Woodmen Hills Elementary School

For how hyped up district 49 is and in comparison to other schools we have been too - this school definitely has its issues.

We have tried out 2 Elementary schools in the area and Woodmen Hills has a much more caring and supportive staff with teachers who have more experience and longevity in their careers.

We homeschooled before this. This year all three of my kiddos went to school (WHES) for the first time. The academic growth in two of them (both dyslexic) is beyond amazing! While I prefer them being home, they couldn't have achieved this success without the help they received at Woodmen Hills. I'm so grateful to the entire staff for what they accomplished with my children!

This schools teachers are pretty decent with my kids. It took my sons teacher a couple conversations before she remembered that my son has an attention disorder... and he has trouble concentrating and when she started following my suggestions things were great. The main off though, needs some improvement. The second day of school I had to drop my kids backpack off because they left it in my car. I stood there for a good five minuets while they all held a conversation about some TV show. They looked at me, ignored me and went back to talking. This isn't the only time they have been rude, just this is the one that really angered me the most.

The school curriculum for the 2015 to 2016 year was not challenging for my daughter who is now in 2nd grade. The kindergarten portion for the 2015 to 2016 year was not the same as the previous school year. The curriculum was more of a challenge for my son to truly grasp and understand. Also they enabled his weakness when he came to doing artwork are class work in general; he mentioned to me that he made a painting of a snail, but his teacher did all the work for them and he took credit. That's not the type of environment I want my child to understand. However, my daughter did have the same kindergarten teacher as my son had in the 2014 to 2015 school year and she helped her out tremendously. Also I do not believe that my son should be painting a woman's fingernails or doing anything that feminine and keeping it from parents with religious beliefs. Eventually will be moving from the district to a more traditional\Christian school in the near future for now we are on the waiting list for District 11, but our children will be home-schooled until further notice. Schools really do have the power to affect the economy and the workforce in this day and age.