|
Calendar
Be sure to bookmark the
for up-to-date news!
4/27-5/11 Shakespeare Residency.
4/28 Soccer vs. Tilden. Boys @ Westland; girls @ Tilden. 3:15pm
5/2-5/6 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week!
5/2 Staff Meeting. PTA provides refreshments.
5/3 Soccer vs. Hoover. Girls @ Westland; boys @ Hoover. 3:15pm
5/4 Film Screening - Out in the Silence. B-CC Auditorium. 7:00pm
5/5 Soccer vs. Frost. Girls @ Westland; boys @ Frost. 3:15pm.
5/6 Staff Appreciation Luncheon hosted by the PTA. 10:50-1:00.
5/9-5/13 PTA Book Fair. Media Center. Open throughout the school day; special evening hours on 5/12.
5/11 Soccer vs. North Bethesda. Girls @ Westland; boys @ North Bethesda. 3:15pm
5/12 Science Night. Westland. 6:30-9:00pm.
5/14 Westland Family Volunteer Day. A Wider Circle. 10:00am-1:00pm.
5/17 Soccer vs. Julius West. Boys @ Westland; girls @ Julius West. 3:15pm.
5/19 & 5/20 Spring Play - Alice in Wonderland. Cafeteria. 7:00pm.
5/21 Spring Play - Alice in Wonderland. Cafeteria. 2:00pm.
5/30 Memorial Day. No school! |
|
THANKS TO OUR 2010/11 WILDCAT SPONSORS!
|
 Westland Wildcat Archives
If you missed an issue, or just want to refer back to one, click here. |
|
|
|
Welcome back from spring break! I hope everyone had a great break and is rested and refreshed to finish out the school year. There's a lot coming up...and the last few weeks of school have a way of flying by.
The Shakespeare residency underwritten by the PTA starts tomorrow, April 27th and runs for two weeks. Together with the B-CC PTSA, the PTA is co-sponsoring a special screening of "Out in the Silence" next Wednesday, May 4th. Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week starts on May 2nd, and the PTA is hard at work to show our fantastic teachers and staff how much we value their extraordinary efforts on behalf of our children. The PTA Bookfair runs from May 9-13th. And finally, I am very excited about Westland's new partnership with A Wider Circle - see article below about this great initiative!
Despite my best intentions, I was without my computer or blackberry over spring break (horrors!) so didn't make a lot of progress on planning for next year. But promise to make up for it this week. Although we now have candidates for most of the PTA board positions, there are still many jobs to be filled. I will be sending out descriptions and urge you to get involved. Please don't hestitate to contact me if you'd like to throw your name in the hat or claim that special job you've been eyeing. My e-mail is alysa@comcast.net and the nominating committee ( Pooh Shapiro, Pattie Koh Friedman, and me) would love to hear from you.
PTA President |
|
New Partnership with A Wider Circle
Westland has established an exciting new partnership with a local non-profit - A Wider Circle ("AWC").
Based in Silver Spring, AWC's mission is to help children and adults lift themselves out of poverty. AWC provides furniture and other home items to families moving out of shelters or otherwise living without their basic need items. Families are referred by more than 230 local social service agencies, and furnishings are provided to more than 1,000 children and adults each month. A Wider Circle has been named "one of the finest small charities Greater Washington has to offer" by the Catalogue for Philanthropy.
Monthly Family Volunteer Days. Come volunteer at AWC each month with other Westland families. We will alternate between Saturdays and Sundays (from 10am-1pm) to best accommodate busy family schedules. AWC is approved for SSL hours.
Our first three dates are:
-Saturday, May 14
-Sunday, June 12
-Saturday, July 9
Due to the age of our middle schoolers, all kids must be accompanied by an adult. Small groups with one adult are fine. We will also have a Westland parent on hand to accommodate parents who are unable to stay on site - more on that to follow.
Monthly Featured Collections at Westland. Look soon for a new collection box at Westland where we will be featuring a monthly theme. For May, AWC has put out the call for baby items (newborn to age 3). Gently used clothing, bedding, feeding items and furnishings are all greatly needed. We will post a note on WestlandNet when the collection box is up and running.
And last but not least, check out this great article about Westland students who volunteered at AWC on Westland's recent "Make a Difference Day."
For more information about Westland's partnership with AWC, please contact PTA chairperson Pam Holland. |
|
After-School Cooking & Kayaking Start Next Week!
 The spring after-school session began April 5th, but a couple of classes start next week. Cooking begins Wednesday, May 4th, as does Kayaking (May 4 and May 5). There is still time to sign up for these two classes. Just click here, follow the simple registration instructions, and you're all set. |
|
Special Screening of "Out in the Silence"
On Wednesday, May 4th, the Westland PTA joins with the B-CC PTSA to sponsor a free community screening of OUT IN THE SILENCE, a film that captures the remarkable chain of events that unfold when the announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson's wedding to another man ignites a firestorm of controversy in his small Pennsylvania hometown.
Drawn back by a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen being tormented at school, Wilson's journey dramatically illustrates the universal challenges of being an outsider in a conservative environment and the transformation that is possible when those who have long been constrained by a traditional code of silence summon the courage to break it.
The film will be shown at the B-CC auditorium beginning at 7:00pm.
The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer.
Click here for more information about the film. |
|
PTA's Bookworm Bookfair Opens May 9th!
 The fourth annual Westland Book Fair is just around the corner and it's going to be great! Working in partnership with Bookworm Central, PTA chairperson Karen Dubrow has put together a week featuring fantastic books and interesting events.
The Bookfair opens Monday, May 9th and features browsing hours before school and during the school day through Friday, May 13th. All students will attend the Fair with their English class once during the week. In addition, there are special evening hours on Thursday, May 12th (during Science Night).
You'll find all the recommended and required summer reading books, as well as other wonderful selections for the teen reader. Please plan to stop by the Westland Media Center early and often - a percentage of every purchase goes to support the PTA's programming. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
