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Old Bridge Elementary School
3051 Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, VA
Principal’s Corner
Hazardous weather and extreme
cold caused some unscheduled
time away from school for our
students in the form of school
delays and closings. When school
is not in session, please use the
time to read with and to your child
(ren) and access the many math,
reading, science and history web
links on the Old Bridge Website.
Playing board games and practicing
math facts are other excellent
ways to exercise the brain.
We are extremely proud of the
progress our students are making
as evidenced by the number of
students on the all A and A/B
Honor Rolls for the second grading
period. Ms. Kazemi and I speak to
the students each semester
during our Code of Behavior
assemblies concerning school-wide
expectations, school rules and
appropriate
school
behavior.
Please support this at home by
reminding your children to be
responsible, respectful, safe and a
good listener at all times on the
bus and at school.
703-491-5614
http://oldbridgees.schools.pwcs.edu/
In an effort to increase
communication and spotlight
what we are doing each day,
OBE will launch a Facebook
page starting mid March. We
welcome parents to visit the
page
and view our weekly
postings. If for some reason
you prefer that your child not
be featured on the page,
please send us an e-mail to
heathsv@pwcs.edu to opt-out
your student.
Lastly, thank you once again
for
your
support
by
supervising homework each
night, reading with your
children, promoting healthy
eating
habits
and
daily
exercise.
A healthy body
makes for a healthy mind.
Proudly serving,
Anita Flemons
Principal
March 2015
Anita Flemons ~
Principal
Carolyn Kazemi ~
Assistant Principal
Save the Dates:
3/2: PTO General
Meeting @ 8:30 AM
3/6: Day Zero—Dr.
Seuss Day
Sock Hop from
6:30-8:30 PM
Interims Come Home
3/19: PTO General
Meeting/Summer
Activities Information
Meeting @ 7:00 PM
3/20: Spring Pictures
3/26: Kindergarten
and Fourth Grade Field
Trips
Third Grade Music
Program @ 7:00 PM
3/27: End of 3rd
Grading Period
3/30-4/3: Spring
Break
4/6: No School—
Teacher Workday
4/7: School Reopens
The Prince William County Public School Division does not discriminate in employment or in its educational programs and activities against qualified individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, veteran status or disability.
Library Media Center News!!!
Our readers have been very busy in the library! Since the beginning of this school year,
patrons have checked out over 42,000 books – that’s a lot of reading!!! Keep up the good work
and when you find something great to read, share it with a friend.
One way our students have been reading great books is by participating in the Virginia Readers
Choice. Voting for both lists, which you can find online, will be taking place soon! Keep
reading! You must have read at least four to vote.
Students have been busy fine-tuning their library skills, too. Fourth and fifth graders have
been involved playing research games that help them understand various research tools
better. Kindergarten, first, second, and third are listening to the great selection of books on
the Virginia Readers Choice read-aloud list and voting has begun – we’ll have a winner soon!
In addition, 2nd graders students have been researching the ancient civilizations of China and
Egypt, while 4th grade is about to start research on Famous Virginians and Friends. 3rd grade
will be looking deeper into explorers soon.
Summer reading lists are going to be coming out soon – it’s never too soon to start collecting
material to read over the summer!
Keep on Reading!
Krista Britton, Library Media Specialist
From the Cafeteria Line...
January we gave away a book to one lucky winner. The winner was Martin Bell.
February we will be giving away 3 Stuffed Cows to promote milk consumption during breakfast.
The first winner was Palmer Smith. The next winners will be announced next month.
March we will be having green eggs and Ham. We will also give away one book every day during
breakfast.
Parents feel free to come and join your child for lunch. Check in with the office and come to
the cafeteria with the class.
If you have a birthday and would like to order juice or cookies, call the cafeteria. We will bake
the cookies for you at a small cost. We also have new items available for a la carte purchasing.
Por favor sientase libre de llamar a la cafeteria si usted tiene alguna pregunta al
703-491-0316.
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Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten Registration for the 2015-16 school year will be held:
Thursday, April 9 and Thursday, April 23 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
To enter school in September, 2015, a child must turn five by
September 30, 2015.
For further details, contact Mrs. Beckner or Mrs. Orihuela, registrars
at 703.491.5614.
Art News
Students have been busy in the art room creating art for the Square 1 Art
fundraiser program. With the help of PTO, we will send the special art we created
to the company who will make free stickers for each student of their own art work.
