Welcome back, parents!

The annual auction, you know the fundraiser designed to raise lots and lots of useful money for our dear school, is planned for Saturday, February 18, 2012.  Mark your calendar and schedule the sitter!

It will be at the Whitehurst Lake House ( 903 Whitehurst Lane,Pactolus). An auction item preview and the bar will open at 5:00 pm. Tickets are available at the office for $20/person or $35/couple. Tickets at the door will be $25/person.

75-100 items will be auctioned off. Typically, these items are donated from local merchants and community members. If you are entertaining the idea of soliciting donations there's now an incentive to do so!   For each item donated to the auction, individual or toward the class baskets (more on this in another email)  the parent responsible for acquiring the item will be entered into a drawing for a pair of tickets to the auction and a $100 gift card (visa).  Auction tickets will be selected at the end of January and the gift card will be awarded at the auction (must be present to win). You have until Feb. 11 to collect a donation.

PS: if you donate an item be sure to register the item with Mrs. Hardee and Mrs. Hill on the form in our classroom. Registration is required to be awarded a prize!

On a personal note, our family is didn’t have much time to solicit donations last year but we did make a donation to the school...something to consider.

Oh and don’t forget that the theme this year is Luau. A prize will be presented for the best dressed. So break out your grass skirts and shelled tops!

 Aloha!

Fall festival

Fall festival takes place on Monday, Nov. 21 from 8:45-11:45. This is a special event with games, food and fellowship. All the 3-6 year old classrooms are planning to make "pilgrim stew" for the children to eat during lunch on Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

We will cut and prepare the ingredients on Monday, November 21, 2011 during our Fall Festival. We will use a crock pot to cook feast.

Last week, letters were sent home describing the event and requesting a donation to the stew (listed at the bottom of the page that was sent home with your child). Thank you for your contribution to our special Thanksgiving lunch.

As a reminder, Friday is the last day to donate a canned food item for the fall food drive. We appreciate all the gifts and so will Eagles Wings, Washington’s local food bank!

Thanksgiving Lunch Menu

Pilgrim Stew

Oyster Crackers

Oranges

Pumpkin Pie

Pilgrim Stew

3 lbs. lean ground chuck

6 cans condensed tomato soup

4 large potatoes

4 whole carrots

2 small onions

4 stalks celery

4 cans of corn

Busy week!

Hey families,

Just a few updates:

·         Zion Shelter Lunch Delivery:  Tammy and Mike Tetterton, parents to Ana, will contribute fresh soup for this month's Zion Shelter Food Drive! Special thanks goes out to them for this delicious donation. To round out the meal, Mrs. Hardee and Mrs. Hill will supply oranges and rolls. Students will assist in buttering the rolls and slicing the fruit Monday morning in preparation for the delivery.  Xi Maxson, Tye's mom, will deliver the food to the shelter Monday morning at 9am. Many thanks to all paricipating in this month's Zion Shelter Lunch Delivery.

·         Fall Can Food Drive: This service learning project is in full swing. Donations  of canned or cash goods are appreciated.  All 3-6 and 6-9 year old are participating. Shortly after Nov. 18 (last day to donate) the 6-9 year olds will deliver donated goods to Eagles Wings, the local food bank. Don't forget to send an item or two!

·         Hardee/Hill Pantry: Mrs. Hardee asked that the wish list be updated to include boys 3-6 size underwear. We’d hate to be without those….please contribute if you can!

·         Red Plate Day: Paula Weatherington, Haley’s mom, volunteered to sit with the kids from 11:30-1:30 on Nov. 9 (thanks, Paula) so the teachers can enjoy a warm meal in chairs they fit in!

·         Pettigrew state park field trip is fast approaching. We depart Nov. 10 from school (8:45 SHARP!). If interested in learning more about the school supported field trip guidelines click here

Fundraising Opportunities!!

YARD SALE THIS WEEKEND- BRING YOUR DONATIONS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIDAY! ITS A GREAT EXCUSE TO CLEAN UP YOUR HOME.

Also, there are many programs available that will give WMPCS money or vouchers when you shop and it costs you nothing!  All we need is your participation.  Some of the businesses require enrollment prior to making a purchase in order for WMPCS to reap rewards.  Please take the time to review the list of businesses.  If it is  a business that you patronize,  kindly enroll accordingly.

Campbell's Soup Labels and Box Tops for Education Labels - Cut along the dotted lines of the labels/packages and drop off at the school office.

French Toast Uniforms - When ordering, mention WMPCS source # QS47EYJ.

Office Depot - When making your purchase, tell the clerk you want WMPCS to be the recipient of the 5% Back to School program.  WMPCS ID # 70113707.

Food Lion and Harris Teeter - Enrollment needed.  Link your MVP and VIC cards to WMPCS by filling out the end of this letter and sending it to the school office or to your child's teacher.  We have to enroll annually.  Even if you filled out a form last year, we need you to do it again for this school year.  Encourage your friends and families to link their cards to WMPCS too!  The more participants we have, the more money for our school!

Land's End - When making your purchase, tell the clerk to lik sale to WMPCS #900128901.

Target Credit Card - Enrollment needed.  Designate your Target Credit Card to WMPCS and they'll give our school up to 1% of purchases.

For Small Hands - Mention WMPCS when purchasing.

Box Tops for Marketplace - When shopping online enroll in the www.boxtops4education.com/marketplace program.  Designate WMPCS as your school and shop at over 60 online stores who will give WMPCS up to 8% of your purchase price. 

Funding Factory - Collect and bring in used Ink/toner cartridges and cell phones. WMPCS gets a check for ones that they can recycle.

Staples - Will give 10% discount on copy paper, ink and toner to WMPCS families.

SchoolPax which includes Subway, Travelocity, Footlocker, Verizon (mention WMPCS w/code for a new 2 yr activations and WMPCS will get $37.50) and 1-800-Flowers - Mention code B9NN when shopping online at Travelocity, Footlocker, Verizon and 1-800-Flowers.  When using and replenishing Subway cards mention the code and WMPCS will get a part.

Onecause.com - includes everything from Amazon.com to Wal-Mart.com and zillions of other stores for online shoppers.  WMPCS code 201628.

Thank you for your support of the WMPCS Program Income!

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Kindly copy and paste this portion to a word document. Complete form and submit to the WMPCS office - PROGRAM INCOME

Name________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________

Phone # ______________________________________________________________

Harris Teeter VIC # (12 #'s) _____________________________________________

Food Lion MVP # (12 #s includes small #s) _________________________________