Volume 2, Issue 3
Spring 2015
May 12, 2015
WILLIAM LAND
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
PTA President’s Message
Hello William Land Families:
I am proud to be a part of a school where students, parents
and staff alike always go above and beyond the call of
duty. William Land PTA thanks you for your support and
volunteerism in supporting programs that enrich our
community. Volunteering makes the difference between a
fine educational experience and an exceptional one. Your
participation at family nights and other school events send
a clear message to your children that family and
community matter.
We encourage parents to bravely participate and lead
programs they can improve or simply to continue polishing
existing ones. One exciting new program this year is our
Scholastic Reading Program. This program will help
encourage students to enjoy reading independently as well
as read at a high level.
Mark your calendars and help fund the programs that
enrich all of our children's education. Your generous
donations for our upcoming fundraisers are critical and
make every difference between a fine year for our children
and a stellar one.
This year will be my last year as PTA president, PTA board
elections will be held in May. It has been a wonderful
experience serving at William Land as PTA
President. Joining PTA is an opportunity to create the
legacy we hope to leave behind as we continue to educate
those who will lead our community tomorrow.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to myself or the other
PTA officers with any questions, suggestions or to
volunteer in any way that you can!
Tracy Huynh
tracy_sing@hotmail.com
PTA President, 2014-2015
Upcoming Events/Fundraisers:
The 2014-2015 school year is progressing at a rapid pace so
your calendars for some upcoming events
• Spring Fun Run – 5/27/15 (details coming soon)
Open House – 5/27/15
BOGO Book Fair for Summer Reading – 5/27/15-6/1/15
MIP End of Year Performance – 5/29/15
Field Day – 6/8/15 (details coming soon)
Spring Fundraiser Success!
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William Land PTA successfully coordinated and planned its
annual Spring Fundraiser on Saturday, March 21, 2015.
The Spring Fundraiser consisted of a pancake breakfast,
community rummage sale, and the conclusion of the week
long book fair. The morning event was capped with the
egg hunt.
This year’s event was successful thanks to the many
dedicated parent volunteers that assisted prior to and
during the event. Special thanks go to the parent and
teacher volunteers and from our community partners,
Project Church who came through with over 30 volunteers,
and former William Land Alumni who now are middle and
high school students. Our own William Land Girl Scout
troop even assisted by clearing and wiping down tables.
The pancake portion of the event went fast and the “cakes”
were grilled continuously through the morning. For the
event, PTA purchased a mobile propane griddle and griddle
top that could be used for this and future events. With this
griddle setup, the surface area was large enough to cook
several pancakes at once so that there would be backlog in
the event of peak traffic having multiple guests at once.
The cost of the ticket included (3) pancakes, (2) sausage
links, a bowl of fresh cut seasonal fruit, and a cup of the
locally acclaimed “Old Soul” coffee or juice.
The rummage sale portion had its largest revenues to date,
thanks to the community donations ranged from cruiser
bikes, to stuffed animals to lightly used clothes and books,
and games, among others. Left over items that were not
sold were transported and donated to the Goodwill.
The book faire was, again, a huge success! Thanks so much
to all who helped out at the Spring Book Fair! It is
wonderful to see the students so excited about books and
reading. This fair had the highest total sales yet-$5,550
which earned $3,885 in Scholastic Dollars for the school.
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This money will be used for Scholastic News magazines,
classroom and library books.
officer and board elections will take place at the May 12,
2015 PTA meeting.
The egg hunt was organized by Mr. Constancio and his
After School Program Team, and consisted in two hunts.
One hunt was held in the preschool play area and was
geared for kinders and younger aged kids. The other hunt
was in the playground area and turf area for older kids. The
over 2000 count of eggs were stuffed with donated candy,
small prizes, and PTA purchased candy. It was a joy to see
the kids smiling faces as they hunted eggs.
Elections will be held for new board members for 20152017. Board positions are on a 2 year cycle. Positions
open for the next team will consist of the following with
their typical responsibilities.
