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Upcoming Meetings
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Allergy Group
The Food Allergy Discussion group met on November 20. The group was comprised of both allergy and non-allergy parents, administrators, and parents involved in food prep within the school. The group discusses best practices and tactics to minimize allergen risk within the school.
The group will meet again on January 12 at 8:45; all are welcome.
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Diversity Committee
The next Diversity Committee meeting is today, January 11 at 4:30. The group has worked on organizing a variety of initiatives, including the Diwali Celebration, the Middle Eastern dinner and Lantern Walk, guest speakers on Women's Suffrage, and talks by Lyndon Cudlitz on gender identity.
The group is working on plans for Black History month, which will include a Step performance on February. All members of the Woodland Hill community are welcome to join!
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Gala Planning Committee
We welcome new parents to the Gala Planning Committee meeting that takes place on Friday, January 12 at 8:30 a.m.
The planning committee is responsible for all of the wonderful details that make up this fantastic event. Many of you who look forward to attending can take part in cultivating the evening's best moments.
Contact Moira Rienzo to join.
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Work of the Hands
It's great when our students get hands-on with projects they love. Several Middle School students are working on building a computer that we'll use right here at WHMS. These students approached Susan to ask for the materials they needed and got to work!
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NASA Visit
Patrick Besha visited the Middle School and Upper Elementary to provide a talk about NASA. The children were all very engaged and asking great questions!
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Save the Date!
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Woodland Hill is offering a parent/child cooking class - International Favorites on Friday, January 19 from 4:30-6 pm in our kitchen led by Nidhi Agrawal. Spaces will be available for eight children and eight adults to learn to cook a meal together, and then enjoy as a group (cost: $30 per child) Only two spots remaining!
Additionally, there will be a parent night on Sunday, February 11 on Indian Cooking at Columbia Kitchen at
235 N Greenbush Rd, Troy, NY
. There is room for 14 adults. Parents will learn to cook a meal and then enjoy it with wine pairings! (cost: $40 each)
Nidhi Agrawal is a certified holistic nutritionist and health educator in addition to being Dev and Krisha's mom.
All net proceeds will benefit WHMS.
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Siena College Art and Essay Celebration
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Eighteen WHMS students will have their artwork on display at the 31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Original Art and Writing Invitational at Siena College on Friday, January 12.
The theme of this year's invitational was a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr, "We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now."
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WHMS Book Club
The Woodland Hill Book Group will have its first gathering of this school year on 1/22/18.
For the first time ever, the initial book group will be held at two times: during school and after school!
The January book is The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, and it will be the first in a series of books chosen to expand our exposure to and contemplation of Black History and African American writers. The second book (date TBA) will be Song of Soloman, by Nobel-prize-winner Toni Morrison.
We'll gather during school, 1:30-2:30, and after school, 3:15-4:15. Teachers, parents, and members of the expanded Woodland Hill Community (alumni, alumni families, friends, relatives, neighbors) are welcome. The place, at school, will be announced.
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Welcome Maritza Lopez!
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Maritza Lopez joined us as our business office assistant in December. In addition to her position at Woodland Hill, Maritza holds a position with the Albany Leadership High School for Girls as an accountant and a Spanish translator. She has also worked with Visiting Nurses Association of Albany in the accounting department. Her background includes experience as a billing specialist and an accounts payable specialist. Maritza studied Business Administration at the Instituto Superior de Administracion de Negocios in San Jose, Costa Rica (Institute Superior of Business Administration). Additionally, Maritza attended Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin, majoring in Accounting. She also holds a certificate in Interior Design.
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Sunday Symphonies
The Albany Symphony is offering WHMS families discounted tickets to their Sunday Symphonies concerts. You can order adult tickets through the Albany Symphony Box Office for just $14. PLUS, ALL KIDS ARE FREE, courtesy of GE Kids in Free Days.
Sunday Symphonies are imaginative hour-long concerts that invite children and families to embark on thrilling musical adventures with David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony. Engaging and entertaining, Sunday Symphonies expose children to timeless classics, American favorites, and new masterpieces by living composers, while teaching them musical concepts and encouraging a love of music.
Families are encouraged to come early and enjoy a FREE Instrument Petting Zoo sponsored by John Keal Co. and hand-on activities by Macaroni Kid.
Purchasing tickets is easy and convenient:
- Call the Albany Symphony Box Office at 518-694-3300
- Use the coupon code ADVENTURE to activate the discount
- This offer is not valid online through Ticketmaster.com
Star Warriors: The Last Maestro
January 28, 2018 at 3 p.m.
Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
Pirates on the Erie
March 18, 2018 at 3 p.m.
Palace Theatre
Albany
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Dates to Remember
Thursday, January 11
Diversity Committee Meeting 4:30 p.m.
Friday, January 12
Food Allergy Group Meeting 8:45 a.m.
Gala Committee Meeting 8:30 p.m.
UE Fun Night 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 14
Family Skate Night at Rollerama 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No School/Enrichment Available
Wednesday, January 17
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Childcare Available
Thursday, January 18
Middle School Info Session 8:15 a.m.
Upper Elementary Info Session 4:30 p.m.
Friday, January 19
Lower Elementary Info Session 8:30 a.m.
Kindergarten Pinning Ceremony 9:45 a.m.
International Favorites Cooking Class 4:30-6:00 p.m.
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