Updated 11/20/2008
Important Dates
November 21        Coffee Talk in the Library
November 21        Thanksgiving Meal
November 21        Stapleton Winter Welcome - Town Center 6:30 pm
November 25        Drop-off baked goods for Thanksgiving baskets
November 26- 28  Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
December 5          RIF - Out of this World Hair/Hat Day
December 10         2nd Grade Musical
December 12         Late Start-3 hour delay
December 19 - Jan 6 Winter Break - No School

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Coffee Talk this week, 9 am on Friday in the Library. Come with your comments, questions and concerns and we'll talk!

Thanksgiving Meal: This Friday...We will stagger lunch periods on Friday to accommodate parents, siblings and grandparents that will join us for our Thanksgiving celebration. If you have two children that you would like to eat lunch with, please know that we would like to accommodate your family but will need your help. Students that will be eating lunch at a different time than their classmates will need to spend their assigned lunch time with their parent in the library or classroom. Unfortunately we do not have extra staff to provide this type of child care for you.
Thanksgiving Meal:
11:15 ½ Day ECE and Kindergarten
11:45 1st Grade
12:15 2nd Grade
12:45 Full Day ECE 3/4

Thanksgiving Food Items Needed for Smith Elementary School Families in Park Hill...Stuffing, Flour, Sugar, Potatoes,Yams (canned or fresh), Cranberry Sauce
Canned goods (green beans, corn, etc.), Mashed Potato Mix, Powdered Milk
Powdered Eggs, Aluminum Foil, Pumpkin Pie Filling/Fruit Pie Filling, Chicken Broth, Evaporated Milk

Please bring in any of the above items and place in the box outside your child’s class or you can drop off any items at 8324 E 28th Avenue over the weekend to help the families in North East Park Hill at Smith Elementary to have a great Thanksgiving!!! Thanks in advance for your support!

Thanksgiving Desserts - Tuesday, November 25...Please help us by baking (or buying!) desserts for the wonderful teachers and staff at Westerly Creek in celebration of Thanksgiving. We will be assembling baskets for each staff member and teacher on Tuesday, November 25 at 9:00 am. If you can help by donating a baked good or bottle of wine please click the link below and sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Katie Dell at catherinebdell@yahoo.com or (720) 570-8117.

http://www.slyreply.com/Event/EventDetails.aspx?eid=lkokq5mtX08=

Please note - because of the number of people helping with donations we are unable to return dishes. Please bring all baked goods on disposable plates or trays. If possible, please wrap baked goods individually. Drop off at the front office.

RIF Out of this World Hair/Hat Day, Dec. 5...Westerly Creek's first RIF Distribution Day is on Friday, December 5 in the Library.  Our theme is Reading Takes You Places…Out of This World.  To celebrate our theme, we would like each student to participate in an Out of This World Hair/Hat Day.  We will select a student with the best Outer Space hair or hat from each class to receive an additional book. 

2nd Grade Musical Wed, Dec 10th at 6:30pm...2nd graders will perform a multicultural holiday celebration on Wednesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm. Parts of the songs that the students will be singing are in 4 languages – Hebrew, Swahili, Spanish and the American Sign Language for the Deaf.

Do you collect any type of money? Are you interested in starting a coin collection? If so, please join me in starting the Westerly Creek Coin Club. We will meet once a month and learn about collecting coins. The first meeting will be Monday, Dec. 8th in the library after school. Meetings should last about an hour. My mom (Graham Ray) will be there for each meeting. Parents are welcome to come to meetings too. Everyone who joins the club will get a free coin at each meeting. Please come to the first meeting to help decide what topics we want to learn about for future meetings.

Thank you - Andrew Hageman - Miss Darcy’s class. PS- if you have questions, you can call me or my mom at 303-399-9250

Donate Your Used Shoes.....The Go Green Club at Denver School of Science and Technology are involved in Soles4Souls which takes used donated shoes to be resoled and then shipped to countries that need shoes. www.giveshoes.org  More details coming soon on how to get involved in this service and recycling project at Westerly Creek.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Save the Date for the Westerly Creek Auction - February 7th, 2009...Details coming soon.

Honor Outstanding Teachers & Volunteers-2008-2009 Denver Teachers’ Awards
Distinguished Teacher Award...Selected recipients receive recognition and a cash award of $1,000!  The schools of the selected teacher recipients receive a designated cash award of $650. Submit your nomination form along with the supporting documents in a scrapbook or folder by February 10, 2009.
The Helen Phelps Awards...honor both an individual and a company who are making outstanding volunteer contributions to Denver Public Schools. Submit a one-page nomination letter outlining the deserving person or group so these education supporters can receive the recognition they deserve.  Submit your Helen Phelps nomination letter for an individual or a company by February 10, 2009. The individual Helen Phelps selected recipient receives a cash award of $1,000!

Nomination forms for both awards are available in the front office.

AROUND TOWN EVENTS:
The 3rd Annual Stapleton Artists' Show reception at Art and Framing at Stapleton...(in the Town Center) Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. The art show features neighborhood artists, including Ansley Young, a Westerly Creek Elementary parent.  The artists reception will coincide with The Winter Welcome, Light the Town festivities in the Town Center, Nov. 21, 2008, 6:30-9pm. 

Mile High Mamas are giving away a gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure at Sweet Life Nail Bar & Lounge! To enter, simply email giveaways@milehighmamas.com with "The Sweet Life" in the subject line. Please include your mailing address. Contest deadline is November 22, 2008. For more information go to http://www.milehighmamas.com/category/contests/