A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE….

April 27, 2018

Dear Woodside Families, On behalf of the Woodside Team, I would like to thank everyone that attended the Showcase of Learning. As a staff, we continue to be proud of the accomplish-ments of our students, and we realize these accomplishments are due to working in partnership with you at home. As we head into the month of May, let's build off this Showcase by staying committed to partnering and remaining committed to holding each student to high academic standards. As always, if you are sensing any concerns regarding your child's academic or social development here at school, please contact me or your child's teacher at your earliest convenience. All the Best, Mr. Rutten

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER :

**Reminder**

Don’t forget to check the lost and found. Items that are not

claimed will be donated.

April 30—Dutch Costume Fitting

May 1—Building Blocks & Woodside Writers

May 3—Building Blocks & Woodside Writers

May 4—3rd Grade Field Trip—Hemlock Crossings

May 8—Building Blocks & Woodside Writers

May 10—Half School Day

May 10—Tulip Time Parade

May 15—Building Blocks & Woodside Writers

May 16—2nd Grade Field Trip to Police Department

May 17—Building Blocks & Woodside Writers

May 18—1st Grade Field Trip to Fire Station

Music with Ms. Jones Thank you so much if you were able to attend our Showcases this week!! We are very proud of our students and we’re happy to have the opportunity to show their learning to you. Each grade level has been doing the following in music: YK— Continues learning to participate in musical circle singing games and traditional songs KG– Is starting a short unit vocal timbre—distinguishing and labeling the uses of your voice (singing, speaking, whispering and shouting) 1st— Is starting a unit using the solfege pitches of so, mi and la—including analyzing music for pitches and rhythm, singing it and playing it on xylophones, culminating in writing their own piece of music 2nd—Is finishing their unit on ostinato (a short, repeated pattern in music) 3rd—Is continuing their unit on the instruments of the orchestra, including watching Peter and the Wolf and aurally identifying orchestral instruments that match characters in the story 4th—Is starting a unit on dynamics (volume) in music and continuing to work on recorders 5th—Is continuing to work on their recorders adding more notes to their repertoire Please send 4th & 5th grades students to school with their recorders on music days.

Dutch Costume Fitting Night

ONE NIGHT ONLY—NO EXCEPTIONS

When: Monday April 30 Where: Woodside Cafeteria

Time: 6-8 pm

Cost: FREE - Students will be required to leave/return the costumes after the parade up-

on arrival to the school

NOTE: STUDENTS MUST BE PRESENT - COSTUMES NEED TO BE FITTED

All children need a costume to march.

Tulip Time Parade

Thursday, May 10, is this year’s date for the Tulip Time Kinderparade. There will be a half-day of school on that Thursday for grades K – 12. If the parade is post-poned due to the weather, students will

have a regular, full day of school on Thursday. Friday, May 11, will then be a

half-day of school.

PTO News! It's that time of year again. Time to fill the positions for the 2018- 2019 school year PTO board. You can nomi-nate yourself or someone you know. You can leave your nomination on the Woodside page messenger or email it to woodsideptoemail@yahoo.com.

Please leave the person's name and a contact number and the position you wish to nominate them for. The posi-tions are:

President

Vice president

Treasurer

Co- treasurer

Secretary

Project coordinator

Volunteer coordinator

Teacher representatives Please turn in your nominations no later than April 30.

Schedule 5th Grade MSTEP (Already tested): Wednesday, April 11-- Mrs. Ackerson and Mrs. Voss Thursday, April 12--Miss Pippel and Mrs. Bradley Tuesday, April 17--Mrs. Ackerson and Mrs. Voss Wednesday, April 18--Miss Pippel and Mrs. Bradley Thursday, April 19--All 5th Grade Tuesday, April 24--Mrs. Ackerson and Mrs. Voss Wednesday, April 25--Miss Pippel and Mrs. Bradley 4th Grade MSTEP: Tuesday, May 1--Mrs. Weliver and Mrs. Engelsman Wednesday, May 2--Mr. Eidson and Mrs. Weliver Thursday, May 3--Mrs. Engelsman and Mr. Eidson 3rd Grade MSTEP: Tuesday, May 8--Mrs. Beghtel and Mrs. Fisher Wednesday, May 9--Mrs. Sherwood Tuesday, May 15--Mrs. Beghtel and Mrs. Fisher Wednesday, May 16--Mrs. Sherwood

VOLUNTEER FORMS

We no longer have paper volunteer forms. You will

need to complete the volunteer profile on the West

Ottawa website.

Go to www.westottawa.net/volunteers/.

Please complete the volunteer profile as soon as

possible. It needs to be completed and background

checked before you are able to volunteer, go on a

field trip, etc. Thank you!

FORMULARIOS VOLUNTARIOS

Ya no tenemos formularios de voluntariado en papel.

Deberá completar el perfil de voluntario en el sitio web

de West Ottawa.

Vaya a www.westottawa.netvolunteers/.

Por favor complete el perfil de voluntario tan pronto

como sea posible. Es necesario que se complete y se

compruebe su historial antes de que pueda ofrecerse co-

mo voluntario, hacer una excursión, etc. ¡Gracias!

Español

**Reminder**

Saturday April 28 is the last day of the Orange Leaf froyo bracket

challenge. If you go get froyo, write Woodside on the back of the receipt and

put in the Woodside bucket. Woodside receives 20% of the sales!

Accidents Happen!

Please send a change of clothing with your child to keep in his/her locker. We do not have enough assortment of extra clothing here in the office to loan. If there is any reason your child needs to put on clean, dry clothes, we will first check their locker, and then call parents or emergency con-tacts to bring in clean clothes.

