Dear Wines Families,
As we inch closer to May, things get increasingly busy here at Wines. As a result, my weekly messages tend to get a little longer (and occasionally I’ll be sending out additional messages). This week’s message is a bit long, but hopefully you can take a few minutes to read through it.
Early Release Tomorrow
Dismissal is at 1:18. There is no aftercare.
Auction Thank You!!!
If you were able to attend the Wines Auction last Friday night, I’m sure you will agree with me that it was an OUTSTANDING event. We raised money for our school, but most importantly, it was an incredibly fun evening to spend time with friends new and old and to make new connections with other parents in our community.
I want to send a special thank you to everyone who helped plan and make the Auction so special. BIG thanks to Jane Lardo and Lauren Cunnane for Co-Chairing the event. The amount of work they put in during the past few weeks and months was amazing—not to mention their efforts last Friday!
Thanks also to Courtney Nathan, Liz Martin, Kate Galvin, Dan Papajcik , Al Tokatlian , Michael Newberry, Erin Petro, Jaimie Sussman, Jen Holland, Alison Murphy, Anu Agrawal, Lori Shirilla , Alison Loy, Alyson Tokatlian and Carly Campbell for all of their support to the Auction!
If you weren’t able to attend, please put a mental note on your calendar to attend next year. We will again likely hold the event in April and we’ll have a firm date next fall.
Speaking of the Auction, there are still a few “sign and go’s” available. They are now available on our website https://wines-elementary-school-pto.square.site/wines-auction. There are two soccer clinics with Mr. Toohey, a Pilates class at Core Collective, a VIP art tour of the U of M Art Museum, and an art class for all ages and abilities. Full descriptions are on the site.
Art Night: Volunteer Needed
In anticipation of the return of Art Night to Wines, Mr. Wyse is looking for a parent to help organize this year’s event on May 11. Responsibilities would include coordinating parent volunteers for hanging art, set up/clean up, and publicity.
Anyone interested please email Joel Wyse at wyse@aaps.k12.mi.us
Wines ROAR, May 19
The end of the school year may still seem far away, but planning for this year's ROAR has begun! For families who are new to Wines, the Roar is the end of the school year party with carnival games, prizes, food trucks, a huge raffle, a flush tank for the 5th graders, a dunk tank with Dr. DeYoung and more! This year's Roar will be Friday May 19th from 5-8pm. If you'd like to join the planning committee for this year's event, please contact Lizzy Hurwitz (lizzy@lizzyhurwitz.com)
Disability Awareness Workshop May 24
We are thrilled that the Disability Awareness Workshop is returning to Wines in May. Traditionally, this has been a 4th grade experience but this year we are adding the 5th graders as they were not able to participate last year. We do need approximately 20 volunteers to make the day a success. If you are interested in volunteering contact Amy Thudium, athudium@gmail.com, or sign up with the SignUp Genius link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DAFA62AA5FF2-disability
As some of you may already know, Mrs. Gibbs will be retiring at the end of the school year. We are planning to send her out with a well deserved celebration. If anyone has pictures of Ms. Gibbs from years past (or even this year) please send them to Sarah Schemanske at schemanskes@aaps.k12.mi.us.
Library Update
In the library, we are continuing our digital citizenship conversations about internet safety. Our Young 5s-2nd grade students are learning that just as we have rules to keep us safe in our physical neighborhoods, we have similar rules to keep us safe online. We are practicing to pause and think by using an internet traffic light to help determine whether a site is just right for us, to spot tricky ads, and to tell a trusted adult when something doesn’t seem right. Our 3rd-5th grade students are learning to evaluate real vs fake websites and clickbait schemes, as well as how to be an upstander against cyberbullying.
Student Water Bottles
As you may or may not know, all of our traditional drinking fountains have been replaced with bottle filling stations. We’ve encouraged students to bring bottles to fill but we’ve also supplied cups for kids who do not have a bottle. Recently, the bottle filling stations have been re-fitted to include a traditional drinking fountain bubbler so the stations are now both bottle fillers and traditional drinking fountains. Therefore, we are phasing out the use of cups to be more environmentally conscious. If your child has a water bottle, please have them bring that to school, or they can use the traditional drinking fountain bubbler.
David
