Date

Event

Time

location

12/7, 12/8, 12/9

Westfield Theatre Presents: A Charlie Brown Christmas

7pm, 7pm, 2pm

WHS

12/14

Three Hour Early Release

12:00pm

12/18

Faculty Meeting Treats – Volunteers Needed! Click https://www.signupgenius.com/go/whsbulldog to volunteer!

2:00pm

Main Office

12/20

Art Department Sip n Paint

3:30 – 5:30pm

WHS

12/24 – 1/4/19

Winter Break

1/8/19

PTSA Meeting

7pm

Library

1/10/19

Curriculum Night

6pm

WHS

1/18/19

Three Hour Early Release

12:00pm

1/21/19

NO SCHOOL

1.

Please join the 2018-2019 WHS PTSA!  Your membership is vital to the success of the PTSA! Please help support the students, teachers, and Westfield community by joining the PTSA this year. You can join online or by printing a membership form. Information can be found here! Questions? Please contact Membership Chair Christina Black at membership@westfieldhs.org

2.

There will be no December PTSA meeting! Have a wonderful end of the year, and we will see you in January!

3.

Report Card ‘A’ Day Thanks: Thanks to Marcia Pokrant, Mary Rubens, Lisa Hart, Debra Blakeney, Kris Staton, Jennifer "JJ" Conner, Susan Dickinson, Pam & Tim Scott, Christina Black, Jennie Ryman, and Andrea Jacobs who volunteered to assist with Report Card ‘A’ Day! The PTSA gave gift cards and coupons to 86 raffle winners from Starbucks, Shell, GameStop, Chick-fil-A, Tropical Smoothie, Chipotle, Gusto, and Dr. Copeland will provide a student’s 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th period class with a pizza. EXTRA thanks to Andrea Jacobs for coordinating this special recognition!

4.

Dance Team Fundraiser: The Westfield High School Varsity Dance Team is doing kids birthday parties and Brownie dancer badge workshops to fund raise for Nationals. If you know of any families with young children who may be interested, please spread the word. See attached flyers for details or contact Coach Jessica Davis at westfieldhsdanceteam@gmail.com.

5.

New Tutoring Program – Bulldog Blitz!: This year, we replaced BITS with Bulldog Blitz. Bulldog Blitz is a FREE tutoring program for students currently enrolled at Westfield HS. Students seeking assistance with homework or other assignments work with Westfield HS student volunteers who previously mastered the content. The sessions will be held in the library from 10: 00 am to 11:00 am on the following dates:

January 12, 19

March 23, 30

May 11, 18

To register for Bulldog Blitz you can bring your Emergency Care Card to the session, or email your Emergency Care Card to jpsimmons@fcps.edu, or give your Emergency Care Card to your counselor. For more information about Bulldog Blitz, contact your counselor or Mr. Simmons, Assistant Principal at 703-488-6341.

6.

All Night Grad Party: Volunteers needed to begin the ANGP preparations. ALL grade level parents are encouraged to participate. Please contact Jennie Ryman to help out! jennierymanptsa@gmail.com

7.

Faculty Meeting Treats Needed!: The PTSA will be providing pie and punch for the December 18 faculty meeting. Volunteers are needed to provide treats, and for setup and clean up. Please sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/whsbulldog

8.

Art Department Sip n Paint: The Art Department is offering their second Sip n Paint Event! Join us Thursday, December 20^th from 3:30pm to 5:30pm to create a winter themed painting based on Claude Monet’s Magpie. Hot Cocoa, snacks, and prizes will be provided. The cost is $25 per painter. If you register and pay by Monday December 10^th, the cost is only $20 per painter. Send a check or cash for each person you would like to register to Ms. Florimonte in A210.

9.

Turbo-Tutoring Schedule 2018-2019: Planning ahead for the next SAT and ACT season? Check out Turbo-Tutoring. The next SAT prep date at WHS is February 23!

10.

News You Choose: Be sure to opt-in to the PTSA’s News You Choose emails so you can be informed about PTSA events. To opt-in, follow the directions via this link.  Please help spread the word to our rising Freshman Parents! Please encourage them to sign up for News You Choose, e-blasts, and the PTSA's Facebook page!

11.

Yearbooks:  Click here to order yearbooks online. Our school code is 5577. 

12.

Thanks to Cookie Volunteers: Sincere thanks to everyone who assisted with providing cookies for the November Teacher meeting on Nov 14! Cookies and water were graciously provided by Kim Beamon, Marcia Pokrant, Brooke Palmer, Sumana Srinivasan, Becky Martin, Ann Campbell, Kris Staton, Amy McConaghie, Diane Mitchell, Joy Schwartz, Jessica Hickenbottom, Karunamoorthy Ganapathy, Debra Blakeney, Subashini Muruganandam, Dawn Winkler, Lisa VanLahr, and Lisa Liskey. Extra thanks to Kim Beamon, Ann Campbell, Vanessa Moore, and Jennie Ryman for help with setup and cleanup!

13.

Easy ways to Support Westfield – Please note that Giant and Harris Teeter require yearly registration!

• Harris Teeter: Register your VIC card at this link   Our school code is 8134. You must reregister each year. 
• Giant: Program restarts September 7th. The program requires yearly registration. Please update your card (and encourage your friends and families to also) and select Westfield as your school of choice. Westfield’s code is 03798.  Simply log in at the Giant website, then “manage my account” and register Westfield. You may register up to two schools. Thank you!
• Office Depot:  When checking out at the register, please ask them to credit Westfield HS. The code is 70115228. They’ll give 5% back to the school!
• Amazon: Please click on the link on the right side of the PTSA’s webpage before ordering! www.ptsa.westfieldhs.org
• Shutterfly: Please click here  to give 13% of your purchase back to the school.