 Woodson celebrated the second week of school with a Spirit Week. Funky Hat Day brought lots of smiles and interaction on camera!
Important Upcoming Dates
Monday, September 21st - Virtual Open House at 8am for Even Day Classes
Wednesday, September 23rd - SAT School Day - Seniors Only
Wednesday, September 23rd - Virtual Financial Aid Night at 7pm
Thursday, September 24th - Textbook Distribution begins
Monday, October 5th - Library Curbside Pickup begins
In this Issue
NEW News
1. Message from Dr. Floyd
2. Textbook Distribution - Action Needed
3. Library Curbside Pickup Program
4. Teacher Weekly Agendas
5. Schedule Change Requests - New Information
6. Virtual Financial Aid Night - Wed, Sept 23 at 7pm
7. WTW Key Club
8. Grab and Go Meals
ACTION Items
9. SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form - Required for ALL Students
10. Digital Resources Consent Form - Required for ALL Students
PAST News but still important
11. Virtual Office Hours (Even Day Classes) for Parents
12. FCPS Laptop Tech Support Hours at WTW
13. Parent Technology Help Desk
14. Yearbook Info for 2020-2021
1. Message from Dr. Floyd
Good afternoon Woodson Families:
As we embark on the Fall season, I am reminded of why I love living in this area. You can go from the beach to the mountains in just a few hours and it is often a 30 degree difference in the two areas. The air is becoming more crisp and my dog is chasing the leaves. With the change in seasons, I can only hope it will bring a renewed hope to be rid of COVID and to safely return to school.
Yesterday I sent an eNotify message to our families to address the abhorrent behavior of some students during Club interest meetings. To protect against this, club sponsors will send individual links for meetings or utilize a Google classroom setting. The downside to this is students cannot just come to a club at any time. I highly suggest parents encourage their kids to contact the sponsor of a club to gain a link if they are interested in trying out a club. There is no commitment to coming to a meeting and checking it out. This won’t allow for the spontaneity that comes with clubs and will require pre-planning but we must do it to ensure the safety of all our students and staff.
Please see the information below on textbook and material pick up over the next two weeks. If you still have books, please drop them off at Door 1 during business hours. Also, please see the information regarding grab and go meals provided by FCPS.
Have a wonderful weekend, stay safe, stay well and stay healthy, Cavs!
Dr. Floyd
Principal
2. Textbook Distribution
Please know that we will distributing textbooks/materials that we have in stock. Some textbooks are on order, so please have your child check with their teacher before signing up. Teachers will be sharing with their classes if their class has a hard copy textbook to pick up.
Schedule for Pickup
Thursday September 24, 4pm-8pm
Tuesday September 29, 4pm-8pm
Wednesday September 30, 4pm-8pm
Thursday October 1, 4pm-8pm
Monday, October 5, 8am-6pm
(Please note that we will also be distributing textbooks to those seniors who are scheduled to take the SAT on September 23, but no appointment is necessary for this particular date).
Sign Up
Only students who have been assigned textbooks from their teachers need to make an appointment to pick up books. Click HERE to sign up for an appointment.
Parking & Building Entry
All parents / guardians / students should arrive at Woodson HS and enter the parking lot via Whitacre Road and proceed to the front of the building by Door 18 (next to auditorium). There will be staff directing you accordingly.
Students only (not parents) must enter the building via Door #18 (next to auditorium). Students will be required to answer a health questionnaire prior to entry, wear a mask and maintain social distance. Once inside the building, students will be directed to follow a specific route collecting their textbooks/materials.
What to bring
- Empty backpack
- Card with name and student ID # clearly printed (helps with checkout process)
- Mask (students will not be permitted into the building without a mask)
Questions, please email assistant principal Paula DiSalvo at pdisalvo@fcps.edu.
3. Library Curbside Pickup Program
Beginning Monday, October 5th, students will be able to pick up print books from the Woodson Library via our Library Curbside Pickup program.
