WILLOW GROVE WEEKLY UPDATE
WE ARE GRIZZLY STRONG!
NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 30TH!
IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS!!
POSITIVI-TEE TUESDAYS
We are continuing our “Positivi-tee Tuesday” tradition this year! To help promote social and emotional well-being at Willow Grove, we welcome and encourage you to have your child wear a t-shirt with a positive message on Tuesdays. Here are just a couple examples of positive messages: “Choose Kind,” “Be the Nice Kid,” “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Any phrase or picture on a shirt that sends a positive thought and puts a smile on someone’s face would be a great choice! This is completely optional, of course, but we hope you consider having your child participate on Tuesdays!
SAFETY REMINDER
Please use one of the crosswalks when entering or exiting the school to ensure safety for you and your child. Thank you for your help.
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION REQUEST
If your child has not attended school at all, and you have not contacted Mary Gore, our Attendance Clerk, to verify the absences, please do so immediately or your seat will be released. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Mary Gore's email is mgore@powayusd.com.
NEWS FROM PTA
Become a PTA Member!
Willow Grove Elementary PTA Membership is IN FULL BLOOM!
Why Join the PTA?
The purpose of the PTA is to create a community and connect children and families together. More than ever, this connection is vital to the emotional and mental health of our kids.
With your membership and donations, the PTA is ready to help our kids connect with each other through a variety of ways including art, Grizzlies Got Talent, supporting teachers, replacing playground equipment, classroom and workroom supplies, green folders, events and much much more!
We are only as strong as we are united.
We have strong roots below, new blooms above.
Please consider becoming a PTA member and
help us be IN FULL BLOOM!
Sky's the limit, show em' what you're made of!!
Please look for the flyer this week with all the information or check out our website at www.willowgrovepta.org
Picture Day is This Week!!
Portraits will be taken according to the following schedule:
Tuesday, August 31st- Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st graders
Thursday, September 2nd – 4th and 5th graders
Friday, September 3rd - 2nd and 3rd graders and Preschool students
Please see the message below from Del Rio Studios.
Del Rio Studios will be photographing all the students at Willow Grove Elementary next week starting on Tuesday, August 31st. Although we are new to your school, we have been photographing a number of select schools in the San Diego area for over 12 years and look forward to working with all the students and staff at Willow Grove Elementary. Our style is unique in school portraits. We don’t use hard flashes or bulky tripods and prefer a more natural style. This is much better for young children and it frees them up to be themselves and give us their natural expressions. Parents can review samples of our student portrait work by opening the following link to our student portrait gallery:
http://www.delriostudios.com/student-portraits.html
The portraits will be available online within the next several weeks. You will be given a website link from the school via email. You will be able to review and purchase your child’s portraits right online. Both prints and digital jpg files are available. All digital jpg files are sent directly to you as an attachment to an email from the studio giving you permission to reprint the image. Prints will be mailed to your home directly from the lab. No photos will be delivered to the school. Shipping is free and retouching, if needed, is complimentary. Packages range in price from $29 to $79 and include digital jpg files, custom prints, or a combination of both. Custom orders are always available by contacting the studio. Let us know how we can help you. We are here to make sure you get exactly what you need for your student.
Grooming tips: All students should have clean hair and be encouraged to bring their own brush or comb with them. We will not be providing combs or brush hair due to COVID this year. Collared polo shirts on boys work best and girls look good in colored tops or dresses. Solid white and yellow should be avoided as these colors tend to wash out the subject’s face in close ups. Hoodies and logo tee shirts should also be avoided. But these are just guidelines. If your student wants to wear something that is special to them, let them do so. We want the students to enjoy their portrait session and look forward to getting their pictures taken each year.
Patricia Del Rio
Del Rio Studios
760-480-7553 office
Association Meeting
Please join us for another quick Association Meeting on September 2nd at 6:30PM. Please make note this meeting will start at 6:30pm and end no later than 6:40pm.
The link is below.
Tristan Berry is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PTA Association Board Meeting
Time: Sep 2, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6303709975?pwd=bmZ2VDU3RVRWd2g5N1piTVNTb3J6QT09
Meeting ID: 630 370 9975
Passcode: PTA
GRIZZLY GEAR IS BACK!!
Want to rock out with school spirit this year? Then we have you covered with our Grizzly Gear. Click the link below to shop all our awesome grizzly gear choices this year.
https://www.willowgrovepta.org/store
Room Parent Meeting
We will be having our room parent meeting via zoom on September 9th at 11am.
Link Below:
Topic: Room Parent Meeting
Time: Sep 9, 2021 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6303709975?pwd=bmZ2VDU3RVRWd2g5N1piTVNTb3J6QT09
Meeting ID: 630 370 9975
Passcode: PTA
NEWS FROM WILLOW GROVE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
OUR GRIZZLIES ARE BACK!!
We had a great start to the 2021-2022 school year this past week, and it was fun to have Grizzly join us on opening day to greet everyone back to campus! It was wonderful to see so many happy students, parents, and staff each day!
Every year, we ask our Grizzly community to help us support the most important part of Willow Grove——our children! The best thing we can give the younger generations is a good education. Here at WGEF, we strive to not only meet that goal, but exceed it whenever and wherever we can. Together, we can give our children a fully enriched education full of all the subjects our state budgets can no longer fund. Science, Physical Education, Art...if you can name it, we probably fund that! But we need your help! Only together can we support these things. Let’s work as a team to continue to raise the bar for our children. Let’s help them explore the possibilities, to show us what they’re made of. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!
To donate $375 per enrolled student and learn more at www.willowgrovefoundation.org.
Thank you for your generous support of our school programs!
ONLINE AMAZON SHOPPING
DID YOU KNOW your online shopping habits can help you give back to Willow Grove?
Visit our AmazonSmile platform to choose Willow Grove Educational Foundation as your chosen non-profit and Amazon will donate a percentage directly to Willow Grove on all your qualifying purchases, at NO COST TO YOU, ALL YEAR LONG!
Need us to walk you through it? Click HERE for a step-by-step!
Mark your calendars for our upcoming events:
•Golf Tournament | November 15, 2021 @ Santaluz *Registration opens September 13th @ 8 AM)
•Spring Gala | May 7, 2022 @ Del Sur Ranch House
STAND BY! MORE INFORMATION IS COMING SOON!!
Information will be included in upcoming messages regarding our New Grizzly Family School Tour video.
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