Let's Spring Forward Together!
Week of March 13, 2022
DEAR WOLFPACK COMMUNITY --
We hope you all had an easy Daylight Savings Time adjustment! We know we are definitely ready to move into Spring, and we are starting strong!
MONDAY: PI Day Celebration on Monday for students after school from 3-5 PM! Games, activities, prizes, and round treats--CASH ONLY. Students will also have Pi activities during homeroom and lunch!!
TUESDAY: SSC Meeting at 3 PM to approve our 2022-2023 Title 1 and EL budgets.
WEDNESDAY: Global Leadership Academy Parents are invited to a Multicultural Fair Information Meeting at 7 PM via Zoom. Meeting ID: 893 0406 3691 Passcode: 351478
THURSDAY: Happy St. Patrick's Day & Go Green Spirit Day!! Students can wear school appropriate green clothing! No Pajamas or inappropriate attire or footwear.
The PTSA's See's Candies YUMraiser is going strong until 3/25! Share the link https://bit.ly/35lklM8 with family and friends, or grab a tasty treat for yourself, and help raise funds for Reed!!
Plus, check out the "School News" section for other important school happenings for students and parents like how to join the Dress Code Revision committee and how students can apply to join NJHS!
Parisa Stepanek - Friends of Reed President info@friendsofreed.org
Jenna Schwartz - PTSA President wrmsptsapres@gmail.com
THIS WEEK:
SAVE THE DATE: PI DAY CELEBRATION -- MONDAY MARCH 14, 3-5 PM
Pi Day, hosted by the STEAM academy, will be Monday, March 14th as 2 part event! Students can head to the PE field during LUNCH and AFTER SCHOOL from 3-5pm for Pi Day activities. Memorize the first 20 digits of pi and choose 1 teacher volunteer to take a pie in the face!! Know a good math joke? We will have an open mic for anyone who wants to share some math related comedy. Plus...
- FOOD: Pizza, pies, drinks, and other round treats for sale ($1-$2 each). CASH ONLY.
- GAMES: Be the first to roll the digits of Pi with dice, pull cards with the digits of Pi or put together the Pi puzzle!
- ACTIVITES: Temporary tattoos station, vote for your favorite Pi pun from student submissions, make a bracelet using the digits of Pi and colors as a guide.
- PLUS PRIZES and $5 "ROBO REED" tees!
STEAM PARENTS, please sign up here to volunteer or donate items: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044faca72ba2fd0-pidayfundraiser
VOLUNTEERING AT UPCOMING ACADEMY FUNDRAISERS
For anyone volunteering for these events, please contact Myriam Arechiga at mxa2648@lausd.net. You will need to have a copy of your negative covid PCR test results (within 7 days). To help with upcoming academy events, reach out info@friendsofreed.org!
CALLING ALL GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PARENTS
Global Leadership Academy (GLA) Multicultural Fair Information Meeting, Wednesday, March 16 at 7pm. Meeting ID: 893 0406 3691 Passcode: 351478
We need GLA Parents to make this fun April 29th after-school event happen for our students! Come to this meeting and learn how you can participate!
PTSA SEE'S CANDIES YUMRAISER CONTINUES!
Make a See's Candies purchase through our online storefront by Friday, March 25th, and 20-50% per item will be donated back to Reed to support our school!
The best part is that -- because it is online, shipped right to the door, and should be received within between 7-10 days of ordering -- anyone in the contiguous U.S. can purchase! So your Aunt in Austin or your Grandpa in New York can support Reed and enjoy some yummy treats!
Please share the link https://bit.ly/35lklM8 with friends and family!
SAVE THE DATES
JINKY'S CAFE GROUPRAISE FUNDRAISER FOR REED
Save the date -- March 31st -- Jinky's Cafe is donating 15% of Takeout, Delivery & Pick up orders to Friends of Reed! Take a night off from cooking and join Reed in eating for a great cause. Jinky's Cafe accepts Takeout, Delivery & Pick up orders made in store/by phone mentioning Friends of Reed. You can RSVP & see all details here: https://grouprai.se/s220388
PTSA/FoR 2022-2023 MEETING RECAP & ELECTION SLATE
If you missed the March 9th meeting, you can catch up with the slide deck here.
Save the date for the PTSA & FoR ELECTION MEETING on April 6, 2022 at 7 PM on Zoom!