Families will receive a brochure in early March with all the different products
available to purchase that feature your child’s art work! For this program
Kindergarteners made penguin paintings, first graders created self-portraits,
second graders drew lizard designs, third graders drew owl designs, fourth
graders created Australian X-ray fish/turtle designs, and fifth graders painted
pet/animal portraits! The students’ original art work will be returned to them
after the products arrive.
Dates to Remember:
April 18th – All County Arts Festival at Patriot High School
May 5th – OBE Art Night - “Native American and South American Art” and Square 1 Art pick up date
Thanks for supporting the arts!
Mrs. Lewis (OBE Art Teacher) lewiskk@pwcs.edu
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Counseling Corner
As school counselors at Old Bridge Elementary, we are here to help your students
achieve academic excellence! We do this with our classroom guidance curriculum and small
group and individual counseling that focuses on academic/educational development, personal/
social development, and career awareness. Feel free to contact the counseling office with any
questions/needs.
Mrs. Kostrzebski kostrzle@pwcs.edu
Mrs. McNeely
mcneelpa@pwcs.edu
Dolphin Tickets
Staff at OBES love to hand out Dolphin Tickets to students who display good character.
Students are recognized for acts of respect, caring, citizenship, responsibility, fairness, or
trustworthiness. The counselors draw tickets for each grade level and winners are announced
on the morning news Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a small prize. Ask your student if
he/she has earned a Dolphin Ticket lately!
Middle School Field Trips
Students zoned for Lake Ridge Middle or Woodbridge Middle Schools will be going on a field
trip to their future schools on the following dates. Any student who is zoned for a different
school is welcome to join us on one of these trips.
th
 Woodbridge Middle School – Tuesday, March 24
nd
 Lake Ridge Middle School – Wednesday, April 22
PAWS for Reading
Our second graders are still enjoying our PAWS for Reading Program. Students have been
rotating through the counseling office reading to our PAWS dogs Izzi, Wall-E, Missy, and
Rory for three weeks at a time. PAWS offers a safe and positive environment for reading!
Military Deployment Support Group for Students
The counseling office has an on-going support group for students who have a parent away on a
military deployment. Please contact the counselors if you would like to sign your student up.
He/she can join anytime! Sessions are at 8:35 a.m. on the last Wednesday of every month.
Bully Circle
Fourth and fifth graders have been participating in the Bully Circle during guidance class. The
circle demonstrates the power of bystanders in a bullying situation and how they can decrease
bullying behavior. One person can make a difference at OBE!
Respect - Responsibility - Fairness - Citizenship - Trustworthiness - Caring
YOUR CHARACTER COUNTS EVERYDAY!
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2nd Marking Period Awards
Fifth Grade
Ms. Gilman
All A Honor Roll
Aydross Abdulrahim
Reagan Fournier
Kaya Harris
Nathanael Lopez
Cameron Williams
Excellent Attendance John Michael Chebat
Emilie Cochrane
Aydross Abdulrahim
Aidan Davies
Rebekah Johnson
Foysal Ahmed
Khalia Dixon
Megan Windsor
Ashley Arze Cruz
Noah Gilley
A/B Honor Roll
Angel CardenasCarrillo
A-Dream Harris
Dylan Brown
