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Inside this week's Connection
- General PTA meeting: TONIGHT! Zoom info below!
- World Heritage Night: Thursday night!
- Original Works Gallery is LIVE
- DEI Committee meeting
- Book Fair news
- Family Science Night: December 2!
- Reflections contest- Contest form included!
- At a Glance
The November general PTA meeting is TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m. in the Wolftrap library. Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Stephanie Burdett, will speak to attendees. Mrs. Burdett will speak on encouraging creative thinking at home. She will also discuss Portrait of a Graduate Skills and how parents can help kids recognize how they use them outside of school. If you can not attend in person, but would like to join in online, please use the following log-in information:
Topic: Wolftrap ES November PTA General Meeting
Time: Nov 12, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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World Heritage Night tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. Come experience music, food, crafts and performances. Show off your cultural attire and come celebrate our multicultural Wolftrap Elementary community. Volunteers are still needed! Please email us at whn@wolftrappta.org to sign up or learn more.
The Original Works online gallery is now LIVE, showcasing your child’s one-of-a-kind artwork! A brochure came home last week with your child, telling you how to log into the live gallery. This is your chance to turn your child’s creativity into memorable, lasting holiday gifts or keepsakes — mugs, magnets, totes, ornaments, and more.
Every purchase celebrates your child’s creativity and supports our school. Look at the brochure for ordering instructions, and don’t wait! Orders are due by November 18th!
Questions? Email Katherine Deason at kndeason@gmail.com or Selyn Hong at selynhong@gmail.com.
We’d love for you to join us for our first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee meeting this school year on November 17 at 7:00 p.m. at
Erin Tanenbaum’s house.
Our DEI Committee works to make sure every Wolftrap family feels welcome, represented, and included in our school community. We help ensure PTA activities are accessible and equitable for all, and find ways to bring our community closer together through understanding and inclusion.
Each meeting also ends with an open discussion, where attendees can share experiences, ask questions, and seek support from one another as we navigate the joys and challenges of raising children in today’s world. It’s a safe, welcoming space where all voices are heard and valued.
Whether you’ve been involved before or are just curious, we’d love for you to come, listen, and join the conversation — the more voices, the better!
Please RSVP to dei@wolftrappta.org for the address.
We are just one week out from one of Wolftrap's most anticipated events. As a reminder, Parents will be able to attend the book fair at any time during open hours.
Open hours include:
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All: Monday & Tuesday, 3:30–8:00 p.m.
- Wednesday & Thursday, 3:30–7:00 p.m.
- Friday, 3:30-4:00 p.m.
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Grades K,2,4,6: Thursday, 8:15-9:00 a.m.*
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Grades PK, 1, 3, 5: Friday, 8:15-9:00 a.m.*
*New this year – Flexible open house where parents can stop by after visiting the book fair to see their child(ren)’s classroom work and stay for the morning news show and meeting. With this new format we hope to make things easier for families while continuing to celebrate our students' hard work! Book Fair will remain open 9:00-10:00 a.m. for parents to browse/check out after students return to class.
Volunteers are needed! Sign up TODAY to help!
For more information, please check out the PTA website or contact bookfair@wolftrappta.org.
Family Science Night is back! The event will be held in the school gym on the evening of Tuesday, December 2. Volunteers are needed. If you are able to help, please sign up here!
Is your child wildly creative? Do they enjoy writing, drawing, making videos, or performing? If so, the Reflections contest is just the place to showcase their talent! This year's theme is "I Belong."
Children are invited to provide their own interpretation of this theme in any of the following six categories: Visual art (drawing, painting, etc.), film, music, dance, photography, and creative writing.
A child may submit one entry in any single category (but feel free to submit to all categories!). All entries are due by November 15, 2025.
Students participate in the appropriate division for their grade: Primary (Pre-K - Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Special Artist (All grades welcome).
How to submit your entries
To submit your child's work you must first fill out the CONTEST FORM.
Please label the ART file with your child's name, category and division
- - JaneSmith.VisualArts.Intermediate.Entry
Please also submit the entry form with a similar naming convention
- - JaneSmith.VisualArts.Intermediate.Form
Detailed rules and more information are available on the entry form itself.
Once you have your child's entry form and digital entry, please upload both to dropbox by using this link. Please be sure to complete a separate form for each category your child wishes to enter.
Feel free to email reflections@wolftrappta.org for more information.
Wolftrap's annual Veterans Day event started off in the cafeteria with donuts and coffee for military families, on Monday morning. Over 65 students and their family members were in attendance!
The assembly, held in the school gym, started with the Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts flag ceremony. Sixth graders had a wonderful performance, to included singing the songs from each of the military branches, and reading various poems. Mr. Little's dad, Colonel Little, was the guest speaker. He gave a wonderful talk about leadership in the military students.
A special thank you to Ms. Azita Behdad (Wolftrap's family liaison) for organizing the assembly, and to Emmanouel Lee and the military appreciation committee for all of their hard work!
    
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