Timberwolf Times - January 24, 2022
T. Clay Wood - Facts at your Fingertips
From the Desk of Dr. Buchheit
School Wide Focus for January– Habit 4: Think Win-Win
(“Treat Others The Way You Would Want to be Treated")
Dear Timberwolf Families,
Please note that Thursday, January 27, 2022 will be an early dismissal date. At this time, it appears that we will dismiss students approximately around 12:35 pm.
In addition, Friday, January 28, 2022 will be a Teacher Workday and Professional Development Day. There will not be school for students.
All parents will receive an electronic survey about our school and school division starting last week. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey.
Student Transfer Requests - Transfer requests can be made for students in grades 1 through 5 between January 3, 2023- April 30, 2022. Kindergarten transfer requests can be made starting from the first day of Kindergarten registration through 30 days after the kindergarten student registers. Please contact T. Clay Wood Elementary for more information by emailing Mrs. Morton, at MortonTA@pwcs.edu or calling 703.594.3990.
We truly do Everything Better Together as a Community of Leaders and Learners Achieving Excellence.
I hope you all have a wonderful week.
Dr. Andrew Buchheit
Principal
#TimberwolvesROCK
“Because YOU are here, ANYTHING is possible”
What's Happening at T. Clay Wood during the week of January 24, 2022
PTO Read-A-Thon continues Jan. 17-Jan. 28, 2022
Monday, January 24, 2022- -Day 4
- 4:30 pm - 4 H Cooking Challenge Practice
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - Day 5
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - Day 6
Thursday, January 27, 2022- Day 0
- Early Dismissal Day - 12:35 pm
Friday, January 28, 2022- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
- No School for Students - Teacher Workday
- Teacher Workday/Professional Development Day
The "Leader in Me" Corner
Leader in Me Info for November – Habit 4: Think Win-Win
1. Relationship Balloon
Resources: Make a list of common deposits and withdrawals you hear in a home. Make
the last item a big withdrawal. You will need one balloon for each family member.
State: “We make deposits and withdrawals every day in each of our relationships. This is
a relationship balloon. I am going to read a list of interactions that are common to families.
When you hear something that you think is a deposit, blow air in your balloon. When you
hear something that is a withdrawal, let air out of the balloon.” Read your list of deposits
and withdrawals one at a time. On the last item, the big withdrawal, let go of your balloon,
allowing it to fly around the room. Ask: “How would you feel if this really was a day in your
life? Why? What did you learn or discover in this activity?”
2. Deposits and Withdrawals
Show the deposits and withdrawals examples on page 40 to your family. Review each
item and discuss why it would be a deposit or withdrawal. Emphasize that relationships
need consistent and sincere deposits. Withdrawals create low trust relationships. Ask
each family member what a deposit and a withdrawal is for them. Listen and validate.
Remember, it comes from their point of view.
3. Four Ways of Thinking in Relationships
Describe and explain the four ways of thinking in relationships: Win-Lose, Lose-Win,
Lose-Lose, and Win-Win. Break into four groups. Assign a way of thinking to each group.
Give groups a few minutes to prepare a skit or role-play a family scenario that shows
their assigned way of thinking. If needed, give a specific scenario for all groups to plan
their skit around, such as people watching TV together and one person has the remote.
4. Abundance or Scarcity
Enjoy an afternoon in the sun with your family. Go to a park, the beach, or a place where
there is plenty of sun. Talk with family members about how wonderful the sun is and how
there is enough for everyone. Point out that it doesn’t take anything away from the sun
whether one or one million people are enjoying it. There is an abundance of sunshine,
there is enough for everyone. Like sunshine—or love—think with an abundance paradigm.
Think there is plenty for everyone.
5. A Win-Win Agreement
Think of a situation where you and a family member (or members) are not getting the
results you want to be getting. Describe the situation, then draw a T-Chart (like the one
found on page 43) on a piece of paper. Let each person involved in the situation share
what a win would be for them by asking, “What would be a win for you in this situation?”
Remember that the most lasting wins are often intrinsic.
Create a Win-Win Agreement based on what each side of the situation has agreed would
be a win in the situation. Remember to celebrate wins along the way!
The Top 6 of the week
1. Masks- Please remember that PWCS (and state of Virginia) required Universal Masking for all our students, staff, and visitors while in the building. We are following the state and county requirement of Universal Masking. Click link to view the mask requirements. Please remind your students to wear a mask each day. The Prince William Health Department and PWCS recommend but do not require masks during outdoor recess or indoor PE. If your child chooses to remove his or her mask during Indoor PE, please have him/her let the PE teacher know. Here is the Definition of Mask: A mask is a face covering that covers your nose and mouth (hereinafter, mask or face covering). The CDC provides the following guidance on effective masks:
- · Have two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric; and
- · Completely cover your nose and mouth; and
- · Fits snugly against the sides of your face and don’t have gaps; and
- · If using neck gaiter or a fabric face covering, wear a gaiter with two layers, or fold it to make two layers.
