Woodstock Elementary School

Summer is a time to take a little break from school, but unfortunately, that can also mean summer regression or the "Summer Slide." We, along with the Alabama State Department of Education, would like to prevent this as much as possible. For that reason, the state department is offering many resources parents can use to help their children with Reading and Math. We encourage parents to have their children use these resources at least 3 times a week to help prevent that "Summer Slide."

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7th. Did you know one in five children struggles with mental illness, but few receive treatment? Positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development and ALL Kids has mental health and substance abuse services ALL Covered. ALL Kids mental health and substance abuse services are managed by BCBSAL through the Blue Choice Health Network. The network includes community mental health centers and other mental health and substance abuse providers throughout Alabama. BCBSAL also partners with New Directions Behavioral Health to provide comprehensive managed behavioral healthcare services including intensive care management and integration with medical care to enrollees. Parents and providers may call 1-877-297-0089 for information regarding available mental health and substance abuse services and network providers, or to speak with a mental health professional. This service is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. You may also visit https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/allkids/mental-health-services.html

Born Ready is an initiative by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education focused on raising awareness among Alabama parents of the importance of early brain development and high quality early care and education. To learn more, go to https://bornready.org/ (or click Born Ready in the headline).

We are having a School Scholastic Book Fair Monday, March 1 through Thursday, March 4, 2021. If you desire for your child to be able to purchase a book during this fair, please send them with money. Putting the money in an envelope labeled "Book Fair" is also helpful as it distinguishes it from snack tickets, etc.