| Principal's Message | This week WCEF is doing a "Turn Up The Heat" campaign. Please look for a red envelope coming home with your student today from WCEF. They will be collecting these envelopes this week and we will all be wearing red on Thursday to remind everyone of all the great work WCEF does for all of our students. Please read their article closely below about the full campaign.
1st quarter report cards will be going home with students through their 7th period class this Friday.
Please remember that students are not in school on the 10th or 11th of November.
Have a fun and safe Veteran's Day Holiday.
Mike Cannon
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| President's Message | This year, the WCI PTA is excited to host the 5th annual Wild West Social on Friday, Nov. 14th. This is a great opportunity to come out and socialize with other WCI parents, teachers, and staff, all in support of our students. Please read the article below for more information on buying tickets, donating to our raffle/auction, and volunteering for the event.
At WCI the PTA and WCEF work together to fund both the Campus Safety Supervisor and our 2nd Vice Principal/Leadership Teacher. We thank you for your continued support and we hope you will contribute to WCEF's #TurnUpTheHeat campaign this week. Remember, no donation is too big or too small and it all goes toward supporting all of our children at WCI.
Our next PTA meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 19th at 9:30am in the Library. Please join us for coffee/snacks at 9:00 and stay for the 9:30 meeting. We hope to see you there!
Julie Gibson
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WCI Wild West Social
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TICKET PRICES FOR THE ADULT SOCIAL ARE NOW $70!
The Annual Wild West Adult Social is Friday, Nov.14th beginning at 6:30pm at the Shadelands Ponderosa Ranch. TICKETS Tickets are $70 Per Person which includes a BBQ Dinner, Gaming Chips, a Raffle and No-Host Bar. Download the ticket order form and bring it along with a check made out to the WCI PTA by 10/31 to the main office or mail the form and check to Walnut Creek Intermediate, 2425 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94597, attention Adult Social WANTED We STILL need donations for our auction/raffle! We also need gift cards in any amount! Clean out your drawers and bring your unused gift cards to the main office to be used for a fun raffle prize VOLUNTEERS We need lots of volunteers to make this a successful and fun night! Click here to sign up to help with decorating before the event, selling raffle and gaming chips and clean up! If you have questions, want to make a donation or need further information, send an email to: wciptasocial@yahoo.com. We hope to see you there!
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Urgent: Vision Screening Volunteers are Needed
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 Vision Testing for all 6th grade students will take place on Monday, November 17th, Tuesday, November 18th and Thursday, November 20th. We will need two volunteers each morning (8:30-11:40am) and afternoon (12:20-3:00pm). Screenings begin in less than two weeks; if you can help, please click http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c45afae22a64-6thgrade today and sign up for one or more shifts. For more information, contact Megan Martin at meghan1002@gmail.com or (925)890-0147.
Thank you so much for your help!
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Attention All 6th Grade Parents
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The 6th Grade Skate Night is Tuesday November 18th. Skate Night will be at The Golden Skate in San Ramon. Your 6th grader will not want to miss this event! Tickets will be sold during lunch periods on Monday, November 17th and Tuesday November 18th. The cost of the ticket is $13.00. Your student will need to bring CASH to purchase their ticket and a completed, signed permission slip. A flyer will be distributed to all 6th graders which has more details on the event, along with the permission slip. Please send your child with $13.00 CASH, the completed permission slip, and their student ID card on November 17th or November 18th. We need volunteers for this event. Please click here to sign up. If you need additional information please contact Jenn Johansen - johansenj@aol.com
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Reflections
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Please come to the Reflections Showcase of Art on Thursday, November 6th 2014 at the WCI Library at 7pm. All of the students' Art and Literary work will be on display. If you have questions regarding this event, please contact Caroline Thomas at cmtlcsw@yahoo.com
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WCEF News
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 WCEF: #TURN UP THE HEAT!
Thank you to all who have made your 2014-15 WCEF donation! Together, we have raised $460,000. Haven't made your donation yet? Able to give a little more? Help us as we #TurnUpTheHeat for all our students!
100% Participation: We need everyone to take part during our #TurnUpTheHeat Campaign and raise the total dollars in our cashometers located in front of the WCSD Offices and Las Lomas High School.
