Woodland Elementary School-Oak Ridge

Some of our favorite former Woodland Hawks helped come up with a solution for our stringed instrument storage challenge. We loved collaborating with and are so proud of our Hawks for Life

Your Woodland Hawks are the 2026 Oak Ridge Schools Elementary Track Meet Champions! Thanks to all the coaches, parents, and especially the athletes for giving it their all tonight.

We can't wait to meet our new Woodland Hawks! Kindergarten Kick-off is right around the corner.

Congratulations to the Atomic Badgers from Mrs. Kidwell’s kindergarten class for making it to regionals in the 25-26 TSIN State Wide Design Challenge. Earlier this school year, the class signed up to take part in this challenge surrounding land conservation and were tasked with building a prototype for their community. The students quickly decided that they would build a robot that would help clean up trash on playgrounds. After building two robotic prototypes, the students submitted their “Trash Car” project; a robotic LEGO car they built and equipped with a camera to sense trash. The Atomic Badgers made it through local judging and became contenders for regionals. Although they didn’t move onto state, they were the only Kindergarten class in Oak Ridge Schools to participate!

Third grade is saying Aloha TCAP this week as they spent time reviewing and practicing. Their hard work culminated in a reading scavenger hunt. We’re excited to see their hard work pay off next week!

Today, Mrs. Kidwell and her Kindergarten class got to spend the day learning about nuclear energy. Due to their feature in a Knox News article back in November, they were invited to visit AMS in Knoxville, and Roane State Community College. Dr. Hashemian, CEO of AMS in Knoxville, invited the class and their families to come tour his nuclear facility as well as take part in some hands-on activities to understand the science behind nuclear energy. In the afternoon, the students then went to Roane State’s campus in Oak Ridge and tour the nuclear technology labs. There, the students were able to investigate the technology that is used to surrounding nuclear energy, including the robotic dogs and why they are necessary in the nuclear field.

Our Kindergartners have been hard at work learning about community helpers and building their very own communities in their Build A City project. Thank you to all our wonderful community partners for sharing your careers with our students! 🩺🦷🚒🖥️🚔

Our wonderful PLC Coach Mrs. Teal has been sharing her expert knowledge to help our students build their reading skills. Make sure to use a tissue while you use her S.N.O.T.S. Strategy (small notes on the side)

The Hawk Bots are going to the state championship!