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WILDCAT WIRE

A Weekly Publication of the Westland Middle School PTA   5/17/11
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5/19 Principal's Coffee. 8:30am.
  
5/19 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!

 

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Here I am in the home stretch and I'm slipping on my deadlines. But this time it's really not my fault. I'd like to blame Comcast - who wouldn't?! - but they were actually very nice and the culprit turned out to be a faulty cable. Although that did take the better part of Monday to figure out. Sigh. It's certainly sobering to realize how much of my daily life involves access to the internet. It was fine to be down for a while, but by Monday, I was in full panic mode!
  
Anyway, moving right along. Last week's PTA Bookfair was amazing. The book selections were excellent, and kids and parents alike had a great time browsing...and buying. Thanks to you all, we surpassed our fundraising target of $2,000, which is really just icing on the cake. Huge thanks to chairperson Karen Dubrow who oversaw everything from ordering,  to organizing, to operations - she did a wonderful job and we are all so appreciative.
  
Science Night was wild and wonderful as usual. Many thanks to those of you who braved the crowds and made your way around the school to see the kids' projects. Kudos to Westland's science teachers for making it all happen, and  thank you to the kids and parents who volunteered to help with set-up and clean-up.
  
I'm more psyched than ever about Westland's new engraved brick campaign! We've had our first purchases and it's so exciting! Mr. Vogelman and I are meeting with the installer tomororow. This project offers an opportunity to memorialize people and times that are so important in our lives. Just think - how often do you get a chance to recognize someone, clean up an eyesore, and fund a critical need at the school? It's a three-fer! Please take advantage of it - see below for ordering information.
  

-  Alysa  Emden

  PTA President
Bricks R Us - Really! 
As the school year draws to a close, now is the perfect time to think about
memorializing your child's years at Westland. Or perhaps you'd like to
recognize a special teacher or staff member. Or just celebrate your family's
connection to Westland.

Whatever you'd like to say, you can now say it forever by purchasing a
Westland brick. For just $50, you get 3 lines of text on a brick that will
be laid in a new walkway in front of the school.

This new PTA campaign not only beautifies the front of the school (no more
dirt/mud paths!), but also raises much needed funds to underwrite technology
purchases. Westland will have at least two new portable classrooms next year
and Mr. Vogelman wants to ensure that those classrooms have the same
technology capabilities (ie Promethean Boards), as do our permanent
classrooms. These boards cost approximately $7,000

Our goal is to sell at least 250 bricks by June 1. With over 1,000 students,
we're hoping that will be a cake walk - or a brick walk, as the case may be!
We'd really rather sell 500 so we can buy two new Promethean Boards.

You can find all the information you need to order your brick(s) at
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/westlandms/about/WMSBricks.aspx
or just go to Westland's homepage and click on the first link under "News". 

 
Attention - Incoming 9th Grade Parents! 
B-CC's 9th Grade Peer Parents are organizing a coffee for this Friday, May 20th, 8:00-9:00am at La Madeleine in Bethesda. They invite parents of incoming students  to meet other parents and learn about B-CC, and they will also discuss what to expect in the final weeks of freshman year and preparing for 10th grade. Questions?  Feel free to email any of the below . 
9th Grade Peer Parents--
Carol Andress