WILLOW GROVE WEEKLY UPDATE
GRIZZLY STRONG!
GRIZZLY STRONG NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21TH!
SCHOOL REOPENING NEWS
Willow Grove will be welcoming many of our Grizzlies back for on-campus learning on Monday, October 12th! We are so excited and are working hard to prepare for a safe and smooth reopening!
Please be sure to review the PUSD Reopening Guidebook 2.0 for health and safety protocols, including symptom screening, handwashing, physical distancing, face coverings, sanitizing, and what happens in the case of COVID-19 symptoms or exposure.
School meals will continue to be free to all PUSD students. Specific details from the District regarding how lunches will be distributed is forthcoming.
PUSD is requiring all students Preschool through 12th grade wear masks at school, to provide increased protection for staff and students and prevent the spread of COVID-19 once our schools reopen. The following CDC resources will be shared with our parents so they can work with their children and have them practice washing their hands properly and wearing a mask for longer periods of time:
- How to wear a mask correctly and proper mask wearing video
- How to wash your hands properly and handwashing videos
Information regarding which session, AM or PM, your child will attend, specific arrival and dismissal procedures, and other pertinent school reopening information will be communicated in the upcoming weeks.
Just a reminder, any student who chose the virtual learning option will remain fully virtual once our school reopens for in-person learning.
NEWS FROM PTA
Room Parent Meeting
The PTA will be having a room parent meeting on Thursday, September 24th at 12:30pm. This meeting will be discussing new and old roles for the room parent/s. We will be giving out information for our room parent/s to have a successful year with their class. If you are interested in being the room parent please make sure you attend the meeting to learn all about the role and to ask any questions you may have.
Committee Chairs Needed!!
If you are interested in becoming a committee chair this year, please join the meeting below at 1:00pm, to hear all about the roles and ways to help out. If you have any questions please contact our VP of Volunteers Chasmine Grismer at wgvpvolunteers@gmail.com.
If you are interested the link to the meeting is below.
Topic: Room Parent Meeting
Time: Sep 24, 2020 12:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6303709975?pwd=bmZ2VDU3RVRWd2g5N1piTVNTb3J6QT09
Meeting ID: 630 370 9975
Passcode: PTA
Book Talk
Our first virtual book talk will be on October 13th.
Picture Day
Picture day will be on Monday, October 19th and Tuesday, October 20th. We will be sending out more details, later this month.
Grizzly Gear Order Pick Up
If you ordered your Grizzly Gear by September 11th, your order will be ready for you to pick up on October 2, via drive by. Details on pick up will be sent at a later date.
If you missed the first order round with Grizzly Gear, have no fear, Grizzly Gear is still here!! Check out all our grizzly gear items for this year. We have a special Grizzly Strong shirt, Grizzly hats, neck gaiters and much more! If you order by October 2nd, you will get your order on October 23rd, via drive by. Go to www.willowgrovepta.org to check it out and place your Grizzly Gear Order today!
Please consider becoming a PTA Member and help us build our rainbow!
Individual memberships are only $20 each.
Joining is now easier than ever: Go to www.willowgrovepta.org and click memberships to get started.
Why join the PTA when our kids are learning from home?
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.
How can we connect kids when they aren't in school?
With your membership and donations, the PTA is ready to help our kids connect with each other through a variety of online and interactive virtual experiences including science, art, Grizzlies Got Talent and a Fall Harvest Drive-by Parade. Over the summer, the district repaved the playground blacktop. We will use your membership and donations towards repainting the blacktop, supporting teachers, replacing playground equipment (i.e. soccer nets) and making sure it's ready when the doors of Willow Grove open again. Membership is open to everyone! Each person in the family can become a PTA member—parents, grandparents, educators, students and friends. Becoming a member doesn’t require you to volunteer, though we always welcome your time and talent!
Don't forget to ask your employer to match your donation. See if your company is on the corporate matching list. If you see them on the list, contact your HR or Corporate Giving department and let them know you would like them to match! We are only as strong as we are united.
NEWS FROM WILLOW GROVE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
STRONG SUPPORT MAKES A STRONG SCHOOL
WGEF is strongly committed to funding the educational tools our students use both on campus and in virtual learning. We invite you to join us in funding exceptional programs at Willow Grove. Donate today! $375 per enrolled child...donate online at www.willowgrovefoundation.org . Whether it’s learning on-campus or at a distance, school must go on... let’s work together and stay #GrizzlyStrong!
SHOP AND DINE FOR WILLOW GROVE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
What better way to relieve that back-to-school stress than with a little you time?! WGEF is excited to announce a shop-til-you-drop day at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center! Visit the listed locations on September 24th for some goodies JUST FOR YOU (some new workout gear from Vuori or something PRETTY from Rumeur, perhaps?), refuel with some delicious grub at California Native, and make a quick stop in Handel's for some yummy ice cream to take home to the family! Better yet, when you spoil yourself, you’re spoiling us (and your kiddos), too! For every purchase you make, our participating partners will donate 20% back to Willow Grove Educational Foundation, to help us fund some critical things to help us through this tough time, such as impact teachers for reading and math, and all those literacy programs your students are using daily. Make sure to bring the flyer so Willow Grove gets credit.
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