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It's Kindergarten Round-Up Time--
Tour Our Blue Ribbon Primary Schools
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 You and your kindergarten-age child (fall 2015) are invited to join the principals, teachers and staff of Westonka's National Blue Ribbon primary schools at Kindergarten Round-Up Jan. 13 and 15.
[Welcome Class of 2028]
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First Annual Engineering Regatta--
Launches Tuesday at MWHS
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 Westonka students, staff, families and community members are invited to escape the bitter cold and attend the First Annual Engineering Regatta on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Mound Westonka High School. Admission is free to this exciting competition, which will take place 12-1 p.m. in the high school pool area.
The regatta will feature MWHS engineering students competing in small groups to create boats out of cardboard and duct tape. Each boat must hold two students and float down and back the length of the pool.
[Anchors Aweigh!]
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Month of Coding Kicks Off--
At Westonka Primary Schools
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When students arrived back to school after winter break, Hilltop and Shirley Hills primary schools kicked off a month of computer coding. After getting a taste of coding during the global Hour of Code in December, students in grades K-4 will spend the month of January participating in a variety of coding activities.
The media specialists at Hilltop and Shirley Hills look forward to working with different coding programs and iPad apps in K-4 Media throughout the month.
[Crazy 4 Code]
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Shirley Hills Skating Rink--
Brings Community Together
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 In the State of Hockey, there is nothing quite like watching young rink rats sail a puck across a sheet of outdoor ice. The outdoor skating rink located at Shirley Hills Primary School-the last of its kind in the Westonka community-is a hot spot for local families during the winter months.
It took a hardworking group of volunteers approximately 28 total hours and 50 separate floods to have the rink ready for this season's grand opening on Dec. 30.
[Community Rink]
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Link Crew Helps 'Sandwich Man'--
Feed Twin Cities Homeless
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Allan Law, better known as the "Sandwich Man" of Minneapolis, traveled to Mound Westonka High School this week to collect 1,000 sandwiches prepared by Link Crew students. Law will personally deliver the sandwiches to those need in the Twin Cities through his organization, Minneapolis Recreation Development, Inc.
[Sandwich Makers]
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Grandview Earns National FBI Award--
For Safe Internet Surfing
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 Grandview Midde School was recently presented with the FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge's national award for October 2014.
Chief Division Counsel Kyle Loven from the Minneapolis Division of the FBI visited Grandview during an all-school assembly on Dec. 19 to congratulate the students and present their award.
[FBI Award]
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Abegglen, Wharram Selected-
As MWHS ExCEL Representatives
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Juniors Sam Abegglen and Nikki Wharram have been selected as the Mound Westonka High School recipients of Minnesota State High School League's ExCEL Award. ExCEL--Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership--is a unique recognition focused on state high school juniors who are active in school activities, show leadership qualities and are model citizens.
[ExCEL Reps]
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Save the Date for the Annual Kids' Stuff Sale--
Seller Packets Available Feb. 2
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 Save the date for the Westonka Early Childhood Kids Stuff Sale, April 11.
Have children's items to sell? Seller packets are available starting Monday, Feb. 2.
[Kids Stuff Sale]
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A Holiday Wrap-Up--
Westonka Musicians Spread Joy
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 About 30 Mound Westonka High School band students were invited to play for Westonka Head Start and ECFE children at St. John's Lutheran Church of Mound on Dec. 18.
Shirley Hills students also spent time caroling around town last month.
[Holiday Music]
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Westonka in the News
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Video: Athlete of the Week - Sam Bennyhoff
Audio: This Week in High School Sports
Sam Bennyhoff of Mound Westonka Wrestling is the Aspire Athlete of the Week. The Aspire School Spotlight features Mound Westonka AD Jeff Peterson.
Girls hockey nearly knocks off ranked White Hawks
The Hutchinson Tigers nearly upset Mound Westonka but ended up losing 2-1 Saturday on the road.
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Sports Highlights
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 White Hawks Boys Hockey Shuts Out Willmar
The Mound Westonka High School boys hockey team's holiday road trip to Little Falls ended with a must-win game against the Willmar Cardinals. The White Hawks recorded a 5-0 shutout on Dec. 31.
