WILLOW GROVE WEEKLY UPDATE
GRIZZLY STRONG!
GRIZZLY STRONG NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 6th!
LOOKING FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL LAST WEEK
WITH OUR AWESOME GRIZZLIES!
HONORING OUR FIFTH GRADE PARENT COMMITTEE
A huge thank you to the hard-working and innovative parents who served on this year’s Fifth Grade Committee! This team of parents planned a fabulous picnic (with specially designed t-shirts and hats!) for our fifth graders and helped with Promotion decorations and refreshments. We are truly grateful for these generous and resourceful parents!
Cheers to the members of the Fifth Grade Committee: Angie Alexiou, Erin Leventhal, Jo Ann Sweidel, Melanie Cuaresma, Jen Hanasz, Gabriela Stichler, Winnie Beckman, Tristan Berry, Darla O'Rourke, Natalie Lozano, Katie Swartz, Chasmine Grismer, Maria Eisman, Brooke Bassuk, Tanvi Shipekar, Pooja Sobti, and Stephanie O'Mara.
SAYING GOODBYE TO OUR 5TH GRADERS
I am so proud of our 5th grade students and look forward to celebrating with them at their promotion on Wednesday, June 8th! They have worked incredibly hard this year! Just a friendly reminder to leave all helium balloons at home.
SUMMER HERE WE COME!
School is out for the summer this Thursday, June 9th. Dismissal will be at 12:30 PM.
IN A BLINK OF AN EYE!
In a blink of an eye the 2021-2022 school year is over! Many thanks to our entire staff, students and families for a great year. I have been amazed every day at the dedication and love that the staff pours out to our students and families of Willow Grove. It has been exciting to watch students eagerly come to school with smiles on their faces and positive attitudes about learning. I wish to thank our PTA, Educational Foundation, and all of the volunteers for their endless hours in organizing so many student and family activities and fundraisers. Our PTA and Educational Foundation have been an incredible support for our school. We truly have an amazing learning community! Big Hugs to all!
GRIZZLY GRATITUDE!
The entire Willow Grove Elementary School staff wishes all students and their families a wonderful summer! We look forward to your return when school opens on Wednesday, August 17th. Class assignments for the 2022-2023 school year will be sent in a Connect Ed phone call and email from your child's teacher on the following dates:
TK and Kindergarten: Monday, August 15th by 4:00 PM
1st - 5th grades: Tuesday, August 16th by 4:00 PM
Our website will be updated, and I will send Connect-Ed messages in August with important beginning of the school year information!
Poway Unified New Student Enrollment is open! Please share with any new families in the neighborhood!
New Student Enrollment for Poway Unified School District is an on-line process.
Packets are completed digitally using any computer, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection. (Please contact your assigned school of residence to schedule an appointment if you do not have access to a device/internet or need assistance with completing the online enrollment packet.)
Please visit the PUSD website for directions and access to the online enrollment portal.
BE SURE TO LIKE US AT Willow Grove Facebook We love seeing that our parent community is checking out our school's Facebook page!
REMINDER OF COVID-19 TESTING SITE FROM THE WG HEALTH OFFICE
Poway Unified has contracted with a Covid-19 testing company, Phamatec. You will find the link below if you are interested in using this site to get tested for Covid-19. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. Thank you, Julie Charles, Health Technician.
https://phamatechcoronavirustesting.as.me/pusd
UPCOMING EVENTS
6/6 5th Grade Yearbook Signing & Pizza Party by PTA
6/7 Whole School Ice Cream Party by PTA
6/8 5th Grade Promotion
6/9 Last Day of School for 2021-2022
6/15 Third Trimester Progress Reports- Parents will have access via Synergy by 5:00 p.m.
NEWS FROM PTA
CONGRATULATIONS 5th GRADERS!!
The PTA would like to congratulate our 5th graders for an outstanding year!! We wish you all the best and success in your new school. Don’t forget once a Grizzly, always a grizzly.
College Field Day Thank You!!
WOW, College field day was a hit!! We are so happy to be able to bring it back this year. We could not have done it without all of our wonderful volunteers and chairs. A HUGE thank you to all of our AMAZING and WONDERFUL volunteers that helped make college field day a huge success!!
An extra special thank you to our awesome chairs, Lindsey Radoff and Jennifer Berman, who made this event extra special for our grizzlies. They did an amazing job planning, organizing and setting this fun event.
Running Club
Thank you to all of our AWESOME volunteers that helped with the running club this year. A HUGE Thank you to our running club chair, Debby King, for all of her awesome planning and dedication this year with the running club. The PTA and Grizzlies were very lucky to have her be our chair this year.
