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1/9-1/20 | Silent Auction Basket Collection | 1/10 | PTO Meeting, 6:30 PM |
1/16
| No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | 1/20 | WW Movie Night | 1/21 | TCAPS Free Preschool Raffle Drawing |
1/21
| TCAPS Preschool Enrollment Day, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 1/23-2/3 | Carnival Ticket Pre-Sales |
1/27 | North Stars / WW Fundraiser |
1/27
| 4th-5th Volleyball Registration Deadline | 1/31
| Way to Grow Gym Time, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 2/8
| Fall 2012 Kindergarten Dinner (5:45 PM) & Parent Meeting (6:30 PM) | 2/8 | Student Count Day | 2/10 | WW Carnival | 2/14 | PTO Meeting, 6:30 PM |
2/16
| Music Concert, Gr 3-5, 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM |
2/28
| Way to Grow Gym Time, 10:00 AM - 11;15 AM | 3/1 | Half Day of School | 3/2 | No School for Students |
3/20
| Way to Grow Gym Time, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 3/23 | No School for Students | 3/26-3/30 | No School, Spring Break | 4/2 | School Resumes |
In an effort to reduce the amount of paper coming home in your child's backpack, we have created a Community Resource Page to share upcoming community events, programs, local resources, and information.
See what's there now:
- Ski/Snowboard Programs
- Area Library Events
- Martial Arts Classes
- Winter Indoor Soccer
- Swim Lessons
- Scouting Information
- Support Groups
- Ballet, Arts, Music
- And Much More....
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Learning Enrichment & Athletic Program (LEAP) |
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4th & 5th Grade co-ed Volleyball registration is now open! Practice begins Monday, February 6th. Registration and payment deadline is Friday, January 27th by 3pm. No late registrations will be accepted.
Please visit www.tcaps.net/LEAP to register online or contact your LEAP School-Based Liaison for additional information.
For additional questions please contact LEAP Director, Scott Robertson at 231-933-1758 or 231-933-1722.
Share Your Feedback
Parents and students are invited to share feedback on their LEAP experience. Click on the appropriate link below to begin a short survey:
Parent Feedback Survey
Student End of Season Participation Survey
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Way to Grow Playgroups
The next playgroups at Westwoods will be in the gym on the following dates:
Tuesday, January 31
Tuesday, February 28
Tuesday, March 20
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Way to Grow is open to all families who have children birth to 5 years old.
If you would like more information about the Way to Grow program, please call Kathy Nester-Pohlman at 342-9772.
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 A Message from the PTO President
What’s been accomplished and what still needs to be accomplished as we head into 2012? This was my first thought when I was asked to write for the Westwoods newsletter. As the PTO president, these are often on my mind as well as what can be done better, what else could be done, or what should we just stop all together?
I’ll start with what’s been accomplished. So far this year, teachers received $3,200 dollars to be spent on direct classroom needs through the Flower Power sale. La Senorita Gives Back raised $900 dollars and La Senorita staff adopted two Westwoods families in need for the holidays. Two families each from Long Lake and Silver Lake were also adopted~Thanks, La Senorita! Chrysler Drive for Kids was held and we were asked to participate again next year. This was a great fundraiser with very little effort. Flavored Popcorn was introduced this year and has been a smashing success, almost 450 bags popped last week, phew! Thanks to Shannon Moeggenborg and Megan Blackport for heading this up. Thanks to all the volunteers for answering the call to pop on Friday mornings. PTO purchased a Smart Board for Katie Bonne’s class; it will be installed in early 2012. These are just a few of the many projects.
So are you asking what still needs to be accomplished? Well, here goes, January will kick off the sign up drive for Carnival volunteers. It takes many people to set up, run a game, sell tickets, tear down, and much more. This year, we will be constructing several of our carnival games, are you handy with a hammer or paint brush? The Silent Auction Basket Collection will happen mid-January, last year's baskets raised $1,500. Carnival tickets will be pre-sold. Mid-January brings movie night run by the Girl Scouts. We will be looking for volunteers to help with Conference dinners set for February 21st and 27th. On March 16th, there will be a North Stars/Westwoods fundraiser night. La Senorita Gives Back is scheduled for April 18th. We will also have pledge sheets out for Move-a-thon. The actual Move-a-thon is scheduled for May 4th. 5th Grade Camp LOC is May 9th – 11th, fundraisers will be announced. So as you can read, we still have a great need for volunteers to make these events happen, your help is greatly needed and appreciated. Work shared by many takes no time at all. The PTO Board knows how busy work and home lives are, but volunteering is one part of what makes our school great.
Last but never least; we need your input on what works well. Did you like the Flower Power Bulb sale? Would you like to see things change? Should we be having more or less events? Would you just rather give a cash donation and not have to fundraise at all? Your opinion counts, please attend a PTO meeting, they are the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Join the PTO Board in continuing to carry on and maintain the many traditions of Westwoods. Please resolve to make a PTO function a part of your 2012.
Warm Regards,
Kelly Stockfisch
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Searching for the Kindergarten Class of 2012-13
We are looking for any boy or girl who will be 5 years old on or before December 1, 2012. If you, or someone you know, has a neighbor, family member, or friend with a child entering Westwoods Kindergarten in September of 2012, please click here and complete this form. A registration packet will be sent to you in the spring. |
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Kindergarten Class of 2012-13 Dinner & Parent Meeting
If you have a student who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, please plan on attending the Kindergarten Dinner & Parent Meeting. The dinner and meeting for all new 2012-13 Kindergarten students will be Wednesday, February 8th. Spaghetti dinner begins at 5:45 p.m. in the cafeteria and the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Westwoods Library. For more information, please call Hilary at 933-7970. |
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WW Daisy Troop
The WW Daisy Troop (Kindergarten and 1st Grade) had their first meeting in December and are looking forward to a great year of Girl Scouts!
