Paw Prints, November 13, 2023

Dear Wolftrap Families,

Thank you to everyone who came to our Veteran’s Day assembly. A special thank you extended to our speaker Colonel Nora Marcos. We appreciate the service of all our veterans.  It was wonderful to see everyone in our gym, and our students showed FANTASTIC behavior. I’m so proud of them. Thank you!

Dr. Grove, Principal

Ms. O’Donovan, Assistant Principal

OPEN HOUSE 2023 (schedule): Thanksgiving Open House is this Thursday and Friday before our short Thanksgiving week. Grade level teams plan a craft or a song or some short activity for families to participate in with their students. The schedule is listed below. Please let your child’s teacher know if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing you on November 16^th and/or November 17^th (depending when your children have their Open House scheduled)!

LOST AND FOUND: During the week of Book Fair, we put out all the items that are currently in our Lost and Found. PLEASE look at these items and retrieve anything that is yours.

We will be donating all items to those in need on December 1^st.

LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS! Calling all 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grade parent volunteers! : The library would love to have parent volunteers this year! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, below are the expectations for your role. Please feel free to email Mrs. Hardin if you have any questions- srhardin@fcps.edu                                                

A volunteer in the Wolftrap Library has the option to:

• Sort and shelve books on the “Ready to be Shelved” cart during the read aloud/lesson         
• Scan books for checkout, after receiving the training.
• Read with students during checkout. 
• Help students with stations during checkout. 
• Encourage students to find books they are passionate about- get them excited to read!
• Support students in their choice of book selection. Volunteers may not tell students what they cannot check out. The school library is a free choice environment.

**Please be considerate and do not sign up for every week. Many parents want to volunteer and we want to make room for everyone! Thank you! **

4A Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45959138-4alibrary

4B Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45959493-4blibrary

4C Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45959631-4clibrary

5A Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45959752-5alibrary

5B Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45959884-5blibrary

5C Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45960013-5clibrary

6A Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45960145-6alibrary

6B Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45960277-6blibrary

6C Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAAF2FA5F8C34-45960401-6clibrary

SAVE THE DATES:

November 10^th-December 13^th: see the Madison HS canned food drive: see link

THIS TUESDAY: November 14, 2023 - Pyramid Parent Night with Author and long-time Educator Rick Wormeli. Join us November 14th at 7 pm in the auditorium at Madison High School for an engaging conversation with Rick Wormeli.  Mr. Wormeli is an advocate for practical and compelling educational change and is deeply committed to ensuring that the educational process reflects needed transitions in instructional practice to prepare our students for the world after high school. Mr. Wormeli brings a wealth of experience and research-based expertise to our conversations.  For more information on Mr. Wormeli, please visit his website.

We would like to welcome Ms. Allison Chung to Wolftrap! This is her first year with us, after teaching for a couple of years in another school division. Ms. Chung teaches first grade, and she loves the people here at Wolftrap. Allison is a product of FCPS, being a graduate of McLean High School! Go Highlanders!  When she is not teaching first grade, Ms. Chung may be hiking or doing some calming yoga. We are happy to welcome her to Wolftrap!