Stoddert Elementary

Highlights from the Halloween Parade

Video and pictures from Stoddert’s stellar Halloween Parade, featuring your small spooky creatures, Stoddert’s teachers, and led by Mr. Duff on the drum. Footage courtesy of the site Georgetown Patch; Editor, Shaun Courtney.

This Week from Dr. Cuthbert | October 28

It was a great Halloween Parade on Thursday (see the Georgetown Patch post for video and photo highlights); reminders about the many important events in November; see you at the Fun Fair on Saturday October 30!

General PTA Meeting | November 4, 6:30 p.m.

Get involved with your school! On Thursday, November 4th at 6:30pm, Stoddert PTA holds its November General Meeting. Childcare and pizza will be provided. At this meeting we’ll be talking about: the proposed design for Stoddert’s new natural playground; how to make The Big Chili (our annual auction) a big success; plans to seek grants to fund special programs; and any other items of interest.

Playground Design Workshop a Success!

On Sunday, October 3, a group of about 30 Stoddert parents, children, and community members met to develop priorities for Stoddert’s natural playground. We were guided by professional architects to enlarge our playground and complement existing structures with a natural, creative play environment. After breaking into two adult groups, and one children’s group, we used [...]

This Week from Dr. Cuthbert | October 23

Hello Everyone, Is this not gorgeous weather? Please take a look at some of the splendid trees at school, as will the students soon. The Casey Foundation has canvassed our grounds and will soon give tours to our students, where they will identify the trees and talk about them with the classrooms. We are so [...]

A Glimpse of the Future of Woodrow Wilson High School

The D.C. Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization and the architecture firm of cox graae + spack produced this animation of Woodrow Wilson High School as it should look at its scheduled opening in August 2011.

Stoddert Open Houses | Nov. 4, Nov. 5, Nov. 18 and Dec. 2

The PTA Open House is November 18, 2010 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Dr. Cuthbert will also host several Meet the Principal/Mini-Tours on 11/4, 11/5, and 12/2, all at 9:30 a.m.

This Week from Dr. Cuthbert | October 15

U.S. Marine Corps Band visits Stoddert; school’s out for teacher conferences on Monday the 18th; Wednesday the 20th is Picture Day; please bring your child’s health and dental forms in to the school; Halloween events are coming up.

Questions About EPGY? We’ve Got You Covered!

This year, funding from the Stoddert PTA coupled with the enthusiastic support of Stoddert’s teachers has enabled all students in grades three, four, and five to use Stanford’s Education Program for Gifted Youth. The teachers and PTA want to make sure that parents have all the information they need to be fully comfortable with the time our children are investing in EPGY.

Executive PTA meeting Oct 7

The first Executive PTA meeting was held October 7.  In attendance were Dr. Cuthbert, Jinny Choi, Mary McLaughlin, Ben Jensen, Kevin Youel Page, Erik Warga, Jen Sweeney, Mitch Wander, Beth Mailley, Eve-lyn Turmail and Ginger Jacobs. Dr. Cuthbert began with our official enrollment count recently completed: 324 students at this time.  Our school has been [...]