Wolftrap Connection - May 1, 2024

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Hello, Families!

A few dates to keep in mind as we kick off the month of May: 

  • Teacher Appreciation Week (next week!) - Details below
  • Spring Bike Train - Wednesday, May 8 - Details below 
  • Save the Date - Volunteer Appreciation Party on May 13!
    Be on the lookout for an invitation to a party honoring all our wonderful Wolftrap volunteers on Monday evening, May 13th. Details to come!
  • Final PTA Meeting - May 15 - agenda to come 

Teacher Appreciation Week is Next Week!

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Aloha Parents! Teacher & Staff Appreciation week starts next Monday, May 6th! We need your help to spoil our fabulous teachers and staff. 

First, May 6th is Mahalo Monday! Please send in notes of appreciation for our teachers and staff members! Cards from parents, letters and artwork from kids -- however you want to say Mahalo!


Secondly, we are looking for parents to help with Fun Fruit Friday on May 10th! We will have a fruit, granola and yogurt bar for our teachers and staff. We are asking parents to bring in items that we can serve to the teachers, as well as gift cards that can be raffled off. Click here for more information and to contribute!


Spring Bike Train - May 8

Wednesday, May 8 is the Spring Bike Train!

It's time to get your legs pumping, the spring bike train is back! The train will be led by the Fairfax County Police Department. We will depart at 8 am from the corner of Beulah and Liberty Tree Lane. Please see the map below for the route and feel free to join in anywhere along the route.

Coffee will be provided by Cafe Amouri at the end of the train.

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World Heritage Night - Thank you Volunteers!

Thank you for recently flying with Wolftrap Air to destinations near and far at Wolftrap’s World Heritage Night (WHN) 2024. We could not have accomplished this event without the many volunteers who provided administrative and logistical support, custodian services, informative table displays, and performances. We appreciate everything that you did!

Again, thank you for being a Wolftrap Air flyer. We look forward to welcoming you aboard on a future flight.

View the digital gallery to see moments from the event here. 

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Odyssey of the Mind Final Challenge

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In their final skit of the year, Wolftrap's Odyssey of the Mind team took Dr. Grove to a drive-in movie filled with team-designed aliens, concession stand set props and an engineered vehicle.

Odyssey of the Mind is a competition that challenges elementary students to develop and use their natural creativity to become problem-solvers. It emphasizes teamwork, budgeting, time management, public speaking, and most importantly - FUN. The new season and team formation will start in the fall. Check out all the details here


Last Call for Parent Survey!

Here's your chance to tell us all about your favorite PTA programs and events, plus give feedback that will help next year's board with planning meetings and other events. We will do a drawing for some fun prizes for everyone who leaves their email in the survey during our last PTA meeting of the year (May 15). Share your feedback here.


Wonderful Wolfie of the Week

Congrats Brett Snyder!

From his nominator:

Brett took over the WatchDOGS program and he's done a great job encouraging fellow dads to participate in it. He created a wait list for this popular program, is responsive to all the WD requests/emails/questions, and is very enthusiastic about the program. Wolftrap is lucky to have Brett spearhead the WD program and all the dads who have participated appreciate the opportunity.


Volunteer Shoutouts Still Open

We have a few more Connections left this year and some more slots to share Volunteer Shoutouts! Tell us all about a volunteer you want to appreciate and we'll include it in a future Connection edition. 

Shout them out here.