West Clay Connection
November 4, 2013
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Important Dates
Fri, Nov 8 Veteran’s Day Concert 1:30 pm
Wed, Nov 13 Education Support Professional Day
Fri, Nov 15 Picture Retakes
Nov 18-22 Book Fair
Wed, Nov 20 WC Day @ Yogurtz
Thurs, Nov 21 PTO General Meeting
Fri, Nov 22 Family Fun Night
Nov 28-29 Thanksgiving Break
School Notes
Veterans’ Day Program
There will be a Veterans Day Program at West Clay Elementary! The third grade classes will present a
Veterans Day Program on Friday, November 8 at 1:30pm to honor and thank our veterans!
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Change of Dismissal
The whole purpose of the Daily Change of dismissal is to let us know what your child is doing at 2:35PM, if it is different
than normal. Clarification: For all after school activities, please choose “Go to After School Program”, then you will be
prompted to explain which after school program they will be attending such as ESE or Other like Pup Running, Recycling
club, Spell Bowl, Play practice, SAC, Math Pentathlon, Math Bowl, Newspaper etc. For all bus changes, please enter if
they are riding their own bus or a different bus. Please be sure to enter the correct number in both bus # locations
otherwise the change will not be visible to the bus driver. Use this option if they are riding their bus but getting off at a
different stop. You will be able to name who your child is going home with using that option. Carpool is only used for
those children leaving at the normal school dismissal time via carpool. If you choose carpool and your child is really
supposed to go to an after school activity, they will miss part of their activity, because they will be sent outside to wait for
their ride at 2:35PM. DO NOT USE CARPOOL IF THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO AN AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAM!! Other is only used if the other options do not work. This is rarely used!
On some days, we have over 160 changes of dismissal. It is vital that all changes be entered on time and correctly to
ensure that your child is safe. Thank you for your cooperation!
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Textbook Rental Fees
Elementary textbook fees for the 2013-2014 school year are now past due!! If you have not already paid, please login to
your myCCS account now to pay your outstanding balance. To pay fees, log in to the myCCS portal at
https://myccs.ccs.k12.in.us/login Click on View and Pay Textbook Rental Fees in the Textbook Rental widget. At the
Student QuickPay homepage, click on each student tab to review fees and when ready, checkout to pay for textbook
rental fees. All Fees were due on October 31st!!
PTO Notes
General PTO Meeting
Please join us November 21st at 9:00 for our 2nd general PTO meeting. Our guest speaker is Detective John Pirics and
the topic is Internet Safety.
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PTO Co-Vice President Nomination
It is with great sadness that I announce that Lauren Price and her family will be moving to Houston at the end of this
school year. Due to her moving, she will be unable to fulfill her future duties as President and Vice President. Thus, we
are adding a Co-Vice President position to the Executive Board. The 2013-2014 Nominating Committee has met and
nominated Jenny Okamoto as the new VP. The vote on this nomination will take place at the November 21 General PTO
Meeting.
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All for One Books Contest
Your children will be bringing home the zip lock bag for the One for Dollars for the Scholastic “All for Books.”
The contest runs November 4 - November 14. Send your dollars in for your class to win a POPCORN &
MOVIE PARTY in the LGI room! We will have 2 winners K-2nd and 3rd-5th grades. Scholastic will match our
donations, dollar for dollar, to help our school and other non-profit organizations. Please send in dollars only!
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Book Fair Needs Volunteers!
The Book Fair Committee is in need of volunteers November 18-22. Please click on the following link to sign
up to help with the book fair. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EA5A78-west1
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Family Fun Night
An Oasis Overflowing with Fun
Friday, November 22
5:30 - 8:30 pm
This year's Family Fun Night is an Oasis of Overflowing Family Fun!!! We will have a DJ, Bub's Burgers,
Bake Sale, Silent Auction, Sumo Wrestling, Giant Twister, Carnival Games and Airbrush Tattoos. Of course
there are prizes for each of the games too!! We hope you can join us. Dinner will include a burger, chips and a
drink. Desserts are available at the Bake Sale. Reservations are only needed if you are having dinner and are
$10 per person. Please see flyer attached.
Silent Auction
The Silent Auction is going to have some great items for you to bid on. We already have some great packages
from the West Clay Staff as well as the popular class baskets that I am sure you and your children are going to
be very excited about! This year, we are hoping to make the Silent Auction even better and that’s where you
come in!
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Do have some Colts/Pacer tickets that you don’t want to use? Auction them!
Maybe you have a family business that has something fun to donate? Great – we’d love it! (And we’ll be
sure to put the business name on our auction description.)
Are you a personal trainer? Auction off some sessions!
Are you a true “foodie”? Offer to fix dinner as an auction item!
Maybe get together with a few other parents and put together a creative and fun basket – like a “rainy
day basket” full of art supplies or a “sports basket” full of balls or a “get dolled up basket” with fun
makeup.
Have an awesome present that is just begging to be “re-gifted”? Send it our way!
Just want to put together something fun? Go for it!
These are just suggestions as we are open to anything appropriate for a school auction. If you have any questions, need
more information or have something you are interested in donating, please feel free to contact us, Lauren Price at 6692974 [email protected] or Kursten Blanchard, 809-1031 or [email protected] .
Bake Sale
The Family Fun Night Bake Sale is looking for HOT treats to sell at this years Cool Family Fun Night. The
theme of the night is “An Oasis Overflowing with Fun!” Please bring your HOT treats to the school pyramid on
Friday, November 22 from 8-10 am or 2:30-4:00 pm. Please have the items individually wrapped. Also, please
fill out and attach the tag at the bottom of this page if you feel there are allergens in the mix – especially
peanuts. Please contact Kari Miller ([email protected]) or Marcy Haboush ([email protected])
for more information.
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Save the Date
YOGURTZ NIGHT is November 20th. A percentage of all sales will be donated back to our PTO.
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Facebook and Twitter
Like West Clay Elementary PTO on Facebook! Check out our Facebook page for current information and upcoming
events at http://www.facebook.com/wcepto. You do not need a Facebook account to view pictures and exciting
information about upcoming events. Also, you can access our twitter feed at https://twitter.com/westclaypto.
If you have a school or PTO-related item for the West Clay Connection, please send it to Trisha Mulligan at
[email protected]. Submissions are due on Thursday at noon for publication.