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January PTO Meeting Date Change
Due to inclement weather and the school closure on Tuesday the 16th, the PTO General meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 23rd @ 6:30pm in the Library. Child care is available, so come and join us for the first PTO General meeting of 2024!!
TRIVIA NIGHT - "Travel Around the World with Westchester Elementary" on February 3rd!
Trivia Night sold out in record time! Thank you to everybody for the support. We are excited to host a fun evening again this year on February 3rd! Due to a glitch, Mulligans will now be sold at the door! If you purchased a table, you can log in to the system at any time to add your table members. If you do not know your full table, it is better to leave members blank rather than enter the same email address for everybody. If you are interested in volunteering to help pull off this event, spots are available for set-up the day of the event as well as helping at Trivia Night.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EA5AF2BAA8-46244056-trivia#/
WE WILD!
WE Wild is coming back! This May, we will be holding a two-day nature-loving event. This popular event was last held a few years ago and we are thrilled to be bringing it back for students, families, and community members.
For this event to be truly successful, we need your help. If you work in, or have specific knowledge, or experience in a field related to nature, wildlife, or greenliving and are also interested and willing to donate your time or expertise to this impactful event, please email Katelynn HG at katelynn.geier@kirkwoodschools.org. Thank you for your support.
WEE Ones
We have our next WEE Ones event of the year planned for Wednesday 1/31@ 4:00 PM in the Westchester Library. Please join us for a simple craft, storytime with WE Assistant Principal, Mrs. Eubank and an opportunity to meet future Westchester students and their families! Please see details included in the attached flyer.
Sign up below, we hope to see you there!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FABAB2AA0F94-47155656-westchester
Westchester Wee Ones events provide an opportunity for future Westchester Wildcats and their families to connect. All children birth to Pre-K are welcome!
GO! St. Louis Read, Right, & Run Marathon (RRRM)
The GO! St. Louis Read, Right, & Run Marathon® (RRRM) goal is to develop reading-proficient, community-minded and physically fit children in grades K-8 by challenging them to READ 26 books, RIGHT the community with 26 good deeds, and RUN 26.2 miles over a 26 week period. The program culminates when the students complete their race day goals at our Annual Family Day in Forest Park. The date for this event is: Saturday, April 6, 2024. Coordinator (Jessica Collins- PE Teacher) manages the program entirely leading up to race day. On race day each student will complete the race distance they are registered for. The registration deadline is February 1st.
Westchester students will have two choices for practice time:
Option 1- Tuesday after school from 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Option 2- Wednesday before school from 7:40 AM - 8:25 AM
If your child would like to come to practice on both days, feel free :)
Tuesday practices begin 1/23 and Wednesdays begin 1/24.
No practice 3/19, 3/20 or 4/2.
To register go to this link:
https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/StLouis/GOStLouisReadRightRunMarathon
Choose RRRM School/Group- Westchester Elementary
PTO Fall Survey
NowSTILL Open!Every parent and caregiver is a member of the Westchester PTO and your perspective is important to us! Please take 10-15 minutes to complete this survey and share any praise, ideas, questions, or feedback you have from the fall semester. All responses are anonymous and will help us improve our programming in the future. The survey window is open now through Jan. 28th.
Spring/Summer Sign Up Parties
Trivia night will have Sign Up Parties available for the Spring and Summer! Please consider hosting a party. We would love for the kids to be able to get together with their friends this summer! What is a Sign Up Party: A group decides to host a party and pays for the venue and refreshments. They then charge an admission per person which is usually in the $20-30 range and all proceeds go to PTO. Sign ups will occur at Trivia Night. Adult and Kid Parties are welcome! The only host obligation is planning the party! PTO will take care of the sign ups and money transactions.
Some prior ideas:
Kid Parties: Nerf Battle, Bounce Party, Top Golf, Parent/Child Kickball, Swim Parties, Foam Parties, Painting/Pottery Parties.
Adult Parties: Sports tournament night, Poker Night, Wine tasting, Chef dinner, Favorite Things Party, Brunch with Moms, Top Golf Party, Themed party night, Party Bus to a location
If you would like to host a party, you can sign up here. Full details are not needed until mid-January: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EA5AF2BAA8-46967497-trivia
Chess Club
Our spring semester of the WE Chess Club will begin meetings next Thursday, January 18th at 7:40am. We will continue to have lessons in the Library for beginning students until Spring Break. After that all students will meet in the Cafeteria to play games with their friends. Please consider signing up to volunteer to help the club run smoothly. No chess experience is needed! You can sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F45A9AB2BA5F85-47027423-volunteers#/
Westchester Library Newsletter
Please check out the highlights in the Westchester Library!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10GZ0i_sHZNNhM6cNWHhH8YzXVZwtt-FE/view?usp=sharing
What's Up Westchester!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1manx8rc3dewgu-cqny4uz_wr3xfzppf-/view?usp=sharing