Wedgwood School PTA

OCTOBER
Monday Mixer with Principal Espania
Monday, Oct. 6
9:15 am
Library
Advanced Learning Forms Due
Wednesday, Oct. 8
PTA Board Meeting
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Library
Scrip Orders Due
Thursday, Oct. 9
No School — Professional Development Day
Friday, Oct. 10
Garden Party — School Grounds Cleanup
Saturday, Oct. 11
10 am to 3 pm
Pumpkin Party
Friday, Oct. 24
Early Dismissal — Professional Development
Wednesday, Oct. 29

Hello Wedgwood Families!
It was great to see so many of you at curriculum night on Thursday. Our mission and vision is to create learning communities that promote global citizens. Teachers and students have been working diligently to establish an understanding of the responsibilities necessary in constructing positive learning communities. Through this hard work we [...]

Friday, September 26, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Howdy y’all. Grab your partner, dig out those overalls, bandanas and cowboy boots and head on over to the Grand Ole Wedgwood Cafeteria for an evening of “do si dos” and “promenades.” Come and give it a try.
For snacks we will be having a dessert bar.  Admission is free [...]

This Thursday is the day that kindergartners get to host their Special Guest for lunch. Guests, please meet your kindergartener in the lunchroom at 11:30 am and bring $4 exact change to buy your lunch if you preordered it last week. After enjoying playtime and popsicles on the playground, please say good-bye at the 12:10pm [...]

It’s not too late to register your 4th or 5th grader for the Wedgwood Instrumental Music program … but time is running out! Our new music teacher, Katrina Sibicky, will begin classes towards the end of September. If you’ve misplaced your WIM registration form, don’t despair. Simply send a check for $200* payable [...]

Congratulations to Gwen Malone! Gwen received the 2008 Golden Acorn Award for her dedication to Wedgwood. Besides the many ways she has volunteered at Wedgwood over the years, being PTA President for two years, would have been be enough to merit the award. But she has done more than volunteer on the PTA Board. She [...]

The annual Fall Used Book Sale is just around the corner in October. This event raises thousands of dollars for the PTA, but in order for this year’s fundraiser to be a success, we need your help now to start collecting books. Take some time to do some “fall cleaning” of your bookshelves and donate [...]

Hello Wedgwood Families!
Did you know that one of our classes has a goal to read 1,555 books by the end of the year? This ambitious goal reminds me of the importance of encouraging reading outside of the classroom. For all of our students, those who have found a genre they love and for those still [...]

ART DOCENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
If you have a child in room 6, 7, 9, 14, 16, 18, or P3, please consider being an Art Docent Volunteer. This PTA program is a fine art appreciation curriculum, taught in the classrooms by parent volunteers — experience not required! Once a month, (one hour in the classroom plus [...]

Reminders from the Transportation Office to keep our buses running on time:
1) Keep conversations with driver to a minimum. If issues arise, contact the transportation office at 252-0900.
2) Be at the stop 5 minutes prior to the assigned pick up and/or drop off time.
3) Correct emergency contact numbers and addresses.
4) Communicate with Transportation and the [...]