Students who place a hold on an available book by Friday at noon can pick up that book on the following Monday between 10 am and 2 pm from a cart outside of the main entrance or just inside of Door 1 if it is raining. Students may place up to five (5) holds.
Books will be checked out to the student for three weeks and then students can return books on Mondays between 10 am and 2 pm on the return book cart outside the main entrance.
Students! Use your FCPSSchools.net account to go to our Woodson Virtual Library site to learn how to place a hold.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Linski at mllinski@fcps.edu or Mrs. Anderson at msanderson@fcps.edu.
4. Teacher Weekly Agendas
Teacher weekly agendas will no longer be emailed. Instead, they will be posted in Blackboard FCPS 24-7 under Assignments or in Google Classroom.
If you have trouble accessing the weekly agendas which are published each Monday, please contact the teacher directly.
5. Schedule Change Requests - New Information
As of Monday, September 21st, students are able to request schedule changes. Please keep in mind that these are requests and that changing a class is not always possible, other classes may need to change to accommodate the request, and that teachers may change as a result…if the request is approved. Below is the procedure for requesting a course change:
- Student will email the request to their counselor (parent/guardian must be copied) indicating the class they want to drop and add
- Counselor will respond with the Schedule Change Form for the student, parent/guardian, and teacher to sign
- Student and parent will sign the form, then email it to the current teacher who will complete their portion and send it back to the student
- Student will email the completed form (student, parent/guardian, and teacher signatures as well as teacher input) as an attachment to their counselor
- Counselor will let the student know if the change can be made and, if it is possible, when they will start their new schedule
6. Virtual Financial Aid Night - Wednesday, September 23rd
Senior parents and students - please join us to learn about the financial aid process at our Virtual Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7 pm.
Chad Spencer, Senior Associate Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Davidson College, will share his expertise with us. There is no need to sign up. The meeting link will be shared out closer to the event date.
If you have any questions, please contact Christine Lieb-Mosley, College and Career Specialist, at cliebmosley@fcps.edu.
7. WTW Key Club
Key Club is a service based club that focuses on providing volunteer opportunities in the local community to students at Woodson. In the past we have worked with food banks, senior homes, veteran organizations, INOVA for blood drives, and much more!
This year we will be meeting virtually every other Wednesday at 3pm through google meet. We will also be offering virtual service opportunities like canned food drives and cards for nurses and doctors.
If you are interested in joining or learning more about our club please join our google classroom. The google classroom code is stzif3e. We hope you all have a great year!
8. Grab and Go Meals
Fairfax County Public Schools is offering ALL students a healthy breakfast and lunch at no cost through December 31. The grab and go meals are offered at several school sites and along bus routes throughout Fairfax County. Grab and Go Meal Sites and Bus Routes
Grab and go meals will be served at school sites and community locations from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) with both breakfast and lunch being served at the same time.
Buses are delivering grab and go meals throughout the county. Several new bus routes have been added and some bus stop locations have changed. Any changes to bus routes are posted on the website by 5 p.m. each day. Bus Routes for Food Distribution
If there are bus delays while distributing grab and go meals, the information will be posted here: https://busdelay.fcps.edu/. FCPS will send a message to the affected school communities if a bus route is delayed.
New: Breakfast and lunch meals for Saturdays and Sundays will be distributed at all sites and on bus routes every Friday.
Our goal is to provide every FCPS student daily access to a healthy breakfast and lunch.
Please visit https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/food for more information.
 Faculty and Staff participated in Funky Hat day too!
9. SR&R Parent Acknowledgement Form
The Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) document explains expectations for student behavior and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair equitable and supportive school environment. We ask that you use this document as a framework for discussing these expectations with your child or teen so that he or she is well prepared for success when the school year begins. You will also find that this publication includes information that you may need throughout the school year, including contacts numbers and other resources.
Please complete the Parent Acknowledgement Form that records your acknowledgement of receiving the information as required by law, to complete after reviewing these documents online. The form must be filled out one time per student.
Please reach out to your class administrator if you have any questions about SR&R.
