| Principal's Message | This evening in our library at 7 pm, WCSD Curriculum Director Lisa Cheney will be hosting a meeting to discuss the new state testing all students will be participating in this year. All testing will be on computers and at WCI it will take each grade level one week to complete. 8th graders will be testing the week of April 13th - 17th, 7th graders the week of April 20th - 24th, and 6th graders the week of April 27th - May 1st. If your 8th grader has a scheduled appointment with their Las Lomas counselor that week conflicting with the testing, Las Lomas will be contacting you to reschedule. More details about testing will be coming as we approach the dates.
Have a fantastic rest of the week.
Mike Cannon
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| President's Message | Thank you so much to all of you who attended our PTA meeting last week. Our 8th grade parents were given great information about Las Lomas and the transition to high school. Thank you Matt Campbell, LL Principal, for taking the time to come to our meeting. Our next PTA meeting will be on Wednesday, March 18th at 7:00pm in the library.
Tomorrow morning, February 26th, at 8:30am, Dr. Patty Wool, will be giving a presentation about the WCSD budget. This presentation will take place at Walnut Heights School located at 4064 Walnut Blvd. All WCI parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Have a great week
Julie Gibson
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WCEF News
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Are You In?
Beginning March 4, parent, teacher, student and community volunteers will be calling many of our families as part of the WCEF Phone Bank outreach. Please help save our volunteers time by making your 2014-2015 donation today! We are $62,000 away from meeting our goal. Imagine what we could provide for our students if everyone gave something. Click here to donate. Thank you to those families that have made their donation!
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 THANK YOU! To all our family, friends and community who attended our 50% back day at Veggie Grill. It was wonderful to see so many families from all our schools there. It was standing room only for much of the day! Thank you! We are waiting to hear from Veggie Grill regarding our donation amount.
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State Testing
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Grade 3-8 Parent Information Meeting - State Testing
All parents of students in grades 3-8 are invited to a parent meeting to be held from 7:00-8:00 PM in the WCI Library tonight, February 25. The meeting will provide information and an opportunity to ask questions about the new state testing system.
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Calling All 7th & 8th Grade Parents
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The final 7th and 8th grade dance of this school year is near. It is Friday March 6th, the fun is scheduled for 6:30pm-8:30pm. We need lots of help to make this dance a success. We need Chaperone's, Coat Check's, and people to donate snacks for the dancers. Please consider Chaperoning or Coat Checking, it is a great way to see what a WCI dance is like. Please click here and sign up. If you need additional information, please email Cathy Mauger or call 330-6997. Your help is needed and appreciated.
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Musical Corner
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Our Jazz Band participated in the Campana Jazz Festival at Amador Valley High School last Saturday, February 14 and won 1st place out of 10 Middle Schools in their division. In addition, our rhythm section was awarded 1st place Middle School section and our saxophone section was awarded 3rd place Middle School section. Robby U and Grant H earned Outstanding Musicianship Awards and Breanna K was awarded a scholarship to San Jose in the City Music Camp.
Off to Monterey: I submitted a performance audition application of our WCI Jazzers to the national Next Generations Jazz Festival competition held in Monterey the weekend of March 27 - 29, 2015 and was recently notified that we are 1 of 6 middle school jazz bands to have been accepted as finalists at this year's Next Gen Festival. This is quite a feat and I am so proud of our students.
Congratulations on your continued success, Jazzers!
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Volunteers Needed for WCI Bookfair
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Mark your calendar. WCI BOOK FAIR is on March 23- March 27. Details will follow in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, we need volunteers to run the book fair smoothly. No experience needed. You can sign up for multiple shifts as we will be open all week and during Science Fair event as well. Please sign up here. Email Alison McDanielor Joan Anderton if you have questions.
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WCSD Budget 101
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Superintendent Dr. Patty Wool will be holding a "Budget 101" meeting for district parents on Thursday, February 26th at 8:30am in the Walnut Heights School Multipurpose Room. All WCI parents are welcome to attend. The address is 4064 Walnut Blvd.
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8th Grade DC/NY Trip
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It's still not too late to sign up for the DC/NY trip in June 2015. Sign up ASAP, as we are putting together the final trip details! To register, go to www.worldstridesdiscovernow.org, and our trip number is 103444. Please feel free to email Mr. Miller and Sarah Oliphant (Program Leaders) at wcidcny@gmail.com if you have any questions.
