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Dear Parent/Guardian,

We finalized our preparations to welcome back students returning to in person learning next week for the 4th sixth week grading period. Please make sure you review Nurse Dana's presentation with very helpful information.  For all in person students for safety reasons please make sure your student is always wearing their school provided lanyard.   

As we begin the month of February, we pause and pay tribute to the immense contributions of the generations of African Americans who have made a mark on history. This year marks the 95th Black History Month. Please save the date for our Annual Black History program which will be held virtually on Feb. 25. 

Have a good weekend,

Jennifer Day

Student Fall Individual Picture Day: Re-take 
Friday, Feb. 5 starting at 9:00 AM
Wharton students will have a second/final opportunity to have their individual picture taken on this date.  This day is specially targeted for:

• Students who are returning their original picture package (parent request for re-take)
• Students who did not pre-order/pre-pay for their pictures during the first take
• ALL VIRTUAL students are invited to pre-order their picture package or come in person to have their picture taken
• ALL VIRTUAL students are invited to come in person to have their picture taken – no purchase necessary – a proof will be given to the school for yearbook use & included in the 20-21 Composite Class Picture

Virtual students who ordered a picture package pay pick-up their package from the main office, M-F, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

🏈Super Bowl Sunshine Cart🏈
Friday Feb. 5 
Help us celebrate Super Bowl weekend with some football friendly snacks and treats for our Wharton teachers & staff. We appreciate all our parents who are always supporting our appreciation events. Please sign up here!

Valentine's Day
Friday Feb. 12
Parents in lieu of the usual valentine exchange please work with your Parent Ambassador if you would like to participate in this celebration. Send any questions to ambassador@whartonpto.org.

Support Our Wharton Spirit Store: Wharton umbrellas are now available for sale in our school store! We will also be adding a new school t-shirt very soon. If you're interested in purchasing an umbrella, click here.  We now have open ordering for the Wharton Loteria t-shirts for students and adults.  Please order your t-shirt before February 26.

Yard Signs: We still a few yard signs ($20) in our store. Get yours before they sell out!  You can purchase your yard sign here.

**If you need to pickup your yard sign, umbrella or tumbler as of now we have a pick of date of Feb. 5.  Sign up here so we know you are coming.**

Wharton Eagle Run: We're working on the details for this year's event. Stay tuned!

Minted: We are excited to announce that Minted’s Fundraising Program will now be offered year-round, just in time for Valentine’s Day! It’s the perfect occasion to send love with our limited supply bags & pouches, custom heart-shaped puzzles, and new mailable valentines, all while giving back to Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy.  Please us our discount code: FUNDRAISEWK8DA 

Wharton's 10th annual spring gala is taking place this school year. We are inviting all parents interested in creating a fun filled event to contact Bo Ventura our President-Elect.  We appreciate anyone who would like to help or would like to give a donation. Please send an email to gala@whartonpto.org if you are interested or have any questions. We look forward to celebrating with all parents while supporting Wharton Dual Language Academy.

Please remember parents are not allowed to come to Wharton to drop off lunches.  If the student forgets their lunch they can get an HISD provided lunch.  If your student has health conditions which require that they bring their lunch with them but they forget this is the only exception where a parent may drop off their lunch.  

Note: it is very important for all students to keep track of their school provided lanyard.  If your student looses their lanyard we will ask for a $2 donation for a replacement.

Parents if your student is returning to in person learning next week please read the following presentation carefully.

Nurse Dana

IB Exhibition Mentors needed! Please email Ms. Patricia Selin at pselin@houstonisd.org to volunteer to mentor a 5th-grade student or small group of students during their IB Exhibition. 3^rd and 4th-gradeparents: this is a great opportunity to see first-hand what your child will be doing in 5^th grade!

Thank you to everyone who has supported our Juntos fundraising campaign to continue Wharton's International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme. So far, we have 69 families who have donated a total of $31,010. We need another 40 families to donate to get us to our goal of $43,000.

Wharton's PTO funds this program in its entirety and the pandemic has prevented us from hosting our largest fundraisers. Will you donate to help us keep our IB program?

Speakers: In order to emphasize the continuous need to advance our student’s biliteracy skills, we are inviting parents and community members that use Spanish in their profession to come speak to our Middle School students. We hope to emphasize to our students the importance of continuing with their Spanish and expose them to a potential career path at the same time. If you would be interested in speaking to our students, please contact Ivonne Aguirre.

8th Grade Parents:  we are looking for volunteers to help with end of year festivities.  If you would like to help please contact Ivonne Aguirre.

Art League: During the spring semester, 7th & 8th grade students will have a 7-week residency in Spanish with a teaching artist from the Art League of Houston. We will have a drive-through day for students to come by campus to pick up the art supplies. This is being generously provided through a grant with Arts Connect and the Art League of Houston. 

DACAMERA: Our 6th grade students will participate in a music residency during their World Cultures in Spanish class with Mr. Vigil in the spring. During this residency called “Finding Home,” DACAMERA Young Artists will work with our students to create interactive performances featuring folk music that is important to our community. Students research folk music from their community while focusing on their own family traditions. 

Once community folk music has been discovered, a DACAMERA Young Artist composer will arrange some of the music, chosen by students, for either string quartet or solo harp. These arrangements will then be programmed along with other folk music from around the world on a virtual concert for the Wharton community. This opportunity is being generously provided through a grant from Da Camera. 

Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy PTO

900 W Gray St

Houston TX 77019