🏃‍♂️ Elementary Cross Country Championship! 🏃‍♀️ Registration is open for the Elementary Cross Country Championship! This event is available for all WBSD students in grades K-4. Use the link below to sign up your child today. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScL3wFgGdb7XMbcFwpWaB-3ibmvj7RXyotGE5IfsqU8Zc09RQ/viewform

Need help navigating the new WBSD website? Here are some tips in this week's addition of Tech Tip Tuesday from our IT Department.

Trunk or Treat is this Friday, please make sure to turn in your form by Wednesday. Wristbands will be sent home with students on Thursday. If you would like to decorate a trunk or volunteer, use the link below to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054DA4AD28AAFB6-51572901-trunk?useFullSite=true#/form/Standard

Today is World Smile Day! If someone smiles at you, you’re bound to smile back. A smile often expresses a feeling, encouragement to someone, or serves as a greeting. If you don’t smile enough, #WorldSmileDay is the perfect day to start. 7 Benefits of Smiling Improves mood Lowers blood pressure Relieves stress Betters relationships Boosts the immune system Relieves pain Increases life expectancy

🎃 Our Annual Trunk or Treat is Almost Here! 🎃 If you’d like to volunteer or decorate a trunk, please click the link below to sign up. We’d love your help to make this event a success! Our PTO is also seeking candy donations to ensure all our little trick-or-treaters have plenty of treats to enjoy! 🍬 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054DA4AD28AAFB6-51572901-trunk?useFullSite=true#/

Wellness Wednesday: Sensory Rooms Edition 🧘‍♀️ Our new sensory calming rooms at each of our schools are designed to provide students with a safe space to de-stress and focus. Learn more about how we’re creating environments that support all learners!

In partnership with "Thru the Game," The Guidance Center is offering a three-part webinar series focused on youth mental health. On October 9th, we will discuss the topic of sports and its impact on mental health in our youth. It will feature former USA Olympian, Ben Pinelman, who will talk about his own personal experience and be available to answer questions. Please register online at guidance-center.org/sports or use the QR code.

Welcome October! 🎃 The school year is in full swing, and October brings so much excitement to our schools! Stay tuned for upcoming events, including Fall Festivities, community enrichment programs, performing arts concerts, athletics and PTO meetings, just to name a few! If you haven’t downloaded our WBSD app, make sure you do and check out all the events going on in the district. You can view events, share them and even add them to your own digital calendar.

COUNT DAY IS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, October 2! Let’s make it COUNT! As a reminder, the State of Michigan requires public schools to take an official count of student attendance on two designated days each school year (one in October and the other in February).

WBSD Parents - Check out this Parent Tip Tuesday from our IT Department. Check out these SMART & STRONG Online Tips for your family.

Let's show our Tiger pride tomorrow!

It's International Podcast Day! Did you know that the WBSD has their own Podcast? Check out The Warrior Way at https://media.rss.com/thewarriorway/feed.xml or wherever you listen to podcasts. It’s also available on mywbsd.org and on RSS.com

WBSD families came together recently to learn more about fire safety from the Brownstown Fire Department in conjunction with the district's Early On TOTE Program. Families with children birth through five years old are invited to connect in these activities. The next event will be Storytime at the Trenton Veterans Memorial Library from 5 to 6 p.m. on November 7. Families should RSVP on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4gsVBDF_ROZ-mDVH1KhjyiTubmJLcVG8QwBeyIsX_53ZQQw/viewform

Please see the attached letter from WBSD Superintendent Mark Greathead.

Our Popcorn Fundraiser is live! It's not too late to set up your pop up store.

If you have a child who is birth to fives years old, and live in the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, you may want to check out our Free Music Group at Brownstown Community Center! The group meets every other Wednesday, and each class is designed to promote language, motor, cognition and social skills in infants and toddlers through music. The next class is Wednesday, September 25. This program is in partnership with our Early On and Tote Programs.

WBSD Families, Please see the attached letter from Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy regarding School Threats.

Please see the attached letter from WBSD Superintendent Mark Greathead:

Do you live in the WBSD and have a child 0-5? We have partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to offer books free to children ages 0-5 through funding shared by Dolly Parton and our incredible local community partners. https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/

🌟 **Exciting News! Our Annual Fundraiser is Here!** 🌟 Next week, we’re kicking off our annual fundraiser to support our school! This is a great opportunity for our students to get involved, raise money for school activities, and win amazing prizes! The top seller will receive an *Overnight stay at Kalahari** along with **4 waterpark passes!** 🏞️🏄‍♂️ Apple download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/double-good/id1401184723 Android download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doublegood.nativeapp&pcampaignid=web_share