WPPA
Upcoming Events
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We have two winners!!!
Congratulations to James Gross & Matt Meehan for winning the
'Wake Up at Winston' Raffle!
We look forward to a fun-filled sleepover next Friday with you and two of your friends!
Annual Wine Tasting
You will be receiving an 'Evite' in the next few days with further details. We hope to see everyone there!
Career Day Speaker
Thank you to Alex Bloch & Captain Lyddy at the Fairfield Police Department Explorers' Program for sharing 'a day in the life of a police officer'.
If your child is interested in joining the Explorers program please visit Fairfield Explorer Post 279 or call (203) 254-4831 for further information.
November Writer's Month
In accordance with our Book Fair, we will also be having various authors visit and speak with students.
November 11th
11:45 - 12:30 pm
Author
Elizabeth Rudnik
Elizabeth is a young adult author and also a Senior Editor at Disney Press in New York City. She's edited books based on movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and Prince of PersiaMiles to Go, as well as Miley Cyrus's memoir, Miles to Go, which was a New York Times bestseller.
Her current book, Tweet Hearts , is a romantic comedy about a 16 year old girl, Claire who falls in love with the captain of the lacrosse team, JD Whitcomb. The format is setup like the social network, Twitter and follows their relationship and conversations.
Tweet Hearts will be available for purchase in the office next week and students are encouraged to read the book prior to Elizabeth's visit to develop questions and spark dialogue about the book.
To learn more information about Elizabeth Rudnik visit her website at www.elizabethrudnik.com.
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Parent Resources
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Announcing the First Annual Smart KidsŪ Read-A-Thon!
October 1 - 31
Click Here to join! Help other kids with LD and ADHD while you motivate your child to read more!
CACLD40th Annual Fall Conference:
LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ATTENTION DEFICITS THROUGH THE LIFESPAN
Saturday, October 16, 2010 Stamford Marriott
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Keynote Speaker - Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP.
Center for Executive Function
Skill Development
Lincoln, MA
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Dear WPS Parents,
Thank you all for a wonderful Back to School night last night. We hope everyone had the opportunity to gather information at various tables and meet with with literature teachers. For those families that were unable to attend packets will be mailed home on Monday. Thank you again and as always your continued support is greatly appreciated!
We are anticipating our King Tut trip on Monday. Those students that are missing consent forms have been contacted and we look forward to receiving them on prior to our departure Monday morning.
Thank you also to a wonderful and successful Bake Sale today! Your delicious goodies and donations raised $240.50! to support Autism Speaks in their effort to build awareness of autism spectrum disorders, and funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism.
Wishing you a restful and enjoyable weekend!
Best,
Monika Shah
Director of Operations
WPPA Liaison
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We have received the pants for active wear and will be distributing to students once jackets are received. If you still wish to purchase active wear please visit
our website at mail.winstonprep.edu to download a form. |
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'Helping Hands'
Community Service
JDRF Walk
& Fundraiser
Sunday October 10th, 2010
10:00 AM
Calf Pasture Beach
Next month Winston students and families
are invited again to take part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes! To register for our team please visit
JDRF Walk and
follow the directions below:
1. Search JDRF Walks in Connecticut.
2. Add 'Calf Pasture Beach, Norwalk' to location.
3. Click on 'Register for This Walk'
5. Join the 'Winston Bulldogs' as your team.
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Notre Dame Convalescent Home
Every Monday
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Ms.
Baggott would like to thank those students who joined her on Monday and
volunteered their time to participate in social activities with the
residents at Notre Dame. Students are always welcome and we encourage
all to attend. This is a great time for
students to donate their time and provide some much needed company for
residents. Pick-up will take place at 4:30 pm at WPS. The
'Helping Hands' Planning Committee meetings take place every Thursday
from 3:00 - 4:00 pm with Ms. Baggott. If your child is interested in
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Outdoor Ed
Frost Valley Trip
We are anticipating our upcoming trip to Frost Valley!
Information was provided last night and can be downloaded below.
A few reminders:
All forms are due on Monday, October 4th.
The Frost Valley Written Doctor and Parent Permission Form
must be signed by a parent and Physician.
All medication must be provided in original prescription bottles
(weekly and daily dispenser are not accepted by Frost Valley).
Nurses disperse medication in the Frost Valley Medical Center.
Information regarding packing:
Students do not need to pack a sleeping back as linens will be provided by Frost Valley.
For a helpful list regarding 'what to pack'
please click on the link below:
Frost Valley Packing List
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