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Monday, 12/10—
12/10—A Day
Tuesday, 12/11
12/11—
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Wednesday, 12/12
12/12—
—C Day
Thursday,
12/13—
12/13—D Day
Friday, 12/14—
12/14—A Day
Friday, December 7, 2012
Volume 4, Issue 14
Principal’s Perspectives
Dear Parents,
Dates to
Remember
Saturday, December 8th
Clothing GiveGive-a-Way!
AM—
10 AM
—2 PM
Washington Woods
Multi-Purpose Room
Multi
Tuesday, December 11th
Market Day Pick Up
5:15 PM—
PM—6:15 PM
Wednesday, December 12th
3rd Grade Holiday Program
6:00 PM—
PM—7:00 PM
SSES MultiMulti-Purpose Room
I hope your week has been a good one. Here at the
Rock, the time is flying by quicker than we would like. Before the New Year is upon us, I wanted to extend an offer
to our 3rd and 4th grade students to participate in Future
Chefs challenge. This is a national competition. The underlying philosophy of this competition is to help educate
the kids in healthy eating habits. Please look for more detailed information on this coming home next week.
I would like to recognize Mrs. Lawry’s 2nd graders for being hardworking
and let them know how proud I am of them. Collectively they reached an alltime best today!
Have a great weekend…only 17 shopping
days left!
Corey
Friday, December 21st
Holiday Parties
2:30 PM
24th—
Monday, December 24th
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Friday, January 4th
No School, Winter Break
Tuesday, January 15th
PTO Meeting
6:30 PM
7th—
Monday, January 7th
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Friday, January 25th
N.W.E.A. Testing
Monday, January 21st
No School, MLK, Jr., Day
Tuesday, January 22nd
Market Day Pick Up
PM—
5:15 PM
—6:15 PM
Friday, January 25th
3rd & 4th Grade
Movie Night
6:00 PM
McKinney’s Minutes
Dear Parents,
Shamrock Springs is a great place to be during the holiday season. We are very lucky to
get to see 450 students at one time and feel their combined joy and youthful excitement
about this time of the year. The students are looking forward to spending time with family,
being a part of long-standing family traditions and possibly starting some new ones!
December is always a personal time of reflections for me, and this year I can’t stop thinking how lucky I am to be here at Shamrock Springs. The type of people I am blessed to work
with truly make it a joy to come to work. It never ceases to amaze me just how amazing the kids and teachers are in this building.
As we get closer to our holiday break, I encourage
you to find the time for “the best things in life.” You
won’t regret it!
Mike McKinney
Assistant Principal
747 West 161st Street
Westfield, IN 46074
Office:
(317) 867867-7402
Attendance: (317) 867867-7401
Website: www.wws.k12.in.us/sses
Recess/Lunch Times by Grade
1st Grade – Recess
Lunch
11:05—11:35
11:40—12:10
2nd Grade – Recess
Lunch
3rd Grade –Recess
Lunch
12:15—12:45
4th Grade – Recess
12:50—1:20
Lunch
Kindergarten Lunch 11:55—12:25
10:30—11:00
11:05—11:35
11:40—12:10
12:15—12:45
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Caring Kids Club—Food Drive!
Caring Kids Club has begun a food drive! This is a chance for Shamrock Springs to give food to other families who need it, right here in
Westfield! Starting on Monday, December 10th, and ending on Friday,
December 14th, each grade level will have a certain kind of food to
bring. There will be boxes in each hallway where students and parents
can place the food. Here’s what’s needed:
Kindergarten – boxed breakfast foods, syrup, and jelly.
First – boxed potatoes and rice.
Second – Canned pasta and sauce (like Spaghettios and Ravioli).
Third – Canned meat (like tuna and chicken).
Fourth – Canned fruits and juices.
Every single box, can, and bottle of food brought in helps a family in need, right here in our
community! Thank you for your help, Shamrock!!
‘Mini’ Trash To Treasure Contest
The PTO is sponsoring a 'mini' Trash to Treasure Contest,
starting on Monday, December 10th and ending on Friday,
December 14th. Send in all your Box Tops for Education or
Campbell's Soup Labels for Education with your child, and all the children in the winning
class will receive a special prize!! Make sure you label the envelope or bag with the
teacher's name. Please see the flyer attached to this email for more detailed information!!
Thank you for your participation!!
Teacher Holiday Cookie Exchange
It is that time of year for the PTO’s annual Teacher Holiday Cookie Exchange. The
Hospitality Committee is asking for donations of cookies, bars, candies or anything
you’d like to bake for this event. We are asking that you donate either 3 or 6 dozen.
You can sign up on SignUpGenius.com using the email address
[email protected]. Please specify how many you plan on bringing and
what type of cookie/bar/candy you are making. The Teacher Holiday Cookie Exchange will be on Thursday, December 20. You can drop off your cookies by 10 am
that day. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Smith at
[email protected] or call or text at (317) 379-7502. Thank you so much
and we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!
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Chili Cook Off
The PTO Hospitality Committee would like to extend a HUGE thank-you to those of you
who contributed to our chili cook-off for our teacher. Those participating were: Beth
Myers, Ellen Roder, Amy Swinford, Kristin Hardymon, Julie Gayes, Chris
Pearson, Donna Rogula, Kate Snedeker, Dawn Johns, and Heidi Schopmeyer. The teachers LOVED all of the fabulous chili you made. And the winner was….. Dawn Johns!
