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The Wildchat: 10/30/2024

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

What's Happening This Month:

  • 11/05 – 11/08: In-School Hearing & Vision Screening
  • 11/12: Community Meeting with Sarah Clark, District 2 School Board Director
  • 11/12: PTA Meeting
  • 11/20: Helping Hands Drive Begins!
  • 11/21: November Staff Appreciation (4th Grade)
  • 11/22: All School Party (During the School Day)
  • 11/25 – 11/29: NO SCHOOL
  • 11/26: Wildcats Ice Skate
  • 12/05: Literacy Night and Book Fair
  • 12/09 – 12/12: 5th Grade Field Trip

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Volunteer Opportunities

Helping Hands Assistant
November through December, especially 12/16 – 12/20
Primarily remote, self-paced
Learn more and sign up here!

School Board Meeting Attendee
Monthly, Remote suggested
Learn more and sign up here!

Seattle Council PTSA Meeting Attendee
Monthly, In-person or Remote
Learn more and sign up here!

Spring Fling Committee
Many roles from procurement to decor to logistics!
Work kicks off in January
Learn more and sign up here!

Visit https://whittierptaseattle.org/volunteer/ for more ways to get involved!

*ALL volunteers for classroom or on-campus events during the school day MUST be cleared by Seattle Public Schools prior to volunteering. Your volunteer clearance is good for two years. Learn more here. If you need any help or have any questions, please contact Ms. Monica at maganyard@seattleschools.org 

PTA Nominating Committee Needs You!

The Whittier PTA is currently looking for 4-5 individuals who are interested in helping the PTA Nominating Committee fill open PTA positions for the 2025-26 school year.

The Nominating Committee will kick off in the January/February timeframe and consist of a couple meetings (potential for in-person or virtual, based on group availability.) Much of the work is done independently.

Please email Renee Hartnett at vp@whittierptaseattle.org if interested in helping out with this committee.

Did You Capture Amazing Photos at Fall Carnival?

Submit Your Photos to Whittier’s Yearbook Committee!

We’re looking for high-resolution photos that capture our community learning and having fun together!

Submit photos for Whittier’s 2024-2025 yearbook to yearbook@whittierptaseattle.org.

It's the LAST WEEK of Socktober!

Room 210 is collecting socks to be donated to The Bridge Care Center in Ballard. All Sizes! All Colors!

We collected 458 pairs last year… this year, we hope to collect at least 500 pairs of socks! Spread the word to family and friends and start collecting as many socks as you can! 

Send your collected socks in with your Wildcat or drop off in the Front Office.

Let’s help everyone in our community get a warm pair of socks (or two) this year! Thank you for helping us make this a successful Socktober!

 

One Seattle Comprehensive Plan and Whittier Neighborhood

Learn How Seattle’s Zoning Updates Could Affect the Two Streets Adjacent to Whittier

The City of Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan (One Seattle) is out for public comment.

The One Seattle Plan is the city’s long-range plan to guide future development and proposes zoning changes that could impact the Whittier school community.

You can review the proposed changes here.

Provide Your Feedback. Community members can provide comments on the plan (either general or specific comments on the map) as well as attend a public meeting to find out more. Visit the engagement hub for more information here.

You can sign up for virtual office hours, provide general or specific comments, and find out more information on the engagement hub: engagement | One Seattle Plan Zoning Update

Whittier Community Meeting with School Board Director, Sarah Clark

Whittier PTA is hosting a meeting with SPS District 2 School Board Director, Sarah Clark.

Director Sarah Clark is our voice and vote on key decisions for our school and district, including school closures, bell times, boundary changes, and more.
 
When: November 12 from 6-7pm
Where: Whittier Library and over Zoom
 
All Whittier Elementary community members are invited to attend.
 
To best facilitate this meeting, we are asking community members submit questions and RSVP.
 
Whittier PTA’s monthly meeting will immediately follow. Zoom details for these meetings can be found on the Whittier PTA website here.
 
Learn more about the current school closure plan and advocacy opportunities on Whittier PTA’s Advocacy hub here.

Join Us for the November PTA Meeting - Immediately Following Director Clarke's Community Meeting

Zoom details for these meetings can be found on the Whittier PTA website here.

Reflections Art Contest 2024-2025: "Accepting Imperfection"

Whittier is excited to be taking part in the Reflections Art program this year! Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students pre-K through grade 12:

  • Explore their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas
  • Develop artistic literacy (by describing how their art relates to a theme)
  • Increase confidence
  • Find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school but in life

Students create original works of art in response to a theme. Finalists from local PTAs will move on to their council PTA, then finalists from councils will advance to the state round. Washington State PTA finalists who receive an “Outstanding Interpretation award will advance to the National PTA round.

Students may enter in one or more of the available arts categories (literature, music composition, photography, visual arts, film/video, choreography/dance).

The theme for 2024-2025 is “Accepting Imperfection.” 

To learn more, watch this short video.

Access the entry form here.

All entries will be due by Friday, November 22nd (end of day) to vp@whittierptaseattle.org. For physical entries, please contact this email address to coordinate a drop off.

Questions? Contact Renee Hartnett at vp@whittierptaseattle.org.

Seeking Judges for Reflections Art Contest

Do you have a passion for the arts? If so, we would love for you to put it to use and help the Reflections Art Committee as they judge submissions and decide which to send on to the SCPTSA.

If the committee receives ample submissions, we will meet as a group in the end of November at Whittier. Email vp@whittierptaseattle.org if interested or if you have questions.

Wildcats Ice Skate at the Kraken Community Iceplex!

Join us for fun on the ice with our family ice skating event at the Kraken Community Iceplex during Thanksgiving break!

Date: November 26th, 2024
2:00 to 3:00 pm

We are looking for volunteers to sign in skaters at the beginning of the event. Please sign up here if you are interested.

 

To reserve your spot, please pay through the PayPal link. Make sure you arrive ~30 minutes early to get your bracelet and skates before hitting the ice! The Iceplex will provide some skate aids for our group.

Cost: $12 per skater, which includes skate rental.

Payment: Visit paypal.me/WhittierPTASeattle. 
Please add a message and indicate payment is for the ice skating event. Include your name and number of skaters. 

Waivers: Download here. One waiver is required per skater each year. 

What to bring: Waiver and helmet.

Can’t wait to see you on the ice!