September 21, 2007
A Message From Mrs. Starr
Please note this memorandum from the Central Office of Montgomery County Public School whose subject is regarding information for parents and new feedback cards for stakeholder involvement. I have been asked to make this information available to our school community.
“The Montgomery County Board of Education will hold two public forums to discuss the Montgomery County Public Schools strategic plan and FY 2009 operating budget. They will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 7:00 p.m., at Quince Orchard High School and on Thursday, October 11, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at Wheaton High School. Not everyone will be able to attend the forums, and those who do attend may feel uneasy about giving testimony. To address these issues, we will solicit feedback from stakeholders throughout the year by using TIP feedback cards.” Blue TIP cards will be available on the white cabinet in the main hall in English and Spanish for parents to complete, if they wish. “The Board of Education and Executive staff members will use the TIP cards at meetings to obtain input from constituents. We will post a feedback form on the MCPS Web site at www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/community/forums/feedback/ for those individuals who wish to respond online.
The members of the Woodfield staff and I welcome your feedback, as well. If you do not have comments for the school board but wish to provide the school with feedback instead, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me. We greatly appreciate hearing from you.
Walk Your Child To School Day
On Wednesday, October 3rd, students and parents are invited to participate in Walk Your Child To School Day. Students who normally walk to school are encouraged to meet at the Plantations Pool at 8:30 a.m. Students who normally ride buses to school or are driven to school may also walk if parents choose to bring them to the Plantations Pool at 8:30 a.m. Please make sure that no child is left at the pool before staff arrives for the walk or after students and staff have left to walk to Woodfield. Buses will drop students off in front of Woodfield on Tuesday morning as usual.
Terra Nova Testing - Grade 2
Please note that the Terra Nova 2 testing date has been moved. The correct dates are Monday, April 28 –
Friday, May 2. I just wanted to make sure that you placed these very important dates on your calendar for future doctor or dentist appointments.
Free or Reduced Lunch
Please note, if you qualify due to your family household income level, your children may be eligible to receive free or reduced lunch. Please call the school to have one of these forms sent home to you if you feel a need for these services.
Halloween Young Run
The annual Halloween Young Run, sponsored by the Montgomery County Roadrunners Club, will be held on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at West Gude Drive and Route 355, Rockville, Maryland . Proceeds from the run will benefit Sports Plus which is a local children’s charity. The deadline for early registration is October 15, 2007.
Sports Plus is a year-round, co-ed sports program for verbal children between the ages of 5 and 14 with mild to moderate autistic spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD and other developmental disabilities. Sports Plus was designed to create opportunities for children and their families to meaningfully participate in team sports. The goal is to create a comfortable, positive experience for children and parents to learn sports, fitness, and social skills that extend far beyond the playing field.
There a limited number of paper forms in the bookcase outside the office.
For additional information & to register online see the web address below.
You may register online @ www.mcrrc.org/dyr.
Online registration is $ 3.00.
Mail in registration is $5.00.
Children may also purchase a fun t-shirt for additional $ 8.00
Please direct any questions to Ms. Spillman, physical education teacher.
Woodfield Golf Tournament
I had the pleasure of attending the Woodfield Golf Tournament at the Links at Challedon Golf Course in Mt. Airy last Friday. Due to the many hours spent by a very dedicated committee and the golfers who chose to participate, as well as the many sponsors, this tournament was a huge success. All of the sponsors were thanked in the PTA newsletter earlier this week. I would also like to acknowledge the many golfers who participated and the hardworking committee who made this event possible. Please note to names posted below. Due to the efforts of many, we are much closer to get the Woodfield track resurfaced.
Teams
1. John Pino, Marty Lattman, Jim Stegeman, Dewey Townsend
2. Jeremey Ostraw, John Callaway, Ed Morris, Jackie Blanchard
3. Ron Benson, Bryan Walker, Rick Geesaman, Dick Geesaman
4. Tim Conway, Jeff Stith, Randy Ates, Steve Osterman
5. Mindy Conway, Bonnie Gitlin, Marianna Osterman, Laurie Dawson
6. Joe Byrnes, Bill Murray, Ken Holt, Dave Wilkerson
7. Bob Billig, Vin White, Bobby Green, Al Weber
8. Matt McDarby, Keith Atkinson, Mark O’Leary, Rob Thompson
9. Darryl Coffman, Bill Heverly, Evan McCoy, Brent McCoy
10. Kevin McGovern, Joe Salisbury, Kevin Szot, Bob Heverly
11. Steve Rosenthal, Steve Allman, Joe Marella , Dave Muier
12. Mitch Goode, Dave Krizman, Jon Gillard, Steve Rice
13. Keenan Kirk, Rich Meiburger, Mike Yeager, Troy Lawrence
14. Carl Apgar, Andy Apgar, Tom Martin, Ed Hughes
15. Darrell Garrison, Matt Cliney, Wayne Mann
16. Bruce Keaner, Shawn Carey, Troy Wentzlaff, Grant Lock
Golf Committee
Tina Atkinson
Julie Ates
Debbie Benson
Mindy Conway
Kim Garrison
Cora Horst
Siobhan Kopp
Sandy McDarby
Marianna Osterman
Sue Wood
Melanie O’Leary
Julie Torrence
Sara Caswell
Thought for this week:
“I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen by them, heard by them, to be understood and touched by them. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and to touch another person. When this is done I feel contact has been made.” Quote by Virginia Satir.