This is not a school or district sponsored event
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Youth Ambassador Exchange 2015
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Applications Open for Seventh Graders
Ready to learn about the world and make new friends? Join the Youth Ambassador Exchange (YAE!!) and travel to one of Walnut Creek's sister cities of Noceto, Italy or Siofok, Hungary this fall!
Applications are now open for seventh grade students to apply for the 2015-2016 exchange. To be eligible, students must be entering eighth grade in fall 2015, reside in Walnut Creek and have a 3.0 GPA or above.
Ambassadors will spend time learning about the language and culture of their host country. In October, they will enjoy a week staying with an Italian or Hungarian student, visiting their schools, the local area and nearby larger cities. In Spring 2016, the ambassadors will host the Italian and Hungarian students here in Walnut Creek to share what is great about the Bay Area.
Applications are due by March 7th! For more information or to learn how to apply, please contact: Walnut Creek Sister Cities YAE!! Chair, Walter Schick .
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2015 WCI Coed Golf
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Open to 7th & 8th grade boys and girls
This is a competitive program and is not structured for the beginner. Players must have experience playing on a golf course; have their own clubs, golf shoes. Collared shirts must be worn, no t-shirts.
Registration is from
February 2nd through February 27th.
Season: March-May
Commitment: 2-3 days per week.
Schedule: Mon-Thurs, time TBD
Tryouts: March 3rd and March 5th
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Participants pay green fees of $10.00 for tryouts
Participants must play both days of tryouts. Tryout green fees ( separate payment
will be collected along with the registration fee and form. Tryouts will be necessary if more than 12 participants sign up.
First practice: March 10.
(includes team shirt)Registration forms and information are available at the after school sports office and on our Website!
Contact: Greg Nacua, Kevin Liebe, Athletic Directors
WCI after School Sports
943-5899 ext 2661
Email: wcisports@walnutcreek.org
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Las Lomas Cheerleading
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The Las Lomas High School cheerleaders will be visiting on Tuesday, March 10th during both lunches. The cheerleaders will be handing out information packets to those interested.
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6th Grade Students TDAP Requirements
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All 6th grade 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 families to provide written verification of Tdap as soon as possible.
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.
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Community News
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In this section, we feature community news that has been approved for distribution by the Walnut Creek School District. To have flyers posted in this section, please click here for submission requirements. Touch the Wall DocumentaryDewing Park Swim Team is excited to bring a screening of Touch the Wall to Century Theaters in Walnut Creek on Monday, March 16th at 5:30pm.. Touch the Wall is the story of two amazing women and their journey to swimming's highest stage the 2012 London Olympics. The young phenom, Missy Franklin, is just beginning her career and is saddled with mile-high expectations; the veteran, Kara Lynn Joyce, is trying to rediscover the juice that took her to the previous two Olympics. Touch the Wall is a story of winning and losing, of commitment and triumph through adversity. It's also a story of family, of loving what you do and having fun with the people around you. In a world starved for heroes, Missy and Kara stand tall in Touch the Wall. Click on the link below to see a trailer of the film and purchase tickets for this screening. Tickets are $13. Click here for more information. Walnut Creek Library Spring Children's ProgramsPrograms offered for Ages 5 and up Special Dental Heath Story Times Babies to 5 years Larkey Sharks Swim Team Parent MeetingSummer Recreational Swimming program Ages 4-18 Walnut Heights Swimming Spring ClinicStroke and Technique Ages 6-14 Indian Valley Swim ClubRecreational Swim Team Ages 4-18 HEAD START Program for Child Care and Pre-SchoolState Child Development Programs Free or Low Cost Age 0-5 years Las Lomas High School Annual Rummage SaleSophomore class of Las Lomas High School hosts the annual rummage sale. This event will benefit the Class of 2017 SALE SATURDAY, April 11, 2015 Donation Collection Saturday, January 31 - March 21 See attached flyer for time and place Click here to see all flyers on the district web site.
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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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Feb 26th
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WCI/LLHS Symphonic Concert
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Las Lomas
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7th & 8th Grade Spring Dance
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| Gym
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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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