In summary, it was truly a collaborative team effort that
generated positive results. After receipts and expenses,
PTA cleared almost $2150 between the pancake and
rummage sale portion of the event. This money will go
towards enrichment programs for our students. Again,
thank you to the many parent/teacher volunteers and
community partners for your dedication and commitment
to helping our event turn into a success!
School Site Concerns Update
Currently the PTA Subcommittee on overcrowding has
been exploring options on how to address the growth of
the school. We have been meeting throughout the school
year and working with School Board Member Jay Hansen
and Darrell Woo along with District officials to determine a
course of action. We hope to have a plan in place by the
end of the school year. Stay tuned.
PTA Officer and Board Elections
Are you interested in planning and coordinating events in
the school? Are you interested in seeing how funds are
raised and spent to enrich your childs education? If there
is something you think needs to be changed, get involved
and be the voice to make it change. One way to get
involved at William Land is to join one of more than 20
subcommittees that plan the events and focus on
particular issues.
Your PTA is a fun group of caring parents engaged to seeing
that the enrichment programs, etc., are funded. PTA
President – Prepares meeting agendas, runs meetings,
delegation of tasks, works closely with all PTA members,
Principal and Teachers.
Vice Presidents (3)– VPs of Communication, Fundraising
and Food. Each supports the president, fills in for the
president if necessary and helps form budgets.
Asst to VPs (3)- Each VP has an assistant board member
who works with them either on communication,
fundraising or food issues.
Secretary – Records minutes during meetings, maintains
meeting binder, prepares paperwork for PTA, writes thank
you letters as necessary.
Assistant Treasurer – Prepares financial reports, banking
procedures, expense and income reports.
Historian – Keeps track of volunteer hours, take photos of
events, keeps record books.
Room Parent Coordinator
PTA Membership
MIP Liason
events
*Entire board helps in planning yearly
Parents from students of all grades and are encouraged
so that full representation can be made.
What has PTA sponsor this year so far?
Your William Land PTA is willing to sponsor and support as
many programs and field trips as feasibly possible. We’d
also like to purchase some items to assist in the everyday
operation of the school whether it’s for technology support
or enrichment programs.
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Some items we purchased include:
 Outdoor storage shed across from Kinders (~
$2000)
 Supplies for teachers (~ $3750)
 Scholastic Reading Program (~ $2000)
 New computers for front office staff (~ $1500)
 Field Trips ($3100)
 6th Grade Alliance Red Woods ($800)
Some items we have approved are:
 Bluetooth wireless speakers for each classroom
(up to $100/class capped at $1700 total)
 Paint for classrooms
with entertainment provided by students representing the
Chinese dance, piano, drums, recorders, and theatre
groups. Our Westminster partner hosted the venue in their
church which was followed by a reception in their patio
with goodies and drinks for the performers. Thanks for
your hospitality Westminster!
Mandarin Immersion Program (MIP) Update
The MIP program has been busy. Here are some highlights
over the past few months and some future events
scheduled.
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As an appreciation to our great teaching staff, we have also
provided breakfast and lunch for training sessions and also
hosted breakfast event for kinder orientation.
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We need your support to fund these programs. Our events
are coordinated and planned for benefit of the students,
staff, and facility. All proceeds from these events will go
towards the large ticket items listed above. Join PTA and
learn how you can help. See our next issue to find out what
other projects PTA will fund.
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Sacramento Theatre Company Production – Willy
Wonka starring William Land Students
The students rendition of Willy Wonka was a huge success
to a sold out and standing room only show. Several VIP
guests from the District offices as well as parents and other
family members braved the elements and watched the
musical come to life. Thank you to the staff of the
Sacramento Theatre Company who helped put the
production together through hours and hours of diligent
practice and rehearsals. Also thanks to the parents who
volunteered with the food preparation, ticket booth, and
operations of the program. With your help, the show was
hit for all!
