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Keep Running!
Did you make it to Ellen's Run on Sunday? Inspired by the thrill of running a 5K? Or maybe you didn't quite get out of bed...Never fear, you can still run in the Edgemoor Classic 5K!
The 11th annual Edgemoor Classic 5K will take place on Sunday, Nov. 2 at Bethesda Elementary at 8:00am. This great event raises funds for Bethesda Elementary School and the Bethesda Regional Library. There are prizes for the top middle school girl & boy finishers -let's be sure a Westland runner wins those! Any questions, please contact race directors Alysa Emden or Julie Doll.
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Calendar
10/20 Magazine Sale Begins! Runs through Nov. 5.
10/22 7th Grade Parent Coffee. Red Dog Cafe. 7:30-9:30am
10/22 Softball Games - boys at N. Bethesda; girls at Westland. Cross Country at N. Bethesda. 3:15pm
10/22 PTA Meeting. Westland Media Center. 7:00-9:00pm
10/23 Make-Up Picture Day.
10/24 Parent Coffee w/ Principal Danny Vogelman at Westland. 9:00am
10/24 Halloween Dance at Westland. 7:00-9:00pm
10/31 End of 1st Marking Period.
11/3 No School - Professional Day.
11/4 No School - Election Day.
11/4 Election Day Bake Sale!
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Support Westland 
Westland has fantastic instrumental and chorus music programs. Those programs need your support, however. Please click here for more information about how you can become a Westland Music Booster today! |
 Westland Wildcat Archives
If you missed an issue,
or just want to refer back to one, click here for the Westland Wildcat Archives! |
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THANKS TO OUR WILDCAT SPONSORS!
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As you can see from the Calendar, it's a busy week at Westland! The PTA's annual Magazine Sale kicks off today (see more below). Also, the Westland Directories are in and will be distributed at lunch today! If your child doesn't bring one home this afternoon, please remind them to pick it up during lunch Tuesday. They look great - many thanks to Lisa Heaton, Carrie Hurd & Alex Weiner for their hard work in pulling this massive project together!
We've got our first PTA meeting coming up on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 7:00-9:00pm in Westland's Media Center. Principal Danny Vogelman will deliver his "State of the School" address, and we'll also hear from Officer Witherspoon and Ms. Dana Mathis of the Bethesda Police Dept. about what our kids are REALLY doing in Bethesda on Friday nights. They'll also talk about Internet safety and other issues of concern. It's information every parent should have, and we're delighted they can join us. We hope you can too!
Thanks to all who came out to the Westland Open House last Monday. There was a great turnout! Special thanks to Hospitality Chair Jan Eisner for the coffee & snacks (and especially to Susan Bien for the homebaked goodies!) Thanks also to Alex Weiner, Isabelle Melese d'Hospital, Joci Spector, Susan Buchanan, Pattie Koh Friedman, Johanna Walk, and Pooh Shapiro for staffing the PTA information table.
And finally...we haven't reached our goal of 100% PTA membership yet, so if you haven't already done so, please join the PTA today! |
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Magazine Sale Starts Today!
The Westland PTA's annual Magazine Sale starts today. Please  check your child's backpack for a packet that includes a great selection of magazines. Or, you can go to www.qsp.com to buy or renew your magazine subscriptions on-line at up to 85% off newsstand prices. It's fast and your child will receive full credit for your selections. 40% of every sale goes to Westland!
To shop on-line, click here. If you're new to QSP, click on "Register Now". If you ordered on-line last year, click on "Log In to Your Account." Please update your child's information, including grade and STAR teacher. Westland's ID # is 425003290.
This is an important fundraiser for the PTA, and we really appreciate your support! If you have any questions, please contact Co-Chairs Susan Buchanan or Alysa Emden. |
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7th Grade Parent Coffee at Red Dog Cafe
7th grade parents are invited to join 7th grade PTA vice  presidents Sally Boulter and Nancy Dana on Wednesday, October 22nd from 7:30-9:30am at the Red Dog Cafe, 8301 Grubb Rd # A, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Chat with old friends and welcome new parents! |
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Red or Blue??? Westland Needs YOU!
The PTA's inaugural Election Day Bake Sale will be held at Westland November 4th from 7:00am until the polls close. We expect record crowds for this election and your help is desperately needed to make this event a success. Support your PTA along with your candidate!!!!  SALE ITEMS NEEDED! Baked goods of any and all kinds needed, packaged to sell individually if possible. If you can bake it we can sell it! Also, energy or cereal bars or grocery baked goods are most welcome!  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! If baking or shopping is not in your schedule, there are other ways to help: · Volunteer 2 hours to help and bring your Westland student for Community Service hours! · Volunteers are needed to shop for snack food and bottled water, or pick up coffee service. · Decorate the tables the evening before the sale (November 3rd) · Designate your home as a drop off point for baked goods in your neighborhood to bring the afternoon before the sale. · Arrange for and pick up balloons. Please contact Gwenn Marley D'Anton or call her at 301.907.2983 to volunteer!
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS ELECTION!!
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Halloween Dance - MORE Volunteers Needed!
 The SGA-sponsored Halloween Dance will take place on Friday, Oct. 24th from 7:00-9:00pm at Westland. SGA faculty advisor Cindy Villavicencio needs some MORE parent volunteers to help - duties include helping students collect money, chaperoning, making decorations, and selling refreshments. Please e-mail Ms. Villavicencio if you can help. |
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One More Community Partner Added!
Start saving your Snider's & Chevy Chase Market grocery receipts! Westland can earn up to 1% of money you spend. You can send the receipts into school (please put in an envelope marked "PTA - Grocery Receipts) or mail them to Karen Safer, 3212 Pauline Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Questions? Please contact Karen Safer or Elysa Blacker.
The Giant Bonus Bucks program began Oct. 3rd, and we now have 150 families who have designated Westland. For those not among the 150, please click here to register for the Giant program. Westland's ID is 00660. Any questions? Contact PTA program coordinator Pam Gibson.
 Westland is also a partner in Target's "Take Charge of Education" program. We receive 1% of all purchases made with a Target REDcard (a Target visa card, credit card, or check card). If you already have a REDcard account, just click here to designate Westland. Our school ID is 58213. If you don't have a card, you can get one next time you shop, or click here to apply. |
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Magnet High School Information Meetings
Is your child taking a foreign language and Algebra I or higher? Have they thought about applying to a magnet high school program? Students from Westland can apply to the nationally-renowned Math/Science/Computer Science program at Montgomery Blair, the Richard Montgomery IB diploma program, or the Global Ecology House at Poolsville High School.
Informational meetings are being held the last week of October:
Poolsville HS Magnet Meeting 7 pm on October 27th; Oct. 29: Blair HS Magnet Meeting 7 pm on October 29th; and Oct. 30: Richard Montgomery HS IB Meeting 7 pm on October 30th.
Applications to all programs are due November 14, 2008. Testing will be held on December 6, 2008. For more information, please contact Diana Holmes at Westland. | |
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