• Thank You to our PTA president!  Polly spoke at the Fairfax County Public Hearing Meeting about the budget.  She  represented Wolftrap and showed support for smaller class size.  Thank You Polly!  Please show your Wolftrap support by coming to a meeting and signing in as a Wolftrap representative.  The next meeting is:
  • Budget Community Dialog Meeting - February 4th, at 7:00 pm @ Cunningham Park ES

• Dr. Blain's Newsletter - January Issue

• SIXTH GRADE PARENTS NEW - It's time to submit your message for the Paws for Applause section of the yearbook Deadline Feb 16th...Click Here

• Girls On The Run - Spring program for 3rd through 5th grade girls. Registration OPEN NOW through February 11th.  A lottery system will be used to select 20 girls.    REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION

• AAP Level IV Referrals due to Jill Clopton by February 5th

• Start planning for the Edison Expo!  March 9th - "The Wonder of Science and Invention"  Click here for more information.

• Education Rebate Programs - Updated information is now available on the redesigned Education Rebate Programs Page...learn how you can earn money for Wolftrap with very little effort.

• GRACEArt Artist of the Month - Claude Monet

• Camp Invention - Returning to Wolftrap this year July 12 - 16.  Early registration will be open to camp alumni and Wolftrap students soon.  Registration date and camp information will be listed here shortly.

• Kilmer Orientation for rising seventh grade students and parents - Thursday, March 4th @ 6:30 pm at Kilmer Middle School.  (Snow date - 3/11)

• Skate Night - February 20th NEW
  Click Here for Information and Registration

• 5k Fun Run is looking for Corporate Sponsors - If your company can help please click here.  Thanks!

• Inclement Weather Refrigerator Chart 2009-2010

• South African School Book Donations - Our annual donated book event isn't until the spring, if you have gently used books that you are clearing out now, there will be a box available in the office for any early contributions.  Click here for book drive guidelines and if you would like to learn more about Eileen and Larry  Kulgers' efforts to build a library for a large rural school in South Africa click here.  The school has over 1000 students K-4, with 30-50 children per class. They begin learning in English starting in second grade, but have very little resources as few parents are employed. Larry Kugler will speak at the Feb. 2, 2010 PTA meeting, please attend!

Upcoming Dates

Community News

• Get Creative and Earn A+ Bonus Bucks - GIANT is calling all "budding artists" in grades K through 5!!!  Let the artist choose ... use pencils, crayons, markers or paint to depict how your school could use the A+ BonusBucks you earn. Click here for contest information

• Vienna Little League - Sign Up Information  NEW

• Flu Season Information - To view the information and presentations from the Fairfax County Health Department town hall meetings held in September, please see the following link: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/flu/town-hall-meetings.htm
  
  For more information, please see the FCPS website at :
  http://www.fcps.edu/news/swineflu.htm

Ongoing News

• AAA Trash Service can donate to Wolftrap - Learn more about the Recycle Bank Program

• Link your Giant Grocery Card (and all other grocery cards) to Wolftrap Elementary. For more information go to www.giantfood.com/aplus    BONUS CARD SIGN UP

• Recycle your cellphone and help a good cause - Click Here

• Bike/Walk Safety Survey -  Please fill out the following surveys and return to school: Parent Survey, Walkability Checklist and Bikabilitly Checklist.  For more details on the surveys click here. 

• Student Directory is now online - login and password information was sent out in the BLAST message on November 5th  Click here

• School Lunch Schedule 2009-2010

• BrainPop- Wolftrap has purchased a subscription to this educational website. The login is wolftrap and the password is wolftrap910. (Go to website) 

• Inclement Weather Refrigerator Chart 2009-2010

• Sally Foster Fundraiser - Orders are taken online.  Click here to support the school and get some great products.

• Bulletin Board - Contains information about families that are looking to buy/sell costumes for school events. Click here

• Bike Rack - click here for the school guidelines and rules.

• Wolftrap Recycles - Printer Cartridges and Cell Phones