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[Pages:4]WESTCHASE ELEMENTARY PTA NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2018, ISSUE 5 OF 9

Wizard World News

9517 West Linebaugh Avenue, Tampa, FL 33626 ~

Principal: Erik Holley

President: Laura Kohler

Editor: Kathy Cur?

Join us for our 2nd General PTA Meeting

On Thursday, January 25, the PTA will host our 2nd General Meeting of the year. Dinner, provided by PDQ, will be served at 5:30pm and is free to all PTA members. Not a member? No problem. We will have memberships for sale at the door ($8 for individuals & $25 for families). The meeting will begin at 6pm, and we will give an update on our budget and progress for the year. This will be followed by a presentation on "Celebrating Differences" (see President's message on page 2 for more details). There will also be supervised activities on the covered courts for school aged children. We hope to see you there!

On Friday, January 19, Westchase will host its annual Kindergarten Round-Up at 8:30am in the cafeteria. If you have a rising kindergartener and are interested in learning more about Westchase Elementary, please join us at the Round-Up. Attendees will hear from administration, kindergarten teachers, PTA and guidance. The morning will wrap up with a tour of the campus with a PTA volunteer. Please feel free to bring your future Wizards along!

Spirit Night at CHIPOTLE

Please support Westchase by eating at Chipotle between 4pm & 8pm on Monday, January 15. Fifty percent of the proceeds will be donated back to Westchase.

Every Child. One Voice.

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A message from the President:

Hello Westchase Families, Welcome back to school and Happy New Year! We have our second PTA General Meeting on January 25. This meeting is being sponsored by our new PDQ. The meeting is open to all PTA members. We will be serving dinner from 5:30 ? 6pm. At 6pm, we will have a quick meeting that focuses on our budget status ? including an update on our Wizard Walk money and technology update. At 6:30pm, we will have a presentation on "Celebrating Differences". This presentation will be done by FDLRS and is about the different types of students we have at Westchase. We will focus on how we, as parents, can be a positive influence on our children to help them recognize and support differences in our students. There will be supervised entertainment for the kids on the covered courts during the meeting. We hope to see all our PTA members there! Other activities in January include handing out our second quarterly reward to all our PTA kids, and please don't forget to tell your friends about Kindergarten Round-Up on January 19. Thanks so much for all your support! Laura Kohler

A huge THANK YOU to all our wonderful bakers who helped spread holiday cheer to our teachers and staff. The cookies were delicious and appreciated by all!

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WHERE THE MONEY GOES...

2017 PTA Budget: Rollover 2016 Business Partners Programs & 5th Grade Teacher Grants

$25,000 $10,000 ($20,000) ($14,000)

2017 School Donation $65,000

Wizard Walk (net)

$55,000

Business Partners

$10,000

The PTA works with Administration and Staff to decide how to spend the fundraising dollars. This year's list has been narrowed down to Technology & Upgraded Water Fountains:

1. Repairing Current Technology Equipment - $5,000 2. Adding New Technology (Laptops & Interactive

Technology) - $57,500 3. Upgrade 2 to 4 Water Fountains to allow water

bottle fill-ups - $2,500

Spent: $5,000 ? Repairing Current Technology $33,000 ? 3 New Laptop Carts (90 laptops, 3 carts, headphones)

Left: $28,000

PTA SUPPORTED PROGRAMS:

School Programs: Helping Hands Red Ribbon Week Veterans Program Grandparents Read to

Me Day Supplies Volunteer Breakfast Walk to School Day ASE 5th Grade Banquet Movie Night Reflections Dance International Night Science Night Newsletters Super Summer Signups

Staff Support: Teacher Appreciation

Week Welcome Back Lunch Conference Night

Dinners Fall Festival Mentor Program Great American

Teach-In Love Ya Latte Teacher Grants Specials Grants (Art,

Music, PE) Time For Kids Open House Media Center Fund

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VOLUNTEER NEEDS

Kindergarten Round-Up Packets & Snacks



Kindergarten Round-Up Tour Guides



General PTA Meeting



Yearbooks for sale ON-LINE

now!

Go to validate

to upload photos, purchase and customize your yearbook.

School code: 1015017049182352

SPIRIT FRIDAYS

Every Friday through Spring Break, the PTA will be in the courtyard selling Spirit Sticks from 7:30 to 8:00 AM. Check out our weekly selection as designs will change.

Show your Westchase spirit by wearing your spirit gear

every Friday!

Westchase Places 2nd at Math Bowl Competition

On December 19, our 5th grade team competed against other Hillsborough County schools in the annual Math Bowl. The teams had to solve 8 problems, and they scored points based on how quickly they completed the problems.

Congratulations to Jack Keller, Beaudy Beaudin, Hayden Sadler, Jacob Cur? and Violet Correa! A special thanks goes to Ms. Raab for her efforts in coaching and prepping the team!

GO WIZARDS!!

Box Tops Drive Begins 1/22

Clipping Box Tops is an easy way to earn a lot of money for our school. Simply cut the Box Tops labels off and send them to school in a plastic baggie. Please be sure to include the child's name, teacher's name and grade in order to receive credit. The class who brings in the most Box Tops will earn a PIZZA PARTY!

Congratulations to Mrs. Barrett's 5th grade class for winning the Fall Drive by turning in 868 Box Tops! In the fall we raised a total of $1,345.90!

Remember to clip Box Tops all year long!

Every Child. One Voice.

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Thanks to our

Westchase Elementary PTA Business Partners

WESTCHASE SMILES

INSTITUTE

Platinum Wizards

DR. SHARON J. DURRETT,

ORTHODONTICS

WESTCHASE LAW, PA

TODD MARKS

SYLVAN LEARNING

MOTHER'S

VOLOGY

IMPACT MARTIAL ARTS

THE RED RANCH

WESTCHASE MUSIC SCHOOL

i9 Sports

Northwestern Mutual

Adam Taylor

RoofSmith of Tampa Bay

Express Press

Silver Wizards

Marco's Pizza

Legacy Volleyball

Insured Title Agency

Sweet Magnolia

Bakery

Law Office of Richard D. Green

Spector, Gadon & Rosen, PA

Pia Esthestics Day Spa

Dairy Queen Citrus Park

Medical Center of Trinity

State Farm Thuy Murray

Heckman Mortgage Group

Five Star Pool Camp Gladiator Citrus Park ER NutritionSmart

PDQ

Community Wizards

Belanova Salon

McDonalds

Starbucks West Park

Village

CVS

Tampa Wolves

Burger 21

Rockatar

ParTee Golf

Compulsive

Postal

Foodie

Connections

Olive Tree

Pediatric Dentistry of Westchase

Executive TLC Pediatric

Realty Wendy Dentistry and

Ross

Orthodontics

Goodnight Orthodontics

Chipotle

Target

Rich Gold LLC

For information on Business Partnerships, contact partnerships@

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