UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER 

October 5th – Woodsdale Picture Day

October 8th - Inservice Day – Half Day for Students DIMISSAL at 11:40

October 9th – Third Grade – Breakfast with a Book 

October 12th - Columbus Day – NO SCHOOL

October 16th - WILD DASH (3rd- 12:30, 4th - 1:30)

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Woodsdale Families, 

Exploring Neurodiversity at Woodsdale

This week, our third and fourth grade students joined Katy Boucher from The Accord School in Norwell for an engaging assembly on neurodiversity. 

Students learned how every brain operates differently using Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. By watching videos of middle schoolers sharing their own neurodivergent journeys, students reflected on the joys and challenges of learning differently, and the true meaning of empathy and fairness. 

Families can Continue the conversation at home and can learn more about Katy’s programs on her website. 

Mrs. Savicke

MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE

Screenings will begin at Wooddale starting the second week in October and continue throughout the school year. 

Each school year, school nurses in Abington public schools conduct selected health screenings as mandated by the MA Department of Public health. Here at Wooddale School, students in grade 3 participate in vision and hearing screenings. Students in grade 4 participate in vision screening, height, weight, and BMI screenings. 

Screenings will be done by the school nurse. You will be notified by the school health office in cases where further screening / examination by your health care provider is indicated. We ask that you always have your child's eyeglasses available as they will be using them in the screening process.

All Parents and Guardians have the right to opt their child out of any of the following screenings by submitting a written request to the school nurse. 

You may contact Debra Ambrose school nurse if you have any additional questions debraambrose@abingtonps.org

MESSAGE FROM MRS.RUGGLES

PICTURE DAY ORDERING INFORMATION

SUBSTITUTES NEEDED

Please apply at Central Office to become a substitute at Woodsdale! 

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

Breakfast arrival time: 8:10 

Parent Drop-off arrival: 8:25-8:40

If you are dropping a student off, please stay in the drop-off line and pull all the way forward when you have reached the sidewalk. Students should exit on the right-hand side of the vehicle. If you are parking and walking your student to the door, please be mindful of the active car line. 

Students who arrive later than 8:40 must be accompanied by an adult to the office and signed in before continuing to class. 

Dismissal time: 2:40

Parent pick up: Students will be released from the front door of the building. Please be patient in the first few weeks as staff are still getting to know new families and student dismissal plans.

STUDENT INFORMATION UPDATES

To ensure that our student/family contact information is fully updated annually, we are requesting all families to submit an updated emergency contact form. This ensures that we have the latest information for our students and families. This process is done through Aspen utilizing your family portal account and directions can be accessed here:

How to update your contact information Update Contact Information

Directions are included at the end of the document if you are having issues accessing your family portal account. Thank you.

COMMUNICATION FROM HOME

Please send your child to school with a note if there are changes to their dismissal plan. Any changes that have to be made after school starts, please call the main office as the teachers are not always available to check their email throughout the day. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Melanie Savicke, Principal melaniesavicke@abingtonps.org

Christine Caliendo, Admin Assistant christinecaliendo@abingtonps.org

Debra Ambrose, School Nurse debraambrose@abintonps.org

Kellie Lyons, Team Chairperson kellielyons@abingtonps.org

Corey Wharton, School Psychologist coreywharton@abingtonps.org