Inscripción en línea para 2018-2019

La inscripción 2018-2019 ahora está dis-ponible a través de las cuentas del Portal para Padres y debe completarse antes del 1 de junio de 2018. Este proceso debe

hacerse para cada estudiante de West Ottawa cada año. Esto se completa a través del enlace de Inscr ip-ción en línea que se encuentra en el lado izquierdo de la página de inicio del Portal de Padres y debe ser com-pletado por un padre / tutor en el hogar principal del alumno. Asegúrese de seleccionar "18-19 Next School Year" del menú desplegable cuando se le pida que se-leccione el año escolar para el que se inscribe. Si no tiene una cuenta de Portal de Padres, complete el formulario de solicitud ubicado en nuestro sitio en la pagina de el Portal de Padres. Español

Online Registration for 2018-2019 2018-2019 enrollment is now available through Parent Portal accounts and should be completed by June 1, 2018. This process must be done for every West Ottawa student each

year. This is completed through the Online Registration link found on the left hand side of the Parent Portal homep-age and should be completed by a parent/guardian in the student's primary household. Please make sure to select “18-19 Next School Year” from the drop-down menu when asked to select the school year for which you are enrolling. If you do not have a Parent Portal account, please complete the request form located on our Parent Portal Website.

Kindergarten Enrollment! West Ottawa Public Schools Woodside Elementary School If you have a child who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2018, you are invited to come to Woodside School to complete your reg-istration or to obtain more information for Kindergarten.

Online registration at:

www.westottawa.net/enrollment

Please complete your online registration and bring to school the following items: *Certified copy of your child’s birth certificate *Immunization record *Two forms of proof of residency (i.e. utility bill, current drivers license) Please call the Woodside School office at 786-1900 if you have any ques-tions. We look forward to seeing you and your child!

¡Inscripción a Kínder! Escuelas públicas de West Ottawa Escuela Primaria Woodside Si tiene un hijo que cumplirá 5 años el 1 de septiembre de 2018 o an-tes, se le invita a venir a la escuela Woodside para completar su regis-tro u obtener más información para Kindergarten.

Registro en línea en:

www.westottawa.net/enrollment

Complete su registro en línea y traiga a la escuela los siguientes artícu-los: * Copia certificada del certificado de nacimiento de su hijo *Cartilla de vacunación * Dos formas de prueba de residencia (es decir, factura de servicios públicos, licencia de conducir actual) Por favor llame a la oficina de Woodside School al 786-1900 si tiene alguna pregunta. ¡Esperamos verte a ti y a tu hijo! Español

A reminder regarding Head Lice:

If your child is found to have head lice at school, the child will be sent home to have an over-the-counter Lice specific treatment. Please follow the directions on the packaging.

The West Ottawa district has a “No-Nit” policy. This mean that students are not permitted to return to school until they are free of live lice, and Nits (lice eggs).

When the student is ready to return, they need to be brought to school in the morning accompanied by an adult. If they still are found to have live lice or nits, they will not be permitted to stay at school.

The easiest way to distinguish between nits and dandruff or styling products, is that nits will stick to the hair. The nit combs provided with treatments, will not remove all nits. Some will need to be removed with your fingernails, starting at the nit and pulling all the way down the hair.

Please check all other family members in the household for lice, and treat them accordingly. After a child is lice and nit free, please continue to check them for the next 2 weeks to make sure the lice has not returned.

It is very important that the child return to school as soon as possible after being found to have lice in order to not in-terrupt their education. In most cases, the child should not miss more than a day of school to be treated. When the student has missed multiple days of school, because of head lice, they will start to accumulate unexcused absences.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the school nurse or principal. Thanks for your coop-eration in helping us keep our school free of Head Lice.

Un recordatorio sobre los piojos de la cabeza: Español Si se descubre que su hijo tiene piojos en la escuela, el niño será enviado a su casa para recibir un tratamiento específi-co de venta libre de Piojos. Por favor, siga las instrucciones en el empaque. El distrito de West Ottawa tiene una política de "No-Nit". Esto significa que a los estudiantes no se les permite regresar a la escuela hasta que estén libres de piojos vivos y liendres (huevos de piojos). Cuando el alumno esté listo para regresar, lo debe traer a la escuela por la mañana acompañado de un adulto. Si todavía se descubre que tienen piojos o liendres vivos, no se les permitirá quedarse en la escuela. La forma más fácil de distinguir entre las liendres y la caspa o los productos de diseño es que las liendres se adhieren al cabello. Los peines para liendres provistos de tratamientos no eliminarán todas las liendres. Algunos necesitarán ser removidos con las uñas, comenzando en la liendre y tirando hacia abajo del cabello. Por favor, revise si los demás miembros de la familia en el hogar tienen piojos y trátelos en consecuencia. Después de que un niño tenga piojos y liendres libres, por favor continúe revisándolos durante las próximas 2 semanas para asegurarse de que los piojos no hayan regresado. Es muy importante que el niño regrese a la escuela lo más pronto posible después de que se descubra que no tiene piojos, para no interrumpir su educación. En la mayoría de los casos, el niño no debe perder más de un día de clases para recibir tratamiento. Cuando el alumno se haya perdido varios días de clases debido a piojos, comenzará a acumu-lar ausencias injustificadas. Si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud, no dude en comunicarse con la enfermera o el director de la escuela. Gracias por su cooperación para ayudarnos a mantener nuestra escuela libre de piojos.