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Dear Families,
The tragedy at Robb Elementary shook our community to its core last week. So close to the end of an exhausting school year, CWES staff was devastatingly reminded that student safety is our top priority -- that we are entrusted with the very lives of your babies every day you send them through our doors. Our staff showed up for our students -- helped them process their emotions and restore their sense of wellbeing -- despite their own heartbreak and fear. I couldn't be prouder of their professionalism and care for our students in the wake of this tragedy.
We know you entrust us with your children's health as well. We have had several outbreaks (defined as three or more cases in the same class), and, under the direction of the Fairfax County Health Department, we are now sending individual COVID test kits home to classes with outbreaks. Given the outbreaks, the Health Department has directed us to continue with outbreak communications and discontinue daily case notifications. Please know, however, that we continue to see new cases each day and we will maintain our mitigation strategies through the end of the school year. When grade levels share culminating events (such as Kindergarten Zoo Exhibits or Third Grade Cities), classes limit visits to 15 minutes each to avoid close contact.
Today is Memorial Day -- a day we honor the members of the armed forces who died while serving in the military. This solemn day and every day we express our gratitude to those families who have paid the ultimate price for our country.
Hug your babies tight this week. We will continue giving them our best as we embrace both the bitter and the sweet the end of the school year brings.
Warm regards,
Diane Leipzig, Dr. L
FCPS invites parents to offer individual, written input regarding the skills, experience, and leadership characteristics needed for Canterbury Woods Elementary School. Your input might also include any challenges or issues that a new principal will need to address.
Input can be sent to Dr. Adam McGeehan in Human Resources at apmcgeehan@fcps.edu by Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
Please join us for our final PTA General membership meeting of the year as we discuss:
- Volunteer opportunities for the next school year (see below for a list of open roles)
- 2021-2022 Budget updates
- PTA Priorities AND
Some final Words of Wisdom from our ESTEEMED Principal, Dr. L., as we close out the year!
LINK TO MEETING: https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/92695170738
Please bring your blanket or lawn chairs and join us for a very special a cappella chorus concert at 7:00 PM on the back field this Thursday evening, June 2.
If your child is performing, please have them wear solid colors and drop them off at Door 1 by 6:30 PM so they can warm up inside. Then families should assemble on the back field to await the performance!
Our yearbooks have arrived! Students who ordered yearbooks will be given their copy on Friday, June 3. Forgot to order a yearbook? A very limited number are available for sale on a first come, first served basis. Contact Cheryl Trimbach at ctrimbach@fcps.edu.
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than dismissal time (2:05 PM) on the last day of school, June 10th. Medication left in the health room after that time will be discarded. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student.
Medication authorization forms for the next school year may be obtained online at: Student safety and wellness
All students with an interest in continuing to explore the arts are eligible for two summer enrichment programs. Registration is now open for the Elementary Institute for the Arts (E-IFTA) and Institute for the Arts (IFTA) Summer enrichment programs.
Elementary Institute for the Arts (for rising 3rd through 6th graders) and Institute for the Arts (for rising 7th through 12th graders) will be held July 5-29 at Lake Braddock Secondary School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Classes are offered every day related to dance, music, theater, and visual art. Both programs have fees. Waivers are available for students eligible for free and reduced-price meals.
For more information or to register, visit the Summer Learning webpage.
Woodson HS is hosting an instrument petting zoo on Wednesday, June 8 from 7-8 PM for all elementary feeder schools. If your child is currently in third through fifth grade, this is a great opportunity to try out various band and strings instruments they might want to study next year.
Keep in mind that strings instruction begins in fourth grade; band instruction begins in fifth grade. We hope you take advantage of this great opportunity!
Come out and have fun while supporting an important cause! Come to Woodson's Relay for Life at the Pat Cunningham stadium at WT Woodson High School on Saturday, June 4th from 12 pm to 12 am (anyone may come or leave at any time!) Here is our event website on the American Cancer Society!
We plan to have live music, games, challenges, and of course, the luminaria ceremony to remember those we have lost to cancer. We think this is a great opportunity for students from our feeder schools and other members of the community to get involved with: to fundraise for a great cause, interact with students, experience Woodson's clubs, and just have fun!
We will celebrate our sixth graders with a special promotion ceremony at Woodson High School on Thursday, June 9 at 2:30 PM.
Students should come to school that morning dressed nicely for the ceremony. They will all ride the bus over to Woodson High School with their teachers. If you want younger siblings to attend, come to CWES and sign them out for early dismissal at approximately 2:00 PM.
Families should proceed directly to Woodson High School at 9525 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22031. Park in front of the school and enter Door 18 for the auditorium. Auditorium doors will open at 2:15 PM.
Masks are encouraged but optional. The event will be livestreamed for family members unable to attend. Sign language and cued language interpretation will be provided.
Students have the option for being dismissed to families after the ceremony or brought back to CWES in time for dismissal at 4:05.
If your child is a sixth grader, please fill out this Google Form to let us know your sixth grader's plan for participation and dismissal:
https://forms.gle/z5TRiGphxBN93ewP6
What an amazing year we have had in the library! Thank you for supporting our book fair in April, our first in person one since the fall of 2019. It was wonderful to see the students so excited about books.
Book fair helps support the school and the library. In the spring of 2020 we purchased a variety of STEAM materials using book fair funds. This year we have been able to use those items while in the library to collaborate with classmates and create amazing things. Below are a few pictures of the students engaging with the STEAM items.
 It is also the time of the year when all library books are due. I will be sending emails beginning next week to remind the students if they have library books out.
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Mairead Bauer, Librarian
Tuesday, May 31: Principal Selection Input Due
Wednesday, June 1, 7:00 PM: Final PTA Meeting
Thursday, June 2, 7:00 PM: Outdoor A Cappella Chorus Concert
Friday, June 3: Yearbook Distribution begins
Saturday, June 4: Woodson's Relay for Life 12 noon - 12 midnight
Tuesday, June 6: SCA fundraiser ends
Thursday, June 9, 2:30 PM: Sixth Grade Promotion at Woodson High School
Friday, June 10: Last day of school, 2-hour early release
 Woodson seniors and former Cougars loved seeing old teachers and getting cheered on through the hallways. They celebrate their graduation tomorrow and we wish them well!
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