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Woodson's Annual Tunes for Tots Concert
From now until Thursday, December 14th, we will be collecting new and unwrapped toys to help support families in need at Fairfax Villa Elementary School. You can find toy drop off boxes in the Main Office, Student Services, Classroom A128 and in between the Cafeterias. Thank you for helping one of our pyramid schools during this holiday season!
Brighten Up Your Holiday Season With Your W.T. Woodson Holiday Ornament! Great stocking stuffer for a Woodson alumni or graduating senior.
You may also purchase Peel and Stick Wall Decals.Great for decorating any Woodson student's rooms with school spirit!
If you select School Pick Up, please come to the Main Office to pick up your purchase. If you select Shipping, please fill out the Name and Address fields and we will mail your purchase.
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W.T. Woodson Holiday Ornament |
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W.T. Woodson Peel and Stick Wall Decals |
The Winter Blood Drive will be held on December 7th in the Aux Gym. Students are able to sign up and participate by going directly to Ms. Elva Card's classroom in G106. Students are required to be at least 16 years of age and weigh at least 110lbs. All students are also required to have a parental consent form signed.
Inova needs 250 units a day, just for regular needs in this area, so we are hoping to supply a large amount of those units! The Attendance Office will be monitoring students attendance.
On
Thursday, December 14, the PTSO will be celebrating our Woodson students with
milk and cookies. For those of you new to the school, this is a great
tradition. It is a unique way for parents and community members to
recognize our students and to show them positive community support.
Traditionally, milk and cookies are mentioned in "All I Really Need to Know,
I Learned in Kindergarten" as a valuable life lesson. Warm cookies
and cold milk are good for you! At this event, Parent volunteers make
hundreds of dozens of cookies and the PTSO donates milk boxes. After
school on December 14, parent volunteers shower the kids with warmth and pass
out baggies of cookies and milk to each student at Woodson! In order for
this to be successful, we need LOTS of help. Please visit the sign up
genius at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084AA8A629A20-holiday to
sign up to donate cookies and/or to help distribute on December 14.
It's a great way to see smiling students and spread holiday cheer. Any
questions, please email Shannon Murphy at shannon.murphy29@gmail.com.
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)
End-of-Course Tests will be offered to
identified seniors, transfer students, and students needing retakes, between
Monday, December 4, 2017, and Thursday, December 14, 2017. Notification of specific tests, dates and
times was provided to students this week.
It is
important that your child attend school on these days. If possible, please
avoid scheduling trips or appointments that would take your child out of school
during this time period. It is also important that your child have a good
night’s rest and a healthy breakfast before testing. If you become aware of an
unavoidable conflict that could result in your child missing a testing day,
please notify your child’s school counselor as soon as possible.
If you
have questions about SOL testing, please contact your child’s school counselor
or Ms. Guinee, Woodson’s Assessment Coach (kpguinee@fcps.edu).
Monday, December
4th - SOL - MATH
Tuesday, December 5th - SOL –
READING
Wednesday, December 6th - SOL –
SCIENCE and Writing (MC)
Thursday, December
7th - SOL –
HISTORY and Writing (SP)
Friday, December 8th -
WISE Testing & Writing SOL (Makeup)
Monday, December 11th -
SOL – MATH
Retakes and Makeups
Tuesday, December
12th - SOL –
READING Retakes and Makeups
Wednesday, December
13th - SOL – SCIENCE Retake/Makeups
Thursday, December
14th - SOL –
HISTORY Retakes and Makeups
Friday, December 15th -
WISE Testing
To opt in, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/VAEDUFCPS/subscriber/new?qsp=VAEDUFCPS_1
Enter your email address. Click Submit. Then choose High School --> W.T. Woodson --> Woodson PTSO
Did you get the WeMail? If so.... did you get your free pizza?
If your student has yet to turn in the Impact Aid Student-Parent Survey form, please have them return it to the main office. The deadline to turn in the remaining forms is Wednesday, December 6. 100% participation is critical
for obtaining our fair share of federal funding.
As we head into the holiday season, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know/remind you about our school work policy for both Thanksgiving and the Winter break.
Fairfax County schools believes that these breaks should be
dedicated to family and friends. This is the time to take a break from the
rigors of school to rest and relax. In that spirit, here are the guidelines
that I have provided our staff to ensure you and your family can have a most
enjoyable Thanksgiving and winter break.
Teachers should not assign work over the holiday with an
expected due date being the first day we return from a break.
- Thanksgiving Break - Nov. 27th
or Nov. 28th
- Winter Break – Jan. 2nd or Jan.
3rd
Tests will not be administered the first class day back.
- Thanksgiving Break - Nov. 27th
or Nov. 28th
- Winter Break – Jan. 2nd or Jan.
3rd
Long Term Projects:
Depending upon how the student has managed the interim due
dates of the project, nothing should be due upon their return to class;
however, if they are behind on a long-term project, the student may need to
work on it over the holiday to get caught up.
Visit https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/index.cfm/job/5278
or call 1.866.287.3096!
Parents, please adhere to parking signs when on school
grounds. We have many activities and programs going on at Woodson High
School every night and we recognize parking can be a premium. We
have worked with transportation to move some of the busses to open up more
parking out front, yet we still have people parking in fire lanes and reserved
24/7 spots. Other entrances are open around the exterior of the building
and we encourage parking at all entrances not just entrance 1. Please
also be mindful that Kiss and Ride is set up to keep our students, staff and
parents safe. Please adhere to those traffic patterns as well.
The
FCPS employee awards season is here and Woodson High School invites our
community and staff to be part of the nominating process for our school.
The following nominations have been extended
and are due by the dates noted below:
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Outstanding New Teacher (years 1-3 of teaching) nomination
due by Feb. 1st at 4:00 pm
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxMEdZfbuYgIJ5DwroB4joMqUxKdx2kp-F-QTwu8GH8I6kzw/viewform
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Outstanding Teacher/Librarian (4 or more years of teaching)
nomination due by Jan. 3rd at 4:00 pm
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_08ADQslsmnLs_iP5_nPHnW14h8xqy-8xEO8TLcXySb4YzA/viewform
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Outstanding Support Employee (includes administrative
assistant, bus driver, bus attendant, custodian, food service staff,
instructional assistant, office staff, public health attendant, public
health training assistant, student information assistant) nomination
due by Jan. 16th at 4:00 pm
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftWu2uWZo31DOLWNRCJsCuotLEADOcO88_3gyIJQDmZwwiew/viewform
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Outstanding Hourly Employee (includes parent liaison and
other hourly employees) nomination due by Jan. 3rd at 4:00 pm
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPCvi0L2hfH_V5pEivH3z_S530CpV1pA3AamEIYAY8y8r-zw/viewform
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Outstanding Leader (includes assistant principal,
counselor, psychologist, social worker, speech and language pathologist, and
TSPC/SBTS) nomination due by Feb. 1st at 4:00 pm
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGwZMSZ8-3cHQ0Rub7GddzWLqWDDDWs40wz5-tCTbfjYGaZw/viewform
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Outstanding Principal (years 3+) nomination due by Jan.
16th at 4:00 pm
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwep7MsEorowLzTeqRQqnG1F8KyOQzQZhfDiAyNbWq4yD_Ow/viewform
Please contact our Woodson Awards Liaison's Adam Entenberg at atentenberg@fcps.edu or Celeste Jones at cbjones@fcps.edu with any questions.
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