December 2016 TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY December will bring the WMS Winter Dance and WIS/WPS Room Parties. As a reminder to our parents, for safety and logistical concerns all volunteer names are submitted to the schools prior to each room party and a check-in list is used at the WMS dance. If your name is not on the list for that party, the school office will not be able to allow you to attend the party. We encourage you to contact your room parent if you are still interested in volunteering at a party or to confirm your assigned party. For the WMS Dance, please contact Rose Ortiz (roseortiz921@yahoo.com). As a reminder, siblings are not allowed to attend the room party or dance with you when you volunteer. Thank you to everyone who generously volunteers their time to help with these events. The students always have so much fun! Winter Holiday Dance The WMS Winter Dance will be held on Friday, December 16 th from 2:50pm 5:15pm. We are looking for chaperone volunteers and kitchen volunteers. Please contact Rose Ortiz (roseortiz921@yahoo.com) if you are interested in volunteering. All dance volunteers need to check in and obtain a name tag for the event. Winter Holiday Parties The Winter Room Parties at WPS and WIS will be held on December 22 nd. Please note the parties are not at our usual time because it is an early dismissal day. The WIS room parties are from 9:15-10:30am and and the WPS room parties are from 10:15-11:30am. Room parents are working hard on planning some fun, creative activities and games for all of our students. Thank you to those parents who have agreed to volunteer at the winter room parties! WPTC Holiday Trees at Park District Have you seen the trees at the Community Center this year? WPTC has sponsored three trees this year one for each of the schools WPS, WIS, and WMS. Student groups at each school decorated their tree. Be sure to check them out! Giordano s Fundraiser December 6 th We are excited to announce that we are having our first Giordano's fundraising event! A special thanks to Giordano's-Westchester and Tammy Flynn, our restaurant fundraising chair, for organizing this event. Grab your family and head over to Giordano s on Tuesday, December 6 th between 11am 10pm (or order something to go). Please note: the fundraising offer is for dine-in and carry out orders only at the Westchester Giordano's located at 10410 Cermak Rd and you must present the attached flyer (WPTC will receive 15% of all sales). Thank you for your support.
Trivia Night Fundraiser Great Fun! Thanks to all who came out to Trivia Night last month. Over 130 guests filled the cafeteria at St. Joe s to help raise almost $4,200 to support our schools. It was amazing to see all the parents, neighbors, teachers, and staff show their commitment to our students and our community. What a fun night!! Congratulations to the winning trivia table Teamoji! We saw some great table themes with awesome costumes and props. The winning theme was The Bachelor. We can t wait to see what folks do next year. Thanks to all of the families and business who donated to the wine/beer grab and raffles. THANK YOU!! Thanks to all the dads, uncles, grandpas who joined us at WPS and WIS this fall for Dads and Donuts. We d also like to give a shout out to the amazing staff at both schools for their help. We heard nothing but wonderful things about these events! Thank you to all who participated in the Scholastic Book Fairs held at both WPS and WIS this and WIS this fall. What a great success. We enjoyed seeing all of you sharing the love of books with your children. A special shout out to Claudia Rosales, Yesenia Loera, Kathleen Franzwa, Leah Bent, Wendy Hennings and Julia Duffy, Book Fair Chairs, for their time and dedication. The WPTC Fall Fundraiser Thanks to all who participated in this year s fall fundraiser with the Charleston Wrap Company. This was a new fundraiser, and with your support, we were able to raise $4,100. This fundraiser provides us with the funds needed to host the upcoming WPS/WIS room parties and the WMS dances as well as the other exciting events we have planned. Spirit Wear Great Gift for Your Student Let us help you with your holiday gift list for your student. Check out the link today at http://westchesterspiritwear.deco-apparel.com/. You can order online. You can pick up at the spirit wear store in Elmhurst (be sure to select store pick up on the shipping page) or choose to have your items shipped to your home for a low fee. We have some new designs and great apparel choices. Help your child show school pride and order some spirit wear, today! Turning Labels into Cash for our Schools Thanks to all who participated in the Fall Labels Contest. Here are the winning classes: Early Childhood/Pre-K: Ms. Pros Kindergarten: Ms. Funderberg 1 st Grade: Mrs. Jurgens 2 nd Grade: Mrs. Wagner 3 rd Grade: Mrs. Berg 4 th Grade: Mrs. Mizwicki 5 th Grade: Mrs. Blair WMS: 6 th Grade Please continue to save box tops from qualifying programs listed below throughout the year. We will have a new contest after the new year. Stay tuned for details. Check out links below for more information. Box Tops for Education (www.boxtops4education.com) My Coke Rewards for Schools (www.mycokerewards.com) Campbell s Labels for Education (www.labelsforeducation.com) Tyson Project A+ (www.tyson.com/projectaplus) Remember Every one counts. Don t toss em clip em!
Recycle and Raise Money for our Schools Remember the red collection boxes can be used for CLOTHING, SHOES and COATS all year long! (No other household items, please.) We will also be collecting broken holiday lights. Please place them in a separate bag (not with other donated items). RED collection boxes provided at WPS, WIS, and WMS. Proceeds go to support our schools. The WPS container is located on the north side of school, the WIS container is located on the east side of the school, and the container at WMS is located on the west side of school by the field. Please make sure your donations are bagged. Thank you! Your 2016-2017 Officers President: Dana Wesolowski wesolowski@aol.com Vice President WPS: Jill Creamer jillcreamer009@gmail.com Vice President WIS: Abby Martin abbymartin23@gmail.com Vice President WMS: Rose Ortiz roseortiz921@yahoo.com Secretary: Maura Schoo mauraschoo@att.net Treasurer: Jen Hall jenhall72@yahoo.com Officer s Assistant: Mary Ellen Newhouse mnewhouse29@yahoo.com We are happy to be serving as your WPTC Board and encourage you to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. As a reminder, the WPTC only meets every other month so it is only 5 meetings per school year (first Wednesday of the month in September, November, January, March, and May). Thanks again for all you do to support WPTC, WPS, WIS and WMS! Your WPTC Officers
Dates to Remember DECEMBER 16 WMS Winter Dance 2:50-5:15pm 22 WPTC Room Parties: WPS 10:15am-11:30am WIS 9:15am-10:30am JANUARY 4 Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser 11 WPTC Member Meeting @ WIS 6:30pm 18 Popcorn Day @ WPS, WIS, & WMS 18 Corner Bakery Fundraiser 27 WMS School Store (during lunch periods) 27 WPS Splash Spot (during school hours) FEBRUARY 3 Family Game Night @ WPS 6:30-8:00pm 5-11 Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraising Week 10 WMS Valentine s Day Dance 2:50-5:15pm 14 WPTC Room Parties: WPS K and EC morning 10am-11am WPS & WIS afternoon 2pm-3pm 24 WMS School Store (during lunch periods) 24 WPS Splash Spot (during school hours)