Woodburn News - February 11, 2022


Congratulations Molly

Molly Buchanan, our amazing social worker, has been named the Falls Church Pyramid's Outstanding Professional Employee! We are so grateful for Molly and the endless support she provides our families and students. 


Dear Woodburn Families, 

Thank you for celebrating Wellness Week with us.  We encourage you to continue the conversation at home and bring more fun, rest, exercise, social support, and nutrition into your daily practices. 

On Monday we will celebrate the 100th day of school.  Our Math committee has planned engaging math activities that our entire school will enjoy.  It is sure to be another great week!

Together We Grow,  

Katy and Bridget


Upcoming Events

February 14 - 100th Day of School & Math Spirit Week Begins

February 14-18 - Candy Grams!  $.50 cents each

February 17 -  Virtual PTA Meeting, 7pm

                       6th Grade Course Selection Night 6-7pm Virtual

February 18-25 - Woodburn's Scholastic Book Fair

February 21- Presidents' Day/Student Holiday

FCPS 2021-2022 School Year Calendar


Positivity Project 

We are focusing on Love & Love of Learning

Don’t forget about the P2 for Families website: P2 for Families. The password is P2.


100th Day of School & Math Spirit Week

Woodburn staff is excited to approach our 100th day of learning! Staff and students will be participating in a math spirit week to celebrate!

  • K-2 Families: On Monday, February 14, we invite students to think about what they might look like when they are 100 years old and have them dress up. No props, please.
  • K-6: We invite all students to wear their favorite number to school on Friday, February 18. 

We can’t wait to celebrate and do math together!

Math Week

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Take Home Bags

Be on the lookout for your child’s take-home reading bag in their backpacks. This bag will have books for your child to read at home each night. They can read the books to you, their siblings, pets, stuffed animals, or independently. Consider finding a special spot for your child to read each night. Thank you for your partnership in continuing to help our readers grow.


Candy Grams-One More Week!

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Rising 7th Grade Course Selection Night

Thursday, February 17th from 6-7pm is Woodburn’s Virtual 7th Grade Course Selection Night!

6th graders and their parents will meet with teachers to discuss and finalize course selections for middle school.

Students will receive the link to complete Luther Jackson’s google course selection form on the evening of the event.


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We are pleased to announce that our school will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from February 18 through February 25 at the Woodburn Library.

The return of the Book Fair will be a familiar and welcome celebration. Volunteers are crucial to the success of this event. We hope that you can offer your time and talents to help students discover the power of books to bring us together.

If you’re available to help us with our upcoming Book Fair, you can sign up here:  Book Fair Volunteers.

You are also welcome to contact me via email at mllockwoodgo@fcps.edu.

Volunteers are needed to help with:

  • Setting up the Fair (Thursday, February 17 from 10:00-4:00)
  • Helping shoppers at the fair • Cashiering • Packing up the fair

Thanks for considering becoming a volunteer! All volunteers will get a 20% discount on purchases.


Kindergarten Registration

Do you have a child at home who will be five by September 30th? Please start your registration now. If you have any neighbors with little ones, please send this information to them as well. These are the 5 steps you need to take to register your child. If you have questions regarding kindergarten registration, please reach out Ms. Garcia or call our main office at 703-641-8200.


Vaccination Status

You may wish to voluntarily share your child’s COVID-19 vaccination information. However, we do not require your child’s vaccination information and no school employee will ask for your child’s vaccination status. 

If you would like to provide us with your child’s vaccination status, please bring your child’s COVID-19 vaccination card or a photocopy of the card to Ms. Garcia, our student registrar in the main office.


PTA Corner

It’s time to order yearbooks!

The PTA is so excited to be able to offer Woodburn Wildcats the option to purchase a yearbook for this school year.  Thanks to Dan Gibson for volunteering to lead this project!  You can pre-order your year book here.  Or turn in this form. Type in Yearbook ID: 14452222

Mark your Calendars for the PTA Membership Meeting

Our next PTA Membership Meeting is February 17.  Out of an abundance of caution, this month our meeting will take place on zoom from 7pm to 8 pm. We will conduct PTA business, including voting to approve the meeting minutes  from the November meeting.  Spanish translation will be provided.

PTA Spring Calendar

The PTA updated our Spring Calendar.  Mark these dates on your schedule!

February 17 – PTA Membership Meeting

March 2 – Raise a Reader

March 18 – Movie Night (Tentative)

April 21 – PTA Membership Meeting

April 23 – Earth Day Outdoor Classroom Refresh

April 29 – Spring Dance (Tentative)

May 1st-7th – Teacher Appreciation

May 19th – PTA Membership Meeting

May TBD – Fun Run

June 10th – Last Day of School - Kona Ice Truck


Parent Information Lines

Health & Safety Reminders

Monitoring Your Child's Health

Please continue to you use the FCPS health screening questionnaire to monitor your child's health each day.  This will support our efforts to keep all students and staff as safe as possible. If your child has Covid-like symptoms at school, you will be asked to pick them up immediately. 

Please use the health screening questionnaire to screen your child for Covid-19 symptoms before sending them to school each day.

COVID-19 Response Flowchart for Families

When a positive COVID-19 case is reported at Woodburn, a collaborative effort to investigate close contacts and determine the appropriate next steps for affected students begins. To help families know what to expect, the process is outlined on the FCPS website.

COVID Case Notification Process

Once a week, either on Friday or the last day of school for the week, school leadership will share an update if there were any COVID-19 positive cases confirmed in the school that week. 

Potential close contacts of the positive case that are paused from in-person instruction and activities will continue to receive real time notifications.

The FCPS COVID-19 Health Metrics webpage is updated daily for families who wish to know about cases in real-time.

Where to Find a Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine 

FCPS is encouraging all parents whose children are eligible to get vaccinated. We know that vaccination is the way out of this pandemic, and we are asking you to help us continue to make our schools as safe as they possibly can be.

The Fairfax County Health Department’s webpage has resources for finding and scheduling a vaccine appointment. Up-to-date information about vaccination opportunities is available on the FCPS website.


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