Dear Wines Families,
Wow, it is hard to believe that we are approaching the end of October! As always, I hope this finds everyone safe and healthy. While I’m certainly not in everyone’s homes and I know things vary from day to day, I do believe we have gotten much more consistent day to day. We are experiencing fewer technology issues and I’m seeing great things from our kids and teachers. Considering the circumstances, I could not be more pleased with where we are as a school right now. Here is the news for the week. Please note the PTO Wines Times Newsletter.
Wines Times
Below is a link to the Wines Times Newsletter from our PTO this month. Please take some time to go through the slides.
Run a Thon Success!!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our virtual Run-a-Thon last week. We had lots of participation and it was great to see! As you know, Run-a-Thon is one of our largest fundraisers each year. While this year is different, we are hoping to raise some funds to support our school. The pledge site is still open at https://wines-elementary-school-pto.square.site/shop/run-a-thon/6. This is a great place for out of town friends and families to go to support our school!
Fundraising
Speaking of fundraising, I want to highlight something from the Wines Times. We are thrilled that our new lower elementary playground structure will be installed very soon. I met with the installers yesterday and they are looking to break ground within a week or ten days. So the structure will be here when we return to school! Funds for the playground came from our spring Auction and Country Fair fundraisers from 2019.
As you know, we did not have our Auction or Country Fair last year and while it is sometimes hard to think about when we are virtual, our PTO and our school continues to rely heavily upon financial support from our families. Run-a-Thon is one way to support the PTO. In addition, being in a virtual world, this year more than ever we will rely on direct donations. If you are interested in making a direct donation to the PTO, you can go to https://wines-elementary-school-pto.square.site/shop/direct-donation/3. Any amount will help ensure that our school continues to function during our closure and has a strong opening when we do return!
Save the Date: Supply Distribution Nov. 11
We are tentatively scheduled to host our second supply distribution on Nov. 11 from 3:00 PM-6:00 PM. Included in the distribution will be Art supplies for all students, Every Day Math Journal II for 1st-5th grades, and musical instruments for 5th graders. There are a few details to iron out before this event is official, but I wanted to get this on your calendars now as we are hoping to do the entire distribution just one time on the 11th.
That’s all for this week. As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns.
David
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