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Field Day Update/Reminders:
Published: Thu, May 17, 2012, 01:59PM CDT
Teachers and Parents, Field Day is TOMORROW! (Friday 8:10am-12:00pm). Please remember the following:
Dress—Students should wear:
Volunteers: Thanks to everyone in advance! Field Day could not take place without wonderful parents working stations. Please check in at the table in the lobby upon your arrival. Parking: We will be using the parking lot next to the cafeteria. Please park in the front of the building. Thanks again for all of your help in making Field Day a success! The Field Day Team, |
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Coffee Talk with Katy Cooper / Monday (TOMORROW) at 8:30am
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
Please join us tomorrow, Monday, May 14th 8:30am, as Wilson’s Principal Katy Cooper hosts another Principal’s Coffee Talk. Coffee and donuts will be provided. This summer, Wilson teachers will be participating in Great Expectations training as a continuation of their professional learning. Great Expectations is built around 6 research-based tenets and will build upon their learning from the 2011-12 school year and be implemented next year. |
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Give your favorite graduate a gift card and support Wilson PTO!
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
Summer is almost here and graduating seniors are getting ready to put on their caps and receive their diplomas. Give grads a gift that is better than cash or checks — give gift cards! Gift cards work like cash, but they are better because they earn rebates that support the Wilson PTO. Every retailer gives a percentage of the gift card value to our school. With a variety of local and national retailers to choose from, you are sure to find the brands that your grads need for life’s next chapter. For example:
To download a copy of the order form, please click Scrips/Gift Card Order Form. Don’t see your merchant listed on the order form? Click Scrip Participating Retailers to see if your favorite store participates. You can write in your merchant/denomination at the bottom of the order form. We will place our LAST SCRIP gift card orders of the year on Tuesday, MAY 22nd and 29th. These orders will be delivered by Friday May 25th and Thursday May 31st, respectively. |
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Field Day & Family Picnic / THIS FRIDAY, May 18th
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
Wilson Elementary FIELD DAY (8am-12) and Family Picnic (beginning at 12 noon) is scheduled for this Friday, May 18. Our PTO sponsors FIELD DAY and many volunteers are needed to help make it a success. The more volunteers we have – the more games our kids get to play. Both moms and dads are needed to work events, set up and take down equipment, manage the water table and provide refreshments for the many volunteers and children. Please plan to stay after the Field Day activities to have a picnic lunch with your child beginning at 12:00 noon. YOU MUST HAVE A COMPLETED AND APPROVED VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK ON FILE TO VOLUNTEER DURING FIELD DAY. The volunteer position will require your full attention. We encourage you to make child care arrangements for younger siblings. Please use the links below to sign up for food and drink donation or to sign up to volunteer on the day of Field Day. If you have already sent in a field day sign-up paper of the request, you do not need to sign-up online. Thank you so much for all of your help and support in volunteering to make Field Day a great event for our children. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the members of the Field Day committee: Collin Holz 214-402-4971/ collinholz@yahoo.com |
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Get an A+ in gift giving!
