Woodside Wolves Weekly
for the Families of Woodside Elementary - August 14th
What an awesome first two days of school! Our students are already building community and settling in well.
Thank you for taking the time to read through our Woodside Wolves Weekly newsletter for updates and important information.
As always, if you ever have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely Yours,
Christopher Chenault
Principal
Woodside Safety Procedures Reminders
Our student's safety is our #1 concern
- Please drop-off/pick-up in the designated areas only
- Parents walking on campus to pick up/drop off students, PLEASE USE the white-lined CROSSWALK
- Due to limited staff parking, thank you for not parking in the school's parking lot between the hours of 7:30 to 3 pm. Thank you very much for your cooperation with this!
- Pull as far forward as possible along the curb, avoid parking in the bus area, and please do not stop in the middle of the driveway to load/unload your student
- Thank you for yielding to our students and families that use the crosswalks in and around the Woodside campus. If traffic gets back up, we will do our best to have staff present to hold pedestrians to clear traffic.
Student School Policies/Procedures Friendly Reminders
- Please do not bring personal sports equipment to school. Ask Mr. C if you need something that we don't have available in the ball box
- Please no toys or blankets
Dates To Remember:
August
August 15: Back-to-School Night (See more information below)
August 19: 5-7:30 pm Welcome Back Picnic (See more information below)
August 22: 7-8 pm Parent Faculty Club (PFC) Meeting
August 31: 8:30 -9:15 am Coffee or Tea with Mr. C (see more information below)
September
September 5: Labor Day (NO School)
September 15: First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month
September 16: Lap-A-Thon PFC Fundraiser
September 26 & 27: Rosh Hashanah
October
October 3 - 7: Odis Cookie/Gift Wrap PFC Fundraiser
October 4 & 5: Yom Kippur
October 7: End of 1st Quarter
October 10: Columbus Day & Indigenous Peoples' Day
October 10: Teacher In-Service (Students NO School)
October 17 - 28: Parent/Teacher Conference (Minimum Days for two weeks)
October 24 - 28: Book Fair all week!
October 28: 5-8:30 pm Fall Fest
October 31: Halloween
Back-to-School Night
Monday, August 15th
- 6-6:30 Grades TK through 2nd (including Mrs. Champion's 2nd/3rd Grade Combo) report to your classroom for your teacher's presentation
- 6:35- 6:55 All grades TK through 5th report to the Multiuse Room (Cafeteria) for the Principal's welcome
6:55 pm - Grades TK through 2nd are finished for the night
- 7-7:30 Grades 3rd, 4th, & 5th report to your classroom for your teacher's presentation
- 7:35 - 8 pm Grades 4th & 5th report back to the Multiuse Room to discuss Outdoor Education
Welcome Back Picnic - 8/19
- Friday, August 19th
- 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
- Join us on the blacktop/playground this Friday
- bring your dinner and some lawn chairs
- meet fellow Woodside families
- Let the kids play!!
Wednesday Early Release
TK & Kinder - early friends dismiss at 11:10 am, late friends dismiss at 12:17
1st-5th grade 12:35 dismissal
Let's See your woodside Spirit!
Woodside Wolves Weekly Spirit Days
Wednesdays: Wacky Wednesday - Wear your wacky fit today! Mix and DON'T match!
Thursdays: Wear gear that represents a college or a college sports team
Fridays: Wolf-Wear Friday!... wear your Woodside Elementary t-shirt or school colors (blue or yellow)
Need to buy a t-shirt?
- We still have some shirt sizes available for sale in the office for $15
- (Coming Soon) All sizes available of Woodside Spirit wear will be available for online ordering
Are You Available To Help Support Our Students During the School Day?
If you are already a registered volunteer for MDUSD and are available to help at any time throughout the school day, please contact Mr. Chenault by calling our office at 925-689-7671.
Not a Registered Volunteer?
To become an MDUSD volunteer and support Woodside, please click here for additional information and requirements.
MDUSD is 1-1 Student Devices for Grades 2nd - 5th at the elementary level
Student Device Insurance
Please see the attachment regarding obtaining Chromebook Insurance
- Insurance is optional but highly recommended.
- The insurance term lasts one year from the purchase
- You will need your student's device number to register for insurance
- If your student is new to the district & Woodside (Grades 2-5), they will be getting their device by the end of next week
- 2nd-grade students will be assigned a 1-1 device as soon as possible. Please be on the lookout for additional communication from your student's teacher.
Click the link below to view the attachment.
Woodside Community Gathering - Coffee or Tea with Mr. C
Our first time together is Wednesday, August 31, 2022, from 8:30 to 9:15 am in the MUR. Please bring your coffee or tea and join me for an opportunity to “meet and greet” one another.
CARES Expanded Learning program
We are excited to have the CARES Expanded Learning Program at Woodside!
The program has been up and running VERY smoothly... they have been serving their maximum amount of students from day one!
If you have questions, concerns, or want to learn more about the program, don't hesitate to contact Woodside's CARES program coordinator Nadia Munoz.
Nadia Muñoz
Program Coordinator
C.A.R.E.S. Expanded Learning Program
Woodside Elementary
(925)689-7671 ext. 85936
Please click HERE for the MDUSD Food and Nutrition Information and Menus
District breakfasts/brunches & lunches are currently FREE to ALL MDUSD students.
Please Join Us for Our First Parent Faculty Club (PFC) Meeting (attendance is open to all!)
Thank YOU PFC for ALL that you do for us!
Next PFC Meeting (7 pm to 8 pm):
August 22, 2022
(Via Zoom until further notice)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mdusd.zoom.us/j/81870878558
Meeting ID: 818 7087 8558
To learn more about the Woodside Wolves PFC, please visit their website at WoodsidePFC.com or email them at woodsidepfc@gmail.com
Help us keep COVID out of Woodside! If your student has symptoms, please keep them home. EVEN if you don't think it is COVID. Please click HERE for MDUSD COVID information
Symptomatic students, teachers, and staff must quarantine at home, regardless of their vaccination status (even if fully vaccinated), masking, or recent COVID infection history.
Woodside Attendance Hotline
925.682.8000
ext 7755
Woodside Elementary Contact Information
Thank you to our office staff Annabel Vazquez, Office Manager & Maria Tsakoyias. School Secretary. We could not operate without you!
Email: Chenaultc@mdusd.org
Website: woodside.mdusd.org
Location: 761 San Simeon Dr, Concord, CA 94518, USA
Phone: (925) 689-7671
Twitter: @WoodsideEL