Good Evening Families,

I simply cannot believe we are entering the final week of school for 2025! We are hoping for a far less eventful week in terms of weather, so we can finish up our learning and fun, as well as our middle of year benchmarks before closing up for our winter holiday break!

Over the past semester, we have partnered with a photography class at Duke University. As part of this course, students spend time at GWM documenting the life of the school. Each Duke student focused their efforts on one project.  That project could be a classroom, an individual student or a program at the school.  Projects are documentary-style and photographers aim to blend into the background, so it would not  interfere with learning. Final projects were presented at our Quarter 2 Family Night and in student assemblies this past week. We invite you to view projects online at https://wondersofwatts.com/.

While we do not have a lot of school announcements this week, but I do want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a restful and fun Winter break. Our offices will be closed Monday, December 22 through Friday, January 2. If you need any assistance during this time, please email Principal Jenn (jennifer_aguilar@dpsnc.net). While I won’t be checking my email daily, I will be checking in periodically and will reply as I am able.

Have a great week and if we don’t see you this week around George Watts Montessori, have a wonderful break too!

Showing love to staff for the holidays! From the PTA… Class parents are raising funds to give holiday gifts to all Watts teachers and staff. If you have not yet heard from your class parents, please contact our front office.

Dear Parents, Under North Carolina’s Parents’ Bill of Rights, families have the right “to review all available records of materials their child has borrowed from a school library.” This means you can easily search your child’s school library catalog and view their checkout history. To explore your school’s library collection, visit the Follett Destiny Parent Portal. For step-by-step directions, see the guides in English or Spanish.  These tools help parents stay informed and involved in their child’s learning and library experiences.

Thank you to the many families how supported our Holiday Doves Program. Please deliver wrapped gifts (labeled with dove #) by Tuesday to our front office. If you have any questions or complications, please reach out to Cynthia Wilson (cynthia_wilson@dpsnc.net). 

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