THANK YOU FROM THE PTA!!!
The PTA would like to thank all of the volunteers, staff, donors, sponsors, and families who made 2021-2022 such a successful year! Your time, donations, and commitment, to ensure our children have positive experiences that result in enriched and meaningful learning, connections with each other and their school is truly appreciated.
Your support allowed the PTA to create fun and educational events, programs for our students, support teachers and staff with stipends, replace our sound system, replace the backpack carts, get some more picnic tables, and much more.
The PTA could not have had such a successful year without all your generous support…Go GRIZZLIES!!
The PTA wishes all our Willow Grove Families a safe, fun and happy summer!!
To keep up with the latest PTA news, please visit our website: www.willowgrovepta.org
A Message from the PTA President:
It has been an honor to serve this school the last two years as president. I would like to thank the volunteers, staff, teachers and families for all their amazing support the last two years. I could not have done it without all of you. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you!! -Tristan Miller
ICE CREAM PARTY!!
The PTA will be hosting the school Ice cream party on June 7th!! The PTA Ice cream “truck” will be coming around to the classrooms to pass out ice cream to ALL the classrooms throughout the day. If you would like to help with this event please click the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EAAA92AABFC1-icecream
5th Grade Yearbook and Pizza Party!!
The PTA will be hosting their annual Yearbook signing and pizza party to our 5th grade classes on Monday, June 6th from 11:00am-12:30pm. If you would like to help out, please click the link below.
NEWS FROM WILLOW GROVE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
It’s School Supply Time!
Not looking forward to trudging through the aisles of your favorite superstore, anxiously searching for those twistable crayons or extra-fine point markers that just aren’t magically materializing into the empty bins in front of you? Don’t worry! We’ve got you!
WGEF has teamed up with our Willow Grove teachers to create the perfect supply kit for each grade, ensuring that your student will have EVERYTHING they need in one box! Just click the button, input account # 25176, search for your child’s upcoming grade in the Fall, and purchase! DONE! It’s that easy…..so what are you waiting for?!
Visit www.willowgrovefoundation.org to order your supplies and use #25176 when ordering. Make the first day of school so much easier for you, your teacher, and your student!
It's Back! Back to School Parent Party
We’re happy to announce after 3 years the popular BACK TO SCHOOL PARENT PARTY is BACK!!! This Italian inspired event is a great way to meet other Willow Grove parents! Due to rising costs, we’ve decided to return to a more intimate guest list and have decreased the availability to just 110 guests, which will enjoy an open bar of cocktails, wine, and flavorful beers, accompanied by a selection of delightful hors d'oeuvres prepared just for the occasion.
August 20, 2022 @ the exquisite home of the Weisman family.
***Limited quantity available*** To purchase tickets visit www.willowgrovefoundation.org
Save the Date for our Golf Tournament!
Save The Date for our 13th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, November 14, 2022 at The Santaluz Club. We will have a shotgun start, dinner, raffle, auction, dancing and so much more! Registration kicks off in September, so stay tuned for more details!
Get to Know The Foundation
As the school year comes to an end, I would like to thank every Willow Grove parent who supported the Willow Grove Educational Foundation this year. Coming back from the pandemic was not easy, but we were able to fulfill all our funding obligations thanks to your overwhelming support. We look forward to 2022 – 2023 when we bring back music, introduce a new art program and of course continue funding the much-needed resources such as impact and enrichment teachers, technology, software, P.E. and so much more! With much gratitude, Gabriela Stichler, outgoing President, Willow Grove Educational Foundation.
It is also my great pleasure to introduce to you the 2022 – 2023 Foundation board of directors:
Officers
President | Melissa Stark
Vice President | Gabriela Stichler
Chief Financial Officer | Sarah Grant
Secretary | Amy Sohaey
Directors
Alan Baca
Michelle Becker
Emilie Bloom
Karen Clark
Heidi Hansen
Katie Morris
Libby Pirrung
Trina Serrano
Desiree Sherod
Erin Snell
Shaista Thomas
Luly Zimmerman
Advisory Committee
Amy Huff | Principal
Danica Drykerman | Advisor
Courtney Georggin | Teacher Representative
Aarti Kewalramani | Advisor
Corinna Kitchen | Teacher Representative
Jennifer Tranchina | Advisor
HOME OF THE GRIZZLIES!
Email: ahuff@powayusd.com
Website: https://www.powayusd.com/en-US/Schools/ES/WGES/Home
Location: 14727 Via Azul, San Diego, CA, 92127
Phone: 1-858-674-6300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillowGroveElementary
Twitter: @WGGrizzlies