Raise Craze Results. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DAZ42jNGnT-aDB2V1BzHIAJIzsl4oAeQJ6H_Jy2BYZE/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you for your support during our Raise Craze fundraiser. We enjoyed paying your generosity forward by spreading kindness and serving in our community. The final numbers are in! Thanks to your generosity, 95% of the proceeds will go directly to our school!
Total Acts of Service Completed – 134
Total Raised – $13,549
Net to Our School – $12,817
We are incredibly proud of our students and the amazing ways they shared kindness with our community. Here are just a few of the ways we brightened people's days:
Collected donations for local charities
Left kind notes for fellow students and made new friends
Wrote thank you notes to our teachers, custodians, and lunch staff
Completed extra chores to help our families
Left water & snacks by the front door for delivery drivers
Picked up litter in our community
And so much more!
Thank you for your generous support of our students, our school, and our community!
United West Elementary PTO
Yearbook sale! The sale ends tomorrow.
*You may order online or send cash or check in an envelope with your child's name and teacher to school. They are $10. Checks may be made out to United West https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yeivCYLrVIE6AbwVBhDUk4NpqmEBzmRE/view?usp=sharing
We are asking for items to donate for Family Service Night to support active duty military personnel!
West Family Service NIght!
Spring Picture forms will be heading home today. This is the code for online ordering. Proofs will be sent home for your review. Pictures will be taken on March 8.
5th grade STEM group is simulating animal adaptations!
Please send your children to school wearing coats today. Thank you!
Box Tops For Education:
Download the app (bfte.smart.link) and scan your receipt to earn money for West!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sXDiLBqSVIm9jdWcgdZ-mORiuTA9yqVUVm1FDfupfac/edit?usp=sharing
Substitute Day and Evening Custodian needed. Please make inquiries to patrick.coate@u304.org or by calling 734-8513.
Spring Pictures are March 8. This is the code for online ordering. Proofs will be sent home for your review. The pictures are made in a casual pose. Students may bring a stuffed animal, hat, etc...for the picture. Items unsafe for the bus should be brought to school by an adult, such as a trophy or bat.
Mrs. Oaks is the Art Presenter for Mrs. Carlson's class. They learned about a local Galesburg artist. The kids were matched and made a picture for a buddy in class based on what they liked.
Mrs. Oaks is the Junior Achievement presenter for Mrs. Arteaga's class. They learned about earning, saving spending, and donating related to money while playing a game on Friday.
Thank you to our community for your support! You raised $13,549. If you would like to turn in donations on Monday you may, but they won't count toward the incentives. Incentives distribution will begin next week!
LAST DAY FOR OUR RAISE CRAZE FUNDRAISER!! It’s not too late to get those last donations in! Every bit counts - help our school reach our goal of $15000! All donation money and Kindness paper trackers must be turned in today to count toward the incentives.
See where your class is on the Raise Craze Leaderboard!! Which class will bring in the most? Can we get X more states?
VIEW LEADERBOARD: https://my.raisecraze.com/leaderboard/for/AWYJYAK/
If you would like to share your child's acts of kindness, please send them to uwe_pto@u304.org. We will post them here!
Spring Picture forms will be heading home on February 29. This is the code for online ordering. Proofs will be sent home for your review. Pictures will be taken on March 8.
Calendar Notes:
*March 1 is now a Teacher Inservice Day. (No School)
*The 2024-2025 Calendar may be found under Documents/Calendar on the West
webpage.
Yearbook sale! The sale ends March 1.
*You may order online or send cash or check in an envelope with your child's name and teacher to school. They are $10. Checks may be made out to United West https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yeivCYLrVIE6AbwVBhDUk4NpqmEBzmRE/view?usp=sharing