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In the event of “frightful” weather that necessitates school closing early on a given day or school being cancelled, Wood Acres will most likely follow Cobb County Public School closings and/or early dismissal arrangements for inclement weather.  Figuring out if the weather is severe enough to warrant a change in the school day has never been an exact science.  Decisions will be made based on available weather information and what is in the best safety interests for our students, their families, and our staff.  We will always err on the side of safety, so what might have been a dangerous driving condition in the morning could always disappear when the day warms up.  Thank you for understanding our decisions and supporting them.

Wood Acres is registered with the major television stations and they will run our closings as they do with other public and private schools, so watch for our name on the screen as closings are posted.  Most stations now also maintain a school closing list on their websites.  Wood Acres will also send out a school email announcing the closing, so be certain to keep your email address is current with the school office.  We will also put school closing information on the school answering machine.  Now that’s what we call three-way communication!

When school cannot be in session due to inclement weather, our before school and after school Tree House program will also be cancelled.  Families who might need this service during bad weather should make alternate plans.  As we do not want our precious cargo on icy roads, neither should our talented staff be driving in less than favorable conditions.  So, if “the weather outside is frightful”, this information should assist you in gathering your family where “the fire is so delightful”!  And as our students will gleefully say…

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Update on Thursday, January 7, 2010 by The Wood Acres School

The Wood Acres School and all school services will be closed on Friday, 1/8. Stay warm and stay safe! We will see you at school on Monday.

Dear Wood Acres Families,

‘Tis the season for celebrating and Wood Acres is replete with candy, kindness, treats, and gifts from the heart.  While the economic times have impacted all of us, the joy of seeing wonder through the eyes of our students provides many priceless moments for us.  We send them home to you this afternoon, a bit sugared and indulged, in hopes that you can experience the same wonders of the season.

The Wood Acres School is pleased to announce that tuition for the 2010-2011 academic year will remain the same as the current 2009-2010 school year.  This decision was both easy and challenging.  The ease came in wanting to honor our legacy families and helping parents maintain the highest standards of education for their children by matriculating @ the Woods.

The challenge is that we, as a school community, must maintain our current enrollment and hopefully grow new caliber families for the coming year. While we have admissions plans each year to reach new families, our legacy families are our best and most valued marketing team.  We hope you will continue that tradition so that, as a united school community, we can take “Cobb’s best kept secret” for affordable private education and let “the cat out of the bag”!

Now on to a wonderfully long winter break.  Not a creature will be stirring at school, but we are just an email away if you need or miss us. We will see you on Monday, January 4, bright and early for the beginning of a new decade of teaching and learning at The Wood Acres School.

With warmest regards,

Head of School

Update on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by The Wood Acres School

2010-2011 Tuition Schedules Posted

• Early School Tuition
• Grammar School Tuition
• Upper School Tuition

In the December, 2009 edition of The Acorn: 

• A note from the Woods…
  Many of us make resolutions at the New Year to do things better or differently. Resolutions are a great way to “reset” or reestablish our own true north…
• Save the Date! Open House January 23rd
  The Wood Acres School will open our doors to both legacy and prospective families on Saturday, January 23rd…
• Friend of Wood Acres Atlanta Magazine Promotion
  Some dedicated and enthusiastic parents recently decided to help Wood Acres get the word out about our great school…

Read the December, 2009 edition of The Acorn »

Ceremony and tradition knit a school together as an educational family, and we were just that on a glorious Sunday afternoon, November 8, as we celebrated Wood Acres 40th birthday and our designation as an International Spanish Academy.

We celebrated with song and solemnity as we honored our veterans with a superior color guard ceremony by the Wheeler High School Air Force JROTC and a moving accapella rendition of “God Bless America” by our own talented music teacher, Ms. Sally Clement.

 
We celebrated with performance and personalities as both the Trotamundo Drama Club and the Wood Acres Chorale premiered their first performances for our hundreds of guests, families, alumni and friends of Wood Acres.

 
We celebrated with stirring words and commendations as Wood Acres was presented with our official ISA certificate from the Embassy of Spain and the Spanish Consulate in the United States. 

 
We celebrated with cake, ice cream, balloons, and an old fashioned festival of games and prizes for the young and young at heart alike.  

 
We celebrated with smiles, hugs, and all the warmth that makes Wood Acres such an amazing place to gain an outstanding private, independent school education.

 
We celebrated… and these photos prove that we did it with style!  Thank you all for helping us make such great memories from our rich ceremonies and Wood Acres traditions!

In the October, 2009 edition of The Acorn: 

• A note from the Woods…
  Many things have changed since our little school tucked away in the woods was founded in 1969, but the essence of a Wood Acres education is timeless…
• It’s a birthday party & more!
  The Wood Acres School will be celebrating our official designation as an International Spanish Academy as well as our 40th year of teaching and learning…
• Destination: Book Fair 2009
  All students, families, and friends are welcome to visit the Wood Acres Book Fair beginning Monday, October 19th…
• What does the International Spanish Academy mean for my Wood Acres student?
  With our official designation as an International Spanish Academy, The Wood Acres School offers a truly bilingual learning environment…
• And more!

