Stoddert Wolves merch for sale starting next week; we need your immunization updates, as well as your free- and reduced-price lunch forms and IMPACT aid forms; winter holidays start December 22 and end January 2 (see you at school on the 3rd!). [Also: Go Wisconsin Badgers!]
DDOT’s Urban Forestry Administration will begin its annual street tree planting next week. This year, more than 3,500 new street trees will be planted in all eight D.C. wards. See the post for more about the program, and for details about becoming a “Canopy Keeper,” helping to keep new trees watered until they become well established and can thrive.
In November the largest PTA expense was the salary of a new part-time coordinator for the Stoddert garden. The garden coordinator, funded by the PTA and hired through DC Greens, will be introduced at the January PTA meeting and will be a wonderful educational resource to both teachers and students as well as be responsible [...]
Two schools, two weeks and one purpose: to ensure that Cardozo and Takoma students have a successful school opening in January. If you can help, you’ll choose the day, site and time block that you are able to volunteer. A member of the DCPS School Operations team will reach out to you directly with confirmation and directions for the day of volunteering. More info in the post.
Hope for Henry, a nonprofit founded in memory of Glover Park resident Henry Strongin Goldberg (brother of Joe in grade four) to benefit kids with cancer and other serious illnesses, is hosting Hope for Henry Rocks for Kids, an all-day music extravaganza for kids, teens, and families this Sunday, December 4, from 1-6 at The [...]
Hello Stoddert Families, We hosted many perspective parents at an Open House this past week. It is always rewarding for me when the comments are so positive about what they see when they visit our classrooms. The teachers know when Open Houses are scheduled and they are advised to keep teaching and pretend that [...]
The next 2011-2012 open house for prospective parents will be January 5, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Subsequent open houses will be January 26th, February 2nd, February 23rd, March 2nd, March 15th, April 12th, and May 3rd. All Open Houses are held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on these dates. Parents will have [...]
ANNUAL MATH/SCIENCE HOLIDAY GIFT STORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. Bldg. 44, Room 212 Sponsored by The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Network of Minority Women in Science, Inc. The National Institute of Science and The University of the District of Columbia Department of Biology MARC U*STAR Honors Program Cancer Academy The MWIS Math/Science [...]
Fillmore’s Winter Concert will be Monday, December 12, 7 pm (students should report at 6) Participating students: All string students, grades 3 and up Intermediate Band students, grades 4 and 5 (please note that first year beginning band students will play in the Spring Concert) Chorus, grades 3 and up [...]
Stoddert PTA General Meeting November 3, 6:30 pm PTA president Update: Katy Youel Page thanked the organizers of the Fall Fun Fair which was a huge success, and the Harvest parade. Molly Evans is collecting gently used costumes for next year to have some on hand in case children come to school without. Katy asked [...]