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
As the school year comes to a close, it is great to thank teachers for all their hard work. Get extra credit and give them a smart gift that is guaranteed to please. Gift cards make perfect presents for every hardworking teacher on your list, plus they earn rebates that support Wilson. Give teachers gift cards to treat themselves to:
Shopping for your kids’ favorite teachers is so simple with gift cards, and teachers love them! To download a copy of the order form, please click Scrips/Gift Card Order Form. Don’t see your merchant listed on the order form? Click Scrip Participating Retailers to see if your favorite store participates. You can write in your merchant/denomination at the bottom of the order form. We will place our LAST SCRIP gift card orders of the year on Tuesday, MAY 22nd and 29th. These orders will be delivered by Friday May 25th and Thursday, May 31st, respectively. |
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Digital Photography and Filmmaking Camp This Summer at NTH@C! For Incoming 4th-8th Graders
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
Join us at the 2nd annual NTH@C Photography and Filmmaking Camp to learn and explore the other side of the camera! The campers will learn how to use industry grade equipment, within two categories, photography and film. All programs and cameras will be provided to help students excel and learn to love the photography and filmmaking process. When? June 25-29, 2012 Go to the NTH@C Photography Camp Website below for more information and registration: |
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Wilson PTO 2012-13 School Supply Sale
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
Save time! Save money! Save gas! Please visit: Prices will increase after the site closes on May 15th so order TODAY! If you wish to pay by check or cash, please print 2012-13 School Supply Order Form, seal in an envelope marked “PTO-School Supplies”, and send to school before May 15th. Any questions?? Please contact: |
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PTO Board Looking for Coordinators for 2012-13 School Year
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
For next year’s PTO Board we have a few openings in which we are looking for parents to fill:
If you would like to find out more about any of these positions, please click PTO Board Interest Form 2012-13 to read the job description. Any interested persons may contact Kara Dunn, 2011-12 PTO Board President. |
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From the Wilson Cafeteria
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
Beginning Monday, May 14th, please make sure your child has money in his/her school cafeteria account. Unfortunately, the cafeteria is not able to allow any negative balances on a child’s account for the remainder of the school year. If you use the on-line payment system, please allow 24 hours to process your payment or send a copy of the confirmation You can make a payment at www.mynutrikids.com If you have any questions, please email them to lmendoza@coppellisd.com Thank you |
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Register Your Child for Next Year
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012, 08:05PM CDT
Starting immediately, parents that have children currently attending Coppell ISD schools will have the ability to update their information for next school year via the online student registration system. To do so, go to Coppell ISD website by clicking CISD. Sign in at the top right hand side by using your email and password. On the left hand side, you can click on ‘Student Registration’" under ‘My Student’. There are also detailed instructions on that page if you should get stuck. Questions about your child’s portal? Contact Debbie Turner, Wilson secretary, at 214-496-7500. |
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Parent Volunteers Needed for P.E. Mile Run This Friday
Published: Wed, May 9, 2012, 09:28AM CDT
WHAT: RANGER RUN
WHERE: Around the Wilson Campus WHO: All 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders
Jobs include course monitors, timers, water table, and overall supervision. It is a FUN day, but we need several volunteers for it to happen! You must already have a background check on file. |
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Attention CMSW Incoming 6th Graders:
Published: Sun, May 6, 2012, 05:37PM CDT
Coppell Middle School West has begun selling school supplies for the 2012-2013 School Year. You can order your school supplies now at CMSW School Supply Sale. Orders will only be available online through June 24, 2012 at this price. |
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From the Nurse...
Published: Sun, May 6, 2012, 05:37PM CDT
Amy Forrester, Wilson’s school nurse, has a need for parent volunteers. She needs two parents, one male and one female, that can help chaperone during the 5th Grade Growth and Development talk on May 11th from 1:30-2:30. Nurse Forrester and a local doctor will be doing the program and they need some parents to stand in the room to help with the students and make sure they are paying attention and not acting too silly. If you are able to assist, please sign up by clicking the link below. |
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Not Too Late to Join in...
Published: Fri, May 4, 2012, 02:24PM CDT
The Coppell Education Foundation Fun Run/Walk is tomorrow —Saturday, May 5th. It’s not too late to make the decision to walk a 1K or walk/run a 5K!! Wilson already has over 47 from our school signed up to participate tomorrow. Walk up Registrations are being accepted: Event Site Address Event Timeline Race Day Registration Don’t miss the fun … Show your support for CISD and do something healthy for yourself or as a family. |
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Unapproved Minutes from the April 23rd PTO Meeting
Published: Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 07:39AM CDT
Below are the unapproved minutes from the April 23rd PTO Meeting. If you have any corrections or additions to the minutes, please email the PTO Secretary, Tamara Keller, no later than Friday, May 18th. |
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Project ACES 2012
Published: Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 07:39AM CDT
We are jumping up and down with excitement for our 1st Annual Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) this coming Friday, May 4 at 9 a.m. Each classroom will watch a video with a short motivational “minute” about the importance of exercise followed by a 15 – 20 minute exercise video to get them up and moving. Our goal is to have all CISD students exercising at the same time! Project ACES is a nationwide effort to teach students that daily exercise is important to leading a healthy life. We would love to have parent volunteers that morning to photograph and video tape our kids in action. If you’d like to be a part of this exercise in good health please contact Cindy Hendricks at wilsoncin@aol.com. |
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THANK YOU!
