Woods School

For the last few months, students in Grades 3 through 8 have been busy working hard on art and writing for the anthology contest entitled "Life Can be Strange".

This is the 21st year Woods School has participated in the Southern Lakes Anthology Project. We are very proud of the 15 entries, from the 25 we took to the contest, that were chosen to be published this year.

Please see our Anthology page for more information.

The Woods School forensics team participated in its first meet on Saturday, January 30 at LGMS. Our team of 24 students received 20 first place ribbons and 4 second place ribbons. The coaches are so proud of the team!

Proportionally, our school fields a team with as many participants as the larger schools we compete against. Our next meet is this Saturday, February 5, at Janesville Marshall Middle School. Go Woods!

For more information on this program, see our Forensics page.

We would like to thank our playground helpers that are braving the weather everyday at Woods School. The teachers and kids really appreciate your efforts.

The playground schedule has a few openings left for this year. Please consider volunteering one or two days. Recess runs from 11:50 until 12:30 pm.

Please contact us if you are interested.

Thank you.

Students usually begin each new school year with excitement and enthusiasm – even if they don’t show it to adults.  The anticipation of new classes, new friendships, and renewing old friendships provides real motivation for daily attendance at school during those first few weeks of school.

Unfortunately, after a brief time some students, particularly those who don’t do well in school, become careless about regular attendance. Missing a couple of days seems inconsequential to them.  Sometimes it seems insignificant to parents as well.  Those of us, who are charged with the responsibility of enforcing compulsory attendance laws, are sometimes faced with parents who are aware of the absence but are quite willing to make excuses for the absence.

There are several reasons why regular attendance at school is important for every student.  First, it is difficult for young people to learn if they’re not in class.  The teaching-learning process builds upon itself: Each lesson presented to students is based upon or related to those that preceded it.  Just as we can never regain a moment of time wasted, the child who misses a day of school also misses a day of education which cannot be retrieved.  Indeed, research shows that those children who attend school regularly are more likely to be successful during their school years.

Success after graduation is a second reason for regular school attendance.  If young people don’t develop the habits of good attendance and prompt completion of assignments while they’re in school, when will they learn these things?  Their success as adults in their chosen occupation is dependent upon these habits.

From experience, most teachers know that students’ success in their school years is directly related to the importance that parents attach to education.  If parents believe and act as if the child’s education is important, the child will most likely believe it too.  So it is with regular attendance at school.  When parents believe that consistent attendance is important and communicate that belief to their children starting in the elementary years, unnecessary absences from school will be dramatically reduced.

Young people should attend school every day, unless an illness or emergency prevents them from doing so.  Parents who have questions about their child’s attendance can contact the school for answers.  Together, parents and teachers can help students develop proper attitudes about attendance.