Whittier WildChat
November 28, 2018
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PAWS UP WILDCATS!
Whittier is proud we're going to shout out loud…
Responsibility, Respect, and Safety!
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Have You Been Getting all of the Messages from Mr. Pule, Ms. Steph and Mr. Buck via Schoology?
Did you know more teachers are using Schoology this year to send out important messages like: Bring Your Helmets This Week for Skating during PE!!!
To get these important messages make sure you are signed up for Schoology and that you have signed up to get notifications for each child (click on their accounts to set up notifcations there too). Setting up notifications just under your name isnt' enough, you have to do it for each of your children to get the relevant message from their teachers.
More and more teachers are using this as a primary method of communication.
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Yankee Candle Fundraiser- Still Time to Place Your Order
The holiday season has officially began! The Class of 2019 are continuing to fundraise for NatureBridge by selling products through Yankee Candle Co.
through December 10
th
!
As you consider your shopping list for the holiday season
(do you need wrapping or tissue paper?)
check out the wide selection of products online at
www.yankeecandlefundraising.com
and get ready to place your order. Be sure to look for the ‘
Start Shopping
’ area in the middle of the page and enter our Group #
999986682
to ensure your purchases benefit Whittier fifth graders
overnight science camp this spring at NatureBridge.
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Thurs., November 29
Book Fair-School Library 2:30-6:30pm
November 26-December 7
Helping Hands Gift Drive
Sun., December 2
Philosophical Conversations with Children-Whittier
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Tues., December 11,
Whittier Game Night
6:30-8:00 pm-in the Whittier Cafeteria
Sat., March 9, 2019,
Spring Fling FUNraiser
7:00pm – 11:00pm
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Follow Principal Clark
on Twitter! Her handle is @whittierSPS ...It's another way to stay in touch and up to date!
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Bring Helments for PE!
Whitttier PE’s skate unit started Monday, Nov.26th. and will run until Winter Break
- B Classes will skate Wednessday 11/28 and Thursday 11/29. B Classes are: Castillo, Hansen, Legan, Childers, Peterson, Richmond, and Leming.
- C Classes start skating on Friday… Maddeford, Newton, Campbell, Provence, Kemery, Mayo, and McGrath.
- A classes will skate again starting next Tuesday...
All students will need to wear a helmet. Please bring your helmet from home. We have quad skates, wrist guards, and pads at school. You may bring your own quad/inline skates as well, but label everything and store in unbreakable bag.
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Whittier Family Game Night
Join us on Tuesday, December 11th, 6:30-8:00 pm, in the Whittier Cafeteria to play board games with your family and / or friends. Please bring your own favorite board or card game, dig into Mr. Buck’s game library or the game library from Mox Boarding House.
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Book Fair-November 29th, 2018-School Library, 2:30-6:30pm
Mark your calendars for this year’s Book Fair at the Whittier Library. Once again, Phinney Books has graciously offered to host the Book Fair and 25% of the purchase proceeds will come right back to the Whittier Library Fund for purchase of books and supplies for the library.
This is a great opportunity to do some gift shopping, buy books for your child’s classroom, donate some books to our sister school, Bailey Gatzert, and even catch up with friends. What a fun way to support literacy and your school!
There will be a kids corner with activities from 2:45-3:45 pm. Baked goods will be available for purchase in the lobby to benefit the 5th grade NatureBridge field trip. In addition to baked goods, there will also be a variety of "gift items" available for purchase: coffee mugs - $6; flour sack towels - $6; and swedish dishcloths - $4. These would make a great fit for you or a Whittier Staff member! They will also be selling the last of their Brown Bear car wash tickets -- a perfect stocking stuffer for your spouse, parents, and friends!
There is truly something for everyone.
We hope to see you at the Library, but if you are unable to make it, stop by Phinney Books December 1-8th and mention Whittier and 25% of your purchase will still go to the Whittier Library Fund.
Email events.whittierpta@gmail.com with any questions.
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Volunteer Needed to Help the PTA File Tax Forms
Do You Know Your Way Around a Tax Return?
If you’ve got a head for figures and the stomach for government forms, we have just the opportunity for you. We’re urgently seeking someone to help prepare and submit Whittier PTA’s Form 990 before February. So if you’re an accounting phenom or a nonprofit pro who's willing to lend your time and your talent to help manage our treasure, please contact
Stephanie Chamberlain. QuickBooks experience is a plus
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Helping Hands Holiday Gift Drive is Underway!
Our annual Helping Hands Gift Drive is on its way to being a great success for Whittier and Bailey-Gatzert Elementary families in need -- extend a "Helping Hand" this holiday season by providing gifts and gift cards for these families.
Here’s how can you help:
- Pick a large gift mitten or small grocery card mitten from the Helping Hands Winter Wonderland display in the lobby
- If you pick a large gift mitten, there is a signup sheet to keep track of mittens and donors. Please find your gift code number, and fill-in your name and email address
- For Gift Donations, return your new, unwrapped gift with your large mitten attached to the box in the lobby by Monday, December 9th.
