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After-School Clubs Are Back
Friends of Mt. Washington School is pleased to announce three after-school clubs thanks to your generous support.
Homework Club returns to Mt. Washington!
Beginning on Monday 9/12/16, the Homework Club runs year-round and will meet Mondays through Thursdays after school in the library. Open to 1st-6th grade only. FREE and on-going - please bring signed agreement form on student's first day.
Chess Club returns with a new partner!
Beginning on Friday, 9/9/16 a new chess club, in partnership with coaches from American Chess Academy, will meet for 10 weeks in the Lunch Pavilion every Friday after school. Please visit achessacademy.org for details about our club partner. All grades and skill levels welcome. $60
New to Mt. Washington: MWE Robotics Club!
For 5th and 6th grade students only, we are introducing an exciting new robotics club - sixteen students will build and program robotsusing Legos and EV3 software. The team will meet on Mondays from 4-5pm in Room 11 (Mrs. Langsdorff's classroom). If more than sixteen students apply, selection will be via lottery and waiting list will be kept for any openings.
Application forms will be sent home in students' backpacks and will also be made available at www.fomws.org. Applications are due back in the office by September 6th. Please email president@fowms.org with any questions.
Buy a CSA box from FarmFreshToYou.com. 10% goes back to Mt. Washington Elementary School!
Sign up at http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com and get organic produce delivered directly to your door. Customize your box to include what you like and how often. Use the promo code "FOMWS" when creating the account. 10% will go back to our school and help fund the school garden program at the public elementary school in Mt. Washington. Share with your friends! The box may be available in other areas as well. (If you are already a customer of farm fresh, add the promo code by calling them at 1.800.796.6009.
Sign up at http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com and get organic produce delivered directly to your door. Customize your box to include what you like and how often. Use the promo code "FOMWS" when creating the account. 10% will go back to our school and help fund the school garden program at the public elementary school in Mt. Washington. Share with your friends! The box may be available in other areas as well. (If you are already a customer of farm fresh, add the promo code by calling them at 1.800.796.6009.
Help us promote! Print out and share. Click here to download the Farm Fresh Promo Card.
Help us get new outdoor benches for our school!
This year come to the auction and fund NEW School Playground BENCHES. The kids are already excited at this notion. “You mean I’ll be able to sit down whenever I want even if I’m wearing shorts?” Yup.
Friends of Mt. Washington is pleased to announce that due to our generous sponsorships, the entire operating cost of the 11th Annual Fiesta and Auction is covered. This means that 100% of proceeds from our May 6th event will go to fund things that our children need. 100%! Buy your tickets today!
Last year you helped fund an upgraded computer lab with new Mac Computers, put printers in every classroom, and shared the costs of several beloved school programs with PTA.
- This year come to the auction and fund NEW School Playground BENCHES. The kids are already excited at this notion. “You mean I’ll be able to sit down whenever I want even if I’m wearing shorts?” Yup. BUY TICKETS HERE OR DONATE A BENCH!
- An outdoor Classroom including 3 tables with umbrellas.
- We are also working on bringing after school robotics classes.
Take home something awesome, like a week summer vacation home in Hawaii or Tahoe, a classroom art project put together by your child and their classmates, or a gift certificate for your next date night in our neighborhood. Buy an amazing experience to impress your friends: dinner for 8 prepared by our local firefighters at Firehouse # 44, a swim party at a beautiful home in Mount Washington, or have a chef come to your home to prepare a 6 course meal for you and 8 guests. You will buy auction items you want and need knowing that the money you pay will benefit our children.
Remember the more we raise, the more our children & community benefits!
Memorial for Pat Griffith in Community Center (MPR)
Patricia Eileen Griffith passed away in the early morning hours of 18 April 2016. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held as follows:
- Date: Sunday, May 1, 2016
- Time: 5:30 p.m. – Potluck
- 6:30 p.m. – Remembering Pat
Location: Mt. Washington Elementary School, Multipurpose Room, 3981 San Rafael Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Potluck suggestions – please bring 8-12 servings of something you love, ideally according to these last-name categories (if the thing you love doesn’t fit the category, bring it anyway):
- A-F: salads
- G-L: side dishes
- M-R: main dishes
- S-Z: fruit and desserts
Debbie McAfee and Debbie Vodhanel are creating a commemorative cookbook for Pat’s daughter Geneva. If you have a favorite recipe you would like to contribute, please e-mail it to demcafee@dslextreme.com or drop it off at the memorial.
