We’re excited to remind you about our upcoming membership meeting on WEDNESDAY September 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM, in the cafeteria.

Join us for an evening filled with important updates, community discussions, and of course, fun! We’ll have games/activities for the kids, along with ice cream and popsicles to keep everyone refreshed and happy.

Don’t miss out on the chance to connect with fellow members, meet your board members, and enjoy some family-friendly activities.

*We are working towards hitting another goal and PTA achievement. We just need a few more members to get there! Don't forget that grandparents, aunts/uncles, godparents and neighbors are welcome to join and support the school. Let's go Pioneers!

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From all of us on the board we look forward to seeing you all there!

Reminder: School is closed for a student holiday.

Reminder: School is closed for the Labor Day Holiday.

Welcome back, Pioneers! We are looking forward to a great year at Wolf Ranch Elementary School!

Doors open at 7:20 a.m. Classroom drop-off is allowed for the first day only.

Reminder….. Meet the Teacher is coming up next week on Tuesday Aug 13th from 5:00-7:00. This is the time to not only meet your upcoming teachers but bring your school supplies and meet new friends

Hello Incoming 2024-2025 Pre-K and Kindergarten students! We would like to invite you and your family to Wolf Ranch Elementary School campus on Thursday, August 8 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. to play with new classmates, take a ride on a school bus, and enjoy a popsicle.

Please RSVP for planning purposes at https://forms.gle/C5ctWELUDrGYQh4f9 We ask that RSVPs be limited to two primary caregivers and siblings.

Hope to see you there!

Field Day is a fun-filled day where students rotate through four stations filled with various activities.

Schedule

• Kinder & 1st Grade: 8:00-10:00 a.m.

• 2nd & 3rd Grades: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

• Pre-K/ECSE: 12:00-1:00 p.m.

• 4th & 5th Grades: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

What to Bring

• Water Bottle

• Towel

• Change of clothes

• Bag for wet clothes

• Swimsuit may be worn underneath clothes.

Grade Colors

Students are asked to dress in their grade-level colors. The PTA has purchased bandanas for every student in the grade-level colors.

• Pre-K/ECSE: Pink

• Kinder: Red

• 1st Grade: Orange

• 2nd Grade: Yellow

• 3rd Grade: Green

• 4th Grade: Blue

• 5th Grade: Purple

Attendees

Adults with a completed GISD background check are welcome to attend during their child’s scheduled time. Non-WRE children may attend but are not able to participate in activities.

Volunteer

Volunteers are needed throughout the day but do not have to sign up during their child's scheduled time. If you do sign up during your child's time, you must stay at the station for the duration of the shift. All volunteers MUST have a completed GISD background check. Click here to sign up to volunteer.

Please join us for a PTA Special Meeting on Wednesday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. We must have a quorum of at least 10 members in order to proceed with the agenda.

Per bylaws, the only items that can be discussed during a Special Meeting are those included on the agenda. Please see below for agenda items for the meeting.

May 15, 2024, Special Meeting Agenda Items

1. Adoption of April 2024 Financial Reconciliation Report

2. Adoption of 2024-2025 Proposed Budget

3. Adoption of Proposed Bylaws Amendments

4. Adoption of Standing Rules

Proposed bylaws amendments can be viewed here.

Join us for our PTA Membership Meeting on Thursday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria. We must have a quorum of at least 10 members in order to proceed with the election of the 2024-2025 Officers.

The Nominating Committee submitted the slate of Officer nominations for the 2024-2025 school year:

• President: Chylin Canterbury

• Vice President: Shannon Beadle

• Secretary: Bridget Votipka

• Treasurer: Kristi Rendon

Nominations will also be accepted from the floor during the meeting. If you would like to run for an Officer position but are unable to attend the meeting, you can email your nomination to president@wolfranchpta.org by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. The nomination must include your name, position, and a brief statement that can be shared with membership during the meeting.

Join us for our Carnival on Friday, April 5 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.!