Makyla Costanzo
Amirah Hazou
Mason Clark
Maria Mendieta Calero Olivia Clark
Teresa Flores Bonilla
Reagan Fournier
A/B Honor Roll
Foysal Ahmed
Andrew Garces
Ashley Arze Cruz
Collin Kilgore
Angel Cardenas –
Carrillo
Emily Clerkin
Makyla Costanzo
Kaya Harris
Nathanael Lopez
Cameron Williams
Kaynia Winn
Diego Ramirez
Makayla Costanzo
Jayden Robinson
Eva Early
Nathan Shenkle
Gabe Kenner
Jonathan Torres
Erik Knudson
Mohammed Ullah
Melina Largen
Sophia Valderrama
Maddie Lowther
Natalie Viveros
Linda MartinezVelasquez
Excellent Attendance
Joshua Mattocks
Alyssa Cropper
Mr. Maneno
Teresa Flores Bonilla
All A Honor Roll
Julian Bender
Jason Gomez
Gabriela Barahona
Love Daley
Kelton Hartsell
Julian Bender
Alexandria Edmonds
Ashley PortilloMorales
Marvin Jovel
Love Daley
Noah Gilley
Samuel Robbins
Sean Moore
Alexandria Edmonds
Amirah Hazou
Reagan Smith
Anthony Narvaez
Joey Him
Jayden Robinson
Kailey Page
Justin Kissiar
Nathan Shenkle
Excellent Attendance
Karis Patterson
Abigail Krause
Mohammed Ullah
Angel Rollins Izaguirre Maida Malik
Abdulaziz Abdulrahim
Aaron Vongsouvane
Yajayra Soto Asencio
Aaron Vongsouvane
Wesley Tibbs
Mrs. Evans
A/B Honor Roll
All A Honor Roll
Ahmed Abdelkader
Cameron Adams
Kaynia Winn
Abdulaziz Abdulrahim
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Jessica Mejia
Marroquin
Connor Boegler
Dylan Brown
Steven Carcamo
Makayla Costanzo
Jorge Duran
Eva Early
Jalen Griffin
Rebekah Johnson
Erik Knudson
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2nd Marking Period Awards
Continued, page 2
Melina Largen
Maddie Lowther
Ashley PortilloMorales
Mohammed Shabbeer
Reagan Smith
Joshua Cruz
Linda Garces
Isra Imran
Bryson Matsuda
Armando Pacheco
Luke Pietrandrea
Adrienne Powers
Soukaina Ziouane
Ms. Washburn
All A Honor Roll
Abigail Banks
Lilly Divack
Bryson Matsuda
Luke Pietrandrea
Adrienne Powers
Mary Simpson
A/B Honor Roll
Angelo Alfonso
Linda Garces
Erin Lemus
Paris Martinez
Mathew Rodriguez
Danish Saleem
Kanaya Weaver
Soukaina Ziouane
Mrs. Zeman
All A Honor Roll
Mahlet Berhanu
Gabrielle Bishop
Joshua Blazek
Charlotte Flynn
Jason Garris
Sarah Medellin
Steven Perez
Paige Roach
Keira Schoolcraft
A/B Honor Roll
Bryce Baldwin
Marina Cole-Kamara
Nicholas Creed
Gabriel Dedu
Adejah Gibson
Vanessa Guzman
Abraham JerezExcellent Attendance
Barrientos
Angelo Alfonso
Jayce Lips
Sebastian Antezana
Thomas Lopez
Abigail Banks
Aidan Lowe
Jake Belleperche
Nathaniel Lugo
Katherine Cabrera
Jonathan Nolasco
Volume 19, Issue 2
Eber Sandoval
Ashton Smigel
Michael Trigger
Delaney Gorman
Ezekiel Henriquez
Ximena Hernandez
Alex Kahn
Excellent Attendance Abdullah Khan
Ahmed Labault
Bryce Baldwin
Tammy Pham
Gabrielle Bishop
Marjorie Velasquez
Marina Cole-Kamara
Patrick Ward
Gabriel Dedu
Odessa White
Jason Garris
Danaya Winder
Abraham JerezBarrientos
Excellent Attendance
Aidan Lowe
Bruno Jota
Jonathan Nolasco
Riley Kirby
Paige Roach
Calum Sommer
Marjorie Velasquez
Alexis Alevar Gomez
Fourth Grade Daniela Carrillo Torres
Ms. Akremi
All A Honor Roll
Riley Kirby
Ella Ladner
Sabrina Reach
Calum Sommer
A/B Honor Roll
Arees Agobian
Taylor Anastacio
Sidney Arias Sanchez
Hannah Blake
Daniela Carrillo Torres
Joshua Davila
Principal’s
Improvement
Alex Kahn
Danaya Winder
Mrs. Gill
All A Honor Roll
Andrew Boyt
Grace Moore
Stephen Radcliffe
Jeremy Smallidge
Evett Viera
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2nd Marking Period Awards
Continued, page 3
A/B Honor Roll
Laura Argueta
Ryan Castro
Esmeralda Castro
Angel Cole
Melani Diop
Jessica Flanigan
