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Irvine Junior Games 4th-6th Grade Students-sign up for the annual Irvine Junior Games Track and Field Meet now! See or email Miss Hunter if you have any questions. Registration forms went out in conduits or can be downloaded here. We currently have 53 students registered-way to go Westpark students!!!! Enrollment/Registration for the 2010-2011 School Year It is time to plan for enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year! Please stay tuned here for District and Westpark information. Choice Card-School Choice Cards are available in the school office. Parents with a home school other than Westpark interested in attending Westpark for the 2010-2011 school year may come into the office and fill out a School Choice Card for the 2010-2011 school year. Cards will be accepted until noon on February 26, 2010. You do not need to fill out a card if you already attend Westpark, regardless of your home school designation; this process is only for students who do not already attend Westpark. Registration/Enrollment Dates-On-line enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year will begin on Friday, March 5, 2010. This is for all students, grades K-6. Westpark/IUSD Information-Please see this link for a summary of enrollment information including important documents you will need, links, and dates. Kindergarten-The City of Irvine and Irvine Unified School District present "Welcome To Kindergarten" (district-wide Kindergarten information nights) on Wednesday, February 10 and Monday, March 8, 2010, at 7:00pm at the City of Irvine located at 1 Civic Center Plaza. Kindergarten Round-Up will be held at Westpark on Thursday, April 29, 2010. We will conduct Kindergarten Visitations on two days; Tuesday, March 9, 2010 from 8:15-9:40 and Thursday, May 20 from 8:15-9:40. If you would like to attend either of these visitations, please do. You just need to come to the school on either day and sign in as a visitor in the office. IUSD Budget Watch The State Budget Crisis continues to negatively affect public education. Please stay tuned to how it will affect IUSD's finances. See the link below for details. Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) Fundraising Efforts The state budget crisis continues to take its toll on public education, creating a $23.8 million shortfall for the Irvine Unified School District alone. In response, the nonprofit Irvine Public Schools Foundation has launched a five-week campaign to raise money for classroom support in 2010-11. IPSF has announced that all funds collected between now and March 1 will be used to lessen the impacts of class-size increases. While the Board of Education would make the final determination as to how the dollars would be used, a similar effort two years ago empowered schools to provide direct support in the form of classroom aides and additional teaching hours. Unfortunately, there isn’t much time to act this time around. Because IUSD and the Board are facing critical budget deadlines, the funding must be in place by March 1. Remember that the Irvine Public Schools Foundation is the only organization with the resources to impact every school in our district. Moreover, IPSF is underwriting the cost of this latest fundraising effort to ensure that 100 percent of the dollars go directly to support students. Parents and community members are encouraged to learn more about the foundation and its five-week campaign by logging on to www.ipsf.net.
Please see the following links for more IPSF information: IPSF FAQ's Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation's Half Marathon, 5K, and 10K Race Breakfast at Recess We now serve IUSD's breakfast at our recess break.IUSD Nutrition Services Elementary Breakfast Menus is $2.00. If a student qualifies for a reduced price meal, the cost is $0.30. If a student qualifies for a free meal, they receive breakfast at no charge. Snack items are also available and include items such as granola bars, cereal bars string cheese, goldfish crackers, sunflower seeds, fruit, and milk. Granola and cereal bars are $1.00. Goldfish crackers, sunflower seeds, string cheese, and fruit is $.50. Milk is $.75.Please see this flyer for more information. Parents Appreciating Teachers and Staff (PATS) Teachers and school staff play a special role in the lives of children and their parents. IPSF offers parents a meaningful way to show their appreciation each year by making a donation in the name of a teacher or staff member. Each teacher or staff member honored receives a small gift and a card acknowledging the giver and the important role the teacher or staff member has played in their lives. All proceeds from this program benefit the Innovative Teaching Award Program (ITAP). Forms are available now and can be found below: GATE/APAAS Applications for the APAAS Program for the 2009-2010 School Year can be found here. Applications are due February 23, 2010. No late applications will be accepted. Further information can be found at this link. Please click here for the latest IUSD GATE newsletter. PTA Scrip Program The popular PTA Scrip Program is still on! Thank you to Laurie Moore for her coordination. Please click here for the current order form. February Newsletter
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