A Message from the Principal

Dates to Remember:

Mar. 2 - Family Fun Night

Mar. 16 - 11:20 am release

Mar. 23 - End of 3rd quarter

Mar. 30 - Apr. 3 - No school. Classes resume on Wednesday, Apr. 4

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Volume 10, Issue 6

February 21 2018

The Kimberly Area School District does not dis-

criminate on the basis of race, color, religion, na-

tional origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital

status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex,

(including transgender status, change of sex or

gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or

learning disability ("Protected Classes") in any of

its student program and activities.

Dear Woodland Families, The span from winter to spring break represents the longest stretch of un-interrupted learning throughout the year. It’s also the time of year when our students have settled into routines, staff have had a full semester to build relationships with students and updates have been shared during January Parent/Teacher conferences.

While teachers have been making adjustments to students’ learning plans throughout the year, staff continue to analyze our students’ learning needs and make plans to respond. Using the learning data, our teachers work with colleagues to consider various action steps to help students reach their goals. In some cases the supports may include regrouping students, individualizing instruction, or finding creative ways to encourage students to do their best.

As parents, this is a good time for you to check in with both your child and his or her classroom teacher if you have follow-up questions from confer-ences. Has your child made the progress that is expected? Are you aware of the goals your child’s teacher has for your son or daughter? Has your child been putting forth the effort required to make progress? What-ever your questions might be, we welcome the conversation around meet-ing your child’s needs.

Thank you for your efforts in partnering with us to educate your son or daughter. It takes a team-based approach to help students’ achieve and we are fortunate to have such a strong relationship with our families. If you have additional questions about your child’s progress I encourage you to reach out to his or her teacher or contact me directly.

Sincerely, Dave Lamers Principal

Faces in the Crowd

In an effort to recognize students who are going above and beyond what is ex-pected of them at Woodland Intermediate, “Faces in the Crowd” has been estab-lished. Once a month students are nominated by their classroom teacher or spe-cials teacher and one student is chosen from each class. January “Faces in the Crowd” are: James Thao nominated by Mrs. Carpenter, Sienna Chamberlain nominated by Mrs. Koller, Rowan McClure nominated by Mrs. Heinz, Blake Han-sen nominated by Mrs. Bergmann, and Hannah Maronek nominated by Mr. Lamers. Congratulations to each of you for being a positive role model at Wood-land Intermediate School!

James Thao Sienna Chamberlain Rowan McClure Blake Hansen

Thank you!

A great big thank you goes out to the Woodland PTO and all of the parents that contributed to our teachers’ dinner during parent/ teacher conferences. The food was delicious! The generosity of the Woodland Community is overwhelming!

Forward Exam

Hannah Maronek

It is soon going to be that time of year when we will be adminis-tering the state assessment, the Forward Exam. Testing will take place during the week of April 16th. As in the past, we ask that families try to avoid testing times for appointments, vaca-tions, etc. as the missed test will then need to be made up during one of our make-up times. Make-up tests will be administered during the week of April 23rd and the week of April 30th. Thank you in advance and please contact your child's teacher with any questions.

If anyone has items that they would like to donate to Mr. Calmes for use in his art classes, please bring them into the office. If you are not sure if we will use particular items, please contact Mr. Calmes. We are always looking for people to donate items from home or work. Thank you!

Art Room Donations

Family Fun Night is coming up on Friday, March 2nd. The deadline to order tickets prior to the event has been extended to Friday, February 23rd. Doors will open at 5:30 pm for basket viewing and BINGO beings at 6:30 pm in the gym, at which time ticket sales will close. If your fami-ly plans to participate in BINGO, please bring three books, toys, snacks or peanut and tree nut free candy bars per child for prizes. We look forward to seeing you there!

Family Fun Night

The Kimberly Area School District is accepting registrations for 4K/5K for the 2018/2019 school year. Click here to access the online registration forms. Please contact Jodi Neuber at jneuber@kimberly.k12.wi.us if you have any questions.

4K/5K Registration

Substitute Lunch Supervisors Needed

Woodland School is looking for substitute lunchroom supervisors. The hours are 11:00 am—1:00 pm and includes both indoor and outdoor supervision. Please con-tact Woodland’s Office Manager, Peggy Mueller, at 920-730-0924, option 2, if you would like more information about this position.

We receive many worthwhile requests to be included in our news-letters and weekly notes. Since we can-not possibly include them all here, please remember to go to the District website frequently and check out the Community Events. There are more great oppor-tunities and activities listed there.