In addition to Carnival activities, we will have an online silent auction and raffle basket drawing.

• Online Silent Auction: March 30-April 5 (auction will close at 8:00 p.m.)

• Raffle Basket Drawing: During the Carnival at 7:30 p.m. (winners announced at 7:45 p.m.; do not have to be present to win)

Save time and pre-order your wristbands and raffle tickets, March 25-April 4!

Online sales will begin March 25. You can purchase at the school (cash or credit card) from April 2-4 during morning drop off and pick up (7:15-8:15 a.m. and 2:30-3:45 p.m.). All credit card transactions will include a processing fee.

Online orders can be picked up during the times listed above. Any orders not picked up by April 4 at 3:45 p.m. will need to be picked up at the Will Call table at the Carnival. Wristbands and raffle tickets WILL NOT be sent home with your child.

The pre-sale will end on April 4 at 3:45 p.m. Wristbands and raffle tickets can be purchased at the Carnival. Please note that the wristband price will increase after the pre-sale.

IMPORTANT! ALL SALES FINAL -- NO REFUNDS! The PTA is not responsible for lost or stolen wristbands and/or raffle tickets.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Many volunteers are needed throughout the day to help with various setup needs and also during the Carnival in 30-minute shifts. Having volunteers assist for a short time during the Carnival ensures that everyone can also experience the event with their family and friends. All volunteers will receive three raffle tickets!

Reminder: School is closed for the spring holiday.

Reminder: School is closed for the spring holiday.

The February membership meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 22 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. During this meeting, we will be electing the Nominating Committee. If you are unable to attend the meeting but interested in serving on the committee, please email president@wolfranchpta.org.

The PTA invites you to our Sweetheart Family Dance on Friday, February 16 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. We will have a DJ, dessert bar, photo station, and a craft.

Tickets are $10/couple. A couple includes 1 child and 1 adult. An additional child is $5. Due to space, only one adult per child is permitted to attend. All children must be currently enrolled WRE students. Any adult is welcome to attend with the child. This is not a specific family member/gender event - all are welcome!

If your family has multiple children at WRE and they would each like to bring an adult, a separate couple ticket must be purchased for each child/adult combination. If only one adult will be attending with more than one child, then an additional child ticket must be purchased for each additional child.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. This is not a drop-off event.

Space is limited! Registration ends on February 11 or when tickets are sold out, whichever comes first. We will not be able to accommodate walk-up registrations if we are at capacity.

Physical tickets will not be sent home. We will have a registration list at the event check-in, but please keep your emailed receipt for proof of purchase. Please note that no refunds will be issued; however, if you are able to find another family to attend, you may transfer your ticket.

Questions? Email hello@wolfranchpta.org

The whole family is invited to create a beautiful artwork for their home! Ms. Moore will lead the group in layering acrylic paint and pouring techniques.

This is a free event for WRE families, but you must register by January 19. Space is limited. Each family will receive one complimentary canvas. Additional canvases may be pre-purchased for $5 when registering. The cost is to cover the canvas as well as the additional paint and supplies needed.

For questions or to be added to the waitlist if the event is sold out: hello@wolfranchpta.org

*Please note that this is not a drop-off event. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Save the date for membership meeting. More details to come!

Our annual fall fundraiser concludes with a celebratory Glow Run! ALL students, regardless of financial participation in the program, will participate in the glow run. The Glow Run will take place inside the gym during the grade-level Specials period.

Students should wear comfortable athletic clothing and shoes. We encourage students to wear a white shirt decorated with glow in the dark tape/fabric paint or a shirt in the class color (either are completely optional!). Apex will provide glow in the dark face paint and glow bracelets that will be applied right before the run. Listed below are the color glow bracelets for each class, if students would like to decorate a shirt in the class color (or they can use any color). We do ask that student not bring additional glow in the dark accessories (unless in their class color), as the class color will be used to track classes during the run.

