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Dear Wharton Families,

I hope you had a fantastic time at the Fall Festival! I loved seeing our community come together at this great event. 

Thank you to the parents who joined me at Coffee with the Principal last week. If you missed it, you can view the presentation here. 

Next week is Red Ribbon Week. We will be raising awareness and educating our students about living a drug-free life. See more information about the themed dress days below.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Jennifer Day
Principal

October 25
Mix It Up at Lunch
Students in grades 4-8 will participate in Wharton's first Mix It Up at Lunch Day. Mix It Up at Lunch Day is an international campaign that encourages students to identify, question, and cross social boundaries. So we ask students to move out of their comfort zones and connect with someone new over lunch.

October 31, 2 PM
Storybook Character Parade - PK-5th Grade
We can’t wait to see our students dressed as a character from a favorite book! Help your students create homemade costumes using items you already have at home. We also ask that students make a sign/poster identifying their book and favorite character. Students should wear their uniforms to school and change into their costumes in the afternoon before the parade. Parents are welcome to attend the parade. See flyer for more details >>

We are thrilled to be hosting a Book Fair at Barnes & Noble River Oaks on November 2 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. We hope you will join us for author events, a performance by the Wharton Student Orchestra, and shopping. A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit Wharton.

View flyer in English | View flyer in Spanish

Don't miss these amazing events!

4 PM - Wharton Student Orchestra Performance

4:45 PM - Sarah Allison will read her book Each of Us

5:30 PM - Van G. Garrett will read his book Kicks

Teacher wishlists will be posted soon. Can't attend the book fair? Shop online from November 1 to November 9 using book fair ID# 12634911 at checkout.

GT Testing 
This school year, parents of 1st through 8th-grade students need to submit a request for GT testing. Please email your child's homeroom teacher and Ms. Silva to initiate the process. Then, submit a request through PowerSchool (see instructions). The 1st through 8th grade GT testing window will be from January 10 to February 11, 2023. 

We will start Covid testing on campus with Fulgent on November 7 and then after Thanksgiving. Please watch for updates if you would like your child to participate.

We have finished screening for hearing, vision, and acanthosis nigricans (pre-diabetes marker) for K, 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grades. I will retest anyone who failed the first time and send referrals next week. 

The See To Succeed program offers free eye exams and free glasses to anyone who needs them. Wharton’s field trip is planned for the week of January 23-27. If your child needs glasses, please email me at dana.bethancourt@houstonisd.org. The consent forms will go out next week and the deadline to return the consent is November 4.

Wharton MS is holding its first dance of the school year on Friday, Nov. 4 between 7:00-9:00 at the school gym. All Wharton sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students are invited to attend!

The Student Council is selling tickets to the dance for $10 each in the mornings in the cafeteria. We need at least 60 tickets sold to make the dance viable.

So don’t wait to get your tickets to support this fun event!

Oct. 27: Autism...A Spectrum of Hope and Challenges
The Harris Center is hosting a free, virtual conference on autism on October 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information and to register, please see the event flyer.

Nov. 5: Home Depot Kids Workshops
Thank you to the Wharton families who came out to The Home Depot last Saturday. Let's get a group of Wharton students to the next one! November 5 at 9 a.m. at the new Home Depot Lower Heights (2777 Katy Freeway). If interested, register here (under In-Store Kids Workshops) >>

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Houston TX 77019