Wild Cat ROAR! November 24, 2025

This week we are featuring more of our front office staff! We are delighted to introduce our school nurse, Sabrina Evangelisti. Ms. Evangelisti also works at Inova Loudoun Hospital in the Pediatric Emergency Room. We are incredibly fortunate to have a nurse with her experience and commitment to children! If you have any questions about your child's health needs, please contact Ms. Evangelisti.

The school doors open at 7:10am. If you are dropping off your child, it is critical that you use the car loop on the gym side of the building. Once again we are having children dropped off on Exchange Street. Please consider the safety of all children and use the car loop for drop off and pick up unless you are walking! If you are a walker, please use the cross walks. The car loop will close at 7:30. If your car is not in the loop by 7:30, you need to come to the office to sign in your child.

Breakfast is available starting at 7:10.

LCPS is in session on Monday, November 24 and Tuesday, November 25. Schools will be closed November 26-29th. We resume on Monday, December 1. Winter Break is December 22-January 2. School resumes on January 5.

If your child has an outstanding bill on their account, they will not be able to purchase additional items. If you need meal assistance, please contact our Family Liaison, Gladys Palomino.

Or you may submit an online application for free or reduced meals. The online process can be approved typically within 72 hours. The paper application is available in the office, but it takes longer for the approval process.

Use this link: https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new?identifier=243AAV

This fall, LCPS is reviewing the attendance boundaries for 18 elementary schools in the Ashburn and Dulles North area – including Steuart Weller. A dedicated webpage (www.lcps.org/2025ESBoundaries) has been established and will provide all data and information as it is shared with the School Board.

Adopted attendance zone changes will take effect in the fall, with the start of the 2026-2027 school year.

The next School Board to discuss the attendance zone is on November 24 at 6:30pm at the LCPS Administration building.(21000 Education Court, Ashburn). These meetings will also be broadcast live on Comcast channel 18 or 1070 (HD) and Verizon Fios channel 43 as well as streamed via simultaneous webcast on the LCPS website.

Written comments and questions can be sent to the LCPS Planning & GIS Services office at lcpsplan@lcps.org; all received correspondence will be shared with the School Board.

K - 5

Students will share traditions they might celebrate and learn about the importance of showing gratitude. Share with your child something you are grateful for.

There will be an information meeting for 4th and 5th grade families about the upcoming musical on Monday at 7pm in the Belmont Ridge Auditorium. Mr. A will give all the latest info about the show with a focus on how to be a part of the show! For more information, check out https://riverhawkproductions.weebly.com/

The SWES PTO is offering the second round of the After School Activities Program.

Registration will begin on November 17 and close on December 19. Visit the school website to Sign up!

Upcoming Class Offerings

Tuesday

Basketball League - Grades 2 & 3

Introduction to the Urdu Language

Dance Party with Mr. Fickbohm

Science Exploration

Wednesday

K-3 Lego Creators

Dance and Yoga

Basketball League - Grades 4 & 5

Friday

Volleyball

3-5 Minecraft Builders

Canvas Painting with Ms. Johnson

The PTO needs your support!!! Please consider helping with these opportunities:

• Teacher & staff appreciation lunch (Dec 3rd): we need help with set-up and clean-up, desserts, and financial support to cover the meal costs. Sign up here!
• Gift cards for families in need: Support Weller families by providing gift cards to use towards groceries and essential needs this holiday season. Purchase a gift card yourself and drop off at the school, or donate through this link and the PTO will buy the card on your behalf. Sign up here!
• Snacks for the teachers lounge: Donate items like chips, granola bars, nuts, treats, gum, and soda or sparkling water. Drop by the office at your convenience.

• Staff favorites: wondering what your student's teacher might enjoy as a gift? Use these favorite lists to help with your shopping. Staff favorite lists here!

• If you ordered a Loudounberry Farm Garden Pie from the PTO, you may pick up your order on Monday between 5-7pm at the A-1 door. This is the door closest to the music room. Be sure to bring your ID.
• If you have any PTO-related questions or would like to help out, please contact us at infoswespto@gmail.com.

Krysti Lloyd, PTO president

The Riverside High School club Future Business Leaders of America is sponsoring a drive for Shine Kits. These kits are to specifically designed to support teens and young adults with cancer. Donation boxes will be set up at Weller next week through December 5. We appreciate your participation in dropping off items for the kits. Our goal is to assemble 135 Shine Kits this year, and we are collecting new items that include mini blankets, fuzzy socks, coloring books, colored pencils and pens, pop-it fidget toys, journals, and chapsticks. All items must be new and unused.