03-29 Cierra M Holcomb 03-29 Dominick R Elkins 03-30 Diane Eicher 03-30 Michael Bemus 03-31 Chloe Albertson 03-31

3/1 Nicole Sauder 3/9 Kathleen Scharr

3/22 Pat Boicey 3/29 Carla Helmke 3/31 Mary Palmer

Woodlan Primary/Intermediate—East Allen County Schools

Woodlan Cafeteria/Lunchroom Reminders: • If you ever have any questions or concerns about your child’s account, please call Darlene Hamilton, cafeteria manager, at the Intermediate 446-0290, ext.

7411 and Sherry Kruckeburg at the Primary 446-0280 ext. 5905. You may also view your child’s lunch activity via Parent Access on the EACS website . • Parents and other visitors of students—we welcome you to eat breakfast or lunch with your child at anytime, but we need to know if you are coming for ahead

of time to plan accordingly. Please do so by calling in before 9:00 a.m. or send a note with your child. We also ask that you sign in and wear a Visitor’s badge. Adult lunches are $2.30. As we are cashless system, we ask that you bring correct change for your lunch. Or you may use your child’s lunch account to pur-chase your lunch. If you do not have correct change, we can deposit the rest of your money into your child’s lunch account .

• The Primary has limited selection of ala cart items: Fruit Snacks -$.40, Flavored water-$.65, Plain Water-$.50, & 100% Fruit Juice-$.50 & at the Interme-diiate: Chips- $.50, Cookies- $.35, Fruit snacks– lg. $.75 & sm. $.35, Rice Krispie Treats- $.75, Chex Mix- .$.65, Snickers- $1.00, Dasani water– sm. $.50 & md. $.75. If you are having issues with your child’s lunch account being depleted too quickly, please check your Parent Access for what your child is choosing. You may opt to limit their purchases of ala cart items, please just send in a note with your preference or call.

INCLEMENT WEATHER: INCLEMENT WEATHER: INCLEMENT WEATHER: INCLEMENT WEATHER: Periodically weather conditions may be such that school will not be in session or the starting of the school day will be delayed. Announcements are made over the local

radio and/or TV stations starting as early as 6:00 a.m. Please do not call the school for this information.Please do not call the school for this information.Please do not call the school for this information.Please do not call the school for this information. Should weather conditions worsen after students arrive and

require that students be sent home prior to scheduled dismissal, the early dismissal will be reported to all Fort Wayne radio stations and/or TV stations.

2-HOUR & 3-HOUR DELAYS (DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS):

A two-hour delay means that the first bell will ring at 9:45 a.m. & the tardy bell will ring at 9:55 a.m. therefore ending at 2:55 p.m. (2:50 for car riders) for the Intermediate. At the Primary, the first bell will ring at 10:00 a.m. & the tardy bell will ring at 10:05 therefore ending at 2:45 (2:40 for car riders).

A three-hour delay means that the first bell will ring at 10:45 a.m. and the tardy bell will ring at 10:55 a.m. A three-hour delay means that school will be extended an hour, therefore ending at 3:55 p.m. (3:50 for car riders) for the Intermediate. At the Primary, the first bell will ring at 11:00 a.m. and the tardy bell will ring at 11:05 a.m. A three-hour delay means that school will be extended an hour, therefore ending at 3:45 p.m. (3:40 for car riders)

If there is a two-hour or three-hour weather delay on a Wednesday, Collaboration Day, there will not be early dismissal and pick-up will occur at the regular time for delay schedules.

*A cold breakfast is served on 2 hour delay days and NO breakfast is served on 3 hour delay days.

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Attention Market Day Customers: Westwood Fellowship Church at 4100 Becker Rd in Woodburn is offering Market Day for the community. It will be used to help the Awana Program for the children of our area. Order guides may be picked up at Westwood or in the school offices. They may also be viewed online at marketday.com For phone orders or if you have any questions you may call Elaine Erb at 485-6679.

Hello! My name is Leonda Stieglitz. I have been working as a school nurse for 6 years. I earned my degree at Parkview School of Nursing. I started a Woodlan Primary, then came to Woodlan Jr/Sr High School. We have 6 children who have all attended here at Woodlan. My hobbies are reading historical fiction, garden-ing, cross-country skiing, & trav-eling. I also enjoy spending time with our 2 grandchildren. It is interesting to work with a wide range of students and a blessing to be part of a wonderful staff.

