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December 23rd-January 3rd: Winter Break-Student Holiday
January 14th: Chorus Concert 6:30 PM
January 20th: Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday- Student Holiday
January 23rd: Family Book Club 8:15 AM (library)
January 24th: Family Culture Night 6:00 PM
January 28th: End of Quarter 2
January 29th: Teacher Workday- Student Holiday
Please bookmark the FCPS School Calendar to stay informed about school holidays, breaks, and observances.
 As a reminder, winter break will be held Monday, December 23, to Friday, January 3. School and the office will be closed. We look forward to welcoming students back in the new year. Classes resume on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
 Congratulations to Jennifer Rose, who has been named the Woodson Pyramid Outstanding Teacher!
Congratulations to Martha Berlowitz on your retirement! Wishing you all the best!
Dear CWES Families,
It's been a wonderful week at CWES! Our students had a blast celebrating the holiday season with a fun-filled Spirit Week organized by our SCA. Classrooms were brimming with joy as students participated in festive activities. The SCA also hosted a successful donation drive for the Ronald McDonald House. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, students were able to put together over 80 care kits and collect many additional donations.
4th-6th Graders:
All 4th, 5th and 6th graders have been invited to participate in the annual Woodson Pyramid Area Chorus day! The event takes place at Frost Middle School on Saturday January 11th, 9:45 AM-1PM. Students will learn music from the Frost and Woodson Chorus teachers, play games, sing and be served pizza! It is a fun way to meet students from all over the pyramid and have fun singing together as a community! To register, please use this link: https://forms.gle/PGKuJfbjKD8hT8vu6 and pay the $12 fee on www.myschoolbucks.com by December 20th.
Congratulations to Jennifer Rose, who has been named the Outstanding Teacher for the Woodson Pyramid! This well-deserved recognition highlights her dedication and impact on our students.
We bid a fond farewell to Martha Berlowitz, a beloved educator in our deaf/hard of hearing program for nearly 30 years. We celebrated her contributions this week and wish her all the best in her retirement. She will be deeply missed.
We hope everyone enjoys a restful and rejuvenating break with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school in 2025!
Happy Holidays and Warm Wishes for the New Year!
Leslie Malkowski, Kristi McGeehan, and Mindy Milliron
CWES Administrative Team
Join us for the Quarter 2 Family Book Club: CWES Loves Food on Thursday, January 23rd at 8:15 am in the library and/or art room. An adult must be in attendance with their student.
Students and families can choose from one of 2 books: the picture book: Lunch from Home or the chapter book: A Place at the Table. Families are encouraged to read the books alongside their students. You can sign up using the flyer found in Tuesday Folders or the following link: CWES Family Book Club - Quarter 2.
Please contact Mona Mouneimne (mmmouneimne@fcps.edu) if you have any questions.
CWES will host Family Culture Night on Friday, January 24th from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Please share your family’s culture and traditions with the CWES community! All families and cultures are welcome!
- The culture of your home country
- The culture of the country or countries of your ancestral heritage or that you’ve lived in or visited
- The culture of a city or state in the U.S. where you have lived or visited
- Your family’s traditions and celebrations
- Any culture to which you feel connected!
If you would like to share about your family’s culture, Please fill out the Google Form by Friday, January 10th. If you have any questions, contact Mona Mouneimne at mmmouneimne@fcps.edu.
Are your kids seeking a fun game that promotes cognitive development, cultural awareness, social skills, and emotional growth? CWES is launching a Go Club for 5th and 6th graders, starting January 16, 2025. The club will meet every Thursday after school for an hour. No experience with Go? Don't worry! Two CWES faculty members and a Go instructor will be there to teach your child. We’re also looking for parent volunteers to help with the club—no prior knowledge of Go required, as you'll learn alongside the students. If you're interested in signing up your child, please complete the Google form. Space is limited! Please contact Joyce Colobong@ seccwepta@gmail.com with questions.
⏰ Update on Potential Changes to Middle School Start Times
At Tuesday’s School Board work session, staff from Prismatic Services, Inc., presented options for adjusting start times at FCPS middle schools. As a reminder, Prismatic is charged with developing an action plan to help the School Board reach its goal of starting middle school at or after 8 a.m.
The presentation includes five options for adjusting middle school start times based on the consultant’s analysis from community forums, surveys, and interviews with staff, parents, associations, and other groups. The School Board will provide next steps to the superintendent.
Watch a video of the work session. Visit the Middle School Start Times webpage for more information on the project.
Watch this video to see how FCPS makes weather closing decisions.
FCPS’ website is generally the first place to find out about emergency weather closings. Other communication channels will be used as quickly as possible, including email, text, social media, and news stations. Learn more about how schedule changes are communicated.
Be among the first to hear about weather delays and closings! Update your contact information in SIS ParentVUE. Emails and text messages are sent to parents and caregivers based on the addresses and cell phone numbers entered on this platform.
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