Cub Corner
"EXPECT EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING"
May 17, 2024
A Message from your Admin Team
Good evening Parents/Guardians,
It's been an AMAZING year! Thank you for all of your support for our wonderful Woodward Mill community. Teachers and staff have enjoyed having the pleasure of getting to know, as well as teaching, your amazing Cubs. Have a wonderful and safe summer!
Sincerely,
WMES Admin
2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration
Woodward Mill's Mission and Vision
Mission: To achieve academic and social excellence through quality instruction that promotes lifelong learning.
Vision: Woodward Mill will provide opportunities for all students to succeed to their fullest potential by enlisting combined support of teachers, parents, and community.
Theme: To S.E.R.V.E. our community with a purpose.
Important Dates
- 5/20 - 3rd Grade Party (9:30am-10:30am) and 4th Grade Party (12:30pm-1:30pm)
- 5/21 - 5th Grade Walk at 2:00pm
- 5/22 - 5th Grade Ceremony
- 5/22 - Last Day of School
WMES PTA
Yearbook on Sale!
All pre-orders for Yearbooks have been delivered. We are now selling yearbooks at a first come first served basis in the front office beginning on Monday, May 20, 2024. The cost is $35.00 cash or check. The checks have to be made out to Woodward Mill PTA. If you are paying cash, please have the exact amount.
PTA Team
Meet the Squad!
Officers from left to right:
- Jessica Hughes: Vice President
- William Waldrip: Volunteer Chair
- Brittany Bowen: Treasurer
- Taylor Hertica: Vice President
- Jenniffer Berruecos: President
-Leah Rivera: Secretary
- Tammy Bui: Social Media Chair
GASP! After School Program
School Lunch
School lunches: May 20-22, 2024
Monday: Grab and go lunch - Chicken Sandwich
Tuesday: Grab and go lunch - Pull apart
Wednesday: Grab and go lunch - PB&J Sandwich
* Please note that all menu items for both breakfast and lunch are subject to change due to supply shortages.
End of Year Lunch Accounts
As the end of the year approaches, it is important that all cafeteria accounts are settled. Please note that ALL outstanding charges must be paid by May 22, 2024. In order to do this , beginning Wednesday May 1, 2024, students will no longer be permitted to charge. This includes breakfast , lunch, milk and/ or bottled water.
If your child does not have the funds to purchase a meal , he/ she will be given an alternative meal. If your child brings a lunch and wants to purchase a milk, and/or water he/ she will not be allowed to get one if the funds are not available.
A reminder: milk is $.40 , Full pay lunch is $2.25, reduced is $.40, , full pay breakfast is $1.50, reduced is $.30.
If you have any question concerning your child's account or to find out your remaining balance , please call 678-407-7829.
WMES Cafeteria
Media Center
June 1-July 31, 2024
Students will read and log 600 minutes in their school Beanstack account between June 1 and July 31! We will recognize and celebrate our summer readers with a pizza party and a trip on the GCPS Book Mobile in September!
Students will use their GCPS student number and birthday month and date (MMDD) to log into Beanstack to document their reading minutes. The school Beanstack account can be accessed from the media center link of our school website or on the eCLASS home page. Contact Jennifer.Alden@gcpsk12.org with summer reading questions.
Beanstack Reading Program Link
Checking Your Student Media Account
Counselor's Corner
Perseverance
Teachers will be looking for students that exhibit the Perseverance trait during April to be recognized as the “Cub of the Month” with a certificate and free ice cream! Please click here for more information.
Birthday Packages
Play 2 Learn/Little Learners' Academy
Events/Opportunities
Cafeteria Guidelines
Please click here for the cafeteria guidelines.
Transportation
Please click on the links below for transportation guidelines.
Arrival
Please click here for more information about arrival procedures.
Dismissal
Please click here for more information about dismissal procedures.
Transportation Changes
Please click here for more information on transportation changes.
Business Partners
Woodward Mill would like to take this opportunity to thank the numerous business partners that support the students and teachers at our school. Our business partners support our school in various ways such as sponsoring after-school clubs, providing teacher appreciation gifts, donating supplies, and mentoring students.
Please click HERE to see how you can become a business partner.
Woodward Mill proudly thanks our business partners!
Please support these businesses as they support our school!
Gold
Core Elite Entertainment
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Smiles Forever
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WhizLearning Kids
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Modern Woodmen
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Mathnasium of North Lawrenceville
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McDonald's
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Silver
Heo's Martial Arts
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Gusto!
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Bronze
GCPS 2023-2024 School Calendar
Please click on the link to view the calendar for the 2023-2024 school year.
This approved calendar features seven days of preplanning for teachers, a start date of August 2, 2023, and four digital learning days. The four digital learning days are scheduled throughout the year, with two occurring in 1st semester and two in 2nd semester. The calendar also features a fall break in October, a two-week winter break, a three-day break in February, a week scheduled for spring break, and an end date of May 22nd, 2024.
GCPS 1:1 Initiative
- All GCPS students will have a Chromebook assigned to them for the 2023-2024 school year. Students can also check out a hot spot for internet access based on demonstrated need. Families may contact their schools to discuss options.
- If a GCPS technology resource is assigned to a student and taken home, it is the family's responsibility to monitor the use of the device to ensure that the device is returned in the condition in which it was received.
GCPS Updates
Click on the picture to visit the GCPS website for all updates regarding the 2023-2024 school year.