Wedgwood School PTA

************ Congratulations Wedgwood!!!!!!! ************

Our Giving Tree has reached $30,000. We are half way to our goal of $60,000!! In order to reach our goal, we are going to need everyone’s participation. If you haven’t had a chance to send in your pledge, please take the time to do so! Get your pledge in now.

PTA Funded Item #14 – Drawing Artist
Did you know that each student at Wedgwood receives 8 drawing lessons from a professional artist?

Support Our School and Watch Our Giving Tree Grow!
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THE WEDGWOOD ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE IS HERE!!!!! Come early, come often, bring your friends, family and neighbors! The book sale will be in the school library all this week from 8:30 am to 4 pm and on Thursday evening from 7 pm to 8 pm. There are lots of books for all ages from many different categories ranging in price from $1.00 to $3.00. Thank you for your donations of books – we look forward to seeing you at the sale!

Parent Teacher Conferences are next week on November 24th, 25th and 26th. If you need to reschedule, call the office at 252-5670. As a courtesy to those before and after you, remember to be on time and to stay within your allotted time period.

Wedgwood Chess Camp November 24, 25 and 26

The Wedgwood Chess Club will be hosting a fun-filled chess camp next week on Nov. 24th, 25th and 26th from 9 am to 3 pm. Come learn from some of the best players in the state! The cost is $60 per day (1, 2 or 3 day options), but space is limited. We will include lots of “recess” time (in the gymnasium) to keep the kids active. If you are interested, please email wedgwood.chess@gmail.com.

The Staff Social Committee is sponsoring a community project in support of local food banks. Food banks around the country and here in Seattle are struggling to meet demand. Some teachers will be storing boxes in their classroom for donations, but there will also be a large donation box outside the library for donations where you can place your non-perishable food item donations. The social committee will deliver donations to the food bank. If you have questions, please contact Anne Miller at ajmiller@seattleschools.org.

Does your copy of The Weekly get lost somewhere between the school and your home? Do you find it in the bottom of a backpack covered with crumbs a week later? Are you interested in receiving an electronic version of this newsletter every week? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please send an email to WedgwoodWeekly@yahoo.com requesting that your email address be added to the distribution list for an electronic version. This is a new option for Wedgwood this year and if you think you’ve already marked a box for this somewhere before, double check your junk mail folder, you might already be receiving it.

The Ethnic Heritage Council and Seattle Center present the Ninth Annual Winter Worldfest, Nov. 28 to 30, in the Seattle Center House. Winter Worldfest is part of Seattle Center Winterfest 2008. The festival features some of the area’s best ethnic entertainment in music and dance performances all three days, a Holiday World Market, kids’ activities and more! Admission is free. Make Winter Worldfest a tradition for your family and friends! For information on hours and a schedule of events, go to www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org/worldfest or www.seattlecenter.com.

The Roosevelt Jazz Band is proud to present its ninth annual performance of Duke Ellington’s “Jazz Nutcracker,” at the Roosevelt High School Performing Arts Theatre on December 5th at 7:30 pm, Dec. 6th at 7:30 pm and Dec. 7th at 2 pm. General Admission $20; Seniors $15; Students/Youth $10.00. Seating is limited. You can purchase tickets on line at Tags: Comments Off

Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, Nov. 11

PTA Board Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Library
7 pm

Used Book Sale
Monday, Nov. 17 to Friday, Nov. 21

Picture Retake Day and Class Photos
Wednesday, Nov. 19

Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
Nov. 24, 25 and 26

Thanksgiving Holiday - NO SCHOOL
Nov. 27 and 28

DECEMBER

Scrip Orders Due
Thursday, Dec. 4

Fifth Grade Bake Sale
Monday, Dec. 8
8:40 to 9:00 am

Monday Mixer with Principal Espania
Monday, Dec. 8
9:15 am, Library

Dear Wedgwood Families,

Last week Wedgwood was abuzz with meetings concerning how to best support our community. We started the week with our Monday Mixer brain storming ideas on how to enhance supervision during lunches and recesses. After school on Monday, there was a meeting to discuss a recycling and composting grant that was submitted to increase our endeavors in reducing Wedgwood’s carbon footprint. If you are interested in participating in any volunteer opportunities please contact Julie Stevens.

For many of our classrooms, Election Day was a culmination of a unit of learning about the different candidates as well as our democratic process. Our students are learning about respecting and communicating with their peers when there are differences of opinion. We all know that this is an invaluable life skill that even as adults we continue to refine.

We ended the week with an election of our own and now have newly elected student council officers. All of the candidates and campaign teams worked so hard to create amazing posters and well thought out speeches. I am so proud of all the students who ran for office.

I have really enjoyed observing the outcomes of the work that the community is doing around supporting the growth of our children in becoming more aware of their roles as global citizens.

Denise Espania