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Published by the WCI PTA 
April 22nd, 2015
Principal's Message
This evening is the WCI Annual PTA Founder's Awards at 7 pm in our library.  This event honors staff members and community members for their excellent service to the WCI community.  Everyone is welcome and we hope you can attend this evening.

Tomorrow evening at 7 pm in the WCI gym there is a meeting for parents who have an incoming sixth grade student.  The presentation will be given by teachers and administrators and last around an hour.

Please read the e-news carefully in the fourth quarter since there are a variety of events that are happening at the end of the school year.

Have a wonderful remainder of the week.

Mike Cannon
President's Message
Please join us tonight at 7:00pm in the Library for our Annual Founder's Day Celebration!  All are welcome to attend.  We will be honoring a great group of volunteers and staff members who truly make WCI a special place!  Thank you so much to Aimee Moss, our PTA Historian, for putting together this great evening for us. 

Our final PTA meeting of this school year will be on Wednesday, May 20th, at 9:30am. Click here to see the agenda.  Please join us at 9:00am for coffee and treats and then for the meeting at 9:30.  All parents of incoming 6th graders are invited to attend as well.

Julie Gibson
WCEF News

Don't Miss the WCEF Spring Gala!

"Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future"

Friday, May 1, 2015

Tickets Available Now!

 

Come join the fun and support your education foundation at the same time! Enjoy a social hour and hors d'ouevres starting at 6:30 p.m. Listen to amazing music provided by our own Las Lomas High School jazz students, and take in some incredible student artwork that will be on display.

 

A catered buffet dinner will follow and an awards ceremony to honor some of those who have supported WCEF throughout its 32-year history will take place. There will be a few premiere silent auction and raffle items to bid on as well. 

 

Tickets for this event are available online now. For more information, click here. To purchase tickets by phone, contact Stacy Howard at (925) 963-4795.

 

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Thanks to Kelly-Moore Paints, one of our April Business Partners! If you are painting anytime soon, click here to print our coupon to save 25-30% off all Kelly-Moore paint products - 10% of your purchase will go back to WCEF and our students.

WCI Honorary Service Awards

The WCI PTA invites the Walnut Creek Intermediate community to join us for the annual Founder's Day Celebration and Evening of Thanks on Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00 pm in the WCI Library. Congratulations to the following 2015 Honorary Service Award recipients! Each one of them has selflessly shared their time and talents to support our students at WCI. Thank you!  

Walnut Creek Intermediate Award
Aron Clymer
Susan Heitmann 

Very Special Person Award
Derek Petersen
Liz Schleth 

Honorary Service Award
Carol Hoy
Cathy Mauger
Ellen Schuler

Continuing Service Award

Liz Davis

 

In honor of these outstanding community members, a donation has been made to the California State PTA to benefit the CAPTA Scholarship and Grant Program.

8th Grade Activities
There will be lots more information to come, but here are some save the dates for your 8th grader.  There are lots of really fun activities coming up for the 8th graders, calendar them so your 8th grader does not miss out!

CIVIL WAR DAY- May 29th 8:30am-12:30pm
8th GRADE PARTY- June 5th 6:00pm-8:30pm
8th GRADE PICNIC- June 9th  All School Day
8th GRADE GRADUATION- June 11th 5:30pm
8th Grade Panoramic Picture
The 8th Grade Panoramic Picture will be taken on April 23rd.  Purchase your photo now (all 8th graders received a flyer this week in History class, and there are more in the Attendance Office if needed).  If you would like to purchase a panoramic picture, the flyer must be filled out and be accompanied by cash, money order, or check payable to Walnut Creek Intermediate (and turned into the Attendance Office by April 17th).   Cost of the photo is $22, or $42 for a framed photo.  If you have questions, please contact Mr. Miller at samiller@wcsd.k12.ca.us
6th Grade Students TDAP Requirements

 

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.

Community News
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.  

36th Annual May Festival
Carnival fun for the whole family:
Train rides, Jump houses, Games, Face painting, Entertainment, Food, Prize giveaways and more

Contra Costa Children's Chorus
Enrich your Life with Music and Theatre
Open House-Wednesday, May 13th

City of Walnut Creek Summer Camps 2015
Camps for boys and girls ages 3-13

Click here to see all flyers on the district web site. 

Calendar of Events

Below is a calendar of upcoming events.  Please be sure to check the WCI Website and WCSD website for additional calendar information.

 

Apr 20th - 24th       
7th Grade CAASPP State Testing        


Apr 27th - May 1st
6th Grade CAASPP State Testing


Apr 23rd
8th Grade Panoramic Photo 1:20 on Field


Article Submission Guidelines
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

Contact Information
www.wcipta.org
Walnut Creek Intermediate PTA
925.944.6840
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