It’s Book Fair Time The Scholastic Book Fair will be held February 1-5. The

schedule for when each classroom will be visiting the book fair will be available soon and distributed to

students, e-mailed, and posted on our Facebook page!

We still need volunteers! Volunteering is a great way to see firsthand

how much the kids love this event and to help them select a new favorite book. To volunteer, e-mail cookwisshsa@gmail.com.

Thanks in advance for all your help and support!

CW T-shirt Sale: New Uniform Option

Cook-Wissahickon HSA Newsletter

cookwissahickonhsa.com  

Orders Due 2/8/16  

Cost Information

1 shirt: $10 each

2 shirts: $9 each

3 or more: $8 each

Cash or checks made out to Cook Wiss HSA.

Order Sheets Order sheets went home in the 1/20 Wednesday folders.

If you didn’t get one or have questions, please e-mail colellaelisabeth@gmail.com

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HSA  Membership  We  invite  all  CW  families  to  join  the  HSA!  Dues  are  $5.00  per  year.  Every  parent  and  guardian  can  attend  meetings  and  volunteer,  but  only  paid  HSA  members  can  vote.  All  dues  and  other  funds  raised  go  toward  programs  and  improvements  that  benefit  our  school  and  students!  To  join  or  to  

find  out  about  volunteer  opportunities,  contact  us  or  come  

out  to  a  meeting!  

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Embroidered T-shirts now available for sale and can be used as a new uniform option.

Science Club Coming soon: 6th-8th graders can join the middle school science club sponsored by Ms. Powers.

Look for more information and permission slips to come home in the next few weeks.

Project Solo Seventh Graders to begin Project Solo, an 8-Week Collaboration With Cook-Wissahickon & the Schuylkill Outdoor Leadership Odyssey (SOLO).

Goal: To introduce environmentally based programming to spark interest in environmental careers by introducing students to professional mentors.

Important February Dates Feb 1 - 5 -Book Fair Feb 8 – CW T-shirt Orders Due Feb 10 - HSA Meeting: 6:30 in the Library Feb 14 – CW Choir Performance: Temple Men's Basketball Game at the Liacouras Center Feb 15 - No School Feb 16 - 12:24 Dismissal Feb 17 - 7th Grade trip to Barnes Foundation: Crossing Boundaries Program. Feb 17 - Wissahickon Sustainability Council Meeting at 4:30 in Room 103 Feb 18 - The George Washington Carver Science Fair for Grades 4-6 (Congrats to the 25 CW students participating!) Feb 19 - 7th Grade trip to Saul High School Feb 23-25 - 12:24 Dismissals/Report Card Conferences Feb 26 - No School (Staff only)

Middle School Basketball Come out and cheer our teams: Feb 3: Boys and Girls @ Hill-Freedman (6200 Crittenden, 19138) Feb 4: Boys and Girls vs Jenks (Home) Feb 9: Boys and Girls vs Amy NW @ Kendrick Rec Center (5800 Ridge Ave)

Feb 10: Boys and Girls @ AB Day (6324 Crittenden, 19138) * Girls’ games start at 3:30 / Boys’ games start at 4:15

Help Support Cook-Wissahickon As always, we appreciate all the support Cook-Wissahickon families and friends give to help support the school on an ongoing basis!

Box Tops for Education: The January Box Tops for Education sheet is due by Friday, January 29. For each completed sheet turned in, students will be entered for a chance to win movie tickets. Drawing will happen first week in February. Students can turn in sheets to their teachers. And don’t worry – if you don’t have 20 box tops yet, hold on to them and look for a new sheet and contest to come home soon!

Recyclebank UPDATE: Thanks to all who contributed their Recyclebank Points in January. We’ve met our goal! We were selected for the Recyclebank Green Schools Program for a project to construct two raised flowerbeds in our schoolyard for vegetables. Students will assist in building the flowerbeds, planting seeds, and caring for the vegetables. Look for more information about the project in the coming months.

Ongoing Fundraising Goals: In the Fall, the HSA set a goal of raising $9,100 to buy a new SMART board and to maintain the new meadow and native plants around the school. So far, the contributions through the NUT days, individual donations, and business sponsorships have been amazing. If you own a business, work at a business, or know a business (or individual) you think might want to contribute to our school, please send an e-mail to Gina Snyder, a parent who is heading up our fundraising efforts, at EastFallser@yahoo.com or call her at (215) 843-1699.

We have lots of other support at the school, with volunteers, donations to the choir, and so much more. We are so grateful for these contributions that are making our school great! Special thanks for the support from these community sponsors (cookwissahickonhsa.com/community-partners/):