HAPPENINGS AND HELP WANTEDS FOR WEEK OF: MARCH 14-19, 2011

March 14 - March 25: See's Candies Fundraiser! Get ready for Walgrove's sweetest fundraiser! Orders are due Monday, March 25th and your treats will arrive just in time for Spring Break! Look for the order form in your child's folder.

Contact: Danielle Seidenglanz (ddejoie1@mac.com).

"Swingin' Social" 5th Annual Silent Auction: Donations are still needed! Please log on to www.friendsofwalgrove.com for additional donation packets. You don't have to dig into your wallet. Just dig deep and get creative! Have an uncle who's a plumber? Will he donate 2 hours of his time? Can you bake an AWESOME birthday cake for someone's party? Looking to re-gift something that's just not quite right for you? The options are endless! Co-Chairs: Teresa O'Brien (sowelu33@aol.com) and Tracey Becker (tracey@beachfrontfilms.com).

Also, please consider donating a bottle of wine ($10-$15 value) to your classroom case of wine. We are aiming to put together one case of wine (12 bottles) from each classroom for the auction. Contact your Room Parent for more information.

Yearbook 2011: Yearbook Dedications are going on sale soon! Start thinking about someone special you would like to buy a dedication for this year. Look for fliers coming home in folders soon! Contact: Dana Tasker (walgroveyearbook@gmail.com).

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 return them to the EVTF
Mailbox in the Main Office. For more information/inquiry forms, go to www.friendsofwalgrove.com. Thank you!

Tuesday, March 15: Early Dismissal. School will dismiss at 1:30pm.

Wednesday, March 16: Informal School Tour, 9:30am, Walgrove Campus. Please contact Michelle Dean (michellebdean@yahoo.com) to let her know how many and who to expect.

Wednesday, March 16: Farmers' Market, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Morningside Way entrance of Walgrove, $25/bag with $2 of every bag sold going to Walgrove. Place your order at: csacalifornia.org. Local, fresh, organic, in-season mixed produce delivered right to our doorstep! Place your order at: csacalifornia.org. For questions about food or to get more involved: Kali - info@csacalifornia.org or Sara - sara@csacalifornia.org.

Wednesday, March 16: Parent/Teacher Council, 5pm-6:30pm, Auditorium. We hope you can all make it! Childcare provided for $3 per child. Michelle Dean (michellebdean@yahoo.com), Amy Johnson, and Kate Lipkis.

Thursday, March 17: A Gaelic Gathering (Irish music, dance, and song), Grades K~2 at 12:30pm and Grades 3~5 at 1:30pm, Auditorium. "A Gaelic Gathering" is the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Parents are welcome to attend either performance, but we encourage attendance
at the 1:30pm performance as it will have more seats available. We are accepting suggested donations of $5 to $10 to help cover the cost of the additional performance.
Contact: Brigid McBride (Jack and Emmett's Mom) at mcbridecasting@yahoo.com.

Saturday, March 19: L.A. Odyssey -- A Night with Jim Heimann, 6-8pm, Auditorium. Doors open at 5pm for appetizers and social. Join author and Taschen Books Editor, Jim Heimann, on a visual tour through Southern California's via rare, odd, and unusual images and facts culled from his rare,
odd, and unusual archives. Tickets: $18. Childcare provided, $5/child, in the Library (includes pizza and a movie). Seating is limited, so buy your tickets and reserve a babysitting spot ASAP! Contact: Lisa Haase (haase1276@yahoo.com).

LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday, March 31: Screening of "Race to Nowhere" (www.racetonowhere.com), 7pm-9pm, Auditorium. Film Synopsis: A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children's lives.

Contact: Laura Elian (agentl.inc@gmail.com) and Lesly Hall (leslyhall@gmail.com).

Friday, April 1: Cesar E. Chavez Day -- SCHOOL HOLIDAY!

Saturday, April 30: SAVE THE DATE! "Swingin' Social" 5th Annual Silent Auction, 5pm, Elian Home. Great music, amazing food, free-flowing cocktails, scintillating conversation, and lots of awesome stuff to bid on!

Co-Chairs: Teresa O'Brien (sowelu33@aol.com) and Tracey Becker (tracey@beachfrontfilms.com).

HELP WANTED

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).

Yearbook Dedication Designer Needed: If you have experience with computer graphics design and are interested in helping us out with the dedication ads, please contact: Dana Tasker
(walgroveyearbook@gmail.com).

Karaoke System Needed: If you or anyone you know have a karaoke system we can use for the Silent Auction, please contact the Silent Auction Co-Chairs: Teresa O'Brien (sowelu33@aol.com) and Tracey Becker (tracey@beachfrontfilms.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 juliedair@yahoo.com by the Friday before the posting.