The PTSA 2022-2023 Nominating Committee slate is as follows:
President - Jenna Schwartz
Treasurer - Marie Morgan- Haberman
Secretary - Elizabeth Kervella
VP Membership - Amy Cooper
Historian - OPEN
Auditor - Jess Kelly
Financial Secretary - Leanna Weir-Tyler
All positions will also take nominees from the floor at the meeting. We continue to look for a historian, as well as various committee chairs. Click for more information: https://forms.gle/fWS8rp3qmczDkxGh6
31st DISTRICT PTSA REFLECTIONS SHOWCASE
Date: Saturday, March 26
Galley Hour: 1 PM - 2 PM
Awards Ceremony: 2 PM
Location: 17445 Cantlay St., Van Nuys, CA 91406.
The 31st District PTSA Reflections Showcase will celebrate amazing young student artists from across the San Fernando Valley and their Reflections entries, followed by an award ceremony starting recognizing students moving on to CA State competition, including Reed students: Dean Risk (Literature), Lauren Park (Visual Arts), Brianna Bogorad (Music Composition), and Shubham Sajwan (Visual Arts, Special Artist & Music Composition, Special Artist). The event is open to all!
SCHOOL NEWS, MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS
DRESS CODE REVISION COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS
Parents, staff, and students are invited to apply to be on the Dress Code Revision committee. If you are interested, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/DressCodeRevisionCommittee22
The committee members will determine their time/place for meetings.
SSC MEETING
Tuesday, Reed will have its March SSC Meeting at 3 PM to discuss the 2022-2023 budget!
ASB DONATION DRIVE FOR UKRAINIAN AID
ASB is helping Calakids Boutique, in partnership with The Global Empowerment Mission, by donating items that will be shipped to aid the people of Ukraine currently seeking refuge in Poland. See the flyer for details.
NJHS DONATION DRIVE
From March 1 to March 25, the National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring a donation drive for the East Valley Animal Shelter. Please donate items from the shelter's wish list, such as pet food, pet toys, or pet carriers. Donations can be dropped off in Room 150.
NJHS APPLICATIONS
The application window for the Reed National Jr. Honor Society is now open. Interested students can request information from Ms. Sofio in Rm 150. The application is due by March 25th.
YEARBOOK
YEARBOOK
March is the LAST MONTH to pre-order the yearbook for $35 before the price increases April 1st. ORDER HERE Enter school order #: 16479
DISTRICT NEWS
Late Applications are now open for for Magnet, Dual Language, SAS schools, and other exciting Choices programs. GoTo.LAUSD.net
CALENDAR
3/14 - STEAM Pi Day Celebration 3-5 PM, after school, CASH ONLY
3/15 - SSC Meeting at 3 PM
3/16 - Black Student Achievement Plan Interviews & Math IAB Testing Readiness Test
3/16 - Global Leadership Multicultural Fair Informational Zoom Meeting
3/17 - St. Patrick’s Day & Go Green Spirit Day!!
3/18 - Midterm marks
3/24 - 7th/8th Grade Instrumental Concert
3/25 - Last Day to place PTSA See’s Candy YUMraiser order & Last day to apply for NJHS & Last Day to donate to NJHS donation drive
3/16 - Cadet Field Trip - Pacoima MS
3/26 - 31st District Reflections Gallery & Showcase (start at 1 PM)
3/28 - NO SCHOOL - Unassigned Day
3/29 - Chamber Orchestra - West Ranch Orchestra Festival
3/31 - Cesar Chavez Day, Coffee with the Assistant Principal at 9 AM
3/31 - Jinky's Cafe Restaurant Fundraiser
View and subscribe to the FULL and updated Reed calendar (works best from a desktop /computer). Use this calendar URL to add to your Google Calendar: webcal://reedms.com/servlet/ICalServlet?id=0
OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL
AMAZON SMILE
AmazonSmile is available on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android. Select "Walter Reed Middle School PTA-PTSA"
RALPH'S REWARDS
Register your Rewards Card at www.ralphs.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page & under Community, click on Kroger Community Rewards. Enroll with "Walter Reed Middle School/Friends of Reed".
FARM FRESH TO YOU
Use the promo code: REEDFRESH when you sign up for home delivery and 10% of sales will be donated back to Reed! Visit farmfreshtoyou.com to sign up.
CONNECT - FOLLOW - COMMUNICATE
Reed MS - OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS
Website: https://reedms.com/
Instagram: @ReedMiddleSchool
Facebook: @MiddleReed
Twitter: @MiddleReed
ASB (Associated Student Body) on TikTok @walterreedasb
Friends of Reed
Website: https://www.friendsofreed.org/
Email: info@friendsofreed.org
Facebook: @FriendsofReed
Instagram: @Friendso
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