At Woodson, our teachers will use a variety of digital resources to support student learning and promote communication and collaboration with students and families. Some of the digital resources your child may use this year will require your consent before they can be used. You can find our school’s list of the resources that require parental consent here: https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/adopteddigitalresources.
Included on this page is also a link to a form where the enrolling parent or guardian will need to indicate whether or not their student is allowed to use the list of digital resources this year. This page also provides more information about how FCPS carefully reviews digital resources for approval and why we must request your consent before using certain tools. We encourage you to complete the parental consent for digital resources form as soon as possible, as your child will not be able to use the digital resources until we have received your permission. Please reach out to Kathy Martin, assistant principal overseeing technology at kamartin@fcps.edu if you have questions or concerns about the digital resources we’ve chosen to use this year.
11. Virtual Open House Information
Parents will have the opportunity to meet teachers Even Day teachers virtually during a Virtual Open House on Monday, September 21st from 8-9 AM.
While we cannot make this Open Houses about individual students, if you have questions regarding the curriculum or you just want to say hi to the teacher, please stop in. Teachers will send links to the Virtual Open Houses by mid-day Sunday and they will come from their Blackboard sites.
If at anytime during the year you would like to have a parent-teacher conference, please contact the teacher directly or your student’s counselor.
12. Laptop Tech Support Hours
If students need FCPS laptop technical support at Woodson HS, the following must be completed:
- Submit a ticket using the FCPS Parent/Student Tech Support Portal,
- Schedule an appointment to come on-site, and
- Complete a health screening questionnaire prior to arriving.
Our onsite laptop tech support hours by appointment only are:
Monday - 1:30 - 3:00 pm and 5:00-7:30 pm
Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12 pm and 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Friday - 9:00 am - 12 pm
Thank you,
W.T Woodson HS Tech Support Team
13. Parent Technology Help Desk
To support families who are working with their children during distance learning, FCPS launched a new Parent Technology Help Desk. The number is 1-833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS). It will be answered by staff 7 a.m.to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If the help desk is unable to solve the issue on the phone with the parent or guardian, they will enter a ticket on the parent’s behalf and the request for help will be transferred to the appropriate FCPS team.
Parents or guardians who need help in a language other than English should let help desk staff know, and a interpreter will join them on the line. (FCPS also has existing parent information phone lines, available in eight different languages, that can assist with general questions about FCPS.)
FCPS has also set up an online portal to allow older students and parents and guardians to request technology help directly.
Get more information about the new Parent Technology Help Desk.
14. Yearbook Info for 2020-2021!
Yearbook for 20-21 is rolling! What a year to own a relic of these unprecedented times and showcase Woodson students for “making it the most of it.”
We love our candid shots and want summer photos!
You can share your pictures with the yearbook staff via eShare. You can do this two easy ways.
- Go to HJeShare.com and enter the school code: wtwoodson
- Download the HJeShare app for iPhone or Android at the App Store or Google Play. Again, the school code: wtwoodson
We want anything from vacations to staycations! We want to show off those new hobbies, virtual celebrations, and mask fashion!
You can follow us on Twitter @WoodsonYearbook. If you have any questions, please contact Woodson yearbook advisor Ms. Weghorst at tmweghorst@fcps.edu.
Mental Health Resources | 24/7 Emergency Numbers
If you are in crisis, text NEEDHELP to 85511, call 1-800-273-TALK, or dial 911; TTY dial 711
CrisisLink Regional Hotline: 703-527-4077 (CrisisLink is a hotline for individuals in crisis or family/friends seeking guidance for how to help a loved one)
Dominion Hospital Assessment and Referral Line: 703-536-2000
Inova Emergency Services: 703-289-7560
Mobile Crisis Unit: 1-844-627-4747
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-SUICIDE
Merrifield Center Emergency Services: 703-573-5679; TTY dial 711 (The Merrifield Center of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, offers a range of clinical programming. Emergency Services, staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per week, works with people in psychiatric crisis who need immediate attention.)
Plan D Nova https://www.plandnova.org/ (a website for Northern Virginia teens who suffer from depression: #breakthestigma)
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