Spring To It - THIS Weekend!

It's not too late to get your tickets for Spring To It! Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to support Wilshire Park - and have fun doing it! A fun night out to connect with other parents in the community, and to participate in one of WPPA's biggest fundraisers of the year.

Saturday, March 31

7-11 p.m.

Cedars Hall

602 University Ave NE, Minneapolis

Ticket order forms can be downloaded on the sidebar (right) Tickets are also available at the door. Just $15 per person includes food, music and a chance to win a door prize.

We hope you can join us. Please contact Scott & Eva with questions: springtoit@wilshireparents.org

Spring To It Reminder

Mark your calendars to join us for WPPA's Spring To It fundraiser! This event will help support community and curriculum at Wilshire Park.

Saturday, March 31st, 7-11 pm

Cedars Hall, 602 University Ave., NE Mpls

Ticket order forms can be downloaded on the sidebar (right) Tickets are also available at the door. $15 per person includes food, music and a chance to win a door prize.

We hope you can join us. We are also still in need of volunteers for the event. Please contact Scott & Eva if you can help out: springtoit@wilshireparents.org

Spring To It!

The date for our spring fundraiser is fast approaching! The committee has been working hard all year to put together a beautiful event to raise money for our kids! Look in backpacks tomorrow for a ticket order form being sent home. You can also download additional forms on the sidebar (right) of this blog and here.

Don't forget to put March 31 on your calendar!

Spring To It News

Our Spring To It (formerly silent auction) chairs are busy preparing for the big event on Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at Cedars Hall in Northeast Minneapolis. Something new this year is a cash raffle. First prize $1,000, second prize $500, third & fourth prizes $250!! Tickets sell for $20, only 300 tickets sold and you must be 18+ to purchase tickets. Contact Scott or Eva at springtoit@wilshireparents.org if you want in! Kind of exciting, isn't it?!?

Meeting Minutes

Here are the meeting minutes for December 2011 and January 2012. Check them out!

Last Chance for Yearbooks!

Last chance to order a yearbook for 2011-2012 school year. Unfortunately, unless you pre-order, you aren’t guaranteed a book. Only pre-ordered books are printed - a few extra are sent by the printing company which will be sold on a first-come-first -served basis for $25 at the ice cream social this spring.

So…if you want a yearbook, now is the time to secure it. Don’t miss out. Orders must be received or placed online by January 16! Order online at Jostens!

New at Movie & Bingo Night

This year we are offering a new and fun opportunity to win a raffle prize for your favorite teacher or staff member!

These great prizes can only be won by teachers and staff. You fill in the teacher/staff member you want to win and your name (so they know who helped them win the great prize!). It’s a fun way for us to do something special for the great staff at Wilshire Park!

Hotel Stay: Winning staff member receives a $150 gift card redeemable at any Marriott in the U.S.

Studio 411: Spoil your favorite teacher at a wonderful locally owned spa! They will be indulged with a pedicure, lunch & rejuvenating facial at Studio 411. Retail value: $182

Singing Telegram: The winning teacher or staff member will be serenaded on their birthday or other special occasion by parents of Wilshire Park students. Treats also provided for the entire class.

Movie & Bingo Night!

Mark your calendars for Movie & Bingo Night! Friday, November 18 at 6:30 pm in gym. Doors open at 6 p.m.– don’t forget your snuggly things! We will be showing the movie Despicable Me.

Concessions will be available in the cafeteria. There will be bingo for adults in the multi-purpose room ($1 per ticket - cash prizes)

Students will also have a chance to win great prizes & specialties from our awesome teachers and staff through our teacher raffle. ($1 per ticket - available in the cafeteria)

Questions? Contact Katie Gillard or Margarey Zwiefelhofer

For a list of raffle items, please see below:

Teacher Raffles

1. Principal Page & the Office Staff: We will challenge a winner and their class to a game of kickball (inside or outside, weather permitting).

2. Mr. Truso (3rd): Lunch with me! Winner and two friends will either bring cold lunch or get their lunch from the cafeteria and join Mr. Truso in the classroom for lunch.

3. Mrs. Tischer: Winner will be allowed to treat the teacher’s desk as their own for a day!

4. Mrs. Tischer: Winner will get to wear Mrs. Tischer’s Green Bay Packer’s jersey for a day!

5. Mrs. Terry: Lunch with me! Winner and one friend to have lunch with Mrs. Terry.

6. Mrs. Beall: Arts & Crafts! Winner and one friend would spend their lunch/recess time in Mrs. Beall’s classroom working on an art project or craft the students helps choose.

7. Ms. Kiehne: Teacher for a day!! Winner will be allowed to use the teacher’s desk as their own (including the candy drawer!), give the spelling test, call students to line up and a variety of other “teacher duties” throughout the day!

8. Ms. Kiehne: Lunch & Dessert with me! Winner and three friends would have lunch with Ms. Kiehne.

9. Mrs. Jarmulowicz: Winner and one friend will get to stay after school to make a holiday craft with Mrs. J! Two winners will be chosen.

10. Mr. Allison: Lunch & Hoops with me! Winner will get to have lunch and shoot some hoops with Mr. Allison.

11. Mrs. Smyth: Music Video!! Winner and two friends will choose their favorite song and Mrs. Smyth will have the video camera ready!! Mrs. Smyth will even help you “raid” her costume closet for something fun to wear. One hour before or after school.

12. Mrs. Hamilton: Lunch with me! Winner and a friend will enjoy lunch with Mrs. Hamilton between 11-11:55.

13. Second Grade Team (Behm, Cartwright, Nord, Nowlin & Tronsgard): Five winners will be chosen to have Jimmy John’s with the second grade team on Friday, December 16.

14. Ms. Arnfelt: Winner and a friend will join in a one hour tennis lesson from Ms. Arnfelt! Five winners will be chosen; prefer to schedule in the spring when the courts at the high school open.

15. Ms. Whisler, Ms. Johnson & Mrs. Kessler: Breakfast with teachers! winner will receive breakfast at 8:30 am and the good company of part of the 1st grade team. Three winners will be chosen.

16. Mrs. Boatman: Craft with me. Winner will paint a ceramic piggy bank and visit with Mrs. Boatman.

17. Mrs. Eastman & Mrs. Frank: Winner and two friends will enjoy lunch with your 5th grade teachers! Lunch will be provided and two winners will be chosen.

18. Extra Recess: Winner and their entire class will enjoy an extra 15 minutes of recess one day.

19. Name in Lights! Winner’s name will appear on the scrolling sign for a week! Something like: John Doe, You Rock!! Or Jane Doe, Superstar Student!

20. Mrs. Hodson, Mr. Truso, Mrs. Tischer & Mrs. Henry: Singing Telegram. These lovely songbirds will serenade you right at school for your birthday or other special occasions!

Second Harvest Food Drive

WPPA will once again be sponsoring a Second Harvest Food Drive. Help us foster a spirit of giving in our community! The drive will run Monday, November 14 through Friday, November 18.

Non-perishable items should be brought directly to your child's classroom. (Cash donations also accepted. Checks payable to Second Harvest Heartland.)

The winning classroom will help “Load the Truck” on Monday, November 21.