Spring is officially here!  I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather! 

Thanks to the Destination Imagination Team for the wonderful presentation during the meeting on April 13^th and to the fabulous Third Graders who demonstrated their inventions that evening!  

Elections were also held at this meeting.  The Officers for 2010-2011: 

      President - Shawn Boyd

Vice President - Toni Marquardt

Secretary - Kathryn Kelley

Treasurer - Jodi Rhinehart-Doty

Council Delegate - Kamesh Namuduri

Council Delegate - Karlene Maas

April 12^th - 16^th, we celebrated Teacher Appreciation week!  It was quite a week!!!  We certainly appreciate our Teachers and Staff!!!  A BIG thanks to Karen Fuller and all the volunteers who made this such a special event!

WES PTA has put over $35,000 back into the classrooms/school this year.  Some of the grants covered:  microscopes, books, math sharks, risers, supplies, etc.  Thank you for your support!  Please take a moment to check out the PTA website to see the presentation "Your School, Your Kids, Your PTA" to find out what PTA does for Wellington and how you can get more involved! 

Each year, WES PTA sponsors an Art Exhibit for Wellington.  This year, Shannon Johnson, WES Art Teacher, arranged for us to enjoy some of the works of Jackson Pollock and Antoni Gaudi.  This was presented during Youth Art Month (March)!  Thanks Mrs. Johnson!

A special thanks to Renee McCann and all the volunteers who helped with creating the recycled sculptures that were unveiled on Earth Day!  Renee made sure that each student had the opportunity to actively participate in the creation of the structures!  To make the day even more special, Schneider Electric donated a tree that was planted in the recycled sculpture garden!  Thank you to our friends at Schneider Electric!!!

For your planning purposes:

May 14^th - Carnival and Silent Auction

May 18^th - PTA Meeting (Officer Installation, 4^th Grade Virtual Zoo)

May 21^st - Field Day

May 27^th - Paw Publishing Ceremony

Shawn Boyd

shawn.pta@gmail.com

972-874-9727

Dear Wellington parents,

We can tell that spring has arrived ~ beautiful

sunshine for outdoor play, everyone sniffling and

sneezing with allergies, lots more skateboards and

scooters, TAKS testing....  it's a FUN season!

We've got some great activities coming up in the next two months, so be sure to

watch your teachers' newsletters or school webs.  Carnivals, PTA performances,

field day and field trips, and many more are on the horizon.  We'd love to have you involved in them.

With the warmer weather, we usually get many more students who are walking, riding scooters, etc.  Please be extra careful in driving around the school and complying with the directions you can turn when exiting, not dropping off in the middle lanes, speed issues, being patient, etc.  We've been seeing more cell phone usage as cars are pulling in and wanted to remind everyone that there are hefty fines for using cell phones in school zones!  We've also noted more dogs coming to walk children home.  I'm a dog lover (four at home!) personally, but we do have students who are fearful of dogs and we also have crowded sidewalks as it is.  We ask that those of you walking with dogs have your children meet you up at the edges of the school near Kenwood to keep the pooches away from the general crowd.  That helps a lot!  The kids are doing a WONDERFUL job remembering not to ride scooters, bikes, and skateboards until their off school property.

Dress code reminders are always needed at this time of year as the sun shines

more!  Please check short/skirt length as your children are headed out to make sure they're approximately where the fingertips hit on the thigh or four inches above mid-knee.  We've been seeing some pretty scanty short shorts lately.  Also, spaghetti straps need to be saved for summer wear, unless the child has a little top over them, which stays on all day.  Shoulder straps need to be the width of a dollar bill.

We're certainly enjoying these last few months with your children as we head into the end of the 09-10 school year.  Personally, I count my blessings daily for having the fun of coming to Wellington every day.

Sincerely,

Robin Macke, Ph.D.

Principal