Nadirah Garner
Reagan Horcher
Jeselle Lips
Brody McHale
David Post
Ms. McGrail
Ava Miller
All A Honor Roll
Gretchen Babesh
Yanci Romero
Jill Keehan
Jaasiel Orellana
A/B Honor Roll
Dakota Bailey
Vanessa Bridgers
Justin Byrd
Marleny CastroGonzalez
Jaasiel Orellana
Lia Torres-Borrero
Samantha Vasquez
Principal’s
Improvement
Marleny CastroGonzalez
Mrs. Ra
All A Honor Roll
Laynie Bellue
Paola Guevara-Arroyo
Emma Berliner
Jaydon Singletary
Jason Lockamy
Grace Clary
Ava Sumja
Zakariah Lounis
Daniel Diaz
Gabriel Swenson
Lucas Martinez
David Maghtha
Jesus Velazquez
Lesly Mejia-Hernandez Nissi Otoo
Brooke Steptoe
Excellent Attendance Ava Miller
Christian Vargas
Laura Argueta
Yanci Romero
A/B Honor Roll
Andrew Boyt
Lia Torres-Borrero
Michael Adkinson
Ryan Castro
Nelson Varela
Evelyn AmadorAngel Cole
Excellent Attendance Gonzalez
Reagan Horcher
Matthew Biegun
Vanessa Bridgers
Brody McHale
Caleb Davis
Andrea Galdamez
Marleny CastroAlexie Quijote
Torres
Gonzalez
Stephen Radcliffe
Sima Kakar
Mark Cole
Jesus Velaquez
Julissa Lemus
Wendlassida Kabre
Evett Viera
Valerie Marquez
Jill Keehan
Faizaan Raja
Katherine Santos
Jason Lockamy
Alexie Quijote
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Stacy Giron
Amethyst Serati
Jackson Werry
Excellent Attendance
Michael Adkinson
Matthew Biegun
Caleb Davis
Daniel Diaz
Andrea Galdamez
Torres
Lucas Martinez
Faizaan Raja
Katherine Santos
Brooke Steptoe
Jackson Werry
Mrs. Williams
All A Honor Roll
Natalie Boden
Marlie Dela Cruz
Anthony MontufarRamirez
Mekelet Suraphel
A/B Honor Roll
Hannah Beattie
Alena Borrero
Ali Brown
Imani Clark-Sandres
Adriana Epps
Alexandra Galdamez
Leonardo MorenoDorado
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2nd Marking Period Awards
Continued, page 4
Jake O’Cana
Guadalupe Ramirez
Jasper Werry
Aidan Wong
Molly Ludwick
Excellent Attendance
Natalie Boden
Tanya Castro Perez
Imani Clark-Sandres
Marlie Dela Cruz
Camilo Mendoza
Tayshawn Middleton
Anthony MontufarRamirez
Jake O’Cana
Mekelet Suraphel
Jasper Werry
A/B Honor Roll
Zaid Atmar
Principal’s
Improvement
Alexander Canales
Umanzor
Austin Cash
Third Grade
Mrs. Cresap
All A Honor Roll
Skye Auger
Jacob Milne
Bailey Riedy
Mrs. Dreesbach
All A Honor Roll
Isabel Adame
Alexander Cox
Kripa Bishwakarma
Eduardo MendezAnastasio
Zain Chaudhry
Dominic Williams
Cristian Cruz-Bonilla
Clara Freeman
Magaly Frias-Avelar
James Jacob
Scarlett Parker
Austn Roach
Braeden Hill
Ian Knudson
Rebecca Lee
Molly Ludwick
Austin Roach
Betzy Sandoval
A/B Honor Roll
Darla Balenzuela
Mrs. Levett
All A Honor Roll
Noah Houser
Brianna Serrano
Caroline Bass
A/B Honor Roll
Charlotte Calli
Grace Bass
Ryan Carney
Julia Calli
Allison Crane
Bryan Cruz
Yasmin Idris
Shayla Kirby
Sarah Henriquez
Raymond Lewis
Muhammad Khan
Sofia Martin
Alex Labenow
Quintin Powers
Ariana Lopez
Gian Tipan Tipan
Tate McCullough
Kiara Wiggins
Melanie Mejia Ramirez Brielle Wheeling
Joshua Trinidad
Josie Fournier
Excellent Attendance
Mayra Carcamo Mejia
Austin Geary
Erick Castro-Avelar
Owen Gilbertson
Alexander Cox
Rebecca Lee
Joel Davis
Isabella Lester
Alex Labenow
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Navnazpreet
Randhawa
Jewel McGirt
Excellent Attendance Mayra Carcamo
Victor Bangura Jones Joel Davis
Cristian Cruz-Bonilla
Emily Gonzalez
Magaly Frias-Avelar
Eduardo MendezAnastasio
Julio Ynonan Castro
Excellent Attendance
Jewel McGirt
Ryan Carney
Allison Crane
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2nd Marking Period Awards
Continued, page 5
