Dear Whitman Families and Friends, Here are some events happening at or around the Whitman community. Local Control Funding Formula Survey: The San Diego Unified Council of PTAs is trying to learn how much our PTA units have been involved in conversations about the Local control Funding Formula (LCFF). They invite you to participate in their survey. There are no right or wrong answers to these questions; please click on the link to complete the survey. Thank you for your participation. <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SDUC-PTA-LCFF><https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SDUC-PTA-LCFF> Whitman PTA Website! Visit www.whitmanpta.com <http://www.whitmanpta.com> as we have recently updated our website. You can also keep in touch on our facebook page at:<https://www.facebook.com/groups/whitmanpta/> Whitman ASB's Pennies for Pasta The Whitman ASB invites you to help raise monies for children with Blood Cancer by donating your spare change. Your child has been sent home with a flyer and a box to collect change with. Whitman PTA Board Meeting February 5, 2014 5 pm, Whitman Library Come see the Whitman PTA in action by attending our monthly board meeting. Latino CAC Meeting - Addressing Special Education Thursday, February 6, 2014 Time: 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Location: 4100 Normal Street Shining Stars Assembly Friday, February 7, 2014 9:30 am, On the Blacktop (Weather permitting) There will also be a special check presentation to the Whitman PTA from AXA in honor of being award a $1000 Grant for Take Your Families to School Week San Diego Civic Dance Arts Collage 2014 Perspective Saturday, February 8 and February 15 at 3 pm and 7 pm Sunday, February 9 and February 16 at 2 pm Got Dance? City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department's Civic Dance Arts program does and it is on display in their critically acclaimed Collage show "Perspective" which runs the first three weekends in February at the Casa del Prado Theater in Balboa Park. The theme for our show and our dances this year has led to some wonderfully creative and inventive dance works- there are dances with a kaleidoscope of door frames, mirrored spinning trees, projections, visual eye trickery and more. The show features various dance styles such as tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, lyrical and musical theater and is sure to be an imaginative and entertaining show for the whole family! The San Diego Civic Dance Association (our non-profit support organization) would like to invite our friends to attend this fabulous show. Tickets are only $5, $10 and $15 and all proceeds benefit this wonderful non-profit dance program. If you have not yet had the pleasure of seeing the Civic Dance Company perform, be prepared to have your socks knocked off. Our dancers train for years in the Park and Rec program and Company is truly a dance conservatory type environment. When Mia Michaels of "So you Think You Can Dance" came down to work with the dancers recently, she put it best: "I work with dancers all over the world, it is very rare that they can pick up my hardest combinations...your dancers did. I am truly impressed". To order your tickets go to: http://collage2014.brownpapertickets.com/ <http://collage2014.brownpapertickets.com/> Madison Cluster Community Meeting Madison High School February 10, 2014 5 pm, Rm 101 School Board Member John Lee Evans will be present Whitman Elementary's Enrollment Fair Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am Whitman is having an Enrollment fair and Whitman Tour for parents of new students. You are welcome to join them for this event, or iinvite someone you know who is interested in enrolling their children at Whitman. Please RSVP as soon as possible at (858) 273-2700 No School February 14, 2014 - Lincoln's Birthday February 17, 2014 - Washington's Birthday Whitman PTA's Take Your Families to School Week February 18, 2014 - February 21, 2014 Families and Friends are welcome to join us in these fun-filled and informative activities! Tuesday, February 18, 2014: Career Day In-school event from 9:30 am – 11:00 am where parents and community members will speak to students about their careers in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (Full STEAM ahead!) Wednesday, February 19, 2014: Read to your student day Parents and caregivers are welcome to spend time with their student from 9:00 am – 10:00 am and then come learn about the new common core education standards. Attendees will also receive learning materials on a CD to take home. Refreshments, Spanish Translation, childcare, and bus passes* will be provided. Thursday, February 20, 2014: College Day Students from local colleges will come to visit classrooms to speak about their experience in college. Dress in the colors of the college you want to go to! Whitman PTA is looking for local college students to participate so if you know someone that is available that day, have them contact the Whitman PTA. Friday, February 21, 2014: Family Math & Science Night, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Whitman PTA will be featuring hands-on engineering activities involving the physics of roller coasters that are sure to delight children. Just go news today (Feb 4, 2014) that we'll also be having a planetarium! These events are made possible by a National PTA® Grant awarded to Whitman PTA to help celebrate PTA 2014 Take Your Families to School Week Program to highlight the power of Student Achievement. *Childcare & Bus Passes: A separate form will be sent home for you to RSVP for childcare and/or bus passes (using public transit) or you can pick up a copy of the from the front office Vision 2020 Forum Invitation The Board of Education and Superintendent Cindy Marten invite all stakeholders to a series of neighborhood meetings to Dream Big together for the future of our schools. We are committed to having clear, long-term priorities based on our Vision 2020. We believe that when our priorities are inspired and informed by our parents, students, and teachers, we will have important information for long-range planning with students at the center. These forums will yield a clear and collective sense of our district-wide long-term priorities. The "Vision 2020 Forums: What Kinds of Schools Do We Want" series offer parents, staff, students, and community members an opportunity to give input to the superintendent and the board members on priorities for our students and schools. Participation by cluster and parent leaders is vital to the success of these discussions and our Vision 2020. The meeting date for our Sub-district is listed below: Sub-District A, Trustee John Lee Evans Monday, Mar. 3, 7-9 p.m. Mira Mesa High School 10510 Reagan Rd. (92126) <https://www.google.com/maps/preview/place/10510+Reagan+Rd,+San+Diego,+CA+92126/@32.9104483,-117.1392877,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x80dbf8e8626d6c2f:0xd7f4386dbfd6c45b> Chili's Dine-Out Wednesday, March 5, 2014 This is an all-day fundraiser event where proceeds from Chili's sales will go to Whitman PTA provided that patron presents a flyer (flyer will be available closer to the date) Open House/Spring Fiesta Friday, March 28, 2014 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Join Whitman Elementary and visit your child's classroom to see what they have been learning all year long. Whitman PTA will be providing food as well as holding our last Whitman PTA Association Meeting for the school year where members will be voting on selecting the Whitman PTA Board members for 2014-2015 school-year. Spring Fundraiser March 28, 2014 - April 11, 2014 Spring Break March 31, 2014 - April 4, 2014 2nd Annual Fast Times 5k and Clairemont Day at the Bay Saturday, April 14, 2014 First race begins at 7 am Sign-up for the race at www.fasttimes5k.com then head over to join the fun with Clairemont schools and partners. If you know of any community event that you would like to share, let us know by emailing us at whitmanpta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Have a fabulous week! Whitman PTA
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