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Whittier Weekly: February 20, 2018

Whittier Weekly: February 20, 2018

Whittier Weekly

Upcoming Dates:

  • THIS WEEK February Box Top Collection Week
  • TONIGHT – Science Night @ 6:30pm
  • Thursday 2/22 Student Council Spirit Country Western Day! Wear jeans, plaid, boots, or cowboy/cowgirl hats
  • Friday 2/23  Whittier Spirit Day – Wear your Whittier Wear or blue/gold!
  • Monday 2/26 Grades 3/4 Music Program @ 2:10pm

 

  1. Chess Scholars
  2. Kindergarten Round Up
  3. Reading Games
  4. Yorktown “School Bucks Program”

 

 

1. Chess Scholars

 The spring session of after-school chess starts Monday, March 19th! Classes are held immediately after school at Whittier.  For all the information to sign up CLICK HERE for the flier.  Register by March 9th for the early bird price of $109!

2. Kindergarten Round Up

Kindergarten Roundup for the 2018-19 school year will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 9:00am in the Whittier School gym.

If you have an incoming kindergartener, please call the school office to provide pre-registration information.  If you know of any children entering Kindergarten, please direct parents to call the Whittier School office at 630-719-5865.

 

 

3. Reading Games

Reading Games 2018 – Saturday, March 10, O’Neill Middle School

To accommodate all teams, The Reading Games split the levels into two times. Level 1 is in the morning and Level 2 is in the afternoon.

Level 1: Teams may arrive starting at 8:15am. First round begins at 8:45am, and we expect to complete the award ceremony by 11:30/11:45am.

Level 2: Teams may arrive starting at 12:30pm. First round begins at 1pm, and we expect to complete the award ceremony by 4:00/4:15pm.

 

Volunteers Needed

The Games depends on volunteers! Please remember 

Each team needs three separate volunteers:

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  1. An adult Team Leader.  The Team Leader will be responsible for registering the team and is also the sole “point person” who will receive all communications from The Reading Games Committee for that team.  The Team Leader is responsible for disseminating that information to all team members and their parents. The Team Leader should also help the team organize a way to meet and collaborate regularly, share/save book notes, and prepare for the competition.

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  1. An additional adult Team Chaperone for the day of the tournament.  The Team Leader and additional Team Chaperone must stay with the team at all times during the competition

 

  1. A Team Volunteer (who must be a high-school aged child or adult) for the day of the tournament.  The Team Volunteer will be assigned a role at The Reading Games tournament such as a scorekeeper or moderator so must be someone other than the Team Leader or Team Chaperone. Please note that the Team Volunteer will not be with his/her team the day of The Reading Games competition

 

Thank you and May the Books be in Your Favor! Any Questions, please ask The Reading Games Committee

4. Yorktown “School Bucks Program”

Please support our schools together by participating in the Yorktown School Bucks Program!!

HOW IT WORKS: 

Yorktown has changed the location to turn in these receipts.  They can now be turned in to the Management Office, located on the Upper Level near Forever 21, Monday through Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm.  Due to the location change and limited hours to turn in receipts, you can now turn in your receipts to the PTA box in the Whittier Office.  Once a month, a PTA representative will bring in all our receipts for validation and credit.  If you would like your receipt returned to you, please indicate your child’s name and homeroom on the back.  Your receipt will then be returned to your child to take home.  Any blank receipts will be disposed of after validation.  So, keep shopping, eating and going to the movies at Yorktown – then bring your receipts to the Whittier Office.  Thanks for your continued support!

Show your movie ticket receipts from AMC 18 Yorktown for an easy (and fun!) 75 points per ticket!

Thank you for shopping and giving back to our PTA!

Receipts must be redeemed within 60 days of purchase date. Receipts will be collected from August 1, 2017 until May 1, 2018.

For Whittier to receive a monetary reward, we need to provide $2,000 in receipts by May 1, 2018.

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