Woodland Presbyterian School

Woodland is closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Summer office hours begin Tuesday, May 31, Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Today we celebrated employee anniversaries during our closing meeting and lunch. Congratulations and thank you for all you do and have done for Woodland!

32 years
David Ogdon

15 years
Gina Lester
Danetta Townsdin

10 years
Tonya Eddins
Kate Hall

5 years
Julie Sully
Megan Albonetti
Amanda Fowler

Come have a B.L.A.S.T. at Woodland's summer day and specialty camps! Listed are camps for the week of June 6. Click the link to view the brochure and register today: https://www.woodlandschool.org/blast

Thank you for a wonderful school year! We wish you all a fun and restful summer break. Don't forget to take pictures with the "W" and submit photos to [email protected] to be shared on Woodland's social media channels. We would love to see all your summer adventures near and far.

There is still time to register for B.L.A.S.T. summer day camp and all the fun specialty camps!

View the brochure and register here: https://www.woodlandschool.org/blast

Congratulations, Class of 2022! We enjoyed celebrating you today. You’ve left a special place in our hearts and we wish you all the best in high school and beyond!

Today concludes celebration posts for the Class of 2022. Graduation is tomorrow evening at 6:00. We are so proud of all that they've accomplished at Woodland and look forward to following their high school journeys! ⁠
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We had a blast at Field Day this week! Days were planned with relay games, water slides, tug of war, and topped off with a cookout lunch! Yesterday was the last field day and the last day of school for the and we look forward to celebrating them at Graduation next Wednesday!

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We enjoyed celebrating beloved science teacher David Ogdon today as he plans to retire after 32 years of service to Woodland Presbyterian School. David, affectionately known as "Dr. Amazing", dedicated his career to Woodland's science department and outdoor learning center. David acknowledged students interests and curiosities and made lessons and learning fun. He kept the science lab open and allowed students to create exciting, creative, and often messy experiments. His open-ended lessons inspired unhurried learning and a deeper understanding. We are grateful for David's passion and love of the school and dedicated the 2022 Woodland Yearbook to him this morning in Chapel. David will be greatly missed but we wish him all the best as he moves on to a new chapter in life!

This year is the 30th annual Beautify Your School Contest sponsored by Landers Ford, Memphis City Beautiful, and News Channel 3. Woodland's student garden clubs won two first-place awards and will be featured on Live at 9 TODAY. Our Fall Vegetable Garden won in the Go Green category and our Dinosaur Bed won in the creativity category.

We are so proud of the students' accomplishments and for the many learning opportunities in our campus learning center garden!

Tune in to Live at 9 to see teacher Sue O’Hearn and two of our students featured on the show.

Celebrating the Class of 2022 every Tuesday through "graduate spotlights" as we count down to Graduation May 25. We are so proud of all that they've accomplished at Woodland and look forward to following their high school journeys!
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Come have a B.L.A.S.T. at Woodland's summer day and specialty camps! Camps begin two weeks from today. Click the link to view the brochure and register today: https://www.woodlandschool.org/blast

Congratulations to these alumni who were inducted into many honor societies and chosen for special programs within @hutchisonschool and @stmarysepiscopalschool!

Today we inducted 19 new members into the 2022-2023 National Junior Honor Society!

Students are eligible for membership based on high academic standing, service, character, and leadership. Congratulations to all of these students!

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We are celebrating the Class of 2022 every Tuesday through "graduate spotlights" as we count down to Graduation May 25. We are so proud of all that they've accomplished at Woodland and look forward to following their high school journeys!
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Fifth and sixth graders are on a field trip @discoveryparkuc. They will spend the day exploring The Tower, Tornado Alley, the Earthquake Simulator, Native American Gallery, and Natural History Gallery!

Congratulations, Trace, for earning Eagle Scout ranking!

Today we celebrated a long-standing Woodland tradition, the 4th grade play and luau lunch! We enjoyed a fun and festive stage and were entertained by a variety of costumes and songs. Great job, 4th grade!

Garden Club enjoyed a beautiful day working in the garden! Girls and boys opened their mini-greenhouses and planted various kinds of plants. The gardeners also enjoyed pond work. They love to fish out the old leaves using the nets, building, and kitchen play, and we even found a beautiful bird's nest with three perfect eggs!

Woodland's garden is a special place for our students to explore and learn!