- For Grocery Card Donations, we will be selling a limited number in the lobby after school during the drive, or you can purchase them on your own and return to the box in the lobby (with dollar amount indicated).
- Volunteer for sorting or wrapping gifts by clicking on the link below; https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4DA9A62EA5FC1-helping
- Or volunteer to sell Grocery Gift Cards after school by clicking on the link below;
- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4DA9A62EA5FC1-grocery
Thank you for your “Helping Hand”!
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Spirit Gear Is Here!
Whittier Spirit Gear is ready to order. There’s all new shirts (softer! comfier!), hoodie sweatshirts, an insulated Miir water bottle, and, for the first time ever, an adjustable Wildcat baseball hat! And yes… you can order online!
bit.ly/whittierspirit
(Online folks…
please
put your youngest kid’s name and homeroom in the Note Box at checkout to ensure timely delivery!)
Want to keep it old school? Drop-off your completed
paper
order forms along with a check in the box in the school office. (The paper form isn’t needed if you order online – and yep, there’s extras in the office.)
Eager for a sneak preview? We’ll have many items available after school on Thursday, Nov. 29 until 3:30 p.m. (during the Book Fair) and before school in the lobby on Friday, Nov. 30. If we have it in stock, we’ll sell it to you on the spot!
Heads-up… the new adult t-shirts are much nicer but fit-wise, they are running small, so consider ordering a size larger than normal.
Order Deadline: November 30, 2018!
All orders will be distributed to your youngest student’s homeroom in December – before Winter Break.
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Whittier's Spring Fling FUNraiser
WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7:00pm – 11:00pm
WHERE: Leif Erikson Hall at the Leif Erikson Lodge, 2245 NW 57th St, Seattle, WA 98107
WHAT: Whittier's second "Spring Fling" FUNraiser!
This low-key, fun-filled event for parents will feature music from Ms. Steph, dancing, a small silent auction, sweet treats and bites to eat, beer/wine for purchase, and plenty of time to socialize with friends, old and new.
The Spring Fling will be held annually to raise money for the PTA in a fun and casual setting, and will replace the biennial auction.
This year’s theme is BALLARD - think Norwegian sweaters, viking wear, hipster fashion, or whatever “Ballard” means to you.
Tickets will go on sale in early February; venue capacity is limited to 300 adults, so keep your eye out! In the meantime, you can get involved in several ways:
- We are seeking a parent from each classroom to coordinate filling a themed bucket for the silent auction. Sign up here.
- We are also seeking a parent from each classroom to coordinate an art project for the silent auction. Sign up here.
Don't miss out on the party of the year!
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Encouraging Children's Philosophical Questioning and Critical Thinking!
Why be good? What is important? Are imaginary friends real?
This interactive discussion will consider how adults can help children examine the big questions on their minds, and why this matters. Hosted by the University of Washington Center for Philosophy for Children, we will explore ways to inspire philosophical conversations with children.
Sunday, December 2, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Whittier Elementary School
1320 NW 75th St.
Seattle, WA 98117
All are welcome, especially children attending with parents. Please rsvp to secure your space. Just email
kgoldyn@uw.edu and let her know how many people will be attending the event. Thank you to Whittier Elementary School's PTA for sponsoring this event!
About the UW Center for Philosophy for Children:
The Center introduces philosophy to children and youth and provides education and training for parents, teachers, and other interested adults about ways to encourage and respond to young people’s philosophical thinking.
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It's time to sign-up for boy’s lacrosse!
Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in America, and Seattle. Lax is great at a young age. We work on hand eye coordination and we do lots of running (we start practice with a 400m) and strength building, we do push-ups every day.
Sign-up is now open for 2019 Spring lax for 3rd grade up to 8th grade. We put the 3rd and 4th graders together on one team, then have another team of 5th and 6th boys. Finally we put 7th and 8th graders together too. FYI we do encourage older boys to start even in 7th or 8th grade too so if you have older brothers who are tired of soccer/baseball it's never too late to try something new!
Practices start in February and are twice a week at Loyal Heights Playfield or Whitman Middle School. Games begin in March on Saturdays. Kindergarten – 2nd graders can register for Props Academy which starts in April. The Academy runs weekly clinics on Sundays to introduce kids to the game of lacrosse. For more information, please visit the club page -
http://www.propslacrosse.org/
If you have any questions about lacrosse please feel free to reach out to me directly or submit an inquiry via our website.
Cheers!
Marcos Dachary
(coach and father of a 4
th
grader at Greenwood Elementary)
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Thank you to all the volunteers for their help at our
Community Event with Sharon H Chang
Sandy Haeley, Anka Dolecki, Abra Greene,Amy Bryan, Andrea Landis, Helen King-Desai,Kathleen Durham, Kellie Pecoraro, Kristin Ford, Jennifer Mannheim,Tamara Cyhan, Mr Buck, and Spencer Visick
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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.
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