Bryan Cruz
Yasmin Idris
Raymond Lewis
Sofia Martin
Julio Ynonan Castro
Asaad Ziouane
Brielle Wheeling
Principal’s
Improvement
Jewel McGirt
Ms. Rumbaugh
All A Honor Roll
Addison Bellue
Jaylen Daley
Luke Delaune
Colby Follansbee
Alice Haeske
Arielle Newsome
Kylie Perera
Erin Williams
Lexie Woodcock
A/B Honor Roll
Ronny Carcamo
Stephen Cropper
Isaiah Dunn
Ayman Hossain
Gerald Morrison
Abdul Rehman
Abdullah Fnu
Excellent Attendance Excellent Attendance Madeline Smith
Hayley Steptoe
Yeyri Canales Umanzor Mehret Berhanu
Jabez Suraphel
Ronny Carcamo
Ava Brown
Olivia Sweeney
Jaylen Daley
Sidney Castro
Lilibeth Marron
Elizabeth Engstrom
Ms. MosebayArielle Newsome
Pablo Flores
White
Erin Williams
Kenzie Houk
Lexie Woodcock
Excellent Attendance
Nathan Jackson
Joshua DeLeon
Mrs. Saladini
Anthony Jandres
Quinones
Mariah
Kilgore
All A Honor Roll
Nevaeh Gayles
Mehret Berhanu
Nyima Bojang
Sidney Castro
Kenzie Houk
Kaden Patterson
William Thompson
Liam Ward
A/B Honor Roll
Reagan Batdorff
Ava Brown
Kyra Byrd
Cohen Coppock
Aiden Ward
Diego Gomez
Second Grade
Edgar Gonzalez
Cardenas
Ms. Amani
Excellent Attendance Joshua Kesler
Jabari Armotrading
Isaac Rovira
Isaiah Fields
Kayla Shenkle
Elizabeth Johnson
Benjamin Ladner
Pablo Flores
Anthony Jandres
Donovan Pender
Kirsten Rivera
Aiden Ward
Ms. O’Briant
Lucia Menjivar Reyes
Excellent Attendance
Chanya Pakapoompisut Hector Flores
Sahil Ghani
Kendall Dudley
Elizabeth Engstrom
Roel Hernandez
Cerritos
Mrs. Hundley
Excellent Attendance
Valeria Ayala-Torres
Zachary Milne
Edmund Lucas
Leland Mazariego
Mrs. Ward
Rehan Raja
Excellent Attendance
Mery Avila-Moran
Mason Saladini
Samantha Cardenas
Gomez
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2nd Marking Period Awards
Continued, page 6
Joseph Feindt
Michael Bojang
Matthew Pullen
Kiswendsida Kabre
Mariela Bridgers
Alexa Ralston
Marisol Llamas
Sanchez
Gennesis Cabrera
Navarro
Nargis Sabil
Dominic Ramirez
Ava Guzman-Bender
Lorelei Werry
Victoria Hall
Kindergarten
Tatum Wilcox
Sebastian Jandres
Mrs. Ellsmore
First Grade
Mrs. Beach
Corinne Lowe
Jassani Middleton
Meghan Robinson
William Weakland
Mrs. Severance
Excellent Attendance
Morgan Feindt
Timothy Flanigan
Ryan Green
Megyn Lee
Darlina Pham
Excellent Attendance
Brooke Baldwin
Mrs. Stanton
Brenden Baumann
Excellent Attendance
Milo Valerio
Edwin Arias Zelada
Casey Williams
Aryan Hossain
Noor Fatima
Excellent Attendance
Kenneth Argueta
Frank Johnson, Jr.
John Bishop
Katelyn Brown
Matthew Martinez
Hira Masood
Henry McCarthy
Korben Fuerstinger
Ian Nowak
Conlan Hill
Noorjan Shukur
William McCoy
Deborah Ogunjirin
Hannah Robbins
Lesly Silva-Mora
Ibrahim Usman
Mrs. Corcoran
Excellent Attendance
Antwan Barnes
Martin Bell
Spencer Boden
Parker Ludwick
Tate Sommer
Mrs. Peters
Excellent Attendance
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Ms. Phillip
Excellent Attendance
Mikayla Owens
Leslie Castro
Katherine Pineda
William Cole
Jordyn Robinson
Warren Freeman III
Blake Sweeney
Christopher Saunders
Sean Smith
Ms. Miller
Hannah Legaspi
Ella Lucas
Sofia Martinez
Edom Nebyou
Parker Ralston
Ryan Sanchez
Ms. Williamson
Excellent Attendance Ricardo Vega
Sophia Llamas Sanchez Gutierrez
Excellent Attendance Elijah Lucas
Ms. Taylor
Bladimir Carcamo
Macy McCullough
Mejia
Excellent Attendance
Ethan Orellana
Kyleigh Cole
Gabriel Malone
Alexander Davis
Ellie Knudson
Principal’s
Improvement
Damir Middleton
Muqadas Ghani
Declan McAfee
Melanie Urrutia
Umanzor
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