Weekly Blog 9/12

Dear Wines Families,

It was such a pleasure seeing everyone at Curriculum Night last evening. As a parent, I understand how challenging it can be to arrange for childcare--especially on an evening when every elementary school in Ann Arbor hosts Curriculum Night! So I thank you for your efforts to attend last evening. Most events at Wines are either for kids or we have childcare available. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible for us to provide the space or staffing for childcare during and event like Curriculum Night. If you were not able to attend last evening, please contact your child's teacher so you can sign up for a parent/teacher conference.

There are three attachments to the email I sent out today. Janice Hendrick has included a volunteer sign up form to help in the Art Room, and Sally Evaldson has included a similar sign up for help in the Media Center. These are wonderful opportunities for volunteers and are places where volunteers are needed the most. New families, if you are looking for a great way to spend some time at Wines, here is a perfect opportunity!

In addition, we have attached a form for anyone who is interested in a purchasing advertising space in the upcoming Wines Directory. If you are interested in advertising, please see the form. We hope to have our Directory printed by the end of the month.

Interested in Cub Scouts? Wines has a strong scouting tradition and has opportunities for kids from 1st-5th grades. If you are interested in your child participating, there will be an informational meeting held at Wines next Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. If you have questions, please contact Greg Miller at (734) 369-8684 or millerg@umich.edu. Look for an informational flyer in next week's Wednesday Email.

Finally, just a quick note about pick up and drop off at Wines. With the addition of full day kindergarten and the simple fact that Wines is at capacity, our parking lot has been quite busy. It has settled down a bit this week, but it seems as if we will continue to have a busy lot this year. Please remember that we are asking that the Cooley lot only to be used by families with Kindergarten students and siblings. The lot is small and we have 60 Kindergarten students arriving and leaving each day. In both the Cooley lot and the front parking lot, the areas in front of the entrances marked with a red curb are for active pick up and drop off. Please stay in your car and continue to pull as far forward as you can before dropping off or picking up your child. Please do not let your child walk between cars unattended in either lot. As I've said many times, our parking lot was not designed for as many cars as we have each day. However, if everyone uses good judgement, drives slowly and safely, and follows our established patterns, we will continue to have a reasonably efficient system. Thank you all!

Best,

David