The Cardinal Connection

At J.O. Wilson Elementary School, we are SOARing to success every day in every way by creating an environment in which joy, pride, positive interactions, and growth mindsets lead students to comfort in taking risks, self-advocating, and facing adversity.

November 2nd: JOW Swag Sale 3:15PM-6PM

November 3rd: No School for Student....Half day records/Half day PD

November 3rd: Open House at Stuart-Hobson

November 4th: J.O. Wilson ECE Playdate...On the playground from 10:00AM-12:00PM

November 6th: Virtual Principal's Chat

November 9th: Fall Panther Pride Day at Stuart-Hobson MS 10AM-12PM (for rising 6th graders only)

November 9th: ECE Virtual Committee Meeting 5PM-6PM (see below to join)

November 10th: Veteran's Day...No School for Students and Staff

November 13th: School Report Card – OSSE and SBOE Engagement Sessions 6PM-7PM

November 14th: In Person PTA Meeting 6:00-7:00 p.m.

November 14th: DCPS Budget Hearing 6PM (see below for more details)

November 21st: W6PSPO November Meeting via zoom 7PM

November 22nd-24th: Thanksgiving Holiday...No School for Students and Staff

November 28th: School Nurse Community Meeting 6PM-7:30PM

November 28th: School Facilities Sponsorship and Naming Amendment Act of 2023 @11 am.

December 4th: School Report Card – OSSE and SBOE Engagement Sessions 6PM-7PM

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. As a reminder, you must re-link your rewards card every school year.

Thanks to everyone who continues to show school pride by purchasing J.O. Wilson apparel! You can purchase additional swag and pick up pre-ordered swag at the following upcoming swag sale:

• No cash sales.
• Focus will be on bigger kid and adult sizes. We have limited small sizes.
• Adults show your J.O. Wilson pride, baseball tees and hoodies available in all adult sizes!

You may pre-order shirts, hoodies, and yard signs by completing the order form at our Swag Store. To help expedite orders, we ask that you use CashApp, Zelle, or PayPal if possible

Open House for prospective families at Stuart-Hobson Middle School

● November 3, 2023, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

● In-boundary and current Cluster (Watkins ES) students are guaranteed a seat at Stuart-Hobson. Students who are in-boundary at the time of enrollment, or who entered Ludlow-Taylor or J.O. Wilson via the lottery are also guaranteed a seat at Stuart-Hobson

● For more information

The PTA’s ECE Committee will be hosting an ECE-wide playdate on the J.O playground from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 4. Come out to meet Pre-K3/Pre-K 4 families and learn about opportunities to get involved in the J.O. community. We will have snacks and hot cocoa for the kids. Come wearing your J.O. swag to show your Cardinal pride!

Thursday, Nov. 9, ECE Committee meeting, 5-6 p.m.

The PTA’s Early Childhood Education committee will meet in-person at school, with a Zoom option for those you can’t make it in person.Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747668897?pwd=T1J2RWpIYUlFWnI5bHpVS0w3eGdyZz09

November 14th PTA In-Person General Body Meeting 6:00-7:00 pm

Dinner will be provided (starting at 5:30). Childcare will also be provided, for current J.O. students only. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. (An RSVP is not required, but will help us plan for childcare and dinner.)

These sessions are important as the changes to the report card affect the way our schools are seen and evaluated. Register to attend an engagEment session: https://osse.dc.gov/page/dc-school-report-card-resource-library.

Monday, November 13, 6 to 7pm (virtual). How and where should the DC School Report Card display school’s summative scores?

Monday, December 4, 6 to 7 pm (virtual). What should the DC School Report card look like?

You can also fill out this survey bit.ly/DC SchoolReportCardFeedback.

. DCPS is holding its annual budget hearing on Tuesday November 14 at 6 pm, to get feedback on the FY25 budget. Register to testify at this virtual event by November 10 at this link. You can also send questions to ceo.info@k12.dc.gov.

W6PSPO November Meeting, November 21. W6PSPO will meet November 21 at 7 pm via zoom. Staff from the Deputy Mayor for Education's office wilL attend and give us an update and preliminary recommendations coming out of the Student Assignment and Boundary process.

November 21 at 2 pm is a hearing on Council Member Robert White's bill to provide educators mental health days, bolster flexible scheduling, study increasing paraprofessional pay, give high need schools wellness coordinators and more. It's also a hearing on Council Member Henderson's new bill to provide student loan relief for educators.

November 28 at 4 pm, there is a general hearing on teacher retention. If you care about teacher evaluation, over-testing, improve teacher PD, housing support, a new WTU contract or anything else to support teacher retention: this is your chance to be heard.

You can sign up to testify at these hearing here.

At this meeting a discussion on the implementation of the cluster staffing model for school nurses will take place.

Who should attend: Parents of DC Public School students, school nurses, and other interested community stakeholders.

What will be discussed: The newly implemented “Cluster Model” to deliver school health services- what it is and is not. Our concerns. What questions do we have for leadership?

When: Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 6 - 7:30 pm

Where: Northeast Library, 330 7th St., NE

For questions, comments, concerns, and to RSVP, email: Robert Allen, BSN, RN DC Nurses Association interim vice chair at rga.rn@hotmail.com

School Facilities Sponsorship and Naming Amendment Act of 2023 hearing, November 28, 11 am. This act is aimed at encouraging financial and other support from private and philanthropic organizations for DCPS schools in exchange for naming rights for interior parts of DCPS properties, e.g., auditoriums, libraries. See here for more information and to sign up to testify.