Dear Wines Families,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break. In addition
to lots of stories about exciting travels and activities over the break, I’ve also
heard many stories from kids and parents about various illnesses going through
houses over the break. If yours was one of those houses, I hope everyone is
back to health and if it wasn’t in your house, hopefully it stays away! Our
house was a bit hit or miss with all of us getting a touch of sickness, but
fortunately nothing too bad. We head into the second half of the year with lots
to look forward to!
Science Olympiad Meeting Tomorrow
WESO, Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad, is open to all
2nd through 5th graders in the Washtenaw County. The date for
competition, May 11th, 2019. If WESO is new to you and you possibly have
an interested child, please come to the information session on Jan 10th
@ 7pm in the MPR. Coordinator Anastasia Yocum and several
experienced coaches will be on hand to answer questions.
At Wines, we are an all volunteer coaching team. At
this meeting we will assign coaches to events. It is a tradition at Wines
that children of our coaching volunteers get first choice for event placement.
So, please consider coaching and attending the information meeting Thursday,
Jan 10 @ 7pm.
Once we know the events we're able to field to the
competition, based solely on the number of coaches, a first-come; first-serve
sign up genius will be release to the rest of the Wines student body on Jan
31st. Any questions; please direct to scienceowines@gmail.com.
Guest Speaker at Jan.
22nd PTO Meeting
Wines PTO presents Dr. Anthony DeBenedet (Wines parent and
Author) as the speaker at the January 22, General Meeting from 7-8pm.
Childcare provided.
Title: Playful
Intelligence: Unpacking Your Childhood Wisdom.
Anthony T. DeBenedet, M.D. is a practicing physician and
behavioral-science enthusiast. His interviews and writings have run in various
media outlets, including the New York Times, the Today show,
the Washington Post, andTIME Ideas. He is the author
of Playful Intelligence: The Power of Living Lightly in a Serious World (Santa
Monica Press, 2018) and also co-authored The Art of Roughhousing: Good
Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every Kid Needs It (Quirk Books,
2011). DeBenedet holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering
from the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, a Master of Science
Degree in Health and Healthcare Research from the University of Michigan
Rackham Graduate School, and a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of
Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency and
gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Michigan Health System.
DeBenedet lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he enjoys spending time with his
family, connecting with friends, and playing a little basketball.
International Night: Jan 30th 6:30-8:00
Sign up online to host a country
for International Night at:
Feel free to choose a country you and your child are from,
have spent time in, or are simply interested in learning about and sharing with
others. Teach others about the country with food, information, an activity,
game, craft, or anything else that's representative. Students are also invited
to march in the Parade of Nations wearing a traditional outfit from their
chosen country, whether or not your family is hosting a table.
Lunchtime Extra
Specials: We need you!
BIG thanks to
Michael Newberry for taking over the lead for our Lunchtime Extra Specials
program! Now Michael needs your help to make this unique Wines tradition a
success.
Lunchtime Extra Specials are volunteer-led, indoor
activities for kids to choose from as an alternative to outdoor recess in
February and March. This is one of the Wines students' favorite activities of
the year, and we need volunteers to make it happen!
The commitment is only one lunchtime per week, for a total
of 6 weeks, from February 5 - March 15. Younger siblings are always welcome, if
you have little ones with you.
Here are some of the activities we have done in the past:
• Free Dance
• Yoga
• Knitting
• Paper Airplanes
• Legos
• Rainbow Loom
• Sewing and Crafts
• Bal-A-Vis-X
• Board Games
Please contact Michael Newberry (mnewberry88@gmail.com) to sign up to
lead or assist in any area that interests you. We will schedule an orientation
meeting at the school to walk through the details and answer any questions.
Thank you for considering!
Robotics Competition:
Saturday, January 26
Our 5th grade robotics team lead by Ms.
Schemanske will be competing at Forsythe Middle School on Saturday, January 26th
from 9:00 AM-noon. This is a great opportunity to not only cheer our kids on,
but to learn about the wonders of robotics!
That’s it for this week!
David
