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This Week from Dr. Cuthbert | October 28

anastasia — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:03:48 +0000

Hello Everyone,

What a beautiful day the children had for their Fall Festival Parade on Thursday. It was great to see so many of you who were able to join us as 325 costumed Stoddert Wolves paraded around the block. Thanks to those who sent treats for the students and teachers to enjoy. We appreciated all the help you gave us for our room celebrations.

If you have not turned in your information form to be listed in the Stoddert Directory, please do so by November 3. This directory is so helpful when you need to find parents to arrange a play date, to organize a classroom project, to find out the homework assignments when needed, and to meet new people. Please have your child turn in the form to the classroom teacher [Ed.: Or, email the PDF version to Erik Warga—the address is on the form.]. The PTA is anxious to complete this most helpful project.

May I give a friendly reminder to the parents of 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-graders about the DC BAS test on November 2-4, 2010? For anyone who might have missed prior information, it is a benchmark measure to see if progress has been made from the first administration. The results will be shared with you and are also used to group students for skill remediation or expansion. Please try to have your children in school for these days. If they are ill, we do have make-up sessions.

Thursday, November 4 is an event-filled day:

At 9:30 a.m., we will hold the first mini Open House of two. Prospective parents can meet the principal and take mini-tours. Please spread the word to neighbors and friends. The second “mini” is Friday, November 5, at the same time.
At 1:30 p.m., teachers and students will participate in a Walk for the Homeless. More information will be coming home about this. All students who participate will receive a shirt for walking around the block for this purpose.
At 6:30 p.m. the PTA will hold its November General Meeting

Other important dates:

November 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Stoddert: Parents of 4th- and 5th-graders can meet the principal of Hardy Middle School, Dana Nerenberg, to learn about the opportunities there
November 18 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. is the official PTA Open House

Saving a very fun event for last! I hope to see you at the Fall Festival on Saturday, October 30 from noon to 3:00 p.m. It will be held on the Stoddert playground. It should be a fun time. Please come and see old friends and neighbors, or meet new ones.

—Dr. Marjorie Cuthbert

Welcome Social for New Parents and Teachers | Thursday, August 19

anastasia — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:00:56 +0000

Please join us for our annual welcome social. You’ll meet other new parents,
teachers, members of the PTA, and Stoddert’s principal, Dr. Marjorie Cuthbert.

Hosted by: PTA Co-President Mary McLaughlin

When: Thursday, August 20, 2009 | 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Where: 2451 39th Place NW, Washington, D.C.

Hungry? Light fare will be provided

RSVP By or before August 17th
202−641−2159 or mm149t[at]nih[dot]gov
Adults only, please — babysitting will not be available

This is a great time to ﬁnd out more about Stoddert; ask questions of parents, faculty
and staff; hear about volunteer opportunities, and introduce yourself to the community.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Stoddert Beautiﬁcation Day | Saturday, August 21

anastasia — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:58:38 +0000

Beautiﬁcation Day will be held at our new, improved Stoddert ES on Saturday, August 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This annual event was established in 2005 as part of a citywide “spruce up” of all D.C. public school buildings in preparation for the ﬁrst day of school. Stoddert has been modernized, but we want the outside to be free of trash and other construction left-over items. Beautiﬁcation efforts will include light landscaping, trash pick-up, light painting on the blacktop, planting ﬂowers, and other external beautiﬁcation efforts. Bring your yard-work tools, work gloves, and a smile.

Please see the DCPS website for more information: http://dcps.dc.gov/portal/site/DCPS/

Stoddert Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony | August 17

anastasia — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:39:48 +0000

Hello Stoddert Family.

I hope you are enjoying your summer. Many exciting things are happening at the new school. If you can please join us on Tuesday, Augutst 17th at 10:45 am for the ribbon cutting ceremony. That would be great! Mayor Fenty and Chancellor Rhee are expected to help us celebrate. Yes, you may bring the children! Hope to see you there.

Dr. Cuthbert

Teacher Letters and Supply Lists

anastasia — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:16:06 +0000

Is your copy of your teacher welcome letter or supply list at large, just when you need to know how many gummed reinforcements to buy? Here are duplicate copies, in PDF form.

All-School

Dr. Cuthbert’s welcome letter

Pre-K (both classes)

Kindergarten

First Grade

Ms Gross’ Welcome Letter and Supply List
Ms Stevenson’s Welcome Letter and Supply List (n.b. This is a scan of Ms Stevenson’s newsletter. It’s a very large download, about 6MB. Please contact the school if you can’t download and need an extra paper copy).