Published: Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 07:39AM CDT
Thank you so much for the follow volunteers that gave their time to help out in the Wilson office! Amy Bays |
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@Your Public Library
Published: Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 07:39AM CDT
Does your child need help finding a good book to read? In addition to asking your own school librarian, the Coppell Public Library has online services that are available 24 hours a day. NoveList K-8 Plus is great for finding titles of series, favorite authors and books in a specific Lexile range. Just go to www.coppelltx.gov, click on library, click on catalog and click on the NoveList K-8 Plus link. You will need a library card number to log in to the database. If you need assistance, please call the Coppell Public Library at 972.304.3658. |
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Get the Big Picture about the Gifted Program
Published: Mon, Apr 30, 2012, 07:39AM CDT
THE BIG PICTURE Thursday, May 3 at 7 p.m. On May 3, CGA will host a night to introduce the Coppell ISD Trustee candidates for Places 6 and 7 and a presentation about the Gifted and Talented program in Coppell ISD through all grades. The Meet the Candidates portion of the evening is first on the agenda, whereby the school board candidates will briefly introduce themselves to the audience and remain to entertain questions afterwards. Following this, Todd Kettler will give a complete view of the GT program available in CISD. While you may have heard some of this information in the past, this will be the first time you hear it all in one seating, in one night, giving the full picture. Event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL who are interested in attending. CGA does not endorse or support any candidate. Regardless of who you support, we hope you will make your voice heard during early voting or on May 12, Election Day. For more information, go to coppellgifted.org |
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PTO Meeting / TONIGHT / Monday April 23rd
Published: Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 06:40AM CDT
Please plan on joining us TONIGHT at 7pm in the library for our monthly PTO Meeting. We will be presenting the proposed 2012-13 PTO Board, sharing our preliminary financial results from WilsonFest, and discussing upcoming PTO and school events for the rest of the year. Every Wilson parent is automatically a member of the Wilson PTO — we do not charge dues. Everyone is welcome. Complimentary childcare is provided during the meeting for school-age children by Coppell Middle School students. |
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Annual Coppell ISD Night With The Texas Rangers: May 14
Published: Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 06:40AM CDT
Mark your calendars for the annual Coppell ISD Night at Rangers’ Stadium on Monday night, May 14. The Texas Rangers will play the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m.
Your student should be bringing home details on purchasing tickets and attending the game between the Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. You can also download a copy of the form by clicking Rangers Night. Watch for information coming home this week with your student. |
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PhotoLoco Booth photos available for purchase online
Published: Mon, Apr 23, 2012, 06:40AM CDT
If you or your child wants to order additional copies of their WilsonFest PhotoLoco Booth photos, please go to:
Thank you to PhotoLoco Booth owner Debbie Allen and her sister, Wilson staff member Beth Brandenburg, for bringing this activity to WilsonFest. |
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Thank You for Making WilsonFest a Success...
Published: Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 11:12AM CDT
Thank you for coming out last Friday evening and supporting our school and the PTO. The money we raise from WilsonFest will help us to buy additional iPod touches for our classrooms plus other requested technology items, sponsor scholarships for the upcoming Austin (4th Grade)and Pine Cove (5th Grade) Field Trips, and plan other fun events for the children such as Field Day. We will have our financial results from WilsonFest available at the April 23rd PTO Meeting. Please make plans to attend. The list of “Thank You”s are extensive but I still want to take the time to recognize those parent & staff volunteers who contributed their time and talents in making WilsonFest possible: WilsonFest Coordinators:
A Extra Special Thank You to:
Wilson Staff Volunteers: Parent Volunteers: Finally, I would like to thank the families who contributed food items for the games, cake walk and food court: Allawala, Anderson, Bedford, Behm, Belathur, Bellah, Blankenship, Brandenburg, Campbell, Chang, Chun, Colon, Conger, Felton, Fullwood, Goforth, Grosser, Hernandez, Hewlett, Judd, Kachline, Keller, Kichan, Kilgo, Kline, Martinez, Martinson, McGill, Millman, Nguyen, Olson, Parker, Patel, Peck, Peters, Petersen, Rogers, Salazar, Satpathy, Smith, Stolar, Tan, Thakady, Tucker, Vu, and Yang. If I mistakenly did not include your name in the list above, I apologize. Please know that your service or contributions were much appreciated. All my thanks! |
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WilsonFest Raffle Prize Winners Are....