Mrs. Leonda Stieglitz… nurse

The Woodlan Intermediate/Jr/Sr High School cafeteria ladies bring you over 119 years "total" experience. This includes a Manager, an Asst. Manager, 3 cashiers, 3 servers, 1 cook, 1 ala carte, and 2 dishwashers. Dorothy Moore: 37+ years, Darlene Hamilton: 25+ years, Julie Hoffman: 15+ years, Michele Kashner: 10 years, Marilyn Zellers: 6+ years, Norma Shadle: 6 years, Carolyn Moulton: 5+ years, Anna Elwood: 5 years, Rae Lynne Lomont: 5 years, Connie Schmidt: 3+ years, & Donna Dager: 2+ years. **Not pictured: Marilyn Zellers

Cafeteria… Woodlan Intermediate

NEWS and INFORMATION 2012-13 Woodlan PTO Officers: Janet Roehm, President jkroehm@gmail.com Amy Bertsche, Vice President Alison Moore, Vice President mabertsche@frontier.com alisonmoore1714@gmail.com Tami Swymeler, Treasurer Amber Holcomb, Treasurer swymelers@frontier.com amberholcomb82@hotmail.com Betsy Stuckey, Secretary Cindy Bemus, Secretary betsy.stuckey@gmail.com ckbemus72@gmail.com

The "Paper Gator" recycling trash bin program is at Woodlan Primary. Help the envi-

ronment and help us earn money for our school. Bring in those recyclables!

Citizenship Store will be on March 22nd.

PTO meeting March 5th at 3:00 pm at Woodlan Primary.

April 23rd is the next skating party at Bell's Roller Rink in New Haven from 6-8:00 p.m. The Theme will be : Crazy Hair Night.

PTO meeting minutes will now be located on the EACS website & PTO facebook page to keep you informed—-check us out!

Carnival: May 17th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. in the Woodlan High School gym and bus parking lot.

March 20th, 21st, Marco's in Leo Community night out. Watch for vouchers coming home with students.

A special THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped set up and those who donated baked goods for 'Desserts with Dad"! This event was a great success. We couldn’t do these events without you!

Counselor’s Corner

Kindergarten February Caring Dalton Brown Paige Wylie Brooklynn Bledsoe Jaxson Haney Logan Drayer Megan Lengacher Katlyn Schwartz Corbin Ort

Character Counts Awards for Woodlan PrimaryCharacter Counts Awards for Woodlan PrimaryCharacter Counts Awards for Woodlan PrimaryCharacter Counts Awards for Woodlan Primary

1st grade February Caring Addison Jehl Serenity Pinkston Benjamin Troyer Maya Paul Brianna Abbott Jalynn Reading

2nd grade February Caring Caleb Lawson Emmalee Hoot Olivia Lake Kate Spangler Landin Huset Eliza Louden

3rd grade February Caring Madelyn Tibbetts Derek Schmucker Nick Jones Erika Whitehead Brayden Martin Abbey Richardson

Character Counts at Woodlan Intermediate!Character Counts at Woodlan Intermediate!Character Counts at Woodlan Intermediate!Character Counts at Woodlan Intermediate!

CARINGCARINGCARINGCARING

To be a caring person means you are… kind * compassionate * charitable * forgiving * empathetic * grateful

Caring people think about how others feel, help others in need, and put others’ needs be-

fore their own.

Please talk to your children about ways they can show caring towards others.

Woodlan Intermediate Geography Bee News

The 2013 National Geographic Geography Bee was held at Woodlan Intermediate

School on Thursday, January 24th. The Twenty Students representing the 4th-6th grades included: Samantha Ringenberg, Jack Stuckey, Caden Gerber, Chandler Roehrs, Justin Schmucker, Kilib Thompson, Hannah Berry, Devin Sincler, Sierra Weiks, Cameron Sprunger, Kayley Spiller, Cassie Roehm, Steven Dellinger, Juan Ortega, Luke Spangler, Chris Huckeriede, Dominic Wenger, Blake Fisher, Aiden Watermen, and Trevor Wieden-hoeft. Seven students advanced to the Final Round of competition and answered ques-tions ranging from U.S capitals to world Geography.

The Championship round included one student, 5th grader Luke Spangler, scoring the most points in the Final round becoming the 2013 Geography Bee Champion at Woodlan Intermediate School. 6th grader, Steven Dellinger, was the runner-up. Congrat-ulations to all of the contestants, runner-up Steven Dellinger and Champion Luke Span-gler on an exciting Geography Bee.

Everyone is invited to the FAME Festi-val at the Grand Wayne Center on March 9 and 10. FAME stands for Foundation of

Arts and Music in Education. Directly from the FAME web-site, "During these festivals, elementary and middle school choirs, dance troupes and instrumental bands perform, artwork by K-8 stu-dents is on display, artists-in-residence perform for the public and children participate in hands-on crafts and arts activities." The Woodlan Intermediate Choir is performing Saturday morning, March 9th at 8:40. Artwork from Woodlan Primary and Intermediate will be displayed there, arranged by Mr. Stebing and his student teacher Miss Harmon. Admission is $4 for adults, children under 18 are free! Come on out and see our talented students, and many other won-derful performances and artwork!!!

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