Winkley Howler

Winkley Howler
Communicating the news and activities of the Winkley PTA
Volume 5, Issue 6
February, 2014
What’s Inside
1.
President’s Message
2.
Sweetheart Dance
Movie Night
Night of Magic
3.
Winkley Cookbook
Kona Ice
Family Restaurant Night
4.
Volunteer Info.
5.
School Store hours
Staff Birthdays
Healthy Lifestyles
6.
Sponsors
Family Movie Night Feb.28th 7:00pm in the MPR
Concessions will be sold. Wear your comfy
clothes and bring your chairs and blanket.
Save the Date: March 21st @ 7:00 pm
A Night of Magic for Mother and Son!
The amazing Cody Fisher will provide mind blowing
magic and create a memorable night. Ice cream
sundaes will be served. A photo booth will be on site
so bring your camera.
Reminder to submit your favorite recipes for the
1st ever Winkley Cookbook
This cookbook will be in your family for years to come and be
a wonderful reminder of the time your child spent at Winkley!
Deadline is February 7th
The preferred method of submission is online, but there will be
written forms available in the office.
Go to www.typensave.com
Username: wolverines
Password: basil774
Kona Ice will be at Winkley after school for a cold treat on
Wednesday February 26th at 12:00 pm - Early Release
Prices $2 - $5
Proceeds benefit the PTA
Family Restaurant Night
Buffalo Wild Wings February 4th, Tuesday
4710 183A Toll Rd.
Cedar Park
512-528-9030
Make sure to let your waiter know you are with Winkley
Proceeds benefit the Winkley PTA
SPOTLIGHT
Thank you to KELLY TAPIA for all that you have done this year! In the month of December alone,
Kelly helped in the library and in her children’s classrooms, put together Wednesday folders each
week, assisted with the Book Fair and helped at Breakfast With Santa. We appreciate all you do!
If you happen to be at Blue Corn Harvest and notice the awesome artwork created by Winkley
students, please thank FRANCINE TUCKER! She spearheaded this endeavor after talking with the
restaurant owners and Mrs. Wiesler to recognize Winkley artists. With help from the PTA, she purchased the frames and changes out the artwork selected by Mrs. Weisler every month. Thanks for
all your extra efforts Francine!
Our Blue Bag at home volunteers are working hard on teacher tasks year round! A special shout out
to CHRIS SHERRY for all the hours she logged to help the first grade teachers create file folders
games for their grade level. Thank you!
Our teachers and staff enjoyed the coffee/hot cocoa bar and breakfast treats in January
as part of the “Warm Your Hear” staff appreciation event. Thank you so much to all that
contributed. We love spoiling our teachers!
We have a few areas of need to finish out the school year:
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We are in need of volunteers to help Mrs. Deaton in the library with the student check out and
re-shelving books throughout the day. If you are interested, contact Mrs. Deaton directly in the
library or Elizabeth Moran ectmoran@yahoo.com.

Do you enjoy running and want to share your passion with the students at Winkley? We are
looking for a new Run Club chair, as Mrs. Joelle Afflitto has reluctantly had to step down due to
her substitute teaching commitments. The Run Club meets each Monday from 2:45-3:45 pm,
starting in March…. Running (get it??!) through the beginning of May. Please let Jennifer
Egelsee know if you are interested.

One of the most exciting days of the school year for our students is May 2nd… FIELD DAY!! If
you would be interested in spearheading this committee, please contact Heather Crowheather.crow@hotmail.com. for more information. We have a large committee willing to help.
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Don’t forget to make sure you have a current LISD background check on file.
https://volunteer.leanderisd.org/pub/default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fwelcome.aspx
It is astounding how many hours our volunteers log each month! Winkley students and teachers love to see
the smiling faces of our amazing volunteers. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talents!
Heather Crow, Volunteer Coordinator
School store open
Friday, February 7th
&
Friday, March 7th
7:15 am - 7:40 am
Sponsored by the PTA
Happy Birthday to our Staff
7 Samantha Cinti
10 Christen Tupa
9 Stacey Toungate
17 Beverly Alsup
Healthy Lifestyles
Chipotle-Quinoa Chili Recipe
Ingredients: 1 yellow onion diced, 2 cloves garlic minced, 2 Tbsp. chili powder, 1 Tbsp. ground cumin, 1 tsp chipotle
pepper powder, 1 can diced tomatoes un-drained, 1 can black beans rinsed, 1 can kidney beans rinsed, 1 red pepper
chopped, 1 cup frozen corn, 1 cup quinoa, 1 cup chicken stock, green onions chopped, cilantro chopped, shredded
cheddar cheese.
Make it: cook onion and garlic in a pan with a tsp of oil until onions soften, Stir in seasonings: cook 1 minute then add
tomatoes, beans, peppers, corn, quinoa and chicken stock: stir. Bring to a boil and cover. Simmer on medium-low heat
for 25 minutes. Or until quinoa is tender, stirring occasionally.
Remove: from heat. Top with green onions and cilantro and cheese.
Can add meat of choice like diced chicken or ground beef ,ground turkey or sausage. Other toppings to include: diced
avocado, light sour cream or black olives.
Don’t forget to check our Lost & Found containers near the cafeteria
for your child’s missing items. The containers are overflowing with
items like jackets, sweaters, water bottles, lunch boxes and more. Items
donated at the end of the month to the Clothes Closet of Leander.
Thank you to our local community sponsors
If you would like to be a sponsor of the Winkley Howler Newsletter please email Tricia, TLKernan@hotmail.com