PTA Meeting

September 3, 2024

PTA Mission

To support the children of Woodlin Elementary School by:

• Developing enrichment programs to enhance our kids’ academic experience;
• Hosting community-building events for all of us to enjoy;
• Advocating on behalf of the school’s needs at the local, county, and state levels; and,
• Fundraising to support the school, and our teachers and school staff.

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PTA Goals for the 2024-2025 School Year

The PTA's goals for this year are to expand access and inclusiveness. Now that we are in our beautiful new building, we will be able to begin after-school clubs in January. The PTA plans on providing scholarships to every Woodlin student who wishes to participate so that cost will not stand in their way. The Woodlin community has had many obstacles to overcome in the last few years, between the pandemic and the move to Grosvenor, but we now have a chance to start again and building stronger ties between our school and the community is a priority!

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How can we support our PTA?

• Become a member and spread the word!
• Volunteer! Email president@woodlinpta.org
• Yearbook Coordinator
• Heritage months
• Enrichment
• Event leads
• Take our Survey!
• https://forms.gle/9sfamNkDm7XwHcwy6

Woodlin PTA Proposed Budget 2024-25

30% increase (23-24 to 24-25 school year) to enrichment activities, after school clubs, and teacher support

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Wednesday, September 4th from 6:00-8:00pm

• For PARENTS/GUARDIANS ONLY- please do not bring your children (if you must, KAH will be onsite to provide childcare. Childcare will cost $5 per child and they can only accept cash. KAH will NOT be providing dinner!). This will be a presentation.
• 6:10-6:25- Meet in the gym for a welcome from Mr. Jackson
• 6:30-7:10- Meeting session 1 in your child’s classroom
• 7:15-7:55- Meeting session 2 for families with multiple children in Woodlin (you only need to attend one session if you have one child at Woodlin)
• If you cannot make it back to school night, teachers will share meeting slides.

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Woodlin PTA Board, 2024-25

Officers

• Christine Lao-Scott, President – president@woodlinpta.org
• Hye-Soo Baek, Co-Vice President: Administrative – vp-administration@woodlinpta.org
• Angie Lai, Co-Vice President: Advocacy – vp-advocacy@woodlinpta.org
• Libby Sander, Secretary – secretary@woodlinpta.org
• Mary Haas, Treasurer – treasurer@woodlinpta.org

Committee Chairs

• Heidi Lewis, Communications – communications@woodlinpta.org
• Joel Iams and Helen Zaitsev, Membership Co-Chairs – membership@woodlinpta.org
• Mikey Franklin, Events Chair – events@woodlinpta.org
• Joanna Snyder, Enrichment Chair – enrichment@woodlinpta.org
• Nikki Schulman and Angie Wilcox, Fundraising Co-Chairs– fundraising@woodlinpta.org
• Jasmine Hunt, Outreach Chair - outreach@woodlinpta.org
• Hilary Stathes - MCCPTA Delegate
• PTA Teacher Representatives: Peter Augustine and Mary Simpson

President

Treasurer

Enrichment

Communications

Membership 

Secretary

Vice-President-Admin

Outreach

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Events

Events co-chair

Fundraising

Woodlin Elementary School PTA Organizational Chart

Committee Chairs

Executive Officers

Effective 07/01/2018

* Social Media Coordinator

* Webmaster/Website Moderator

* Listserv Moderator

* Calendar Coordinator

* Yearbook Coordinator

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* After School Clubs Coordinator

* STEM Day Coordinator

* Green School Coordinator

* Geography Bee

* In-school Arts Residency Coordinator

* Arts Reflection

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* Fun Run Coordinator

* Silent Auction Coordinators

* Sniders Receipts Coordinator

* Spiritwear Coordinator

* Corporate Sponsorships

* Dining Out Coordinator

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* Movie Night Coordinators

* Outdoor Family Dance Coordinators

* Skate Night Coordinators

* Spring Fair Coordinators

* International Night Coordinators

* Staff Appreciation Coordinator

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* Open House Coordinator

* Room Parent Coordinator

* [K Orientation Coordinator]

* K Playdates Coordinator

* Heritage Month Coordinators

* New Student Liaison

* Costume Closet Coordinator

* MCCPTA delegates

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Vice-President - Advocacy

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Outreach

Expanding Access through WhatsApp

• Back for a second year! There will be a PTA WhatsApp Community which will be used to share announcements about PTA and school events
• There are WhatsApp groups for each class as well. Parents can use these groups as a forum to ask questions, coordinate playdates, and share information.
• Please invite other parents from your child’s class to join the class group.
• We have groups for Spanish & Pashto. If you would like to set up a new group, please ask!

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Outreach

Classroom Parents VOLUNTEERS NEEDED from each classroom to organize Harvest Parties, Valentine’s Day Parties, coordinate teacher gifts and auction baskets, administer class WhatsApp groups, and provide general support.

Kindergarten Orientation, Summer Play Dates and Open House (Next Summer)

Donation Drives - School Supplies, Coats, Costumes for all

Heritage Month Celebrations VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept/Oct

Black History Month - February

Arab American Heritage Month - April

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May

LGBTQ+ Pride Month - June

MCCPTA Delegates

Teacher/Staff Appreciation

Teacher Appreciation

August: Pre-service Week Breakfast (Bethesda Bagels & La Finca Coffee Cart)

October: Nothing Bundt Cakes

December: Cookie & Hot Chocolate Bar

January: TBD

March: Pretzels from DC Pretzel Company

May: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week (Food truck lunch, Ice Cream treats, etc.)

