Willow Grove Elementary Connect Ed
Week of April 22nd, 2024
Week of April 22nd, 2024
TK/KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS STRATEGIC ARTS COMMITTEE
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THANK YOU PTA!
Thank you to our PTA for generously purchasing new balls for our school playground! Thanks to their kindness, all grade levels will now have access to basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, and handballs during recess.
Starting this Monday, we are asking that all students leave their personal balls at home. We now have the proper equipment for our students and are no longer in need of students to bring balls.
PARENT EDUCATION WORKSHOP
Please see below for an upcoming parent workshop.
POSITIVITY PROJECT
Hi Grizzly Families, this week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Leadership. Leadership means you value each member of your group and inspire people to do their best.
Leadership can be both formal and informal. It is concerned with getting others to do what needs to be done while maintaining group morale to ensure readiness to act in the future. This character strength’s focus is on the personal qualities of leaders rather than the practice of leadership. These qualities include the ability to understand others and inspire them toward a common goal, the capacity to mitigate conflict and mold consensus, and the desire to lead other people.
For individuals, leadership is a way to achieve what you know is important, as groups of people invariably achieve more than individuals. If you want to achieve your vision for the future, you need to inspire others to join you. As an individual’s ability to lead develops, so does that person’s confidence and sense of self-efficacy.
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” -RONALD REAGAN
UPCOMING EVENTS
4/22-4/26- Book Fair
4/24- Autism Awareness Day (wear blue)
4/25- Book Fair Family Night
4/26- Grizzly Book Talk
5/3- Friday Flag
5/4- Foundation Spring Gala
News from the PTA
LITERATI BOOK FAIR STARTS TOMORROW!
RUN WILD with reading as the Story Safari Book Fair comes to our very own Willow Grove MPR from Monday, April 22-26th! Plan ahead by shopping at our school's online book fair here and make student wishlists!
On Thursday, April 25th from 5-6:30 PM in the Willow Grove MPR, we will have our Book Fair Family Night where parents and students can shop. Teacher wish lists will be available if families want to fulfill them. Miss Huckleberry will be doing a reading as well as signing and selling copies of her books exclusively that night. EcoVivarium will be providing animal presentations and encounters for families to enjoy!
To make this event possible, we need volunteers so please sign up here. Thanks in advance for making this event a ROARING literary success!
Your Book Fair Chairs,
Lindsey Mueller and Kelly Elass
FIESTA LUNCHEON FOR STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK!
On Friday, May 10th, the PTA is hosting a Fiesta Themed Luncheon with catering from "Tacos and Gorditas" as our final Teacher Appreciation Luncheon of the school year!
This event will cap off Teacher Appreciation Week so we really need your help thanking the teachers and staff for everything they do for us and our children during the year.
Please consider signing up to volunteer your time during set up and take down, to bring in a needed item, or donate towards the cost of catering. Our fundraising goal for this event is $800 and will go towards the costs of catering with Tacos and Gorditas for 100 people as well as salads, snacks, and dessert.
You can access the signup here.
Thank you again for your continued support of the PTA in appreciating our amazing faculty this school year. We could not do this without you!
Hannah Morris
Staff Luncheon Chair
TEACHER/STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK - MAY 6TH TO 10TH
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week is almost here! Please help us celebrate our amazing teachers and staff from May 6th to May 10th. Please see the suggested themes for the week. You should also be receiving correspondence from your room parents on how to celebrate your teacher!
STEAM NIGHT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
STEAM Night is coming back to Willow Grove, a joint event hosted by the PTA and Educational Foundation! Mark your calendars for this awesome event for Thursday May 23rd from 5:30 to 7:30pm.
The PTA will have STEM exhibits, presentations, and hands-on displays in the Quad, white the Educational Foundation will proudly represent students' artwork in the MPR, and showcase their work from the art program they fund.
PTA is looking for parents to run STEM booths that provide hands-on experiences and learning for the students! If you are interested in setting up a booth, or would like to volunteer at the event, please contact our STEAM Night Chair, Prabal Datta at: pdatta39@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR GRIZZLY PAW TILE FUNDRAISER!
Thank you to all who purchased a Paw Tile and supported our Grizzly Paw Tile Fundraiser! We had such a strong turnout! Paw Tiles will be installed in the upcoming weeks and will be on the main wall on the B building, facing the quad. A big thank you to April Joy Hill and Queenie Kretz for providing the beautiful handwriting on our tiles. Thank you to Liz Drennan, Jennifer Berman, and Lindsey Radoff for all your hard work bringing this special fundraiser back to Willow Grove! And thank you to The Hot Spot in 4S Ranch for hosting our event.
THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING EARTH DAY!
We hope all the Grizzlies had a great time celebrating Earth Day on Friday by participating in our fun scavenger hunt! A big thank you to Naomi Nelson and Angela Glomski for putting together the day’s event.
News from the Willow Grove Educational Foundation
2 WEEKS UNTIL THE SPRING GALA!
Willow Grove Parents- Your attendance and fundraising support 100% funds the following programs: art, music, P.E., impact teachers for every grade, IXL, RazzKids, BrainPop, technology, teacher stipends, Math Club, The Grizzly Gazette (in partnership with the PTA), Odyssey of the Mind, and much more!
So please don’t miss out! Our annual Spring Gala, will take place on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 @ the Del Sur Ranch House. Our Great Gatsby 1920s themed event will be a night to remember! Come enjoy amazing food from Chef Adam Webb, DJ Danny will be providing music for a night of dancing, come bid in our silent auction!!
WE ARE FORGOING A LIVE AUCTION THIS YEAR- EXTRA TIME FOR MINGLING, DANCING, and SILENT AUCTION BROWSING!
This is our last fundraiser event of the school year and is always an incredible night!! Buy tickets today on our website:
https://www.willowgrovefoundation.org/spring-gala-2024
Thank you to our wonderful event chairs Michelle Becker & Alli Cox, for their hard work & planning!
Thank you to our 2024 Great Gatsby Spring Gala sponsors- The Cain Talia Bernal Group, The Datta Family, The Berry Family, Colonial Life, The Johal Family, Alexander George DDS, The Vieux Family, Revel Stark of Innovative Capital, The Middlebrook Family, The DaSilva Family, Dreamscape Dental, Eva Jackson!
LOOKING FOR AUCTION ITEMS
Interested in donating an item for our silent auction? We are seeking items to include in our silent auction- please email WGEF Vice President, Trina Serrano at Trinacserrano@gmail.com.
LOOKING FOR SPONSORS!
Interested in being a sponsor for our event? We have sponsorship opportunities available at every level- please email WGEF President, Melissa Stark at MelissaStark00@gmail.com.
CALLING ALL GRIZZLY ARTISTS!!!
STEAM night is approaching, and the Willow Grove Educational Foundation’s art program is looking to feature YOU! Submit your design for this year’s STEAM night banner (featuring all the aspects of STEAM) by May 6 to sarah.gribbin.grant@gmail.com to enter the school-wide competition. All ages and grades are welcome to join the call for this year’s resident artist(s)! The winner will be announced by May 13th and their design will be printed on the banner welcoming everyone to STEAM night in the WG lobby. Happy designing and GOOD LUCK!
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Show Me the Grizzlies
This week's artwork is from Olivia in Ms. Abueg's class!
Ready to show the Willow Grove community your art skills? Each week a unique grizzly drawing will be featured in the ConnectEd. Simply take a picture of your child's artwork and email to jmelton@powayusd.com. Click here to view a sample video of how to draw a grizzly bear.
Grizzly Document Den
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