Happy New Year Woodlawn Wildcats!
Happy New Year!! We are excited to have our Wildcats back at school tomorrow, January 3, 2023.
In order to keep all Wildcats as healthy as we can, please make sure you health screen your child before sending them to school. If your child does not feel well or presents with any flu or COVID-like symptoms, kindly keep them at home and seek medical advice. Please call us at 703-619-4800 if you have questions.
We appreciate your support in keeping our Woodlawn ES community healthy and look forward to a wonderful 2023!
COVID Diagnostic Testing in January
Mark your calendars! COVID diagnostic testing will be available for FCPS teachers, staff, and students at five locations across the county January 3-5 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
This testing is for those who are either experiencing COVID symptoms or have been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID. Appointments are not required, but registration must be completed before testing. Visit the COVID Testing webpage for more information.
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Message from the Woodlawn Elementary PTA!
The Woodlawn PTA is up and running. We have 26 fully paid members, our insurance is back in force, the bank account is operational, and the Member Portal is fully operational. Your Officers will hold an organizational meeting in mid-January, but we have not been idle. We will initiate a membership drive and a fundraiser starting in January. No one likes fundraising, so we selected the perfect non-fundraiser project. It is a shoe drive. We will collect bags of gently used and new shoes for developing nations. We will get paid per pound based on how much we collect. The more we collect, the more we make per pound. The great thing about this fundraiser is that no one is asking for money, and we can get our family and friends to send in shoes too. We have other ideas such as “Movie nights,” “Parent’s night out,” “Taco truck Fridays,” and “After school activities.” We will have committees responsible for each activity. This is an excellent opportunity for a small group of friends to take on one specific task. If you have any ideas, please let us know.
Meanwhile, please join your PTA now. What do I get out of it? Your PTA works to give you more afterschool activities for you and your kids, more assistance in the school, and better communication overall. Whenever we put on an event such as movie night or parent’s night out, PTA members participate for free while nonmembers must pay a fee. Often times the fee will be equal to the cost of a PTA Membership.
How much is a PTA Membership? It is $10 for an individual or $13.75 for a family (family membership provides 2 voting memberships). Where do I sign up? Go to this website; https://woodlawnespta.memberhub.com/store. What if I have more questions? Contact any of your PTA Officers. If they don’t know the answer, they will work to find you the person that does.
President, Nadiyah Howard, woodlawnpartners@protonmail.com
Vice President of Family Engagement, Luz Manzano, lvmanzano@fcps.edu
Vice President of Membership, Kerry Urbatch, kaurbatch@fcps.edu
Vice President of Communications, Jen Miller, jaoksanen@gmail.com
Vice President of Programs, Tamika Warrick, tami0510@msn.com
Secretary, Kara Sandoval, karasandoval09@gmail.com
Treasurer, James Carlisle, JFCarlisle@fcps.edu
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 Preparing for Winter Weather
FCPS’ inclement weather procedures will remain the same as last year. The first five inclement weather days will be traditional “snow days” with no school activities. After those five days, we will use the flexibility provided by the Virginia General Assembly to have unscheduled virtual learning days, whenever possible, to maintain the continuity of learning. Virtual learning on these days will be synchronous/live instruction, following the inclement weather virtual learning day schedule (includes a two-hour delay).
FCPS’ website is generally the first mode of communication during emergency weather closings. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.
Be sure to plan ahead for the winter season. Make sure your contact information is up-to-date in weCare@school, bookmark the FCPS website, plan for childcare, if appropriate, and know what items your child may need to take home before a weather event.
Dates to Remember!
January 3 - 1st Day Back for Students
January 16 - Martin Luther King Day - Student Holiday
January 25 - Early Release Day for Students - Dismissal at 2:05PM
January 26 - Staff Development Day - Student Holiday
January 27 - Teacher Workday - Student Holiday
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