BRICK BY BRICK, WE BUILD A COURTYARD…….

Attention Current Students, Alumni, Parents and Teachers - We Need Your Support To Help Our Children Connect With Their Local Environment!

An important part of the redesign of Wood Acres Elementary is the addition of a new interior courtyard. The interior courtyard will be an ecologically restored, woodland oasis for the school community located between the old building and the new addition. It will feature:

new trees

lush bushes

stone seating areas

a water feature

a permeable walkway that helps reduce rain water run off and hydrates the entire courtyard

The purpose of this new courtyard is to help our children learn about science, engineering and art, and help our teachers integrate the new environmental literacy curriculum in Montgomery County.

How You Can Help:

• 4x8 or 8x8 engraved bricks are available for purchase. These bricks will support our school and the courtyard project and is a fun way to create a memory of your child’s time at Wood Acres.

Bricks are a wonderful legacy for:

• Current students

• Former students

• Your family’s name/message

• Special memories or quotations

• A tribute to a loved one or favorite teacher

• A great class gift

• Your company’s name

We will begin taking orders from January 15th, 2015 until April 24th, 2015 (we cannot guarantee that prices for bricks will not increase after this initial ordering period).

• 4x8 brick is $100 and can be engraved with up to 3 lines at 18 characters each

• 8x8 brick is $225 and can be engraved with up to 6 lines at 18 characters each

Also, please check out the front of the school and look at the approximately 540 bricks from prior Wood Acres students and families when the new building was completed.

Questions regarding the bricks, addition enhancements, or for more details, please contact Kim Levin, Executive Vice President, Wood Acres PTA at kshorelevin@yahoo.com.