WILLOW GROVE WEEKLY UPDATE
GRIZZLY STRONG!
GRIZZLY STRONG NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 17th!
LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEK WITH OUR GRIZZLIES!
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY ~ NO SCHOOL TOMORROW
In honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, we will not have school. Students and staff will return to school on Tuesday, January 18th.
RUNNING CLUB
Each week, we offer running club to our students as a fun way to get some exercise. The kids love it. If anyone is interested in volunteering for running club on Thursdays from 11:30 to 1:30, please email debby.king@yahoo.com
REMINDER: MORNING DROP OFF
When dropping off your students in the parking lot loop in the morning, please make sure that your child(ren) have all their items ready and accessible such as jackets on and backpacks ready. Taking care of this before arriving in our parking lot, makes the drop off go more smoothly and quickly. Thank you for helping us keep our traffic flowing smoothly.
INTRA DISTRICT TRANSFER INTEREST LIST
For families who live in the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) boundaries and would like to request their student attend a PUSD school other than their school of residence, the transfer request window will open February 1, 2022 for the 2022-2023 school year. This includes incoming siblings of current students. Transfer requests can be made on the Poway Unified School District website. Per PUSD Board Policy 5116.1(b), the window is open each year from February 1 through March 31 for the following school year. No exceptions will be made.
For families who have an incoming transitional kindergarten, kindergarten or new student, please submit a transfer during the open window, even if your child is not yet enrolled. However, when new student enrollment opens, parents will need to enroll their student in their school of residence before the district office can make a final decision on the transfer request.
Please note: Decisions on transfers are made by the Student Attendance and Discipline Office, not the schools.
FIFTH GRADE PROMOTION FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
Attention Fifth Grade Families! Please support the fifth grade promoting class of 2022 by providing $40 per promoting student. Donations generously fund a t-shirt for each student, the promotion ceremony, pizza party and much more!
A flier with t-shirt size information was sent home with your student. Please consider a $40 donation by cash, check (payable to Willow Grove PTA) or Venmo (Erin-Leventhal-1). Be sure to return the form with your child's shirt size information!
MASTER BELL SCHEDULE 2022-2023
With the Board’s Approval to move ahead with the Transportation Option #4/Survey Option B at the December 16th meeting, our amazing Transportation team is refining the individual elementary schedules and the professional development/time banking time model. Per the Board's request and direction, the district is working to maintain as much consistency for our elementary sites as possible with respect to their current schedules. However, many will need to be adjusted for reasons of contiguous campuses, traffic mitigation, and transportation efficiencies in routing to support the multi-tiered bell schedule. For all elementary schools being affected with a master bell time change, the district’s goal is to mitigate the impact by shifting times minimally.
Transportation is working quickly to identify the elementary schedule change. Their goal is to have this completed by the end of January so that they can share the 2022-23 Master Bell Schedule with all schools by the end of February at the latest.
The district recognizes that changes to bell schedules are a significant change, and they will get this information to schools and their communities as soon as it is available. There are many factors and details required in creating these schedules, and your patience is appreciated.
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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
1/17 MLK Day Holiday- No School
1/18 APEX FUN RUN Pep Rally; 2:45
1/25 X-Ploration Day!
1/26 Staff Luncheon hosted by PTA
1/27 APEX FUN RUN!!!
1/27 Community Conversations on Equity & Inclusion via Zoom
1/31 District Professional Growth Day - No School for Students
NEWS FROM PTA
APEX
APEX will be having their kick off on January 18th. The run will be on January 27th!! (If raining the APEX REMIX will be held on January 28th)
Run back to campus!! Our school will be running for campus improvements this year. We are in need of some big updates, for example a new sound system and backpack carts.
APEX is the PTA’s only major fundraiser of the year and we need your help!! Not only will the proceeds help with the above but it also helps PTA support students and teachers in many ways. Such as, FREE School Events, Teacher Stipends, Art program, Campus Improvements, Playground Aides, Workroom and Classroom Supplies, Green Folders and much much more!
We can not wait to see all our grizzlies out on the field this year!!
If you are interested in Volunteering for the event please see the link below to sign up!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EAAA92AABFC1-apex
Staff Luncheon
The PTA will be hosting a Staff Luncheon on January 26th. If you would like to donate to our amazing staff please click the link below. All donations are greatly appreciated by all!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054EAAA92AABFC1-staff1
PTA Association Meeting
The PTA will be having our Association Meeting on February 3rd at 7:00pm. If you would like to attend please see the link below.
Topic: PTA Association Meeting
Time: Feb 3, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6303709975?pwd=bmZ2VDU3RVRWd2g5N1piTVNTb3J6QT09
Meeting ID: 630 370 9975
Passcode: PTA
Interested in Joining the PTA Board?
Are you interested in going the PTA board and making a difference? If so, the PTA has some openings for the 2022-2023 school year. Please contact Silvia Hannamon at wgeptarocks@gmail.com
5th Grade and Make up Pictures
The 5th Grade promotion and Make up Pictures will be on February 1st. More information to follow in the next connect ed.
PTA Chairs Needed!!
The PTA is in need of some awesome volunteers to help with our events. If you are interested in becoming a PTA Chair please click the Link below to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b48abae22abfc1-ptachairs
Friday Flag
The PTA and Foundation will be hosting a Meet and Greet on Friday, February 4th following Friday Flag in front of the school. Stop by the PTA table to say hi.
NEWS FROM WILLOW GROVE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FUND THE GAP!
Grizzly Families – why does the Willow Grove Educational foundation raise funds? For our kiddos, their education, and their future. What's your "why"? Does your child loves music or P.E.? Perhaps your child is a budding scientist? Maybe your Grizzly benefits from the help of our impact and enrichment teachers or kindergarten aides? No matter which programs or teachers have enriched your child's life the most, please consider donating to the Grizzly Growth Fund. This is the final stretch of the Grizzly Growth Fund’s Challenge, and we need your help to make our $100k goal! Even though we are going through times, the Grizzly community has come together to help us reach our goal and fund these critical programs, but we are still not there yet, there is a huge gap we need to fund. Can you find it in your heart to fund the gap? You can donate at http://www.willowgrovefoundation.org/ or in the Willow Grove office.
Would you like to join the Willow Grove Educational Foundation?
The WGEF is looking for Grizzly parents who would like to join us for the 2022 – 2023 school year in raising critical funds for our kids and our school. If you are interested in learning more, please email WGEF President, Gabriela Stichler at gabriela.stichler@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE!
Our Spring event Havana Nights, a Black and White Gala, will take place on Saturday, May 7 at the Del Sur Ranch House. This is our last event of the year and promises to be one not to be missed!.
LOOKING FOR A PRESENTING SPONSOR!
We appreciate your support now more than ever as we work together to sustain the critical funding needed to support higher-level learning for all Grizzlies! If you are interested in being our presenting sponsor for our Havana Nights, A Black and White Gala, please email WGEF President, Gabriela Stichler at gabriela.stichler@gmail.com
HOME OF THE GRIZZLIES!
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Phone: 1-858-674-6300
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