The Cardinal Connection
January 28th, 2025
At J.O. Wilson Elementary School, we are SOARing to success every day in every way by creating an environment in which joy, pride, positive interactions, and growth mindsets lead students to comfort in taking risks, self-advocating, and facing adversity.
Important Dates:
January 29th: Basketball - J. O. Wilson vs. Maury - 4 PM @ Location TBD
February 1st: DC Camp Fair 10AM-1PM at Stuart-Hobson MS
February 1st: DCIAA Regional Cheer Showcase - 11 AM @ Coolidge HS
February 3rd: J. O. Wilson vs. Ludlow-Taylor - 4:30 PM @ Capitol Hill Montessori
February 5th: J. O. Wilson vs. Miner - 4:30 PM @ Wheatley EC
February 12th: Open House at JOW 10AM
February 14th: PD for staff...No school for students
February 17th: President's Day...No School for staff or students
February 19th: Open House at JOW 6:30PM
DC Camp Fair: Sat., Feb. 1, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at Stuart-Hobson MS (410 E St. NE)
It might be cold, but it’s time to make summer camp plans! The J.O. Wilson PTA is once again hosting the DC Camp Fair. This FREE public event is your one-stop shop for learning about the many DMV-area camp programs. Get more info at www.dccampfair.com.
We can still use your help! If you can donate treats for the bake sale or volunteer in another capacity that day, please sign up here.
This event is FREE and open to all! Make plans to attend, and please help spread the word to your communities outside of J.O. The DC Camp Fair is one of the PTA’s biggest fundraisers, and we want to make sure our camp participants have a large audience of families in attendance. Concessions (pizza, baked goods, and drinks) will be available for sale. Additionally, J.O. Wilson's Girl Scout Troop will be there selling cookies!
Special recognition goes out to our Cardinal Contributors, each of whom will donate a free camp session to benefit a J.O. Wilson student: Adventures on the Hill, ARISE Educational Services, Bravo Zulu Chess, Camp Shakespeare, Capital Reading Club, DC Way Soccer, Future Stars Enrichment Program, iGen Educational Academy, Polite Piggy’s Day Camp, Studio One Dance, Theatre Lab, Tippi Toes Dance, Valley Mill, and Vamonoos Bilingual Mobile Kids Camp.
Sign Up To Provide Snacks in the Staff Lounge!
The PTA is looking for families to volunteer for weeklong shifts to keep the staff lounge in our new space stocked with snacks and drinks. Any donations are hugely appreciated: bags of chips and cookies, cases of soda, popcorn, etc. Sign up for a shift here. You can also reach out to Ms. Winter (Victoria.Winter@k12.dc.gov) with any questions about logistics accessing the lounge in Building 4 of the swing space.
Join a Final Playdate at the J.O. Playground on Saturday, Feb. 8th...3PM-5PM
Before the playground on the K Street campus is closed for construction on Feb. 23, we’ll meet up one last time for a school-wide playdate sponsored by the PTA. Come say goodbye to our playground equipment and run around with friends. When we return to our newly modernized school next year, we’ll have an entirely new playground, too
Are You Getting Texts From School?
If you are not receiving occasional texts from school (with announcements about school events, inclement weather and other timely updates), follow the below instructions to (re)subscribe to DCPS messages.
Send a new text message to the following 5-digit short-code to opt-back-in:
Emergency SMS
# to send to: 23177, 63079, or 82932
In the body of the message: Start DCPS
Non-Emergency SMS (Outreach)
# to send to: 53291
In the body of the message: Start DCPS
DC CAPE Assessments Coming Soon!
Students in grades 3-5 will be taking the DC CAPE Assessments soon at J.O. Wilson. Parent information letters will be distributed the week of February 3, 2025 to provide more details. Please be on the lookout for this important information. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the school. Thank you for your support!