Please make sure you include your name on the recipe.
Notes and cards are very welcome; please mail them in care of Scott Burleigh at 944 Elyria Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065. Beyond this, donations in any amount to the Mount Washington Preschool and Child Care Center, Inc. that Pat loved so deeply would be a wonderful way to remember her: 4601 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90065.
For more information, please contact Robin Scherr at rdscherr1@gmail.com or 818-679-0757.
Friends of Mt. Washington School President - Erica Rosales
Get to know our new president of Friends of Mt. Washington School (FOMWS).
Erica, mother of three children (two at Mt. Washington Elementary), a resident at Mt. Washington and an educator writes: "Community involvement makes all the difference in a school’s success." Read her story.
A letter from our new president for Friends of Mt. Washington School:
Erica Rosales, FOMWS new President, Mom to children at Mt. Washington Elementary School and a Mt. Washington resident.
Some of you got here purposefully like we did, others may have been pleasantly surprised that such a gem exists on top of our hill. What I know for sure is that Mt. Washington Elementary reached this status because the people in our community have rallied to make it so. Over 20 years ago the Friends of Mt. Washington School was created to ensure that the school be a community resource. The Jack and Denny Smith Center (or MPR as our kids know it) was born. We are the ONLY school in the district with such a joint use agreement.
Eleven years ago when the ARTS program was cut by the LAUSD a group of dedicated parents, and community members thought up the AUCTION as a fundraiser. For over ten years, the AUCTION has been raising funds to sustain programs that LAUSD does NOT fund. On May 6th, 2016 the Friends of Mt. Washington will be hosting the 11th Annual Auction. I invite you to join us. It will be a night of fun, fundraising for our school and a night to demonstrate what makes our school on the hill one of the top schools in the state. Help us fund PE, Math and Art programs at our public school. If we do not do it, no one else will.
We bought our home thirteen years ago. Our daughters are now enjoying the benefits of a meaningful public education in second and fourth grade. My three year old son looks forward to attending Mt. Washington Elementary in the next couple years. Let’s make sure this school will benefit many children to come.
Thirteen years ago, when my husband and I decided to become homeowners my number one priority was finding a neighborhood with an excellent elementary school. A native of Los Angeles, and product of public schools I knew that community involvement could make ALL the difference in a school’s success. My husband worked in downtown and I was in the middle of creating a charter school for the Lennox community. My number one priority as an educator was parental involvement. One of my husband’s colleagues suggested we look into Mt. Washington. I immediately researched the school. Mt. Washington Elementary exceeded my expectations: it is a true neighborhood, public school.
January Board Meeting
The FOMWS Board met on Wednesday January 20, 2016. We are excited to announce that the Garden Committee Chair (Edible School Garden) has been elected to be a board member. The Garden Committee has been a long time affiliate of the FOMWS and an integral part of the school curriculum.
The FOMWS Board met on Wednesday January 20, 2016. We are excited to announce that the Garden Committee Chair (Edible School Garden) has been elected to be a board member. The Garden Committee has been a long time affiliate of the FOMWS and an integral part of the school curriculum.
The FOMWS Board is steadily moving forward with the MPR upgrade. The MPR upgrade is a project that was begun a couple years back, we are positive that this upgrade will be finalized at the end of this school year.
Finally, our most exciting and biggest fundraiser is only a few months away. Start thinking about the many ways you can support our school by participating in the much anticipated 11th Annual Auction on May 6, 2016.
Donate items to the Auction
Email Auction Chair, Jennifer Gainey on how you can help with sponsorships and donating items.
New Logo, New Board, New Beginnings!
New Logo: local artist and parent Pauline Wolstencroft designed the Friends of Mt. Washington School's new logo. Check out her website and support local artists: www.paulinewolstencroft.com.
She is a parent to a child iMt. Washington Elementary School and a local resident. View more of her work here. Thank you Pauline!
New Beginnings: Working together with our school, community and PTA for the children at Mt. Washington Elementary School - a LAUSD, public school. Check our our new board here.
ABOUT THE ARTIST BEHIND THE NEW FOMWS LOGO
Pauline originally trained as a painter, Pauline Wolstencroft creates hand-formed ceramic pieces which she decorates using a combination of underglazes, stains, and glazes. She is inspired and informed by the landscape and colors found in her adopted home of California. She lives in Los Angeles.
