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Upcoming Events
Mrs. Khuluki's updates
Join us, it's your destiny
Cultural Arts Assembly
Flamingo fundraiser
Reflections
Original works
Yearbook
We can't do without volunteers
PTA virtual volunteer
Bingo Night was a Success
Amazon Smile
Community Information
October 21 - Volunteer social hour
October 26: Cultural Art assembly (Grades 2 to 6); reflection entries due
October 30: End of 1st Quarter, 2 Hour Early Release
November 02-03: Student Holiday
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Dear Wolftrap Families,
I know that you have many questions regarding the information discussed at the School Board meeting last Thursday concerning returning to school. If you have not seen the presentation, you can find it here. The School Board approved a return date for kindergarten of November 16 and a return date for Grades 1 and 2 of November 30. Please know that I plan on hosting a parent coffee as soon as I have learned more information about the implementation of this proposed plan from county leadership. I will send separate communication about this parent coffee including an RSVP form so that I can provide the link to the meeting with registered parents.
Sincerely,
Teresa Khuluki
Principal
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AAP Information
Thank you to those who attended the Grades 2—6 Level IV AAP Screening Information Session on Wednesday, October 14th at 5:00. Please click on the following link to view the recording of the session: https://us.bbcollab.com/recording/08e5345885dd4f4c94956401aeb5fff2
Also, please refer to this parent document as the “parent cheat sheet” referred to multiple times in the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vKaOvfRpYkBwv3Oq9WtckZuIZHhRb3hR/view?usp=sharing
Score Reports for iReady testing
The online iReady assessment (also known as the universal screener) provides an initial view of all students’ foundational skills to help teachers identify students who may have challenges in reading or mathematics. As you know, students in grades K-6 have been taking the iReady reading assessment. Students in grades 1-6 have also been taking the math assessment. The testing window is established to provide a framework of time when testing can be completed. This year, we will be mailing test reports during the week of November 2nd, after the window has closed. Please look for those reports to arrive the following week. If you have any questions about test results, or if you do not receive your score report, please contact your child’s teacher.
Playground Use
There have been concerns communicated to the office regarding use of the playground. Please see the following guidelines that were published on June 12. The link is provided here: https://www.fcps.edu/news/fcps-reopen-basketball-courts-and-playgrounds-accordance-phase-2-guidelines
Reopening on June 12 will be:
- Athletic fields (for organized and permitted use, based on Virginia and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines pertaining to use of athletic fields).
- Basketball courts (maintaining 10 feet of physical distance, based on Virginia guidelines).
- Playgrounds – Playgrounds will open systemwide. There is no special cleaning of playground equipment; visitors use at their own risk and must adhere to social distancing guidelines.
All openings are based on CDC guidelines, state mandates, and guidance from local health officials.
Currently, those using the playground space need to please adhere to social distancing guidelines. As always, while we love dogs, they are not allowed on school property, due to health department guidelines. This is specifically stated on the signs located on the property, as are the guidelines regarding health and Covid 19. Please assist us in following the guidelines.
Madison Pyramid Canned Food Drive
In cooperation with the Madison High School SGA, the Madison Pyramid schools will be conducting a canned food drive beginning on Monday, November 9th. A box will be placed outside Door 1 for community members to drop off cans M-F, 8am-4pm. The canned food drive will end on December 14th. These donations will directly support our community, and we are hoping to help as many families as we can!
A Couple of Reminders
“Go Paperless” Progress Report Option Now Available
The “Go Paperless” option is now available to all ES parents to allow you to only receive online progress reports starting the first quarter of SY 20/21. This will not impact any other mailings from FCPS other than the progress reports for ES students and report cards for secondary students. To take advantage of the paperless options, parents and/or guardians will need to log into ParentVUE, then go to “My Account” and select "Go Paperless" All parents and/or guardians who live with the student and share the same address must have a SIS ParentVUE account and must select the paperless option to prevent mailing of the printed progress reports. The “Go Paperless” option will apply to all their associated students, no matter what school level. If the associated parent and/or guardian has already selected “Go Paperless” for their secondary student, the option will now apply to any ES siblings as well.
Attendance
FCPS has a policy in place for how its schools are to document attendance in order to be in compliance with Virginia state law. Wolftrap adheres to the FCPS attendance policy which defines the following:
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Excused Tardies and Absences
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Unexcused Tardies and Absences
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Illness of the student
Death in the family
Doctor or dental appointment
Religious observances
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Family vacations
Child care situations
Missed school bus/overslept
Non-school-related activities
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We have achieved a total of 28 days of school, five Connections, two PTA meetings, two major PTA events and kicked off a brand new flamingo fundraiser and community activity, Random Acts of Kindness (see Facebook and our website for the latest here). The PTA is moving! Our committees and volunteers are doing great work and thinking innovatively this year. Our PTA volunteers work hard not only to host great events but also because the result enables the PTA to support our school. With our fundraising from last year, the PTA purchased Lexia, Dreambox, all the manipulatives the school sent for every child during virtual learning, document cameras for our teachers, NoRedInk (a web-based writing platform), and Mini-Qs historical studies for our grades. All contributions make a difference! Join us today here!
