NEWSLETTER QUICK LINKS:
Next Week 1/29-2/6
Return to Gym 1/31
Food Drive Ending 1/31
Enrollment Contracts 2022-2023
COVID-19 Mask Update 1/24
Coyote Café Thursdays
Tech Talk Screenagers
GWCS School Spiritwear by Rokkitwear
ANNOUNCEMENT: all students will return to the gym for first period this week!
SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 2022
CANCELED - Robotics Qualifying Tournament with Mr. Lindner at Norfolk State University (canceled due to inclement weather)
MONDAY, JAN. 31, 2022
Food Drive - TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO CONTRIBUTE! (info)
Oui Gobleu Cooking Club during lunch with Ms. Warden ~ Meatless Monday! (info)
Yearbook Elective with Mr. Goldie from 2:40 pm -3:15 pm
TUESDAY, FEB. 1, 2022
Tuition Due for ‘Monthly Plan’ payments (info)
History in Movies Elective with Mr. Goldie from 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2, 2022
Spring Theatre Elective with Mr. Goldie from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 2022
Coyote Café with Ms. Kohler’s Personal Finance class during lunch (info)
Music Club with Mr. Torres from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Robotics Elective with Mr. Lindner from 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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RETURN TO GYM…
Effective January 31, 2022, all GWCS students will return to Audrey Moore RECenter for 1st period PE which includes Personal Fitness, Hiking, and Basketball.
Thank you for continuing your fitness from home these past three weeks (1/10-28/2022). If you haven’t already, please remember to turn in to your Advisor a log of what you did for fitness each day so that you will receive PE credit.
Questions? Click the button below.
Still have questions?
Personal Fitness: Ms. N-O ~~ nunezoliverm@gwcommunityschool.com
Hiking: Sr. Torres ~~ torresra@gwcommunityschool.com
Basketball: Mr. Goldie ~~ goldiera@gwcommunityschool.com
OUI GOBLEU COOKING CLUB…
MEATLESS MONDAY!
Monday, January 31, 2021
During Lunch
GWCS is going Meatless! Meatless Monday is a global movement that encourages people to reduce meat in their diet for their health and the health of the planet. The campaign was originally started in 2003 by Sid Lerner in association with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future- to find out more click here.
We figured, with the new year, and new resolutions, why not try out something that’s good for both us and the planet? Bring your favorite no-meat dish on Monday and we’ll be meeting at lunch to share and see what we think about meat-free options. If you’re bringing a dish that needs to be refrigerated, you can put it in the staff kitchen fridge, otherwise, please place it in Ms. Warden’s office for safekeeping before lunch.
GWCS FOOD DRIVE…
The last day to donate is Monday, January 31, 2022!
Our goal is to FILL THE SCHOOL VAN!!!
Students and staff can drop their donations off in the little kitchen next to Mr. Lindner’s classroom. Please help us fill the school van with food donations for Food for Others.
THE MOST NEEDED ITEMS INCLUDE:
Canned beans
Peanut butter
Grains
Canned vegetables
Cereal
Juice
Healthy snacks (such as raisins or granola bars)
Canned fruits
Canned salmon, tuna, or chicken
COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS:
Students can earn community service hours by tracking their time shopping and collecting items outside of school as well as volunteering to sort and package donated items in school. Remember to log your community service hours via the online form:
Thank you in advance for helping us reduce food insecurity!
Questions? Contact:
Ms. Kohler
kohlerja@gwcommunityschool.com
2022-2023 ENROLLMENT CONTRACTS…
YES, IT IS ALREADY TIME TO PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR!
Dear Parents & Guardians of GWCS Underclassmen:
You will soon receive paper copies of next year’s enrollment contract and tuition fee schedule in your old fashioned mailbox. Click below for a preview. Enrollment forms are also available on the Parent Portal page of the GWCS website.
DUE DATE:
Signed contracts and enrollment fees for next year are due by Friday, March 18, 2022.
QUESTIONS?
Tuition and payment questions may be sent to Mr. Goldie at goldiera@gwcommunityschool.com
COVID-19 MASK UPDATE…
UPDATED GWCS covid GUIDELINES
EXCERPT OF email sent 1.24.2022
From: Nunez-Oliver, Maria
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 2:11 PM
Subject: COVID-Counter Measures and Guidelines - UPDATE 1.24
In addition to following the below protocols for illness/quarantine policies, we wanted to remind our community that we will still be requiring students and staff to wear masks at all times except when eating. Our school's administration agree with the CDC's recommendations that masking is a critical public health tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19, and we urge our community to wear the most protective mask they can that fits well, is worn properly, and that is comfortable enough to wear consistently all day.
