HAPPENINGS AND HELP WANTEDS FOR WEEK OF: JANUARY 17-21, 2011

Monday, January 17: Martin Luther King Birthday - SCHOOL HOLIDAY

Tuesday, January 18: Special Assembly: Lunchtime Composting.  Contact: Emiko Kuwata (310-418-7791) 

Tuesday, January 18: Tuesday Early Dismissal.  School dismisses at 1:30pm. 

Wednesday, January 19: Farmers' Market every Wednesday at Walgrove!!  2:00pm-4:00pm, Morningside Way entrance of Walgrove, $25/bag with $2 of every bag sold going to Walgrove.  Local, fresh, organic, in-season mixed produce delivered right to our doorstep!  To sign up for a bag and/or more information: csacalifornia.org.  For questions about food or to get more involved: Kali - info@csacalifornia.org or Sara - sara@csacalifornia.org.

Saturday, January 22: Community Day, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Walgrove Campus.  Please start a rotation for this event in your classes.  If you'd like to help in the set-up, please just let me know: francine.nellis@me.com 

Saturday, January 22: Walgroovy Event -- Scotch-Tasting Party and Poker Night, 6:30pm-10:00pm, Retro-Styled Home of Ruth Handel & Lloyd Scott.  Scotch provided by Great Vines (thank you, Tim Jones) and an expert tasting session will be run by Rob Gard, the Whiskey Guy.  Watch the drama unfold at the Poker Table (sorry, poker sold out but you can put your name on a waitlist) as winner takes all at 9:07pm!  Contact walgroovygatherings@gmail.com to join the party.  $40.00 per person.

LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, January 25: School Tours, 8:30am-11:00am, Auditorium.  Contact: Michelle Dean (michellebdean@yahoo.com).

Thursday, January 27: School Site Council (SSC) Meeting, 2:45pm, Library.  Contact: John Fischer (jfischer@serve.net).

Friday, January 28: Parents' Reading Workshop, 8:30am-10:30am, Room 27.  Our resident reading specialist, Emilia Barozzi, will conduct a workshop with helpful hints on how to aid children in learning to read and comprehend. RSVP: Michelle Dean (michellebdean@yahoo.com).

Wednesday, February 9: School Tours, 8:30am-11:00am, Auditorium.  Contact: Michelle Dean (michellebdean@yahoo.com).

HELP WANTED

Monthly Fourth Saturday (tentative schedule): Community Day, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Walgrove Campus.  Great job to all those who participated in December's Saturday Community Day!  It doesn't happen if no one shows up so you should pat yourselves on the back.  Please start a rotation for this event in your classes.  We have tentatively scheduled one for the fourth Saturday of every month (January through May).  If you'd like to help in the set-up, please just let me know:francine.nellis@me.com 

Team Co-Chairs Needed - Consider volunteering as Co-Chair for the following:

    (1) Playground & Lunch Team

    (2) Physical Education Team

Contact Person: Sarah Reimers (walgrovesarah@gmail.com)

New FOW Secretary Needed - Become the new Secretary to take notes for our meetingsand join the Executive Team!

Contact Person: Julie Dair (juliedair@yahoo.com)

If you wanted 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.  Thank you!