The Cardinal Connection

June 14th: Boys in Bowties 1:30PM-3PM

June 14th: PTA General Body Meeting 6 PM

June 15th: Registration for Polite Piggy's After-School Programming Opens (see links below)

June 16th: Field Day

June 17th: 5th Grade Skate Party

June 20th: Juneteenth Observance (No School for Students or Staff)

June 21st: ECE Special Olympics Young Athletes Celebration on J.O. Wilson field 10AM-11AM

June 21st: 5th Grade Dance

June 22nd: Last Day of After-School Programming for the School Year

June 22nd: 5th Grade Promotion

June 24th: Last day of school for students

Please join us Tuesday, June 14, for the final PTA meeting of the school year! Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvceyrpj4tE9bJ-mG3cUGMp7hiVFdTG2gF. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

All students will get the chance to participate in fun activities throughout the day. Please make sure your students wear socks to school that day so they can fully participate in all the fun! We’ll need parent volunteers to help facilitate the various stations. If you can help out for a 1.5 hour shift, please sign up here or email the PTA (jowilsonpta@gmail.com)!

At J.O. Wilson ES, we are proud to offer one of the largest after-school programs in the city. In order to be able to offer after-school programming to over 300 students, we partner with external organizations to be able to provide more programming options to more students and families. Please see below for a breakdown of what partners support which grades.

• Polite Piggy's provides after-school programming to 101 total students in grades PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten.
• The DCPS after-school program supports and provides after-school programming to 100 students in grades 1st and 2nd.
• Kid Power supports and provides after-school programming to 150 students in grades 3rd-5th.

* Families with children in different grades, you will need to register for the programs that support your student's grade level for the upcoming school year.

For the upcoming school year, we are excited to partner with Polite Piggy's as our provider for after-school programming for students in grades PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten. Please see the information and the graphic below to learn more about registration and to learn more about the robust programming that will be provided.

Learn More About Polite Piggy's Below. Be sure to Connect and Follow

Visit the Polite Piggys website: https://politepiggys.com/

Send Polite Piggys an email: https://politepiggys.com/locations-contact/

Like and Connect with Polite Piggy's on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politepiggys

Follow Polite Piggy's on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politepiggy/

Registration for Polite Piggy's opens on Wednesday, June 15th click here https://www.ezchildtrack.com/parent3/ParentLogin.aspx?c=politepiggys to register.

Before you can register for afterschool programming, you have to complete enrollment for the upcoming school year. Enrollment forms can be submitted electronically at https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/71. Please email, Ms. Talisa Stephenson, at jowilsonesenroll@k12.dc.gov if you need help completing the electronic enrollment packet or if you cannot access the electronic submission process.

DCPS afterschool programs allow students to participate in academic and extracurricular enrichment activities and to develop new hobbies and skills. DCPS teachers, paraprofessionals, and afterschool partner organizations provide a variety of unique programming options to students. Registration is now open for DCPS rising1st and 2nd-grade students only on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in registering, you can complete the OSTP registration form on your phone, computer, or tablet, and translated documents in Spanish, Amharic, and Chinese are available.

Registration for Kid-Power will open in July 2022. We will make families aware in advance of when registration will take place. Please see below for a brief description of the Kid Power.

Kid Power at J. O. Wilson serves a total of 150 students in grades 3rd-5th. Students in grades 3rd-5th grade participate in the After School program with Kid Power. Kid Power inspires youth leadership by promoting academic advancement, physical and emotional wellness, and positive civic engagement in underserved communities throughout the District of Columbia. Kid Power embraces youth voice and believes that every young person can become an informed and engaged advocate for change in their own lives and in their communities.

Sign up your DC student for Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid’s Free School For Unlimited Youth Summer 2022 Programs! Teen art camp, trapeze school, robots & coding learning camp, field trips & more: http://bit.ly/sycw6masummer22.

Do you have uniforms that your kids have outgrown cluttering your closets? The PTA invites you to participate in the Uniform Donation and Swap program. Please kindly donate gently used J.O. Wilson uniforms in the large boxes at the school entrance. The PTA will host our annual Summer Playdate and Uniform Swap late this summer (stay tuned for date). Please only donate uniform compliant items. Please wash your items, and do not donate items with stains or tears. All proceeds will go to the PTA.