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Third graders visited Green Springs Garden this week and learned all about the nature around us!
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Dear Wildcats,
We have 4 days left in the first quarter. Thank you to each of you for putting your best foot forward. There’s certainly a lot learning yet to take place in the 2024-25 school year, but being your very best and being present this final week can go a long way to sparking new learning and ideas. Thank you to each of the families that have set-up meetings and conference to better understand your child’s progress. With November right around the corner, we look forward to the growing number of opportunities (see below) to welcoming and showcasing our Woodburn learning community.
Together We Grow,
Kelley and Matt
Upcoming Events
October 31 - Last Day of the First Quarter - Early Release - 2:05 PM. Storybook Character Day and Parade
November 1 - Holiday - Diwali/Dia de los Muertos and All Saints Day - All Schools & Offices Closed
November 4 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School
November 5 - Election Day & Teacher Work Day for Staff - No School
November 11 - Veterans Day - No School
November 12 - Veterans Donuts and Coffee, 8:30-9:15, Library
November 13 - Fall Pictures Retake Day
November 14 - PTA Membership Meeting
November 18 - 3-hr Early Release Monday
November 21 - Thanksgiving Lunch (See below)
Thank You PTA!
Our Woodburn field trips are well under way! Our newsletter is filled with pictures from both our 3rd grade field trip to Green Spring Gardens and 2nd grade field trip to the natural history museum. We want to express our sincere gratitude to the PTA for their generous support. Your contributions help cover entrance fees and transportation, making these enriching experiences possible for our students. We truly appreciate your dedication to enhancing our students' learning adventures!
Second grade students were all smiles on their visit to the Natural History Museum!
Storybook Character Day Parade
We are so excited to see our favorite stories come to live on Thursday, October 31st for our annual Storybook Character Day. Students are invited to dress as their favorite storybook character and will have the option to participate in our parade. Due to our early release and lunch schedule, the parade will take place in the morning at 9:45. Families are invited to gather in the bus loop to wave at their Wildcat as they walk by!
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on November 4th. If you have not scheduled a conference yet, please reach out to your child's teacher. Interpretive services can be provided.
Today we were invited to a Living Museum Celebration put on by our Kindergarten students! Students chose an animal or a plant and created a diorama to demonstrate their knowledge of what it needs to survive. This wrapped up their Language Arts Benchmark unit on plants and animals.
Thank You Veterans
We would like to invite active and retired military to join us for Donuts and Coffee on Tuesday, November 12 as a token of our gratitude. This reception will be held from 8:30-9:15 in the Woodburn Library. Students and family members of attending military are welcome to join. Please use this form to RSVP to support our planning purposes.
Save the Date: Thanksgiving Lunch
Our Thanksgiving Lunch is scheduled for November 21st. Please see the schedule below for students lunch times as the schedule is different for some grade levels. Information about the purchasing lunch and an option to RSVP will be in next weeks newsletter.
- Kindergarten: 12:35-1:05
- 1st Grade: 11:30-12:00
- 2nd Grade: 1:20-1:50
- 3rd Grade: 1:05-1:35
- 4th Grade: 12:00-12:30
- 5th Grade: 11:45-12:15
- 6th Grade: 11:00-11:30
3rd Graders enjoying the activities at Green Springs Garden!
PTA: Boxtop Fundraiser
First time sign up with referral code (MGXW5JDO) + submitted receipt earns $5! ($2.50 your earnings + $2.50 referral earnings) Double earnings in October! Each new sign up in October with referral code plus submitted receipt earns $10!
Each Box Tops product earns $0.10. Double earnings during Box Tops Week (October 14-20)! Earn $1.80 more after completing October Challenge (buy 9 Box Tops products)!
Questions? Contact WoodburnPTATreasurer@gmail.com
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We are wrapping up our Woodburn Elementary PTA Read-a-thon! Visit 99Pledges to access your student's personal donation page. Find your student and share your page with friends and family. Donations can be made as a flat rate or based on minutes read. Reading Logs will be collected on October 31st. |
 Our safety patrols were quick to hop in a picture with Chuck-E-Cheese this week when he visited to promote our clean kitchen night!
Elementary School Language Arts Grading Updates
Our teachers have been hard at work teaching with the new Language Arts curriculum, and we are excited to help all of our students become strong readers and writers! This year we also have new assessments, which is how we check if your student needs extra help with reading and writing, and new Standards of Learning (SOLs).
Because of these changes, we are now teaching all of the Language Arts skills your child needs to know (and checking if they need extra help) throughout the whole school year, instead of different skills each quarter. While these skills will be new to your child in the beginning of the year, the goal is for your child to grow strong in all of their new skills by the end of the year.
This means that when you get your child’s progress report next month, it might look different. Your child’s teacher will give you more information on the new progress reporting and how we’re making sure your child is getting any extra help they might need. You can also find more information on FCPS’ Grading and Reporting webpage.
We will also have new ways for you to help your child practice their reading and writing skills at home. These resources are coming soon!
Return Your Federal Impact Aid Survey
FCPS is asking all families to fill out a Federal Impact Aid Survey. The form is available in SIS ParentVUE under Online Packets (in the upper right corner after logging in). Please complete it as soon as possible.
For any families who have not completed the survey in ParentVUE, schools will provide paper forms starting Wednesday, November 13. Paper forms should be returned by Wednesday, December 4.
Completing this form for each school-aged child in every household is important. Information from this survey resulted in more than $4 million in funding last year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers.
For more information, please watch this video on Impact Aid and visit the Federal Impact Aid Survey page.
Need to Register for ParentVUE?
Learn how to activate your SIS ParentVUE account, so you can easily submit your survey.
Technical support for using ParentVUE or completing the survey online is available by submitting a Parent Support Request ticket. Select SISParent in the Application dropdown menu and type Federal Impact Aid Survey under Issue Description. Or, call the Parent Technology Help Desk at 833-921-3277 (833-921-FCPS).
More from the field trip to the Natural History Museum!
FCPS News: In Case You Missed It
In case you missed it in FCPS This Week, the school division shared updates on the following topics and others:
- Federal Impact Aid Survey
- Football Players Tackle Literacy
- Tips to Keep Children Safe
Read FCPS This Week to learn more about these topics. If you are not already receiving this weekly newsletter, please sign up today.
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