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Headlines from The President of the PTC ...
From Karyn Schmitt - WG PTC President
UPCOMING EVENTS:
FUNDRAISING! President's Note:
The PTC Board is aware that many families, if not all of us, are dealing with economic stress. Some may feel that the programs we are presenting are too numerous and possibly confusing . Parents ask us to fundraise in many different ways, and we are doing our utmost to raise what is needed financially
Please be aware that all fund raising activities are optional. Many of them have a component of coming together as a community as well as raising money. The WG PTC Board recognizes and appreciates all the efforts of our parents and staff to create the wonderful school that is Wood Gormley.
Clarification: Some fundraisers are not PTC sponsored( i.e. Holiday Raffle, Haitian collection)
PAPER DRIVE!! Wood Gormley is in need of paper for our teachers and students. Due to budget cuts, there is a serious shortage of this commodity. Please donate a few reams of 8.5 by 11 inch paper, any color or type. Donations from businesses are very welcome too! This will be an issue for us for the rest of the school year, so plan a monthly donation if you can!
COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER-Monday January 25th is the kickoff day for the Cookie Dough Sale. This is our first attempt at this very simple fundraiser,so we look forward to the results.
WG DAY AT THE ZIA DINER-eat Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner at The Zia Diner on Monday, February 8th.! This is a Parent/Teacher conference day, so come over to the diner for lunch before or after your conference, or for dinner to celebrate!. Diners who mention WG will have a percentage of their meals donated to the WG PTC. Enjoy the wonderful food at the Zia Diner and share your meal with our wonderful community !
WG Store and Spirit Sales is in production of our new WG clothing ! In addition we will be selling recyclable, non-plastic water bottles and other new items. Watch out for an order form and our sale at the WG Dance in February ! Go Panthers!!
WG Annual Dance -Friday February 26th from 6-8 PM is the Wood Gormley Dance!. Our theme this year is a Masquerque Ball -come as your favorite character- historical, fictional, or cartoon. Nefertiti, Spongebob, Aristotle, James Bond, Road Runner, Hermione-who do you want to be? The WG student council and the PTC are collaborating on the best WG Dance yet. Details to follow.
Pennies For Patients-WG will be hosting a collection of change to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. One of our WG student and her family have recently gone through cancer treatment, and she is a survivor. The collection will begin in March on the 15th ( right after school break, so save a few pennies) and will last 3 weeks until April 5th. Nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars and checks are also very gratefully accepted! Research on cancer treatment has helped one of our own WG families- now we have an opportunity to give back.
The WG PTC Board will have openings in 2010-11, as two of our WG families graduate. If you are interested in being on the WG Board or be a committee chair, please contact any board member for more information . It is a rewarding experience, and our children benefit in so many ways .
There is lot going on at WG, and we encourage you to check the website frequently for updates and information. Studies confirm that involved families produce strong students and healthy, well balanced children. Wood Gormley is a high achieving school in part because of our active parents.
DONATIONS-Recycle and raise funds at the same time !
Gently used standard dress items, Ink cartridges and toner cartridges,cell phones and boxtops
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Other News
WG White/Yellow pages will be available online and includes AD images to help sponsor the printed Directories. We are 'going to Print', so hardcopies should be available soon!
We encourage everyone to review their class roster information, make your own updates via [profile management], and re-print your class pages at home using the 'print-friendly format' option in the Directory if desired.
online news from
Ms. Conley and Mr. Trentacosta's Music/Band Room,
Ted's PE Corner ,
Ms. Mary Olson's Art ,
and Ms. Granzow in the Library are now online in the 'classroom' list. You can subscribe for auto-email notification when they add news by using the 'Change Detection' button on the left side of the screen. This news will also make it into hardcopy Newsletter monthly when Dr. Besset rounds up monthly news.... If someone would like to chair and be the Newsletter Editor in Chief, it would be most appreciated!
We have added a section for Special Ed and Occupational Therapy Staff... and will be adding information about how it works if your child needs help or testing.
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