Dear Wines Families,
It is hard to believe that our Winter Break is just over a week away. While we aren’t quite at the halfway point of the school year, the break is the unofficial midway point of the school year and a time to take a pause from school, be with family, and gear up for a great 2024! Thanks to you and your children, it has been a wonderful first part of the year and I look forward to the rest of this school year together.
Give Help, Get Help: AAPS Winter Giving
Help AAPS students and families in need this winter season. Give help by supporting a school, donating a gift card, organizing a drive for winter clothing and more. Get help finding local resources for meals, winter clothing and gifts. Learn more at a2schools.org/wintergiving.
Wines Science Olympiad Team
Calling all students grades 2-5, to join the Wines Science Olympiad Team! The team will take part in a competition on April 20th at Pioneer High School, ran by the Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad (WESO). WESO’s mission is to enhance the quality of science education, increase student interest and recognize outstanding achievement in STEM activities.
Our team hopes to help young scientists grow through compassionate teamwork and creative problem solving. Practices will begin the week of January 29th and run for 10 weeks (there will be no practices during spring break).
Adults, please consider coaching one of the events for our team - we need your help!
For registration or more information, check out the Wines Science Olympiad linktree.
Girls on the Run Spring Season at Wines - Registration Starts January 16, 2024
We're already starting to plan for our spring season of Girls on the Run - and there are some exciting changes this year! Registration will get started a bit earlier, and the system is changing...to a lottery. So, everyone will have an equal chance of getting a spot, regardless of when you register before the deadline.
In order to have as many participants as possible, we need coaches! Any parent is welcome to help coach - you don't need to be a girl, or a runner, and you don't need to commit to the full time - part time help is welcome as well! We will practice 2 days per week from 4-5:30pm after school. We need 2 coaches for every 15 participants, so the more interest we have, the more help we need to allow everyone to participate. Please contact Sara Platte at sara.platte@gmail.com if you're interested in coaching. It's a really fun way to get to know the kids and families at Wines and to help build confidence, kindness, healthy habits and self-esteem for our upper-elementary girls.
Important dates for this spring season:
Tuesday, January 16th: Program registration opens (lottery system)
Tuesday, January 30th: Lottery closes
Week of March 17th: Program begins
Friday, March 22nd: Registration closes
Sunday, May 19th: Girls on the Run 5K Celebration Event
Week of May 19th: End of season
Any parents with any questions can reach out to Sara Platte via email as well (sara.platte@gmail.com). Go GOTR!!
Easy Ways to Support Wines
You don’t have to wait for the Auction to help support the Wines PTO ! Here are some great ways for them to earn funds from everyday purchases.
Minted.com - NEW
Creating holiday cards? Want to get a personalized gift for your family? Use Wines’ special code of ‘FUNDRAISEWINES’ at minted.com and enjoy 20% off at checkout ALL YEAR and Wines PTO will receive 15% of all purchases! Feel free to share the code with friends and family.
Boxtops
No more tops to clip, Boxtop educational savings is now digital! Download the iOS or Android app and sign up to support Wines Elementary. All you have to do is scan your receipt, savings are automatically sent to the PTO!
Grocery Store Rewards Programs
The Wines PTO has signed up with Busch’s, Kroger, and Ann Arbor Farms for community awards. Once you link your account you are giving back to Wines students every time you shop!! Just log into your rewards programs and add Wines PTO. Links and instructions here.
Curious what the PTO spends money on? Check out our ‘About us’ page at ptowines.org.
David
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