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Essay Contest Winners | Valentine’s Day
Earlier this month Stoddert 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-graders were invited to submit a short essay on the theme “What does Valentine’s Day mean to you?” The winning authors were Ella Gantman and Adam Bressler, both in Ms Prosser’s fourth-grade class. Their winning essays are attached as a PDF.
Story Pirates at Stoddert | February 26
Story Pirates is coming to Stoddert on Saturday, February 26, at 2PM. Tickets are $20. The stories are entirely written by kids and brought to life by professional comedians and musicians. This show will feature a new group story by second-graders from Stoddert! Story Pirates is a nationally respected arts and creative writing organization founded in 2003 to celebrate the words and ideas of young people, to promote literacy as a vital part of early childhood education, and to preserve the spark of youthful creativity often lost in the transition to adulthood.
This Week from Dr. Cuthbert | February 19
This week’s updates: Academic Night was a success; the garden area and natural play areas are progressing; date reminders for Family Fun Night, parent-teacher conferences, and the March PTA meeting; no word yet on next year’s budget.
Academic Night | February 15
Please join us at Stoddert on Tuesday, February 15, for our first-ever Academic Night. It is a night you will not want to miss. There will be 13 different sessions for parents to learn more about reading and mathematics instruction, the Education Program for Gifted and Talented (EPGY), DC BAS and CAS assessments, testing vocabulary for ELL students, etc. Download a calendar to see full details.
PTA Presidents’ Message | February 11
This is the time of the year to look around to appreciate our teachers, our children’s learning environment, and all the support systems that surround family life. We are half way through the 2010-2011 year, and are always striving to make the school and the daily programs better via PTA time or PTA funds. Get [...]
This Week from Dr. Cuthbert | February 11
Open houses well-attended, recess policy, Academic Night Feb. 15, other calendar events.
T-Ball & Little League Registration is Open
UPDATE: LITTLE LEAGUE baseball tryouts will be Saturday, February 26th! Visit NWLLDC.org.
Volunteers Needed Tomorrow for Big Chili Mailing
Please help the Big Chili crew by volunteering 45 minutes of your time tomorrow morning, February 11, from 8:00AM to 8:45AM. Help is needed to stamp 700+ envelopes.
Download DCPS Dates to Your Calendar
We’ve just discovered that the DCPS site allows you to add DCPS calendar items to your Outlook, Google, or iCal calendars.
