Winding down the year, but still so much to do! Congratulations to our students on Awards Day—promotion ceremonies for the fifth grade—only a few days left to register before the offices move—please help Stoddert improve by taking a short survey—please take your lost-and-found items home.
There will be an end-of-year ice cream social for students, teachers, and staff on June 18 at 1:30 PM at Stoddert—ice cream sundaes for everyone! A non-dairy alternative will be available for those with dairy allergies.
Only a few weeks of school left, and lots to do. Please check the lost-and-found for personal items before the end of the year. PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU CAN — there are special, later office hours on Thursdays. And please let us know if you can help pack on June 19 and 20— we’ll be moving the offices to Hardy on the 23rd.
Chancellor Rhee will host her monthly Office Hours on Thursday, May 6, 2010 from 6–8 p.m. at Janney Elementary School (4130 Albemarle St. NW).
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation will offer DPR Spring Break Camps for District youth ages 5–13 from March 29 – April 2, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. DPR Spring Break Camps are in line with the District of Columbia Public Schools’ spring break and will provide youth with a variety of structured games, activities, sports, arts and crafts, and field trips while school is not in session.
This year the Stoddert Book Fair will be on April 17, at Politics & Prose bookstore. Shop for Mother’s Day gifts, purchase and donate books from the teachers’ wish lists (available at the store)—and shop for yourself! This is a great opportunity to support your school.
This week DR. Cuthbert talks about the Student Council clothing sale, gives a construction status update, and reminds us about the parent-teacher conferences on Monday (when school will be closed for students).
From Chancellor Michelle Rhee; In figuring out the snow make-up calendar, we have consulted with the Office of the State Superintendent, DCPS instructional staff, the Washington Teachers Union, and a number of parents. Thanks to many of you who offered suggestions about how best to maximize instructional time, preserve family vacation time, and meet the state attendance requirements.
This year, we will gather on March 12, 2010, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Russian Embassy for a Little Chili Family Fun Night. We’ll have games for the kids, a small auction, and—of course—chili to eat. Auction items will include classroom art projects, teacher outings, and a limited number of “big ticket items” like our annual wine table. Why a Little Chili rather than our usual Big Chili? During this transition year we don’t want to compete with our Brick campaign, but we do want to celebrate our community.
Review the presentation by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to the State Board at the February 17, 2010 public meeting. The newly organized science standards documents in grades 5, 8, and Biology will establish a more effective assessment system and be a better resource to the District’s local education agencies and teachers. Links to the standards and presentation in the post.
