Help Syrian refugees with your coats and blankets! Stoddert parent Sara Durkin-Rosen is collecting coats, jackets and blankets for the Syrian refugees. A container for donations will be outside her home at 2445 39th St NW starting this Sunday, November 29th. The drive ends on December 4th. If you’d like to donate money or drop off the donation Read More >>
Archives for November 2015
Annual Gear Sale Dates Announced
Every year around the holidays the PTO hosts a sale of Stoddert clothing and gear. This year’s sale will be December 9th through the 11th. The sale will include sweatshirts, t-shirt, water bottles and more! Visit the calendar for more information and to find the schedule of when the sale will be open.
Pop Up Farmer’s Market Tuesday
There will be a pop up farmers’ market Tuesday, November 24th outside of the school at 3:15 until 4:30. We will be selling cranberries and sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving!
Stoddert’s Kindergarten Thanksgiving on Fox 5 News
Click Play above to watch the video from the newscast. Here is a link to the Fox 5 News story on their website: //www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/52454082-story
New Items Needed For Shoebox Gift Drive
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to the community service club’s toiletries drive going on until December 3rd. #StoddertCares is participating in SOME’s annual Shoebox Gift Drive. The community service club is collecting donations until December 3rd and will decorate the shoeboxes and fill them with your generous donations. Then, they will deliver the boxes to Read More >>
Stoddert’s GeoPlunge Students Win 2nd Place
Stoddert’s fourth and fifth graders in the GeoPlunge Club have been working hard this fall season during their recess and lunch to learn all sorts of information about United States geography and history. Four Stoddert teams recently went to the citywide GeoPlunge Tournament and everyone did a great job representing Stoddert. After many rounds of play against teams from all over the city, one Stoddert team Read More >>
Minutes for the Stoddert LSAT Meeting on November 18, 2015
The following are the minutes from the LSAT meeting in November 2015… Stoddert Elementary School Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) Meeting November 18, 2015 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Science Classroom Attendees Administration – Bryant, Turner Faculty Representatives – Stevenson (outgoing President), Choi, Guaraldo, O’Beirne, Turmail Parent Representatives –Loughlin, Oppenheimer, Russell Local Community – none present Read More >>
Talking To Kids About Paris & The Media
The following is a special message to Stoddert’s families from Assistant Principal Villegas: Please know that you are welcome to contact Stoddert’s school counselors Ms. Zachary and/or Ms. Hoyt if you would like your child to speak one-on-one with them about the current media attention on terrorism. Ms. Zachary also advises families to Common Sense Media for sage tips on how to broach the subject of the attacks with children of varying ages.
Make Up Picture Day + Class Photo Ordering
The school’s picture make up day will be Thursday, November 19th from 9am until noon. If you didn’t get photos taken or you’d like new photos taken, this is your chance. You may pre-pay online here or use the envelops provided. There will also be a picture day in April. Also, if you’d like to Read More >>
Thursday: Last Farmer’s Market To Include Thanksgiving Items
This Thursday November 19th will be the school’s last farmer’s market of the season. It will be from 3:15-5:15 outside of the main entrance. In addition to the regular items, we will also have some great Thanksgiving items from local farms items including cranberries, dried cranberries, and sweet potatoes. The market will happen rain or shine. If Read More >>