If you haven’t had a chance to walk the block around the school, please try to fit this in to see the terrific progress on the new school.  It’s quite amazing and so exciting to anticipate actually moving into it in August. We’re told that the new school is on schedule and many meetings are taking place to help coordinate different aspects of the new school’s opening. This past week, we met about telephones, bells, clocks, and locks.  DCPS is implementing e-faxes in the new building, which Stoddert has been chosen to pilot, in anticipation of this service being adopted permanently in our new school and in others. We’re also excited about the new desks and gorgeous red chairs that will fill the classrooms, and anticipate having Promethean interactive white boards and new Apple computers for the students. Wow – we are a very fortunate community!

March 4th was a membership-reporting day, which means that all schools officially report their current enrollment numbers to the district. We are now 50% boys (144) and 50% girls (144). We’re anticipating several new students next week so this will change again.  We’re also trying hard to predict our enrollment for next school year.  PLEASE turn in your Letter of Intent for the 2010-2011 school year.  It’s due March 19.  The majority of you have done so, but we need everyone to let us know.  We have many families who are on our lottery lists who want to come to Stoddert.  We want everyone back, but if you are not able to be with us for any reason, please let us know.  We can offer our seats to those who wish to be with us as soon as we know your plans.  THANKS in advance for getting your forms to us.

I will hope to see you at the Little Chili on March 12th!

–Dr. Marjorie Cuthbert

Please contact Jen Sweeney (Rowansmummy@yahoo.com) or Kristen Sunkes(Kristen.Sunkes@earthlink.net) to lend a hand with board games, arts and crafts, bingo, etc.  Thank you!

Details:
* Designed for girls and boys ages 7 and older;
* All skill levels and abilities;
* Improve touches, passing, ball control, dribbling, shooting skills and small-side games

What Else:
* First Touch Soccer provides enthusiastic and motivational instruction in a positive, fun and rewarding environment;
* First Touch Soccer coaches and instructors will provide top quality training, playing games and focusing on the most important touch – the first touch;
* Indoor facility available for inclement weather for movies, etc…

For registration, further information and testimonials visit: www.FirstTouchSoccer.org

Do remember that those students who would like to enter the contests must arrive at their answers on their own. (Mr. Duff can spot a helping hand a mile away!) When the winners are announced, we’ll post the solutions and examples of the great student work.

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3rd Grade: What Dessert?

Joni, Dave, Trey, and Ani each have a favorite dessert. The desserts are: fruit salad, chocolate cake, lemon meringue, and apple pie. Each child likes only one of each of the desserts.

• Dave likes a dessert that has no letter a in it.
• Either Ani or Joni likes fruit salad.
• Joni can’t stand chocolate!
• Ani only likes dessert that has fruit.
• Joni likes a dessert that has three of the same letters in it.

Joni_____________ Dave ______________

Trey_____________ Ani ______________

Explain your answer.

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4th Grade: Pottisville

In the town of Pottsville, streets with names that begin with a vowel and end with a consonant run north-south. Those that begin with a consonant and end with a vowel run east-west. Others may run either way.

• If Carter Street is perpendicular to Agnes Street, is it parallel or perpendicular to Sheridan Street, which runs north-south?
• The city has built a new street and needs a name for it. It run parallel to Markum Street which is perpendicular to Milestone Street. According to the city’s naming rules, make up a name for this street.

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5th Grade: Chess Club

At the first meeting of the Chess Club, the 18 members decided that everyone should play everyone else one time to determine the five best players for interschool competitions. These five players had to then each play each other one more time in order to determine rankings. How many games had to be played?

Explain how you found your answer.

General Admission $10

Students with ID $5

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Girls Game, 4:00 p.m.

Boys Game, 6:00 p.m.

Coolidge High School, 6315 5th St, NW, Washington, D.C. 20011
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Chancellor’s Office Hours provide one-on-one time with the Chancellor for parents and community members. Each participant will have five minutes to talk with the Chancellor.

Thursday, March 11, 2010
6-8pm
Ketcham Elementary School
1919 15th St. SE
Washington, D.C. 20020

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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Teaching and Learning Meeting for Ward 4 Parents

Come see what good teaching and learning looks like.

Tuesday, March 16
6:30-8pm
Roosevelt Senior High School (4301 13th St. NW)

We’ve moved! Here’s our new address.

District of Columbia Public Schools
Office of Family and Public Engagement
1200 First Street NE, 12th floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5885

Email DCPS Communications at dcps.communications@dc.gov

This PDF is a rather large file, so if you have a slow connection you may wish to go directly to the DCPS site and read the news in HTML:

http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Parents+and+Community/Parents+News/Parent+Newsletter+-+March+2010