A Note from the Nurse's Office ...

The Nurse's Office needs volunteers to help with vision screening. No experience necessary!

• Tuesday, Nov. 3 9am-12pm and 1pm-3:15 pm (Need one more in morning and three in afternoon)
• Wednesday, Nov. 4 9am-12pm (Need two more)
• Wednesday, Nov. 11 9am-12pm and 1pm-3:15 pm (Especially short this morning!)
• Wednesday, Nov. 18 9am-11:30am & 1pm-3pm (Need both morning and afternoon)

If you are available to help please email or call the Nurse’s Office at 612-706-1205.

Draft of November Agenda

Here is a draft of the November meeting agenda. Please note, last-minute changes might be possible.

Fund Request

This fund request will be on the agenda, and voted on at the November 2 meeting.

Movie Night

Family Movie Night will be Friday, November 13. Pack up the family, bring a blanket to sit on and join us in the school gym for a free showing of Ice Age 3, Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Concessions will be available in the cafeteria.

This is always a fun night that the kids love. Hope to see you there!

Conference Meals

Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up November 12, 17 and as always, WPPA will be providing meals for the staff on these evenings.

Volunteers are needed to pick up and set up meals (after school), clean up after meals and to bake a treat for dessert. We are also looking for companies who might be willing to donate a meal for one night of this event.

Contact Melissa at president@wilshireparents.org to volunteer or for more information.

Latest Meeting Minutes

Check out minutes from the October WPPA meeting here.

October Update

Candy Bar Sales: This year’s candy bar sale has been a huge success! Thanks to all the families who have donated money and worked hard selling bars! We still have a few cases available for those who would like them. Contact Tara Halverson at dustintara@msn.com by the end of the school day on Thursday, October 8, if you would like to order. Please note, after October 8, no additional cases will be available. A reminder, we have extended the due date to turn in money until WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15. Please turn in your money on or before that date. (Note: Please be considerate of the volunteers counting money. Send bills and checks only – please do not send in coins).

Silent Auction 2010: Silent Auction surveys were sent out last week with students. Big thanks to all who took the time to fill them out and turn them in. We got over 200 surveys back and the response was OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE! The chairs are working hard to create an event that will be a great experience and most importantly, will raise money for our school! Stay tuned for more details. Also, there are LOTS of opportunities to be involved. If you would like to help out on one of the committees, please contact Shannon Geier at shannongeier@q.com or Carolie Carlson at carls139@umn.edu. Just a reminder, Silent Auction will be March 19. Save the date!

SPIRITWEAR SALES: As you might know, students and staff are encouraged to show their school spirit every Friday. WPPA facilitates the sales of Spiritwear every fall, as a community builder. This is not a fundraiser, and every effort is made to keep prices as affordable as possible. Watch for order forms to come home with your child for this week. Orders will be due Wednesday, October 21. Any questions can be directed to Judy Flett at flettfarm@msn.com.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: WPPA will be hosting a Family Movie Night on Friday, November 13. There will be a free family movie shown in the gym and time for kids and families to connect. More details will be coming home with your child soon. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Shiela or Tessie at volunteering@wilshireparents.org.

APPLEBEE’S DINING TO DONATE: A reminder that every Thursday in October is WPPA night at the St. Anthony Applebee’s. Bring in your flyer between 4-9 p.m. and 10 percent of your total (dine-in orders only) will be donated to WPPA. A reminder that you must have the flyer for WPPA to get the credit. You can download and share additional copies of the flyer at http://wilshireparents.org/applebees.

Silent Auction Update

Silent Auction surveys are coming home in Friday folders today!

As many of you know, in the past Silent Auction has been a family event and was combined with Movie Night. This year, we are trying something new. Instead of a family event, this year's Silent Auction will be a parent event. It will be held off-site (still making the final decision on venue). We hope that an event without kids will give parents the opportunity to connect with one another, and also offer more time to peruse all the fabulous baskets available without distraction.

Silent Auction Chairs and WPPA board members have already met several times over the summer and fall. We value your feedback as details for this event continue to be finalized. The Chairs have been hard at work planning and will continue to do so for the next several months. Please take a just few minutes to read fill out the survey.

Thanks to Shannon Geier and Carolie Carlson, this year's Chairs, who have already put a ton of time and energy into planning. Silent Auction is an important event, it's one of WPPA's biggest fundraisers ... last year, it brought in over $7k! Please make sure to thank this year's Chairs for stepping up to fill this role, and for all their hard work!

Just a reminder, Silent Auction will be on Friday, March 19.

Candy Bar Sales

An exciting day at Wilshire Park -- the beginning of Candy Bar Sales! Lots of kids walking through the halls with their briefcases of chocolate bars!

More information on the Candy Bar Sales should have come to you via email today. If you did not receive, the information is below:

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Hello Wilshire Park Families,

The GOOD news is that we need to place a re-order for additional Candy Bars. This year we ordered candy bars based on the information that came to us on or before the permission form deadline. We had some order forms come in late, so if you did not receive your case or cases of candy bars TODAY we will have additional cases delivered on Tuesday, September 29th. We will be finishing our distribution on that day. If you would still like to participate in the Candy Bar Fundraiser there is still an opportunity to do so! We have extended the date to order until: Monday, September 28 and the due date for the MONEY will be Friday, October 9th.

Again, if you did not receive your candy bars today, the re-order will be delivered to Wilshire Park on Tuesday, September 29. If you are interested in still participating or have any questions of concerns please contact Tara Halverson at: dustintara@msn.com or 612.408.0140.

Sincerely,

Tara Halverson
Candy Bar Chair

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Thanks to everyone who is participating in this fundraiser. The kids have fun and we raise lots of money to help supprt Wilshire Park!

A HUGE thanks to this year's chair, Tara Halverson. Tara has spent countless volunteer hours coordinating all the details of Candy Bar Sales and has done a great job! Thanks also to Jan Campbell, Rick Ballot, Sue Kalenze and Jessica Hoylo for their help sorting, labeling and delivery bars to the classrooms!