Don't forget that Movie Night is this Friday from 6-8pm. It will be a really fun night and we hope that everyone can make it! Mrs. Herdell is really looking forward to it.Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Movie Night!
Don't forget that Movie Night is this Friday from 6-8pm. It will be a really fun night and we hope that everyone can make it! Mrs. Herdell is really looking forward to it.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Canned Food Drive
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West Park is starting their Annual Canned Food Drive October 1st. We know that the less fortunate families of Napa will really appreciate any donations. Please remember to bring as many items to donate as possible. There are barrels around school to put the items in. Thank you for all of your support and help!Notes from the West Park Family Club Meeting
West Park Parent Family Club September 23, 2008
In Attendance: Julie Herdel, Didi Chrisco, Pam Taylor (Chelsea), Heather Gupten, Kelli Willard, Lisa Hiserman, Heather Savage, Stacie Patrick, Terri Lynne Ricetti, Margaret Pratt
Welcome – Julie – Introduces Didi Chrisco with Napa City County Library to talk about “Homework Helper.” Covers:
· Live homework help thanks to a four year grant
· Already have 119 hits directly from the Library, and 295 from the community
· Log on to Napa City County Library and link to the homework helper
· Have to have a library card from Napa City County Library
· Fill in the appropriate fields
· Get live help for you student from trained professional tutors
· Uses white board technology to work through problems with your student
· IM technology
· Can download worksheets
· Can ask for resource help
· Can print out all conversations and will have the links mentioned, resources sited, etc.
· Didi is our contact for West Park : Contact info – Dolores Chrisco, 253-4243
Julie – Calendar – 2 weeks to conferences. Been encouraging kids for the Jog-a-Thon. Today the Nurse O’Hare did eyes and ears for 2nd and 5th graders, next month eyes and ears for 3rd graders.
Next month we will be raising food for the Napa Food Collection. Kids collect food for the food banks. The food banks are VERY LOW at this time.
Street Closure flyer will be coming home. West Pueblo will be closed for the month of October.
JAT is moving along.
End of October is Halloween – school wide parade is at 11:00. Usual rules apply.
Book-it is sponsored by Pizza Hut, and encourages kids to read and get a free personal pizza.
Taste for Knowledge is coming up. Great fundraiser October 11, at Silverado Country Club, $125 per person.
Fall program “West Parks got Talent” Limit immediate family to bring. November 7 at 7:00pm in the district auditorium.
Kelli has the names of people who are interested.
Julie – Pass them to Mrs. Imrie
Kelli – Regarding the costs associated with the show. We need to get an idea of how much will be spent.
Pam – All expenditure goes to Mrs. Kiesling who is keeping track of it.
Question – Will Trish do the decorations again?
Jill Durffy is getting the garden back on track.
Gordon Hoother – will work with us to make something for the garden. Will donate wine barrel rings so we can create art for the garden. We can budget this into school improvement.
Anyone who is interested in SITE council please let Julie know. School SITE council will be helping put together the art for the garden.
Working for community involvement for the garden, this has been proven to cut down vandalism.
Friday is Sport Day!
Teachers Report – Pam Taylor – Teachers have been working on learning the new electronic report cards. Matay and Swazo took the classes to learn and have been teaching the other teachers. It is in the same format, but there is more space to write.
District has been training in IDMS (Instructional Data Management System) Bench Mark testing can be scanned into the system and the system organizes it. You can compare different variable therefore learning how to maximize your teaching by pinpointing teaching points that are most effective. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Zinzer are learning the program.
Ways & Means – Lisa Heiserman and Heather Savage – E-script ideas:
Totes (grocery bags, lunch bags) Get your name and logo put on the bag and sell them. (Very cute)
Shutterfly – Make calendars. Log on as WPFC and make calendars from our photos around the school and order it online for $19.99, 40% goes to school. Parents can alter dates. Once you are signed up every purchase 40% goes to school.
Portraits – Have Parent volunteers do the school photos and download and print them, we get 50% of picture orders.
Lucky receipts – Have your child bring them in the day you get them. They can give them to their teacher. Do not hoard them.
Cartridge recycling is full, will gather it so we can get more.
JAT – Proposed to gather the pledge sheets the day before the JAT. Consider giving the children their t-shirts before the JAT so they can wear them around. Will have a flyer go home stating that the child should have raised $25 and have both child and parent sign it so they can get their t-shirts.
Flyer to go out Mon 29th will set up t-shirt hand out for Wed. in the MPR Oct. 1, Oct. 8, and Oct. 15.
Need parents to help hand out shirts.
Sipping and Supporting – April 25th at the Napa Valley Opera House. Need $1750.00 to hold it. Tickets will be $35 per person. Wine glasses need to be tallied.
Julie – Meeting with Tawni and Cynthia to discuss the raffle items.
Note that Kristin ROCKS and got us two tickets to Disneyland!!!! To raffle off.
Heather Gupton – has coworkers that can help close the auctions.
No Treasurer report tonight – We need a new treasurer.
Heather Gupton volunteers to be the new treasurer! Many Huzzahs!!!
Staci – From the scrappers group – suggests we have a sponsored directory, will put together a flyer to gather sponsors. $15 gets your business card in the directory.
Julie requests funds for:
$20 – mock voting for children with stickers to remind everyone to get out and vote.
