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Back to School Picnic : August 27 at 6 pm
Fall Festival: September 25 from 3:30 to 7:00 pm
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PTO 2009-2010 Accomplishments
• The PTO started the year with our First Week Picnic that was a blast
• We took a trip back to medieval times with our Family Fall Festival and silent auction
• We sponsored some awesome family events such as Trunk-or-Treat, our very first Sock Hop, and Movie Night
• Each month we coordinated a skate night at Coachlite
• We catered two luncheons for our deserving Willow Brook staff during conferences
• We gave each teacher and Mr. Aaron start up funds to buy needed supplies for their classrooms
• Fund many different enrichment activities and field trips for each grade level
• Brought our first outside theater production “Jeremy and the Lie” to our students
• Provided each household with the annual Buzz Book
• We raised a record amount from our Box Tops
• We helped sponsor Field Day and the Mileage Club
• We ended the year with our annual Trivia Night and Ladies Night Out which were very fun and raised over $3,000
• We were able to purchase over $4,000 in new classroom items and school equipment through our end of the year ways a
nd means. Look for the new portable PA system which will make all of our school events better.
2009-2010 Events
School Fundraiser
We want to thank all that participated in making our school fundraiser a success. We had a profit of $4200.00 for our school! We especially want to recognize all of the teachers, staff, and parents-we couldn't have done it without you! Special thanks goes out to: Colleen Davidson, Laura Sunderman, Lori Williamson, Jenny Meyer, Cathy Samuel & Linda Shead.
Congratulations to our 1st place winner Kayla Etienne who was the top seller, Kacie Baniak who was our 2nd place winner and Hannah Harris who was in 3rd place. Our top wildcat classroom with the most participants was Ms. Early's 5th grade class.
Our winners will receive: 1st place $100 Gift Card 2nd place $50 Gift Card 3rd place $25 Gift Card Ms. Early's class will enjoy a pizza party
Thanks to everyone. Way to go Wildcats !
Sock Hop
Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped to make our first family fun night such a great event! The 50's music set the tone for the costume contest, the hula hoop contest and the bubble gum blowing contest. It was great to see many of the kids and parents all dressed up 50's style and dancing around the gym. It was a nice evening for all and we were excited to see so many families in attendance!
Special thanks to Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Ryan, and Mrs. Farmer for organizing the event. Thank you to Mr. Duncan for being the DJ!
Trunk or Treat
Thanks to all of you who participated in the Annual Willow Brook 2009 Trunk or Treat. It was a great success. We had over eighty car reservations and 20 standing room only spots reserved. We also had approximately 200 trick or treaters who all showed up in every costume imaginable. I'd like to extend a special thanks to all of the Willow Brook parents. This event could not have been a success without our wonderful parents. You are the GREATEST!!!!!
The BEST DECORATED CAR winners were the Childress family and the Alsobrook family. The BEST COSTUME AWARDS went to Josh Royal and Riley Knoch.
Thanks again to everyone.
Catalog Fundraiser
Wild Cats, you did it ! We have topped our goal, thanks to each and every one of you. This wouldn't have been possible without your support and the support of our wonderful staff. Remember the pickup date is November 11th. Stay tuned for information about great prizes.
Fall Festival
This year’s Fall Festival was a medieval celebration. The Willow Brook community really came out in support of this annual event. We had over 500 students, parents, staff and volunteers participate in all the festivities. The Willow Brook castle (gym) hosted two large inflatables for the kids of all ages to bounce around along with fun carnival games to pass the time. The school’s new wing hosted the popular face painting, colored hair spray and tattoos. The cafeteria was filled with families socializing and enjoying the BBQ complete with hot dogs, brats and all the fixings graciously donated by the Farrell family. We appreciate all of the hard work by Boy Scout Troop 769 who came in to do all of the cooking and serving. As you continued down the hall, parents enjoyed the large silent auction. Linda Shead, Melissa Jones, and Maria Del Cid worked hard to put together all of the wonderful items up for bid. In total the PTO raised $2,234 from the auction. Thank you to all those that participated! The library and hallways were filled with more games, caricaturist, and balloon artist. As the kids racked up tickets at all the games, they made their way to the music room which was turned into prize central. They had so much fun picking out their prizes.
The festival would not be complete without the annual art fair, raffle and used book sale. Cheryl Livingston coordinated the art fair in which all students were invited to enter an original design using the medieval theme. All of the artwork was on display for everyone to see. The raffle is somewhat unique in that all of the prizes are a chance to spend special time with the teachers and staff. The students had a chance to be principal for the day, lunch or breakfast with their favorite teachers, craft time, music time or even a scooter ride. The kids have so much fun with the raffle each year and we are so appreciative of our wonderful teachers for their support. The PTO would like to also thank Joan Halveland for heading up this year’s raffle. The used book sale was bigger than ever. We were amazed at how many books were turned into the school.
To make all of this happen, it takes a lot of hours and help from parents. Samara Henry helped coordinate all of the volunteers to run the games. We had a tremendous response from the high school and middle school this year so many parents did not have to volunteer. Wendy Ryan took charge of the prizes and Stephanie Reynolds handled the registration table during the whole event. There were also several parents that spent countless hours on Friday night setting up for the big event. We would like to thank Colleen Davidson, Laura Sunderman, Stephanie Reynolds, Wendy Ryan and her family and the Meyer family for all of your hard work and creativity. We were also lucky to have Mrs. Dixon assist with decorations and make the wonderful dragon posters you saw all over the school. Lastly, a special thank you goes out to Dave and Lois our WB evening custodians. They were very helpful Friday night and worked all day on Saturday to make sure our event ran well.
This festival was brought to you by the Willow Brook PTO. It is not a money making event (with the exception of the silent auction). We put this together to build community and let our families and students come together and have a great time. We look forward to next year and hope everyone will come out and join us.
Jenny Meyer, Fall Festival co-chair
Family Picnic
Our First Week Family Picnic was off to a fun start. Dark clouds formed and then
broke apart. It rained! Everyone responded quickly and helped to bring our picnic inside.
Once indoors we were spread out in the Café, the hall, and the gym. Communication was
‘lost in space’. The mid air announcements about the new location of games, prizes,
and treats, faded before they reached anyone’s ears. It didn’t seem to matter though; the
children enjoyed their own games and playtime together. The fruity popsicles were a nice cool treat but the cotton candy couldn’t be
beat. The kids stood in line with mouths watering while watching and waiting for their
chance to see the ‘cotton’ spin. Oh, did I mention that the
smoke from the cotton candy
machine set off the smoke alarm and the smoke alarm triggered the fire alarm and
the fire alarm signaled the FIRE DEPARTMENT and the
firemen responded and showed up at Willow Brook! What excitement! (We have to
keep the cotton candy machine
outside!) Despite the rain and confusion we came to this conclusion:
The children had big fun-yes, it was cool being with classmates and seeing their
teachers after school.