Penn Elementary School
12980 Queen Chapel Road
Woodbridge, VA 22193
Penn Elementary School Web Site
Phone: 703.590.0344
Fax: 703-590.1528
Principal: Jane M. Wheeless
Assistant Principal: Linda L. Hange
Date Opened: September 1998
Number of Students: 580+
Number of teachers: 43
School Colors: Navy and Teal
School Mascot: Scribes
The school was named after Sonnie P. Penn, former Assistant Principal at Enterprise Elementary, and community youth leader and mentor.
Dale City, Ridgefield Village, and Prince William County Center.
Looping Program – two year teaching assignments with the same students for grades K – 5 with parent permission.
Fourth and Fifth Grade Teaming – students in fourth and fifth grade have two teachers; one for Language Arts/Social Studies and one for Math/Science, when possible. Teaming was started in the fall of 2003.
Parent/Student/Teacher Goal-setting Conferences in the fall and Celebration of Progress Conferences in the spring - After baseline assessments in reading, writing & math are completed in early fall; teachers, parents, and students (when appropriate) meet to set goals for the year including a home-school connection goal. They meet again at the end of school to celebrate progress.
Effective School-Wide Discipline Program (ESD) – Penn is an ESD school that has been trained by VADOE to use a discipline plan that addresses school-wide; classroom; and individual behavioral needs.
Olweus Bully Prevention Program – This program specifically addresses bullying and its prevention. This program was established in 2005.
Enrichment Programs:
- BrainGym After-School Tutorial Program – eight to ten-week program to assist students who have not passed the SOL’s in grades three to five.
- After-School Activity Clubs – four to five-week sessions of after-school clubs during the second semester; such as, Computer Club; Chess Club; Dance; Art; Chorus, Cooking, etc.
- Minds In Motion: 4th and 5th Grade Dance Program through Richmond Ballet Education and Outreach initiatives. Minds In Motion teaches students discipline, dedication, and self awareness by leading them through a series of choreographic movements. This “artist in residency” program is funded by grants & donations from Penn PTO.
- PTO meets monthly and supports many school activities; such as, Family Nights, Skate Nights, Market Days, Fun Fair, etc.
- Penn Volunteer Program is coordinated by a PTO Volunteer Coordinator for assistance with a wide variety of tasks both in-school and at-home; such as, copying service, Book Fair helpers, classroom volunteers, POPCORN DAYS helpers, etc.
Penn Elementary is a Baldrige-in-Education (BinE) School. We have developed a School Purpose, Vision, and Mission and have established a School-wide Goal to reduce classroom interruptions to our learning environment. As a BinE School each classroom develops a purpose, vision, mission, and sets goals for academic performance. Progress toward these goals is monitored by collection of data both as a whole classroom through charts and graphs and, in most classes, as individual students in data notebooks. We encourage our students to abide by the two guiding principals of BinE: “We will be responsible for our learning.” And “We will be response-able to the success of our class.” We also establish the Quality Factors for both a Quality Student and a Quality Teacher in each classroom. These Quality Factors are created by the students and are used in class meetings and discussions about the progress of our students in exemplifying these factors.
Purpose/Vision/Mission Statement
Purpose:
Everyday we will do everything possible to assure student learning.
Vision:
Penn Elementary is a dynamic, inclusive community committed to excellence
Mission:
We will diligently encourage and inspire all learners. We will collaborate and communicate in a respectful learning environment.
Revised: 10/11/07
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