Woodland Presbyterian School

We all had a wonderful time at the annual Woodland family picnic!
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Join us TODAY, for the annual all-school picnic on the upper field from 5:00-7:00 p.m.!

Senior Kindergarten had a wonderful visit with Mid-South Therapy Dogs to extend their learning about how dogs are trained to help people. Our Superkids Reading Program introduced students to how dogs can be of assistance to people through an interactive story. As a learning extension, Handlers Jo and Robin brought Ben (a Labrador Retriever) and Maxie (a Bernedoodle) to Woodland. Girls and boys learned about the dogs training, the places they visit, and how they help people feel better. The dogs also demonstrated several commands they are trained to follow. The children enjoyed getting to pet, hug, and love on these sweet dogs, too.

What a wonderful learning experience for SK!

6th grade STEM worked together to build a giant geodesic dome from newspaper and tape. Students used geometric and measurement skills, engineering principles, teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to complete this challenge.

Today we celebrated long-standing tradition 1st and 8th grade friends. Throughout the year, these buddies will spend time together in various activities which creates friendships and bonds that last a lifetime. Such a special day!

Campus is closed today in observance of Labor Day. Classes resume Tuesday, September 5.

Don't forget to wear Memphis or 901 t-shirts tomorrow or a Woodland spirit t-shirt in observance of 901 Day!

The 8th grade Leadership Breakfast and Honor Code Book Signing Chapel was yesterday. This annual tradition marks the graduating class as the leaders on campus each year. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Our after-school ETC Gardners' Club has been busy! Gardeners helped begin installing the tree signs for our Level One campus Arboretum. Our Arboretum has 34 tree species and the signs are labeled with the common and Latin names.

Gardners will continue to install the rest of the signs and then an inspection will complete our certification!

Join us for Woodland's Annual Golf Tournament Monday, September 11, benefiting the athletics department! Please register today and sponsor the event at https://woodlandschool.ejoinme.org/2023golf or by scanning the QR Code.

Registration deadline has been changed to this Thursday, August 31! ⛳️ 🏌🏼‍♀️ 🏌🏻‍♂️

Ms. McKelroy’s sixth grade language arts class has been working in groups to review and discuss summer reading. Students made up interview questions as if they were a character in a book, drew a picture of an important moment from the book, and other activities.

Middle School language arts class focuses on literature studies, formal and informal writing, grammar, vocabulary, research, and speech.

In Junior Kindergarten, students are using finger paint to work on fine motor skills!

At Woodland, play is as productive as it is fun and is valued as the mode through which young children learn. Time is dedicated to spontaneous play and balanced with playful learning opportunities where lesson plans come alive. Play is our work in Early Childhood!

We welcomed new Middle School students during the annual new student lunch today. Welcome to a woodland!

This year’s school theme “Lean On Me” was announced during all-school Chapel today!

The theme is based on Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

We look forward to a wonderful school year!

Proud of all the academic achievements of our alumni attending high school !

Ms. Bowers’ 5th and 6th grade students started their first math class this week by working in groups to create patterns of paper strips that contain a specific number of squares. We look forward to a successful year of learning and growing!

First full day of school ! 🍎📝🎒

First day of school for Little Woodland through first grade!

Middle Schoolers were on campus Sunday for an afternoon of fun and bonding before school starts. We enjoyed hosting them and look forward to a successful school year!
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In service looked a little different today as we took a break to decompress in the “goat zone!”

Girls loved specialty camp “My Doll and Me” with Mrs. Lirette!

We enjoyed welcoming new moms to Woodland at the annual New Moms Luncheon this past week. Welcome to the Woodland community!

Woodland is hiring After School Care Counselors for the upcoming school year! Interested? Email Director Murrey Enterline at [email protected].

*Must be 18 or older
*Mon- Fri 2:30-6:00 p.m.
*Flexible schedule options for college students

A full job description may be found online at woodlandschool.org/About/Careers

We loved welcoming new Little Woodland, PK, and JK students this Saturday at our annual Cookies & Crayons event!

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The Admin Team enjoyed lunch and an afternoon work break racing cars !

Check out Woodland’s new website that launched this week!
woodlandschool.org

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Last week fun-filled with ocean-themed activities for rising Senior Kindergarten students during "Sailing into SK Camp”. The children enjoyed read-aloud stories along with arts and crafts to work on fine motor skills like cutting and coloring. Some activities included creating shark headbands and jellyfish puppets, math sorting activities, touch counting, calendar skills including days of the week and months of the year, and pattern block work learning how to do puzzles and mazes. They enjoyed icebreakers to get to know each other better, worked on listening skills, and had fun snacks including making crabs from oreo cookies. It was a terrific week of fun and learning!

Have a wonderful holiday week! School offices are closed Monday-Wednesday and will reopen Thursday, July 6. 🇺🇸

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This week’s Art Academy specialty camp was a hit as girls and boys created a variety of art pieces including an animal mask made of plaster. Go to woodlandschool.org/blast for a full list of camp offerings and to register today!

There’s still time to register for next week’s specialty camps and swipe ➡️to check out offerings for the week of July 4!
woodlandschool.org/blast

Campers had a blast at LEGO camp last week. They learned how to create stop motion animation with LEGOs, built and played LEGO carnival games, went on scavenger hunts and solved mazes, and created chain reactions. They were so creative and had so much fun using their imaginations!

Check stories for upcoming specialty camps and a link to register.

Princess camp was so much fun last week! A different princess visited camp each from .princesses and PK teacher Ms.Hutcheson created fun crafts and snacks based off each princess. Tinkerbell even gave the girls flying lessons. It was a MAGICAL TIME!✨✨✨✨✨

There’s still time to register for next week’s camp and swipe ➡️to check out offerings for the week of June 19!
woodlandschool.org/blast

Woodland Class of 2019 alumni and Class of 2023 graduates Wesley Caldwell and James Van Der Jagt recently completed their Eagle Scout. Congratulations to both of you on this outstanding accomplishment!

Don’t forget to access summer reading and math assignments online! (Link in stories.)
woodlandschool.org/summerwork

We had an AMAZING week with our sous chefs and created delicious food and fun memories at cooking camp last week. See stories for week 3 lineup and to register!

We ended the year celebrating faculty and staff who have served the Woodland community for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years.

5 years:
Erin Payne
Kim Sharpe
Amy Allen

10 years:
Josefina Cabello
Ashley Simmons

15 Years:
Amy Smythe

20 years:
Adam Moore
Tim Tatum
Jessica Orians
Amy Barker

Congratulations and we are so thankful for each of you!

Come have a B.L.A.S.T. at Woodland's summer day and specialty camps! Listed are camps for next week.
Click the link in bio to view the brochure and register today!⁠
woodlandschool.org/blast

Woodland is closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Thank you to all who have served our country!