[Holiday Shutout]
 Girls Basketball Takes Second in NYA Tourney The Mound Westonka High School girls varsity basketball team took home second place at last week's holiday tournament in Norwood Young America Dec. 29 and 30. [Runner Up] White Hawks Wrestlers Drop Dual, Place Two At Christmas Tourney The Mound Westonka White Hawks wrestling team dropped its first dual meet of the season, losing to Wright County conference foe Dassel-Cokato 39-35 on Dec. 18. The following day, the team traveled to Rochester to compete in the All Force Minnesota Christmas Tournament. [Tough Matchups]  U10 Girls Hockey Places Fourth at Fargo Tourney
The Orono-Westonka girls U10 B Red hockey team took home fourth place at the Scheels Girls U10/U12 International Tournament in Fargo, N.D. Jan. 2-4. [Tourney Trophy]
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Upcoming Community Ed. Classes
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Check out the Westonka Community Education classes starting next week!
(952) 491-8040.
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| Supporting Healthy Growth in Gifted Children |
| Chess Club - Shirley Hills (grades K-4) | |
1/13
| Two's (27-39 months) |
| Marvelous Muffins - Shirley Hills (grades 1-4) |
| Two Dayer's (ages 33+ months) |
| Tuesday Toddlers (ages 12-20 months) | |
1/14
| Marvelous Muffins - Hilltop (grades 1-4) |
| Introduction to Essential Oils |
| Wednesday Toddlers (ages 15-27 months) | |
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| GMS Chef's Academy Once-A-Month Cooking Club: Spaghetti & Meatballs To Go |
| NEW Kindermusik with Friends: Bells are Ringing Music |
| Caring for your Family Member with Memory Loss |
| NEW Beginning Yoga - Gillespie Center |
| Physics Force Field Trip (grades 5-7) |
| Stop Motion Animation (grades 2-4) |
| Virtual Parenting Discussions - Self Regulation |
| Winter Training Soccer Academy at GMS: Session II (grades 6-8 with traveling soccer experience) | |
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| Wee Ones Playtime Series |
| Sesame Street Live Presents "Let's Dance!" (ages 1-adult) |
| Wee Ones Playtime Series (9-week series) | |
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| Winter Rec Soccer Program at GMS: Session II (ages 3-7) |
| Parent & Child Aquatics Level II (ages 6 months-3 years) |
| Quilting: Beginning Rotary Cutting & Machine Piecing 101 |
| Swimming Lessons: Session I | |
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| 3-on-3 Adult Basketball League |
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Upcoming Events
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Friday, January 9
Wrestling Invitational at Hibbing
Girls Hockey Youth Night, Thaler Arena, 5:00
Boys Basketball vs. Litchfield, MWHS, 7:00
Girls Hockey vs. Orono, Thaler Arena, 7:00
Sunday, January 11
Nordic Ski at Giants Ridge
Dance Team Invitational at Minnetonka, 9:00
Wrestling Invitational at Hibbing
Honor Band/Choir at Glencoe-Silver Lake
Boys Hockey at Blake, 7:00
Mound Westonka Hockey Association NHL Alumni Game
Monday, January 12
Shirley Hills Pennies for Patients Collection Begins
Dance Team Tournament at Delano, 6:30
PLAN Test Parent Night, MWHS, 7:00-8:30
Girls Basketball at Becker, 7:15
Friday, January 16
Shirley Hills Pastries for Parents, 8:00
Wrestling Quad Meet, MWHS, 5:00
Gymnastics Tri Meet at Glencoe-Silver Lake, 6:00
Grandview Winter Blast, 6:00-8:00
Boys Hockey at New Prague, 7:15
Saturday, January 17
Nordic Ski at Theodore Wirth Park
Dance Team Tournament at Waconia, 12:00
Girls Hockey at Breck, 1:00
Girls Basketball at New London-Spicer, 6:00
Boys Basketball at New London-Spicer, 7:30
NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workshop
January 20
Shirley Hills PTA Meeting
January 22
Preschool Information Night (Rescheduled from Jan. 8)
Shirley Hills Parent Education Session
January 26
8th-Grade Parent Information Night
January 30
Shirley Hills Winter Carnival
Click here for the full 2014-2015 Westonka School District Calendar
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Westonka News Contact
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Feel free to contact me with suggestions or questions neugerb@westonka.k12.mn.us.
Becca Neuger
Communications Coordinator
Westonka Public Schools
5901 Sunnyfield Rd E
Minnetrista MN 55364
952.491.8003 | www.westonka.k12.mn.us |
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