I hope everyone had a relaxing three day weekend.  I wanted to say thank you to everyone who donated to our PTA annual fund this year.  Last week we received a new cart of 18 Chromebooks that were purchased through PTA money.  These are already being put to use daily by the staff with students in the classroom.  Thank you so much again for your generosity and your willingness to help out at WCI in any way possible.

Have a wonderful week.

Mike Cannon

Thank you to all of you who attended last week's PTA meeting and elected our Nominating Committee for the 2014/2015 PTA Executive Board.  If you are interested in being on the PTA board, please read the article below to find out more about open positions. 

This week I'd like to say a special Thank You to all of the teachers and staff who have become members of the WCI PTA this year!  It is so wonderful to volunteer at a place where there is a true partnership between the staff and parent volunteers.  Thank you all! 

Thank you to all the wonderful parents/guardians who volunteered to make Japan Day a tremendous success!   We could not have done it without you!  We would also like to thank lead parents Julie Gibson, Ellen Schuler, and Cathy Mauger for all their help in organizing the two days, recruiting parents, purchasing the supplies, and, in general, making it run as smoothly as it did!

- The 7th Grade Core Team

In the next few weeks, WCI 8th graders will be visited by Las Lomas counselors and begin planning their course of study for their freshman year.  This is an exciting time and we hope your student will take advantage of the many outstanding music and drama classes that are available at Las Lomas.  The Band, Chorus and Drama teachers have prepared this convenient summary of courses offered in 2014-15.  If you have any questions about specific courses, you are welcome to contact the teachers directly.  Also visit the Las Lomas Performing Arts Foundation webpage to learn how parents can be involved in supporting the performing arts programs, and see the Events Calendar for the remainder of this year.  All are welcome to enjoy the concerts and plays at the Las Lomas Theatre!

Sponsored by the Las Trampas Creek Council and San Ramon Valley Council of PTA, the 34th Advocacy Day for Education is on Friday, February 7. This event starts at 9am (doors open at 8:30) and ends at 2:30 and will include a lunch. Located at the San Ramon Community Center (12501 Alcosta Blvd), the day draws many legislative speakers from near and far. At Advocacy Day, you'll gain a broad perspective on the issues facing our children's education including information about the Local Control Funding Formula and Local Control and Accountability Plan. Among the guests will be State Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Assemblymembers Joan Buchanan, Susan Bonilla, Nancy Skinner and Kristen Olsen. A Federal Panel will include Congressmen George Miller and Eric Swalwell.

 

 

Proof of vaccination may be submitted by:

In person to WCI Office Manager Earlene Caven (Main Office)

Faxed to (925) 933-1922

Scanned and e-mailed to ecaven@wcsd.k12.ca.us

 

If you have questions about Tdap, you can contact our district nurse, Oonagh McAndrew RN, at omcandrew@wcsd.k12.ca.us or (925) 944-6850 x 2013. 

 

Information is also available at www.shotsforschool.org.

Please join us to learn about the new

Walnut Creek Chapter of

National Charity League, Inc.

 

We will be hosting information sessions on:

 

Wednesday, January 22, 7pm at Walnut Creek Intermediate, Room 101

and

Tuesday, January 28, 7pm at Foothill Middle School, Library

 

for more information click here 

It's still not too late to sign up for the DC/NY trip in June 2014.  Sign up ASAP, as we are putting together the final trip details!  To register, go to www.worldstrides.com and our trip number is 89423. An informational video is available, contact us if you would like one. Please feel free to email Mr. Miller and Sarah Hansen (Program Leaders) at  wcidcny@gmail.com if you have any questions. 

This is not a school or district sponsored event

Las Lomas Annual Rummage Sale

March 22, 2014

 

Donation Stations begins Sat. Jan 4 

• Clean out your clutter and donate it to Las Lomas, the first collection day will be Saturday, Jan. 4. We will take household goods, games, toys, furniture, electronics, books, sporting goods, accessories and more. 
• Drop off donations every Saturday: Jan. 4 thru March 15, from 10-2pm
• The donation station is located on the Las Lomas Basketball Courts, enter from the back of the school behind Whole Foods.
• Items too large to deliver, no problem. We will come to your home and pick it up for you, please contact Irene Bossert to arrange a pickup. *PICK UPS ARE ONLY FOR ITEMS THAT REQUIRE ASSISTANCE TO DELIVER.

2014 Walnut Creek Little League Intermediate "Gold" and "House" Baseball team signups Walnut Creek for 13 year olds 

 

• Kids must live in or go to school in Walnut Creek.
• Signups at www.wcbaseball.org
• Open to any boy born on or after May 1, 2000 to April 30, 2001 (Cannot turn 13 years old after April 30^th of this year)
• Tryout times still TBA on Feb 1st and Feb 15th at Las Lomas HS for team placement.
• Cost to play is approximately $200 per player plus refundable volunteer fee.

• The 13 year old teams will utilize the revamped Foothill Middle School field as their home diamond.
• This NEW league will play half the season at 70' bases and second half at 80' bases.
• We plan on having a competitive "Gold" team playing in the new Danville, San Ramon area league as well as a "House" team. 
• Games typically on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays.
• We are looking for coaches for the "House" team.
• We anticipate a schedule of 25-30 games for the team.

 

Please do not hesitate to email or call the 13 year old INTERMEDIATE team program director listed below.

Dave Brown

dabrown@dls-ww.com

925-250-2637

 

The WCI PTA publishes the eNewsletter every Wednesday. Our goal is to provide information to the WCI community in a timely manner. If you have an article to contribute email it to Susan Heitmann at wcienews@yahoo.com. Please limit articles to 150 words or less. The deadline is every Sunday at 6pm.

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