First Day of School Monday, August 28, 2023

🚪School Doors Open: 9:10 am

👨‍🏫Instructional Day: 9:25 am to 3:50 pm

🏫Office Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

☎ School Phone Number: 240-740-0220

🍎Early Release Hours: 9:25am - 1:20pm

We are excited for the 2023-2024 school-year! Students first day of school is Monday, August 28, 2023. School hours are 9:25 a.m.- 3:50 p.m. Students must be at school no later than 9:25 a.m. We will be sending a monthly Community School Newsletter to share to Parents/Guardian, Stakeholders'/Community Partners, and WWES teachers/staff to keep you connected with resources, events, and important information that is going on at Wheaton Woods Elementary School.

We are looking forward to a building a positive relationship with you to ensure our students at Wheaton Woods ES can achieve their highest potential. We recognize that in order to be successful this school year, our children need support from both the home, school, and school community. Building relationships is key! We know a strong partnership will make a great difference in the children’s education.

We are better TOGETHER!

We want our STUDENTS in school ON-TIME, EVERYDAY!!

School starts at 9:25am and ends at 3:50pm

Tardy after 9:25am - Please get your child to school on time.

If your child is sick please have them stay home and message your child's teacher in Class Dojo or email them. Call the school and inform us at 240-740-0220. The next day your child comes to school send a letter explaining the absence or a doctors note.

For Staff:

For families:

Great news! We are a CEP school which means free breakfast and lunch for all students. This also means FARMS forms do not need to be completed! If a child at Wheaton Woods has a sibling at a non-CEP school they would still complete the FARMS forms and count their sibling at Wheaton Woods in their family count.

We use the Class Dojo app to communicate about school events and community resources. Please download the Class Dojo app today.

School Health Forms—Returning students may need certain forms if they have a health condition that requires medication, other health support or accommodations, or an emergency health plan at school (for example, asthma, food allergies or a seizure disorder). Common forms include:

• Form 525-13 (for medications to be given or available at school): Authorization to Administer Prescribed Medication / Autorización para Suministro de Medicamento Recetado

• Form 525-14 (emergency plan for severe allergic reactions): Emergency Care for the Management of a Student with a Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis / Atención de Emergencia para Estudiantes con Diagnóstico de Anafilaxia

• Form 240-23 (for food services to be aware of special diets due to an allergy or another health condition): Special Dietary Needs Form / Formulario de Necesidades Alimentarias Especiales

• Other health forms or forms in other languages are on our website

• Athletics—Sports team tryouts start on Aug. 9 for high school, and Sept. 12 for middle school. Student-athletes will need a sports physical if they are registering for the first time, or if it has been 13 months (high school) or two years (middle school) since the date of their last exam. Parents/guardians must submit their student’s physical form as part of the online registration process. For more information on registration, required forms or other resources for sports physicals, visit the MCPS Athletics website.

• Pre Participation Physical for Athletics / Examen Físico Previo a Participación en Deportes

1. For more information about school health services, see the program information on the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) website. For an overview of mental health services and supports, download the MCPS Stronger Student App or click on “Mental Health Support” on the MCPS website.

We are excited to see everyone at the 2023 MCPS Back-to-School Fair / Feria de Regreso a la Escuela para el Ciclo Escolar 2023-2024 at Westfield Wheaton Mall on Saturday, Aug. 26! The fair is a great opportunity to learn about school and county services, and will include a free immunization clinic.

We have a team of staff who support students and families with resources they need. If you or someone in your family is in need of additional support, please contact one of our team members. We speak English, Spanish, and Amharic. We can assist families in need of food, clothing, housing, utilities; we can also help connect with medical and mental health resources.