Dear Whitman Families and Friend, Here's a friendly reminder of what's happening around Whitman: Yearbook Orders Yearbooks are available for pre-orders. Prices vary by month of order $18 through May and $20 in June. Don't Delay, get your orders in Today! Checks are to be made payable to Whitman Elementary. Teacher's Appreciation Week May 7, 2012 - May 11, 2012 Whitman PTA is sponsoring a week-long event celebrating all that our Whitman teachers do. We are in the process of updating the Whitman PTA with their classroom wish list. Attached are flyers in English and Spanish - TEACHERS NO PEEKING, for your reference. Shining Stars Ceremony, May 11, 2012, 9:10 am on Blacktop Whitman PTA proudly sponsors this monthly student achievement ceremony by providing refreshments. If you are interested in helping, let us know! Madison Cluster of Schools Community Meeting May 14, 2012, 5:30 pm The ASB announced that they'll be hosting a Jog-A-Thon after the break to raise funds for play equipment. Look out for more details in May. Family Movie Night - Featuring Cars 2, Rated G May 11, 2012, starting at 5:30 pm Whitman Elementary Auditorium Admission is free. Children are to be attended with a parent and/or legal guardian. Food will be available for a nominal fee. Merchandise: Whitman PTA has inventory of youth medium and large T-Shirts with the cougar paw in front - there is ONE youth Small shirt left!. We also have youth Polo shirts in youth size Small, Medium, Large, and Extra-Large as well as in adult sizes for women and men. Last year's youth small t-shirts and zippered hoodies are still available. As well as an assortment of adult t-shirts, zippered jackets, polo's, and scoop neck tees. Volunteer Opportunities Parents/teachers that wish to help make a difference at Whitman with the Whitman PTA are welcome to help in the following ways: Mission Federal Banking Days - Every Wed except the first Wed of the month. School Site Council Board (SSC) SSC Board is comprised of Parents and Staff of the school and participate in making decision in regards to specific programs at Whitman Elementary. Get ready for Summer! Kids bowl free summer program: The Kids Bowl Free Summer Bowling Program is available in our community and we thought that your family might enjoy this great deal. Each child receives 2 FREE Games of Bowling Every Day All Summer and last summer nearly 2,000,000 kids enjoyed this great program. Here's How You Can Register Your Family 1. Go to www.KidsBowlFree.com 2. Click on the State and then select the bowling center that you'd like to participate at. 3. Register your children to receive Free Bowling all summer long 4. Sign up the adults and/or older children for the optional Family Pass which allows up to 4 adult family members including parents, grandparents, older siblings or an adult babysitter to join in the bowling fun. Summer camps at Balboa Park are now available and most are half-days and different camps can escort children to other camps. Below is the link. http://www.balboapark.org/visit/kids/summer-camps Also, you can check out your local rec centers to see if they have a summer program as well as the Boys and Girls club. http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/centers/ http://www.sdyouth.org/ Thank you and have a great week!!!! Whitman PTA www.whitmanpta.com whitmanpta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (858) 863-6626