After Halloween, Glover Park’s Brownie Troop 879 will be starting their Halloween candy collection on November 2nd. They will be collecting candy again for Mattie Miracle, an organization who donates candy to children fighting cancer here in the DC Metro area. If you are interested in participating, we will have a drop box located at Stoddert Read More >>
Archives for October 2016
Indoor Track Update, Practice Starts Nov. 8th
Indoor Track and Field at Stoddert is a sport offered through DCIAA and only 4th and 5th grade students are eligible to participate. Indoor Track practice will begin Tuesday, November 8th, 2016. The practice schedule will be Tuesday and Friday from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Practice will take place outside on the field. Currently, Read More >>
Cross Country Championship
The Stoddert boys and girls cross country teams competed at the DCIAA championship on Thursday, October 27th. Students competed in a 2-mile race through Fort Dupont park. The Stoddert boys team came in third place with 79 points and an average race time of 15:44. The Stoddert girls team came in 5th place with 91 points and Read More >>
Update on SEM Projects for 3rd – 5th Grades
The following is a letter from Stoddert’s SEM teacher on the project for second through fifth grades… Greetings Stoddert Families, I am writing to you regarding the Schoolwide Enrichment Model, SEM, projects that students have been diligently working on in school. Our students have been learning the process of planning and producing research projects with the help Read More >>
Turn In Your Box Tops
Please turn in any Box Tops that you have collected. We will be sending in our fall submission on Monday, October 31st. Box Tops are those hot pink little rectangles that you can find on 100s of grocery items and office supplies. Look for them on popular products like Ziploc bags, Avery office supplies, General Read More >>
Fillmore Arts Center Update + Action Items
The following is a text of a letter sent to the school community from our PTO President, Jen Perry. Please review the letter and take action to ensure that our students receive fair and equitable arts and music education… Fillmore Arts Update I’ve received many questions about the status of the Fillmore Arts Center. For Read More >>
Get Out And Garden Day A Success!
This year’s Get Out And Garden Day at Stoddert held on Sunday, October 23rd was a huge success! Led by Stoddert’s School Garden Coordinator, Ms. Hannah, many students and family members came out to the garden to help get is prepped and ready for winter. The fall crops were planted and fresh mulch was spread over Read More >>
Minutes for the Stoddert LSAT Meeting on October 24, 2016
Stoddert Elementary School Local School Advisory Team (LSAT) Meeting October 24, 2016, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Attendees Administration – Bryant, Villegas, Plenty Faculty Representatives –Guaraldo, Turmail, Zachary Parent Representatives –Cramer, Gillespie, Loughlin (outgoing Secretary), Russell Local Community – Fiorillo PTO President – Perry Minutes The meeting was called to order by Don Bryant (the outgoing Read More >>
WUSA 9 News Story On Fight To Save Fillmore
The following article and new story ran this week on WUSA 9 profiling our fight to save Fillmore Art Center from DCPS’ proposed budget cut. As you know, DCPS is trying to take away art and music education from the students at Stoddert. Click here to read the full article on saving Fillmore Art Center on Read More >>
Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive For Stoddert Cares
Stoddert’s community service club, Stoddert Cares, is collecting jars of peanut butter (creamy only!) and jelly (grape and strawberry only!) and loaves of bread. Please place your donations in the collection bin in the front lobby of school. They will use the supplies to make sandwiches for Martha’s Table, which supplies food for DC residents Read More >>