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Hello Wolftrap families! See below for news and upcoming events at school. Thank you for reading the weekly Connection!
- November PTA meeting TONIGHT!!!!!!!!
- Yearbook cover winner
- Original works
- Family science night
- Book Fair update
- Reflections art contest update
- Volunteer shout-out
- 5K interest meeting
Be sure to come to November PTA meeting, which will be held tonight in the school cafeteria from 7:00-8:00 p.m.!
Thank you to all the students who entered theYearbook Cover contest. There were 31 wonderful entries. Wolftrap staff and teachers voted on the covers and the winner for this year's cover is 6th grader, Jacie Gewertz. Her design will be featured on the front cover of the 2024-2025 Yearbook. There was a tie for second place runner up between Alice Lord and Nila Baghai. Third place was also a tie between Colette Hecker and Lydia Steckley. All four of these entires will be featured on the back cover. All other entrants will have their design included inside the yearbook.
Wolftrap's annual art fundraising program, Original Works, is back! The online gallery is now LIVE for ordering! This is the perfect opportunity to order custom gifts and keepsakes of your child's artwork for the holidays or other occasions. One of the best parts is that your order also supports the school! A brochure with detailed ordering instructions will be sent home with students this week. Don't delay, because the deadline for order is November 21st! Please email originalworks@wolftrappta.org with any questions.
Join us for Family Science Night on December 12th, brought to you by the Children's Science Center Lab. Activities include: Stacking currency: Building Financial Literacy, Monster Math: Creating with Probability, Slippery Slopes: Exploring Water Pollution, among others. Students will be participating in these hands-on experiments, specially designed to provoke interest in science, technology, engineerings, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. With specific activities geared towards all ages of Wolftrap students, the whole family is sure to enjoy!
Volunteers (age 16 and older) are needed from 5:15-7:45 p.m. to help set up, assist students with activities, and clean up. Sign up here to volunteer.
The Annual Open House and Book Fair are just around the corner!
November 18th-21st, Wolftrap Library
The Book Fair will be open for business following each grade's scheduled Open House. It will also be open from 3:30-8:00 p.m. each day from Monday, November 18th through Thursday, November 21st.
The PTA is looking for volunteers to help staff the Book Fair! Get a sneak peak of offerings and provide valuable support for the Book Fair. The PTA earns 25% of all sales so this is a huge fundraiser and great opportunity for holiday gifts! The work is simple and shifts are short - we will need volunteers from Monday Nov 18 - Friday Nov 22, so there is something for everyone! Please check out the sign up genius and sign up for what you can so we have a successful event for our kids!
If you have any questions, please contact bookfair@wolftrappta.org or check out the PTA website. Thank you in advance for your help!
The Reflections Contest deadline has moved to next Monday, November 18th. Your child now has this weekend to complete any last minute art submissions! This year's theme is "Accepting Imperfection" and you may submit your child's work of art here! Please also include this entry form along with their submission (see more details about file naming below.) All Wolftrap students may enter and will compete within their age grouping.
- PRIMARY (PreK-Grade2)
- INTERMEDIATE (Grades 3-5)
- MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 6-8)
- ACCESSIBLE ARTS (All Grades)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Your child may submit one entry for each of the following categories: music, dance, film, visual art, photography's and literature.
Please label the file for ARTWORK as follows: Art.Division.School. StudentFullName (Example: Dance.Intermediate.WolftrapESJaneSmith.pdf)
Please label ENTRY FORM similarly with "Form" added (Example: Film.Primary.WolftrapESJaneSmith.Form.doc)
*Please do not put the child's name on their artwork. This should only be on the accompanying entry form.
Reach out to Reflections@wolftrappta.org with additional questions.
Thank you!
Thank you to Krista Hollo, Josephine Tracy & Travis DeMartini for volunteering to help out with the student laptops and other technology during the summer. The help of parent volunteers is invaluable to the large amount of work with a short turn around time!
We have an amazing group of volunteers and want to be sure we give many opportunities to show appreciation to all of you. We are accepting shoutouts from anyone in the community. These nominations will also be used to highlight volunteers in The Wolftrap Connection and other PTA communications. Thank you for all you do!
Being a Teacher Workroom volunteer is an opportunity to help our teachers complete some of their many tasks. For example: making copies, assembling worksheets or taking down students displays in hallways. Teachers will fill out a Volunteer Work Request Form with detailed instructions. Request Forms will be in the basket on the table to the right when you enter the workroom. Once completed please leave in the Completed Work Box. Days/times to sign up are Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00-3:00 p.m. Thank you!!
The 5k committee will host a meeting at the Caboose Brewery on Mill Street, Vienna on Wednesday, December 4th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Come and learn how you can help plan Wolftrap's largest fundraiser! There are many volunteers opportunities big and small for this event, and it's a great way to meet other families! Contact Anna Benson at wolftrap5k@gmail.com if you would like to attend!
Your 2024-2025 Board is available to answer questions and help direct you however they can! Please reach out at board@wolftrappta.org OR check out the website at www.wolftrappta.org.
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