- TODAY, November 5 - Red Envelopes and #TurnUpTheHeat flyers sent home with every student!
- Thursday, November 6 - All students, teachers, parents, and administrators wear Red to #TurnUpTheHeat for education programs and personnel supported by WCEF! AND
- 100% of our students return their Red Envelopes with their donations/response to WCEF volunteers at drop off and pick up.
- Friday, November 7 - Last day to return your Red Envelope and #TurnUpTheHeat!
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WE NEED YOU!
Calling all volunteers. Looking for a fun way to support our students? Volunteer at the 22nd Annual Turkey Trot! Specific needs include:
- 11/25 & 11/26 afternoon or evening shifts: Pre-race packet distribution at FORMA Gym.
- 11/27 Race Day: registration and t-shirt distribution, water stations, course workers, food and water site workers, timing/finish line assistance, clean-up/breakdown.
- Many different shifts available to fit your schedule. Free volunteer T-shirts!
- Click here TO VOLUNTEER! Or click here to register to race.
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WCI Spirit Wear
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WCI Spirit Wear is available for purchase in the front office. The items that are available are: 
Reusable Grocery Bags $4
Girls Tank tops $17
T-shirts $15
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Boxtops for Education
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There is still time to turn in those box top coupons before the contest ends! The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, October 28. For Halloween, let's fill up the box top receptacle with lots of box tops - no calories, just more money for our wonderful library!. Anne Woods at shepwoods@comcast.net thanks everyone for their continuing support!
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Las Lomas Public Speaking Program
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The Las Lomas Public Speaking program would like to hear what WCI students have to say: We eagerly invite any and all WCI students to enter our first ever speech contest. The speech contest is open to WCI students only, and students may deliver a speech to inform or a speech to persuade. The contest will be held on Saturday December 13th at Las Lomas High School. For more information, go to the Las Lomas Web Site and search under the Students tab. Also, ask your English teacher for a flyer. This is a great chance to speak your truth, Squires. Feel free to email any questions to Wendy Reeves-Hampton at
wreeves-hampton@acalanes.k12.ca.us. Whether you're a beginner or an already-confident speaker, you are always welcome here at LL Public Speaking. Give it a try!
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Nicaragua Summer Trip
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Spanish teacher Angie Green and Global Studies teacher Julie Krug are chaperoning a trip to Nicaragua through Free the Children in August. The trip is open to all WCI students. If this interests you, you can find information on their web pages. Application deadline is December 3rd.
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8th Grade Baby Pictures Needed
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The yearbook class is gathering baby pictures of the 8th graders for the yearbook. We can use a high quality photos printed on photo paper or the photo can be submitted digitally. Digital photos need to be high resolution ( at least 400kb). Please have students deliver photos to Mrs. Gautier in room 603. We will take good care of the photo and return it in a couple of months. Digital photos should be sent to Mrs. Gautier at: rgautier@wcsd.k12.ca.usPhoto deadline is November 15th.
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8th Grade DC/NY Trip 2015
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Attention all 8th grade families. Sign up now for the Washington DC & New York City 8th grade trip and save before the price increases. We will be voting soon on the Broadway play that we will be seeing in NY, don't miss out on being able to cast your vote! The trip will be taking place from June 26, 2015 - July 1, 2015. Don't miss out on this trip of a lifetime. We already have 55+ students signed up, and anticipate a lot more to come. Sign up at www.worldstridesdiscovernow.org under our trip ID # is 103444. If you have questions, please email trip leaders Steve Miller and Sarah Oliphant at wcidcny@gmail.com. *This is not a school or district sponsored trip.
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Calendar of Events
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Below is a calendar of upcoming events. Please be sure to check the WCI Website and WCSD website for additional calendar information.
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Nov 5th
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Las Lomas 8th grade night
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7:00pm
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Las Lomas
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Report Cards Sent Home
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Staff Development - No School
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Veterans Day No School
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Article Submission Guidelines
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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. For community announcements (non WCI specific submissions) please review the community section guidelines for approval by the Walnut Creek School District.
The mention of any business, service or event
in this publication does not imply an endorsement by
WCI PTA, WCI, or the Walnut Creek School District
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