🍀 Marching Into Spring 🍀

March is shaping up to be a busy month at Windsor Farm! We have a lot of exciting activities coming up, and this newsletter is jam-packed with information and updates on a lot of work that is happening behind the scenes. Please be sure to check below for important dates and details. 

Thank you for your support and for being such an important part in the Windsor Farm Community!

️Here are things you absolutely should not miss:

• Unity day shirt orders need to be in by TOMORROW, March 6!
  
  
• We need feedback on what is a priority for Windsor Farm families - fill out the two-question survey here.
  
  
• Spring Book Fair is March 19-26 - and in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, we're becoming a little more green. Read on or check out the Book Fairs page to learn more. You can sign up to volunteer here.
  
  
• All Yearbook Forms are now open!
  • ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK! Orders are due by 4/13 - NO EXCEPTIONS
  • If you want to add a message to your student in the yearbook, our Notes from the Nest order form is now open
  • We are looking for some "Yearbook Yappin'"! Have your student share favorite quotes or memories, and their response could get featured in the yearbook!
  • We need pictures of: clubs, staff in action, and field trips. Please email your pictures to yearbook@windsorfarmpto.com or text them to 667-458-1689
    
    

⚠️This is just a snapshot of some of the PTO initiatives that are in flux. We are sending home a packet with all of the flyers, information, and to-do lists early next week. There will also be an updated calendar enclosed - be sure to replace your old one! ⚠️

• March 6 - Last day to order Unity Day Shirts!
• March 9-27- Spring Spirit Wear Sale
• March 10 -PTO Strategic Planning Workgroup, 7:00 p.m.
• March 17 - Two-hour Early Dismissal; Unity Day - Wear ORANGE
• March 19 - Pajama Day!  Please NO slippers 
• March 19 - Reading Buddy Day! - "Spring into a good book!"
• March 19-26 - Spring Book Fair 
  • Please note the Thursday start date. More information is available at www.windsorfarmpto.com/bookfairs
• March 20 - NO SCHOOL (Eid-al-Fitr)
• March 23 - Last day to submit a message for delivery on Grandparents' & Grandfriends Day
• March 26 - Grandparents' & Grandfriends Day (8:30 - 10:00 a.m.) + Restaurant Fundraiser @ Ledo's Severna Park (11 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
  • If ordering online, use code FUNDRAISER
• March 27 - Last day to order spirit wear; Last day to submit yearbook message
• March 27 - April 6 - NO SCHOOL (Teacher Workday + Spring Break)

Celebrate Grandparents & Grandfriends Day at Windsor Farm on 
Thursday, March 26, from 8:30-10:00 a.m.!

• We are looking for 1-2 volunteers to help establish Artsonia at Windsor Farm!
• Artsonia is an online art gallery where art teachers can share student work digitally, and it also serves as a fundraiser for the art program because families can purchase products with their child's artwork on it

Join us on March 10 at 7:00 pm for our first virtual Strategic Planning session! This collaborative meeting will focus on the current strategic plan and the feedback received from our school community. 

Agenda:

1. Welcome and Overview
2. Why This Matters
3. Current State Snapshot
4. Strengths and Assets Mapping
5. Challenges and Gaps Discussion
6. Top Opportunity Areas
7. Wrap Up

The Strategic Planning workgroup will meet three times virtually: March 10, April 21, and May 7.  All are welcome to attend and contribute.

Once the new plan is finalized, we will vote on its adoption at the last PTO meeting of the year on May 12.

Review our current Strategic Plan here

We would also like to thank the volunteers who helped make the Windsor Farm Formal a success! We had an amazing night in Emerald City and raised over $3800 to support programs and activities at Windsor Farm! BIG thank you to Dena Silva, Kathy Hogan, Kate Klebahn, Mandy Wiseman, Kristen Lockett, Lauren Bannister, Tiffany Owens, Cassie White, Maria Wilson, Natalia Wilson, Jenny Johansson, Breanna McCrone, Stephanie Turner, Genna White, Ann Lerian, Ryan Hogan, Mr. Kling - and our event chairs, Sarah Sheppard and Angela Colbert! We couldn't pull off events like this without you! 

From the first week of March through May 7, bring in your old electronics and help our school earn funds! 💰 Every donation makes a difference.

We are accepting:

• Cell phones

• iPads & tablets

• E-readers

• Ink cartridges

📦 Drop off your items in the collection boxes in the upper or lower halls. Let’s go green and support our school at the same time! 🌍

Thank you so much to our generous sponsors!

• The Tobin Gregory Group
• TGA of Greater Annapolis
• Hard Yacht Cafe
• Vivi's Chicken n' Mac | Arnold & Edgewater 
• Harkins Builders
• Donnelly's Dockside
• Gwyneth's Family

Interested in Windsor Farm PTO business or family sponsorship? Check out all the options here!

591 Broadneck Road

Annapolis, MD 21409