Principal's Update 03-19-2013

I hope everyone is dried out after all those storms last week. It certainly made for an interesting week for everyone. Hopefully it will be a dry week this week so our students can get outside and run around!

Our PTO sponsored our last Cultural Arts Assembly for the year on Wednesday. Dr. Cool and Pride came to talk with our students about being resilient, respectful, and expecting people to accept them for who they are as individuals. They also sang some songs and played music, which gave our students and staff an opportunity to show off their dance moves too!



Monday is Earth Day and our students have been invited to celebrate by wearing earth colors such as blue, green, and brown and they are encouraged to bring a waste free lunch to school!

We will be holding our Academic Open House, Book Fair, and Ice Cream Social on Thursday evening. The Academic Open House and Ice Cream Social will begin starting at 6:30 and go until 8:00 p.m. The book fair will be open in the gym from 6-8 p.m. Please join us for a chance for your child to show you the work they have been doing this spring! Students will also be able to take home some of their art work that evening as well!

Start Your Book Fair Shopping Early! Our in-school Book Fair will be on Thursday, April 25 but you can begin your book shopping now at the Online Book Fair. Visit the Book Fair Homepage at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/wcpto and click on the Shop Now button. Online shopping is available until May 9^th. You can create wish lists and invite friends and family to shop with eCards. Best of all, purchases benefit our school and will help us achieve our Book Fair goal. All online orders ship for FREE to the school, after the Online Fair has ended. Don’t forget to look for your teacher’s online Wish List and add a book or two to your order for their classroom library. Click on the Classroom Wish List tab to see if your teacher is participating.

 Benefits of Online Shopping:

 Convenient access 24 hours a day from April 19th - May 9th  
 Expanded selection for ALL ages—preschool to adult
 Send a wish list to invite family and friends to shop
 Search for books by category, grade, age & price
 ALL purchases benefit our school
 FREE shipping directly to our school (orders will be sent home with your child)

So get a jump on your Book Fair shopping and thanks for supporting our school!

This month's edition of Building Reader's Newsletter is now online. Click on the links for the newsletter in english or in spanish. I have also included links to the Woodridge Public Library's summer reading program. The information is also in english and spanish.

Upcoming Dates to Remember:
Monday, April 22nd: Earth Day, Students wear blue, green, or brown and bring a waste free lunch
                                    Willow Creek Highlighted at the School Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., JJH
Wednesday, April 24th: Second Year Band Tours
                                         6th Grade Transition Parent Information Meeting, JJH, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 25th: 6th Graders Visit JJH
                                      WC Book Fair, 6-8 p.m.
                                      Academic Open House and Ice Cream Social, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 26th: Spring Pictures
                                 Arbor Day and Bird Day
Monday, April 29th: Second Year Band Tours, Performance at WC 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 30th: Literacy Enrichment Play Performance
Wednesday, May 1st: 6th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation, 9:30 a.m.
                                     4th Grade Field Trip to Art Museum and Symphony
                                     Follow a Friday Schedule
Thursday, May 2nd: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo
                                    6th Grade Field Trip to Robert Crown
                                    Talent Show Try-Outs
Friday, May 3rd: No School for Students, School Improvement Day


Check out the picture below of the students whose names were chosen in this week's "Positive Paw" raffle!