Friday
March 14
Spirit/Pizza Day
Wednesday
March 19
Board Meeting
6:30pm
Thursday
March 20
New applicant contracts mailed
Friday
March 28
Spirit/Pizza Day
Saturday
March 29
19th Annual
Westside Auction!
Monday-Friday
March 31-April 4
Spirit Week!
Wednesday
April 2
New Contracts
Due
Friday
April 4
Assembly 9:30am
Spirit/Pizza Day
Monday-Friday
April 7-11
Spring Break!
No School
March 13, 2008
Westside Spirit Auction News - Turn in Items, RSVP, Centerpieces
SPIRIT Auction Item of the Week
Lights, DVD, Action!
Chinese Update
Innerspark Summer Camp
Westside SPIRIT Auction News
Do you have questions about the auction that haven’t been answered yet? Call or email anyone on the auction committee, or ask Development Director Jana at janar@westsideschool.org
Turn In Items
Did you donate an auction item? Please bring it in by next Thursday, March 20. You can bring it to the admin house (behind the school on 30th Ave SW), to Kathy in the office or email procurement chair Jana Barber (janabarber@comcast.net) and she will pick it up. Thanks!
RSVP
Have you turned it your RSVP yet? There’s still time! Don’t miss out on this fun, community building event! There will be great items to bid on, and two important fund-a-wish asks that evening. More to come about those in next week’s Update! Don’t know who to sit with? Don’t worry! We will sit you with other people in your class. It’s a great way to feel connected to the school and get to know other parents in your child’s class.
A Touch of Glass Centerpiece Glassware Auction
Get “Glassy” - Your table centerpiece at the auction will be for sale for an instant buy of $35.00. You won’t want to miss this Splash of citrus, centerpiece collection that includes a stunning hand blown, sparkling lime, glass centerpiece vase and fabulous tangerine votives. Also for sale will be beautifully crafted lemon, lime and tangerine martini glasses from Basic Green Box along with some really fun citrus colored glass lanterns perfect for summer entertaining!
Items of the Week
Check out the items of the week. All these items will be in the live auction.
5 Nights in an Ojai Villa
Are you ready for 5 nights in “Shangri-La?” Ojai’s charms are many. The community has long been known as a haven for artists, musicians and health enthusiasts. A village—as locals call it—of about 8,000, Ojai is filled with delightful shops, art galleries and a host of places to retreat from the fast-paced lifestyle that can knot the nerves. Walk its oak-shaded paths taking some time to drink in the serenity of it all. Located in Southern California, about 12-miles inland from Ventura.
This fabulous mediterranean villa has all of the amenities you need: 5-bedrooms, 5-baths (sleeps up to 13), gourmet kitchen, tranquil swimming pool, hot tub, 2-acres of land with citrus trees and a spectacular view of the Ojai Valley. Ojai offers limitless possibilities for day trips, including walking and equestrian trails just one block from the villa.
REI Camping Package
Do you love camping? Then you’ll love this camping package that includes an REI Hobitat 6-person tent with footprint, two adult REI polar pod sleeping bags (+20degrees), two REI Kindercone sleeping bags, 4 REI camping chairs, a copy of Best Tent Camping in Washington and a backyard campout with wine tasting and hot chocolate. The campout must be completed by October 2008.
WSU Suite Tickets for the Seattle Game
Go Cougs! 16 tickets to the 2008 WSU game in a luxury suite at Qwest Field on Saturday, August 30, 2008. Includes 8 parking passes and up to $700 in food catering. Alcoholic beverages must be purchased by auction winner or individually.
Husky Season Opener
Are you ready for some football? And dream in purple and gold? Then this item is for you! Four of you get to sit in the best seats in Husky Stadium (tickets held since 1938) and enjoy the Husky season opener against BYU. The Tyee tickets are on the 50 yard line. Go DAWGS!
Lights, DVD, Action!!
From Carolyn Comick, WPO President
Many thanks to Director Kate Petrich and her ‘production’ crew last Friday for making the WPO-sponsored, much-anticipated viewing of Disney’s Jungle Book at Family Movie Night a fun time for all. The gym was transformed into a virtual cinema; the smell of buttered popcorn, pizza and other treats filled the air as children enjoyed “the bear necessities of life” on the big screen (or gym wall, in our case!). Even the audio was much improved from our last movie night thanks to the generosity of Matt Davis and Melanie Leary who outfitted us with a professional sound system.
