Weekly Blog 9/28

Dear Wines Families,

As we near completion of our first month of school together (wow!), I have a number of messages today.

Picture Day
Picture Day is next Tuesday, Oct. 4th. Information and order forms went home last week in the Wednesday Folder. You can also order your prints online if you go to www.inter-state.com/order. Our school code is 09191BA. You will see that there is no yearbook option in our picture package. All Wines students receive a yearbook regardless of whether you purchase a picture package or not.

Walktober Starts Next Week!
Our month-long celebration of Walktober begins next Wednesday, Oct. 5 with International Walk to School Day. We will also walk to school each Friday all month long. Bus riders will be dropped off at the south Forsythe lot and met by staff and parents to walk to Wines. Next Wednesday we will kick off the celebration by participating in a friendly competition with Evening Street Elementary School outside of Columbus, Ohio. The school with the greatest percentage of walkers "wins" and the other principal must dress in Ohio State or Michigan clothes for a day. Please don't make me wear those Ohio colors!! We will have a special spirit day next Wednesday as well. If your child is a Michigan fan, please have him or her wear their maize and blue. If you are a fan of another team (even Ohio State), you can wear your favorite team colors or Wines spirit wear.

Library Volunteers Needed
Look in today's email for some information and a sign up to volunteer in the Library. Please consider this great volunteer opportunity!

Auction Committee Volunteers Needed
We are looking to put together an Auction Committee to help the wines auction run smoothly. Last school year was our first off-site auction and as well as being a success it was fun night out!

So did you attend and have any ideas that may help us or are you new to Wines and think this might sound like a great opportunity to get to know people while helping your child's school? We shall have a kick-off meeting on October 6th at 8.50am (after drop off) in the teachers lounge. If you know you'd like to help but can't make it please email me at traciemcginty@hotmail.com

Many Thanks
Tracie Clarke & Amy Treder Holland

Parenting in the Digital Age
The Washtenaw Intermediate School District is hosting a seminar on "Digital Parenting" on Oct. 25th. This is a great opportunity to learn and share about being a parent in this digital age. Look for a flyer in today's email.

That's all (and a lot!) for this week. As always, don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

David