Washington District PTO Newsletter

Hello Washington District Families,

Welcome to another exciting month at Washington District Elementary School! We are so grateful for all the support we've received from our families and staff so far this school year. Our recent, Harvest Festival, was a huge success, and we couldn't have done it without our incredible community.

Looking ahead, we have several opportunities for you to get involved and make a difference. We can't wait to see you at our upcoming December Paint Night. As always, thank you for your commitment to our students and school.

Sincerely,

Deidre Bruno, PTO president

Jessica Suthard, PTO Vice President

Christina Gruszecki, PTO Secretary

Jade Lopez, PTO Treasurer

This month, the PTO is honored to recognize a long-time friend and dedicated member of our school community, Linda Snyder.

Linda recently lent her time and talent to the success of our Harvest Festival, helping to oversee the creation and organization of all the children's games. Over the past month, Linda worked diligently, demonstrating wonderful creativity and care in developing engaging, low-cost activities for the event.

A true believer in the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle, Linda’s efforts truly reflected her core belief: that with a little ingenuity, we can create something special for the children using limited resources. Her thoughtful approach ensured a memorable and enjoyable experience for all who attended.

Linda has been connected with our school community for many years, with all of her grandchildren having attended WDES. When asked about her motivation, she simply shared: "I do it for the kids. Every single one of them. It was worth the effort and hard work. It is truly my pleasure to give back to WDES. They have been very special to our family."

The PTO extends its sincere thanks to Linda Snyder. Please join us in appreciating her for the many hours and warmth she invested in making the Harvest Festival such a wonderful event for our students.

PTO Meeting

• November 17th 5:00pm
• Washington District Elementary in the Library

Holiday Shop

• December 1st - 16th
• We are assisting the school staff in the running of the Holiday Shop. We are asking for volunteers that may be willing to come in and help each day from 8:30-11:00 and 1:00-2:30. Our purpose is to help students write wish lists, and shop within budget.

Paint Night

• December 10th (more information to come)

We rely on your support to make these events a success. Please consider volunteering your time!

• Attend PTO meetings and see what we are doing.

• Holiday Shop Volunteer Sign-Up: We need up to 24 volunteers for helping to write lists for students and buying within budget. Sign up here:Holiday Shop Volunteer Sign Up.

• Join the PTO Committee: Help us plan for future events by joining our committee. For more information, please email wdeseaglepto@gmail.com.

We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who made our recent Harvest Festival a success! We especially want to recognize our wonderful volunteers who organized the event, Linda Snyder, Christina Gruszecki, Jessica Suthard, Brittany Hunter, Sharon Perrigan, Julia Parnell, Jade Lopez and Deidre Bruno.

A huge shout out to the Teachers from WDES that hosted a trunk, Ms. Fischer, Ms. Fisher, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Kriz, Ms. Emery, Ms. Sharp, The McMonagles, Ms. Pegelow, Ms. Jenkins, Deputy Campbell, Deputy Felts Mr. Freno, Ms. Moore, Ms. Bakel, and Ms. Hendricks.

A shout out to parents that had a trunk, Ms. Sydnor, Ms. Ross, Ms. Dillion, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Edney, Ms. Tompkins, Ms. Green, Mr and Mrs. Large, and J. Hescox.

A shout out to all individuals that donated in one way or another to our event, Mr. and Mrs. Viviers, Ms. Clark, Ms. Jackson, Mrs. Steil, Ms. Escoto, Ms. Wilson, Ms. Hays, Ms. Becerra, Ms. Canete, Mr. Aparato, Food Lion, and the Community Art Hub

Lastly, we wanted to thank Dr. Repass in supporting us with this event and helping to set up, support during the event, and cleaning up afterwards.

Your hard work and dedication means the world to our students.