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Don't Forget!
May 14 Personality Pictures
May 14 PTA Meeting
May 15 WEDJ WIZ Performance @ 2PM
May 16 K-8 Dance Performance
May 18 Focus Group #2 on Single Gender Pilot Classes
May 20 Focus Group #3 on Single Gender Pilot Classes
May 24 MacBeth Production (Grades 3 to 8)
May 25 Regional Chess Competition
May 27 Memorial Day (school closed)
May 31 Dress-Down Day (Staff & Students)
June 3 Parent Interviews, Science/Inquiry Fair
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THE LATEST NEWS FROM
WEDJ PCS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
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WEDJ Student, Parent Win Citywide Award for Excellence at the Charter School Tribute Awards
DC Association of Chartered Public Schools recognized three members of the WEDJ community with in the 2013 Charter School Tribute Awards ceremony.
WEDJ 7th grade student Joshua Reynolds was recognized as DC's most outstanding middle school student in a charter school (photo below).
PTA President Cynthia Jordan was also honored, winning the award for Most Outstanding Parent. Malik Clea, an 8th grade student, was a finalist for the HOPE Award.
The Award Ceremony, held May 9, was a gala evening that even Mayor Gray attended. The Mayor met many parents and teachers from WEDJ. Our Sons of Freedom Dance Institute wowed the crowd during the evening reception.
STARS Tribute awards honor students, teachers and school leaders finalists in 14 award categories. The DC Association for Chartered Schools says, "These finalists represent the 'best of the best' of DC public charter schools and help to demonstrate the vital role charter schools play in the landscape of DC public education."
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WEDJ 7th and 8th Grade Students Rise to the Challenge of the DC-CAS
Congratulations to all teachers, staff, and parents for a successful testing experience with the DC-CAS. Everyone worked hard to prepare for the testl. We will learn our results in July.
We are so proud of our students. Thank you, parents, for everything you do every day to support your child's learning. We especially appreciate your support of the many tutoring opportunities WEDJ offered this spring. We're in this together!
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Suzuki Violin Students Are Learning and Growing
Our young violinists have been very active of late. Dr. Zirkle's Suzuki students had their final INFORMance of the year on May 8 during their class time.
Eleven of the terrific second grade violin students are part of the Duke Ellington Saturday String Program. They will be in the program through June. The participants are: Evelyn Anderson, Sakina Allen, Manniyah Boyd, Janiyah Britt, De'Adrian Davis, Saniya Flowerss, Robert Hofmann, Mekhi Parker, Isaiah Tate, Santana Womack, and Doenya Williams.
Dr. Zirkle says, "Please join me in an excited cheer as our WEDJ students are taking their learning of the violin to the next level. Congratulations students, I'm so proud of them!"
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WEDJ School Nurse Offers Tips for Allergy Season
While symptoms of allergies and colds often overlap, there are a few telling differences. The tip-offs for hay fever are a clear, watery nasal discharge; itching of the eyes, ears, nose, or mouth; and spasmodic sneezing.
With a cold, nasal secretions are often thicker than in allergy and can be discolored (as compared with the clear, watery discharge of allergies). The child who has a cold may have a sore throat and a cough, and may run a temperature. A cold usually goes away after few days, but allergy symptoms can go on for weeks to months.
About three in four children with asthma have an increase in symptoms during allergy season. For those children, testing can help identify allergens that cause a reaction in your child.
Submitted by Sabrathia Draine Ishakwua
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Summer Enrichment (Camp Imagination) Registration is Now Open
We are thrilled to announce that Camp Imagination is open for registration. Camp will run 5 weeks, from July 1 - August 2. Camp opens at 8 am and continues until 4 pm.
We have an exciting agenda planned for students. Mornings will focus on academics, including reading, writing, math, and the character program. After lunch, students will have fun with sports (basketball, baseball, and flag football), as well as theater, arts and crafts, music, dance, and modeling.
The registration fee is $80. To enroll your child, download the application from our website, where you can also download a flyer about the program. Please register right away to secure your child's spot. Camp Imagination is open to any DC resident with a student ID.
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PARENTS: Did you know....
We post hundreds of pictures of our students in albums on our Facebook page. Visit the page to find photos of your child that you will treasure forever.
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