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Join the PTA:
Welcome Farmington Woods Elementary parents! The PTA would like to welcome you to our school and invite you to become part of the PTA. Membership is one of the best ways that you, as a parent, can become involved in your child’s education. Your participation will help provide for the educational needs of every child at our school, as well as support the many valuable programs at Farmington Woods such as the Reflections Art program, Cultural Arts Performances, Hook-A-Book, and many more. If you would like to join or update your existing information, please click on the link below and complete the online registration form.
2012-2013 PTA Officers Elected
| President | MaryAnne Wolff |
| Vice President | Amy Engler |
| Secretary | Lisa Burns |
| Treasurer | Carla Wilson |
| Audit Chair | Mary Rehm |
| Advocacy Chair | Bari Lawhorn |
| Nominating Chair | Erin Allard |
| Communications Chair | Michelle Barillaro |
| Fundraising Chair | Gretel Kloempken |
| Programs Chair | Edith Cowper |
| Services Chair | Anita Richburg |
North Carolina PTA Vision, Mission and Values Statements:
PTA Vision
Making every child’s potential a reality
PTA Mission
A powerful voice for all children,
A relevant resource for families and communities, and
A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.
PTA Values
Collaboration: We work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to accomplish our agreed-upon goals.
Commitment: We are dedicated to promoting children’s health, wellbeing, and educational success through strong parent, family, and community involvement.
Accountability: We acknowledge our obligations. We deliver on our promises.
Respect: We value our colleagues and ourselves. We expect the same high quality of effort and thought from ourselves as we do from others.
Inclusivity: We invite the stranger and welcome the newcomer. We value and seek input from as wide a spectrum of viewpoints and experiences as possible.
Integrity: We act consistently with our beliefs. When we error, we acknowledge the mistake and seek to make amends.
Common Core Standards
From: Wake Education Partnership Common Core Standards To understand why the phrase “Common Core standards” is creeping into discussions outside the education community, it helps to appreciate what the Common Core effort could mean to your child. The answer is simple at the highest level. If followed as planned, the Common Core State Standards Initiative would bring about the biggest change in American classrooms in at least a generation. It’s often easy for parents to tune out the seemingly endless ...moreFWES Earns Magnet School of Excellence
The Magnet Schools of Merit Awards, conducted by Magnet Schools of America, recognize magnet schools “that show a commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation/diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, and parent and community involvement.”
Farmington Woods Elementary IB/PYP School earned the 2013 Magnet School of Excellence award.
In 2011, Farmington Woods Elementary was named the top magnet elementary school in the nation.
Idling Reduction Campaign
The Idling Reduction Campaign aims to make the air cleaner and healthier for our kids at the school. A presentation was given on this issue at the hand bell choir program before the holiday break.
Volunteers are always a big part of successful implementation of all such campaigns and we need you all and your much valued and appreciated time and effort for this one too.
Please send an email to Shuchi if you have any questions/clarifications or can help in any other way!
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