From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Feb 4 01:44:14 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:44:14 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: February 7 Save at School 7 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 8 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 9 Save at School 10 Free Dress Upcoming: 14 Valentine's Day Parties 14 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 15 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 17 Free Dress Reminders: Return Holly Avenue School Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures with signatures-Please read all traffic rules and note that the Arcadia Police Department will be monitoring our site with video surveillances and will be issuing tickets for illegal parking. Buy SCRIP! Valentine's Day is approaching! Don't forget to buy your sweet some sweets!!! Did you know Starbucks, Bath and Body Works, and See's Candies make fun and inexpensive gifts? Check out all our other vendors to meet your shopping needs as well. For the next three weeks we will be running a SCRIP promotion. For every $100.00 you buy in SCRIP your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of two See's Candies gift certificates (Value at $13.60 each). The promotion will run from February 6th thru 24th. The more you buy, the greater your chances of winning. Buy your SCRIP today! Just complete the form, make your check Payable to AEF or send cash to our school office. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Scrip cannot be sent home with your child. You must pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - Monday thru Friday. Holly Avenue Fundraiser- it is going to be Holly Avenue at Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, April 23. Tickets will be $15(face value) and Holly will get 50% of all ticket sales!!!! Order Forms coming home, in our Newsette and in the office! So start gathering family and friends for this fun time- just pray for no rain!!!!!!!!! Stacy Harris. 1st Grade Teacher Join the Box Tops booster Club at www.boxtops4education.com before February 15, 2006 and earn Bonus Box Tops for our school. Our school recently received a check for $194.00 from Box Tops already submitted. Keep bringing in Box Tops for our school!! Remember, each child that turns in Box Tops will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Make sure that your child's name and room number are written on the bag you turn in so they can be entered into the raffle and their classroom gets credit towards earning the pizza or ice cream party. Box Tops for Education need to be turned into the school office or put into the green collection box in the hallway outside the office before Friday, February 24. Student Led Conferences are coming soon-February 27-March 3. Check your calendars for dates you have been signed up for. Kindergarten Registration starts in March! Get your registration packet beginning March 6 from the district office, any elementary school or at www.ausd.net. Call the posted phone numbers beginning March 13 to arrange an appointment with the AUSD Administration Center. Free English Language Instruction Classes offered through the district. Call 626-821-8300 ext. 6770 for more info. 2006-2007 School Year Calendars are posted on the district website at www.ausd.net (Calendar Section) so that you can plan ahead for next year's school breaks and holidays. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Feb 11 00:47:05 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:47:05 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: Happy Valentine's Day! Hugs and Kisses for your children (and your honey!!!) February 14 Valentine's Day Parties 14 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 15 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 16 Arcadia Child Health Council 17 Free Dress Upcoming: 20 Presidents' Day-NO SCHOOL 21 Save at School 21 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 21 School Site Council Meeting, 2:45 22 Hearing Screening 22 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 22 PTA meeting, 7:00, Downstairs Family Lounge 23 Save at School 24 Free Dress Reminders: Buy SCRIP! Valentine's Day is approaching! Don't forget to buy your sweet some sweets!!! Did you know Starbucks, Bath and Body Works, and See's Candies make fun and inexpensive gifts? Check out all our other vendors to meet your shopping needs as well. For the next three weeks we will be running a SCRIP promotion. For every $100.00 you buy in SCRIP your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of two See's Candies gift certificates (Value at $13.60 each). The promotion will run from February 6th thru 24th. The more you buy, the greater your chances of winning. Buy your SCRIP today! Just complete the form, make your check Payable to AEF or send cash to our school office. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Scrip cannot be sent home with your child. You must pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - Monday thru Friday. Holly Avenue Fundraiser- it is going to be Holly Avenue at Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, April 23. Tickets will be $15(face value) and Holly will get 50% of all ticket sales!!!! Order Forms coming home, in our Newsette and in the office! So start gathering family and friends for this fun time- just pray for no rain!!!!!!!!! Stacy Harris. 1st Grade Teacher Join the Box Tops booster Club at www.boxtops4education.com before February 15, 2006 and earn Bonus Box Tops for our school. Our school recently received a check for $194.00 from Box Tops already submitted. Keep bringing in Box Tops for our school!! Remember, each child that turns in Box Tops will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Make sure that your child's name and room number are written on the bag you turn in so they can be entered into the raffle and their classroom gets credit towards earning the pizza or ice cream party. Box Tops for Education need to be turned into the school office or put into the green collection box in the hallway outside the office before Friday, February 24. There will be a Candidate's Forum. On March 14, 7:00 at the Community Center. Get out and Vote April 11th 2006 First Avenue Middle School and the Asian American Family Enhancement Network of the Asian Pacific Family Center invite all Mandarin speaking parents to two Family Education Meetings; How to Become an Effective Parent. These two sessions will be presented in Mandarin by Parent Specialist, Betty Cheng in the First Avenue Art Room # 27 on Wednesdays 2/8/06 and 2/15/06 from 7:00 - 8:30. For more information, please call Maria Hong, Community Outreach Specialist for Arcadia Unified School District at (626) 821-8355. Student Led Conferences are coming soon-February 27-March 3. Check your calendars for dates you have been signed up for. Kindergarten Registration starts in March! Get your registration packet beginning March 6 from the district office, any elementary school or at www.ausd.net. Call the posted phone numbers beginning March 13 to arrange an appointment with the AUSD Administration Center. Free English Language Instruction Classes offered through the district. Call 626-821-8300 ext. 6770 for more info. 2006-2007 School Year Calendars are posted on the district website at www.ausd.net (Calendar Section) so that you can plan ahead for next year's school breaks and holidays. