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Volunteers are needed for West View Day on Friday, May 24. This is one of the most anticipated events of the year! There are games, snacks, face painting, a karaoke stage, giant inflatables, and other activities for the entire school.

The PTA will need volunteers throughout the entire school day! There are time slots available for morning and/or afternoon shifts, or you can stay all day. There is a job for everyone!

Please make sure that your PTA membership is current and all clearances are turned into the office. Also, for safety reasons, children that do not attend West View are not permitted at this event, so please plan accordingly.

Signup is easy! There are 4 options – you can sign up online at https://signup.com/go/mJXEBFV, email Lori McKee at lemckee3@gmail.com, all or text Lori McKee at 412-260-4896,  or fill out and return this form to school (also available on PeachJar).

Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support West View Elementary PTA. Go to Chipotle at 4861 McKnight Rd on Tuesday, April 30 between 4-8 pm. Bring in the flyer (also available on PeachJar), show it on your smartphone, or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 33% of the proceeds will be donated to our PTA.

The snow has melted and it’s time for some spring cleaning!  Join us for the West View Community Clean Up on April 20.  Meet at the back parking lot of the VFW on Center Avenue at 9 a.m. to get supplies, and pointed a direction that needs your hard work and care in cleaning up.  Together, we can help continue to make West View a “great place to live”.  If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Karnavas at karnavas363@gmail.com or 412-370-2207

Book Swap will be held on April 26 during the school day. Each student is encouraged to bring up to 5 books to trade in and swap out for a “new read” from our collection. Please keep these Book Swap Rules in mind when choosing what to trade:

• 5 Book Limit
• No Board Books
• No Workbooks or Puzzle Books
• Age/Content appropriate – keep in mind our oldest readers are 6th Graders!
• Gently Used – avoid books that are torn, falling apart, generally dirty or scribbled in. Your student’s books go into our collection and we want all our students to go home with a sturdy and clean book of their choice.

Questions?  Contact Book Swap Chairperson, Abby Werner at abby.werner@yahoo.com.

It’s that time in this school year when the PTA Nominating Committee must begin to plan for NEXT school year!  Our PTA sponsors a multitude of programs and each Committee requires a Parent Volunteer(s) to lead as a Chairperson, or Co-Chairperson. Be sure to read through the Nominating Committee document for full descriptions of Committee work, as well as new required clearance procedures. 

It is a big privilege to be part of our children’s educational experience through PTA activities. Our programs truly enrich the school experience for your students.  And it takes dedicated volunteers to accomplish everything we strive to do to!  If you are interested, contact Colleen Mollenauer at colleen.mollenauer@gmail.com to discuss your interest.

It’s time for West View Elementary School’s Night at PNC Park!  On April 24 at 7:05 p.m., the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.   Tickets are $12.00 for adults and children, at a group rate. Ticket orders are due April 5.  Questions can be addressed to Melissa Zotter at 412-708-4458 or mzotter03@gmail.com. Order form for tickets is available on our website or on PeachJar. 

Dine & Donate Events are an easy way to help our fundraising efforts. Join us for food and fun at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse at 8970 Covenant Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 on March 25 from 11am to 1pm!

Come support the PTA, and 20% of food and soft drink sales towards during the fundraising event will be donated accordingly. Valid for dine in or take out. Flyers must be printed and presented to your server. Flyers are available on our website.

West View Elementary is hosting a fundraiser for JDRF, the leading global nonprofit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, from March 8-22nd. We have many students at our school with type 1 diabetes, and we’re excited to support them and help find a cure!

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune condition that makes the body unable to produce insulin, which is the hormone that regulates blood sugar. JDRF is leading the way for T1D research with the goal of creating a world without T1D. With your support, let’s knock out T1D! Students will collect donations at home and can bring donations to their homeroom class on any day from March 8 through March 19. Students will also receive a West View paper sneaker to color – be sure to color it, bring it to class, and enter the coloring contest by March 22nd for a cool prize! Each homeroom class will add up all of their donations and the winning classroom will win a Pizza Party! Good luck to all of the classes and THANK YOU for helping to knock out T1D! For more information, check out the flyer on our website.

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Stay after school and have fun playing BINGO with great books for the prizes. Book Bingo will be held Friday, March 15, 2019 3 – 4:15 pm in the West View auditorium, for all students in grades K – 6.

Students MUST have a signed permission slip to be able to participate.  No one will be permitted to stay without a slip. All students MUST be picked up by 4:15 in the auditorium and you MUST sign your student out before leaving. Please print out and return the bottom portion of the slip, which will be sent through PeachJar by Friday, March 8th.

We will need a lot of volunteers to make this event a success, please consider volunteering, you will need your updated clearances. You can address any questions and comments to Mariel Wyman at mdv112@hotmail.com or Susan Mellinger at susan@crashbox.com

The 5th grade students will be hosting “Hats Off to Riley” on Wednesday, March 13th. This student-sponsored event allows the students to wear a hat to school in honor of Riley Balcita and his love of his fedora. Riley is currently receiving chemotherapy for his cancer, as he has relapsed. Suggested donation is $1.

Update: Thank you from Riley!

Riley Balcita and family made a video to show their thanks for everyone who contributed to Hat’s Off to Riley. The total amount raised was $1,646. You can view the video at https://youtu.be/8HvsUzixIrI