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Subject: Willow Grove Weekly Update 03-15-10
A message from WILLOW GROVE ELEMENTARY
Hello Willow Grove Grizzlies!
I hope you all remembered to move your clocks ahead an hour this weekend - a sure sign of spring! Another is rattlesnakes! Please remind your children to be extra alert as they play and walk. If they see a snake, they should leave it alone and tell the nearest adult.
If you use the drop off and pick up lanes in our parking lot, please be sure to leave the space behind the handicapped parking spots clear so that our families who use them have easy access. Thank you to so many of you who already leave the space open. Please note that you may not park along Via Azul during school hours in front of the large playground. SDPD may give you a ticket, and the lane of traffic needs to move with the drop off and pick up zone. We appreciate your attention to both requests.
Progress reports will be coming home with your children on Friday, March 19th. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions about progress reports when you receive them.
Are you ready for the Grizzly Street Scene? Next Saturday, March 20th, from 5 - 9 PM, the Willow Grove Educational Foundation will transform our campus into a benefit concert venue with southern rock, street-style food, silent and live auctions, and family fun! Tacos, Hot-Dog-On-A-Stick, churros, shave ice, drinks and coffee will be available for purchase that evening, although pre-orders for meals are still gladly accepted. The Foundation is also looking for additional volunteers. If you can help for an hour, please email Kirsten Black at kirstenblack68@aol.com . All proceeds from the event benefit Willow Grove and help to enrich every student's education.
Thank you to parents who have shown interest in helping to jump start our Variety Show this spring. The shows will be May 20 and 21 as is posted on our PTA calendar. Practice dates and times will be available in a few weeks and will be sent home along with information on how to enter. Keep your eyes and ears out the week before Spring Break. We are still looking for a few more parent volunteers to help this event continue to be a success. If you are interested, email Michelle Atkins at atkinsmichelle@yahoo.com .
Thank you to parents that have picked up materials to help raise our Grizzly voices with the decision makers at the state level that are making choices that will directly impact our students. This information is still available on the PTA website and in the front office of school under the bulletin board. Show support for our amazing teachers and help defend the quality of education that our students deserve. If you would like materials sent to you, email VP of Legislation, Diane DeBerry, at dianed3@cox.net and she will send them along.
Many parents have also shown interest in serving our Grizzlies next year n the PTA Executive team! We are excited about continuing our traditions into 2010-11 for great programming! Join us for coffee on Wednesday morning, March 17th, after drop off near the kindergarten playground to ask questions and learn more about the roles we are looking for help with. Contact Jennifer Perry at jcperry@san.rr.com or Kelli Melby at kellimelby@mac.com for more information.
Have a grrrrrreat Grizzly evening!
Subject: Willow Grove Weekly Update 03-08-10
A message from WILLOW GROVE ELEMENTARY
Here we go, hopping into spring! Get your calendars ready Willow Grove Families, because there is a lot happening the next couple of weeks.
First, thank you to all of our PTA volunteers and teachers for helping make our Science Day last Friday such a success. What a wonderful day of exploration and learning for our Grizzlies. Make sure you ask your student about the PTA sponsored activities and assemblies that they enjoyed.
PTA would like to continue the tradition started last year with a Variety Show to showcase all the amazing talents of our Grizzlies. We need your help! We are looking for a parent or a team of parents to chair this event scheduled for the spring. If you are interested, please email PTA VP of Programs Michelle Atkins at atkinsmichelle@yahoo.com . It's the only way we'll get a chance to see what our teachers will do to top the Danna Montana performance from last year!
This week PTA is sponsoring Literacy Day on Tuesday, March 9th. We invite students to come to school in their pajamas and enjoy a day of activities about the joys of reading with their classes throughout the day. many students may recall predicting how many pages our Grizzlies will read during Drop Everything and Read time! Come to school ready with your guess. And who knows which of our favorite book characters will be visiting that day! Thank you to our volunteers who our bringing literature alive!
The PTA Nominating Committee was elected at our Association Meeting this month and work has begun on presenting a slate of PTA Executive Team members and chair people for next year. If you are interested in working as a PTA leader in the Willow Grove Community and want to learn more, please contact PTA Parlimentarian Kelli Melby at kellimelby@mac.com for more information.
The Willowo Grove Educational Foundation is also seeking nominations for volunteers wishing to serve on the Board of Directors for the 2010-2011 school year. Duties include planning and participating in activities to support the Foundation and our Mission to provide funding to expand the educational experience of every student at the school. Interested parties should submit their name and contact information to the principal in the school office or by contacting Jennifer Farnham, VP WGEF, at jfarnham@gilbaneco.com no later than Monday, March 29th. For detailed information abuot the WGEF, visit our website at http:///www.willowgrovefoundation.org/ or go to the Willow Grove website and click on the link for Parents, and then Foundation.
The State of California needs to hear our voices! Our children's education can no longer fall among the top of the priority list and last on the funding list. Please choose to take advantage of the materials that are by the attendance window in the school office to raise your voice to your elected officials and let them know that class size increases are not a solution. If you need matierlas sent to you, PTA is happy to help with this. Please email our PTA VP of Legislation, Diane DeBerry at dianed3@cox.net . Please support our Grizzlies and help us impact the deicisions that are being made for our classrooms next year!
There is a mandatory meeting for parents whose children are particiapting in the Sacramento trip either Wednesday, March 17 at 4:00 PM OR Thursday, March 18 at 8:00 AM in Mrs. Bedard's Room, B-9. Choose the date that works best for you to find out about the flight times, itinerary and other information.
Bring your kids! Bring your friends! Preparations are in full swing for the Foundation's Grizzly Street Scene concert and benefit auction on Saturday, March 20, and the line-up is superb:
* Enter an opportunity to win an I-Pod Touch, and make sure the kids bring their coupon for a free raffle ticket to win 50 squishies!
* Stroll the silent auction to find wonderfully themed baskets donated by our classrooms, tickets to local attractions and other exciting items.
* Bid in our live auction on items such as weeklong stays in Cabo and Aspen, dinner with our local firefighters, or a gourmet dinner party that comes to you.
* Enjoy a hot-dog-on-a-stick or a taco while your kids have fun at activity booths.
* Finish with a churro or shaveice as the concert kicks into high gear with local southern rock band, The Tailchasers.
If you didn't receive your pre-sales flyer for street-styled food offerings, activity tickets, and limited edition concert tees, volunteers will be available to take your order every day after school next week. Or you can visit the Foundation website for more information and forms: www.willowgrovefoundation.org . See you there!
If you would like to volunteer for Street Scene, please email Kirsten Black at kirstenblack68@aolcom .
Have a grrrrrrrrrrreat Grizzly evening!