Cub Corner
"EXPECT EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING"
January 5, 2024
A Message from your Admin Team
Happy New Year Everyone! I know that 2024 will be the best year ever for our Cub Family!
As the New Year has started, please make sure that your Cubs are here daily and on time (unless ill). Students benefit from instructional and extra-curricular time!
Please put names in coats and jackets. It is getting colder and we want our Cubs to be nice and warm when outside.
March 29, 2024 is our College and Career Day! Please email one of our Counselors if you would like to volunteer to be a speaker!
Enjoy your weekend!
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
- 1/11 - New Students and Clubs Picture Day
- 1/15 - MLK Day (No school)
- 1/18 - Local School Council Meeting @ 7:00am (WMES)
- 2/1 - PTA Ties and Tiaras Father Daughter Dance
- 2/2 - Digital Learning Day
Yearbook Information
WMES PTA
PTA Updates
Wishing you a joyous holiday season with your families and a Happy New Year! Below is our new Totem PTA membership and Facebook page.
PTA Spirit Wear
Media Center
During January, the Beanstack challenge is to read and log 300 minutes! Prizes will be awarded to randomly-selected readers, who achieve their goal, on each grade level.
Students can access Beanstack through eCLASS or the media center link of the school website. Refer to the Beanstack Reading Program link on the media center page of the website for detailed instructions on how to log reading minutes in Beanstack.
Students will use their GCPS student number and birthday month and date (MMDD) to log into Beanstack. If you have any questions, please contact email Jennifer.Alden@gcpsk12.org. We look forward to recognizing our December readers very soon!
Birthday Packages
Monday: Chicken nuggets, French bread, hummus basket
Tuesday: Lasagna, veggie nuggets, quesadillas
Wednesday: Chicken and waffles, macaroni and cheese, yogurt basket
Thursday: Pizza, PB&J sandwich, veggie burger
Friday: Hot dog, Max Stix, yogurt basket
* Please note that all menu items for both breakfast and lunch are subject to change due to supply shortages.
Play 2 Learn/Little Learners' Academy
Counselor's Corner
Honesty
Teachers will be looking for students that exhibit the Honesty trait during January to be recognized as the “Cub of the Month” with a certificate and free ice cream! Please click here for more information.
Child Lures in January
In December, all students received a letter in their Friday Folder discussing the child abuse prevention lessons that will be presented by counselors in January. Please be sure to review the letter and reach out to your grade level counselor if you have any questions.
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.