School Walk for Diabetes
Woodfield Elementary School will hold its third annual School Walk for Diabetes on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Last year we had a very successful walk and donated more than $6,000 to the American Diabetes Association. We are looking forward to another fun and informative walk for all students. There is no charge to participate in the walk and we encourage all students to participate. There will be great information, snacks, exercises and surprises for all students. For more information or to help on the day of the walk email Suzanne Hoefler at suzanhoefler@hotmail.com or Pam Clay at pjclay44@msn.com .
Keep Clipping BOXTOPS
Check your cake mixes and cereal boxes for those valuable BoxTops for Education. The class that collects the most will win a surprise. More information to follow.
Friday is always School Spirit Day. Wear your Woodfield clothes or blue and white.
Kidstuff Coupon Books Now On Sale
The Woodfield 5th Grade Class is now selling Kidstuff Coupon Books to raise money for our end of the year activities. Each book is $25 and our 5th graders will earn $12.50 from each book sold. The Kidstuff Coupon Book offers hundreds of coupons to save money at many local places. Please make checks payable to Woodfield PTA. If you have any questions or want to order one, please call JoAnn Hansen at 301-253-7193 or Lauren Giroux at 301-528-6464. Thanks for supporting the 5th grade class.
Johns Hopkins Talent Search
CTY Talent Search 2008 for Grades 3-5 is sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. The purpose of the Talent Search is to identify, assess, and recognize the academic abilities of highly able students.
To qualify for the Talent Search, a student must have scored in the 95th percentile or higher on any standardized test.
Brochures and applications are now available in the school office. The application deadline is November 20th. More information on CTY can be found by visiting the website: www.cty.jhu.edu.
Please feel free to contact Pat Calvin (301-253-7085) if you have any questions about the application process.
Early Release Day at 12:35 p.m. on Friday, September 28th, 2007
2007-2008 Important Dates
Thursday, September 13 – Sat., Oct. 13 Ramadan
Friday, Sept. 15 – Oct. 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month
Saturday, September 22 Yom Kippur
Thursday, September 27 Cultural Arts – Character Counts - SPROCKIT
Friday, September 28 Early Release Day 12:35 p.m.
Tuesday, October 2 PTA Meeting
Wednesday, October 3 Walk to School Day
Monday, October 8 Columbus Day – Open House
Monday, October 8 – Friday, Oct. 12 Fall Book Fair
Tuesday, October 9 Fall Portraits
Tuesday, October 9 1st Grade Field Trip – Rock Hill Orchard
Wednesday, October 10 Fall Book Fair Open in the evening
Tuesday, October 16 Kindergarten Field Trip – Butler’s Orchard
Tuesday, October 16 Diabetes Walk during recess
Wednesday, October 17 NAACP Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 19 MSTA Convention – No school
Friday, October 19 School Beautification Day 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 23 Sally Foster Distribution
Friday, October 26 Fall Family Fun Night
Sunday, October 28 American Education Week
Wednesday, October 31 First marking period ends
Wednesday, October 31 Halloween
Wednesday,October 31 – Friday, Nov. 9 Square 1 Art
Wednesday, November 1 American Indian Heritage Month
Thursday, November 1 Professional day for teachers – No school for students
Tuesday, November 6 PTA Meeting
Wednesday, November 7 Flyer Distribution Day
Friday, November 9 Early Release Day 12:35 p.m.
Parent Conferences – Report cards distributed
Monday, November 12 Early Release Day 12:35 p.m.
