Woodlea Manor

St. James’ Preschool is a ministry of St. James’ Episcopal Church located at 14 Cornwall Street in historic downtown Leesburg.  Respecting the God-given worth of all children, this preschool program has been designed to enable each unique child to be involved in a creative learning experience in a Christian atmosphere of love and acceptance.  Weekly music and chapel sessions are an important part of the child’s preschool experience at St. James’.  We currently have openings in our afternoon 3-year-old classes and in several 4-year-old classes for the 2010/2011 school year.  Registration fees will be waived.  If interested, please call the preschool office at (703) 777-8439.

Dear Fellow Woodlea Residents and Friends,

Greetings from Randy Hollister, fellow Woodlea Manor resident and Headmaster of Loudoun Country Day School. I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know about three great upcoming activities and programs at Loudoun Country Day School that may be of interest to you.

1. John Chen piano concert this Saturday, May 15 at 7:00. To put it directly, John is a prodigy, a truly remarkable talent. He is now a student at Julliard in NYC and has played around the world, including Russia and China. In addition, he has won several major competitions, including at Carnegie Hall. John is scheduled to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra later this fall. Tickets are $20. Please visit our website (www.lcds.org) or call Amy Warner, Director of Communications, at 703/777-3841. This event takes place on our campus in our multipurpose room in our main building. By the way, there is an article on John and his upcoming concert on page 20 of Loudoun Local Living of today’s Washington Post.

2. Carson Clark: LCDS 4th grade student Carson Clark (also a Woodlea Manor resident) will give a presentation (with some help from his dad) on nature photography and his recently published book The Adventures of Buddy the Beaver on Tuesday, May 25 at 7:00 in our multipurpose room in our main building. Despite being in 4th grade, Carson has already given talks to large audiences in various parts of the country. He has become an accomplished presenter–before reaching the age of middle school! Admission is free. Carson’s book is available for purchase that evening, and he and his dad will be doing book signings following his talk. We are very proud of Carson.

3. LCDS Summer Camps: Taking advantage of our magnificent new facilities and grounds, we are greatly expanding our summer camp offerings this summer. Please check our website for details. Advertisements about our summer camps are running in local print media and will start next week in the Washington Post.

I wanted to share this information with you. I hope to see you at any/all of these events and programs. Please feel free to share this information with friends and business associates. In addition, I would be delighted to give you a tour of our new facilities.

Best wishes,

Randy Hollister

Randall Hollister, PhD, Headmaster
Loudoun Country Day School
20600 Red Cedar Drive
Leesburg, Virginia 20175
703/777-3841
www.lcds.org

The Simpson PTO is raising funds to build an outdoor track. In cooperation with the 1757 Golf Club (45120 Waxpool Rd) we are running a _Bucket of Balls_ fundraiser. For $10 you will receive a coupon for a Large bucket of Range balls (a $12 value) along with other coupon offers . These will make great Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthday or Appreciation gifts as they are good thru December 31st of 2010.

Call Woodlea resident, Mary Tett at 703-431-1921 to arrange delivery at your convenience.
www.1757golfclub.com
The Simpson PTO is a 501(c)(3) organization.

Wakefield School, with bus service from the Bloom parking lot on S. King St. here in Leesburg, is a Pre-School through 12 College Preparatory School with a stunningly beautiful campus in The Plains. Students attend from all around Northern Virginia, including students from here in Woodlea, from places in and around Leesburg, and from various parts of Loudoun County.

On Sunday, April 18th, Wakefield School will be holding an Open House to provide prospective families with the opportunity to meet current students, parents, and faculty members as well as the opportunity to have a tour of the school and hear a presentation from the Headmaster. The Open House will begin at 2:00PM and end at 4:00PM. For questions email or call 540.253.7600. To RSVP, please click here.

Free Registration ($150 value) to Destiny Preschool until December 20, 2009

Email MalloryHickey@DestinyNet.net or call 703 771 6060

Loudoun Country Day School is pleased to invite residents of Woodlea Manor to a presentation about the Levine School of Music on Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00 at Loudoun Country Day School’s spectacular new campus (20600 Red Cedar Drive , off Evergreen Mills Road). Dr. Randy Hollister, Headmaster of Loudoun Country Day School and Woodlea Manor resident will introduce Mr. Peter Jablow, President and CEO of the Levine School. Mr. Jablow will talk about the school, and he and Randy will talk about the partnership that their respective organizations are forming. Again, all Woodlea Manor residents are welcome to attend. You are also welcome to share this information with friends and business associates. If you plan to attend, please send an email to Amy Warner (amy.warner@lcds.org), Director of Communications at Loudoun Country Day.

February 8th, 2009. Here is some news about our local schools…

1. The ten point grading scale has been accepted for next school year.  The school board will be announcing it officially at a meeting soon.  With Fairfax also making the change, this is in line with other districts in Virginia.   AP courses will be weighted at 1.0 beginning this semester.
2. If you don’t want those phone calls/ emails at all hours about weather closings for schools, you can opt out on the LCPS website.  (you will still get messages in the event of an emergency or Principal’s notice, but you won’t get the 4:30 am alerts)
3. In this time of fiscal restraint, it is important that residents understand their voice in the community. For our schools, school employees have accepted a freeze or reduction in their salaries to offset school needs. All residents may contact our board of supervisors regarding the proposed budget for the next school year.  In supporting the school board’s zero based budget, supervisors will keep the budget as it was this year with no increases and programs will stay intact. There are also cuts being considered at five to fifteen percent. With this much funding being removed from the budget, residents will see substantial change  in what our schools can do for the next school year.  Residents should be prepared that many of extra programs will be strongly reduced or disbanded with five to fifteen percent cuts.  To share your opinions you may attend any of the upcoming meetings.

List of Upcoming Hearings and Meetings on the LCPS Budget
Public participation is encouraged at all of the following budget hearings and informational meetings regarding the proposed 2009-2010 (Fiscal Year 2010) Loudoun County Public Schools Budget. People wishing to speak before the School Board may do so by calling 571-252-1020 to get on the delegations list. (Walk-ins will be accepted during School Board budget and regular meetings, but pre-registration is suggested.)Those wishing to write to the School Board and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors about the budget may do so by using the form under “Citizen Comment Form for Proposed FY2010 Budget” in the Quick Links on the main LCPS home page, http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/. Comments may also be sent to the Board of Supervisors by e-mail at bos@loudoun.gov, or by calling the Citizen Comment Line, 703-777-0115.

The budget meetings that have been set thus far include:

February 25, Wednesday  Loudoun County Board of Supervisors: 6 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the Government Center, 1 Harrison St. SW, Leesburg

February 26, Thursday    Loudoun County Board of Supervisors: 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the Government Center, 1 Harrison St. SW, Leesburg

February 28, Saturday   Loudoun County Board of Supervisors: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the School Board Meeting Room, School Administrative Offices, 21000 Education Court, Ashburn