Please join us two weeks from tonight, March 19th at 7:00pm, in the WCI Library for our PTA meeting.  At this meeting, Matt Campbell, Las Lomas Principal, will be coming to talk about the transition to high school.  If you're a parent of an 8th grader - you won't want to miss it!  Come hear what Mr. Campbell has to say and feel free to bring your questions for him.  Also at this meeting, we will be holding the elections for our 2014-2015 PTA Executive Board and hearing from a representative from the Acalanes Union High School District Measure A Campaign.  Click here to see the agenda. 

Have a great week!

Julie Gibson

$10,000 TO GO! Only 4 Weeks Left: WCEF March Update

•  We have raised $667,000. Thank you to all who have made your 2013-2014 WCEF donation!  
• We are $10,000 away from meeting our funded commitments for this school year. It is important for all our families to contribute in any amount that works best for them.   
• 32% of our families have donated - if you are in the 68% that haven't made your donation, there is still time
  to make your 2013-2014 tax-deductible donation. Please consider making it today! Your donation is needed now to meet this year's program, staff and materials funding needs; our students are counting on all of us! Donate today!  
• Join our SUSTAINABLE DONOR PROGRAM: WCEF is launching a new way to make your donation which will help secure ongoing funding and assist parents by spreading their payments to WCEF out over the course of the year. Many families are taking advantage of this online giving plan and setting up monthly deductions that are ongoing for the duration that your child is in school (setting up 12 and 24 months of giving at a time depending on the expiration date on your credit card).  For more information please contact Liz Davis at eadavisus@yahoo.com / 925.933.9233.

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Thank You to our Families and Community Members!

Sports Basement Presents $11,727.13 to WCEF

 

This week Sports Basement presented a check for $11,727.13 to WCEF as part of their shopping give back program. All year long when you shop at Sports Basement and mention WCEF at checkout, 10% is taken off your purchase and 5% is given back to WCEF. This check represents the give back for 2013. THANK YOU! 

 

Stay tuned for March Charity Madness starting March 21 at Sports Basement. Help WCEF advance to the FINAL FOUR! Sports Basement is offering a special 10% off and 10% back during this event! Shop for all your spring and summer athletic needs! Just be sure to mention WCEF when you checkout!

 

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Share your Passion: WCEF Nominations/Volunteer Information

 The WCEF Nominating Committee is currently looking for volunteers for smaller tasks and to fill board positions and we would love to hear how your passion could benefit WCEF and our students! Please contact Vera Caulfield at (vcaulfield@gmail.com) or Executive Director Liz Davis at (eadavisus@yahoo.com) if you are interested or would like more information.

The 7th and 8th grade Mardi Gras Dance will be held in the gym on March 14th from 6:30-8:30pm.  Click here for more information.

Do you know someone who has gone the extra mile for the WCI community this year? It's time to nominate that person for an Honorary Service Award. PTA Honorary Service Awards recognize those in our school community who really make a difference in the lives of the students at WCI.  If you know of a parent, teacher, staff member, or other community member who regularly goes above and beyond, they deserve this recognition! Please click here to complete a nomination form. Nominations are due by Thursday, March 13. Please contact PTA Historian Aimee Moss at aimee@mosscpa.com with any questions and click here to download  a nomination form. 

Volunteers needed for the FUN 6th Grade Skate Night:

Here is your chance to join the fun! We need volunteers to help with the 6th Grade Skate Night. The Skate Night is Tuesday, March 18th at The Golden Skate in San Ramon. We need volunteers to sell tickets on Monday (March 17th) and Tuesday (March 18th).  Tickets will be sold at school during lunch periods (11:35-1:07). We also need volunteers to check students in the night of the event (6:00-7:00). We will need chaperones during the event (6:10-8:30).  Please email Sara Hill  if you can help with this great event. Thank you in advance for making this Skate Night a success for the 6th Graders!! 

THE WCI BOOK FAIR IS FAST APPROACHING. Mark your calendars and check out the popular new reads at our wonderful WCI Book Fair. Browse the teachers' Wish List and help stock classroom bookshelves or pick up some great new titles to take home. The Book Fair is held in conjunction with Real Books and raises funds for the WCI Library which receives 20% of the proceeds.

Here is the schedule:

• Monday March 24th - Book Fair Begins 8:00AM - 4:00PM·        
• Tuesday March 25th - 8:00AM - 4:00PM·        
• Wednesday March 26th
• Adults only morning event - Join us at 9AM for coffee and refreshments. Then at 9:30 we will walk through some great pieces of current literature - both Fiction and Non-Fiction for adults. We will also discuss incredible reads for our middle school kids that you won't want to miss!
• Book Fair is open to students 11:00AM - 4:00PM
• Thursday March 27th- 8:00AM - 4:00PM and 5:30 - 8:00 PM
• Evening Hours: The Book Fair will be open from 5:30 - 8:00 PM -stop by and shop before or after the Science Fair. We will have light refreshments as you browse through the book fair.
• Friday March 28th - Last Day for Book Fair 8:00AM - 10:00AM

Many volunteers are needed to help the book fair run smoothly. Click here to see where you can help. Volunteers are also needed for set up on Friday, March 21^st from 10AM-1PM and take down on Friday, March 28th at 10AM-12:30PM.

All 6thgrade students will need to show proof of having received Tdap (pertussis) vaccination after the age of seven before they enter seventh grade.  We are now starting to collect this information from all 6th grade students. We are asking all 6th grade families to provide written verification of Tdap as soon as possible.

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