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The Wildchat: 10/09/2024

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

What's Happening This Month:

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Volunteer Opportunities!

Fall After School Programs Helper*
10/07 – 12/09
2:15 – 3:15
30 minute shifts
Learn more and sign up here!

Vaccine Clinic * – Seeking 4 More Volunteers!
October 10th
October 17 *NEW DATE!*
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
90 minute shifts
Sign up here!

Fall Carnival – Seeking 23 Volunteers!
October 25th
3:30 – 8:00 pm
One hour shifts
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 

Final Week for Whittier's Largest Fundraiser of the Year!

We have raised 72% of our $138,250 goal for this Fall which is nearly $100,000 (AMAZING!!). THANK YOU, WILDCATS!

In this final week, we encourage everyone who hasn’t donated yet to participate at whatever level you’re able. Every dollar truly counts.

The Annual Give Fundraiser supports education and enrichment for this 2024-2025 school year for our amazing Whittier scholars:

  • Specialist, Nurse, Library, and Reading Intervention Staffing
  • The Math Agency
  • Field Trips
  • The Massive Monkees Residency
  • Curriculum Supports and School Supplies
  • Community Events Such As Fall Festival
  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Events Such As Drag Queen Story Time
  • And More!

NEW DATE! The Vaccine Clinic has Been Rescheduled to 10/17

Due to a lack of vaccine supply caused by high demand and shipping delays, the vaccine clinic has been rescheduled to 10/17.

If you have already registered your child, there is nothing else you need to do. They will receive the vaccines as planned on the 17th.

If you would still like to register, Nurse Marissa will re-open the registration form until Monday 10/14 so that additional students can register.

If you need to change your child’s registration, please send Nurse Marissa a Talking Points message or e-mail no later than Tuesday 10/15.

Pre-Registration is required in order for students to receive vaccines without a parent or guardian present. Please register here.

Vaccines Available for Children Aged 0-18. Students and siblings are welcome!

October 17, 2024
Time: 12 pm – 5 pm

Whittier Elementary School
1320 NW 75th St., Seattle, WA 98117

Nurse Marissa is looking for volunteers! To sign up for a shift, please visit the Sign Up Genius.

Questions?
Contact Nurse Marissa
mrfitzpatric@seattleschools.org

Caregiver Happy Hours are Back!

For questions about Caregiver Happy Hours, contact Meg Pietz at events@whittierptaseattle.org

School Portrait Make-Up Day

Yuen Lui Studio will photograph makeup and retake portraits at Whittier on Tuesday, 10/15

  • Families can preorder makeup portraits here
  • For retake portraits, students who preordered picture day packets for the September picture day can return their package to the photographer in exchange for a retake
  • Families can view and order portraits from the September 3rd picture day here
  • October 15 images will be available via the same link about one week after retake day
  • Images are password protected by an online code. The online code is your student’s school ID number
  • Orders can be placed anytime throughout the year and are individually processed, packaged, and shipped directly to families’ homes

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.

Mark your calendars for the biggest Whittier Party of the year!

  • Raffle!
  • Popcorn!
  • Food trucks!
  • Dessert Dash!
  • Pumpkin Patch!
  • Apple Toss!
  • Photo Booth!
  • Face Painting!
  • Candy Corn Toss!
  • Glow in the Dark
    Tattoo Parlor!
  • Pumpkin Decoration!
  • Black Light Art Gallery!
  • Guess What’s Gross?!

Costumes are welcomed but completely optional.

As always, this is a completely volunteer run event, so any help you can give is greatly appreciated.

Sign up to volunteer here!

Older family members, Whittier Alumni, and high school students looking to fulfill their volunteer requirements are also invited to volunteer!

Donate baked goods for the Dessert Dash here!

All Wildcat alumni and friends are welcome. Our neighborhood is our community! We can’t wait to celebrate this wonderful Whittier tradition with you all!

Welcome to SOCKTOBER!

Parekh’s Pack is collecting SOCKS for 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!

 

Reflections Art Contest is Coming!

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.