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OCTOBER 14, 2020
Highlights of the week:
- HeroFit Challenge: Event Day
- Material Distribution on Oct 16
- WUES Spirit Night
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Mustangs,
If you weren’t able to join us Monday night, you can view the video using this link. Over the next couple of days, we will share more documents for you to reference as we begin the 2nd cycle.
HISD made an announcement about the calendar yesterday that I want to make sure you are aware of. Wednesday, October 21, will continue to be a student holiday, and Tuesday, November 3, is now a student holiday as well. Originally, Election Day was going to be a day of virtual instruction, but students will now have the day off.
Thank you again for your flexibility, patience, and commitment to West University Elementary School. Have a wonderful rest of your week!
Scott C. Disch
Principal
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Mustang HeroFit Challenge is well underway! Thanks for everyone that has registered!
Make sure you REGISTER, SHARE, and GIVE! Our kids are learning how to be fit and build a strong character during their ancillary lessons. The conclusion of the HeroFit Challenge will take place on October 16th with a 30 minute fitness challenge. The Boosterthon committee added a State Challenge and Nightly Fitness Challenge so be sure to check out those details daily!
This is an easy way to support our school, and everyone’s help is appreciated. If we get 100% participation, Principal Disch will be dunked with Gatorade!
All the details on the Boosterthon can be found below. Money raised in this Boosterthon will:
- Update and refresh our back playground
- Install a loading dock for deliveries
- Provide additional technology requested by the school
- Provide additional safety equipment requested by the school
Please mark your calendar for our next PTO meeting on Tuesday, October 20th at 7 pm. Meeting details to follow.
Let’s continue to help raise money for our school and get our kids HeroFit as well! Thank you for your participation!
Have a great week!
Olivia Benitez
PTO President 2020-21
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Looking ahead to some key upcoming dates.
PLAN NOW!
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OCTOBER
TODAY, Wednesday 7th
HeroFit Challenge CONTINUES
Friday, 16th
Material Distribution
(Virtual Instruction Students ONLY)
HeroFit Challenge EVENT DAY!
Monday, 19th
Second six-week cycle starts
(in-person learning begins / virtual instruction continues)
Tuesday, 20th
PTO General Meeting (7-8pm; Virtual)
Wednesday, 21st
Teacher In-service Day (NO STUDENTS)
Friday, 23rd
WUES Virtual Author Visit
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MUSTANG HEROFIT CHALLENGE |
Who: All Mustang Families
What: Parents, if you haven’t registered your students, it’s not too late! THIS FRIDAY is HeroFit EVENT DAY. Your students will be guided through a fitness video experience where they complete 30-35 fitness exercises to have fun and help raise funds for our school!
Don't forget to check out the States Stampede Challenge and Nightly Fitness Challenges!
When: THIS FRIDAY, OCT. 16th is
our HeroFit Challenge EVENT DAY!
Where: Virtual
How: Make sure you REGISTER, SHARE, and GIVE!
Thank you for you participation!
More Info:
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WUES SPIRIT NIGHT
LOCAL FOODS COLLABORATION TO BENEFIT WUES PTO!
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Who: ALL WUES Families
What: LOCAL FOODS in Rice Village is supporting West University Elementary PTO.
When & How :
Please stop by THIS Thursday Oct.15th
between 4-8 p.m to support our school! 20% of Total sales including food, beer and wine will benefit the WUES PTO.
Where: 2424 Dunstan Rd location.
More Info: LOCAL FOODS wishes our WUES students the best for a successful 2020-2021 school year!
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WUES BOO BASH -
HALLOWEEN HOUSE DECORATION CONTEST
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Who: Calling all Mustangs!
What: Grab your Halloween decorations and transform your house into the spookiest, most spirited house in the neighborhood. Each grade level will have its own house decorating contest and winners will get a chance to soak Mr. Disch in a dunk tank!
When: There are different dates for different activities, look below for details:
October 19th – 23rd
October 26th - 29th
All students are invited to vote for their favorite house in their grade level
October 30th after school
(time TBA)
Watch Principal Disch get dunked by each grade level contest winner on Facebook live.
How: The cost to participate is $20.
If house decorating isn’t for your family, you can still enter a raffle to win a chance to dunk a teacher or administrator. Stay tuned for details.
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VIRTUAL WUES BOOK FAIR
& VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISIT:
THEME WHERE IS YOUR BOOK NOOK?
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Who: All WUES students
What: This year’s WUES book fair will be virtually hosted with local bookstore, Brazos Bookstore!
The catalogs include grade level suggestions based on the Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network (HAISLN) and Brazos bookstore staff.
