We are very fortunate to have such an international community — so please sign up to bring a dish that represents your heritage and expose our kids to delicacies from other countries! We hope to see you there!

Please sign up for Stoddert International Night Potluck – here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/TZ1HbJ
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually at anne.edlavitch@gmail.com.

Please sign up for Stoddert International Night Potluck – here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/TZ1HbJ
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually at anne.edlavitch@gmail.com.

9:00 – 9:15 am             Greetings  (gymnasium) (MCs:  Nisa Quarles & Eva Youel-Page)

9:15 – 9:20                    Parade of Flags

9:20 – 9:30                    Fashion Show

9:30 – 9:45                    Pre-K Performances  (Terrell, Ford-Barnum)

9:45 – 10:20                  Saharah Band

10:20 – 10:30                K performances (Devore, Guaraldo, Mundell & 1st – Bruce)

10:30 – 10:50                Dance – Emily Mazzotti  (Baladi,Saidi & Zaar)

10:50 – 11:00                1st & 2nd Performances (Stevenson, Gross, Choi)

11:00 – 11:20                Kaizen Karate – Coach V

11:30 – 1:00                  Lunch/Recess

1:00 – 2:00                   Visiting Country Tables/Passport Contest (outside)

1:00 – 2:00                  Mariachi Band (outside)

2:00 – 2:20                   Guitarist – Peter Fields (gymnasium)

2:20 – 2:40                   3rd, 4th and 5th performances  (Caccavale, Orlando, Prosser, Dingledine, Duff)

2:40 – 3:10                   Turkish Trio – Murat Aytekin

When: Tuesday, June 18th from 5-9 p.m.
Where: Surfside, 2444 Wisconsin Avenue (near the corner of Wisconsin and Calvert; parking available behind the restaurant)

Whether or not you have a green thumb or science is your forte, your help is needed in the garden! Below are the listed areas you are invited to help out with to help improve your child’s science learning experiences in the garden.

Thank-you in advance for your help. I look forward to seeing you in the garden!

Ms. Kealy

AREAS OF NEED:

• Garden Committee
• Class time assistant
• Carpenter
• Artist
• Watering and weeding
• Watering the trees
• Green-Thumbs
• Work day leaders
• Extra set of hands

DESCRIPTIONS OF NEED:

Garden Committee: The garden committee will meet about every other month to help plan projects and events in the garden. This may include planning spring and fall garden work days, calling for wood chip donations, spanning a special event like strawberries and greens in the garden, advertising for parent volunteers, collecting supplies to make a bean trellis out of reused materials, ect.

Class time assistant: In order to make garden time more meaningful for the students, I am looking for extra sets of adult hands to help out during class time. Your role will be to help students follow directions, assist with clean-up and set-up, help students stay on task, and provide students with structure while learning in the garden. Look for an email from your child’s teacher to sign-up to help in the garden during class time.

Carpenter: If you have any carpentry skills, I’d love to have your help! There are numerous projects from simply cutting plywood to making signs, to building a 3-bin compost system, making stands for our new bird houses, or to making new benches for the students.  You could either lead a project or come in just once to cut some wood.

Artist: I am looking for artists to help design and paint garden signs and help students paint signs in the garden. This can be simply painting text, or adding as much creativity as you want. You can also help students make informational signs for the plants and insects we find the the garden.

Watering and weeding: I am looking for parents to water and weed in the garden during the spring, summer, and fall. You don’t have to have a green thumb, just a willingness to give 30 or so minutes of your time. You can sign up for a few days, a full week, or every Monday for the summer. Students are welcome to help out too.  I will provide you instructions. This is a great way to learn about gardening!

Watering the trees: The students have recently planted 13 new trees with Casey Trees. These trees need to be watered with 25 gallons of water once a week for two years. I will provide you with instructions on how to care for our new trees!

Green-Thumbs: I am looking for a few volunteers who have a green thumb or are knowledgeable about gardens to help take care of seedlings on days I’m not a Stoddert, take care of the pollinator’s garden, combat garden pests, ect. A great plus if you are a Master Gardener!

Work day leaders: Each spring and fall, we have a work day in the garden. I am looking for parent volunteers to help plan and lead projects on the work days. Projects can include painting signs, planting flowers, laying wood chips, weeding, organizing, ect.

Extra set of hands: There are times when I need an extra set of adult hands in the garden or help picking up a donation.  I also might need to ask for donations of glass bottles, egg cartons, or old socks. If you’re willing to help out as needed, thank-you!

HOW TO SIGN UP??

We’re using VolunteerSpot to organize volunteers in the garden.

Please sign up for Garden Team Sign-up – here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1.   Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/nPBf4x
2.   Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3.   Sign up! Choose your spots – VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

We need to continue to let our Councilmembers know that the Fillmore

All the ward councilmembers received a package from the Friends of Fillmore last week which had signatures from those particular residents in their ward who signed at the Spring Arts Show and Concert, a photo collage of the Fillmore photo frame images, background info on the FY budget cuts and the history of Fillmore’s budget, and a framed picture of artwork by a Fillmore student.

And I spoke with Jack Evans staffer, Sherri Kimbel, today. She said the more vocal we can be, the stronger our case. Please keep up the communications!

• Ward 1: Jim Graham (jgraham@dccouncil.us), has Marie Reed Elementary
• Ward 2: Jack Evans (jevans@dccouncil.us), has Hyde-Addison, Garrison, and Ross Elementary
• Ward 3: Mary Cheh (mcheh@dccouncil.us), has Stoddert and Key Elementary
• Ward 4: Muriel Bowser (mbowser@dccouncil.us), has Raymond Elementary
• Ward 5: Kenyan McDuffie (kmcduffie@dccouncil.us)
• Ward 6: Tommy Wells (twells@dccouncil.us), has Ludlow-Taylor Elementary
• Ward 7:  Yvette Alexander (yalexander@dccouncil.us), has Burrville, Drew, and Houston Elementary
• Ward 8: Marion Barry (mbarry@dccouncil.us)