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Dear Wharton Families,

It was wonderful to see so many grandparents visit us at school this week during our Grandparents Day Luncheon. We hope they enjoyed having lunch with their grandchildren. 

Starting next week, HISD will host nine community town halls at various school campuses. These meetings will provide an overview of the progress the district has made on its five-year strategic plan, and are also an opportunity for parents to hear from HISD leaders, ask questions, and provide feedback. See the schedule here. 

Please make sure you read important health and safety updates from Nurse Dana, and mark your calendars for our upcoming events.

Have a good weekend,

Jennifer Day
Principal

September 24, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Wharton Garden Committee Work Day
Help us weed and replenish the soil in our school garden! The whole family is welcome. Please bring wheelbarrows, shovels, hoes, and pitchforks if possible.

September 27, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Hispanic Heritage Loteria & Potluck
Join us for a family-friendly night of loteria and snacks from around Latin America organized by Wharton PTO's Heritage Committee. 

Please RSVP >>

Sign up to share a dish >>

September 28, 2:30 PM - 7 PM
Blood Drive at Wharton
Sign up to give blood at the Wharton Gym on Wednesday, September 28. Donors will receive FREE hero socks and a voucher for the Texas Renaissance Festival!

October 4
Teacher Service Day
No classes for students.

October 5
Fall Holiday
No classes. HISD offices and campuses will be closed.

Get your FLU shot! Studies are showing that we will have a rough flu season this year. Protect yourselves and your children.

Vision/Hearing/Acanthosis Nigricans/Scoliosis Screenings in October for PK, K, 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th. If your child wears glasses, please make sure they bring them to school. If your child needs glasses and you need help getting them, I am happy to assist. There will be a See to Succeed field trip in January where students can get a free eye exam and glasses. If you want to volunteer to help with the screenings, please email me dana.bethancourt@houstonisd.org.

Attention Parents! The Paqui One Chip Challenge 2022 could be dangerous for your child. Side effects of eating this one chip infused with Reaper pepper and scorpion peppers are nausea, vomiting, fainting, difficulty breathing, inflammation of the mouth and throat, severe allergic reactions, etc. Please see the product box and warning label. Please don’t let them bring these to school.

Wharton has an ongoing “safe walks” initiative for our campus. We are very concerned about your student’s safety coming to and leaving from school. Wharton was approved to have two new crossing guards for Montrose/W. Clay and Stanford/W. Gray intersections. You probably noticed that an HISD officer was on campus doing a traffic study. They will also be ticketing speeders in the school zone. Several parents are meeting with the City of Houston to address the safety concerns around the school. Feel free to email me directly if you have any safety questions or comments.

Drop off and dismissal reminders

• Follow our staff member’s directions.
• Have your student unbuckled and ready to leave the car in the morning.
• Do not walk or ride bikes through the gates where cars are entering or exiting.
• Walk your bikes on campus.
• Pull as far forward as possible in line, before letting your child in or out.
• Please email your teacher early in the morning on whether your child is a car rider or walker or in ASP. Please try to be as consistent as possible to avoid confusion.
• No left turns out of campus – this is to decrease congestion and increase traffic flow.
• Stay off your phones and be alert while waiting for your children to come out of the building.

 If you have time in the morning, please sign up to help us during drop-off >>

Space is still available in the following Eagle Enrichment Clubs!  

• Running Club (7th-8th) | MON & THURS | 4:05–5:05 PM
• Basketball Club (6th-8th) | TUE & THURS | 7:20-8:20 AM
• Art Car Club (5th-8th) | WED | 4:05-5:35 PM
• Soccer Club (5th-8th) | SAT | 9-11:30 AM

Register here >> 

Support Student Council: Snack Sales
Wharton’s Student Council has begun selling Gatorade ($2), chips ($1), and Smencils ($1) after school every Thursday and Friday in the cafeteria and the main foyer to fundraise for future events. 

Please support these students as they work to earn money for things like field trips and other fun activities for the Middle School. Cash only. 

A Letter from Principal Day
Please read this important message for Middle School parents from Principal Day.

Join Wharton PTO and other Wharton families for a weekend outdoors at Double Lake Recreation Area, about an hour north of Houston. Whether you stay overnight or just join for the day, you're guaranteed a good time. For more information, read the FAQs. Register >>

Thank you to the 70 Wharton families who have donated to ¡Juntos! for our International Baccalaureate (IB) program this school year. We’re more than halfway there, but need your help to fund this $50,000 program.

🍦Ice Cream Party! Donate to ¡Juntos! by October 15, and the classroom with the most families donating will earn an ice cream party. Classrooms currently in the lead:

1. Ms. Brewer (4th)
2. Tie - Mr. Fernandez (1st) and Mr. Sandoval (2nd)
3. Tie - Ms. Iglesias (PK), Ms. Treviño-Wilson (K), Ms. Gonzalez (1st)

👩🏻‍🏫 IB Video Series Learn more about teacher training requirements for IB in this week’s video. 

Home Depot Kids Workshops - Oct. 1
The Home Depot hosts free kids' workshops on the first Saturday of every month. Let's get a group of Wharton kids to the next one! October 1 at 9 a.m. at the new Home Depot Lower Heights (2777 Katy Freeway). If interested, register here (under In-Store Kids Workshops) >> 

Wharton Dual Language Academy

900 W Gray St

Houston TX 77019