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It's been little over a month since we launched the WES PTA flock. Our flocking manager reports we have completed over 37 flockings across our community and have 47 flockings booked! The WES community has named 33 flamingos! Our flamingo friends have creative names such as Giselle, Sassafras, Mr. FlimFlam, and our favorite Mrs. Birdett! The full names are now available on our website here. This flock is making families smile, bringing joy and a wonderful sea of pink to lawns.
A new flamingo?! What?! Stay on the lookout! A new flamingo has decided to momentarily join the flock during the rest of October.
Order your flocking and naming today! There are still dates in December available for booking and seven more flamingos to name! Flock and/or name flamingos today here.
This fall, we're delighted to host Vienna-based Music School 21 for our Cultural Arts Assembly. The performance How Do We Make Music? was designed specifically for our Wolftrap students. Ally & Pally are a dynamic duo of extraordinary educators and stars of the revolutionary Music FUNdamentals™ online video course. By joining the virtual assembly, our Wolftrap students will have the opportunity to learn the basics of rhythm and melody. Students will use movement and gesture to engage in an interactive musical experience and will work together to develop music about Wolftrap Elementary! If you'd like to learn more about Music School 21, please visit https://musicschool21.com/
Please note the dates and times for each grade below. The assembly is a PTA sponsored event using the PTA Google Meets which is not a FCPS virtual platform. To participate, parents need to sign up using the Google Forms below to receive the link the night before the assembly.
Monday, October 26 for older grades
1:00pm-1:25pm for 5th, 6th - Sign up
1:30pm-2pm for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th - Sign up
Monday, November 9 for our younger grades
11:30am-noon for K and 1st - Sign up
ENTRIES DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th!
This year’s theme is “I Matter Because” and projects are being accepted in all 6 categories - Music, Dance/Choreography, Film Making, Photography, Literature and Visual Arts.
- Please remember that students are allowed to submit more than one project if they wish, but they must be in different categories. For example, a student can submit a drawing and a photograph, but not 2 drawings.
- PLEASE consult the RULES before submitting your project to make sure it meets the guidelines for qualification!!!
- Due to Covid-19, entries will be submitted in a digital format this year. Detailed instructions for submitting work will be posted on the PTA website by October 10th.
- Any questions? Email Tara Holtaway at Reflections@wolftrappta.org and see PTA website for details.
I am looking forward to seeing what your children come up with for this year’s theme!
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The Original Works program will come this year in an “Online at home” version. Our children have been creating the art work with Ms. Mallino. Parents will upload the art work through Original Works website and order online custom keepsakes during a three-week period. Shipping will be added at checkout and the products will ship directly to your homes. Please click on the link to download the ordering instructions here. Great for holiday gifts! All items are professionally made and featuring your students' masterpieces!. Our ordering timeframe will be October 26 - November 16.
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Since our students are home, we need your help this year to continue our annual tradition of creating a Yearbook for our students. Please help us collect photos of our students by emailing them to yearbook@wolftrappta.org.
Please include the student's name and teacher's name in the email to help us identify everyone. We would love to see photos of your children at virtual events and at their workspaces/doing schoolwork.
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Volunteering is so fulfilling because no job is ever too small, help is always welcome and working together we really do achieve more. We would love your input, skills, expertise, guidance, and/or participation to continue to make Wolftrap PTA programs successful for our elementary school community!
Grab your favorite beverage and join us for a virtual Volunteer Social Hour on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:30 PM. Play games, meet other parents and learn how you can help with some of the cool new programs the PTA has developed this year or help support the creative twists we are putting on tried-and-true programs we all already know and love.
Don’t forget to sign up! If you have any questions in advance reach out to presidentelect@wolftrappta.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Multiple volunteers have worked hard over Sept and Oct. We would like to thank them for dedicating their time to our community.Thank you to Robin (Making Tradition Happen) Magalik. Bingo could not have happened without you.
Thank you to Helen Burton and July Garret (Webmaster Duo). Our website gets updates, our flyers get links, and communication happens because of your efforts.
Thank you to Amy (Rockin it) Cordone. Dining 4 Dollars activity has been kicked off and then some. Thank you for putting your time into tracking down a set of dining events for the fall/winter!
Thank you Doris (Consistently Awesome) Sandall. You have contributed your hours as a board member, a room parent, and committee member for many years at Wolftrap Elementary. Thank you for your support and getting us our directories the last three years!
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Thanks to all who participated in our annual Bingo Night tradition on Friday night. While this year might have been a different format, we still had the same enthusiasm and excitement, and it was so fun to see so many children smiling and having fun. A special thank you to our Wolftrap teachers and staff who took time from their Friday nights to make special guest appearances as Bingo callers. |
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Did you know that our Wolftrap PTA website has many Community Events listed? We get info from local scouting programs, after school care companies, opportunities for parents of students with special needs and more! There's more than we can include here, so be sure to check out the page.
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