Community Events

Woodland Wolves

DARE TO C.A.R.E. by…

Not bullying others.

Helping students who are bullied.

Including students who are left out.

Telling an adult at school and an adult at home when we know someone is being bullied.

Please remind your child to DARE TO Care And Respect Everyone. We ask that you join us in our efforts to

remove bullying from the lives of our students by contacting us if your son or daughter tells you about bullying

taking place.

Open Enrollment

The timeline for submitting open enrollment applications is February 5, 2018 to April 30, 2018 at 4:00 pm. A link to the open enrollment application will be available on the Kimberly Area School District website, www.kimberly.k12.wi.us, beginning Feb-ruary 5th. To obtain more information about open enrollment, please contact Jen Bixler at 423-4166.

Tundra Tales

Keep reading! The Tundra Tales Reading Program is in full swing and will continue until March 25th. Please make sure to turn in reading logs for the previous week each Monday to collect a Packers bookmark. Note: If a student is out on Monday when reading logs are due, please email your child’s reading log to their teacher on Monday morning. All students who complete the entire program will receive a voucher to the

Packers Hall of Fame. Click here to access the letter outlining details of the pro-gram and weekly reading logs. Hard copies are available in the office.

Seeking Substitute Paraprofessionals

Help our students reach their potential!

Do you enjoy helping kids and having a flexible schedule? We are looking for substitute paraprofes-sionals. Paraprofessionals assist teachers and stu-dents throughout the school day. Substitute paraprofessionals have a flexible work schedule and a lot of variety in their work. If you know someone who is looking for a rewarding and flexible career where they would be helping all students succeed, please help us by sharing this link with them: www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/careers

Woodland Intermediate Specials Newsletter

Volume #9 Issue #6

Physical Education

5th and 6th grade P.E.

The 5th and 6th grade

students have finished up their

testing. The tests include the:

Sit-n-Reach, Curl Up, Push-Ups,

and the Pacer. The Students

have saved their scores in

their Chrome books. We will

test the Students again in late

April. Students will do things in

class to help them to improve

their scores.

The next unit that the classes

will get into will be Badminton.

We will go over the

fundamentals of the game and

rules before we get into the

games.

Mr. Weyers (ext. 2660)

Computer

6th Grade Computer

Applications

We've had a great start to the semester, already learning about digital citizenship, cyberbullying, and more! Ask the kids what it means to create a positive digital footprint, or why they should always ask permission before posting someone else's photo! These are great topics to discuss at home, where the majority of internet safety issues can occur. Next up, we will learn how to use email appropriately and professionally, formatting a professional email using proper email etiquette. Exchanging emails with your child can be a great way to reinforce what we've learned. It also encourages students to practice their keyboarding skills and can be a fun way to communicate with your child throughout the day.

Mrs. Berndt (ext. 2625)

World Studies

5th Grade World Studies

Konnichiwa! That means hello in Japanese! The kids are off to a great start in their Japanese unit, and will be learning lots of vocabulary, geography and culture along the way! I dare you to ask them what their Japanese name is during the unit, or about renting pets in Japan! They've been so excited to learn as much as they can about this fascinating culture! As always, if you have connections, or know of anyone who would like to come in to speak to our classes, we would love to have them!

Mrs. Berndt (ext. 2625)

Choir information: Our final performance will be April 17th, with the 5th and 6th grade band in the Woodland gym. We will also take a trip over to Sunrise during the school day on a date yet to be determined. The girls will resume on February 20, the boys on February 22. There will be combined rehearsals for both boys and girls on Tuesday, March 27, as well as Thursdays April 5 and 12. There will be no rehearsal on March 29 or April 10. We will have exactly 8 rehearsals, so it is very important that students attend every rehearsal. We will celebrate the April performance with an ice cream party. Hearty congratulations go to Ella Hawkins, who auditioned and was accepted into the Central and North Central Division of American Choral Directors Association Honors Choir. She worked with composer/conductor Fancisco Nunez on February 16 and 17 and performed at the Harris Theater in Chicago.

Healthy Living 6

th Grade

I feel like we’ve picked up right where

we left off last year in health. It’s great to

see the 6th graders again and see how

they’ve grown since last year. (They see it to

and, of course, use me as a measuring stick

to prove their growth.

We’ve covered so much since the

beginning of the semester starting with self-

esteem. Having an intact self-esteem is a

strong foundation for good decision making.

