Where did that cabinet go?!?!

So did you notice? They moved the cabinet for save-and-send collections. It is now in the entry way closest to the volunteer room. Keep saving those items, they bring in lots of money for our school! For a list of items, click here.

Weekly Round Up: September 13-17

Hope everyone had a fabulous first week of school! A couple things to think about this coming week:

* Monday (9/13) is our first meeting of the year. Hope to see you at 7 p.m. in the multi-purpose room.

* We've been hearing about lots of families busy selling chocolate bars! Thanks for all your work. Remember, if you need to order additional cases, you can email candybars@wilshireparents.org

* Spiritwear order forms were sent home on 9/10. Don't forget to place your order -- due October 1.

* If you haven't turned in your contact information for WPPA Grade Liaisons, please do so soon! Liaisons are hoping to complete the contact sheets and start connecting with families ASAP.

* Friday (9/17) is our New Parent Welcome. We hope to see you in the multi-purpose room either before (8:30-9:30) or after (3-4 p.m.) school for conversation and refreshments. We want to get to know you!

Happy New Year!

The first day of school. A new year and new possibilities. Hope it was a GREAT day for your family!

Candy Bar Sales

Just a reminder for grades 1-5. Stop by the WPPA table at Meet & Greet (n the lunchroom) to pick up your candy bars for the fall fundraiser. We will be there with 500 boxes of World's Finest Chocolate, ready to dole it all out!

You can download extra order forms/permission slips here.

Spiritwear Order Form

The Spiritwear order form will be on the sidebar of this blog under 2010-2011 Downloads. We will also have forms at Meet & Greet. See you there on September 7! We will be in the lunchroom. Stop by and see us!

Show Your School Spirit!

As it turns out, we will be able to offer the Wilshire Park Panda shirts in EIGHT colors this year. As you may know, WPPA sells these shirts as a community builder, and we do not make a profit from the sale. We try to keep items as affordable as possible. These shirts will be $7 for a short-sleeve tee and $8 for a long-sleeve tee.

Thanks again to Steve Campbell for designing the shirts this year. And also to Tessie Rodkewich for all her work coordinating the sale!

Newest Feature!

We are very excited about the newest feature of this WPPA Blog. Check out the handy-dandy widget on the top right-hand side. It allows you to translate the entire web page into a myriad of languages.

Hopeful that this, and working with the ELL staff, will help us keep more of our ELL families in the loop. Check it out!

More Spiritwear Designs

We are really excited to offer many options for our Spiritwear this year! In addition to the Wilshire Park tees, we will be introducing this additional design in blue or pink.

While we will continue to offer the royal blue embroidered hoodie, we are also offering a full-zip option. These sweatshirts will come in black or pink and have Wilshire Park embroidered on the front and will have a paw print on the sleeve (stay tuned more pictures).

Look for order forms at Meet & Greet or in the first weeks of school.

Crossing Guard Help

Hey parents! Jolene Hodson, Wilshire Park's fantastic volunteer coordinator is looking for help! She needs parents who can help with crossing guard duties before or after school during the first week or so of school. Contact Jolene for more details at jhodson@stanthony.k12.mn.us