HAPPENINGS AND HELP WANTEDS FOR WEEK OF: APRIL 25-30, 2011

Yearbook 2011: If you are planning on buying a dedication, this is your last reminder to send it in!  Just give us your text and photo or artwork, and we will do the designing for you.  Send your dedication to walgroveyearbook@gmail.com, and for further information, go to:www.friendsofwalgrove.com, and click on the yearbook link.  Thank you!  The Yearbook Team.

"Swingin' Social" 5th Annual Silent Auction: Hey Walgroovy Gang!  Please check out our website and Catalog Sneak Peek at:https://walgrove.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/WelcomeScheduleofEventsPage/tabid/283578/Default.aspx.  (Please view using Firefox as there seem to be some issues on Explorer?)  Happy Browsing!  Silent Auction Team.

Friends of Walgrove Silent Auction Raffle: Winners will be chosen by random raffle drawing held at the Silent Auction event on April 30.  Winners need not be present to win.  Raffle tickets are only $2.00 each.  The prizes include: (1) Grand Prize: iPad, (2) Second Prize: Wii System and (3)Third Prize: iPod.  Pizza party for the classroom with the most sales!  Top-selling staff member will win a gift certificate for a much deserved massage!  Contact Francine Nellis (francine.nellis@me.com) to obtain more raffle tickets to sell or with any questions.

Educational Vision Task Force (EVTF) Inquiry on Arts Education for 2010/2011: Please continue to turn in your completed inquiry forms to evtf2011@gmail.com or to the EVTF Mailbox in the Main Office.  For more info/forms, go to www.friendsofwalgrove.com.  Thank you!

Sports Mania Camp:  Walgrove students are being offered a special rate of $200 per week if they sign up by APRIL 30.  You can register online and find more information atwww.sportsmaniacamp.com.  Or, if you have questions you can e-mail Stacey Foxson atinfo@sportsmania.com or call her at (310) 289-2111.  They are so happy to have a Venice location here at Walgrove!

Cornerstone Banner Campaign: Please help us to reach local businesses and ask them to get involved in supporting our wonderful neighborhood school.  We're launching a "Cornerstone Banner" campaign to honor businesses that support our school.  Flyers about this program with details are on the FOW shelf in the office.  Thanks!  Brooke Wirtschafter (brookewirt@yahoo.com).

Monday, April 25:

• First Day back from Spring Break -- WELCOME BACK!
• Monday Walgrove Gardening, 1-4pm, Walgrove Learning Garden.  Join us on Monday afternoons, 1-4pm (or some part of 1-4pm) and get your gardening fix!  Bring gloves, hat, water, and tools if you have some.  See you there!  Emiko Kuwata (310-418-7791).

Tuesday, April 26:

• Garden-Funding Succulent Sale, 7:30am-8:15am, Morningside Gate.  Beautiful potted succulents will be available for purchase to help fund the ever-developing garden program at Walgrove.  Have you seen the Walgrove Garden?  Our beautiful garden has been newly expanded and gated with a terrific outdoor classroom, revamped greenhouse, composting program and of course, raised planters bursting with vegetables.  Ruth Handel (ruthhandel1@mac.com).
• Early Dismissal, 1:30pm.

Wednesday, April 27:

• Wednesday Walgrove Gardening Meeting, 12:00pm-12:45pm, Walgrove Learning Garden (Room 20 if it rains).   Come join Master Gardener, Marianne Brown, teachers, and parents for a weekly Walgrove Garden Meeting.  See you in the garden, Emiko Kuwata (emkuwata@gmail.com).
• Farmers' Market, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Morningside Gate, $25/bag with $2 of every bag sold going to Walgrove.  Place your order at: www.csacalifornia.org.  For questions about food or to get more involved: Kali - info@csacalifornia.org.
• Parent/Teacher Council, 4:00pm-5:30pm, Room 27.  Join us for our second Parent/Teacher Council.  Michelle Dean (michellebdean@yahoo.com), Co-President, Friends of Walgrove.

Thursday, April 28:

• English Learners Advisory Committee (ELAC) Meeting, 8:15am.
• Room 2 Field Trip, 8:30am.
• School Site Council (SSC) Meeting, 2:45pm, Library.  SSC President, John Fischer (jfischer@serve.net).

Friday, April 29: Yearbook Whole-School Picture Day.  The Yearbook Committee will be taking the annual whole school photograph on this day, so try not to be absent that day so your student can be included in the picture of the year!  The Yearbook Team.  

Saturday, April 30:

• Mar Vista Green Garden Tour, Walgrove Garden.  Our very own Walgrove Garden is proudly featured on the Mar Vista Green Garden Tour on Saturday, April 30.  This is a fantastic, kid-friendly, FREE local event.  Please be sure to come by and see the beauty that is Walgrove.  Succulents and tomato plants also available for donation on Saturday at the garden.  Enjoy a day of garden touring with the kids!  Ruth Handel (ruthhandel1@mac.com).
• "Swingin' Social" 5th Annual Silent Auction,5pm-11pm, Elian Home.  We hope you're as excited as we are for this super-fun event -- and don't forget, for $35 a ticket, you get dinner, drinks, dessert, great music (dancing!?) -- a proper grown-up night, all for the benefit for our kids!  So book those babysitters, and polish up the dancing shoes!  Silent Auction Co-Chairs: Tracey Becker (tracey@beachfrontfilms.com) and Teresa O'Brien (sowelu33@aol.com).

LOOKING AHEAD

Week of May 2-6: Staff Appreciation Week!

Tuesday, May 3: LAST Early Dismissal, 1:30pm.

Tuesday, May 3: Friends of Walgrove (FOW) Meeting, 6:30pm, Library.  Childcare provided for $3.00/child.  Sarah Reimers (walgrovesarah@gmail.com).

Thursday, May 5: Cinco de Mayo Day!

Friday, May 6: Kindergarten Field Trip to California Science Center, 9am.

Saturday, May 14: Walgrove Community Day, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Walgrove Campus.  Francine Nellis (francine.nellis@me.com).

HELP WANTED

Silent Auction Items Needed: We need (1) Outdoor Up Lights (small plug-in canisters that shoot light up) -- Contact: George Elian (gpe@projectsdesign.biz) or Rob Nellis (francine.nellis@me.com) and (2) Floor Standing Easels -- Contact: Teresa O'Brien (sowelu33@aol.com).

Team Co-Chairs Needed: Please consider volunteering as Co-Chair for the following teams: (1) Beautification, (2) Grant-Writing, (3) Physical Education, and (4) Playground & Lunch.  Contact: Sarah Reimers (walgrovesarah@gmail.com).

If you want something posted in our weekly "Happenings and Help Wanteds," please e-mail the event with date, times, place, and contact information to me: juliedair@yahoo.com by the Friday before the posting.