A high self-esteem will enable your child to

try new things, stand up for themselves and

accept their shortcomings. One way to boost

self- esteem is by setting and accomplishing

goals. Please ask your child about their

physical and mental goals and how they are

progressing. Our showcase of goals (if they

choose to show) will be the last week of

February or first week of March.

If you have noticed a newfound

peacefulness at home, you are welcome. It

is because we have been practicing conflict

resolution. Unfortunately, I suspect the

generalization of these skills to home (or

even here at school for that matter) is yet to

be seen. We will be creating and

performing conflict skits as our culminating

activity. In order to be socially and

mentally healthy, we need to be able to

resolve conflicts and be respectful. Please

help reinforce these ideas and ideals at home

starting with deciding “how big is this

problem?”

As always, if you have any questions,

concerns, please contact me.

Mrs. Curtis (ext. 2864)

5th Grade Art The 5th grade students have begun to create a ceramic (clay) piece with a theme of their choice: (animal, person, hobby…). The students started with a ball of clay, and then they shaped their ball of clay into 3-D shape of their choice: (sphere, cube…). The students then traced an area on the top of their shape with a needle tool and hallowed out their container with a wire tool similar to carving out a pumpkin. After the students hallowed out their 3-D shape they smoothed it out with a sponge. The 5th grade students then used different tools to carve designs, words or pictures onto their clay. After they carved into the clay they took extra clay and added something 3-D to their clay piece like: (facial features, handle…). Their clay piece then was set out to dry for a week, and then once it was dry they are set in the kiln and fired. After they are fired the clay is painted with a glaze to give it color and a protective coating and then fired once more. After their clay is fired for the second time they will use their Chromebook and the students go onto our Google classroom and fill out the check-off sheet (self-assessment). After the finish the check-off sheet the students make a name tag for their clay piece and they are displayed in the display cases in the hallways.

The Elements of Art we have covered are

Color, Form, Line and Texture.

Mr. Calmes (ext. 2321)

Band

Woodland Band Notes

Now is the time of year for instrument

checks. We look over all instruments just to

make sure screws are tight and all parts

are functioning appropriately. If there is a

concern with your child's instrument, we

will let you child know that it may needs

attention. Now is a great time to get it into

the shop. It is not as busy and we have a

month and a half before our next concert.

6th Grade band students began Essential

Elements Book II this week. If your child

has not gotten this book, this weekend

would be the time to run to Heid and pick it

up. Our first assignment in Book II is due

next week.

5th Grade band student have received

all their music for the spring concert. you

will be hearing some Star Wars and sounds

of creepy creatures in the attic. We look

forward to preparing this fun music for our

spring concert.

March your calendars-

Spring Concert and Art show

April 17, 2018

Concert begins at 6:30 P.M.

Ms. Shimek (ext. 2621) Mrs. Carpenter (ext. 2654)

MUSIC

The 5th and 6th grade students have

begun the keyboarding unit! Students of

the 5th grade are learning correct hand

positions and how to play folk songs on

the piano keyboard. 6th grade students

have picked up where we left off in 5th

grade and have done great work on

learning new songs. We will continue to

play keyboards throughout quarter 3. A

GREAT BIG thank you goes to the PTO

for purchasing new student keyboards for

use in this unit, as well as a new

Clavinova for use in the music room.

This will be an incredibly useful tool,

especially when we prepare for our

concerts.

The choir had an incredible experience at

Lawrence University on February 9th.

The concert was very well received and

we are already looking forward to another

festival next year!

Mrs. Been (ext. 2647)

ART

The Kimberly Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual

orientation, sex, (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability (“Protected Classes”) in any of its student program and activities.

UNLESS Fundraiser Event

This fun-filled activity is a part of Woodland’s UNLESS (We Find A Cure) Campaign.

All proceeds will be going to the American Cancer Society.

Location: Woodland School Date: Saturday, March 17th, 2018

Time: 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Registration and Entry Fee required in advance: $10/participant

Checks should be made payable to UNLESS. (If you need to register more than three people, please continue the information on another sheet of paper.)

Included with this “donation” is:

1. An Easter Egg Hunt to be held outdoors (weather permitting). (Every registered/prepaid participant will get to find 10 plastic eggs filled with treats.)

2. An Easter Basket to be provided indoors. (Every registered/prepaid participant will get to go home with his/her own basket of “goodies”.)

