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Dear
Waynewood Owls,
We hope you
all had a great week! It was wonderful
to see all the smiling faces on picture day. A big thank you to the parent
volunteers who helped to facilitate pictures.
We are also very appreciative of the parent volunteers who have been
coming in to help during lunchtime.
In
Renovation news, we added some additional wood borders to our playground this
week to prevent the mulch from spilling out onto the sidewalks and basketball
court. There are also some brand new
bike racks near the playground, outside Door 8.
These are now available for student use.
As a reminder, students must walk their bikes on Waynewood property in
order to ensure the safety of all.
During the
three hour early release, our teachers participated in professional development
sessions. These sessions were focused
around our School Improvement and Innovation Plan, and allowed teachers time to
learn from each other. We have a
schoolwide focus on improving communication skills this year, which aligns with
the FCPS Portrait of a Graduate model.
There is more information about this focus following this letter.
It was great
to see so many of you at Chuck E. Cheese on Wednesday. Mrs. Cachine had so much fun playing
Skee-Ball and winning tickets J Clean Kitchen Nights are a great way to support the
school and take a night off from cooking.
Please mark your calendars now for October 17, when we will have another
Clean Kitchen Night at Moe’s. This will
be our first of three Moe’s Nights, but this one is the most important. They will give us 40% of our sales! That is twice the normal amount, so we need
to take advantage of this great offer!
Have a
wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,
Katie Cachine, Principal
Alice Berenbaum, Assistant Principal
Hi! My name is Ben Reigner. You may know me as Mr. R.
I’m one of the general music teachers and choir directors. I teach all
the grades how to listen to, create, and enjoy music! I also love writing
songs about grade level content. Whether it be Jamestown, the continents and
oceans, or the planets, I enjoy teaching through music!
I’ve been married 11 years and love travelling, going
out to eat, reading, and watching movies. I’m also a huge DC United
fan! Vamos United!!!
Admin Note: Mr. R is always willing to lend a hand and do
whatever is best for students. His
dedication to students shows by the number of 5th and 6th
grade students who choose to participate in choir each year. This year there are 161 students in the
choir! Wow!
This year, the Waynewood School Improvement and
Innovation Plan includes a focus on building communication skills, in order to
align with the FCPS Portrait of a Graduate Communicator attribute. Teachers are working hard to intentionally
teach communication skills throughout the curriculum. We are implementing a variety of strategies
school-wide, to include number talks, Responsive Classroom, and interactive
read alouds.
For more information and resources regarding Portrait of
a Graduate, and how you can support these efforts at home, please visit:
https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/portrait-graduate/resources
Please note that there will be four additional three hour
early release days this year. Dismissal
will begin at 1:00 pm on the following days:
- December 14
- January 18
- March 11
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June 13 (last
day of school)
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