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.
Stoddert Elementary will host a historic, educational event on Tuesday, September 14 at 2:00 p.m. Parents and the Stoddert community are invited to welcome back to school our nation’s first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert. [Rumor has it that Benjamin Stoddert himself will be attending the event. Inside sources say that First Lady Abigail Adams will accompany him to represent President John Adams, who has a scheduling conflict due to other presidential responsibilities.]
The August 26 Chancellor’s Notes, Chancellor Rhee’s newsletter about the state of D.C. public schools. Stoddert’s renovation and the ribbon-cutting ceremony are featured in this issue.
From this morning’s feature: Stoddert Elementary School in Northwest DC has undergone a 34 million dollar makeover and is the first DC public school to have a geothermal energy system among its many environmentally friendly features. The story quotes Stoddert parents and student Ryan Lewis.
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! Kids welcome and coffee and donuts will be provided. Can’t stay all day? No problem! We’ll welcome any help you can give.
This is a link to a flickr photoset taken by Brian Cohen of last month’s walk-through by Dr. Cuthbert, a few teachers, PTA- and community members. We think you’ll find the work in progress very inspiring!
Molly Evans and FoGP are organizing a ceremony to dedicate the co-op classroom in the new school to the memory of Miss Beth. They will install a bronze plaque and donate some special classroom equipment in her honor. The PTA would like to make a contribution to this effort, and are asking those of you who have special memories of her to consider a donation to be used toward the memorial.
What an exhilarating week for the Stoddert Wolves and their teachers. Stoddert is assessed for Autonomy School status, and construction on the new school is still on schedule. Don’t forget to get your registrations in soon.
This meeting is for anyone interested in discussing options for Stoddert’s natural playground. We have a landscape architect lined up to help with ideas and options but have to work out the specific details for the meeting. We really want the word out so everyone who is interested has a say in putting it together.
Thanks to the PTA and parent donations of activity fees, time, and resources, Stoddert “East” has lovely play areas for the students in the front and back of the trailers. Your donations also help purchase teachers’ supplies, field trips (through scholarships), teacher trainings, and classroom libraries.