Parent Conferences
Monday, November 12 Veteran’s Day
Tuesday, November 13 Fall portrait make-ups
Tuesday, November 13 5th Grade In-School Field Trip – Building Bridges
Tuesday, November 20 Grandparent’s Day
Thursday, Nov. 23 – Friday, Nov. 24 Holidays – Thanksgiving – No School
Friday, November 30 Damascus High School Chorus visits
Sunday, December 2 National Inclusion Week
Tuesday, December 4 PTA Meeting
Wednesday, December 5 Talent Show Auditions
Thursday, December 6 Talent Show Auditions
Tuesday, December 11 Woodfield Concert
Friday, December 21 Damascus High School band visits
Monday, December 24- Tuesday, Dec. 25 Holidays – Christmas – No School
Wednesday, Dec. 26 – Friday, Dec. 29 Winter Break – No School
Tuesday, January 1 Holiday – New Year’s Day – No School
Thursday, January 3 PTA Meeting
Monday, January 7 – Tuesday, Jan. 8 Hearing and Vision Screening (K, 4, and new students)
Wednesday, January 9 Talent Show Rehearsal at Woodfield
Thursday, January 10 Talent Show Rehearsal at Woodfield
Thursday, January 10 Class and Group Picture Day
Thursday, January 17 Talent Show Dress Rehearsal @ Damascus High School
Friday, January 18 Talent Show @ Damascus High School
Friday, January 18 2nd Marking period ends
Monday, January 21 Holiday – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 22 Professional Day for teachers – No school for students
Wednesday, January 23 Flyer Distribution Day
Wed., January 23 – Friday, Feb. 15 MAP R Winter Window for grades 3, 4, 5
Tuesday, January 29 – Friday, Feb. 1 PTA Book Exchange
Wednesday, January 30 Report cards distributed
Friday, February 1 African American Heritage Month
Tuesday, February 5 PTA Meeting
Monday, February 11 Hearing and Vision Rescreening (K, 4, and new students)
Tuesday, February 12 Holiday – Presidential primary election
Thursday, February 14 Valentine’s Day
Monday, February 18 Holiday – Presidents Day
Tuesday, February 19 DHS and ES choral concert @ DHS
Thursday, February 21 Science Expo
Wednesday, February 27 Early Release Day – 12:35 p.m.
Tuesday, March 4 Spring Portraits
Tuesday, March 4 PTA Meeting
Thursday, March 13 Donuts for Dads
Friday, March 14 Donuts for Dads
Monday, March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
Friday, March 21 – Monday, March 24 Holidays – Easter (Note: Passover begins at sundown 4/19)
Tuesday, March 25 – Friday, March 28 Spring break – No school for students and teachers
Tuesday, April 1 – Wednesday, April 30 Autism Awareness Month
Tuesday, April 1 – Wednesday, April 30 Arab American Heritage Month
Tuesday, April 1 – Wednesday, April 30 Month of the Young Child Celebration
Tuesday, April 1 PTA Meeting
Tuesday, April 1 – Thursday, April 11 MSA Testing Window grades 3, 4, 5 (Math & Reading)
Friday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 16 MSA Make-up Window grades 3, 4, 5 (Math & Reading)
Monday, April 14 – Friday, April 18 Staff Appreciation Week
Thursday, April 17 Kindergarten Orientation – No School for Kindergarten
Friday, April 18 Kindergarten Orientation – No School for Kindergarten
Monday, April 28 – Friday, May 2 Terra Nova testing – Grade 2
Monday, April 21 – Friday, May 16 LAS Links (ESOL Testing) Grades K- 5
Tuesday, April 22 – Friday, May 16 MAP R Spring Window for grades 3, 4, 5
Thursday, April 24 Take Your Child to Work Day
Friday, April 25 PTA International Night
Monday, April 28 – Friday, May 2 Terra Nova testing – Grade 2
Tuesday, April 29 4th Grade In School Field Trip – In Space
Thursday, May 1 – Sunday, May 31 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Thursday, May 1 5th Grade Picture – 1:45 p.m.
Friday, May 2 Field Day Grades 3, 4, 5
Tuesday, May 6 PTA Meeting
Wednesday, May 7 – Tuesday, May 13 MSA Testing grades 3, 4, 5 (Science)
Thursday, May 8 Muffins for Moms
Friday, May 9 Muffins for Moms
Friday, May 9 Field Day Grades K, 1, 2
Friday, May 16 Rain date for Field Day K, 1, 2
Saturday, May 17 School Beautification Day 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Monday, May 19 – Friday, May 23 Spring Book Fair
Thursday, May 22 Woodfield Art Show
Friday, May 23 Rain date for Field Day Grades 3, 4, 5
Monday, May 26 Holiday – Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 27 4th & 5th Gr. Band, Strings, & Chorus Concert
Wednesday, June 11 5th Grade Promotion
Thursday, June 12 Last day of school for students – Dismissal 12:35 p.m.
Friday, June 13 Professional day for teachers
Saturday, June 14 Flag Day
Thursday, June 19 Report cards mailed
Note: Dates that have been added this week are in bold