Last chance to contribute to Staff Appreciation Week by April 28! Please show your support by contributing Panera gift cards in $20 (maximum) increments. Or, please feel free to contribute any dollar amount to be put toward gift cards. Donations can be mailed or dropped off to event chair Heather Michaels at 11601 Glynshire Ct, Potomac, MD 20854 (close to Wayside) or sent via Venmo to @Heather-Michaels-19. Please send an email to hsmichaels@yahoo.com to let her know it’s coming! Thanks for showing your appreciation for our staff!

Yes! A free school directory comes with every PTA membership. If you aren’t a PTA member yet, it’s not too late! See the PTA website for directions on how to join/renew your membership. You can contact PTA membership chair, Winnie Lee, with questions at wini298@yahoo.com.

Wayside is doing school photos on Wednesday, April 28. Sign up here for a time slot. Do you want a yearbook from this crazy school year? Order one now through May 5. Mrs. Rhoads is collecting photos from students for the yearbook. See Ms. Hill’s email on April 19 for more details on the types of photos needed and how to upload them.

The Nominating Committee is seeking a PTA member who is interested in serving as the VP of Community Enrichment on the PTA Board next year. The VP of Community Enrichment oversees the event chairs and activities of the Reflections art program, community service, wellness, and after-school enrichments (when they return to the building). He/She attends monthly PTA Board meetings. If you would like to learn more about this position, please contact any member of the Nominating Committee.

Amy Oram, alvogel11@hotmail.com
Charu Srinivasan, charu.srinivasan@gmail.com
Manali Mody, mmc1216@hotmail.com
Noor Kirdar, nkirdar@aol.com

MCPS has not yet announced its guidance on allowed 5th grade promotion activities, but we want to be ready when they do! The PTA is looking for a few 5th grade parents who can help plan something for the 5th graders this spring. If you’re interested, please contact Jennifer Nordin at president@waysidepta.org.

Spring is finally here! Whether your family has decided to keep your students in virtual learning or started to send them back to school, there are some great virtual and in-person (indoor & outdoor) enrichment activities starting in April, run by our committed local MoCo providers. We invite you to check out all they have to offer on Kiddo! Kiddo is free for families and they are not collecting fees so all payments go directly to supporting our local small businesses.