A community working together to create an educational success story for every child.

West Woodland Elementary School 5601 Fourth Avenue NW Seattle, Washington  98107 (206) 252-1600 Fax: (206) 252-1601 The Seattle Public Schools

Dear Parents:

Thank you for considering West Woodland. We are a neighborhood school with a dedicated staff, a newer facility and a committed parent community.

West Woodland teaches kindergarten through fifth grade to about 360 students. We emphasize high academic expectations and responsibility for good citizenship and public stewardship. Every child is important at West Woodland. Our teachers stop at nothing to ensure success for EVERY student. Our alliance with the Woodland Park Zoo has allowed us to collaborate with zoo naturalists on curriculum and be a "hands-on" laboratory for the zoo. Programs like this help build an academic environment that fosters children's curiosity and guides them towards exploration and discovery. Students at West Woodland develop confidence, concern for others, and a passion for learning!

Parent involvement is very high at West Woodland, and we encourage your participation both in and out of the classroom. We recognize that parents are the primary educators of their children, and you are extremely valuable to the work we do.

Please visit our school, and feel the excitement, devotion, and active engagement of both students and staff. We are in the business of educating and loving children--and we take your trust with serious commitment.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Loveness,

Principal