Cub Corner

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Our Cubs are our Future. Let your Cub know that he/she is destined to be great.

Click on the picture to be inspired!

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.

• 3/19 - Mountain View Cluster Chorus Performance @ 7:00PM
• 3/20 - Local School Council Meeting @ 7:00PM
• 3/25 to 3/29 - College and Career Week
• 3/28 - STEM Night
• 4/1 to 4/5 - Spring Break
• 4/22 to 4/24 - GA Milestones ELA (Grades 3-5)
• 4/29 to 4/30 - GA Milestones Math (Grades 3-5)
• 5/2 - GA Milestones Science (Grade 5 only)

Georgia Milestones

• The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is a comprehensive summative assessment program spanning grades 3 through high school.

• Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

• Students in grades 3 through 5 will take an end-of-grade assessment in language arts (3-5), mathematics (3-5), science (5)

Georgia Milestones Calendar

Above is the GA Milestones calendar. Please schedule appointments in the late afternoon during the week of testing; preferably on non-testing dates. Students will not be allowed to be checked out of school while testing is taking place. We cannot interrupt testing to call students for checkout during the testing sessions.

Experience Online Testing Georgia

This practice site lets students see what testing online is like. Parents and educators are welcome to try it too. The items on the demonstration tests are general and are organized into three grade bands:

• Grades 3–5

• Grades 6–8

• High School Content Areas

The items do not necessarily represent the specific grade-level content that students learn daily in their classrooms. The primary purpose is to let students experience, firsthand, the functionality of the online testing platform. The sample tests are not graded.

Technical documentation, tutorials, and a link to your online experience can be found at the following link: Experience Online Testing Georgia

End of Grade Study/Resource Guides

The study/resource guides are intended to serve as a resource for parents and students.

They contain practice questions and learning activities for each content area.

The standards identified in the study/resource guides address a sampling of the state-mandated content standards.

End of Grade Study/Resource Guides:

• Grade 3 EOG Study/Resource Guide

• Grade 4 EOG Study/Resource Guide

• Grade 5 EOG Study/Resource Guide

Have you registered yet? Kids Heart Challenge ends on March 22nd! Help us by registering today and completing Finn’s Mission to learn Hands-Only CPR with Damar Hamlin! Our school is full of Heart Heroes!!

Here are a few updates with our Kids Heart Challenge fundraiser so far:

• Team Watson (Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 4th grade) - $642.27

• Team Jones (1st grade, 3rd grade, and 5th grade) - $1,416.27

Also, the top student from each grade level will get to pie one of the following in the face:

• Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Jones (PE), Mrs. Deal, Mr. Ross, Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Morgan, or Mrs. Carlson

Your donations go to the American Heart Association to help kids who are born with special hearts! Also, this fundraiser will help with the new equipment for our PE Department at Woodward Mill. So far, we have raised $2,058.54 after week two. Our goal this year at Woodward Mill is to reach $5,000 in donations. One week left - let’s go, Cubs! 🙂

Click on the picture to see the events that will be happening during March Madness.

If anyone is interested in joining the executive board team, please reach out to our nominating committee chair, Gina Elliott at regina.elliott@gcpsk12.org, before the March 22, 2024 deadline. The positions available are President, Vice President, Second Co-Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Social Media Chair, and Volunteer Chair.

Get excited! Here's a sneak peek at our new spirit wear pre-orders coming soon!

We are excited to share our New PTA Team! We're on the lookout for more executive board members, and we'd love for you to join the fun!

Here's our current lineup (from left):

- Jessica Hughes: Vice President

- Brittany Bowen: Treasurer
- Taylor Hertica: Secretary

- Jenniffer Berruecos: President

- Tammy Bui: Social Media Chair
- William Waldrip: Volunteer Chair

Monday: Chicken sandwich, pull apart, hummus dip

Tuesday: Nachos, burritos, PB&J sandwich

Wednesday: Chicken wings, French bread, yogurt basket

Thursday: Pizza, veggie burger, PB&J sandwich

Friday: Chicken drumstick, BBQ sandwich, yogurt basket

* Please note that all menu items for both breakfast and lunch are subject to change due to supply shortages.

For nearly 40 years, March has been designated as Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®). Music has a lasting positive impact in our lives. The positive impact on music in the lives of our students lasts a lifetime. Therefore, the education and cultivation of music in our youngest members of society, our students, is paramount.

Every day, in classrooms and rehearsal rooms across our school district, music educators dedicate themselves to reaching all students with life-changing musical experiences. Parents, administrators, and the wider community often only see the wonderful results of music performances; however, we miss the months of practice and rehearsals and more importantly the learning process that takes place to make it all happen.

I encourage members in our community to acknowledge and celebrate music education as an essential part of every student’s educational journey.

5th Grade Honor Chorus was today. We are so proud of our Cubs!

Pictured: Vivian, Dayra, Kaylee

Click HERE and use code 2024 for $100 off any full-day or half-day camp!

https://www.kids4coding.com/

Please click here for the cafeteria guidelines.

Please click on the links below for transportation guidelines.

Please click here for more information about arrival procedures.

Please click here for more information about dismissal procedures.

Please click here for more information on transportation changes.

CLICK HERE to access the Parent/Student Handbook for additional information regarding arrival and dismissal.

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.

Please support these businesses as they support our school!

Click on the picture for more information!

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.

• 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.

Click on the picture to visit the GCPS website for all updates regarding the 2023-2024 school year.