Volunteers are needed to assist their child's class pre-race, during the race, and post-race. Given the extremely tight schedule, volunteers must commit to the entire time of the shift. While there is no limit on the number of volunteers per class, we do need at least 4 volunteers per class. If you are available to sign up for additional shifts outside of your child’s run time, we would love to have you! Just sign up for any teacher and leave a comment of "help where needed." Volunteers should wear comfortable athletic clothes and shoes and are encouraged to dress festively (glow in the dark shirt/accessories). See the list below for your child’s class color.

• 2nd Grade: 7:30-9:15 AM

• 3rd Grade: 8:30-10:10 AM

• 4th Grade: 9:25-11:05 AM

• 5th Grade: 10:20 AM-12:00 PM

• Pre-K: 11:15-12:20 PM

• Kinder: 12:35-2:15 PM

• 1st Grade: 1:30-3:10 PM

IMPORTANT: ANYONE ATTENDING MUST SIGN UP AND HAVE A COMPLETED GISD BACKGROUND CHECK BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 30. PLEASE BRING YOUR PHOTO ID TO THE EVENT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A COMPLETED BACKGROUND CHECK/PHOTO ID, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING, PER GISD POLICY. 

CLASS COLORS

Pre-K/ECSE

• Karjack: Blue

• Vierra: Purple

• Smith: Orange

Kinder

• Allen: Orange

• Blair: Orange

• Brewer: Green

• Cihocki: Blue

• Kohlhoff: Green

• Lambert: Blue

• Taggart: Purple

• Wimberly: Purple

1st Grade

• Cazenave: Orange

• Chamagua: Orange

• Chester: Green

• Collins: Blue

• DellDonne: Purple

• Gonzales: Green

• Jordan: Blue

• Miller: Green

• Wirth: Purple

2nd Grade

• Ashby: Orange

• Chimal: Orange

• Espinosa: Green

• Goff: Purple

• Hedtke: Green

• Lauer: Blue

• Poindexter: Purple

• Rose: Blue

3rd Grade

• Berry: Orange

• Bynum: Green

• Hale: Orange

• Kresl: Blue

• McCarthy: Green

• Mendoza: Purple

• Strong: Blue

• Ware: Purple

4th Grade

• Blair: Orange

• Crager: Green

• Eibel: Blue

• Evans: Purple

• Ritenour: Orange

• Vogel: Green

• Wonderly: Blue

5th Grade

• Cantu: Orange

• Davis: Green

• Kearney: Blue

• Skains: Purple

• Stott: Orange

• Williams: Green

The Wolf Ranch Elementary PTA invites families to join us for a Family Picnic and Movie Night on Friday, October 20. Gates open at 6:00 PM, and the movie will begin shortly after 7:00 PM. The movie will be shown outdoors on the field, so please bring your own lawn chairs or blanket. (In the event of inclement weather, we will move indoors to the gym or cafeteria.)

THIS FREE EVENT IS FOR WOLF RANCH ELEMENTARY FAMILIES ONLY. 

The PTA will be providing each attendee one hot dog or hamburger, while supplies last. To guarantee your food, you must RSVP by Tuesday, October 17. A limited quantity of hot dogs/hamburgers will be available at the event. Families are welcome to bring their own food. Concessions will be available for purchase. (Note: The hot dogs are all-beef, and the hamburgers will come plain with condiments available separately.)

Families are encouraged to bring a decorated pumpkin for the pumpkin decorating contest. Voting will begin at 6:30 PM and end at 7:00 PM, so please be sure to bring your pumpkin by 6:30 PM to enter the contest. We will also have a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card for anyone anyone who joins the PTA by Thursday, October 19 at 11:59 p.m. Join here to be entered into the drawing. 

Schedule of Events

6:00 PM: Gates open

6:30 PM: Pumpkin decorating contest voting begins

7:00 PM: Pumpkin decorating contest voting ends

7:05 PM: Winners for pumpkin decorating contest and membership drawing are announced

7:10 PM: Movie begins (start time will be dependent on sunset)