HAPPENINGS & HELP WANTEDS FOR WEEK OF: DECEMBER 5-10, 2011

Principal Coffee Clatch! Please join our Principal Ms. Adams this Friday after assembly for coffee and end of year check in. She will be answering questions about our school report card issued last month as well as whatever else is on your mind as we close out 2011 and look to the new year. Hope to see you there!

Cornerstone Banner Campaign! STOP before you throw away that flyer about the ANNUAL FUND and the CORNERSTONE BANNER campaigns!! There are probably local businesses who you support who would want to support Walgrove but maybe don't know how. It's SO EASY to HELP them help us...and in so doing, help them! For as little as $250, their business will get 6 months of high visibility on our busy corner. (The details are on that flyer.)

The list below is a sample of the TYPES of businesses we are going to approach for banners - realtors, professionals services, dry cleaners, etc. (as opposed to retailers who would likely prefer to support us through donations for our auction). Please just take a look and let me know if you have any connections to these, or would be willing to ask them directly, or have additions to the list. Contact: Clare Carey (claretendai@gmail.com).

Banks                           Mar Vista Neighborhood Council       Car washes - Marina Car Wash

Dry Cleaners               Venice Neighborhood Council

Accountants                 Farmers Markets                                   Architects

                                                                                                         Auto mechanics

Realtors:                      Lincoln Retailers:                                  General contractors

Bizzy Blondes              Lincoln Pipe                                            House remodelers

George Chung            Naylor Paints                                          Landscapers

Keller Williams            VeniceMagazine                                    Vets

Rainbow Acres           Talking Stick Coffee

Walgrove Talent Show 2012! Last week you should have received in your child's folder a notice for the upcoming talent show auditions, open to first - fifth graders. It was on the back of the Community Day flyer. Auditions will be held on January 13 and the show will be performed twice on January 27. Please read the flyer and send in the slip by January 13 if your child would like to audition. You can contact me, Brooke Wirtschafter (brookewirt@yahoo.com) or Melissa Ross (melissaross23@yahoo.com) if you need another flyer, have any questions or if you would like to help.

HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK

Week of December 5-9: Parent Conference Week – EARLY dismissals all week. Schedule is listed below:

Monday           1:50pm

Tuesday            1:30pm

Wednesday     1:50pm

Thursday           1:50pm

Friday               1:50pm

Monday, December 5: Make-Up Picture Day

Tuesday, December 6:

• ZJ Boarding House ‘Give Back Tuesdays’ Holiday School Fundraiser, 3:00-7:00pm, 2619 Main St., Santa Monica. ZJ Boarding House has decided to donate 15% of sales every Tuesday from Nov. 29th - Dec. 20th. Just mention Walgrove at check-out and they will apply the donation to our school. Contact: Lynn Jones (lynnjones310@gmail.com).
• FOW Meeting, 6:30pm-8:00pm, Library. Childcare will be provided as usual in Room 5, $3/child or $5/family. Contact: Sarah Reimers, FOW President (walgrovesarah@gmail.com).

Wednesday, December 7:

• Council Training (NEW Date), 8:05am, Room 19. Please join Ms. Kate, our Council Mentor, for a mini-tutorial on Council. You will learn more about the practice of Council and how to sit in and support classroom councils on a regular basis. You are also welcome in this tutorial if you cannot commit to a regular time but are willing to be involved on an occasional basis - or if you want to learn more about how to bring council into your home. Please RSVP to Kate at kate@lipkis.com.
• Gardening Meeting, 8:15am, Walgrove Garden.  (If it is a rainy day, it will be rescheduled.)  Come to our weekly gardening meeting!  Contacts: Ruth Handel (ruthhandel1@mac.com) and Denise Bell (denisemichelebell@gmail.com).
• Farmers' Market, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Morningside Gate. $25/bag with $2 of every bag sold going to Walgrove. Orders must be placed by Sunday night at: info@csacalifornia.org or check out the website to find out what's in this week's bag at: www.csacalifornia.org. For questions about food or to get more involved, contact: Kali (info@csacalifornia.org).
• Islands Dine-Out, 5:00pm to close, 404 Washington Street, Marina del Rey, 310-822-3939.

Friday, December 9: Principal Coffee Clatch, 8:15am, The Quad. Topic: School Report Card.

Saturday, December 10: Walgroovy Gathering: Ornament Decorating Party (Family), 5:00-10:00pm, Eyeler Home. Come share some winter holiday cheer with the Eyeler family. Decorate ornaments for your family. Enjoy a big dinner, dessert and meet some new friends! Let’s sit by the fire. $40/person. Contact: Walgroovy Team Co-Chairs, Toni Vera-Martinez (eyeler1@yahoo.com) or Lesly Hall (leslyhall@gmail.com).

HELP WANTEDS

Blocks and legos donations needed for Kinder Yard! Do you have blocks/legos that your children have outgrown? Please donate them to the Kinder Yard! We would also love crayons and drawing paper. Please bring donations to the Main Office. Questions? Contact: Olivia Adams, Principal (oadams@lausd.net).

LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, December 14:

• Holiday Performance, 8:45am and 1:15pm, Auditorium.
• HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE! 8:00am – 3:00pm, Walgrove Campus. Save your shopping for this amazing event where we will have over 17 vendors selling their crafts, arts and amazing merchandise all to benefit the 4th grade trip to Sacramento!

Thursday, December 15: School Site Council (SSC) Meeting, 2:45pm, Library.  Childcare will be available. The cost is $3 per child. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Contact: John Fischer (jfischer@serve.net).

Friday, December 16: Last Day of School before Winter Break!!! School will dismiss at 12:29pm.

December 19 – January 6: WINTER BREAK – SCHOOL CLOSED. Happy Holidays, Everyone!

January 9: First day of school after Winter Break

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 Caroline Diaz (caroline.diaz@gmail.com).