3. Easter Bunny to be present in the commons. (Feel free to bring your phones/cameras to snap a photo of your child/children with the Easter Bunny.) Please have your son/daughter return the bottom of this note (including payment) to Woodland Intermediate School. PLEASE NOTE: Younger siblings are welcome and should register as additional participants. A chaperone is required for each family registered. Retain the top portion of this note for your reference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Each registered participant’s information needs to go in separate sections. $10 payment enclosed for Participant #1 Participant #1’s first & last name_______________________________________________ Participant #1’s gender___________________ Participant #1’s age_______________ ************************************************************************************************************************ $10 payment enclosed for Participant #2 Participant #2’s first & last name_______________________________________________ Participant #2’s gender___________________ Participant #2’s age________________ ************************************************************************************************************************ $10 payment enclosed for Participant #3 Participant #3’s first & last name_______________________________________________ Participant #3’s gender___________________ Participant #3’s age________________

Winter iChat Sixth grade students will be having their second iChat meeting of the school year during the winter months. As we continue to support our students’ Academic and Career Planning (ACP) development, it is important to remember to highlight those skills that are sometimes overlooked on the report card but are so essential to life success. The skills we are referring to go by many names; soft skills, employability skills, learning habits, and skills for success, to name a few. We will look at what researchers have identified as essential soft skills to have in order to find success in college and/or career. Being a member of the workforce is a few years away for our 6th graders, but the skills that are needed to be a productive member of that workforce can be developed now. During our Winter iChat, we will watch the following video, Soft Skills to Pay the Bills, in order to initiate our discussion on when they currently need these soft skills. Each student will take some time to reflect on their soft skills and identify any areas where they could use some improvement. Parents will receive an email from their child inviting them to review their soft skill goal so that each student receives support from school and home. Be sure to ask your child to share what they talked about during their latest iChat!

Woodland School Family Night Basket Raffle 

Ticket Order Form 

BINGO and Basket Raffle Night is March 2, 2018! Doors will open at 5:30 pm for 

basket viewing. BINGO begins at 6:30 pm in the gym, at which time ticket 

sales will close. If your family plans to participate in BINGO, bring three (3) 

books, toys, snacks or peanut and tree nut-free candy bars per child for prizes. 

Families do not need to be present to win the baskets. If you ARE NOT 

attending, please return your ticket stubs (with the basket # indicated) in a 

sealed envelope to PTO by February 28th, and we will enter your tickets. If 

you ARE attending, bring your ticket stubs that night and enter them in your 

choice of basket. Additional tickets will be available for purchase that night. 

Pictures of the baskets and descriptions can be found on the PTO website at: 

www.woodland.my-pto.org

Questions? Contact PTO at woodlandpto1@gmail.com . 

Thank You! 

Complete and return the bottom of this form to the PTO along with your 

payment. Please make checks payable to Woodland PTO.   Deadline to order tickets by returning this form is FEBRUARY 23rd. 

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Ticket Order Form-Basket Raffle 

Student Name:______________________ Email:________________________ 

Grade/Teacher: ______________________________ 

Tickets (list quantity): 

1 for $1.00 _______ 

6 for $5.00  _______ 

Total Amount Enclosed:________________ 

WOODLAND FAMILY FUN NIGHT!

Join us for a night of Bingo and our annual Basket Raffle on Friday, March 2! The festivities start at

5:30pm when doors open. You can view the baskets and submit your tickets until 6:30 when Bingo starts.

Once Bingo starts we’ll announce the winners of the baskets throughout the 

evening.

Come for an evening of fun and winning! 

*forms will be coming home soon to preorder tickets so keep an eye out for those*

2018 Basket Raffle Themes

Badger Pride Kulibert

Bookworm Bananza Twombly

CAMPtastic! Wenninger

Creative Crafts Gretzinger

Discover Wisconsin N/A

Dr. D for a Day N/A

Family Game Night Boom

For the love of Legos Vander Loop

Gifts Card Collection Sitcler

Golf Galore McDermot

Ice Cream Social Schuh Peterson

Intermediate Gift Card Basket All 5th and 6th grade classes

Krazy for Kimberly Erdmann

May the Force be with You Laurent

Mr. Lamers for a Day N/A

Mr. Mark for a Day N/A

Mr. Smits for a Day N/A

Nerf Nirvana Roberts

Packer Backer Montgomery

Pampered Pets Pawelkiewicz

Parents Night Out Seavecki

Pokemon Party Kletti

Road Trip Survival Kit Rammer

Sleepover Fun Hackel

Family Movi Night Everson

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs Slowey

True Blue Crew Girard

 

 

Intermediate Open Gym Night Saturday, February 24th, 2018 

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Mapleview Gymnasium & Commons ─ Come join us for a fun night in the gym! Basketballs and other sports equipment will be available for student use, as well as board games and a movie in the Commons. 