$634.00 Lori Moore requests new scanners for the library, one portable and one stationary.
Both items passed
Next meeting October 28 6:00 MPR.
In Attendance: Julie Herdel, Didi Chrisco, Pam Taylor (Chelsea), Heather Gupten, Kelli Willard, Lisa Hiserman, Heather Savage, Stacie Patrick, Terri Lynne Ricetti, Margaret Pratt
Welcome – Julie – Introduces Didi Chrisco with Napa City County Library to talk about “Homework Helper.” Covers:
· Live homework help thanks to a four year grant
· Already have 119 hits directly from the Library, and 295 from the community
· Log on to Napa City County Library and link to the homework helper
· Have to have a library card from Napa City County Library
· Fill in the appropriate fields
· Get live help for you student from trained professional tutors
· Uses white board technology to work through problems with your student
· IM technology
· Can download worksheets
· Can ask for resource help
· Can print out all conversations and will have the links mentioned, resources sited, etc.
· Didi is our contact for West Park : Contact info – Dolores Chrisco, 253-4243
Julie – Calendar – 2 weeks to conferences. Been encouraging kids for the Jog-a-Thon. Today the Nurse O’Hare did eyes and ears for 2nd and 5th graders, next month eyes and ears for 3rd graders.
Next month we will be raising food for the Napa Food Collection. Kids collect food for the food banks. The food banks are VERY LOW at this time.
Street Closure flyer will be coming home. West Pueblo will be closed for the month of October.
JAT is moving along.
End of October is Halloween – school wide parade is at 11:00. Usual rules apply.
Book-it is sponsored by Pizza Hut, and encourages kids to read and get a free personal pizza.
Taste for Knowledge is coming up. Great fundraiser October 11, at Silverado Country Club, $125 per person.
Fall program “West Parks got Talent” Limit immediate family to bring. November 7 at 7:00pm in the district auditorium.
Kelli has the names of people who are interested.
Julie – Pass them to Mrs. Imrie
Kelli – Regarding the costs associated with the show. We need to get an idea of how much will be spent.
Pam – All expenditure goes to Mrs. Kiesling who is keeping track of it.
Question – Will Trish do the decorations again?
Jill Durffy is getting the garden back on track.
Gordon Hoother – will work with us to make something for the garden. Will donate wine barrel rings so we can create art for the garden. We can budget this into school improvement.
Anyone who is interested in SITE council please let Julie know. School SITE council will be helping put together the art for the garden.
Working for community involvement for the garden, this has been proven to cut down vandalism.
Friday is Sport Day!
Teachers Report – Pam Taylor – Teachers have been working on learning the new electronic report cards. Matay and Swazo took the classes to learn and have been teaching the other teachers. It is in the same format, but there is more space to write.
District has been training in IDMS (Instructional Data Management System) Bench Mark testing can be scanned into the system and the system organizes it. You can compare different variable therefore learning how to maximize your teaching by pinpointing teaching points that are most effective. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Zinzer are learning the program.
Ways & Means – Lisa Heiserman and Heather Savage – E-script ideas:
Totes (grocery bags, lunch bags) Get your name and logo put on the bag and sell them. (Very cute)
Shutterfly – Make calendars. Log on as WPFC and make calendars from our photos around the school and order it online for $19.99, 40% goes to school. Parents can alter dates. Once you are signed up every purchase 40% goes to school.
Portraits – Have Parent volunteers do the school photos and download and print them, we get 50% of picture orders.
Lucky receipts – Have your child bring them in the day you get them. They can give them to their teacher. Do not hoard them.
Cartridge recycling is full, will gather it so we can get more.
JAT – Proposed to gather the pledge sheets the day before the JAT. Consider giving the children their t-shirts before the JAT so they can wear them around. Will have a flyer go home stating that the child should have raised $25 and have both child and parent sign it so they can get their t-shirts.
Flyer to go out Mon 29th will set up t-shirt hand out for Wed. in the MPR Oct. 1, Oct. 8, and Oct. 15.
Need parents to help hand out shirts.
Sipping and Supporting – April 25th at the Napa Valley Opera House. Need $1750.00 to hold it. Tickets will be $35 per person. Wine glasses need to be tallied.
Julie – Meeting with Tawni and Cynthia to discuss the raffle items.
Note that Kristin ROCKS and got us two tickets to Disneyland!!!! To raffle off.
Heather Gupton – has coworkers that can help close the auctions.
No Treasurer report tonight – We need a new treasurer.
Heather Gupton volunteers to be the new treasurer! Many Huzzahs!!!
Staci – From the scrappers group – suggests we have a sponsored directory, will put together a flyer to gather sponsors. $15 gets your business card in the directory.
Julie requests funds for:
$20 – mock voting for children with stickers to remind everyone to get out and vote.
$634.00 Lori Moore requests new scanners for the library, one portable and one stationary.
Both items passed
Next meeting October 28 6:00 MPR.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Lucky's Apples for the Students
Don't forget bring in your Lucky receipts for Lucky's Apples for Students. It's one of the easiest ways for you to help raise money for our school.
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We are creating a new blog for West Park Families to stay in touch and find out upcoming events at West Park. We want to make sure that all families are connected and have the most up to date information of what is going on. Feel free to add comments and leave any questions that you may have. We hope that this will be informative and helpful for you all.
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