Published: Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 11:12AM CDT
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Raffle. The three (3) names drawn Friday night for each of the prizes were: American Girl Doll – Vanessa B. – 1C If your child was not present to claim the prize Friday evening, it was sent home with them on Monday. |
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Please claim your silent auction items this week...
Published: Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 11:12AM CDT
If you won a bid on a silent auction item, but did not pick it up or pay Friday, you should have received an email Sunday evening acknowledging your winning bid and giving you instructions on how to retrieve and pay for your item(s). Please make plans to send or drop by the office this week to pay and retrieve the items you won. There was one item (Dickey’s bbq coupons) that I could not match with a family. If you were bidder #432, please contact Kara Dunn to make arrangements to pickup your item. This family or person would not have had a pre-assigned number and would have been given one by our staff, but I accidentally (oops!)threw away that list in my haste to clean up Friday evening. We made over $4500 on the Silent Auction!!! Thank you to all of the families who participated. |
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Jump Rope for Heart
Published: Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 11:10AM CDT
Jump Rope for Heart donations are due this Friday, April 20th. Please bring all checks/cash in the Jump Rope for Heart envelope to Mrs. Moore in the gym. If you set up your personal website to collect online donations, please do the following: 1. Go to http://www.americanheart.org/jump THANK YOU SO MUCH for your participation! It feels good to help save lives! Lori Moore |
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Get Excited...WilsonFest 2012 is Here!!!
Published: Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 09:46PM CDT
WilsonFest, the PTO’s largest and most successful fundraiser, is Friday from 6-8:30 pm at the school. Bring your whole family & invite friends. Everyone is invited to attend! WilsonFest is a combination of carnival games and a silent auction. To find out more about what games, activities, and food we will have available, please click WilsonFest 2012 We also have many great items up for bid in the WilsonFest Silent Auction. To see the list of the LATEST items available, please click Silent Auction Items. We hope to see you and your family at WilsonFest for an evening of fun and food! |
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Pie in the Face : The Three Staff Members Chosen by Popular Vote Are...
Published: Thu, Apr 12, 2012, 09:46PM CDT
After 2 weeks of voting, the students at Wilson have selected the 3 Staff Members who will be the recipients of the thrown whipped cream pies:
During WilsonFest, anyone can buy raffle tickets for a chance to throw one of the 9 pies for one of the 3 teachers. Raffle tickets will be $1/ticket or buy 5, get 1 free and sold only during WilsonFest until 8pm. For each of the 3 teachers, we will draw 9 names and pie throwing will commence soon after the names are drawn. If you are not present when the throwing begins, another name will be drawn in your absence. There will be 9 thrown pies for each of the 3 staff members. There will also be a silent auction item to win a guaranteed throw of 1 pie at each of the 3 staff members. |
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WilsonFest Still Needs 35+ Volunteers
Published: Wed, Apr 11, 2012, 02:34PM CDT
Wilson Parents: Thank you to those of you who quickly signed up to help during WilsonFest. We have an immediate need for 6-8 people during the school day on Friday from 9-11am to help set-up our games. This involves allocating candy and prizes between games, making sure each game has adequate supplies, and prepping game for use in the gym. There are also shifts available for early morning and late afternoon on Friday. If you can come help, we need you. Please sign up below. Also, we still have a significant number of positions that need to be filled during the carnival, especially for game monitors, the henna and arm cast stations, food court, and shifts later in the evening from 7-8:30. If you are able to stay and help the entire evening, that would be a huge help. I promise the time will fly by! If you are able to help, please sign up NOW so we can reassess our unmet needs. If we do not get adequate help, we may need to potentially eliminate some games and activities that will be unmanned during the carnival. It takes many hands on deck to make an event as large as this one to happen and we rely upon your participation to make it successful. Thanks! |
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Needed- Volunteers to help Inflate Balloons
Published: Mon, Apr 2, 2012, 04:26PM CDT
To support the dart throw game, we need help inflating balloons. If you can help us by either using an air compressor or a hand pump, please contact Carley Wood. This is a great and easy way to help from the comfort of your home. Hand pumps will be provided. |
