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PRESIDENTS' MESSAGE
Stacey Harmon and Karen Willett
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It was so fun to see everyone last Friday evening! We all value the wonderful community at West and that commitment was clearly on display at
Family Fun Night.
Hopefully you and your children enjoyed the food trucks, dance party, picnic and spending time with friends as much as we did. We know the kids slept well Friday night!
If you haven't already, please consider supporting the West community by joining the PTC.
Your $30 membership fee helps fund the PTC operating budget, which is used for programs that benefit all students at West.
Happy weekend!
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SPIRIT DAYS, Friday, October 5th and Friday, October 26th
Wear your
Green, White and Westy!
VISITING AUTHOR ROSEMARY WELLS, Monday, October 15th
We are excited to welcome Visiting Author, Rosemary Wells, to West School. Your deadline to order personalized, signed copies of Rosemary Wells' books has been extended to Tuesday, October 2nd! ELM STREET BOOKS will deliver the books to the school to be signed by the author during her visit. Book order forms were sent home in backpacks
(or click
here
to download and print). All forms must be returned to your child's teacher by Tuesday, October 2nd.
DISTRICT-WIDE PARENT MEETING, Thursday, October 18th, 2018, 7:00 PM
Marc Brackett, Ph.D., Director of the Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence presents "From Theory to Practice: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting". It is widely recognized that Emotional Intelligence has a powerful influence on performance, decision making, relationships, and health. Dr. Brackett is returning to New Canaan by popular demand to share strategies to help increase our emotional intelligence as parents. He will review the five key skills of Emotional Intelligence, including tools that will be taught to students in the district this year and next. He will also discuss how parents can support this work at home. He will be speaking at the Saxe Middle School Auditorium.
HALLOWEEN PARADE, Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, 2:00 PM
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MIGHTY MATH IS BACK, Monday, October 1st
 We are so excited to launch Mighty Math and are hoping for our best year of participation yet. Students will earn prizes throughout the school year when they reach minute milestones! Click
here to learn more about the voluntary program, open to all West School students, to encourage the practice of mathematics at home. Last year we had over 200 students record over 290,000 minutes!
MEDIA CENTER VOLUNTEERS
 The long awaited media center signup has arrived and we need you! We especially need additional volunteers for all
Kindergarten classes,
Brady, Land and
Drummond. Come see your child during their class session and help make it a great day in the West School Media Center. Please click
here to sign up.
WEST FAMILY PHOTO DAYS
Don't miss your chance to book a photo session for Family Photo Days! Sessions are available through October - book NOW to be sure your photos are ready for your holiday cards. Take advantage of this opportunity to get a jump on your holiday to-do list while supporting West school! Click
here
fo
r all the details and to sign up.
WEST SCHOOL VOL
U
NTEER HUB
 The PTC needs parent volunteers throughout the year to keep our programs running smo
othly
. We hope all parents will find an opportunity to get
involved.
Click
here
to see the c
ur
rent volu
nteer opportunities around school.
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GRADE LEVEL OPEN HOUSES
 Both of the
Grade Level Open Houses were a huge success! We are very thankful to the faculty and administration for providing excellent presentations on the curriculum and programming at West School. We loved the real-time Wordle, which
allowed us to visualize what parents think are the best things about West. A huge thank you to
Sheri Cronk, Caryn Kelly
and
Susan Clarke
for coordinating all of the Open House refreshments! Last but not least, we are grateful to our
Spirit Wear
team
Julie Passios, Jill Carles
and
Lisa Strupp
for all of the West School clothing and accessories to help our school show off school pride!
THANK YOU TO THE FALL FAMILY FUN NIGHT CHAIRS
A big thank you to the
Fall Family Fun Night chairs,
Elise Walters
and
Kristin Bundy
,
for their tireless efforts throughout the summer and start of the school year to make a memorable event for all the families at West School!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING A BOOK
 Thank you to all who so generously donated to Share a Book! We raised funds for more than 185 new books for the West School Library. Each personalized bookplate will be placed in one of these books. A round of applause to Barbara Rosen for all of her hard work championing the Share a Book campaign.
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At the meeting on Monday, September 17th, Mr. Clarke and and Mr. Perna presented the Facilities Project Update regarding maintenance and capital projects at the District's five schools. Over the summer, among other projects, West was painted and got new LED lighting; playground equipment was repaired, and new hand dryers were installed. The gym floor project is still being completed. Click here for full minutes, meeting videos, and agendas.
The next BOE meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 8th at 7:00 PM, NCHS, Wagner Room. All BOE meetings are broadcast live on cablevision channel 78 and rebroadcast on Thursdays at 7:30 PM and Mondays at 4:00 PM. Questions? Please contact the West BOE Reps Janée Hunter and Mary Blanc at
edurep@westschoolptc.org.
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NCLA FALL LACROSSE CLINICS
New Canaan Lacrosse Association Fall Ball Clinics are open for registration. Girls' clinics are grades K-8 and boys' clinics are K-4. Click
here for details and to register.
NEW CANAAN YMCA
Elementary schoolers have the run of the Y for one night this month on
Saturday, September 29th
from
6:30 PM to 9 PM
! For this event, participants will be divided into groups of 5 or so and led around the Y to several activities such as free swim in the Scooter pool (non-swimming option available), time in Bouncing Bears, events in the gym, and activities in the Flex Space! A snack will also be provided at the start of the event! Register
here
. Member and non-member rates $20/$35. Must register beforehand! Join the fun at the Y this fall! Other dates for the program are
October 20th and November 10th.
KIDS FALL WOODWORKING CLASS
Kids Fall Woodworking Class at the Carriage Barn Arts Center. A hands-on introduction to woodworking for kids! In this 4-week workshop kids will plan and create a one-of-a-kind project such as a hinged wooden storage box. Mondays, October 8th to October 29th from 4 PM to 5 PM. Ages 6-10. Fee: $210/$190 for family members (supplies included). Register here or call 203-594-3638.
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