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World Language News
¡Bienvenidos! Welcome Back!
We are having a great time in Spanish. We spent this week reviewing what we learned before vacation; shapes and emotions vocabulary. They learned that words in Spanish are either masculine or feminine. Usually masculine adjectives end in -o and feminine adjectives end in an -a. Students also learned how to answer some new questions: ¿Cuál es tu color favorito? (What is your favorite color?), ¿Te gusta…? (Do you like?) and ¿Qué color es…? (What color is…?). Other questions they can ask and answer are: ¿Cómo te llamas tu? ¿Qué color es? ¿Qué letra es? ¿Cómo se llama su amigo? Our next vocabulary unit will be body parts. We continue to review what we have learned since the beginning of the year.
Next month, students will be taking the next CAAP assessment. I encourage all students to practice the Spanish learned in the classroom by accessing SOL lessons on Moodle. SOL lessons are assigned the second meeting day of each week. Students are encouraged to review prior lessons after they have completed the assigned lesson for the week. The songs and vocabulary clips at the top of the page are a helpful review tool. If your child does not have access to the Internet at home, time is provided at school to access the site.
If you have any questions regarding la clase de español please email me at koskika@tcaps.net or leave a message in the office. I am at Willow Hill Monday and Wednesday mornings and all day on Friday. I am at Westwoods on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Facebook Page
Are you "friends" with Westwoods? Our Facebook page is a great way to stay up-to-date & in touch with the Westwoods Community this year! Please visit us today. |
Newsletter Submissions
If you have school related information you would like to submit to the Westwoods Adventure Newsletter, please contact Katie Kubesh at 231-275-3722 or kubesh231@centurytel.net. A calendar with newsletter deadlines will be posted in the office.
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Happy New Year from the PTO! Great things are in the works for 2012.
January (entire month) Volunteer sign up for carnival- planning, set up, run a game, sell tickets, clean up, and much more
January 9-20 Silent auction basket - classroom themes and collection (lists will be available on the website soon)
January 10 PTO Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
January 20 WW Movie Night, movie to be announced by 4th Grade Girl Scout Troop #10413
January 23-February 3 WW Carnival Ticket Pre-sales
February 10 WW Carnival and Kitchen for 5th Grade LOC Camp
February 14 PTO Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Our next PTO meeting is set for Tuesday, January 10, at 6:30 p.m. Free childcare is provided. Bring your ideas and your energy and join us!
Volunteers are greatly needed for the carnival. If you have ideas, we need them. If you have time to help, we need you. Please contact one of the PTO Board members: Kelly Stockfisch- kelly125@centurytel.net, Shelly VanderMeulen- vanderdogs@charter.net, Lis Bank- (pricelis69@gmail.com) or Liisa Szarapski-blmnszarapski@centurytel.net. We really can’t do this without you.
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Sign Up for Preschool at TCAPS’
2012-2013 Tuition-Based
Preschool Enrollment Day
Saturday, January 21, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sign up for preschool at the
following locations:
Cherry Knoll Elementary School
1800 Three Mile Road, North
231.933.8940
(for Cherry Knoll, Courtade, Eastern and Old Mission Preschools)
Long Lake Elementary School
7600 North Long Lake Road
231.933.7800
(for Central Grade, Long Lake, Silver Lake,
Westwoods and Willow Hill Preschools)
Enrollment packets are available in all TCAPS' elementary school offices and will also be available at each Enrollment Day location. In order to register at the Enrollment Day locations, you will need the following:
Completed enrollment packet
Copy of your child’s certified birth certificate (not the hospital certificate)
Registration fee
First week’s tuition
Win a Free Year of Preschool
TCAPS is well aware of the impact that preschool experience has on the success of a child’s education. In order to help make preschool accessible to all children regardless of income, the Early Childhood Department is having a raffle to raise money for a preschool scholarship fund.
The drawing will take place on January 21st. The following are the prizes that will be raffled:.
One full year of Preschool tuition
One-half year of Preschool tuition
Cash Prize of $1,000
Cash Prize of $500
Raffle tickets may be purchased at any TCAPS elementary school office or from a current TCAPS preschool student.
The class who sells the most tickets will receive a prize.
The student/family who sells the most tickets will receive free preschool for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year and a basket of goodies.
The drawing will take place on January 21, 2012. All proceeds will be going toward a Preschool scholarship fund.
Head Start and TCAPS' Ready "Four" School Programs
Working together to offer classroom opportunities to all area preschool children, ages 3-4 years old by December 1, 2012.
Location and transportation options available at time of application. Applications due by May 31, 2012. For more information or to make an appointment, please call Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency at 231.947.3780 or 800.632.7334.
Learn To Swim Scholarships Available
Grand Traverse County has established a Learn To Swim (L2S) scholarship with the generous help from the Grand Traverse Band and Safe Kids North, to ensure that no child is denied the opportunity to learn to swim due to financial limitations. To qualify for assistance, you must live in Grand Traverse County or be a member of the Grand Traverse Band and meet the standards for free and/or reduced lunch program. You may apply at anytime. Applications are available on the county’s web site.
Once the application has been processed, someone from the pool office will contact you with regards to registration. Swimmers in this program may choose from any of the available L2S classes. |
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