November 20, 2020
It’s American Education Week! 

This time each year presents us with the opportunity to celebrate public education and honor the individuals who are making a difference in ensuring that every child receives a quality education.

Now more than ever, we want to thank our amazing team of teachers, staff, and administrators who create a positive learning environment for our students! And a special thank you to our community that provided awesome treats and encouragement for our staff this week!
Sun Federal Credit Union "People Caring about People"
Sun Federal Credit Union, a community partner of the Wilson School District, is accepting nominations for their "People Caring about People" donation program.
 
A teacher, administrator, staff, or community member can nominate a Wilson student or family in need by submitting a short essay regarding the donation need and how these funds/items can help improve the student's or family's quality of life.
 
Nominate a student in need here through November 30, 2020. This season, let’s work together to pay it forward.
REMINDER: Revised Thanksgiving Schedule
Just a reminder that Wilson School District will be following an altered schedule the week beginning November 23. Refer to the graphic below for specifics regarding our new schedule for before and after the Thanksgiving holiday or visit this link for details.
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Get a Jump on Your Holiday Shopping with some Wilson Merch!
The Wilson School District is pleased to offer an official, online School Store. This store allows our students, families, alumni, and community supporters to purchase official Wilson items throughout the year. Standard merchandise will always be available and limited-time seasonal offerings will also be offered.
 
The goal of this store is to increase the opportunity for our Wilson fans to acquire high-quality Wilson merchandise! Any profits made from the store can be directed to an individual school building or to the District in general. Be sure to check out all our offerings here. In order to have your merchandise before the start of the winter break, please place your order by December 6, 2020.
Food Service Available During Remote Learning
While all Wilson School students will be participating in remote learning the week of 11/30/2020-12/4/2020, our Food Services Department will be offering two pick-up locations for students to receive meals on Wednesday December 2. Meal Pick up will include 5 days worth of breakfast and lunch (include a half gallon of milk per student).

Pick-up at Lower House AND Cornwall Terrace between 7 am and 7:45 am on Wednesday, December 2. Available to all children under the age of 18. To receive this food, we are asking all families to sign-up, so we can plan accordingly. Please use this form to sign up for the December 2 pick-up.

On December 9, we will resume our normal pick-up for remote students at Cornwall Terrace only. Please use this sign up form for both the December 9 and December 16 pick-up. Please note that there will be no pick up on December 23 due to the Winter Break. We'll see you back in 2021!
Tips for Remote Learning for Families
With our students transitioning to a temporary remote learning environment after the holiday break, we have developed a resource containing tips for successful remote learning. 

You can access the resource at this link.
Wilson Mini-THON Virtual 5K-- It's All For The Kids!
Looking for a fun way to stay in shape over the Thanksgiving break while supporting a great cause?! We've got a great opportunity for you!

Participate in Wilson Mini-THON's Fun Run starting November 20 through November 30!

You can purchase a 5K tee shirt and donate to participate with all proceeds going to the 2021 Mini-THON! Visit this link for more information on how to sign up!
Informational Meeting for 2022 High School STEM Trip
We are thrilled to share that in Spring, 2022 we are offering a travel opportunity to Germany and Switzerland!

Learn more about this exciting tour at an informational webinar where we’ll discuss:

• What we’ll see and do
• Travel logistics
• Safety and flexibility
• How to earn high school/college credit
• Affordable payment options and more!
 
Register to attend a webinar to learn more about this amazing opportunity! The webinar will be held on December 9, 2020 at 7 pm. Register for the webinar at this link.
Van Reed Athletic Association Basketball Sign Ups
For the 2020/2021 season, Van Reed basketball will be offered for students in grades 3- 6.
 
Here are some of the details:

-Cost is $100 per player, $90 per player for a family of 2, $85 per player for a family of 3 or more
-Registration is open now, deadline to register is 11/6 (see the link below).
-Evaluations will be the week of 11/16 (to place players on the proper team).


-Practices begin in December. Most practices will be on weeknights.
-Games begin in January. Games will most likely be on weekends.
-Each team will play about 10 games.
-In order to follow all Covid-19 guidelines, parents will not be permitted to attend any practices (only players and coaches). In addition, it is very likely that parents will NOT be permitted to attend games (only players and coaches), as we will need to stay below facility capacity with Covid-19 restrictions. If this changes, and we are able to allow a parent to attend games, we certainly will adjust. However, parents should please sign their children up with the knowledge that they very well might NOT be able to attend games. 
 
Use this link to register.
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