Woodlawn Elementary School

✨Christmas at the Plaza✨ Last Thursday was our annual Mom and Daughter social! Moms and daughters dressed for a night in the city as they enjoyed a delicious meal, dessert trays, fun holiday crafts, charades, games, and ended it with a Christmas Carol sing-a-long! A huge shout out to our amazing staff who organized this event and a thank you to First Baptist Church for the use of their facilities. It was definitely a night to remember. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Our Leadership Ambassadors got a chance to serve at The Mission to help them prepare for their Thanksgiving feed tomorrow. Our leaders peeled potatoes, shucked corn, baked desserts, made hygiene bags, made PB&J sandwiches and grab n go lunchable bags. Our leaders loved serving and giving back during this thankful season. See our Facebook page for many more pictures. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Before the break we had our November Leadership Luncheon! Students earn SOAR bucks and House Points and they can spend them on different incentives. This is the top prize and these leaders have been saving up big time. Today we got to celebrate them by taking them to lunch at Wendy’s. Lots more pictures on our Facebook page. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Before the break, was our annual Heart of Thanks breakfast for our wonderful staff. It’s room service style, delivered by our Leadership Ambassadors. We are so grateful for every person on this campus who make this school such a special place. If you ever wonder what makes “The Woodlawn Way”…It’s the people who fill our hallways and on this Thanksgiving we want them to know how thankful we are for them. Lots of pictures on our Facebook page. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Thursday was Friendship Luncheon in Kindergarten. Students have been learning about Native Americans and Pilgrims and they practiced the first Thanksgiving by sharing a meal together. Students got to sample Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie, Cranberry, and even made their own butter to put on cornbread. Learning is fun when you do it, #TheWoodlawnWay. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle

We hosted a V.I.P. (Very Impressive Progress) Lunch for some of our leaders who have made amazing progress since last school year. Students were surprised with a VIP backstage pass and got to celebrate with games and lunch on stage! Leaders are all about growth and these kids are rocking it. Take a look at pictures from this event on our Facebook page. #ItsSWEETtobeaneagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Last night, our Show Choir presented on the character word of the month, Respect, at our School Board meeting! Our leaders shined bright sharing their genius of music under the direction of our amazing music teacher, Mrs. Ritenour! See our Facebook page for a video of their performance. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

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Yesterday, our 3rd graders finished up their study on The Human Body! Our leaders became surgeons for the day and had a blast while learning. A huge shout out and thank you to Grace and Heart OBGYN and HCA Hospital for donating medical supplies to bring the learning to life. #itssweettobeaneagle #thewoodlawnway

Second grade enjoyed their field trip to Heartland Events! Students had a blast enjoying different pumpkin patch activities. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Faculty Meeting turned Friendsgiving is just what was needed! We enjoyed delicious treats, spending time with each other, playing games with our teams (and even challenged ourselves to find two people we’ve talked to less than 3 times this year), and ending it with breaking ground on the next phase of the Woodlawn legacy. Exciting things are happening at Woodlawn. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Our 3rd graders had the opportunity to attend the annual Ag Ventures field trip hosted by our local agriculture community. Our students were immersed in hands on stations learning about local agriculture topics. We are blessed to live in a community that believes in not only our future generation but also the future of agriculture. Thanks to all the volunteers who made it happpen for our eagles. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

We got to celebrate our amazing school psychologist, Morgan Davis for National School Psychologist Week. Thank you Mrs. Davis for your commitment to student success and all you do to support our eagles. #itssweettobeaneagle #thewoodlawnway

We want to give a Woodlawn Shout Out to Coach Taylor for educating our students about Red Ribbon Week and the importance of a drug free life in our fitness class! Thanks to all of our boys and girls for great participation in our dress up days as we pledge to be leaders who film our life drug free. #ItsSWEETtobeaneagle #thewoodlawnway

Friday was one of our most favorite events of the year, our annual Veteran’s Day program and this year we held two with over 500 guests in attendance! Under the direction of our amazing music teacher, Mrs. Ritenour, our students celebrated and honored our Veterans using their genius of music. From our Beautification Team helping with decorating, to our First Impressions Team helping with escorting our guests, to our Show Choir helping with speaking parts, and to our grade levels each singing their song…it was an amazing morning. It is our privilege to say Thank You to our Veterans. Many more pictures are on our Facebook page. #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Last week, we had the privilege of celebrating our Employee of the Year, Mrs. Tamika Jenkins and our Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Dara Judah! Both of these ladies embody The Woodlawn Way every day and we are blessed they are part of our family. We would also like to give a huge congratulations to Mrs. Dara Judah as she was named Highlands County Teacher of the Year! She will represent our district at the state level. We are so proud of her as she is so deserving of this honor. #ItsSWEETtobeaneagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Our 2nd grade leaders put on their togas and became Olympiads for the day as they competed in their own Greek Olympics as they wrapped up their study on Ancient Greece. Lots of pictures are on our Facebook page. #itssweettobeaneagle #thewoodlawnway

Thank you to all of our families who joined us for our Annual Fall Fun Fest! This tradition has been a part of Woodlawn for decades and this year’s Parent Lighthouse Team took it to the next level. Lots of memories were made! #itssweettobeaneagle #thewoodlawnway

Congratulations to Erica Ashley for writing and receiving an HCEA Mini Grant to help add books to her library that will motivate and interest her students to read. Thanks for all you do Mrs. Ashley! #ItsSWEETtobeanEagle #TheWoodlawnWay

Last week was a Medieval Times experience for our 4th grade leaders! Students started their morning with a Medieval Field Day filled with games from the Middle Ages including catapults, horse races, horse shoes, and pick up sticks! Students then did project rotations where students created catapults, stained glass windows, and shields. Then they concluded their day with a Medieval Feast with a special jousting match and dance. Huge shout out to the parents, teachers, and volunteers who helped create the Woodlawn magic. Check out our Facebook page for lots of pictures. #itssweettobeaneagle #thewoodlawnway