Thanks again!!
Wesield-Washington Schools Clothing Give-A-Way!
THANK YOU for all of your donations to the WWS Clothing Drive and Giveaway. The support for
this annual project has once again been tremendous! At this time, the schools are no longer accepting clothing donations.
On Saturday, December 8th, 10 AM- 2 PM, all of the donated
clothing (coats... hats... jeans... shoes... lots of high-quality stuff!)
will be made available to the community, at no cost, in the Washington Woods Elementary multipurpose room. During this clothing giveaway, we will also be accepting monetary donations for the Amanda Strong Foundation, Inc., a local organization that supports
Westfield families during the holiday season. If you have any questions about the clothing giveaway, please contact Brian Sawa at 867-7906 or [email protected]
Saturday, December 8th
Candy Cane Hunt!
Come meet Frosty the Snowman at Washington Townships Park's 8th Annual Candy Cane Hunt!! On Saturday,
December 15th, at 11 AM at Shamrock Springs Elementary, come and meet Frosty and collect as many candy canes as
you can find for prizes!! The Candy Cane Hunt is a free event for children 12 and under. This is an outdoor event, so
please dress appropriately. Be sure to bring your camera for photos with Frosty!!
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Bus Stop Safety
Breakfast With Santa!
Please remind your children that if they are running late to their bus stop,
please do not run behind or along the side
of the bus. This is even
more important during
inclement weather. Remember that students are
to be at the bus stop up to 5 minutes prior to the
scheduled pick-up time. You may verify pick-up
times and stop locations by going to the WWS
district website (www.wws.k12.in.us) and clicking
on the Transportation link.
The WHS Executive
Council
is
hosting
Breakfast with Santa on
Saturday, December 8th,
from 9AM – 11AM in the
WHS cafeteria. Donuts,
juice and coffee will be
available along with
photos with Santa. Be sure to bring your
camera and a canned food donation to
benefit a local food pantry.
WHS Cheerleading Clinic
The WHS Cheerleaders are hosting a clinic for students in grades K-6 on
Thursday, January 10th, and Friday, January 11th. The clinic will be held
on January 10th, from 5:30 PM-7:30 PM at WHS and on January 11th, the
students will cheer at the Boys Varsity Basketball game starting at 5:30
PM. The clinic is $35 per student and includes the clinic, t-shirt, a set of
green and gold pom-poms and admission to the game. For more information and to register, please see the registration form on the next page.
2013 WHS CHEERLEADING CLINIC
(Grades K-6)
Registration limited to first 100 children
Thursday, January 10th and Friday, January 11th
Clinic 5:30pm – 7:30pm on 1/10 and Cheer at the Boys Varsity game on 1/11
Check in begins at 5:30 pm on 1/10 at door 13
$35/participant includes the following:
Clinic
T shirt
A set of Green and Gold Poms
Admission to game for clinic participant
(Parents and other family members must purchase a ticket)
Cheer during a portion of the Boys Varsity game on Friday, January 11th
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WHS BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING CLINIC REGISTRATION FORM
Participant Name___________________________________________ Grade and Elem. School_____________________
Parent Name _______________________________________________________________________________________
Cell phone________________________________________ Home or 2nd cell phone _____________________________
Any friend and/or current WHS Cheerleader your child would like to be grouped with:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hospital Preference__________________________________________________________________________________
Family Physician Name_______________________________________________________________________________
Phone____________________________________________________________________________________________
_
Emergency Contact Name (other than parent) _______________________________ phone ________________________
Relation to participant_________________________________________________________________________________
I ________________________(parent or guardian) give my permission for my son/daughter __________________________
to participate in the 2013 WHS Basketball Cheerleading clinic held on January 10th and to cheer with the JV and Varsity cheerleaders on January 11th. I understand that the nature of the activity involves physical movement and inherent risk of injury. I
also state that my son/daughter is physically able to participate in said physical activity.
Please return the bottom portion of this form with your payment of $35 (check payable to Westfield Athletic Booster Club) to:
The WHS Athletic Office or mail to Westfield High School, 18250 N. Union Street, Westfield, IN 46074 (attn: WHS Cheer)
DEADLINE: Please have registrations in by December 21, 2012, if possible, but we will accept registrations through
Tuesday, January 8, 2013.
T-shirt size (circle) y/s y/m y/l A/s A/m A/l
Teacher Holiday Cookie Exchange
It is that time of year for our annual Teacher Holiday Cookie Exchange! The
Hospitality Committee is asking for donations of cookies, bars, candies, or
anything you’d like to bake for this event. We are asking that you donate
either 3 or 6 dozen. You can sign up on SignUpGenius.com using the email
address [email protected]. Please specify how many you plan on
bringing and what type of cookie/bar/candy you are making.
The Teacher Holiday Cookie Exchange
will be on
Thursday, December 20.
You can drop off your cookies by 10 AM that day. If you have any questions,
please contact Beth Smith at [email protected] or call or text at
(317)379-7502. Thank you so much and we hope everyone has a wonderful
holiday season!