July

30^th - Pre-K & 2^nd Grade Registration (8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)

31^st - Kindergarten & 1^st Grade Registration (8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)

August

Community Project: Spartanburg Children’s Shelter

Character Trait Emphasis: Respectful

7^th – 9^th – Tax Free Weekend for Back to School Shopping

14^th – Visit Your Classroom and Meet Your Teacher (8:00 – 11:00 a.m.)

18^th – First Day for Students (Kindergarten through 2^nd Grade) – Lunch Begins

18^th – 24^th – Preschool Home Visits

19^th – Substitute Teacher Workshop at District Office

24^th – Breakfast Begins

24^th – Sept. 18^th - MAP Testing for 2^nd Graders

25^th – Preschool Classes Begin (Staggered Entry)

28^th – School Family Celebration – Wear School T-Shirts

September

Community Project: Spartanburg Children’s Shelter

Character Trait Emphasis: Respectful

1st - “Back to School” Picnic for Students & Families: PTO Membership Drive

7^th – Labor Day Holiday – No School

8^th – PTO Sally Foster Fundraiser Begins

13^th – Grandparents’ Day

14^th – WPS PTO Meeting (5:00 p.m.) Open House & Book Fair (5:30 – 6:30 p.m.)

14^th – 18^th – Scholastic Book Fair; Constitution Week

16^th – Interim Reports Issued for 2^nd Graders

17^th - Constitution Day

22^nd - First Day of Autumn; PTO Sally Foster Fundraiser Orders and Money Due

25^th - School Family Celebration – Wear School T-Shirts

29^th – School Improvement Council Meeting (4:00 – 5:00 p.m.)

30^th – School Picture Day

October

Community Project: Food Drive for Woodruff Soup Kitchen

Character Trait Emphasis: Responsible

7^th – WPS @ WPS (9:30 a.m.)

12^th - Columbus Day

12^th – 16^th – WPS Children’s Book Week (13^th – Family Literacy Night; 16^th – Storybook Character Parade)

12^th – 16^th - Fire Prevention Week; National School Lunch Week *Remember to thank our excellent cafeteria staff for all they do!!!

13^th, 14^th, 15^th - Preschool Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

19^th – 23^rd – National School Bus Safety Week; American Safe Schools Week *Please thank our bus drivers for transporting you safely each day.

20^th – End First Nine Weeks (45 days)

22^nd- Parent – Teacher Conferences 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.; Report Cards Issued (PreK – 2^nd)

PTO Sally Foster Orders to be Picked Up at Conference

23^rd – Parent Teacher Conferences 9:00 – 12:00 noon – No School for Students

PTO Sally Foster Orders to be Picked Up at Conference

26^th – 28^th – Success Days (K, 1^st & 2^nd)

26^th – 30^th - Red Ribbon Week (Drug Free America)

29^th – “Bear Facts” Newsletter

30^th – School Family Celebration – Wear School T- Shirts;

31^st - Halloween

November

Community Project: Coat and Blanket Drive for Helping Hands of Woodruff

Character Trait Emphasis: Thankful

CogAT/ITBS Testing for 2^nd Graders

1^st – Daylight Saving Time Ends (Set Clocks Back 1 Hour)

3^rd – Election Day

4^th – WPS @ WPS (9:30 a.m.)

9^th – 12^th – Storyteller Tim Lowry

10^th – Make-Up Day for School Pictures

11^th – Veterans’ Day

15^th – 21^st – American Education Week *Send your teacher and assistant notes to let them know they are appreciated.

17^th – School Improvement Council Meeting (4:00 – 5:00 p.m.)

20^th – School Family Celebration- Wear School T-Shirts;

24^th - Interim Reports Issued for 1^st & 2^nd Graders

25^th – 27^th – Thanksgiving Holidays – No School

30^th – Dec. 18^th – MAP Testing – 1^st & 2^nd Grades

December

Community Project: Coat and Blanket Drive for Helping Hands of Woodruff

Character Trait Emphasis: Caring

2^nd – Christmas Music Program

5^th – Visit with Santa (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon on Saturday in WPS Cafeteria)

10^th – Substitute Teacher Workshop at District Office

18^th – Class Christmas Parties; School Family Celebration – Wear School T-Shirts

21^st – First Day of winter

21^st – 31^st – Christmas Holidays – No School

January

Community Project: Spartanburg Humane Society

Character Trait Emphasis: Self-Discipline

1^st – New Year’s Holiday – No School

1^st – 31^st – School Board Recognition Month *Thank a School Board Member for providing excellent leadership and vision for Spartanburg District 4.

