The Cardinal Connection

December 5th-December 9th: The Scholastic Book Fair at JOW

December 8th: Literacy Night

December 12th: Grab-and-Go Coffee Meet and Greet

Dec. 13th: PTA General Body Meeting @6PM

December 14th: Office of Early Child Hood Education Virtual Nutrition Workshop @6PM

December 21st: JOW Holiday Spectacular Winter Program

December 21st: Last day of after school programming

December 23rd-January 2nd: Winter Holiday Break (No School for Students)

The JO Wilson mentoring program is having a winter Shoe Box Drive for the homeless. The drive will take place until December 16th . We will be collecting various items, then gift wrap the items in a shoebox with a card, in order to spread holiday cheer at SOME (So Others May Eat).

Here are the items we are collecting for each grade level:

Prek 3- Women's Socks

Prek 4- Men's Socks

K- Men's Scarves

1st- Women's Scarves

2nd - Men's Gloves

3rd - Women's Gloves

4th - Women's hats

5th - Men's hats

Sped Inclusion- Toothbrushes or Toothpaste

All donations can be turned in to your student’s classroom teacher!

The Scholastic Book Fair has begun! Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them to become bolder, prouder and stronger readers. AND—as always—every book they buy earns rewards for our school.

• This year, say hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account.

• Before the fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases.

*Check the wish lists posted outside the main office if you would like to shop for your child's teacher/classroom.*

Shop late during Literacy Night on Thursday, Dec. 8, from 5:30-7 pm

• Get your J.O. Wilson swag

• Play games to build literacy skills

• Record an “I Love J.O. Wilson” video

If you can’t make it to the fair, then shop at our school’s online book fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school. Online ordering is open until Dec. 18.

We still need volunteers to help staff the book fair. Please sign-up here -

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e4babaa2caafa7-scholastic1

Sign-up to purchase gifts for J.O. Cardinals from the wishlist. We’re still looking for folks to support 7 more families in this year’s toy drive! Be sure to provide your contact info in the separately linked form. We kindly request that items be dropped off at school no later than Friday, Dec. 16.

Contact the PTA (jowilsonpta@gmail.com) if you have questions. Thanks!

Join us for our next General Body Meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m.

In addition to our regular PTA business and updates, we will be joined by Principal Eric Fraser of Stuart Hobson Middle School. This is a great opportunity for 4th and 5th grade families to learn about our feeder middle school in advance of enrollment season. As a reminder, all parents, grandparents and guardians of J.O. Wilson students are automatically members of the PTA and are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApc-mtrTMjH9Bl-CJUSpDj9zk-4fBQ1zSl

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The PTA’s committees have kicked off. Email jowilsonpta@gmail.com or fill out a membership form if you’d like to get involved.

• Advocacy/Facilities - Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m.

• Communications - Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m.

• ECE (Early Childhood Education) - TBD

• Events and Fundraising - Monday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m.

• Upper Grades - TBD

We raised over $3,000 on Giving Tuesday thanks to our generous Cardinal Community. There’s still time to donate to the Cardinal Fund to help the PTA reach our $5,000 goal for our 2022 Giving Drive.

The PTA's Cardinal Fund raises money for teacher grants, enrichment programs for students and special events that bring our school community together. All donations are tax-deductible.

Go to smile.amazon.com, designate JO Wilson Es PTA as your favorite charity, and the PTA will receive a portion of proceeds from your Amazon purchases. Link your VIC card to J.O. Wilson through Harris Teeter's Together in Education program. Give your cashier the code 1267 and your VIC card when you check out. (You must re-link your rewards card every school year!)

We want everyone to know how much we love J.O. Wilson! Join the “I Love J.O.” campaign by recording a short video featuring you or your Cardinal telling us why you love J.O. Wilson, and send it to Mr. Bellamy at Sean.Bellamy@k12.dc.gov. We’ll also have testimonial opportunities for parents and students during the Book Fair on Dec. 7 and 8.

Don’t want to make a video? Send pictures of your Cardinal engaged in school or school-sponsored activities to jowilsonpta@gmail.com.

Videos and photos will be used on the school’s website and social media platforms.

Mosaic Theater Company at Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street is seeking current and former residents of the H Street Corridor to interview for plays they are writing for the H Street Oral History Project.

The interviews will focus on the protests in 1968 following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the summer 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. This work will culminate in spring 2023 through a week-long festival, where all three plays will premiere as staged readings. All interviews and plays will be archived in the DC Public Library oral history collections.

If you are a former or current H Street corridor resident and would like to be interviewed, please contact HStreetOH@mosaictheater.org or fill out the form here https://mosaictheater.org/h-street-oral-history.

Interviewees will receive a stipend.