 Students met their teacher during our annual Welcome Walk and had a blast outside during our Open House.
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Dear Woodburn Community,
We have arrived, Wildcats. Ring in the new, cherish the old and know that we pledge to do everything we can to make this a year to remember.
We have missed our Wildcats and cannot wait to begin another year of learning together. Through all of the twists, turns and celebrations that we will have during our 70th year as a school, we will remain steadfast in providing a Caring Culture, High-Quality Instruction, and a Collaborative Approach to maintaining a student-centered environment. Thanks go out to each of you for an impacting our start to the year. Your warmth, focus and attention to detail have been outstanding. Below you will find information to help you prepare for the start of the school year. We look forward to being together and can’t wait to get started.
Together We Grow,
Matt Salerno, Acting Principal
Kelley Dauberman, Assistant Principal
Beginning of Year Events
August 19 - 1st Day of 2024-2025 School Year!
September 5 - PTA Meeting, 6:30-8:00pm
September 18 - Back to School Night, 6:00-7:30pm
First Day of School
First Day Photos
We want to see your first day photos! Please email our School Based Technology Specialist, Ally Inverso at ainverso@fcps.edu, any photos that you are comfortable with us sharing on our social media platforms. Let's celebrate the start of a new year together!
Student Arrival
Students will be greeted at the entrance and will walk directly to their class. Students Many staff will be greeting our students and can assist them to class. Families will not be permitted to walk their student to their classroom on the first day. This is to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and community
Arrival and Dismissal Information
Arrival begins at 9:05 am. The school day begins at 9:20 am.
Dismissal begins at 4:05 pm.
Kiss and Ride
Families who drive their child to school will receive their Kiss and Ride number on the first day. We appreciate your patience as the kiss & ride line might be slow during the first few days of school.
Walkers
Families who walk their child to and from school are to meet their child at the main entrance. Please stand clear of the main doors so that we can help students exit in an orderly manner.
Bus Riders
We appreciate your patience and understanding if the bus arrives a few minutes early or late during the first few days of school. The drivers are figuring out their new routes.
Each Woodburn Elementary family will be receiving a link regarding our upcoming 3-hour early release days. Please remember to complete one form for each child. While we anticipate that most students will go home after school, we understand that some families may need additional support with childcare on these days. Completing this form will allow us to coordinate care on these days
The scheduled Early Release Mondays are:
- September 16
- October 21
- November 18
- February 10
- March 10
- April 21
- May 12
We are excited for you to meet and connect with new staff that will be joining our Woodburn community this coming school year.
- Jessica Aninon, 5th Grade Teacher
- Mark Baah, Assistant Building Supervisor
- Alan Bangura, 6th Grade Teacher
- Lisa Bates, Special Education Teacher
- Kameron Cummings, School Counselor
- Kevin Hasenecz, Part-Time PE Teacher
- Caroline Kinney, Special Education Instructional Assistant
- Doralys Martinez, Part-Time FLES Teacher
- Haley North, 3rd Grade Teacher
- Michael Secci, Band Teacher
- Tuyen Vu, 1st Grade Teacher
School Hours and Transportation
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9:20 a.m. – 4:05 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students are to be in class and ready to learn by 9:20 a.m.
- Walkers and car riders may arrive at school starting at 9:05 a.m. Woodburn staff is not available to supervise students before this time.
- Dismissal begins at 4:05 p.m.
- Bus routes and stops will be available at Open House.
First Day Packets
Welcome Back! Please review all back to school information and complete necessary forms.
Included:
- School hours/important phone numbers
- PTA Membership Information
- FAMIS Healthcare information
- Free and Reduced-Price Meal Information
- School Health Room Information
- Title 1 Information
- Annual Notice of Survey, Records, Curriculum, etc. Opt-Out
- Identification of Military Connected Students (Return if applicable)
- Homeless Student Referral (Return if applicable)
The following forms can be completed electronically.
 The Parent Digital Consent System is where parents and guardians will access all beginning of year required and optional forms. Log in to the PDCS using your ParentVue username and password. Once you are logged in, you will see an overview of your child's consent forms. To review or update a form, simply click on it. The forms included are:
- Required:
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Digital Resource Consent: Digital Tools used by schools that require parent consent
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Parent Retest Permission (Grades 3-6 ONLY): Allows students to retake state assessments if recommended by their school
- Optional: (students are automatically opted in to the following items so you must log in and opt out if preferred)
- Fairfax County Youth Survey – Elementary
- Family Life Education
- FCPS Issued Laptop
- Objection to Release of Directory Information (including photographs)
- Release of Student Information to Outside Organizations
- SEL Screener Participation
- School Counseling
- VarisyTutors.com
These forms can be completed online. If we do not receive them, paper copies will be sent home during the first week of school.
School Communication
Woodburn works hard to maintain ongoing communication with families. Information is shared in the following ways:
- Talking Points (families are encouraged to download the Talking Points app)
- Weekly Thursday Folders
- Weekly newsletters from administration (families must enroll in News You Choose)
- eNotify emails and text messages (families automatically enrolled)
- Staff also communicate via phone and email
Attendance Reporting
Daily attendance is critical to student success and achievement. Families have a huge influence on students when it comes to attendance. We understand that students may be absent and ask that you notify the school of your child’s absence in one of the following ways:
- Report the absence in ParentVue
- Call the school attendance line at 703-641-8282
- Email WoodburnElem.Attendance@fcps.edu sharing your child’s name and reason for absence
Families will be contacted if a student absence is not reported. This communication will be delivered in the form of an automated phone call after 10:30 each day.
Cafeteria and Meal Information
- You may place money, cash or check, in your student’s account at our Open House. This money can be used to purchase breakfast ($1.75) and lunch ($3.25). If paying by check, please make your check payable to Woodburn Food Service. You may also prepay online at www.MySchoolBucks.com using a credit card.
Families can apply for Free and Reduced Lunch. For faster processing, parents can submit an application electronically at www.myschoolapps.com. If an email address is provided, notification will be e-mailed regarding approval and no paper copy will be mailed.
Student Monitors and Cafeteria Hostess Needed
Woodburn is looking for student monitors and a cafeteria hostess to join our staff. These are hourly positions. Please reach out to Kelley at krdauberman@fcps.edu or 703-641-8200 if interested.
Student Monitors:
Description: Provides supervision of students throughout the school day to include but not limited to the classroom, hallways, lunch, recess, specials and at arrival/dismissal; helps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students; operates technology; performs administrative and non-instructional duties; ensures all layered prevention/safety protocols and procedures are implemented and followed; works with individual and small groups of students.
Hourly: $16.85/hr
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