If you have any additional idea, please email alrosen97@gmail.com

Sign up to be a Room Parent!

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The PTA is looking for classroom parents in a few more classes for the 2024 - 2025 school year. Being a room parent is a great way to support our teachers and have some fun!

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• Host classroom parties. You’ll coordinate with teachers to host the class’s Harvest and Valentine’s Day parties. Classroom parents provide treats, provide an activity, and often send home a small goody bag. The PTA reimburses classroom parents.
• Create classroom auction items for the PTA spring auction. You’ll support the annual PTA Online Auction by organizing your class to create a fun gift basket to be included in the auction catalog.
• Facilitate the classroom WhatsApp group. You’ll be made the “admin” of your class WhatsApp group so you’ll be able to add people to the group, share information, and (hopefully not necessary!) remove posts if need be.
• Plan joint thank you gifts for teachers. Often, room parents will coordinate class gifts for the teacher in December and/or at the end of the school year.
• All of this adds up to about 10 hours of work for the entire school year!

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Please email Beth Jordan (bethjordansiirila@gmail.com) for more information and to sign up.

Room Parents

What classes still need room parents?

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• Ms. Lavender (K)
• Ms. Shearin (K)
• Ms. Parker (1)
• Ms. Jones (1)
• Ms. Simpson (2)
• Ms. Dauterive (3)
• Ms. Kevy (3)
• Ms. King (3)
• Ms. Keller (4)
• Ms. Ott (4)
• Mr. Tomasulo (5)

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Email Beth Jordan (mom to Kaitlin Siirila, grade 5 and Henry Siirila, Kindergarten) at bethjordansiirila@gmail.com with questions or to sign up.

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Enrichment

More assemblies, field trips, and community engagment

The PTA is coordinating with lead teachers to support more offerings at each grade level.

Woodlin MD Green School Certification - 2024

Continued grade level programming with our partner GreenKids of Nature Forward�School-wide efforts: food recovery, student green team, recycling, stewardship, and outdoor wellness

After school clubs will return Winter 2024!

Kids After Hours (KAH) will coordinate registration, departure, and with local partners.

Artist in Residence

Beech Tree Puppets will perform and hold workshops with each grade again this year.

Spring Enrichment Events:

• Geography Bee - Spring 2024
• STEM Day - March 2024
• Earth Day - April 2024

Dash of the Runaway Wizards

October 17, 2024

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Fun, community-building day at school

• Each class runs on Wizard Course created by Ms. Costa
• Each student gets a Dash of the Runaway Wizards T-shirt

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Fundraising event for the PTA

• Last year we raised over $40,000 for the PTA
• Online fundraising platform to ask family, friends and neighbors
• Weekly Class Prizes

Fundraising

Corporate Sponsorships https://woodlinpta.membershiptoolkit.com/store/14918 The PTA offers sponsorship opportunities for Montgomery County businesses to support our school.

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Dash of the Runaway Wizards Fun-Run October 17th at Woodlin, followed by our first Dine Out at Mamma Lucia of the year!

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Annual Online Auction March 22nd - April 5th, 2025 - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Auction raises critical funds to support our students, teachers, and staff. Community members and local businesses donate amazing items – vacation rentals in Ocean City, teacher-led parties, handmade jewelry, tickets to Nats game, and much more - which are listed on our online catalog for everyone to bid on.

Snider’s Receipts Collecting all receipts dated 2024 until February 2025.

For every dollar spent at Snider’s, the PTA receives a check for one percent. Past years have raised more than $1,200 from parents and other community members who turned in their receipts!

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Spirit Gear Look out for announcements about our online store later this month! We’ll have some exciting new products to choose from.

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Dine-outs First one will be on October 17! Support the PTA by dining out on select nights at local restaurants. Watch the calendar on this site, the PTA listserv, and your child’s backpack mail for information!

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*Additional ideas are in the works!

Events

Movie Night September 21st, 6-9 pm

Join us for a fun family movie on the fields at school!

Outdoor Family Dance Date TBD

Dance the night away with your friends and family at school!

International Night January 24th, 2025

Skate Night March 1st, 2025 at Rockville Ice Arena

Come join your friends at a local ice skating rink!

Spring Fair May 3rd, 2025

Enjoy games, activities, and performances!

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Membership

113 students

Households 81

Sponsors 0

Faculty/Staff 0

Our 2024-25 goal is 200 members- we’re 40% of the way there!

PTA General Meetings for 2024-2025

Held on the first Tuesday of the month on the following 6 dates:

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• Tuesday Sept 3rd - 7:30pm via zoom
• Tuesday Oct 1 - 6:30-8:00pm at Woodlin
• Tuesday Nov 5 - 7:30pm via zoom Canceled due to election.
• Tuesday Dec 3 - 7:30pm via zoom
• Tuesday Feb 4 - 6:30-8:00pm at Woodlin
• Tuesday Mar 4 - 7:30pm via zoom
• Tuesday May 6 - 6:30-8:00pm at Woodlin

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Woodlin PTA Calendar SY24-25

The Woodlin PTA Calendar of events can be found here:

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwmH0AAHCmV6_WGQH5zDOje9ltfgaj1s/view?usp=sharing

Upcoming Events

• Back-to-School Night – Wednesday September 4th from 6-8pm
• Movie Night – Saturday, September 21st from 6-9pm
• October PTA Meeting, Tuesday October 1st 6:30-8:00pm via zoom
• Dash of the Runaway Wizards – Thursday October 17th
• Outdoor Family Dance – TBD
• Class Harvest Parties and Parade – Tuesday October 31st

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Q&A

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And thank you for joining us!

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