Welcome to Wolftrap PTA!

Timely Notes

The 2018-2019 Reflections Art Contest theme is Heroes Around Me. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Tuesday, October 23rd! Visit the Reflections webpage for more information.
Beginning on October 16th, FCPS will be asking all families to fill out a Student-Parent Survey for Federal Impact Aid. Returning this form is important because information from this survey results in an anticipated $3 million dollars in grant funds each year from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds are used to support all Fairfax County public schools and centers. For each school-aged child in your household, please complete, sign, date, and return the survey to your child's school. If sections 1 and 2 of the survey do not apply to you, just check the box in Section 3. All forms must be signed, dated, and returned by October 26. All results are CONFIDENTIAL. Questions? Contact the school office: 703.319.7300. Learn more by watching this short video featuring Superintendent Scott Brabrand and the U.S. Army Garrison Commander COL Michael Greenberg from Fort Belvoir. Video link - https://youtu.be/QN_Xup7BgoE
Pizza Bingo Night will be held on Friday, October 19, 6:00-8:00pm. Doors open at 5:30pm. Enjoy an exciting family night of good ol' fashion BINGO, delicious pizza and ice cream! Sign up to volunteer here.
Make plans to dine out with your family at Silver Diner (Tyson’s) this month! The Wolftrap ES PTA is having a restaurant night fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 5-8 p.m. Wolftrap will get 20% on food when you DINE IN that night. You get a nice meal with your family and the PTA gets extra funds for the school. It’s a win-win!
The Wolftrap Book Fair will be held November 14-16! Check out the hours of operation on the Book Fair webpage. The Book Fair is looking for volunteers. Please email bookfair@wolftrappta.org if interested.
Congratulations to Csepke Sallai (6th Grade, Mr. Batsel) for winning the Wolftrap 50th Anniversary Logo Contest! Check out all the entries submitted for the logo contest here.
The PTA can't run without your support! Please view updated flyer to see where we could really use extra hands for the 2018-2019 school year.
Beulah Road Crosswalk Update - Good news! Our crosswalk was awarded a Transportation Alternatives Project (TAP) Grant through VDOT of $200,000. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) will be designing the improvements in early 2019 and will set a schedule for completion. Initial expectations are that work will be underway by 2021. The many completed parent surveys in October 2017, and letters of support from our crossing guard, Mrs. Edie Adcock, and Mrs. Khuluki all contributed to this win for our community. Thank you! We look forward to seeing what FCDOT will design to improve safety at our crosswalk.

Community News

The George C. Marshall HS Dance Team is hosting a Fall Festival Craft and Vendor Bazaar at Marshall High School on Saturday, October 27th, 2018 from 9 AM until 2 PM and we would like to invite the community to attend. (Rain date November 3).
Scouting at Wolftrap ES: For information about Girl Scouts please check out our site or contact Laura Martin, GSCNC Membership Specialist at lmartin@gscnc.org or call (202) 534-3792. For Cub Scouts, please email the Cub Master of Pack 1116. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Parents of Special Education Students - there is a site dedicated to news and events just for you! Find out more at https://fairfaxcountysepta.org/.