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11/1 No School.
11/2 No School. Don't forget to vote!
11/3 7th Grade Author Visit - Cristina Kessler. Westland MS.
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11/3 Final day of PTA Magazine Sale!
11/5 Dodgeball Tournament. 4-7pm. Westland MS.
11/10 "Race to Nowhere" film screening. 7pm. B-CC Audiorium. Co-sponsored by Westland PTA & B-CC PTSA.
11/11 Early Release Day. Parent Conferences.
11/12 Early Release Day.
11/17 Study Skills Nite. 6:30-9:00pm. Westland MS.
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Dodgeball is FUN!!!
Westland's first annual Dodgeball Tournament is coming up in less than one week! The tournament, on Friday, Nov. 5th, from 4:00-7:00pm is the culminating event in Westland's Kids Helping Kids Food Drive to benefit Manna Food Center.
The entry "fee" is 5 cans of food per team member. All you have to do to participate is come to the gym on Friday afternoon with your food donation & signed parental permission form. Teams will be organized based on who shows up!
The PTA is running the snack bar for the event and we need volunteers! Please contact Laurie Rosen or Ari Antonelli if you can help with shopping or sales!
Please click here for more information and registration forms. |
Join the PTA On-Line!
We are so excited to announce our new venture with www.pay4schoolstuffonline.com. Just click on this website and you can join the PTA, make a donation, enroll in our Giant and Safeway community partnerships, sign up for After School @ Westland...how cool is that??? |
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Happy Halloween! It's hard to believe that another month has sped by. Somehow it seems fitting to have a couple of days off next week to catch our collective breath and gear up for November and December. Things start back at full tilt on Wednesday, Nov. 3, as the PTA sponsors a visit by Cristina Kessler, an award winning author. Ms Kessler will be at Westland to meet with the seventh grade english classes throughout the day as part of Westland's commitment to the IB Middle Years Program. Ms. Kessler, who resides in the Virgin Islands, is in Washington, DC to receive an award for her latest book, Trouble in Timbuktu. The Children's Africana Book Awards Committee has named Trouble in Timbuktu a 2010 Honor Book for Older Readers. You can find more information about Ms. Kessler and the award ceremony at her website. Many thanks to Sarah Farnsworth for arranging this wonderful opportunity.
The following week, the PTA co-sponsors a screening of Race to Nowhere (see article below) on Nov. 10th. Not only are we excited about bringing this important film to a Westland audience, but also we are delighted to collaborate with the B-CC PTSA in the effort.
And then the next week is the occasion of the advent of a new program - Study Skills Nite on Nov. 17th! Created in response to parent requests, the program is pattered after a similar event at nearby Pyle MS. That extremely popular event draws huge numbers of parents and students, and we hope that this will be the first of many equally successful programs at Westland.
And those are just some of the highlights of what's coming up - there's plenty more! Please be sure to check the Westland website for up-to-date information.
- Alysa Emden
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Final Week to Order Magazines!
If you've been thinking about it, now's the time to act. Renew your magazine subscriptions, order magazines as holiday gifts for friends and family, help fill teacher wish lists for classroom resources. And it's all incredibly easy!
 Just log on to www.qsp.com. If you are a new user, click on "Register Now" and follow the instructions. If you ordered on-line last year, click on "Log into Your Account" and update your child's grade & STAR teacher info. Westland's ID is 425003290. Westland receives 40% of all purchases and we use those funds to support a variety of programs, including cultural arts, enrichment activities, scholarship support, and staff projects. As an added bonus, the prices are very reasonable - way better than newsstand. If you have any questions or would like to see the teacher wish lists, please contact sale chairperson Amy Nadel at amynadel@verizon.net. |
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"Race to Nowhere" Screening on Nov. 10th
 The Westland PTA and B-CC PTSA are co-sponsoring a screening of the widely publicized film "Race to Nowhere" on Wednesday, November 10th, at 7 p.m. in the B-CC auditorium (running time, 85 minutes).
Tickets are for sale on-line for an advance purchase price of $10 + $1.54 handling fee. The ticket order site is open - click here to order. On-line sales will close 3 hours prior to the viewing. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $15. Please note: Ticket prices and sales policies are set by the film's distributors, not by the B-CC PTSA or the Westland PTA.
Thanks to generous support from the NEA Foundation, all Westland and B-CC teachers and staff have been invited to attend the screening free of charge.
To learn more about the film and the event, please click on the event website. |
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New This Year - Study Skills Nite!
Mark your calendar for Westland's first ever Study Skills Nite on Wednesday, Nov. 17th from 6:30-9:00pm, a joint undertaking by the Westland PTA and the school's administration and staff.
Created in response to popular demand, this event is an opportunity for both parents and students to get tips from the experts about how to make the most of study time. Parents are encouraged to bring your student(s) and select workshops together; the presentations will focus not only on how students can study effectively, but also on how parents can best support those efforts.
Come at 6:30pm for a slice of pizza and a drink, courtesy of the PTA. The program begins at 7:00pm with opening remarks by Principal Danny Vogelman.Then, you'll choose one among five 45-minute seminars taught by Westland teachers and staff. After a brief 15-minute break, you'll attend a second seminar of your choice.
Topics include Fundamentals of Studying, How to Use Ed-Line Effectively, How to Sudy for Math, How to Study for Foreign Languages, and The ABC's of Studying for English.
The PTA and school are excited to be able to offer this program, and we hope for lots of parent/student participation! |
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Painless Fundraising - Sign Up Now!
Some types of fundraising are hard work and others are, well, painless! Westland earns thousands of dollars while you do your everyday shopping - funds that underwrite innovative programming at Westland. Please, if you haven't already done so, take a few seconds and register today! Any questions, please contact Toni Baldwin. - :
 Giant A+ - Westland earned almost $4,000 from this program last year. HOWEVER, you have to re-register your card every year!!!! Click here to register your card! It takes two seconds. And remember, you can split your points among up to 3 schools, so it's not all or nothing.Westland's code is 00660. - Safeway E-scrip - Just click here! Designate Westland MS, Group # 6586159.
- Target "Take Charge of Education" - Register your red card today and earn money for Westland. Just click here! We just received a check for over $500 from last year!
- Snider's Supermarket and Chevy Chase Supermarket - Westland earns 1% of everything you spend! All you have to do is SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS. Then, send them into school in an envelope marked "PTA - Grocery Receipts."
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