Don't forget this week is Woodland's Book Fair @Novel Memphis through Sunday, May 8, with a special shopping event for Woodland families today from 3:00-7:00 p.m. You may also shop online and the summer reading lists may be found using the link below and then search for "Woodland Summer Reading" on Novel's website. Happy reading!
https://www.novelmemphis.com/

Little Woodland girls and boys had their annual Muffins with Moms event this morning. They enjoyed breakfast and story time and then went outside to release the butterflies. Each year they raise caterpillars during Creepy, Crawly, Critter (Bug) lessons and watched them go through complete metamorphosis. The release of the butterflies with moms during the Muffins with Moms event is a sweet tradition!

We are celebrating the Class of 2022 every Tuesday through "graduate spotlights" as we count down to Graduation May 25. We are so proud of all that they've accomplished at Woodland and look forward to following their high school journeys!
Scroll through for today's highlights! ➡️ 🎓

We loved having the Class of 2021 on campus last Friday for the annual Warrior Ball Tournament! Teams of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders played each other and then the winner played the alumni team who then took home the win. Congratulations !

Congratulations to Lily Grace Wamble ‘19 for recently being inducted into the National Honor Society at Houston High School. Woodland is proud of you!

A Woodland SK family won the "Lower School Carpool Greeter" for a week auction item at the School's Auction & Gala in early April! We loved having Rhett join Head of Lower School Mrs. Smythe at carpool each morning this week. They greeted students by opening car doors, playing music in the carpool line, giving out stickers, and ended the week with popsicles for Rhett's SK class on the playground.

Each year during the auction there are many opportunities for these "only at Woodland" experiences!

Pre-Kindergarten girls and boys performed their annual "Come Around the World with Me" program as part of their World Unit in class. During the month of April, PK students learned about the seven continents, the four oceans, how to say hello in 16 languages, and which continents different animals are from. They painted a large earth model as well as created homes and wrote stories about them. They learned a variety of songs performed this morning to moms, dads, family, and friends. Eighth graders joined in on a song many of them sang when they were in PK many years ago. It was a fun morning!

During the month of April, girls and boys in Little Woodland through 8th grade celebrated . Students in 2nd-8th grades were able to submit one poem written in class from a poetry writing activity which was then judged by a designated team of teachers. We will wrap-up the month by hosting a Poetry Cafe during lunch Friday where students, faculty, and staff may share their favorite poems. Congratulations to this year's poetry contest winners!

Second Grade
1st: Ella M.
Honorable Mention: Ava C.

Third Grade
1st: Andre M.
Honorable Mention: Avi P.

Fourth Grade
1st: Robert E.
Honorable Mention: Luke S.

Fifth Grade
1st: Hazel Unnerstall
Honorable Mention: Denton Scoggin

Sixth Grade
1st: Harrison Nickele
Honorable Mention: Charlie Walker

Seventh Grade
1st: Anna Kay Bell
Honorable Mention: Libby Link

Eighth Grade
1st: Joshua Wittber
Honorable Mention: Isaac Johnson

We are celebrating the Class of 2022 every Tuesday through "graduate spotlights" as we count down to Graduation May 25. We are so proud of all that they've accomplished at Woodland and look forward to following their high school journeys!

Scroll through for today's highlights! ➡️ 🎓

Our super creative art teacher Mrs. Duffey transformed Woodland into the land of sweets by displaying 2D and 3D art by students in Little Woodland through 8th grade. Families were able to enjoy the art show and reception as a come and go and enjoyed sweet treats, too! Student poetry was also on display as part of celebrating National Poetry Month. Thank you, Mrs. Duffey and volunteers for an amazing event!

Do you know that there are 17 species of penguins? Our 2nd graders do! These hardworking girls and boys learned how to research, draft, edit, revise, and finally publish their informational paragraphs. We are so proud of all their hard work and we were able to show it off to their parents this morning at a book signing in the library!

Junior Kindergarten girls and boys performed a delightful spring program of songs Friday and afterwards a “special” classroom snack and visit with their families!

Yesterday, fourth graders took a driving tour of Memphis! Girls and boys served as tour guides through videoed presentations of their research on key Memphis landmarks including Graceland, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Peabody Hotel, Beale Street, the Pyramid, the Orpheum, FedEx Forum, AutoZone Park, and Sun Studio. Lunch and exploration at the Memphis Botanic Gardens rounded out their fabulous day!