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Principal Message 4-19-24



Read this week’s PTA newsletter here:  https://www.wileypta.org/pta-newsletter

 

Report cards go home Monday, April 22

Report cards go home on Monday, April 22. See your child’s homeroom teacher if you have questions about grades.

 

Wiley Yearbook Sale

 

Order your Wiley yearbook here. Online ordering will close tomorrow, Saturday, at 11:55pm. Please consider donating a yearbook with the Donate-A-Book option at checkout. We’d love to include your photos from the Talent Show and the upcoming International Night in the yearbook. Please send photos to yearbook@wileypta.org. Please include the grade level of students pictured.

 

Spring Book Fair

 

Wiley PTA has partnered with Scholastic for our annual Spring Book Fair, which will be held in the Media Center from Monday - Friday, 4/22 - 4/26. It takes many helping hands to make the Book Fair run smoothly, so please consider signing up for a volunteer slot here.

 

Wiley PTA is immensely proud of our Book Fairy program, which ensures that every student who desires a new book at the Book Fair receives one. Through this initiative, we distribute Book Fairy tickets to nearly 100 Wiley students at each Book Fair. The success of this program is due entirely to the generous donations from our Wiley community. Help us nurture lifetime readers by donating to the Book Fairy program!

 

International Night

 

Our annual International Night will be held on Thursday, 4/25 at 5pm on the Wiley soccer field. Enjoy performances by our foreign language classes, music groups, and two incredible community performance groups, Elite Fire Taekwondo and St. Mary’s SuperSonic Dance Crew. Dang Good Dogs, Poblano’s Tacos, Kona Ice, and pay-what-you-can pizza will be available. Volunteers are needed throughout the event. Please sign up here.

 

Wiley Elementary Foundation

Family Soccer Event: May the 4th Be With You!

 

Grab your friends and neighbors for Wiley Night at the NC Football Club professional men’s soccer match on Saturday, 5/4! It’s also Star Wars Night, so dress up as your favorite character! Special games, inflatables and on-field fun for students start at 6pm. NCFC takes on Rhode Island at 7pm.

 

Tickets in Wiley’s endline seating section are $25 (+a processing fee) and 60% of that price will support the Wiley Elementary Foundation. Click here to purchase!

 

Location: WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. Parking: free. Questions: Allison Gray at wileyelementaryfoundation@gmail.com / 919-452-4137. See you there!

 

Cecilia Rawlins Fund

 

Registration opens today for the 2nd annual BBQ fundraiser for the Cecilia Rawlins Fund, which takes place on Friday, 5/10. This year we’re offering the entire meal: 1 pound of wood-smoked barbecue cooked by a Wiley Family, 1 quart of mac ‘n cheese, and 1 quart of banana pudding. All this for just $40 and can be picked up after school. Please note that availability will be limited based on the amount of space in the smoker – we were at capacity last year! Sign up will close on Monday, 5/6.

 

PTA Executive Committee Nominations

 

Nominations are open for the PTA Executive Committee for the ‘24-’25 school year. Please send nominations to nominations@wileypta.org. The Executive Committee will be voted in at the May PTA meeting.

 

Wiley PTA Meeting

 

Our last PTA meeting of the school year will be held virtually on Wednesday, 5/15, at 6pm. Click here to join via Google Meet. See this year’s full PTA meeting schedule here. If you are not already a member of Wiley PTA, please consider joining!

 

Lost and Found

 

Items that have been in the Lost and Found since 3/22 will be donated next Friday, 4/26. Please check out the current Lost and Found inventory. You may claim your item(s) in the Lost and Found Room in the cafeteria.

 

Dreambox Usage

 

Students are expected to complete at least 5 lessons a week in Dreambox. A Harvard University study has shown that just 60 minutes of DreamBox lessons per week can fast-track your students up to two grade levels in a year. We recommend that students complete five or more lessons per week with DreamBox Learning because students who complete five lessons each week show more math growth than those who complete fewer lessons. One lesson takes about 15 minutes. Dreambox is adaptive and constantly responding to the skills and understanding of your child. Having your child complete at least one Dreambox lesson a week can help your child’s teacher better understand their need, extend their learning, and/or address learning gaps.

 

Upcoming Dates

 

Monday, April 22

Report Cards Go Home 

April 22 - 26 

Spring Book Fair 

Thursday, April 25 

International Night

Monday, April 29 

Teacher Workday 

Wednesday, May 1

Principal Appreciation Day

May 6-10

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week