April 2025
Spring is in the air! Mr. Schoenfeldt has planned games of kickball for our youngest Wolverines and we need your help! If you’re already at school around the K-2 recesses, check in at the office and join the fun!
We need an executive board for next year! If you are interested in being on next year’s board, or would like to coordinate an event (Math Challenge, Family Fun Night, STEM Fair, etc.), please complete this survey no later than April 25. Remember all PTA volunteer hours count toward PACE hours.
We still have a ton of great programs & events coming up, and PTA would greatly appreciate your feedback on past Events, Programs, Communication & Meetings. Please take a few minutes to complete this online survey before May 3.
At the end of each year, Wellington honors PTA members and teachers and staff in our community who have made an impact on our community. If you have an educator, staff member or parent in mind to nominate for a Golden Acorn, Outstanding Educator, Outstanding Advocate, Wellington Way, or PTA Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, please nominate them by May 16 using this link: https://forms.gle/3QuWaJjpvj6TFdpB9
Also, please remember to submit an expense report if you have purchased an item for a PTA Event or Program. We are developing the budget for the 2025-2026 school year, and funds spent this year will help determine how much funding to allocate to programs for next year. Expense report forms are linked here and are also located in the the PTA drawer in the Main Office.
Have some Wellington Spirit Wear you’ve outgrown? Please consider donating it to the Wellington PTA Spirit Wear Swap which will happen in Fall 2025 (next year). The event is still in work but will be an opportunity for families to ‘shop’ and take home previously loved Spirit Wear. More details to come, but until then, please keep reading for information on this month’s happenings.
Upcoming Events:
April 25: Math Challenge #15 (the last one!) Begins
April 25: Helping Hands (volunteers needed)
April 25: PACE Spring Carnival (volunteers needed)
April 28: Track & Field Practice*
April 29 – May 5: Ridwell Plastic Drive
May 1: 5th Grade Panoramic & Class Photos (volunteers needed)
May 16: Multicultural Night (volunteers needed)
May 27: Positive Discipline Parent Enrichment Event at Kokanee Elementary
*Track & Field is coached by Ms. Schutz and is not a Wellington PTA Program
**This is not a Wellington PTA Sponsored or Hosted Event
April 25: Helping Hands (volunteers needed)
Our monthly Helping Hands session will take place during both lunch recesses in the Wellington Courtyard, all students are welcome. Students will make appreciation cards & notes for teachers and staff to be distributed during Staff & Teacher Appreciation Week in early May. Volunteers will help set up the project, interact with students, replenish supplies, and clean up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044AAFA72EA6FA7-50621281-helping
April 25: PACE Spring Carnival, 5:30 – 7:30pm (volunteers needed)
Come one, come all! The entire school is invited to this fun event and fundraiser for the PACE program, and proceeds benefit not just the PACE program but our entire school. There are games, prizes, raffles and food & drink! Bring your entire family for a fun night out!
April 29 – May 5: Ridwell Plastic Film Drive
Save those plastic bags and bring them to school! We are teaming up with Ridwell to gather as much plastic film as we can; bring in CLEAN Ziploc bags, bubble wrap, air pillows, grocery bags, bread bags, bubble mailers, produce bags, etc., to the main office between April 29-May 5 for recycling. Ridwell will pick up the bags and recycle the contents on May 6! This drive is free to us, and if we get 10 families signed up to receive Ridwell service at home via this link, we will earn plastic pickup from Ridwell for 2025-2026! If you’re interested in what Ridwell does, check it out here.
May 1: 5th Grade Panoramic & Class Photos, 9am-2:30pm (volunteers needed)
It's 5th Grade Panoramic and Class Photo day! Come volunteer to help walk classes to/from the photo area for group photos of each class, and wrangle those almost-elementary-graduates so that we get everyone in the 5th grade panoramic photo. Meet in the main office and Virginia will tell you where to go, then the previou set of volunteers will give you instructions.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044AAFA72EA6FA7-56426972-5thgrade
May 16: Multicultural Night, 5-7pm
Get ready for an evening of cultural exploration and connection! Please consider signing up to share a country at the event! Kids will receive a “passport” to travel from table to table, discovering different cultures through interactive displays, fun activities, and food. Sign up to share a country and food, craft, game, song or dance using this LINK.
May 27: Parent Enrichment Night, 6:30 - 8:30pm - RSVP Required
Wellington, along with Fernwood & Kokanee Elementary Schools, is hosting a Parent Enrichment speaker on Positive Discipline. This event is sponsored by the Northshore Council PTSA, and will be held at Kokanee Elementary. For more information on what the speaker will discuss, please visit this link. Free childcare during the event is available! You must RSVP for the event using this form.
Leota PTSA Executive Board
Are you a fifth grade family looking to get involved at Leota Middle School next year? The Leota PTSA nominating committee is looking to fill positions on their Executive Board. Check out their nominating committee survey here.
Art Docent: Ongoing
Are you curious what an art docent does? Come shadow an art docent to find out! Email christine@wellingtonpta.org if you are interested or have questions.
Maker’s Space & Wolverine Wranglers: Ongoing (volunteers needed)
Does your kid need an alternative to the playground? Maker’s Space occurs every Monday and Wednesday during lunch recess. Volunteers will interact with students and help them create! Frequently requested items include toilet paper & paper towel tubes, clean pringles cans with lids, Scotch brand magic tape, and white construction paper — drop off donations in the main office.
The weather is getting warmer! Sign up to help any day of the week and lead kids in games of soccer, wall ball, four square, or any other game you’d like.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044AAFA72EA6FA7-wolverine
Math Challenge (online):
The 14th & 15th rounds of the Math Challenge begin April 4 and April 25. This is the final Math Challenge of the year! This optional challenge is open to all Wellington students grades K-5 and students can participate in all 15 rounds, or just the rounds that work for them. The goal is for students to answer as many questions as they can, and it's a great way to bring math talks home. For the math questions and more information, please follow the link to the PTA Website/Math Challenge. Forms are also available in the office.
Math Challenge #14: April 4 – April 24, answer posted April 25
Math Challenge #15 (the last one!): April 25 – May 8, answer posted May 9
Lookahead:
May 1: Class Pictures
May 1: Track & Field Meet*
May 2: Wolverines on the Run
May 5: Track & Field Practice*
May 5 – 9: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
May 8: Track & Field Meet*
May 9: Wolverines on the Run
May 12: Track & Field Practice*
May 13: PTA General Meeting
May 15: Track & Field Meet*
May 16: Popcorn Friday
May 16: Wolverines on the Run
May 16: Multicultural Night
May 19: Track & Field Practice*
May 20: Track & Field Junior Olympics*
May 23: Wolverines on the Run
May 27: Positive Discipline Parent Enrichment Event at Kokanee Elementary
May 30: Wolverines on the Run
*Track & Field is coached by Ms. Schutz and is not a Wellington PTA Program
Kindergarten Registration Open
Registration for Kindergarten at Wellington Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year is open! To enter the Kindergarten program in the fall, your child must be five years old on or before August 31, 2025 and live in the Wellington service area. Please complete the paperwork ASAP as the school is trying to plan for next year. Click on the link to complete the enrollment process here.
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