WILLOW GROVE WEEKLY UPDATE
GRIZZLY STRONG!
GRIZZLY STRONG NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28th!
OCTOBER VIRTUAL FRIDAY FLAG!!
October's virtual Friday Flag is this Friday, October 2nd!! Students will view this in class! Parents can also check this video out on our PTA website and on Willow Grove Facebook.
SCHOOL REOPENING NEWS
We are so excited about opening our school for in-person learning on October 12th! Parents have received notification of the learning session their child will attend. Staff has been involved in ongoing health, safety, and procedures training and will be participate this week in a health and safety guidelines training that incorporates CDPH guidelines, PUSD Guidebook 2.0, and SDCOE resources. Teachers will be taking three half-days to prepare for our school's reopening. Half of each day with be synchronous instruction/learning and the other half of each day will be asynchronous instruction/learning. Your child's teacher will email you to let you know which days she will be taking to prepare.
You will be receiving additional information regarding our reopening within this coming week pertaining to procedures for arrival, during school, dismissal, and lunch distribution. In addition, you will be sent a "Parent/Guardian Health and Safety Agreement for In-Person Instruction for the 2020-2021 School Year" to read and sign prior to your child coming to school on Oct. 12.
PUSD REOPENING GUIDEBOOK
https://powayusd.com/PUSD/media/Communications/2020/Reopening-Plan-Guidebook-09-10-20.pdf
NEWS FROM PTA
Committee Chairs and Volunteers Needed!!
If you are interested in becoming a committee chair or volunteering this year, please join our new Volunteers Shutterfly page at https://willowgroveelementarypta.shutterfly.com to see all the opportunities. If you have any questions please contact our VP of Volunteers Chasmine Grismer at wgvpvolunteers@gmail.com.
Book Talk
Our first virtual book talk will be on October 13th. A link will be sent out for your teacher to share with the class. We will also post it on our website that day for the families to watch.
Is your student interested in being our featured grizzly on a Morning Book Talk show with Mrs. Huff? Then, they will need to complete a form for a chance to be a featured Grizzly during our Book Talk session. Students will be selected by a lottery system and notified prior to their scheduled Book Talk so they have time to read and write a review and provide their opinion about the approved book of their choice. All forms need to be turned into Tristan Miller at tristanmiller5@gmail.com by the date provided below. (See the date chart below).
Once selected you will get an email for your Grizzly with the questions and also information on how to record and send in the video. You will be able to select if you would like your Grizzly featured on Grizzly TV (Audio and visual) or Grizzly Radio (Audio only). We will be hosting a book talk once a month, below is the schedule for the book talk. Look at the attachment for the form.
Below you will see the Month, Grade, Due to PTA, and Date Presenting for each Book Talk.
November
5th grade
Due: Tuesday, 10/27/2020
Present: November 10th
December
3rd grade
Due: Tuesday, 11/17/2020
Present: December 8th
January
2nd grade
Due: Tuesday, 12/15/2020
Present: January 12th
February
4th grade
Due: Tuesday, 1/19/2021
Present: February 9th
March
1st grade
Due: Tuesday, 2/16/2021
Present: March 9th
April
Kindergarten
Due: Tuesday, 3/23/2021
Present: April 6th
May
Opened to All Grades
Due: Tuesday, 4/20/2021
Present: May 11th
June
Opened to All Grades
Due: Tuesday, 5/18/2021
Present: June 8th
Picture Day
Picture day will be on Monday, October 19th and Tuesday, October 20th. We will be sending out the picture schedule later.
Grizzly Gear Order Pick Up
If you ordered your Grizzly Gear by September 11th, your order will be ready for your pick up on October 2. Details on pick up will be sent to the orders that are ready.
If you missed the first order round with Grizzly Gear, have no fear, Grizzly Gear is still here!! Check out all our new 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
GRIZZLY GROWTH FUND helps support the new ART PROGRAM!
We have a new ART PROGRAM?!? Yes! It's true! We have partnered with the PTA and Parachute Studio to bring art to our campus. It is a customized, comprehensive visual art curriculum that emphasizes technology, science, and social impact. Your donation dollars help fund programs like this for our Grizzlies. Your donation of $375 per enrolled child will keep this art program thriving! Don’t delay DONATE today! Donate at www.willowgrovefoundation.org
SHOP & DINE FOR WILLOW GROVE EVENT!
Thank you to everyone who came out to support this new event! The SHOP & DINE was very successful and we were able to raise quite a bit of money for our grizzlies. It was fun seeing all the kiddos with their big ice cream cones. Thank you again to Rumeur, Vuori Clothing, little APPLE, California Native, and Handel’s Ice Cream for participating. Lastly, a special to thank you to The Engel, The Bussell and Wakeham Families for dining at California Native!
DON’T MISS OUR BACK TO SCHOOL AUCTION!
Willow Grove Educational Foundation is excited to announce its upcoming Back to School Auction, packed full of goodies for all. Whether you’re looking for a day of relaxation, time on the greens, sports collectables or cool lessons for the kiddos, there’s something here for everyone.
Some exciting items we are featuring this year:
- A beautiful beach cottage Doll House made by a Willow Grove mom
- Reserved parking spaces in the school lot
- Tickets for Back to School Dinner Party on November 14
- Tony Gwynn memorabilia
- TaylorMade golf clubs
- …...and much more!
Click Here to Register and check out our inventory!
Don’t miss out on the chance to help the Educational Foundation raise money that will benefit ALL students at Willow Grove! Mark your calendars- the auction goes live on Sunday 10/4 at 5pm and closes Friday October 9 at 8pm.
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