Read the October, 2009 edition of The Acorn »

Scholastic Books will again be Wood Acres’ partner in hosting the Destination Book Fair.  

The Book Fair will be held in the Music Room/Multi-Purpose Building at the following times: 

• Monday, Oct 19th
  9:30am-2:00pm
• Tuesday Oct 20th to Thursday Oct 22nd
  9:30am-4:30pm
• Friday, Oct. 23rd
  9:30am-11:30am 

Our Fall Book Fair has an amazing and inspiring selection of new and exclusive titles. Don’t miss this opportunity to begin your holiday shopping and give an adventure. Open a book and read around the world! No passport required!

This year, Wood Acres would like to contribute to our community. Please join us by bringing your used books to the Book Fair. All books will be donated to Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of Greater Marietta and Children’s Shelter of Marietta. Book donors will receive a special Wood Acres bookmark designed by our contest winners in the 4th and 5th grades! 

Proceeds from the Book Fair help to grow our own Wood Acres Stacks.

Thank you. We look forward to seeing you!

Clarkdale Elementary in Austell was evacuated on Monday when rising waters began flooding the school. By end of day, the entire school was covered in water. Students and teachers lost everything.

11Alive and The School Box have launched a program to collect school supplies to aid the district. Please visit the Be a Hero for Clarkdale Elementary page for more information.

Flood video

Most children in East Cobb play on the fields and trails at East Cobb Park. The Park sustained an estimated $150,000 in damage when the swollen waters of Sope Creek crested its banks. At its highest point, the waters were four feet higher than the bridge spanning Sope Creek. The Cobb County Parks department has closed the park until it can be cleaned and repaired.

Friends for East Cobb Park is asking for donations to help restore the park to its previous state. Please visit the park’s website for information how you can help.

Update on Sunday, September 27, 2009 by The Wood Acres School

East Cobb Park Re-Opens

Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs performed a miracle putting the Park back together. Director Eddie Cannon announced that the park would re-open Sunday, September 27.

Even though an amazing amount of work was accomplished by these dedicated people, there is much left to do. Please visit the park’s website for information how you can help.

Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown

A perennial favorite in the genre of children’s literature is an engaging book, Flat Stanley, authored by Jeff Brown.

For 40 years the story of Flat Stanley and his suitcase and backpack adventures have transformed the armchair travels of children throughout the world. Presidents, rock stars, traveling parents, and doting grandparents have taken Flat Stanley on adventures as they travel and sent him home with stories, poems, and notes to the delight of readers of all ages.

Since it is Flat Stanley’s 40th anniversary as it is Wood Acres, it is fitting to share with you Wood Acres own version of Flat Stanley, his life history, and his amazing travels around the world- twice!

When Jim and Joann Ryan, the dynamic couple who serve as Wood Acres benefactors to our annual Scholarship Fund, decided to travel around the world on the QE 2 and later on the new Queen Mary, they wanted to take the children of Wood Acres with them to bring world travel to the classroom door and to bring the love of reading to children everywhere.  Wood Acres third graders were reading Flat Stanley at the time, so the fit was a natural.  With the help of a talented Wood Acres parent, our very own version of Flat Stanley was born to travel, Woody!  Students decked him out in custom designed Velcro outfits for each port of call and every night aboard ship, right down to a dinner jacket and tuxedo for special events.  His monogrammed back pack was ready as were his passport and boarding documents.  Fed Ex lovingly delivered this mini-traveler to the Ryans and the journey of 140+ days around the world began.

The Ryans established a Woody website specifically for the students to track Woody’s travels, post questions, blog, and learn about each country and people he met on his way.

What began as a simple way to share an incredible trip with Wood Acres students magically turned into something quite spectacular!  All who met Woody aboard the QE 2, from room attendants to the ship’s Captain, from the table mates of the Ryans to famous author, Mary Higgins Clark, were touched by the magic and charm of Woody.  He became quite a ship legend.  When he journeyed with the Ryans into their hundreds of ports of call, all they had to do was bring out Woody and children flocked to them with smiles, hugs, and wonder at this little guy.  He returned to the Woods to the surprise of the students in a package overflowing with treats and mementos of the trip for each of them.  Woody went on his second world trip with the Ryans two years later and it was even more spectacular- if that was possible.  He now resides back @ the Woods ready for adventure whenever he is invited!

The website the Ryans created and maintained is a timeless treasure and learning tool for families and classrooms. Learning should always strive to be an M & M experience - Memorable and Movable - meaning that it never leaves you.

Woody and the Woods is just that magical adventure. Enjoy, dream, and let your travels be grand!  Bon voyage!