HAPPENINGS & HELP WANTEDS FOR WEEK OF: SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2011

NOTE: In response to feedback about this parent bulletin, I will be shortening it.  For more details on any of the events, please check your Wednesday Packet for flyers and  look on the FOW Bulletin Board in the Main Office.  Please e-mail the contact person listed for the event for any further questions/concerns you may have.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO TURNED IN THEIR DIRECTORY FORMS!  Class lists will be printed and posted outside your classroom doors and in the Main Office so that you can proof your directory entry.  If your information is correct, please put a check-mark next to your child's name.  If there are corrections/changes to be made, please write them down on the proofing sheet by your child's name by Friday, September 30.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR ANNUAL FUND KICK-OFF DRIVE! More than 50 families have donated and we are over $35,000 in donations and pledges. If you didn't get your pledge in last week, you can still pick up and return a pledge card at the FOW shelf in the office.

HAPPENINGS THIS WEEK

Week of September 26-30: Mrs. Nelson's Book Fair, 8:15am-4:00pm, Library.  PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS as Mrs. Nelson's Book Fairs are ones not to miss!  Contact: Lisa Haase (haase1276@yahoo.com).

Tuesday, September 27:

• Lime & Veggies for Donations!  In the morning, Morningside Gate.  Walgrove Garden LIMES and veggies for "donation" to raise money for our school garden program!  The Garden Committee.  Contact: Ruth Handel (ruthhandel1@mac.com).
• First EARLY Dismissal, 1:30pm.
• Mrs. Nelson's Book Fair, 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Library.  Contact: Lisa Haase (haase1276@yahoo.com).
• BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT!  5:00pm-7:00pm, Walgrove Campus.  Contact: Hospitality Team Co-Head, Warner Takaki (sfwwla@ca.rr.com).  The classroom visits will be from 6pm-7pm, broken up in 1/2 hour increments.  It is STRONGLY recommended that you bring your child/children to Room 5 for free child-sitting by Natasha, Cecily and Chelsea.  It is preferred that the classroom time be adult only so the teachers can discuss their curriculum for the upcoming year.

Wednesday, September 28:

• WEDNESDAY PACKETS GOING HOME!  WHALE-OF-A-SALE YARD SALE FLYERS will be going home, so please be on the lookout for this important information.
• Title 1 Overview Parent Meeting, 8:30am, Auditorium.  Contact: Olivia Adams (oadams@lausd.net).
• Whale-of-a-Sale Yard Sale Donation Drop-Offs! 8:05am-9:00am and 2:35pm-3:30pm, Blue Gate (with a driveway) on Morningside Way. Contact: Claudia Trevisan (trevisan00@hotmail.com).
• Mrs. Nelson's Book Fair, 2:30pm-4:00pm.  Contact: Lisa Haase (haase1276@yahoo.com).
• Farmers' Market, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Morningside Gate, $25/bag with $2 of every bag sold going to Walgrove.  CSA Farmers' Market orders must be placed by Sunday night at:info@csacalifornia.org.

Thursday, September 29: NO SCHOOL!

Friday, September 30:

• Whale-of-a-Sale Yard Sale Donation Drop-Offs , 8am-10am and 2:30pm-4:30pm.  Contact: Claudia Trevisan (trevisan00@hotmail.com).  We are also in need of donations of baked goods for the sale on this day.  You can drop off your baked good in the same donation area.  Contact: Brooke Rodd (brooke@brookerodd.com).
• Mrs. Nelson's Book Fair, 8:30pm-3:00pm.  Contact: Lisa Haase (haase1276@yahoo.com).

Saturday, October 1: WHALE-OF-A-SALE YARD SALE!  8am-3pm, Morningside Avenue and Walgrove Avenue.  We are still accepting donations of items.  Contact: Claudia Trevisan (trevisan00@hotmail.com).  We will also be accepting donations of baked goods on the day of the sale.  Contact: Brooke Rodd (brooke@brookerodd.com).

HELP WANTEDS

Week of September 26 - October 1: Whale-of-a-Sale Volunteers Needed!  Call for all volunteers!  And a friendly reminder to bring your stuff for the sale!  We need volunteers for all kinds of jobs big and small.  Please contact Claudia Trevisan (trevisan00@hotmail.com) if you can help.  If you can help with the Bake Sale, please e-mail Brooke Rodd (brooke@brookerodd.com).

Week of September 26 - October 1: Studio Lab Needs Help!  We need a shelf painted and the wheels on a cart replaced.  Please e-mail Ms. Ariel Park (arielpark@verizon.net) or Ms. Julia Gonzales (juliag@gmail.com) with your available days/times and they will work it out with you.  Thank you!

LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, October 4:  FOW Meeting, Library.  6:30pm-8:00pm.  Childcare will be provided as usual in Room 5, $3/child or $5/family.  Contact: Sarah Reimers, FOW President (walgrovesarah@gmail.com).   

Thursday, October 6: Walgroovy Event: Back-to-School Moms and Muffins (moms only please!), 7:30am-9:00am, Ross Residence.  $10 per Mom.  Come early and enjoy coffee and muffins at the home of Third Grade mom, Melissa Ross.  All checks should be made out to "Friends of Walgrove" and dropped in the FOW box in the Main Office.  Please make a note on the check which events you are paying for.  Contacts: Walgroovy Team Co-Chairs, Toni Vera-Martinez (eyeler1@yahoo.com) or Lesly Hall (leslyhall@gmail.com).

Friday, October 7: School Governance Parent Orientation, 8:15am, Auditorium.  This will be an orientation to: CEAC (Compensantory Education Advisory Council), ELAC (English Language Advisory Council), and SSC (School Site Council).  Contact: John Fischer (jfischer@serve.net).

Friday, October 14: School Governance Elections, 8:15am, Auditorium.  Elections will be held for: CEAC (Compensantory Education Advisory Council), ELAC (English Language Advisory Council), and SSC (School Site Council).  Contact: John Fischer (jfischer@serve.net).

Saturday, October 15: Build a Bench!  9:30am-4:00pm, The Quad.  Calling all skilled builders: bring your circular saw and drill, so we'll have enough people to finish all 12 benches/planters in one day.  Contact: Emiko Kuwata: (emkuwata@gmail.com).

Saturday, October 15: Walgroovy Event: FriendRaiser Kick-Off (adults only)!  5:30pm-7:30pm, Takaki Residence.  Contact: Walgroovy Team Co-Chairs, Toni Vera-Martinez (eyeler1@yahoo.com) or Lesly Hall (leslyhall@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 Caroline Diaz (caroline.diaz@gmail.com) by the Friday before the posting.