Weekly Update 10/8

 Dear Wines Families, 

As we move into October, it is starting to feel much more like fall and things continue to go extremely well at Wines. Our teachers are working extraordinarily hard as we implement a completely new reading curriculum and our students are working equally as hard as the curriculum has really increased the rigor in our classrooms. Today was a great morning for a Walk to School Day!

Congratulations Sarah Schemanske!

Sarah Schemanske has been named a 2025-26 Outstanding PLTW Teacher. This award recognizes outstanding educational leaders across the U.S. for their commitment to providing students with meaningful learning experiences through Project Lead The Way (PLTW) programs. Sarah was one of 16 PLTW Launch teachers nationwide to receive this recognition. Way to go, Sarah!!

Run-a-Thon Update

Again, I want to thank our community for another successful Run-a-Thon. We are close to hitting our school wide fundraising goal and we are close to classroom 100% participation goals where classes will earn the right to throw a pie in my face. I’m still hoping that all of our classes meet this goal and many are very close!  Donations can be made in the cash/check made out to “Wines PTO” or online at https://www.ptowines.org/wines-runathon. Below is the current tally of classroom participation:

Buehler 57%

Carlin 61%

Day 64%

Detering 75%

Duggins 58%

Eikey 57%

Kim 42%

Mable 52%

Martinez 74%

Middleton 52%

Milanowski 52%

Mosher 68%

Parsons 42%

Popkey 54%

Robins 52%

Rodriguez 70%

Shanteau 63%

Toohey 74%

Varga 72%

Williamson 55%

Wines Spirit Sale

The Wines Spirit Wear Sale is live! Now is your chance to get some swag and show off your Wildcat spirit! Order soon - the store closes on October 15!

https://pogo.undergroundshirts.com/collections/wines-elementary-apparel-4

Movie Night Oct. 24: Monsters Inc.!!

Plan on dropping off your students for Wines’ Movie Night on Friday, October 24, from 6-8PM. We will have chaperones, snacks, and a fun, free movie watching experience set up in the cafeteria. Kids can wear PJs and bring sleeping bags to sit on along with their own water bottles to watch Disney’s Monsters Inc.

Also- we are looking for volunteers to help make this event a success! Click here to sign up: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094AADA72DA2FA7-59208052-2025

The Science & Builders Fair is meant to inspire young minds to learn and to innovate! This event is intended to provide an exciting environment for students to proudly display their work. No project is too simple! It is not a "judged" event -- all participants will receive a certificate.

Thursday, November 6th

7:00pm- 8:00pm

Please arrive at 6:45pm to set up so that we can begin at 7:00pm.

Here is the link to the registration page!

Dogs on Campus

We have recently received some messages from families expressing concern about dogs on campus during our busy morning and afternoon pick up and drop off times. We do have a number of students with allergies and/or fear of dogs and while we have historically not strongly enforced district policy, our schools are dog free zones from 8:00AM until 4:00 PM. I love dogs and all the dogs that have come on our property have been leashed and well behaved. However, I must ask that we abide by the policy for the well-being of our students. 

David