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The Wildchat: 12/04/2024

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

What's Happening This Month:

  • 12/05: Book Fair and Winter Concert
  • 12/09 – 12/12: 5th Grade Field Trip
  • 12/13: Last Day to Return “Helping Hands” Gift Cards
  • 12/23 – 1/06: NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
  • 1/07: PTA Work Session
  • 1/13: Registration for After School Programs Begins!
  •  1/14: PTA Meeting
  • 1/20: NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
  • 1/27: Winter After School Programs Begin

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Tomorrow Night! The Book Fair and Winter Concert is December 5th!

It is time again for Whittier’s annual Book Fair! This year it is combined with a Winter Concert from the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Wildcats to make for a wonderful Whittier community event with books, music, and a show of support for our library and Wildcat choristers.

The Book Fair is in partnership again with the fabulous Phinney Books! There are three ways to shop:

  1. In-person at the event in our own Whittier library, December 5th from 2:30 – 7:30 pm
  2. Online at Whittier Elementary (Phinney Books) Bookshop
  3. In-person at Phinney Books (7405 Greenwood Ave N) – tell them that you are shopping for the Whittier Book Fair.

The online and Phinney Books book fair is live! You can shop in store or at Phinney Books from now until December 8th and a portion of proceeds will go directly to our Whittier Library. Use this link for shopping and additional details: 

Twenty-five percent of all proceeds from the online and in-person Book Fair go towards purchasing books for our library. This fair brings more new and engaging books to our Wildcats!

The Winter Concert will feature 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade performances while all families are invited to attend to support their fellow Wildcats, get cozy in their pajamas, and enjoy hot chocolate after the concert.

Date: December 5th
Time: Singers arrive to the Cafeteria at 5:50 pm,
Concert Starts at 6pm

Where:
Whittier Cafeteria

Who: Grades 3-5 will perform. All wildcats are invited to attend!
 
Attire for All:  Pajamas! And, bring a small stuffy if you’d like! 
 
Stick around after the concert for hot cocoa and Book Fair shopping in the library!
 

Here is a link to the songs 3-5 are singing:
https://tinyurl.com/muhn6xuy

We need a few helpers to volunteer to set up the book fair, chaperone performing students, prepare and hand out hot chocolate, and clean up at the end of the night. Please sign up here.

If you have any questions, please email Ms. Newcomb or Ms. Steph.

Thank you so much for supporting the Whittier Library and our student performers!

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.

A Very Warren Dunes Christmas @ FREMONT ABBEY

Looking for sources of light this December?
 
Consider Ms. Julia’s band Warren Dunes and their second annual holiday show at the Fremont Abbey!
 
Friday, December 13th
7:00 – 10:00 pm
ALL AGES! Sliding scale tickets! FREE for kids 10 and under!

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!
 
For tickets and more details click here! 

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.