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West Woodland loves Bike to School Month! Be part of our annual event sponsored by WW PTA and the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation.
 
Bike to School Month of May is a fun way to encourage bicycle commuting and get new riders rolling. When families cycle to school, they:

•    Build active, healthy habits into their daily routine
•    Reduce car traffic and air pollution
•    Help students become safe, competent cyclists
 
All students who ride at least once earn a prize! It’s easy to join in. Special activities on Bike to School day May 8th!

•    Look for a Bike to School sign up flier coming home soon.
•    Fill it out (one per student, please) and return it to the Bike to School envelope in the office.
•    You’ll then receive bike riding tips and a calendar to track your trips.
•    For more information check out Cascade's website at http://www.cbcef.org/bts/index.html or contact WW’s
     coordinator Erin Alving erin.alving@comcast.net 206-783-5912
•    Parents and West Woodland staff can join teams and earn prizes through Bike to Work Month. 

Each year at this time we come together as a community to celebrate while supporting the school.  Please have a look at all of the great donated experiences that are available for parents and kids, then pick something that fits your budget and your personality.  Join others for a party or two and you’ll agree that this is the best way we’ve come up with to raise money for the school!

Selling out these parties get us to our stated fundraising goal!  We know we can do it!

Browse ALL of the available events here.  Or if you know the party you are looking for click on the link in the Event Name below for more details and to buy your tickets.

Thanks to our amazing hosts for putting on these great parties for our school and of course to all of you for choosing to support the school in this way! 

Date	Event Name	For the:	Cost
Saturday, May 4th	Dad's Poker Night	Dads	$35
Friday, May 10th	Karaoke House Party	Parents	$30
Friday, May 10th	Game On!	4-5 graders	$40
Friday, May 17th	Kids Board Game Night & Pizza	3-5 graders	$30
Friday, May 17th	Fancy Nancy Tea Party	Girls	$25
Saturday, May 18th	Phinney Ridge Progressive Dinner	Parents	$50
Saturday, May 18th	Teddy Bear Picnic	Kindergarteners	$20
Sunday, May 19th	Premier League Soccer Party	Parents	$25
Friday, May 31st	Chess & Medieval Games Night	1-5 graders	$30
Saturday, June 1st	End of an Era Party!	Parents	$30
*Saturday, June 8th	HA! Cocktail Party! (NEW DATE)	Parents	$40
Saturday, September 7th	Wild at Heart!	Moms	$35
Your Choice	Soaring over Seattle with Steve	3 people	$300

Time to capture all those wonderful West Woodland memories in the annual yearbook!


Did you take photos during a class activity, field trip, Arts Friday, science night, talent night or other West Woodland event this school year? Please email digital photos of these school activities so the children can see themselves in the yearbook! Email photos to westwoodlandyearbook@gmail.com.

Here are a few requirements before sending in your photos:

1 - Please name your photos...this will help us recognize what the particular event is. (Examples: ArtsFridayRoom109.jpg or TalentShowNathanHarowicz.jpg or FieldTripRoom208.jpg or SecondGradeSocial.jpg)

2 - Please do not send multiple images that are very similar to one another...please choose the best photo and send that one only!

3 - Please do not send blurry or very low resolution photos. Photos should be between 400KB to 4MB.

4 - Please send jpeg images only.

If you have any questions, please email westwoodlandyearbook@gmail.com.

TIMELINE for sending photos // April 29 - May 24

Congratulations are in order for our students, staff and families: West Woodland was the only Seattle elementary school selected for the Washington State Achievement Award in math and science!  We can all be proud of the hard work of our students and the outstanding instructional practice of our staff.  The award is given to schools with outstanding state test scores over a 3 year period and who have shown growth for the populations that often underachieve the expectations of the test.  There are several instructional practices that I believe support math learning at West Woodland:

1.  Walk to Math:  Students are challenged at grade level or above grade level curriculum.  Student/staff ratios are smaller with students who need extra support.  PTA support of staffing extra teacher and tutor time has been key this model.

2. An average of 60 minutes of math instruction every day for every student.

3. The expectation that students must pass every unit test with 85% score or receive specific re-teaching of a concept.

4. Grade level team planning of math.

5. Using the MAP and MSP assessments along with classroom math assessments to identify students that may need support.

Our success in science can be attributed to high student interest along with explicitly designed investigative lessons that foster understanding of the scientific method.  Every student has at least three district science units each year.  The availability and use of non-fiction reading material and family participation in the annual science fair also foster high achievement in science.  Many of our teachers are highly trained and participate in district classes; some of our teachers instruct other teachers in the science curricula. 

There are many things that happen at West Woodland before, during, and after school.  To learn about all that's happening register with THE SOURCE and receive the SNEAKS eNewsletter.  The weekly SNEAKS edition is emailed to registered SOURCE families to save on paper printing costs.  If you do not have email access, you may request a paper copy from the office or it can also be accessed on the West Woodland web page. 

THE SOURCE is Seattle Public School's online communication tool that allows families access to student attendance, standardized test scores and more.  Please register with THE SOURCE today.  Click here.

Need a little tutorial on how to naviagte The Source and Seattle Public Schools web system?  Here is a 3+ minute tutorial YouTUBE video which was made at another Seattle Public School.  The type and amount of information posted in elementary schools is less than what is typically posted in middle and high schools.  Keep that in mind while viewing this video.