Who is invited? Intermediate Open Gym Night is open to all current fifth and sixth grade students from Mapleview and Woodland Schools. 

What is the cost? Admission is $2 per student. Students will also have the opportunity to purchase pizza, popcorn, and water. This event is a fundraiser hosted by the Intermediate World Studies Department in support of our 2019 student trip to the Dominican Republic. 

Will there be snacks? Yes! Pizza, popcorn, and water will be available for purchase.  

To participate, complete the attached KASD permission form and submit to the Mapleview or Woodland Office prior to the event, or at the door. Admission will be collected at the door. Please do not send money with this form. 

 

 

Kimberly Area School District EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION FORM 

 NAME OF STUDENT:

GRADE:

SCHOOL:

DESTINATION: Open Gym Night @ Mapleview Intermediate School  COST: $2 admission 

Admission will be collected at

the door. Do not send with form.

DATE: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 

TIME: 6:00pm-9:00pm 

 

Emergency contact: 

Name: ___________________________________ Relationship: _____________________ Phone: _______________________

Name: ___________________________________ Relationship: _____________________ Phone: _______________________

Family Physician: _________________________________________________ Telephone: _____________________________

Hospital Preference: ______________________________________________________________________________________

 

1. Does your child have a health condition, including allergies, school staff should be aware of? □ Yes □ No

If yes, please explain:

2. Additional Information:

Emergency Medications: Please be aware that emergency medications that are provided for use during the school day will not be 

accessible before or after school hours. Parents and students must plan ahead to have emergency medication available. If an

emergency arises and a student does not have their emergency medication available, 911 will be called.

PARENT:

This is to certify that my student named above has my permission to participate in the activity stated on this permission form. I agree to

indemnify, save and hold harmless, the Kimberly Area School District and its employees and officers from liability for any adverse

results which may occur.

Parent Signature: _____________________________________________ Date: _______________________ 

❏ Yes, I plan to purchase pizza during Intermediate Open Gym Night for $2 per slice. Bottled water and popcorn will also be available for purchase. Money will be collected at time of purchase.

(# of slices)

Pepperoni: ________

Sausage: ________

Cheese: ________

Community Events

April 2, 2018 (Spring Break) Babysitting Certification Class offered for ages 10 and older April 7, 2018 Super Science Saturday - a FREE event sponsored by the Darboy Kiwanis club

at Woodland Elementary 9:30 a.m. 2018 Baseball/Softball/Tee Ball Registration for Combined Locks Rec. Dept. 2018 Baseball Registration and Information for Kimberly Park and Rec. AAUW Essay Contest Information and Entry Form for boys and girls grade 6-8 (deadline

February 23, 2018)

8/2017

Join our team as a Sub! Do you enjoy working with children while maintaining a flexible work

schedule? Have you considered becoming a substitute teacher?

The Kimberly Area School District is seeking talented Substitute Teachers who want to join a team of

ambitious professionals who help all students succeed. Sometimes, our educators are away from

their classrooms for things like professional development or when they are ill. That’s when we need

talented individuals to continue providing a high-quality education to our students.

Qualifications:

Current Wisconsin Educator License

-Or- a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited Institution of High Education, completion of Substitute Teacher Training and current Substitute Teacher Permit.

Have a Bachelor’s Degree but not a Substitute Teacher Permit? Contact us at (920) 788-7900 to learn more about pursuing training to obtain a Substitute Teacher Permit.

Substitute Teachers new to KASD are supported by helpful District

staff at each building. The District uses an online Substitute Teacher

System (AESOP) where you can view and customize subbing positions you are most interested in for

your subbing career. KASD offers a competitive daily pay rate for our substitute teachers.

Are you ready to join a team of talented professionals who help students become community, college

and career ready? Complete an application through WECAN (Wisconsin’s K-12 hiring website) by

visiting https://services.education.wisc.edu/wecan.

Learn more about the Kimberly Area School District at

www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/careers.

The Kimberly Area School District does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, color, creed, marital status, sex (including transgender status, change of sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender transition, gender identity or sexual identity), pregnancy, ancestry, political belief or activity,

military or veteran’s status, arrest or conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected

by law. Concerns or questions should be directed to the District’s Compliance Officer, the Director of Human Resources, at Kimberly Area School District, 425 S Washington Street, Combined Locks WI 54113. We are an equal opportunity employer.