Rocket News
January 2016
Scholastic Book Fair!
The Book Fair will return to Woodholme from January 20th through January 29th! All children will have time scheduled to visit and make a purchase. Information will be sent home with students.
Visit us in the evening!
January 20th 6:00-8:00 PM
January 26th 6:00-8:00 PM
STEM Fair!
Our Woodholme STEM Fair will take place on Wednesday, January 20th. Judging will take place that morning to determine the Grade 4 and Grade 5 Woodholme STEM Fair projects that will go the BCPS STEM Fair. Volunteer to be a STEM Fair Judge http://tinyurl.com/STEMjudge! No experience is required! More Info...
Todos los estudiantes de ESOL en los grados K - 5 se tome un examen de Inglés (WIDA) en enero / febrero. Ellos se pondrán a prueba en las áreas de escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir. Informes de resultados no estarán disponibles hasta finales de mayo.
Pizza Hut Night with
Team Kindergarten!
Wednesday, January 27th
5:00 - 9:00 PM
Owings Mills Location
10244 Reisterstown Road
Proceeds will support Kindergarten instructional materials.
Jump Rope for Heart
We are excited to kick off Jump Rope For Heart! Your student is becoming a Heart Hero by raising funds for life saving research. Have your student jump online at www.heart.org/jump to set up an account.
Sneakers for PE!
In order for students to be prepared for physical education class, please ensure your child has sneakers on his/her assigned physical education class. Click to see the PE schedule.
Headphones!
Students in grades 1-3 have received HP Revolve computers to use in school. Many of the applications students will utilize require sound. We are encouraging families to send in an inexpensive pair of over the ear headphones for school use. Please label them with your child's name.
Woodholme Yearbooks
Full color yearbooks are now on sale! Please send in $20 cash or money order to your child’s homeroom teacher by March 24th. Free online ordering is also available at YBPay.lifetouch.com with Yearbook ID Code: 7645516. If you have any questions please email Ms. Martinez at rmartinez@bcps.org.
Nurse's Nook
It’s the perfect time to:
1. Verify the nurse has your contact number.
2. Have a change of clothing at school.
3. Verify we have medications/orders your child needs at school.
4. Have a plan if your child is sick (vomiting, diarrhea, fever, pink eye, etc.) and needs to stay home, or is in school and needs to go home early.
Awards for Excellence in Education
The Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 30th Annual Awards for Excellence in Education! Students, parents, teachers, and community members are encouraged to nominate teachers by January 22nd.
Early Dismissal
In the event that schools close early due to weather, all children should be aware of how they are to dismiss. A letter for you to verify your child's early dismissal plan is coming home on January 4th. Please complete and return to your child's homeroom teacher.
Please view the January calendar for information on upcoming events at Woodholme! Looking forward to seeing you at the Scholastic Book Fair and STEM Fair! Click on the January Events link to view the calendar.
A Note From the Principal
Dear Woodholme Families,
The Woodholme Faculty and Staff would like to wish all of our families best wishes for a happy and healthy new year ahead! We look forward to all that 2016 brings!
We would like to thank all of our families, friends and community business partners who were able to participate in our school's December Read a Thon to raise money for our classroom libraries and reading materials. It is now time to turn our efforts and support outwards into our community by supporting those who need our help. This year our Superintendent, Dr. Dance, has asked BCPS schools to partner with the American Heart Association (AHA) to encourage students to adopt heart healthy habits and support the opportunity to raise life-saving donations. The AHA will hold a kick-off assembly this week to explain the January 22nd Jump Rope for Heart event and fundraiser, and during this time students will learn the importance of heart-healthy habits and the fun that occurs when being physically active. Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer, and last year the AHA funded nearly $16 million in new research awards broadly related to children's heart disease, merely part of the $146.2 million the AHA funded in all aspects of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
The goal of Jump Rope for Heart is to increase students' knowledge of how their hearts work and the best way to take care of them, to honor those in our community who have been affected by heart disease and stroke, and to raise funds to support the AHA's efforts to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. If your family is able to fundraise even a small amount, feel free to join us in the support of this great cause. Teachers and staff will create fun ways to celebrate the fundraising efforts, and the AHA has built in prizes for students who participate.
Now that the unseasonably warm temperatures have fallen, it's now time to prepare for the colder weather and possible school delays, closings and early dismissals. As mentioned in this month's newsletter, it's very important that teachers know how students are to go home on days where an unplanned early dismissal occurs due to inclement weather. Please make sure your child's teacher knows how your child will dismiss in the event of an emergency or early closing. We want to make sure that all students and staff get home safely on those days, and correctly knowing your plan can make that happen. Just a reminder that Open Door and Pikesville Discovery centers cannot be open on early closing days when there is inclement weather, so parents must make alternate plans now in the event that early closings occur.
Parents who drop off students in the front of the building before school opens need to be aware that we are not able to let students into the building early, even in the cold or wet weather. Please do not drop off your child before the 9:05 AM bell rings unless your child eats breakfast at school at 8:55 AM. Students should remain in warm cars supervised by their parents or caregivers until 9:05 AM.
Thanks for your assistance with the safety of our students. Stay safe and warm this winter!
Sincerely,
Principal Young
CONTACT US!
Principal: Teresa Young
Assistant Principal: Suzanne DeWeese
Assistant Principal: Cheryl Jones
January 2016
Email: wes0311@bcps.org
Website: WoodholmeES.bcps.org
Location: 300 Mount Wilson Lane, Pikesville, MD, United States
Phone: 410-887-6700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Woodholme-Elementary/632005713553821
Twitter: @WoodholmeES