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Whittier WildChat
March 20, 2019
PAWS UP WILDCATS!
Whittier is proud we're going to shout out loud…
Responsibility, Respect, and Safety!
Whittier Elementary STEM Fair 2019
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED!
Our STEM Fair will be held on Thursday, March 21st from 6-8 pm at Whittier Elementary School.

Please come and share your projects with our Wildcat community! Get challenged with your entire family by working together on different projects and experiments to earn popcorn, prizes, and also enter into the drawing for a family package to the Pacific Science Center.

There also will be a bake sale to benefit Nature Bridge 2020!!
Contact us at events.whittierpta@gmail.com if you have any questions.

This event cannot happen without the help of our wonderful volunteers! Please help us make this a great STEM Fair by volunteering (setting up, cleaning up, helping in the classrooms with the activities, handing out our STEM Fair passports,...).
2019 Calendar
Thurs., March 21
STEM fair
6-8.00 pm

Thurs., March 21
Author Visit- Russell Ginns

Friday, March 22
Massive Monkees Dance Off
1:15 pm

April 8-12
Spring Break- No School
News from the Office
Wildcat Global Dance of with the Massive Monkees
The all school Wildcat Global Dance Off will be Friday, 3/ 22 at 1:15. This year every grade level will represent a different country. All choreography will be danced to music from that focused country.  Please come cheer your B Boy and B Girls on.

We need a handful of volunteers to help setup chairs, direct parents and such. It should be pretty minimal effort and you will already be there so why not help. Please sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040f44aaad2cab9-dance  Contact Elena  if you have any questions.
Author Russell Ginns to Visit Whittier- Thursday, March 21
We are excited to welcome the author Russell Ginns to Whittier March 21st to talk with our 3rd-5th grades. Please see the attached form, that will also be coming home with students later this week, to find out more about Russell and his new book series. If your child is interested in purchasing one of his books, orders need to be sent in Thursday 3/21, the day of his visit. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thank you, Ms. Newcomb.
Order your 2018-19 YEARBOOK Now!
Yearbook order forms are going home this week.
Order Deadline is May 1, 2019.
Yearbook Price: $16.75.
You can pay  ONLINE  with SchoolPay – Log into The Source, click on SchoolPay on the left, click on 2018-19 Yearbook, then follow checkout process, by  CHECK –  Make checks payable to Whittier Elementary, or with  CASH –  Please include EXACT amount.
CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS! We need of photos for the 2018-19 yearbook
If you have any photos from the FALL CARNIVAL, ICE SKATING, FAMILY DANCE or any SPIRIT DAYS, please email them to maganyard@seattleschools.org or rnadamson@seattleschools.org.

More photo requests to come….
THANKS!
News from the PTA
Still time to Sign-Up for Spring Fling Parties!
Some sign-up parties and staff donated items still have openings. Please click  here  to see some of the great items still available. 
 
The 2019-2020 School Year poses massive challenges for Whittier, but we've got an opportunity to rescue our school and our students from the imminent funding crisis. Some of our most important programs (ART, LITERACY, LIBRARY, & NURSING) - and some of our most essential staff - are at risk. We need  your  help to preserve the Whittier we know and love. Please click  here  if you would are able to donate.
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Shopping for Whittier
Support our Wildcats by shopping! (Really!) These retailers donate a % of your purchases to Whittier...
  • AmazonSmile - Select "Whittier PTA Seattle Council" during the easy set-up at smile.amazon.com. Bookmark it and click it every time you shop! (Tech support tip: Amazon Smile only works on browsers, not the Amazon app.)
  • Fred Meyer - Link your Fred Meyer Rewards card to Whittier PTA (NPO# 85919). You keep your Rewards points!
  • Ballard Market - Look for the jar labeled Ballard Market receipts on the table in the lobby and stuff your collected receipts inside.