The Wildchat: 12/11/2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
What's Happening This Month:
- 12/13: Last Day to Return “Helping Hands” Gift Cards
- 12/23 – 1/06: NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
- 1/06: PTA Strategic Planning Survey Due
- 1/07: PTA Work Session
- 1/13: Registration for After School Programs Begins
- 1/14: PTA Meeting
- 1/17: PTA Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Meeting
- 1/20: NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
- 1/23 – Staff Appreciation (Hosted by 3rd Grade)
- 1/27: Winter After School Programs Begin
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Last Day to Contribute is Friday, December 13th - Thank You for Your Support!
A Very Warren Dunes Christmas @ FREMONT ABBEY
Featuring a bunch of local artists, this ALL AGES event is a fundraiser for the Many Hands Project Seattle, which raises money for childcare for Seattle area parent performers!
Get Ready for Winter After-School Programs!
Whittier PTA is excited to continue offering after-school enrichment this winter! We’ve got arts and crafts, LEGOS, parkour, dance, and more! View the full schedule and class info here.
Save These Dates!
- Registration opens on January 13 at 3:30 p.m.
- Classes are held weekly after school from January 27 – March 27
Set up your 6crickets account. We are using the 6crickets platform to make registration easier for families. Families MUST set up an account prior to registering. Set up only takes five minutes.
Scholarships are available! Please reach out to programs@whittierptaseattle.org for more info.
Volunteers needed! After-school programs at Whittier can’t happen without your help.
Volunteers commit to one hour a week for eight weeks. Volunteers help unlock classrooms, take attendance, and hang out in the school building during club time. It’s one of the easiest jobs, and you get to know so many amazing Wildcats!
Tuition discounts are available for volunteers. Please contact programs@whittierptaseattle.org for more info.
PTA Strategic Planning Survey
Whittier PTA begins budget and program planning for next the 2025-2026 school year in February.
Caregivers and PTA members drive where the PTA’s investments of money and volunteer time are spent. In addition, we would like to continue to gather information about when and how we meet for our PTA meetings, how we fundraise and your preferred mechanism for communication.
Thank you for taking a few minutes to fill out this survey and for sharing your feedback! This survey will close on January 6, 2025.
Access the survey here.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee Meeting - January 17th!
Interested in learning about what the EDI Committee does?
Have some ideas, concerns, questions to share?
Want to eat snacks and talk about how to make Whittier an even more inclusive and welcoming community?
Come check out our January meeting!
When: January 17th
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: Ballard
(Please email edi@whittierptaseattle.org for meeting location.)
Here is some of what the EDI Committee works on throughout the year:
- Researches and arranges student, parent, and/or staff education opportunities around diversity/race/inclusion
- Maintains relationships and mutual support with EDI PTA chairs across the district
- Shares relevant community events with the Whittier community
- Works with school leadership to support activities in conjunction with Black Lives Matter at school week, Pride, etc.
- Annually reviews and provides recommended updates to relevant PTA EDI guidance such as the EDI Communication Rubric, Land Acknowledgement guidance and the Anti-Harassment policy (in standing rules)
Download the 2024-25 Whittier Student Directory
The 2024-25 Whittier Student Directory is now available for download! Many thanks to all the families and Wildcat artists who participated. We recommend bookmarking this link to access the most current version, as the PTA makes updates throughout the year.
To protect families’ privacy, we will only share the directory through internal channels (i.e. Konstella).
The PTA compiles the student directory each school year in coordination with families who wish to opt in. Families can use the directory to plan playdates, birthdays, and other fun! Opting in is voluntary. We only share the information you provide.
If you need to add or update your student’s contact info, it’s not too late! Please contact elzingg@gmail.com.
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.