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Sunday, December 8 - Wednesday, December 18
Winter Enrichment Registration and Fall Enrichment Classes End
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Fall Enrichment Classes end Friday, December 13th.
Registration for Winter Enrichment Classes starts on Sunday, December 8th at 8:00 pm and closes on Wednesday, December 18th at midnight.
Class information and registration can be found on our 6Crickets Registration Portal. Classes will start January 6th and end March 20th. For complete class details, please check out 6Crickets, for the schedule click here.
To apply for a scholarship, please fill out our Scholarship Application. You will receive a discount code via email, which can be entered on the 6Crickets registration site beginning on Sunday, December 8th at 8:00 pm. Parents my apply for one scholarship per child, per quarter.
If you have any questions about classes or scholarships, please contact Enrichment Coordinator Christine Miller at wwdenrichment@gmail.com.
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Friday, December 6, Conference Room
First Friday Volunteering
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Looking for a way to get involved with the West Woodland Community? Join us for First Friday Volunteering immediately after drop off on Friday, December 6th in the conference room in the office. We'll be organizing and processing Ballard Market receipts and Box Tops. Come meet fellow parents and help the school. If you have questions, please contact Volunteer Coordinators, Jenna and Eliza at wwvolunteercoord@gmail.com
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Tuesday, December 17, 3pm - 7pm, Nutty Squirrel
Taco Tuesday at Nutty Squirrel
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Join us for Taco Tuesday! Please stop by Nutty Squirrel from 3pm -7pm on December 17th to get a Gelato Taco or just a scoop. Ms. Lang, Ms. Kostanich, and Ms. Crowell will be scooping from 3pm - 4pm and would love to see all of you! It is a great opportunity spend time with other families in our great school community. As a bonus, 15% of sales during the event support our school. Nutty Squirrel is located at 7212 Greenwood Ave N.
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Wednesday, December 18, 8:15am and 6:30pm, Cafeteria
Winter Music Concerts
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On December 18th, the West Woodland musicians will be performing two concerts.
Featured West Woodland Musical Groups:
INSTRUMENTAL: Advanced Strings and Advanced Band
CHORAL: Cub Choir and Wildcat Choir.
- The musical groups will perform in an all-school assembly the morning of December 18th.
- At 6:30pm that same evening, the groups will again perform for friends and family. Everyone is welcome.
Hope to see you there!
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Thursday, December 19, Staff Lounge
Staff Appreciation Lunch
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The November staff lunch was hosted by our fourth grade families. We had so many people contribute delicious soups, salads, bread and desserts. The teachers and staff love and appreciate these lunches so much.
Thank you to all our West Woodland families for making these lunches special for our teachers and staff.
Our December Appreciation lunch will be December 19th and is an Italian theme hosted by our Third Grade families. Keep your eye out for the Sign Up Genius coming out soon.
Amy Carlson
Christie Morrison
Bridget Schuster
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Friday, December 20
One Hour Early Release and Winter Celebrations
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There will be a one hour early release at 1:25 on Friday, December 20th. Some classrooms will host Winter parties or activities during the week. Check with your individual teachers for more information. Fun classroom events are possible because of our generous volunteers. All classrooms now have Party Planning parents - thank you!
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Monday, December 23 - Friday, January 3
Winter Break
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West Woodland will be closed for Winter Break from December 23rd to January 3rd. Please note that there is one hour early dismissal on December 20th. Enjoy this time off with family, friends, and loved ones. See you all again in the New Year!
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Save the Dates
Upcoming Coffee Chat Dates
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Please note these dates for future PTA/Principal Coffee Chats at 8-8:40am in the Teacher's Lounge. We will be surveying the community for preferences regarding topics!
- Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
- Thursday, February 6th, 2020
- Thursday, March 5th, 2020
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Thank you!
Math Night was a Huge Success
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What a fun and engaging Math Night!
Thanks for attending. It was great to see so many kids and adults using their math fluency reasoning to solve esti-mysteries and summit challenges, to use spatial reasoning to solve cube problems, and logical reasoning to solve math and chess challenges.
It was a night of inquiring minds and lots of smiles! We love math!
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Update!
LGBTQ Dinner Update
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The LGBTQ2+ annual dinner was a fun event and West Woodland was well represented with 31 people including parents, current and former students, as well as staff.
Students from Pathfinder K-8 and Nathan Hale High School spoke about the importance and urgency of LGBTQ2+ rights and recognition within our public school system and shared their stories. Dr. Keisha Scarlett, chief of equity, partnerships, and engagement, also spoke to the crowd about the importance of this event, celebrating diversity in our school district, and centering equity in our work together. Families in attendance were also entertained with a vocal performance from Diverse Harmony, the nation’s first queer-straight alliance youth chorus, based here in Seattle.
Throughout the night, families had the opportunity to learn from community organizations such as Camp Ten Trees, Seattle Public Libraries, The NW Network, Lambert House, and the Health Education Office, and talk with other families, staff, and community partners who celebrate them each and every day.
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** VOLUNTEER & GIVING OPPORTUNITIES **
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More Ways to Support West Woodland
Ways to Shop for West Woodland
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As you shop for gifts and food this season, there are simple ways to make your routine purchases become donations to our school. We like to call it “Shopping for West Woodland”! Corporations will donate a percentage of what you purchase from them to West Woodland. Confused? No need to be, see the directions below.
Fred Meyer Rewards
Do you use your rewards card every time you shop at Fred Meyer? Now using your rewards card can mean a donation to our school! Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million annually through their Community Rewards program. Sign up at: fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. At their website, you can apply for a rewards card. If you already have one, you can link your rewards card to charitable giving. We have enrolled our non-profit entity under the name of “West Woodland PTA”.
Helpful hints:
- From the website, click on Fred Meyer Rewards
- Sign into your account or create a new account
- Click bottom right on Community Rewards
- At “Find Your Organization” type in “West Woodland PTA”
- Choose “West Woodland PTA”
Go to the bottom of the page and save your choice
Ballard Market Receipts
Ballard Market will donate 1% of each receipt total to the school. If you shop at Ballard Market, just save your receipts and deposit them in the box located near the front doors of the building by the elevator.
Helpful hints:
- We only get money from Ballard Market, not Central Market
- Don't fold or crumple receipts
- Lie flat and rubber band them together
Amazon Smile
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. AmazonSmile has the same products, prices, and service as regular amazon.com. Support West Woodland by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com. When you go to the website, they ask you to choose your charity. Search for “West Woodland PTA” and designate it as your charity. It’s as easy as that.
Helpful hint:
When buying something on Amazon, make sure you go through the AmazonSmile website, instead of the regular site. Your donation makes a difference!
General Mills Box Tops for Education
General Mills Box Tops donates 10 cents per label. If you purchase products with a Box Top for Education, just cut out the Box Tops and deposit them in the box located near the front doors of the building by the elevator. For a complete list of products go to www.btfe.com. At the website, click on “Box Tops Products” on the lower right side. You can also now download the Box Tops for Education app and scan your receipts www.boxtops4education.com
Helpful Hints:
- Cut out along dotted lines (it doesn't have to be perfect, but please trim)
- Make sure that coupons are NOT expired
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