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June 22nd is the last day of school. Don't forget the 1-hour early dismissal on this final day. Have a great summer and read LOTS of BOOKS! See you in the fall.

The theme is World Cup Russia 2018. To help make field day memorable for our Wildcats, simply follow our World Cup Russia 2018 link to Sign up Genius and be a part of Wildcat history.

Whittier PTA Jog-A-Thon Around the Corner, Will Support Bailey Gatzert Partnership With the help of families and community partners, Whittier PTA has met its fundraising goal for the 2017-18 school year.

Performances are Friday, May 18th at 7:00pm and Saturday, May 19th at 2:00pm. Tickets will be on sale in the Whittier Lobby every morning from 7:45am - 8:05am and every afternoon from 2:15pm - 2:45pm and at the door before each performance. Cash or check only. We hope to see you there!

The Whittier PTA will be hosting a presentation from the Be SMART campaign. By informing adults about gun safety and responsible gun storage, the Be SMART campaign intends to reduce child deaths and injuries caused by guns. The presentation is for both gun owners and non-gun owners, helping parents understand how to secure guns in their own homes and ensure that there are no unsecured guns in other homes and environments that their children may visit.

The time has come! We need your help (and muscles!) to install the new Whittier play structure, including the HUGE task of hauling and spreading new gravel and wood chips. You may have signed up in the Fall to help. This is the new and revised signup, so please sign up here.

The Whittier Banana Squids won the semi-finals of Seattle Public Library’s Global Reading Challenge last Friday, March 9th and will now move onto the finals. Out of hundreds of teams in the district, we are in the top 9! We are so proud of their hard work and determination.

Join us for the Spring Book Drive for Bailey Gatzert! This year's Book Drive starts March 19th and ends March 30th. Please donate new and gently-used books for students at Bailey Gatzert Elementary (Pre-K through 5th grade). Bailey Gatzert Elementary is our sister school, located in South Seattle. The goal of our Book Drive is inspire reading by supplying engaging elementary books for the students to read over Spring Break.

Join us for a conversation about Positive Discipline led by Sound Discipline facilitator, Deneen Bowen. This is a great opportunity to learn how to teach kids important social and life skills based on encouragement and mutual respect.

A big shout out to the students and teachers of Safety Patrol! Rain or shine they are at the ready to help other students arrive at school safely. Learn more about what it takes to be part of safety patrol.

Our annual Helping Hands Gift Drive will begin after Thanksgiving. This event is an opportunity to assist Whittier and Bailey-Gatzert Elementary families in need this holiday season and extend a "Helping Hand" by providing gifts and scrip gift cards. Look for the "mitten tag" display in school lobby.

Ask your students about all the new books that have arrived in the library. There are new series books! New non-fiction! New picture books! And new graphic novels!

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