As always, thank you for being apart of this community and we look forward to seeing what third quarter has in store!
Warmly,
Maria "M" Nuñez-Oliver
Director of Operations
nunezoliverm@gwcommunityschool.com
EMAIL SENT 1.12.2022
From: Nunez-Oliver, Maria
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 4:16 PM
Subject: COVID-Counter Measures and Updated Guidelines
Hello all,
Considering the emerging COVID-19 omicron-variant outbreak in our area, we have decided to update some of our guidelines to keep our community as safe as possible.
After reviewing both Fairfax County Public Schools and the guidelines of other schools in our area, we are deviating from some of the CDC guidelines in an effort to avoid transmission at GWCS.
Please review the updated rules regarding COVID below:
If a student exhibits COVID symptoms at school, they will be sent home.
Students sent home with COVID symptoms may return to school when the following are met:
The student is fever-free without fever-reducing medication for at least 24 hours AND
The student no longer has symptoms
If symptoms persist – we highly suggest:
Getting a COVID test to show negative test result (either Antigen, Rapid Antigen, or PCR test) OR
Getting a clinical evaluation from a healthcare provider that offers an alternate diagnosis to COVID
If a student has had a close contact to exposures and are asymptomatic, the student may return to school when the following are met:
Student completes 5 days of quarantine AND
Student is asymptomatic AND
Student returns to school and wears a face mask properly for days 6-10
Students who display a pattern of failing to wear a mask correctly will be sent home at the discretion of GWCS administration
Upon returning to school, students will also be required to eat lunch in a room by themselves, but they may socialize (masked) after eating
Students who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 may not return until all of the following have been met:
It has been at least 10 days since the student first had symptoms (for symptomatic students) or 10 since testing positive (day the test was administered) for COVID (for asymptomatic students) AND
The student is fever-free without fever-reducing medication for at least 24 hours AND
The student no longer has symptoms
We’ve stayed opened previously during the height of the COVID pandemic, so we hope that these guidelines will assist us in continuing to keep our classes in person, and keep our community safe.
Thank you for reading, and please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Warmly,
Maria "M" Nuñez-Oliver
Director of Operations
nunezoliverm@gwcommunityschool.com
COYOTE CAFE…
EVERY THURSDAY DURING LUNCH
WHAT IS COYOTE CAFÉ?
Once a week, Ms. Kohler’s Personal Finance class operates a lunch time café offering snacks, sweets, sodas, and of course… pizza.
WHERE & WHEN?
Thursdays during lunch in the staff kitchen.
MENU & prices:
Pizza Slice -$2.00
Mac and Cheese - $1.50
Ramen Noodles: $1.50
Ritz Cheese Crackers - $1.00
Granola Bars - $1.00
Fruit Roll Ups - $0.75
Candy - $0.50
Chips - $1.00
Chips Ahoy - $1.50
Oreos - $1.50
Soda - $1.00
Klondike Bar - $2.00
Freezer Popsicles - $0.50
Twin Popsicles - $1.50
Ice Cream Sandwich - $1.50
PAYMENT:
Coyote Café accepts CASH ONLY!
PROCEEDS:
All earnings will be used to support a GWCS spring event. Last year we had an outdoor concert!
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Ms. Kohler
kohlerja@gwcommunityschool.com
GREAT DINNER TIME CONVERSATIONS…
In each WYNK, we will provide links to the three most recent Screenagers Tech Talk Tuesday articles. We hope you will find them informative, with helpful suggestions, and interesting questions to discuss as a family. This blog is not an attack on teens and technology - it’s truly helpful and appreciated by students, parents, and teachers as it provides the framework for constructive and enlightening conversations.
SEND US YOUR FOOD SCRAPS…
HAVE YOU MET TORTELLINI OUR RUSSIAN TORTOISE?
Tortellini, one of our beloved GWCS critters, lives in a cozy condo in Ms. Warden’s office and he loves to eat! If you would like to help keep his belly full, you can send in food scraps and garden snacks, but first please READ THIS to understand his diet and then drop off your gourmet scraps in Ms. Kohler’s lab. Questions? Email Ms. Kohler at kohlerja@gwcommunityschool.com.
SHOW YOUR COYOTE SPIRIT…
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