HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2014 IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING YEAR!!!

The start of the New Years is the perfect occasion to celebrate family, friends and all the good things in life. We’d like to thank each of you for making 2013 a great year. Hope you are ready for more great experiences and adventures in 2014, here are a few highlights:

• January 16th - Restaurant Night: CPK (more information below) 
• February 7th - FOMWS - Stargazing Night w/Astronomical
• February 22nd - Progressive Dinner (This event sells out FAST so be sure to get your tickets early at http://mwpta.org/progressive-dinner)
• March 14th - FOMWS-9th Annual Auction
• March 21st - Spring Family Dance Party
• April 10th - Restaurant Night- TBD
• June 5th - Last day of school

All this and more... There will be so many opportunities to do things together that will help our children excel! We hope 2014 is your best year ever!!

Looking forward to seeing you on Monday (1/13) at the first morning assembly of 2014!!!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16th IS RESTAURANT NIGHT AT CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN

Join us at California Pizza Kitchen in Glendale City Center at 101 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 91203 for a fun dinner out; invite your family, friends & neighbors! MWES will receive a donation of 20% from purchases; including dine-in, take-out, catering and all beverages purchased by us. You must bring in the CPK FLYER  (1 will be sent home in backpacks this week too!) in order for MWES to get credit. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

SCHEDULE FOR AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CLASSES

Monday:

• Eagle Rock Arts- Mixed Media Class, 3pm at the lunch pavilion

Tuesday:

• Stage Time- Acting Class, 2:45 in the MPR
• Chorus (Grades K-2), 2:30 in the rotunda

Wednesday:

• Science Class- 2:45 and 3:45 in the MPR
• Mayaya Dance- 2:45 in the lower yard
• Fashion Design Class- 2:45 in room 16, First Class is this Wednesday, January 15th

Thursday:

• Chorus (Grades 3-6) - 2:30 in the MPR

Friday:

• Chess Club- 2:45 in the lunch pavilion 
• Kung Fu - 2:45 in the MPR (sponsored by FOMWS – see more details post below)

KUNG FU AT MT. WASHINGTON IS RETURNING FOR A 2nd SESSION ~ JANUARY 17 THRU APRIL 11!

Kung Fu with Wu Shu Acupuncture is back starting Friday, January 17th in the MPR at 2:45pm! All returning and new students will learn fun and new techniques to build confidence, physical & mental strength. As we practice focus, balance, teamwork, control, coordination, fitness and memory through Kung Fu, we can build integrity, honor, respect, patience, spirit & discipline.

Congratulations to August, Stephen, Talula and Kainoa for promoting to the next belt! Thank you to all the parents and students who have joined us in the studio. All of you add so much value to our program.

Registration forms are available in the school office. Pick one up Monday! For questions or more information, please contact us at 626/737-1610. We hope to see you all in class!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PARENT TEACHER AND ASSOCIATES

If you have not already seen it, be sure to check out this very important message from PTA (Parent Teacher and Associates): VIDEO LINK

On a more serious note, the MWPTA wants to say “THANK YOU” to all of those who have said “YES” and made a direct appeal donation. So far over $25,000 has been donated. We are getting closer to our goal of everyone saying YES to a donation of $275 per child. If you have donated and not yet picked up your yard sign, please stop by the Parent Center to pick one up.

DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE BIG FOMWS EVENT ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 24TH

Be sure to join the ‘cool cats and chicks’ for an evening of vintage Las Vegas. CLICK HERE for more details.

SAVE THE DATE = STARGAZING NIGHT IS COMING! Friday, February 7th, 2014 More details coming...

THANK YOU!

We wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all the families that donated to the Toys for Tots Drive. It was a great success. Because of your support, we filled 7 boxes of toys for families in need this holiday season! 

We also want to say THANK YOU to all who donated to support the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Because of your generosity, a total of $172.92 was collected.

HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHT IS THIS FRIDAY (12/20)!

This Friday, December 20th is MWES’ special Holiday Movie Night in the MPR. Doors will open at 5:30 with lots of food, snacks, warm drinks and other goodies on hand. The movie will start at 6:30 (run time is 104 min). This year we are showing Walt Disney’s Santa Clause 2 starring Tim Allen (rated G). It’s a great movie that’s just as funny for kids as adults. Admission is free and food will all be available for purchase. It will be a great way to kick off Winter Vacation- show your spirit one more time in 2013 and join us! Kids should feel free to bring sleeping bags and blankets and get cozy on the floor as the lights come down. CLICK HERE to see the flyer.

JOIN OUR PTA - HELP US GET TO 100% MEMBERSHIP

We are 12 members away from reaching our goal off 100% membership at our school. If we get there by the end of January (3 weeks of school time) we will get special recognition and will get to send a member to the convention for free. Sign up this week and help us reach our goal. Please put your membership dues of $5 per member into an envelope, write your name, your email, phone number and address, as well as your child's name and room number on the envelope and leave it in the office or give it to your child's teacher. Looking forward to reaching our goal very shortly!