Dear Wines Families,
It’s already been an exciting week. The eclipse on Monday caused there to be a very unique excitement and energy in the building. The weather was perfect and it was fun to experience the rare event with our kids and staff. There is a lot to share today, so please take a few moments to read through this week’s message.
Reminder: Early Release Today
Dismissal is at 1:00 today
Wines Auction Saturday!
We still have a handful of tickets left for the Wines Auction on Saturday at Zingerman’s Greyline. Tickets will NOT be available at the door. If you are thinking about joining us for this adult only evening make sure you purchase your tickets today.
The silent auction will be live tomorrow at 9:30am, look for a link in your email as well as a book previewing the Live Auction art projects. Remember while anyone can bid through the silent auction web platform, art projects are only for sale at the in person live auction event.
Auction attendees will receive a separate email with more details about the evening, including that we will now be selling 50/50 raffle tickets via Venmo! Woohoo!
Thank you to the following sponsors for their support:
Platinum Wildcat Sponsor
Gold Wildcat Sponsor
Silver Wildcat Sponsors
Bronze Wildcat Sponsors
Hella Cocktail Co., Huron Dentistry, Zingerman's Greyline, and the Al-Holou Family
VIP Wildcat Sponsors
Ann Arbor Music Therapy, Newview Therapy, Nicole Haley Photography, Anonymous, the Bo-mont Household, Robert and Carla Cell, the Lardo Family, Erin McKean and Steve Sullivan, Anna Sampson and Dan Herbert, and the Shirilla Family.
PTO Meeting 4/18 and Officer Info Session
The April PTO Meeting has been rescheduled for 7pm on Thursday, April 18. We'll meet in the Wines Library and a Zoom link will be sent out ahead of time. In addition to our usual agenda, we'll also discuss leadership opportunities for the 2024-25 school year. Want to get more involved in the Wines community? Come learn about the many ways - big and small - you can take part!
Student Council Gift Drive for Mott Children’s Hospital
The Wines Student Council is sponsoring a two-week gift donation drive for Mott Children's Hospital. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is a pediatric acute care hospital in Ann Arbor that is evolving, transforming, and driving the future of children's medicine. There are 244 pediatric beds at Mott and each one is filled with young patients who could use toys or activities to make their hospital stay or procedure a less stressful, more enjoyable experience. See the link below for more information about this effort.
Mott Hospital - Gift - in Kind
Here are some ways the Wines community can donate to Mott Hospital. Families can bring in their donations to the boxes that Student Council set up by the office and Lower El. doors.
Families can also follow the link below to make monetary donations online.
Art Night
Art Night is coming up next month and we are looking for a volunteer to help coordinate this year’s event. Duties include organizing a team to hang artwork and publicity. If you are interested in helping, please contact Mr. Wyse at wyse@aaps.k12.mi.us.
Seeking Local Businesses to Advertise in our School Take Home Folders
National School Folders has been providing the take home school folder for multiple years at zero cost to Wines. Due to ever increasing printing and shipping costs, we are asking for help from our parents in sponsoring ads for the 24-25 school year so that the folders will continue to be free. There are two ways to help sponsor our School Folder:
• Business sponsorship: $350.00 (a discounted ad price) which includes a business ad on your school folder for the 24-25 school year.
• Personal sponsorship: $75.00 which includes your name on the back of the folder as a sponsor.
For more information on how to sponsor an ad, please contact our National School Folders representative Bob Lundwall at:
• 586-405-1144
Ad Sponsorship Deadline is Friday June 7.
Huron High School NHS Book Bash on Sunday, April 14, from 1-3pm:
Huron is running this event to engage the community for book donations. All books will be donated to Huron students in need and Washtenaw County's Court Involved Youth Schools program, and all monetary donations will be donated to our food pantry, a resource students depend on a daily basis for their everyday meals.
We will be having activities and crafts galore, from bookmark decorating and face painting to cornhole and giant Tic Tac Toe! We will have events from raffles (one donated book = one ticket into the raffle), story time, and a character pageant on a red carpet! This is our first year holding the character pageant!!! Wear a book character outfit to be in the pageant. :)There will be food, beverages, and live music performed by Huron's renowned musicians. Register here.
PTO Support Update:
Our Wines PTO supports our school community in a myriad of ways. Check out some of their recent efforts below and be sure to follow them on social to stay on top of upcoming events and see highlights all year long:
FB: @Wines Elementary School PTO
IG: @WinesPTO
David
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