On Monday, December 9th our students enjoyed an all school assembly that was sponsored by the WC PTO! The performance was put on by Culture Shock Chicago and the purpose was for students to hear the message of the benefits of a healthy, drug-free, active lifestyle. The students really enjoyed the performance as you can see from the pictures in the slideshow below!
Our Students of the Month from the month of November enjoyed Pizza with the Principal on Thursday, December 12th! These students were chosen either by their teacher or their classmates for this honor. Individuals who are nominated for Student of the Month have demonstrated an ability to follow the school rules, be caring citizens, and show academic responsibility. November students of the month were as follows:
Kindergarten: AM- Kylie Proctor
PM- Carly Bleau
1st Grade: Boots- Justin Yee
Cannis- Evony Valenzuela
2nd Grade: Armstrong- Rylee Ferguson
Mack- Marissa Reed
1/2 Wiese: Daisy Zaldivar Zuniga
3rd Grade: Leonard- Lily Beaurain
MacNeil- Sergio Rivera
4th Grade: Chapman- David Gallardo
Durkin- Brodie Dubs
5th Grade: Mehok- Jacob Poeschel
Wilkinson- Ryan Rudolph
6th Grade: Franson- Tara Pikey
Keogh- Maddie Bilotta
During the weeks leading up to Winter Break we held a canned food drive for our school community to donate non-perishable items to the West Suburban Food Pantry. We had excellent participation with this drive and the items donated will directly benefit families in Woodridge this winter. In addition, the Willow Creek staff donated toys to be passed out to children whose families visited the pantry over the holiday season.
The WC Student Council sponsored a Candy Cane sale during our last week before break. Students were able to purchase candy canes during the lunch hour and all proceeds were donated to help with relief efforts for victims of the tornado in Washington, IL that devastated the town a few weeks earlier. Our students raised over $500 with this fundraiser! Thank you to everyone who helped support it!
On our last day of school before winter break, students celebrated the holiday season with an assembly where our chorus performed holiday songs and they had our winter parties that were planned by our room parents! Thank you to all of our parents who planned the parties or donated items for the parties! The students truly enjoyed themselves! Also, thank you to our PTO who covered the funds for the parties for all classes this year! Check out the slideshow from the parties below!
All families should have received a notification by now that school is closed tomorrow, Monday, January 6th due to extreme weather conditions. Our school administration will continue to monitor the conditions for Tuesday and will make decisions regarding school on Tuesday accordingly. You can always check the District #68 website and social media or listen to key Chicagoland television and radio outlets for district information regarding school closings as well. I have posted information regarding school closings that was sent home with students earlier this year, as well as, our cold weather procedures on flyers in our school Peachjar, so please be sure to read those details and send your children to school prepared for outdoor recess should weather permit when school is in session.
The District #68 Gifted Screening and Nomination process for next school year will begin on Monday, January 6th. Please see the flyer that I have posted to our Peachjar with more information regarding this process. A letter will also be sent home with students in grades 2 and 6 this coming week, as all students in those two grade levels will be screened for the program.
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
Monday, January 6th: School Closed Due to Extreme Weather Conditions
Tuesday, January 7th: Session #2 of After School Clubs Begins
PTO Meeting, 7 p.m. in the LRC
Wednesday, January 8th: 1st and 2nd Grade Musical, 7 p.m. @ JJH
Friday, January 10th: Movie Night, 6:15 p.m. doors open and 6:30 p.m. the movie begins
Monday, January 13th: Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m. @ JJH
Thursday, January 16th: Willow Creek Spelling Bee
Monday, January 20th: NO SCHOOL, MLK Day
January 21st - January 31st: Mid-Year Benchmark Assessments
Wednesday, January 22nd: Monday Schedule
Friday, January 24th: End of 2nd Quarter
Wednesday, January 29th: Band Solo and Ensemble Festival, 5-8 p.m.
Check out the pictures below of the students whose names were drawn in the "Positive Paws" raffle on 12-06-2013, 12-13-2013, and 12-20-2013!
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