Weekly Blog 11/11

Dear Wines Families,

I’m just back from D.C. after an incredibly memorable experience. I could go on and on about the the National Blue Ribbon Awards and Conference and I’d be thrilled to talk to anyone and everyone about it!! But for now, I want to share one of my biggest takeaways: Being at a conference with the “top” 335 schools in the country, we quickly learned that AAPS and Wines were clear exemplars in the group. School officials from across the country were very interested in the things we are doing and continually sought us out for ideas during the sessions. Not only did we feel like we belonged with the best of the best, we were leaders among them. With that said, we also learned a great deal from other schools and from the Department of Education that will help us grow even more.

A few important announcements today:

Movie Night: Postponed
In a rush before I left for Washington, I thought I had sent this message and, unfortunately, I didn’t. Movie Night, originally scheduled for this Friday, has been postponed. We are having work done in the Multipurpose Room this weekend beginning on Friday night so we will not be able to host a movie. We will decide on a new date very soon! Sorry for the late notice.

Book Fair
The Book Fair is right around the corner. The dates of the Fair are Tuesday December 1st through Friday December 4th, with set up scheduled for mid-day on Monday November 30th. We will also host a Family event the evening of Tuesday December 1st from 6:30-8:30 PM. As always, we need volunteers for our Fair. Please click on the link below if you can volunteer.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040E48AAA72BA75-scholastic 

Science and Builders Fair Wrap Up
The Science and Builders Fair was another smashing success! Big thanks to Bryan and Ruthie Kowalk for organizing this great Wines tradition. Below are some wrap up messages from Bryan and Ruthie:

The 2015 Science and Builders Fair was a fantastic success!  Thank you to the 70+ exhibitors and their families for the effort invested into their presentations.  We also greatly appreciate all of the non-exhibitor families who turned out to support our scientists and builders – your interest is extremely motivating.  Finally, the event could not have been run without all of the great parent volunteers. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

Many photos from the evening are now posted to the S&B Website:  http://winesscienceandbuilders.weebly.com/gallery.html 

Everyday life is so heavily rooted in science, design, and building – PLEASE keep imagining, asking why, following your curiosities, and expressing yourselves!  We are already excited to see what you will have to share with us next year!!

The S and B Team.

That’s all for this week!

David