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade (both classes)

Welcome Letter and Supply List from Ms Marquez and Ms Prosser

Fifth Grade

DCPS Calendar 2010-2011

anastasia — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:02:29 +0000

Download a PDF version of the calendar for the 2010-2011 school year: DCPS-2010-2011-Calendar-Final.

Links to other DCPS calendars: http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Calendars

Download DCPS calendars to Outlook, Google Calendar, and iCal: http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Calendars

A Stoddert Survey

anastasia — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:46:39 +0000

We are asking your opinion on how all of us at Stoddert East are doing.

We have compiled a survey for parents. You can find it online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/StoddertParentSurvey. It is an anonymous survey.

The results will be used to build our Comprehensive Plan for next year to meet the needs of our students, parents, teachers, and community. The 4th- and 5th-graders will complete a student survey and the teachers will respond to the teacher survey. Please give us constructive feedback, as we are dedicated to bettering any situation that needs improvement. A paper copy will be sent home on Monday the 14th for those choosing not to respond on-line. Please watch for it or respond anytime to the posted survey. Thanks, your thoughts will contribute to continued excellence at Stoddert.

This Week, from Dr. Cuthbert | June 11

anastasia — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:53:40 +0000

Hello Everyone!

Not too many days left in the 2009-2010 school year. Even as we wind down, many good things continue to happen at Stoddert East. When you are reading this on the weekend, please know that a marvelous Awards Day took place for all the students. You may have come, having seen it on the website last week, but if not, please ask your children about the day. Many awards recognized achievement, participation, attendance, and citizenship. It is always tremendously rewarding to stand with dedicated faculty in front of terrific students. It is always a very rewarding day for a proud principal.

The fifth-graders practiced at the Russian Embassy Thursday for their Promotion Ceremonies, coming up on June 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. It will be a day of celebration with students featured on the program. I will be promoting some very competent fifth-graders who are talented in multiple ways. We will thank the embassy for sharing their lovely space with us.

Thanks to many more of you. Our registration rate for next year has risen to 63%. Now this is certainly an increase over our 48% from a couple of weeks ago, but please help us reach 100%. This means that 85 of our families still need to officially register. Many of you have signed intent to return forms, but we need you to zip over to school and register for next year. We cannot plan without true numbers of students. THANKS in advance for taking care of this before school ends on June 22!

Heads Up! A survey is coming to you to ask your opinions on how all of us at Stoddert East are doing. It is on line at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/StoddertParentSurvey. It is an anonymous survey. The results will be used to build our Comprehensive Plan for next year to meet the needs of our students, parents, teachers, and community. The 4th- and 5th-graders will complete a student survey and the teachers will respond to the teacher survey. Please give us constructive feedback, as we are dedicated to bettering any situation that needs improvement. A paper copy will be sent home on Monday for those choosing not to respond on-line. Please watch for it or respond anytime to the posted survey. Thanks, your thoughts will contribute to continued excellence at Stoddert.

LOST and FOUND items are multiplying! We have so many terrific items. As you know, we are about to pack up the entire school to move to our wonderful new home. Please come and claim items. On the last day, we will donate all items to a worthy cause. The items are available across from the Main Office.

Have a terrific weekend!

— Dr. Marjorie Cuthbert

DCSBOE Public Meeting | June 16, 5:30 PM

anastasia — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:02:00 +0000

Washington, DC – The DC State Board of Education (DCSBOE) will hold its regularly scheduled public meeting. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will provide the State Board two updates; Special Education and Regulations. Additionally, the State Board will announce the 2010 Bennetta Bullock Washington Scholarship Award winner and thank the 2009-2010 Student Representatives for their dedicated service.

The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at 441 4th Street, NW , in the District of Columbia State Board of Education Chambers, located on the lobby level of the building.

Constituents who wish to comment at the meeting are required to notify the State Board of Education in advance by contacting the Staff Assistant, Jamikka Kendrick by phone at (202) 741-0888 or by e-mail at Jamikka.Kendrick@dc.gov twenty-four hours before the scheduled meeting time. Please provide one electronic copy and bring fifteen copies to the hearing for the State Board members to view.

The meeting will air live on District Knowledge Network (DKN) Comcast Channel 99, RCN Channel 18, and Fios Channel 12.

We Need Help Packing Up Stoddert East for the Move| June 19

anastasia — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:39:27 +0000

We need lots of volunteers Saturday June 19, starting at 9 am, to help pack up Stoddert East in preparation for the move to our new school! Please come by and lend a hand. Kids welcome and coffee and donuts will be provided. Can’t stay all day? No problem! We’ll welcome any help you can give. Questions? Molly Evans at 202-337-0134 or molly.c.evans [at]gmail[dot]com.