Westminster/William Land Arts Review
The William Land family was warmly hosted by the
Westminster Presbyterian Church group on May 1, 2015
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Three Mandarin bilingual assistants were hired
to support MIP classes.
Lunar New Year Performance - Friday, February 20,
2015. The classes gave brief shows with either
song or dance, then retreated to their classrooms
to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a potluck
lunch.
UC Davis Confucius Institute Presentation of
Chinese New Year and Tradition - Wednesday,
March 4, 2015.
Spring Art Show Fundraiser - Saturday, April 11,
2015 (8 - 5 PM) at Old Soul Co. 1716 L Street, Rear
Alley. This event featured pieces of art from
students and displayed for sale. There were also
raffles and entertainment for kids.
End-of-Year MIP Fundraiser - Friday, May 29, 2015
at Hiram Johnson High School. The fundraiser will
include entertainment (show) only. No food
service is planned.
Thank you to Other Sponsors
Special thanks also go towards our other community
sponsors and families that have donated financially to our
PTA fund. Your contributions are very much appreciated
and will support our PTA sponsored programs. Following
are a listing of those who have provided donations this year
so far.
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Spring 2015
May 12, 2015
WILLIAM LAND
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
To date, the most recent Target Donation to the School was
in February 2015 and was $121.28 bringing the total Target
donations through February 2015 to $6567.57. There are
35 REDcard holders who have designated the school as of
the date of this issue of the PTA Newsletter.
Walmart $2000 to MIP
Lee Family
Society Church $500 to
PTA
Project Church $250 to
PTA
Jay Hansen $75 to PTA
Ms. Tang $50 to PTA
Chin Family
Box Tops
Current and Ongoing School Fundraisers
Arden Fair School Cents
The Arden School Cents Program is coming to an end on
May 1. Please be sure to turn in your receipts before May
1. William Land ranked number 8 as of March (most
updated ranking at the time of writing). Award ceremony
is scheduled for May 14 (Thursday) at 5 pm at Arden Fair
Mall. William Land is guaranteed to win $500. Thanks to
the families that participated in this program to support
William Land.
Amazon.com
Do you shop on Amazon.com? PTA is participating in the
smile.amazon.com program where amazon will donate a
portion of your purchase back to the school. It is free &
easy! Next time when you shop on Amazon.com, please
just simply start your shopping by clicking on to this
weblink and using your usual credentials:
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3714464
To date, our 3rd quarter from July 1, 2014 through
September 30, 2014 was 24.55 for total contributions of
$42.94.
Target Red Card
For shoppers at Target and who carry a
Target
Redcard,
go
to
https://rcam.target.com/ and follow the
link to “Take Charge of Education” to
complete the registration using our school
ID: 34940. Target will contribute 1% of
portion of your purchase to the school.
We started a box tops campaign and have
raised $379.96 by submitting boxtops as of
May 2015. Continue collecting boxtops and
save for the school. In spring we will have a
campaign to raise money. Local schools have earned over
$2000. We can do that too. Turn them into the PTA box in
the front office for processing. Contact Brad Quon
Bradford.quon@gmail.com for details.
Teacher Highlight
Who has a career of over 20 years spent teaching 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6th grades at William Land? If you guessed Mr.
Pickering, you’ve correctly guessed this issue Teacher
Highlight! As his favorite subject is writing, it fits who and
how he is as a person. He says that “creative” would best
describe him since its all part of life’s magic! His dream
lesson plan would be to direct a play written and acted by
former students. He credits his loving wife and daughter
for his success including all of the teachers he works with.
Mr. Pickering is involved in the Kennedy Arts enrichment
program. It is training over 3 years over summers and the
school year to teach theatre arts, dance, and music. When
he’s not in teaching mode, you’ll find him writing songs,
reading, and working out.
Other Ideas for fundraisers and events
2015 will be a new year to start fresh. We welcome new
members as well as any ideas on how we can improve or
strengthen our team. If you’re interested or have any
suggestions,
please
contact
Brad
Quon
(Bradford.quon@gmail.com).
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