Dear Woodbrook Families,

We are off to a great start! It is no surprise that your children have made a wonderful transition back to school. Arrival and dismissal have become routine (thank you) and children have been doing a great job of finishing their lunches and cleaning up daily.

Children are doing a wonderful job of wearing their masks during class and participating in all phases of the class!

This is a tribute to your wonderful coaching at home, our amazing students, and our fabulous Woodbrook staff!

A tremendous thanks to all parents for their cooperation and understanding with regard to our health and safety protocols. Please know that we will require a negative COVID test (PCR) when a student presents with symptoms, even if you and your doctor are confident the symptoms are due to allergies/other issues.

Thank you for your patience with regard to BUSES! WB11 is still not running. I understand everyone's frustration with the situation. There is an extreme shortage of bus drivers in NJ and the vendors are trying to cover the routes. I do not normally receive any information in the morning regarding late buses. I do update the dismissal of buses and, thanks to a parent's input, I have added a "time departed Woodbrook" column for more accuracy to the bus dismissal form.

This year, grades 4 & 5 will take a short standardized assessment called Start Strong on October 12 & 13. You may see the practice problems here: https://nj.mypearsonsupport.com/practice-tests/ These tests will help us meet your children's needs.

All students in grades 3, 4 & 5 will take a test for Gifted & Talented programs during the month of September.

Thank you!

Mrs. Cirillo

CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE

Hybrid Back to School Night

Back to School Night - Tuesday, September 21, 2021

September 10, 2021

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome Back! Due to the positive feedback received last year, we are offering the convenience of attending Back to School Night remotely, as well as in person.

The sessions will be live streamed to all joining at virtually via your teacher’s video link as per the schedule below.

PLEASE LOGIN USING YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS

SO WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE WHEN YOU JOIN!

Meet your child’s teacher, and learn what your child does during the school day.

Teachers will be chatting about general classroom procedures and curriculum. Due to time constraints, please do not hold individual discussions with your teachers. Back to School Night is a night for parents/guardians only. Children should NOT attend.

Please mute your microphone during the presentation.

(No Back to School Night for Kindergarten in Edison due to the recent Kindergarten Orientation)

Back to School Night - Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Grade 5 teachers will present their subjects SEPARATELY

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT SCHEDULE

Links will be shared on Monday 9/20 by your child’s teachers!

If you are unable to attend, please ask your child’s teacher to share their slideshow with you.

We look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cirillo & Mrs. Zapoticzny

Join us for our first PTO meeting in the Woodbrook Cafe on Wednesday, October 13 at 7 p.m.

We will start with a Head Class Parent meeting at 6:30 p.m. and then move into the general meeting.

We are excited to welcome new members to our group. The PTO supports the children and our school. For example, our PTO has just purchased personal speakers to help all classroom teachers amplify their voices while wearing their masks. This is just one example of how PTO funds are used at Woodbrook.

To parents in grades 3, 4 & 5,

Please do not worry!

We are still awaiting the district's email with logins for parents to join math club and purchase Camp Bernie Shirts.

As we wait, math club will not fill up and Camp Bernie shirts will still be available in time for the October trip!

For planning purposes, these clubs will be opening soon, but are very limited and/or may be audition only. Please note dates and times to avoid conflicts in schedules.

These clubs (unless otherwise noted) meet once per week from late October through mid-May.

Click to see the FREE CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS SPONSORED BY DISTRICT Sept 2021

Thank you to Eagle Scout Noah Koenig, his troop and donors and the Woodbrook PTO for our lovely new garden!

We truly appreciate the PTO's donation of a personal headset and speaker to help amplify the teachers' voices while wearing masks!