WG Roadrunner - September 24, 2017

Walnut Grove Roadrunner Newsletter

September 24, 2017

5 days until the F u n

R u n !!

Walnut Grove's 7th annual Fun Run is this Friday, September 29th. Pledge packets went home on Friday and are due back, without any money, on Wednesday, September 27th. Kids can drop them into the green basket inside their classroom where they'll be collected by the Fun Run Committee. Money will not be due until after the Fun Run.

On the morning of the run, kids will be given their Fun Run t-shirt in the classroom so please dress your child in appropriate running clothes and shoes. The run times are as follows:

Kindergarten & 3rd Grade: 9:20-9:50

1st & 4th Grade: 10:05-10:35

2nd & 5th Grade: 10:50-11:20

We welcome you to come cheer on your Roadrunners on this colorful, community-building fundraising event!

We're still looking for volunteers to help out on the day of the event so head on over to the Sign Up Genius if you are a cleared volunteer and would like to help. Thank you to all of our fantastic Roadrunner families for making it happen.

Roadrunners Supporting Texas

A couple of our fabulous leadership kids made a great video for everyone to see about our fundraising efforts for a school district in Rockport, Texas! Please take a moment to check it out here.

Also, join us in the chill zone right after school on Wednesday, September 27th for a Bake Sale. We will be out selling baked goods and treats, with all proceeds going to Rockport to help repair their schools that were damaged as a result of Hurricane Harvey. If you would like to help out or donate items for the sale, please contact [email protected]

There is also a donation collection jar in the office. We encourage kids to get involved at home and find creative ways to raise money for this very worthy cause.

We can all make a difference if we work together!

Monster Mash

Mark your calendars for Friday, October 27th from 5:00-8:00pm for the 3rd Annual Monster Mash ! This year will be bigger and better than ever! The event will be outside with tented carnival games, an old fashioned cake walk, food, cotton candy, popcorn, Cool Beads Ice Cream (like Dippin Dots), a DJ, an inflatable slide, face painting and more!

You won't want to miss this fun event!! If you would like to help coordinate the food service or the cake walk, or just volunteer to help out at the event, please contact Margo Shimy or Stephanie Schieder.

There is no cost for entry to this event, or to play games, but 100% of the proceeds for the purchase of Cool Beads Ice Cream, cotton candy, popcorn and the cake walk will go directly to the Rockport Hurricane Relief fund.

Reflections Art Program

Here are some important Reflections deadlines:

Friday, October 13th:
Artwork submission day....
Turn in your child's artwork to the office along with the appropriate paperwork no later than 3:00pm Friday, October 13th. Unfortunately, anything turned in after that date can not be excepted as the judging process will begin.

Monday, October 16th:

Please join us at 6:30pm as we celebrate each child's entry in a small celebration held in the multipurpose room. Each child will be recognized for their entry(s). The top winning entry from each category will then be moving on to the council level celebration held at the Firehouse Art Center in December.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Amy Paden at [email protected]

Click here for program rules and an entry form.

Recycling Results

Here are the results for September recycling:

Kindergarten: $81.79

1st Grade: $37.07

2nd Grade: $40.64

3rd Grade: $122.77

4th Grade: $106.91

5th Grade: $123.66

Resource $6.38

Total $519.22

Great job everyone!! The next recycling day will be on Friday, October 20th so keep saving those cans and plastic bottles.

PPIE Fall Gala

Night of the Stars - Save the Date!

PPIE is rolling out the red carpet for Night of the Stars - our Fall Gala to celebrate with friends and raise funds for critical staff at YOUR school. Join us on October 13th from 6:00-9:00 pm at Castlewood to enjoy: red carpet entry with fun photo ops (including green screen), free wine pours from your school principals, featured student films, delicious dinner and envelopes-please awards - for only $75! Register here - PPIE Fall Gala - to mingle with friends and local leaders for a great event, for a great cause - your children!

For Spanish version, please click here.

Cub Scouts

Cub Scouts Pack 910 is offering a new rank for Kindergarteners!

The new Lion rank is an opportunity for your Kindergarten-aged son to participate in all the fun things Scouts do - campouts, building projects, pinewood derby car races, skits, outdoor skill building, and a whole lot more. In recent years we've slept aboard the tall ship Balclutha and the U.S.S Hornet, camped at Pinnacles National Monument, built go-karts and catapults, carried out cleanup projects in our community, and learned about citizenship and history.

If you're interested in learning more, please fill out the interest form: Cub Scout Form

EDCC Vacancies

EDCC Now Has a Few Vacancies! They won't last long! So if you are in need of high quality before and after-school child care and enrichment education on the Walnut Grove campus, please contact EDCC now at 925-846-5519.