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Dear Wharton Families,

We had so much fun seeing your students dressed up as Storybook Characters today! If you took photos, please upload them to our album.

HISD's Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Department is hosting a series of Parenting Workshops next week. Please see the details below.

Next week, we'll have a Día de los Muertos altar display in the school foyer, including an altar in honor of Ms. Melina Doig, our former assistant principal. Families are welcome to leave a note for Ms. Doig.

Have a safe Halloween weekend!

Jennifer Day

November 1-5
HISD Gift and Talented (GT) Testing - Kinder & 5th Grade
HISD’s Gifted and Talented testing for kinder and 5th graders is November 1 – 5. To prepare, please make sure that your student has a good night’s rest and has a healthy breakfast.

November 2 and November 9 at 11 AM
HISD Parenting Workshops 
Join these virtual parenting workshops offered by HISD FACE. Join the sessions at https://bit.ly/ParentingFACE

• Nov. 2 Raising Safe and Capable Boys and Girls (In Spanish on November 4) 
• Nov. 9: Raising Resilient Boys and Girls (In Spanish on November 11)

November 4 at 9 AM
Wharton Magnet Thursday
Join us for a virtual magnet tour. The deadline for magnet applications is November 18.

November 10, 4 PM - 9 PM
Spirit Night at Cowboys-n-Indians
Mention Wharton Dual Language Academy when dining at Cowboys-n-Indians (1901 Taft St.) and support our school! Wharton gets back 25% of your purchase.

November 13, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
HISD Special Education Summit
More information and registration at HoustonISD.org/SPEDParent Summit

When you see “IB Unit of Inquiry” in a teacher newsletter or your student’s assignment, you know your donations to  ¡Juntos!—which sustain our International Baccalaureate (IB) program—are hard at work.

IB helps students connect what they are learning across subject areas, and in this week’s video, Ms. Silva, our IB coordinator, talks about how transdisciplinary learning extends to enrichment opportunities that are funded by your donations to the PTO. Your donations bring community partnerships—Houston Grand Opera, Art League, Houston Zoo—and programs like Writers in the Schools (WITS) and Recipe for Success to the classroom.

Will you help us reach our goal of 150 families donating $50,000 to help sustain our IB program? To date, we’re at 27% of our goal with 42 Wharton families pledging $13,675 to Juntos. Thank you for your generosity! Here's how you can help:

• Donate monthly for a year or the entirety of your child’s time at Wharton
• Make a one-time donation in the amount of your choice

Bonus! Every family who donates to ¡Juntos! will receive an exclusive ¡Juntos! sticker.

Volunteers needed to work on Safety Team! We are starting a Safety Team of parents who are interested in assisting us with campus, crosswalk, walker, car rider safety. Email Dana.bethancourt@houstonisd.org if you are interested.

Fire drill today – Well done team Wharton!

Make sure your immunizations are up to date. Send me a copy of your child’s immunization record, if they have received vaccinations lately. Hopefully, you are starting to vaccinate for COVID! NPR Pfizer Vaccine for kids 5-11.

🎃 Pumpkin Decorating Contest: Vote for your favorite pumpkin! Winners will be announced on Nov. 5. One winner per grade level.

🍕 Little Caesar's Pizza Kit Fundraiser - EXTENDED!
You now have until November 5 to buy your Pizza Kits! Help us reach our goal by ordering yours!

🏕️ Nov. 12-14: Wharton Family Campout 
Wharton's Family Campout at Double Lake Recreation is back! Visit our family campout page for more information and to register.

This week, we have been teaching the value of respect to our students. At home, you can continue reinforcing the lessons by sharing the following:

Pre-K and Kinder

Help your student practice the value of respect by having them:

• Use their words (and not their bodies)
• Listen to others when they are speaking
• Observe other’s personal space
• Know when and how to apologize to peers
• Use good manners and follow directions at lunch

This week our middle schoolers had to search the building for clues to find out whodunit during WDLA's Murder Mystery Week! Did they find the culprit?

8th graders, come to tour Heights HS in person! Sign up via the link on the school website.  http://houstonisd.org/heightshs. Our Bulldogs can't wait to show you around!!

• Wednesday, November 3^rd, 2021: 10:30 am-11:30 am
• Wednesday, November 10^th, 2021: 10:30am-11:30am

Wharton Dual Language Academy

900 W Gray St

Houston TX 77019