A big round of applause goes out to our many volunteers who popped the popcorn, manned the concession stands, sold spirit wear, ran the DVD/sound system, and helped set-up and clean-up after the show, including fifth graders Patrick H., Grant S., and Spencer G.; fourth graders Sophia T., Aidan C., and Ellie L.; and first graders Anthony P. and Sophie S. Of course, we had a lot of help from parents as well, including Shawn White, Chris Carrasco, Matt Davis, Melanie Leary, Hallidie Haid, Roger McMillen, Steve Petrich, Rhonda & Robert Watt, Shelley O’Clair, Carl Guess, Paul Vandervelde, Angie Graves and Tracy Beck and the countless other parents who pitched in to make clean-up a breeze. Thank you!!
And, last but not least, a big Westside thank you to our captive audience. By attending Family Movie Night and purchasing concessions, you help raise dollars needed to fund other upcoming WPO events like Spring Fling, Teacher Appreciation Week and Field Day.
Chinese Update
By Steven Whiting, Chinese Teacher
Da Jia Hao!
Chun tian dao le! Spring has arrived! I hope you are all enjoying the longer days and blooming flowers. The kids are also “blooming” in their Chinese. A first grader told me last week that he asked for chopsticks in Chinese (Qing gei wo kuaizi.) at a restaurant recently. That’s the kind of story that I live for.
The kindergartners are learning a nonsense rhyme “The little ball” that has some movement to go with it. I hope that soon they will be confident enough to perform for you at home. They are also learning the “Hao Shui Guo” “Good Fruit” rhyme with the nine fruits that we have learned. One kindergartner told her dad that his name means “pear” “li” in Chinese.
The first graders are learning the long “Good Fruit” rhyme with 13 fruits and matching them to tell which ones are the same and which are different. They will put these expressions together with the adjectives that they have learned. For example, “A is as tall as B.”
The second graders are learning nationalities. Now they are learning their own nationality and next they will tell me their ancestors’ nationalities. They have learned nine countries so far. They enjoy talking about what the Chinese names for various countries mean. For example, America is “the beautiful country;” Britain is “the great country;” and China is “the Middle Kingdom.”
The third graders are learning African/zoo animals and more vegetables. They like to ask me how to say various rain forest animals for which the Chinese don’t have names (at least they aren’t in the dictionary). They are also talking about which foods/goodies are good for us and which are bad for us. For example, “Smoking is bad for the body.”
We have a couple of new fourth graders. The fourth and fifths are continuing on time expressions. Now they are learning seasons and soon they will work on telling time as well as vegetables and foods. In May I hope to take them on a field trip to the site of the Seattle Chinese garden to see the actual construction taking place by a group of artisans who will soon arrive from China.
Zai Jian!
InnerSpark
A Global Journey into the World of Art
Dates
This exciting journey will take place during the weeks of
• July 7-11
• July 14-18
• July 21-25
Registration
Sign up for Westside’s new summer program, Inner Spark, today! Registration will be available online starting at 4pm. Students may sign up for half days or full days, and one, two, or three sessions.
Time
Morning Session: 9:00am - 12 Noon
Afternoon Session: 1:00pm – 4pm
(students attending both sessions should bring a sack lunch)
Extended care will be offered for working parents from 8:00-9:00am and 4:00-5:00pm.
Cost
One Session: $150/week Two Sessions: $300/week
Session Information:
Grades 1-2 (Entering Grade 1 or 2 in September 2008)
Week 1: July 7-11
Morning Session: The Great African Safari
Afternoon Session: The Outback and Beyond
Week 2: July 14-28
Morning Session: A Journey to the Far East
Afternoon Session: Kings and Queens: The European Middle Ages
Week 3: July 21-25
Morning Session: Sailing Down the Amazon
Afternoon Session: Many Moons, Indigenous People of North America
Grades 3-5 (Entering Grade 3, 4 or 5 in September 2008)
Week 1: July 7-11
Morning Session: Indigenous Basket Weaving
Afternoon Session: Dragons from China, clay, paper, and painting
Week 2: July 14-18
Morning Session: World Rhythms, a Hands-on Experience
Afternoon Session: The Magic of the Nile Archeological Art
Week 3: July 21-25
Morning Session: Jewelry and Beading around the World
Afternoon Session: Aladdin’s Lamp Pottery and Beyond