Weekly Blog 2/22

Dear Wines Families,

I hope you are all enjoying this warm spell we are experiencing. I’m sure this means we’ll have a terribly snowy and cold March, but we’ll take the nice weather for now! I have just a couple of announcements today.

SAVE THE DATE: WINES AUCTION

Our second annual “off site” silent and live auction takes place on April 22^nd at Null Taphouse in Dexter. Start lining up your babysitters now for this wonderful event that was a big hit last year. This year we are raising money for dramatic playground improvements. Look for artist renderings of our potential new play structure very soon! 

Free workshop! Autism, Happiness & Systems Thinking: TONIGHT

Sylvia van Meerten is a Wines parent and the creator of Camp Tall Tree (an overnight camp for kids with autism and their siblings). She specializes in helping families with autism find practical strategies to build confidence and encourage independence at home. Sylvia has offered to do a free workshop for wines parents tonight from 6:00-7:00pm.  If you'd like to attend, please fill out the RSVP form here.  If you have questions for Sylvia, please call 828-458-0313.  

Planning for Next Year

Believe it or not, we are in the planning stages for the 2017-2018 school year. We’ve already hosted our Kindergarten Round Up and we making plans for the fall. In the coming days, please look for an email from me with a survey regarding your intentions on coming back to Wines for next year. With our school nearing capacity, knowing in advance how many families are not coming back is extremely helpful. Please look for a brief survey to come home—likely this week.

4^th Grade Concert Tomorrow—DVD’s/Blu-Ray’s Available

4^th Grade parents: Just a reminder that tomorrow evening at 7:00 our 4^th graders will be putting on their concert. Again this year, our PTO has arranged for a professional videographer to record the show. If you would like a DVD ($5) or Blu-Ray ($10), you can purchase one at the door.

That’s all for this week.

David