Any book purchased through the Brazos Bookstore WUES link will benefit the WUES library. Stock up on holiday gifts and winter break reading materials to be shipped to yourself or anyone on your gift list! Join us for one of WUES’s most popular events!
When:
Virtual book fair: Mon, Nov. 2nd - Friday, Nov. 13th
Author virtual visit: Oct. 23rd from 1:30-2:30 pm
(Please see below for more details)
Where: Go to the Brazos Bookstore online link below and shop!
How:
Please include “West U ES + [teachers’ names]” in the comment box at checkout to receive credit for our library and your class for our friendly class purchase competition!
More Info:
AUTHOR VIRTUAL VISIT:
The book fair will kick off with an online author “visit” by T.L. McBeth who will read his book, Randy, the Badly Drawn Horse. This virtual visit will be broadcast on:
October 23rd from 1:30-2:30 pm
and will also be recorded. Link will follow.
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Who: All WUES Students
What: BOOKMARK CONTEST: WHERE IS YOUR BOOK NOOK ?
The WUES virtual book fair will have a bookmark contest and one student for each grade level will win a $20 Brazos Bookstore gift certificate.
When:
All entries must be submitted by Tuesday, Nov. 3rd.
Where: Please turn in the completed bookmark art form to the “Bookmark” box outside on front steps of WUES main entrance OR email it as a clear image or pdf anytime to bookfair@westupto.org
Winners will be announced during book fair.
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Who: All WUES Students
What: We are so close to being back on campus, where masks will be mandatory! In preparation for this, the PTO is fundraising by offering personalized mask lanyards for students at a cost of $20 each. These can be personalized with names or initials. Help us raise money for the school while helping your kids keep track of their masks!
When: Deadline to order is noon on Friday, Oct. 16th. Lanyards will be delivered to your porch no later than Sunday, October 18th.
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Each week in this section, we will highlight how our PTO supports our school. Your PTO membership directly impacts our students. Join today!
Our families are kept up to date with weekly e-mails, websites, and social media. The PTO pays for all costs associated with keeping you in the know!
Keep up the MOMENTum!
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RED RIBBON WEEK OCTOBER 26TH-30TH!
Who: All WUES students
What: Each day of Red Ribbon Week has a different anti-bullying / anti-drug theme. Students can participate by following the flyer below!
When: October 26th-30th
Where: At school or at home!
How: Just follow the different themes in the
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UNITY DAY OCTOBER 21ST
Who: All WUES students
What: October is Bullying Prevention Month! Come together in one giant ORANGE message of hope and support, WEAR AND SHARE ORANGE to color our nation, and even the world, visibly showing that our society believes that no child should ever experience bullying.
When: October 21, all day
Where: At school or at home!
How: Simply wear orange
Contact: For any additional questions or concerns for Red Ribbon Week or Unity Day, please contact WUES school counselor Sarah Bradshaw.
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BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
Thank you to our Birthday Book Club contributors! Your donations will directly benefit our WUES library with new books, engaging activities, technology, and much more. A big welcome to our new librarian, Ms. McMillan. She is excited about our great selection of new books. For now, she will choose books for our children and include their special nameplate. We cannot wait to be together safely and for your children to see their books and enjoy our fantastic library. This week we have a long list of birthdays as we include summer and catch up to the current week. See you next week!
A very special Happy Birthday to:
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Community | Announcements + Events
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UCAL BASKETBALL
Who: 2nd--6th Grade Boys & Girls
What: UCAL Basketball at
When:
Registration NOW through October 30th
How: $200 for non-WUUMC members|
$180 for WUUMC members
More Info: WUUMC is committed to the health and safety of our players and staff and will be enforcing stringent COVID-19 protocols and safety procedures during all UCAL practices, instructional lessons, and games.
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HALLOWEEN
DRIVE BY TRICK-OR-TREAT
Who: West University Place Residents & Guests
What: Halloween Drive By Trick-or-Treat on Byron Street next to Colonial Park. Dress up your ghosts and goblins and drive by for a family friendly spooky good time. Staff and sponsors will be dressed in costume and behind barricades on the side of the street waving and giving out some treats as you drive by very slowly inside your vehicle. Every child will receive a Halloween activity book.
When: Friday, October 23rd from 5:30-7pm
Where: 4130 Byron St.
How: Drive on Byron Street from Academy towards West Point Street and close to the Colonial Park Pool you will see the costumed characters waving and welcoming you to celebrate Halloween social distance style.
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Taking a MOMENT to thank our Corporate Sponsors! |
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