📚❄️ Reminder - NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025. ❄️📚 Due to dangerously cold temperatures, all Woodhaven Brownstown School District buildings will be closed on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Take a cue from Sidney, who can usually be found at Bates Elementary School, to snuggle up, grab a good book, and dream of warmer days ahead. Sidney has the right idea, bundled up and enjoying a story! 🐾📖

All Woodhaven-Brownstown School District schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22, 2025 due to extreme temperatures and wind chill. Please stay safe and warm!

Gudith Leadership Team Shines with Community Service Initiatives! The Gudith Leadership Team has had an incredible first half of the school year, focusing on school-wide community service. 🏫 Team Highlights: Created welcome bags for new students and led school tours. Designed posters promoting respect and positive behavior. Organized the Apples for Ryan food drive. Created two impactful bulletin boards: one showcasing gratitude and another with tips for staying calm under stress. 🎉 What’s Next? They’re gearing up to recruit students for the Kids Against Hunger service project on Feb. 8, 2025, along with planning more random acts of kindness. 📸 Pictured (top row, L-R): Dominic Anderson, Parker Leveille, Emma Drabczyk, Lydia Leveille, Felicity Hirsch, Nora Takacs. (Bottom row, L-R): Zayne Khan, Leone Alvarez, Jaila Sexton. We’re proud of these leaders and their dedication to making Gudith a better place! 👏 #GudithLeaders #CommunityService #GudithGrizzlies

WHS Dance Team is hosting their Annual Winter Junior Warrior Clinic - the time is NOW to register! See the photos above for the details and the link/QR code to register. Register to secure your spot, as registration closes on 1/17 at 3 p.m. or when all spots have been filled.

Gudith Elementary Jr. Goons, took third place overall in the December FIRST LEGO League Challenge. The award is based on all three aspects of the competition: an innovation project, the robot challenge matches and how well the team displays the CORR values of First Lego League. Congratulations and good luck as the team moves on to the State Finals which will be held in Mason, MI on Saturday, January 11.

Join WBSD's Early On team for a special event, Diapers to Wipers to learn how to "potty like a rockstar!" Please RSVP for the event as space is limited. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemyuHdcyH7Ujavenhg_HlfBebhXTfZ3ZXeBoTddNo24MO6zg/viewform

Glitter & Sprinkles, oh my! Students in Mrs. Weitzel's kindergarten class were treated to the wonder of Grinchmas with special treats, crafts and of course How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie.

Check out the December edition of the Grizzly News! https://woodhavenbrownstown.edurooms.com/engage/gudith-elementary-school/newsletters/december-grizzly-news

"Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we've no place to go Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!" We know students love "snow days," but did you ever wonder how the decision is made? Listen to the new episode of the Warrior Way Podcast HERE - Weathering the Storm: Inside WBSD’s School Closure Process to learn more. https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/1782681

Happy Thanksgiving to our WBSD Families!

The WBSD has a great safety system, Zonar, for our bus transportation system that can be a great tool to be used by parents. - Watch a demo video for the new Zonar MyView app here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IPVdnZPnSs - Download the Zonar MyView app in your device’s app store. WBSD’s Code is: WOO9929 (This is letters “W” and “OO” not numbers) - Login to your Parent Connect and find your child’s bus route information under the Transportation tab. If you would like to use the additional feature, the Z-Pass, you may request one by scanning the QR code or filling out this document - https://tinyurl.com/ydkj6s2p For more information, check out your school's weekly principal communication for more on Zonar.

Gudith Elementary students in Mrs. Weitzel's kindergarten class disguised their turkeys for Thanksgiving!

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Outland's class recently read the book "Duck for President" and got into the election spirit with ballots, voting stickers and finally the results: Duck won as president over Farmer!

At Gudith Elementary School, students in Ms. Bardoni's class were working on fine motor skills recently by making “fuzzy haired monsters.” Students used a fork and paint to make markings/streaks, added googly eyes, and glitter! There are so many unique monsters!

Check out the November Grizzly News! https://woodhavenbrownstown.edurooms.com/engage/gudith-elementary-school/newsletters/november-grizzly-news

Check out this creativity from the Gudith Elementary staff pumpkin decorating contest!

Check out the amazing things happening at Gudith Elementary School next week for Kindness week October 21-25, 2025 - One Kind Word is the theme with different activities each day of the week.

The latest episode of the Warrior Way Podcast is now live! Listen for everything you need to know about Homecoming Week Festivities! Go Warriors! Special thanks to our guests, WHS Principal Jay Vesperman, Student Council Advisor Siham Konstantinidis and WHS students Alyssa and Austin. https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/1699522/

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. At Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, we understand the importance of mental health and are committed to supporting our community. That's why we've partnered with Care Solace to provide complimentary, confidential mental health care coordination services. If you or a loved one needs support, Care Solace is here to help. Contact them at 888-515-0595 or visit www.caresolace.com/wbsd.

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