Newsletters | Woodlin ES

Principal Letters to the Woodlin ES Community

Weather Emergencies and Cancellations

If weather causes delays or early releases from school, here is what you need to know:

One Hour Morning Delay: School doors open at 9:40 a.m. Bus will run on a one-hour delay. Example: if your child's bus pick up is usually 8:00 a.m., then your bus pick up would be 9:00 a.m.

Two Hour Morning Delay: School doors open at 10:40 a.m. Bus will run on a two-hour delay.

Early Afternoon Dismissal: MCPS determines weather related early dismissal by 11:00 a.m. When MCPS makes a decision to release school early due to weather conditions, it announces the time that schools will dismiss. Dismissal from Woodlin will run accordingly.

After School Activities and Community Activities at Schools: Please listen to news announcements for the County decision and check the County website.

How to find out if MCPS has delayed school or will dismiss early:

Montgomery County Public Schools website, phone alert system. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/sources.aspx
News Stations such as local TV Channel 9, 5, 4, 7, and Radio Stations such as WTOP 103.5 FM
The best sources of information are the news or the MCPS website.

Grading

Montgomery County Public Schools revised the elementary school grading system a couple of years ago. According to the MCPS website, "The revisions are designed to more clearly convey student learning and provide additional information about learning skills or work habits. The change reflects input from parents, school staff, and community."

To summarize:

--Students in Grades 2-5 will have A, B, C, D grades.

--Kindergarten students will get a report card four times (instead of twice) per year.

--Includes overall subject grade (in addition to the end-of-year average and measurement topics per marking period).

--Includes reporting of key learning skills.

Click here for a link to the information on the MCPS website. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/grading/report-cards.aspx

Scoring Guide for Assignments, Grades K-1

Grade	Descriptor
P	Evidence shows complete understanding and use of grade-level concepts. Errors do not impact understanding.
I	Evidence shows incomplete understanding and use of grade-level concepts. Errors impact understanding.
N	Evidence shows minimal understanding and use of grade-level concepts. Critical errors impact understanding.

Scoring Guide for Assessments, Grades 2-5

Old Grade	New Grade	Descriptor
ES	A	Evidence demonstrates full understanding of content, concept, or skill. Errors or omissions are absent or do not impact understanding.
S	B	Evidence demonstrates general understanding of content, concept or skill with some support. Errors or omissions may impact understanding.
P	C	Evidence demonstrates some understanding of content, concept, or skill with some support. Errors or omissions impact understanding.
N	D	Evidence demonstrates limited or minimal understanding of content, concept and skill with significant support. Errors or omissions are critical and impact understanding.