Weekly Blog 5/15

Dear Wines Families,

Dare I say it, spring is here…

Here is the news for the week. As I said last week, this is a busy time of year so the messages are longer, but also very important. I hope you take some time to read through everything. We’ll begin with the Country Fair information for the week.

Country Fair and Raffle Information

ONLINE WRISTBAND, FOOD, AND RAFFLE TICKET SALES ARE OPEN FOR THE WINES COUNTRY FAIR & RAFFLE!

This event takes place on May 31, from 6:00–8:30 p.m. at Wines Elementary (both inside and behind the school) and features:

• Raffle where students can enter to win themed prize baskets, fun events with Wines teachers, and items from the community
• Cake Walk (student entries due by 9:00 a.m. on June 1)
• Carnival-style games and prizes
• Farmer John’s petting zoo with two fun-filled shows
• Photo booth
• Lemonade
• Pizza
• Michigan Creamery Ice Cream
• Cotton Candy
• Illusionist Tyler Scott
• Flush Tank
• And more!

THREE WAYS TO PURCHASE:

• Online (May 8 – May 29): (Credit Card Only — An online minimum purchase of $10 is requested.)

Pick up wristbands and tickets at the sales table outside the main school doors during advance sales

or the night of the Fair. If ordering the week of the Fair, please allow for a 24-hour turnaround.

• In Advance at Wines (May 29 – June 1): (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)

Purchase tickets at the sales table outside the main school doors before and after school.

• At the Fair (June 1): (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)

Purchase tickets onsite at ticket tables outside the school.

Country Fair questions? Email Denise Cope.

THREE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:

 RAFFLE:

We need donations! View the wishlist now.
K-5 Classroom Raffle Baskets: Each year the classrooms from each grade create an amazing raffle basket. Below are classroom themes for your donations. Collection baskets are located in each classroom. Classroom basket donations are being accepted through Friday, May 24.

• Kindergarten - Arts & Crafts
• 1st Grade - Legos
• 2nd Grade - The Wonderful World of Science
• 3rd Grade - Camping, Swimming & Outdoor Fun
• 4th Grade - Sports & Outdoor Fun (Team regalia is great too!)
• 5th Grade - It’s A High Tech World

Raffle questions? Email Tracie Clarke and Melissa Rilko.

VOLUNTEERS: *Please note: If you are viewing the sign up on a mobile device there are multiple pages of volunteer slots, please click “More” at the bottom of the list!*

Like most events at Wines, we rely heavily on parent volunteers to make this a wonderful celebration for our students. Signing up to help with a game is a great opportunity to volunteer if there are younger siblings that need to be kept close! Please sign up to help! Also, if you have a high school age student that needs volunteer hours or a middle school student who would like to get involved, we would love their help too!

Volunteer questions? Email Stacy Guldal.

CAKE WALK:

Calling All Student Bakers K-5 For The Country Fair Cake Walk! Bake a cake or cupcakes based on the theme "Music". Bring it in on Friday, June 1 by 9 a.m. to be eligible for the cake contest where teachers will judge cakes and award ribbons to the top three best-themed cakes in each grade. Entries will be used as prizes for the Cake Walk that evening and will be on display at the Country Fair! (Please note, we are not able to refrigerate items.)

We also appreciate any donations of cakes and cupcakes from Wines families for Cake Walk prizes.

Cake Walk questions? Email Lori Shirilla.

Now on to other news.

Art Night Tomorrow!

Join us beginning at 6:30 tomorrow evening for Art Night. In addition to great individual student projects, please also check out our newly completed murals around the building. Every Wines student participated in painting the murals and they are outstanding. Please note, the weather is looking nice tomorrow evening—that’s great! Over the past couple years, however, we’ve had great weather and somehow the event turned into an outdoor “recess” for kids and families. We ask that if your family is attending, that you come for the Art and not for outdoor activities. Mr. Wyse and the kids worked very hard!

Save the Date: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

Our staff cordially invites all of our volunteers to our annual breakfast on Friday, May 24^th at 8:15 in the Library. Every member of our community volunteers in our school in some way, so please stop by and let us show you our appreciation!

Final PTO Meeting: May 21^st

Our final PTO meeting takes place next Tuesday, May 21^st. The Executive Board meets at 6:00 (all are welcome) and the full meeting begins at 7:00.

Want to Volunteer at Lunch Recess?

Now that the weather has turned, perhaps we may have more interest in helping at lunch recess. We always welcome folks to come out. There are some parents who have set up a sign up sheet. Below is a link. If you sign up, please sign in at the front office and then go to the cafeteria. Gail Epstein, our coordinator, will tell you where to go.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084cadaa2daafc1-lunch 

As we look ahead to next year, we are always looking for folks who want to be paid to be a supervisor. It’s great for folks with flexible schedules, retirees, etc. If you or someone you know would be a good candidate, please let me know.

David