4^th – Teacher Inservice Day – No School for Students

6^th – WPS @ WPS (9:30 a.m.)

11^th – End Second Nine Weeks (90 Days)

13^th – Report Cards Issued (K, 1^st & 2^nd)

18^th – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No School

19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd – Success Days (PreK – 2^nd)

21^st – “Bear Facts” Newsletter

25^th- 100^th Day of School

29^th – School Family Celebration – Wear School T-Shirts

February

Community Project: Make & Take Baskets for Woodruff Health Care, Georgia Manor, & MontRose Assisted Living

Character Trait Emphasis: Cooperative

1^st – 28^th – Black History Month; National Children’s Dental Health Month

1^st – 5^th – National School Counseling Week *Mrs. Sheffield does so much for our school. Let her know how much you appreciate her.

2^nd – Groundhog Day

3^rd – WPS @ WPS (9:30 a.m.)

10^th – Interim Reports Issued for 1^st & 2^nd Graders; Preschool Progress Reports Issued

11^th - Valentine’s Day Parties

12^th – Teacher Inservice Day – No School for Students

14^th – Valentine’s Day

15^th – Presidents’ Day

16^th – School Improvement Council Meeting (4:00 – 5:00 p.m.)

22^nd – 26^th – Scholastic Book Fair

26^th – School Family Celebration – Wear School T-Shirts

March

Community Project: Food Drive for Helping Hands of Woodruff

Character Trait Emphasis: Honest

Project STAR Testing for Qualified 2^nd Graders

1^st – 31^st – Music in Our Schools Month; Youth Art Month

1^st – 5^th – Dr. Seuss Week; “Read Across America” Day

3^rd – WPS @ WPS (9:30 a.m.)

10^th – Spring Pictures and Kindergarten Graduation Pictures *No Make-Up Days Scheduled for These Pictures

14^th – Daylight Saving Time Begins (Set Clocks Ahead 1 Hour)

17^th – St. Patrick’s Day; End Third Nine Weeks (135 Days)

19^th – Teacher Inservice Day – No School for Students

20^th – First Day of Spring

24^th – Report Cards Issued – (K, 1^st & 2^nd) *Parents should be notified of need for retention by this date.

25^th – Preschool Field Trip to Mr. Al Concert; “Bear Facts” Newsletter

26^th – School Family Celebration – Wear School T-Shirts

29^th – April 2^nd – Spring Holidays

April

Community Project: Recycle Aluminum Cans, Newspapers, and Plastic Bottles

Character Trait Emphasis: Citizenship

1^st – 30^th – Poetry Month; “Keep America Beautiful” Month

1^st – April Fool’s Day

4^th – Easter

6^th – 9^th – Success Days (PreK – 2^nd)

14^th – WPS @ WPS (9:30 a.m.)

18^th – 24^th – School Volunteer Week *We are thankful for our wonderful volunteers! We appreciate all they do.

19^th – Woodruff Elementary School Guidance Counselor to Visit 2^nd Graders

20^th – School Improvement Council Meeting (4:00 – 5:00p.m.)

21^st - Interim Reports Issued for 1^st & 2^nd Graders; Administrative Professionals’/School Secretaries’ Day *Please let our secretaries and receptionists know how much we value them and their excellent work.

22^nd – Earth Day

23^rd – Tour Woodruff Elementary School (2^nd Graders)

26^th – May 14^th – MAP Testing for 1^st & 2^nd Graders

29^th – Fine Arts Festival and Spring Music Program

30^th – Arbor Day; School Family Celebration Day – Wear School T-Shirts

May

Community Project: Thank You Notes to Community Helpers

Character Trait Emphasis: Courageous

3^rd – 7^th – Teacher Appreciation Week *Please let our teachers (classroom & special area) and assistants know how much they are loved and appreciated.

National Physical Education & Sports Week

9^th – Mothers Day

12^th – School Nurses Day *Let Mrs. Knight know how much you appreciate her taking such good care of us.

18^th – Pre-School Program

24^th – Fun Day (K – 2^nd)

19^th – 25^th – Preschool Home Visits

25^th – Kindergarten Graduation (Report Cards Issued for Kindergartners)

26^th, 27^th, 28^th – Half Days for Students

26^th – First Grade Awards Day

27^th – Second Grade Awards Day

28^th – End Fourth Nine Weeks (180 days) – Last Day for Students; Report Cards Issued for 1^st & 2^nd Graders (All books should be returned and all fees paid by this date.)

31^st – Memorial Day Holiday – No School

June

1^st – Teacher Work Day

14^th – Flag Day

20^th – Father’s Day

21^st – First Day of Summer