Mr. Burns's Sunday Message

I hope everyone enjoyed this beautiful weekend! I am hopeful that this weather will continue into this week so the kids can have outdoor recess the entire week:)

We're excited for the Fun Run this Friday! A huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far! This event is vital for supporting all the activities our PTA hosts at Wims. Many of our events, like Movie Night, are free for families to enjoy, thanks to the funds raised during the Fun Run. Let's keep pushing to reach our goal together! 😊

Finally, come out and join our annual Clarksburg Cluster Night at Coyote Canyon- Clarkburg HS Football Stadium on October 10. Click here to view the flyer and register for the event.

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Message from the Media Center

Attendance Information

ParentVue Accounts

Important Information from our PTA

Hi Wims families! The Wilson Wims library is looking for donations to give students more choice at our Makerspace (hands on) area. If you have any legos, dominos, magnatiles, marble run, or other items that your family is done using, please consider donating to our library. If you'd like to donate books, we have lists on Donors Choose (doubling donations on October 3rd!!) and on Amazon. Please reach out to our media specialist, Mrs. Emily Hall, if you have donations or questions. Emily_R_Martinez@mcpsmd.org

The school must be notified any day your child will be absent. You may call the school office at 240-406-1670 or email the classroom teacher and the Attendance secretary Mrs. Norton; christine_e_norton@mcpsmd.org

When reporting the absence please include the following:

• Child’s first and last name

• Grade Level

• Teacher’s name

• The reason for the absence

If we do not receive a call from a parent, the absence or tardiness will be considered unexcused. A written explanation of each absence is required from the parent/guardian within three days of the student’s return to school (email is acceptable)

Please click on the follow link for directions on activating your ParentVue account.

ParentVue Directions

Greetings, Wildcats!

We hope you had a wonderful time on Friday at Movie Night! It was great to see our Wims community coming together for a great evening and despite a few delays and tech challenges, the smiles on the faces of all who attended made the hard work worth it. On behalf of the PTA, we cannot say thank you enough to Mrs. Koko Mallicott for her planning and coordination – she is the heart of Movie Night and it wouldn’t be the same without her. Thank you also to our administration and building service team, without whom we couldn’t have this event. And to you - our Wims family. Thank you for your concession donations, for volunteering at the event (man, you all worked HARD), our SSL students, and for simply attending - this makes the work that we do here at Wims worth it.

Events like Movie Night are part of the reason we work so hard to fundraise during Fun Run. By sustaining our budget, we are able to pay for the screen and projector rental, keep our events admission-free, and our spirit wear affordable. We have less than one week until Fun Run and over $8,000 to reach our fundraising goal. We are asking our Wildcat community for one last push – one last call to family, friends, and neighbors – to sponsor your student(s) with a donation. I know we can do it!

Congratulations to our WEEK TWO Fun Run Winners! The following classrooms’ combined donations were enough to earn them some extra recess time: Mrs. Keller (PEP), Mrs. Taylor(K), Mrs. Curry (1st), Mrs. Benco (2nd), Mrs. Shapot (3rd). Mrs. Oakes (4th), and Mrs. Spitzberg (5th). And congratulations to 3rd Grade for raising the most funds during Week One, earning them a special movie & popcorn treat later this school year. We have just a few more days to determine the classroom with the highest percentage of registered & pledged students - who will receive their very own “squishy Wimsy?” It is NOT TOO LATE to register your student(s) on www.mybooster.com and make a donation!

Finally, thank you to all who attended our first PTA Meeting. There were so many new faces and I was humbled by you all choosing to spend your evening with the PTA. It was wonderful to meet each of you who came to speak to me at the end and I am thrilled to hear so many offers to volunteer - we truly have an amazing school community and for that, I am grateful.

~ Ashley Zuraf, President

2024-25 School Year

Join your fellow MCPS Clarksburg Cluster schools for our second annual Cluster Night at Coyote Canyon by signing up to register Wilson Wims during a spirited parade around the football field prior to the game. We will meet at 5:30 outside the CHS Stadium and the parade will begin at 6pm. This is a great opportunity to show off your Wims Spirit Wear!

On your mark, get set, GO! The Wildcat Fun Run is scheduled for Friday, October 11th during the school day. Visit www.mybooster.com to register your Wildcats, start them off with a donation, then share with your family, friends, and neighbors and ask them to support our school by sponsoring your student! Fun Run is a wonderful day of camaraderie, fun, and fitness and the PTA relies on this event to fund our operating budget for the year and keep our events free to our Wims community. Please register today and help us meet our $20,000 goal! We still need a lot more volunteers to make Fun Run a great day for our Wildcats. These volunteer roles are critical and impossible to do without enough hands. If you can help and want to have a great view of the run, please consider signing up to volunteer.

SCHEDULE FOR FUN RUN

9:15 AM - GRADE 4 (Blue track: Huyck & Vassalotti - Green track: Oakes)

10:00 AM - GRADE 5 (Blue: Spitzberg - Green: Beshore & Walker)

11:00 AM - Kindergarten & PEP (Blue: Wendland & Taylor - Green: Knight & PEP)

11:45 AM - GRADE 1 (Blue: Fort & Panchura - Green: Curry)

12:30 PM - GRADE 2 (Blue: Benco & Stanley - Green: Prange & Vaughn)

1:15 PM - GRADE 3 (Blue: Agostini & Holman - Green: Shapot)

Announcing two more After-School activity opportunities for the 2024 year.

Young Rembrandts is back by popular demand.

Starting Friday October 25th- December 20th (8weeks)

-No class on 11/29

Register at https://schools.kiddo.us/s/wwes-md

Also new to Wims this year, join our Sewing Club for a 3-week Holiday Sew.

This is for grades 3-5.

Please contact sewgeniusnow@gmail.com to register, cost is $80 total and all supplies are included.

Classes will be held 12/6, 12/13, and 12/20.

For those interested in sewing for a younger student please also reach out to sewgeniusnow@gmail.com for her "in studio" intro to sewing opportunities.

If you have any questions please reach out to Danni at vicepresident@wwespta.org

Calling all non-5th grade families: The PTA is looking for a CO-CHAIR for 5th Grade Promotion. 5th Grade Promotion is a special event for our outgoing Wildcats and we need a team to help make this an unforgettable evening as these students head off to Middle School. This is what we refer to as our “pay it forward” event, as when your student enters the 5th grade, the hope is that there are families willing to make their night unforgettable, too. Promotion Night has a lot of moving parts and is the perfect event for team collaboration. Our chairs from last year are on hand and ready to guide you and volunteer that evening. Committee Chairs are fully supported by the PTA Board throughout the duration of these roles. Please contact us at pta@wwespta.org if interested!

Did you know that you can earn for our school simply by shopping at Harris Teeter? HT has donated over $32.8 million to Together in Education schools since 1998. By simply visiting the website & linking your Harris Teeter VIC card, a percentage of your purchase is automatically donated to Wims (TIE #2814)! Our school relies on these funds and we hope to increase participation! Visit the TIE website today to start earning for Wims. Returning Families: Please note VIC cards must be re-linked annually!

We want to hear from you and be sure you are hearing from us!

Stay connected to the PTA and other families by joining our *new* WhatsApp Community (https://bit.ly/WWESPTAchat) and by following us on Facebook (@wilsonwimspta).

If you have any questions regarding the PTA or our supported activities, please reach out to us at pta@wwespta.org and you are also welcome to contact the PTA President, Ashley Zuraf, at president@wwespta.org.