Dear Woodburn Families,
We have truly felt the love and appreciation this week. Thank you to our PTA and families for going above and beyond to celebrate our teachers and staff. You make Woodburn a special place to work! We speak for all of our staff in sharing that we are grateful to be part of this amazing community.
We look forward to learning and growing together next week!
Together we grow,
Katy and Bridget
P2 Trait of the Week: OPM mindset
May 13 - NVFS Parent Session – Building Positive Connections with Your Child, (English) 6-7pm (Spanish) 7-8pm
May 20 - PTA Meeting, 7pm
May 27 - Woodburn & FSO Link Up Event, 6:30pm (details below)
See the complete 2020-21 school year calendar
Monday Clubs
Families will not receive an interim for their child this quarter. Our teachers are hard at work collecting end of the year data and all progress will be shared in the end of year report card. Please reach out to your child's teacher should you want information about growth made so far this quarter.
Parent Input for Next School Year
We are already working on our plans for the 2021-2022 school year! Class placements are an essential component of learning and building community. If you have information that you would like us to consider as we determine placements, please share your input by answering a few questions on the form shared below. We know that a good teacher-student match and a productive mix of children are ingredients for success, and we carefully consider each child’s strengths and needs during this process. Please do not request specific teachers, as this does not take into account the many variables we must take into consideration. It is far more valuable to share particular academic or behavioral information.
Completion of this form is optional. If you would like to provide input, you may use the online form shared below; print, complete and email to Katy Richman (kjrichman@fcps.edu); or submit a hard copy to the office. All forms are due by May 21, 2021. This is a hard deadline. Please know that input from forms turned in over the summer are difficult to honor since the grouping process has already started.
Parent Input for 2021-2022 Class Placement Form
NVFS Parent Workshop - Making Positive Connections with Our Children - May 13
This workshop will be led by NVFS on May 13 at 6:00 p.m. in English and 7:00 p.m. in Spanish. Please join us!
As parents, we sometimes struggle to communicate with our kids and want to try a different strategy. We often find ourselves shouting at our kids and then regretting it. Also, we may feel guilty of seeing parenting as a stressful job. Join us for a conversation around strategies to parenting our kids from a place of love and connection. These strategies will help you and your kids regulate your emotions and develop a relationship based on healthy communication and respect. Link: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/2c20b595efd543d2ac00e62b06c664bb
Woodburn Yearbook
This year is definitely one for the books – the Woodburn 2020-21 Yearbook that is!
Be a part of this most unique year by sharing a picture or two of your child virtual learning during this school year for our Woodburn Elementary Yearbook!
This will be a ‘virtual’ yearbook to be shared with all students. We’d love to see your kids learning virtually, participating in activities online, or how they took breaks in between.
Family members should get into the pictures too! We couldn’t have done this without your help and support.
Please submit your photos here - https://woodburnes.fcps.edu/node/4844
The deadline for picture submission is May 14th ~ don’t delay!
Thank you!
Woodburn's Student Leadership Council
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We want YOU to share your career experience with Woodburn students during our Career Exploration Week, June 1st-4th.
If you or someone you know would be interested in presenting virtually to our students, please complete the form and we’ll be in touch :)
Career Presenter Form or Fromulario para los voluntarios
Thank you!
Ms. Gannon & Ms. Coury
School Counselors
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What Should Families Know About ESOL Services?
Listen to the latest Spanish, Arabic, and Korean podcasts on what FCPS families should know about English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services. Nearly 49%, or 87,571 students, in Fairfax County Public Schools speak a second language. This week's podcasts include a discussion about FCPS English Language Services. Rich Pollio, director of FCPS ESOL Services, talks about why ESOL services are important, how families are notified about ESOL services, how families can help at home, new school to home communication tools, and adult English Language Classes.
Listen and Subscribe:
Required Immunizations for Rising 7th Graders
Seventh grade students cannot begin school in August without documentation of the Tdap and Meningococcal vaccines.
Seventh-grade students need:
- One dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis) given at age 7 or older.
- One dose of Meningococcal Vaccine (MenACWY, Menactra, or Menveo) given at age 10 or older.
 "Swing Dancers" created by 3rd Grade Woodburn Artist, Nora Mertz
We invite you to join us on Thursday, May 27th at 6:30 pm for a virtual celebration of our 2021 Link Up program! We will come together as a school community to watch musical and artistic performances by students, teachers, and Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) musicians. There will be fun learning games for all!
With help from our amazing community partner, the FSO, Woodburn students have been learning a musical program about Jazz and Swing music in their General Music and Visual Art classes. Many schools in our area are participating in this program and Woodburn has taken a leading role! Several of our Woodburn students and teachers are featured frequently throughout an engaging and interactive video they have produced. We are excited to celebrate the arts and our students’ achievements throughout this event and hope you’re able to join us!
Save the Date: Clean Kitchen Night May 12 with Lebanese Taverna
Our final Clean Kitchen Night of the school year will take place on May 12 and we’re excited to be partnering with Lebanese Taverna . Families will need to pre-order meals by 12 p.m. (noon) on May 12 and pick them up at Woodburn between 4 - 5 p.m. You can choose to walk up and obtain your order from the Taverna truck, which will be parked at the Food Service entrance, on the right side of the main entrance of Woodburn. Families who typically use the Kiss n Ride lane for child pick up may receive their orders at pick up. After 4:30, any family may use the Kiss n Ride lane for contactless delivery into your trunk. Please use this link to pre-order now!
Woodburn School Website
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