Friday
March 7
Assembly
9:30am
Movie Night
6:15pm
Saturday
March 8
New applicant visitation
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!
March 6, 2008
Family Movie Night Tomorrow
Welcome New Students
Westside SPIRIT Auction News, including Items of the Week
Auction Early Bird Registration Deadline
Big Ticket Raffle
Whoop de Hula Hoop!
Family Movie Night Tomorrow!
Featuring The Jungle Book
Free Admission
By Kate Petrich, Movie Night Chairperson
Doors Open at 5:45pm for pizza/spiritwear sales
Movie Starts at 6:15pm
Don’t miss “the bear necessities of life” at Family Movie Night, tomorrow, Friday, March 7th. Everyone is invited - free admission. Kids are welcome to come dressed in their PJ’s, and bring pillows, mats, sleeping bags, lawn chairs, etc., to make movie viewing comfy. (Big chairs will be set-up for parents in the back). Westside spiritwear, pizza and other jungle concessions will be for sale. So come hungry and enjoy an evening with family, friends, and fellow classmates. For those of you who haven’t seen The Jungle Book, it’s a fun, lively story about friendship and adventure with fabulous music. Come and enjoy!
New Students at Westside
Let’s give a warm Westside welcome to 4 new students. In 4th grade we have two students new to Westside, Zoe and Payton, and returning student Navi. Navi is older brother to Luci in Renee’s 1st grade and Dario in Margie’s 1st grade. We also have a new student in Margie’s 1st grade, Paisley, who is Payton’s sister.
Westside SPIRIT Auction News
By Jana Barber, Procurement Chair
Procurement Update
Thank you for your unbelievable thoughtfulness and generosity! Because of our parents, teachers, and staff, we have lots of great items and experiences for the auction! The Westside community is the key to the success of our auction, and without you it wouldn’t be possible. We know it can be hard to come up with an item - the auction committee appreciates the time and effort that goes into each and every donation. As we countdown to the auction, we’ll showcase several of our great donations, so be on the lookout! See you March 29th! PS: You can STILL donate to the auction!
Items of the Week
Day Mt Rainier Camping Adventure
For both the first time or experienced camper. The Mann & Muench families will set up camp for you in a beautiful spot in the foothills of Mt. Rainier at beautiful Mowich Lake. From there, take one of the family friendly hikes in one of the most beautiful spots on the planet. Includes gear, food, and lots of fun!
Cougs or Huskies?
No, it’s not the Apple Cup, but thanks to the Sundberg family, you can enjoy the WSU Cougars in high style, watching their annual Seattle game on August 30th in a Qwest Field Suite. 16 lucky Cougs will watch the game suite side with 8 parking passes and food included!
Bleed purple & gold? Enjoy the 2008 season opener vs. BYU at Husky Stadium from the 50 yard line. These Tyee seats have been in the Marsh family since 1938.
Java Java Java
Thanks to the team work of the Medina, Carrasco, Platt, & Murray families, we have several over-the-top Starbucks gift baskets LOADED (really) with coffee, music, tea, mugs, treats and more!
Auction RSVP’s - Early Deadline is Approaching
The Westside SPIRIT auction is at the end of the month – March 29th, and tomorrow is the early bird deadline for auction RSVP’s! Don’t miss out on this fun, community building event! Every Westside auction features great items of all values. We have two silent closings, an almost live closing and a live dinner and auction. Second grade parents, Kit Cudahy and John Nuler, are working hard on a short movie, featuring Westside students from all classes, that will be premiered that evening and available for sale. You can also purchase a special black and white photo of your child, and a fun photo of the entire class.
Check out our Items of the Week in the upcoming Updates, and don’t miss out! RSVP’s will be happily accepted for a couple more weeks, but the price goes up after tomorrow. Kathy has some reservation forms in the office, or you can email your information to janar@westsideschool.org and bring in your reservation payment later. It’s a fun event and a great way to get know our entire school community. Hope to see you there!
Big Ticket Raffle
By Tracy Sundberg, 2008 Raffle Coordinator
WOW! Westside families certainly know how to show their SPIRIT! The 50/50 Auction raffle is off to a superb start. Several families have already sold all of their initial 10 and have asked for more. At least two families are working on selling 100 tickets each. How fantastic for the winning raffle ticket holder and for Westside. Remember, 50% of the sales will be awarded to one winner and the other 50% goes directly to Westside. If each Westside family sells or purchases ten 50/50 raffle tickets, the winning ticket holder will receive over $7,000. We’re off to a respectable start, but we still need your help to reach this amazing goal. Just drop your sold ticket stubs and checks in the box in the office. Pre-sold tickets need to be turned in no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28th.
And now the “BIG TICKET” RAFFLE.
Auction Night is just 3 short weeks away. In todays take home folder each family is receiving four (4) “Big Ticket” raffle tickets. Be sure to check those book bags and backpacks. The “Big Tickets” are being offered at $25 each. Buy them for yourself or someone special; sell them to family and friends. Either way, all proceeds benefit a great cause… our children! The winner does not need to be present at the drawing, just be sure to include a prize choice on the ticket stub. Sold ticket stubs and payments can be placed in the box in the school office. Pre-sold tickets need to be turned in no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28th. The winner will get to choose one of the 5 pre-determined live auction items for their prize. You, the Westside Community, have once again come through with some fabulous live items and the prize choices are:
- 4 Diamond Club Tickets to the Seattle Mariners
- $1,000 Shopping Spree ($500 gift card to Nordstrom & $500 gift card to Macy’s)
- Spot in the 3-night Sun Valley “Guys Weekend”
- Ladies Stainless Steel Diamond Watch by Swiss Army
- 4 nights in a Winthrop Mountain Home
Click here for detailed descriptions of the prizes. This PDF should make it easy to email and sell tickets to family and friends. They don’t want to be left out of this fantastic opportunity to support Westside! Keep your spirit high and watch for next week’s update.
Whoop de Hula Hoop!
By Donna Jornlin, PE Teacher
You may know me as a hula hoop but I wear a lot of disguises in the gym. Join me for a magical morning with a most energetic group of friends.
For pre-school, I may begin class as a stage to stand on. We dance to music, moving high & low or drawing shapes & letters with scarves or ribbon wands. Then it’s exciting to roll & spin across the floor or become the steering wheel for a bus. Catch me if you can!
One of the kindergarten & first grades’ favorite games is Bokwele, an African game also known as Steal the Cookies. Four hula hoops are filled with treasures. When the music begins, children hop, skip or crabwalk to another hoop, taking an item back to their own. We count & sort & begin again.
Second & third graders like to use me as a target for throwing balls, either on the floor, bouncing various size balls to a partner, or duct taped to the wall. They’ve been working hard on throwing mechanics, stepping forward with the opposite foot & aiming for accuracy with their throws.
The fourth & fifth grades play a hilarious warm-up game of hula hoop tag. The orange hoops are IT! Standing in a hoop, we shuffle around the floor, bumping into each other’s hoops, sitting down when tagged. Girls in blue hoops are IT! It’s rapid fire fun. Then it’s an endurance contest of who can keep their hoop rhythm the longest around their waist or who can spin more than one.
Our February health focus was “Are you heart smart?” The younger students practiced finding their pulse & noticing how the beat changes after exercise. Is exercise good for your heart? Is it an organ or a muscle? What happens to a muscle that isn’t used? Intermediate grades calculated resting vs. exercising heart rates, & learned the difference between aerobic & anaerobic states. Our motto.... "Never stop moving.”