 Woodson swim team members get ready for the Pep Rally Lip Sync battle!
Winter Break Office and Building Hours
The main office will be open the week of December 18th-22nd from 9:00a.m. until 11:00a.m. each day.
The office and building will be closed from Monday, December 25th through Monday, January 1st.
School resumes on Tuesday, January 2nd and it will be an Even Day.
W. T. Woodson Holiday Gift Ideas
Brighten up your holiday season with a W. T. Woodson ornament and peel-and-stick wall decals!
These make great stocking stuffers for Woodson alumni, graduating seniors, students, and staff.
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You can purchase these gifts through MySchoolBucks or at the Woodson main office. If ordering online, you can select school pickup or have the items shipped directly to your home.
The main office will be open from 9:00a.m. until 11:00a.m. the week of December 18th for gift pick-up.
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Thank you!
Thank you to the families that donated gift cards to the faculty and staff holiday party. We sincerely appreciate your generosity!
 Staff members wearing "ugly holiday sweaters" at the holiday party.
Homework and the Holidays
As we head into the winter break, FCPS 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 provided to our staff to ensure
you and your family can have a most enjoyable winter break.
Teachers should not assign work over
the holiday with an expected due date being the first class day we return from
a break. Also, tests will not be
administered the first class day back. For winter
break, those dates are Tuesday,
January 2nd or Wednesday, January 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 break to get caught up.
On behalf of the
faculty and staff at Woodson High School, we wish you and your family a safe,
relaxing and happy holiday and New Year.
Winter Performances
Woodson was filled with music all week with Winter performances by band, orchestra, and chorus! Congratulations to our performing arts students and teachers for their outstanding concerts and to the community for their support.
 Mr. Morgan and the Concert Band at their performance on Thursday evening.
Writing Center News
The Writing Center has been very busy this fall! We support students from all grade levels in almost all subjects. Since the beginning of the second quarter, 177 students have come to the Writing Center. In the first 3 months of tutoring, we have tutored over 850 times.
Tutors especially love when students come early during the writing process to brainstorm or get help with a draft.
Writing Center students also had the opportunity to attend the Capital Area Peer Tutoring Association, CAPTA, Convention at George Mason's Arlington campus earlier this month. Three students prepared and facilitated a session on why students procrastinate in the writing process and how teachers and writing centers can spur them to come for tutoring earlier in the process for more successful writing. Tutoring centers from up and down the east coast attended this conference. It was a wonderful experience!
Woodson Writing Center student tutors, Claire, Kathryn, and Danny presented at the CAPTA Convention on Friday, December 8th.
Math Honor Society News
In
November and December, the Math Honor Society went to Mantua,
Wakefield Forest, Fairfax Villa, Oak View, Little Run, and Canterbury Woods
Elementary Schools where we worked with over 300 2nd and 3rd
graders.
The Math Honor Society students ran a matching equivalent fractions game, an adding and subtracting numbers
relay, playing card place value game and three-digit rounding number dice game.
We had a great time working with our future Cavaliers and are looking forward
to working with the 4th and 5th grade students in March!
Math Honor Society students playing math games with 2nd graders
at Fairfax Villa Elementary School.
Food Deliveries
Please remember that no outside food can be delivered to Woodson during the school day. This includes deliveries from local restaurants and delivery services like Uber Eats and Grubhub. If food is delivered, the student cannot pick it up until dismissal.
If your child forgets his/her lunch, food may be dropped off by a parent/family member to Woodson's main office for student pickup.
Student Transportation During the School Day
If your child needs transportation home during the school day (e.g., your student is sick), staff will contact a parent/guardian first, then will begin contacting designated persons listed on his/her Emergency Care Information form.
Woodson staff may release a student to the
people designated on the Emergency Care Information form or to others for whom
the custodial parent provides written consent. FCPS is not responsible
for other transportation arrangements made by parents (e.g., Uber, Lyft, or taxi service).
Welcome to the Woodson Clinic
Join us in welcoming our new clinic aides in January. Rebecca Maloney will be in the clinic on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesday, Naima Fanou will be in the clinic.
Also, please welcome our new Fairfax County public health nurse, Kate Boyd. She comes to us from the INOVA Health System.
Academic Advising Schedule for 2018-2019
Please make note of these important upcoming dates for course selection and curriculum events.
Curriculum Night/Electives Fair and Rising Freshman
Parent Night: January 10 from 5:00-8:00PM
· 5:00-6:00pm: Breakout Session for Special
Education parents in E146 (Chorus Room)
· 6:00-6:30pm: Student Panel in the Auditorium
· 6:00-8:00pm: Electives and Curriculum
Fair in BOTH cafeterias (learn about the different classes students can
take at Woodson High School and at the Academies [most academy class are for
rising 10-12th graders]).
· 6:30-7:00pm: Core subject teachers
(English, Math, Science, and Social Studies) present on ninth grade
curriculum in the Auditorium
· 7:00-7:30pm: Graduation Requirements for
rising ninth grade parents and brief overview of the new AP and Activities Fees
in FCPS in Auditorium
Current 10th Graders (Rising 11th
Graders)
· Group Advising/Pre-Registration Meeting with
School Counselors: January 3rd during Returns
· Individual Advising with School Counselors:
January 4th- January 19th (through Health and PE 10
class)
Current 11th Graders (Rising 12th
Graders)
· Group Advising/Pre-Registration Meeting with
School Counselors: January 22nd during Returns
· Individual Advising with School Counselors:
January 23rd- February 8th (through US VA History class)
Current 9th Graders (Rising 10th
Graders)
· Group Advising/Pre-Registration Meeting with
School Counselors: February 9th during Returns
· Individual Advising with School Counselors:
February 12th- February 27th (through Health and PE
9 class)
Questions? Please contact your child's school counselor.
Outstanding Employee Awards Nominations
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:
- Outstanding New Teacher
(years 1-3 of teaching) nomination due by Thursday, February 1st at 4:00 p.m. To nominate, please complete the Outstanding New Teacher nomination form.
- Outstanding Teacher/Librarian
(4 or more years of teaching) nomination due by Wednesday, January 3rd at 4:00 p.m. To nominate, please complete the Outstanding Teacher/Librarian nomination form.
- 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 Tuesday, January 16th at 4:00 p.m. To nominate, please complete the Outstanding Support Employee nomination form.
- Outstanding Hourly Employee
(includes parent liaison and other hourly employees) nomination due by Wednesday, January 3rd at 4:00 p.m. To nominate, please complete the Outstanding Hourly Employee nomination form.
- Outstanding Leader
(includes assistant principal, counselor, psychologist, social worker,
speech and language pathologist, and TSPC/SBTS) nomination due by Thursday, February 1st
at 4:00 p.m. To nominate, please complete the Outstanding Leader nomination form.
- Outstanding Principal
(years 3+) nomination due by Tuesday, January 16th at 4:00 p.m. To nominate, please complete the Outstanding Principal nomination form.
Please contact our Woodson Awards
Liaisons Adam Entenberg at atentenberg@fcps.edu
or Celeste Jones at cbjones@fcps.edu with any questions.
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