- · Persons wearing a mask with an exhalation valve or vent will be asked to utilize a disposable mask provided at no charge.
2. Daily Home Screening - Parents/guardians/caregivers are asked to complete this screening each morning prior to a student boarding a school bus or arriving at school. On the Daily Home Screening webpage, they have also included information about how to make decisions about sending a student to school if he/she has been exposed to another person with COVID-19.Questions about the student daily home screening can be directed to Mrs. Ousley, our school nurse.
3. Medicine – All medicine needs to be dropped off by a parent/guardian to our school office. Students are not allowed to bring medicine into the building themselves.
4. Attendance Email - when your student is absent, tardy, has an early dismissal, or a change to their dismissal, please use our attendance email - cwes-timberwolf-attendance@pwcs.edu
5. DISMISSAL
Please note a change to the Parent Handbook - Starting the week of January 3, 2022, if you need to pick up your student early from school, please arrive prior to 3:15pm. Here is the change. Please do not arrive early and ask to pick up your child unless you have an appointment. Instruction continues until students are dismissed. If you need to pick up your child for an appointment, please plan to arrive before 3:15pm. Please park and report to the office. Please do not leave your car unattended in the pickup lane.
Emergency Card - All parents picking up a student from the office must show a photo ID and be listed on the student’s emergency card. Please inform the office beforehand if someone other than the parent is picking up your child from school for dismissal. The emergency card information is only used by school staff in case of an emergency with your student when school staff is not able to get in contact with the parent or guardian. It does not give the individuals listed on the emergency card the right to pick up your children at any time unless the parent or guardian sends in written permission to school informing us that the individual is allowed to pick the student up from school on the specific date.
3:15 pm - If you must pick your student up early, please arrive before 3:15 pm. We will not be able to call students to the office after 3:15 pm until all car riders are picked up. Students called for dismissal after 3:15 pm will be sent to the car rider area and will be brought up after all car riders are dismissed with the supervising teachers. This way we can reduce interruptions to the classrooms, provide continual supervision for all our students and give our focus in the office to dismissing students. Parents coming in after 3:15 pm will be asked to wait in the vestibule outside of the office and once their students are brought up to come in and sign their students out.
6. Purchasing Device Insurance later in the school year
The best time to purchase device insurance is at the beginning of the school year, within the first 30 days of the device being issued. If you wish to purchase device insurance later in the year, you can purchase from Securranty, but the policy will not become active until our Technical Specialist has a chance to inspect your child's device at school and verify that it has no preexisting damage. If our Technical Specialist determines that your device already contains some sort of damage, it may not be eligible for insurance coverage.
What if I purchase insurance, but after visual inspection my device isn't eligible for coverage?
It depends on the reason your device isn't eligible. If we determine that your device isn't eligible because your child damaged it, you will need to pay for the damage. After the device is repaired, you can then activate the insurance policy against future damage to the device. If your device isn't eligible because it has another issue (not caused by your child), we may be able to swap the device out for a different device and activate the policy for the new device. If we are unable to activate your policy, we will work with Securranty to issue you a refund for your purchase since you're unable to activate it.
Information about T. Clay Wood ES
A Prince William County School of Excellence
“A Community of Leaders and Learners Achieving Excellence”
10600 Kettle Run Road; Nokesville, VA 20181
Andrew Buchheit, Principal - buchhear@pwcs.edu
Melissa Yuditsky, Assistant Principal yuditsml@pwcs..edu
“A Community of Leaders and Learners Achieving Excellence”
School hours: 9:15 am – 3:55 pm
(Office hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Doors Open: 9:05 a.m.
Students tardy after: 9:15 a.m.
Dismissal: 3:55 p.m.
School Phone Number: 703.594.3990
School Fax Number: 703.594.2653
Attendance Email: cwes-timberwolf-attendance@pwcs.edu
Attendance Phone Line:– 703.594.3992
Motto: “I seek to make a POSITIVE DIFFERENCE AT SCHOOL”
Website: http://tclaywoodes.schools.pwcs.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TClayWoodES
Twitter #TimberwolvesRock
Email: buchhear@pwcs.edu
Website: http://tclaywoodes.pwcs.schoolfusion.us/
Location: 10600 Kettle Run Road, Nokesville, VA, USA
Phone: 703.594.3990
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TClayWoodES
Twitter: @AndrewBuchheit