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Feb 18 00:07:30 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:07:30 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: 3 day Weekend! Come to the PTA meeting on Wednesday!!! February 20 Presidents' Day-NO SCHOOL 21 Save at School 21 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 21 School Site Council Meeting, 2:45 22 Hearing Screening 22 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 22 PTA meeting, 7:00, Downstairs Family Lounge 23 Save at School 24 Free Dress Upcoming: 27-Mar 3 Student Led Conferences, Minimum Days 28 Early Release, 1:20p.m. March 2 Kindergarten Program, 7p.m., Auditorium 3 Free Dress Reminders: Reminder about the PTA meeting on Wednesday, February 22 at 7 p.m. in the Workroom/Parent Lounge. In addition to the all-important election of officers, we will also have a short presentation from two Duke University graduate students on health & nutrition. They will give a short Powerpoint presentation for our benefit, and this will also help them satisfy requirements that their program has for community outreach. Did you know Starbucks, Bath and Body Works, and See's Candies make fun and inexpensive gifts? Check out all our other vendors to meet your shopping needs as well. One more week of SCRIP promotion! For every $100.00 you buy in SCRIP your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of two See's Candies gift certificates (Value at $13.60 each). The promotion will run from February 6th thru 24th. The more you buy, the greater your chances of winning. Buy your SCRIP today! Just complete the form, make your check Payable to AEF or send cash to our school office. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Scrip cannot be sent home with your child. You must pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - Monday thru Friday. Holly Avenue Fundraiser- it is going to be Holly Avenue at Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, April 23. Tickets will be $15(face value) and Holly will get 50% of all ticket sales!!!! Order Forms coming home, in our Newsette and in the office! So start gathering family and friends for this fun time- just pray for no rain!!!!!!!!! Stacy Harris. 1st Grade Teacher Keep bringing in Box Tops for our school!! Remember, each child that turns in Box Tops will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Make sure that your child's name and room number are written on the bag you turn in so they can be entered into the raffle and their classroom gets credit towards earning the pizza or ice cream party. Box Tops for Education need to be turned into the school office or put into the green collection box in the hallway outside the office before Friday, February 24. There will be a Candidate's Forum. On March 14, 7:00 at the Community Center. Get out and Vote April 11th 2006 Student Led Conferences are coming soon-February 27-March 3. Check your calendars for dates you have been signed up for. Pick-Up Times for Minimum Day Schedule-K 11:55a.m., Grades 1-5 12:35p.m. All students must be picked up at the appropriate dismissal time. There will be no supervision after their release time. Please remember to notify your day care providers, after school programs, etc. Kindergarten Registration starts in March! Get your registration packet beginning March 6 from the district office, any elementary school or at www.ausd.net. Call the posted phone numbers beginning March 13 to arrange an appointment with the AUSD Administration Center. Free English Language Instruction Classes offered through the district. Call 626-821-8300 ext. 6770 for more info. 2006-2007 School Year Calendars are posted on the district website at www.ausd.net (Calendar Section) so that you can plan ahead for next year's school breaks and holidays. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Tue Feb 21 17:24:57 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:24:57 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Correction to What's Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue... Message-ID: All of NEXT week (including Tuesday) is minimum day schedule. We will be in the midst of Student Led Conferences! Februaray 21 Save at School 21 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 21 School Site Council Meeting, 2:45 22 Hearing Screening 22 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 22 PTA meeting, 7:00, Downstairs Family Lounge 23 Save at School 24 Free Dress Upcoming: 27-Mar 3 Student Led Conferences, Minimum Days March 2 Kindergarten Program, 7p.m., Auditorium 3 Free Dress Reminders: Please note that the Holly Avenue/San Marino Toy and Book Faire will be at Holly's Auditorium open March 6-9th. "Open the Doors to Reading!!!" More info will be coming. Checks, MC/VISA accepted. From holly-avepta@ausd.net Wed Feb 22 16:05:53 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:05:53 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Parents and Friends! Book Fair NEEDS HELP! Message-ID: Our Holly Avenue Book Fair needs Lots of People to help in order to serve our children! Please look at these dates and times and contact Michelle Kakish to let her know that you will be able to help our kids! michellek0217@sbcglobal.net Teachers-please ask your room parents to get at least one person to help at the fair. (during Student Led Conferences?) We desperately need help! Without help we cannot pull this off! Friday, March 3 1015-130p.m.(?) Set Up Book Fair. We need many hands... Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; March 6-9 Recess 945a.m.-11a.m. Lunch 1115a.m. to 1p.m. After School, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 2:15-3:30p.m. Family Reading Night, March 8 630-7:30p.m. Thurday, March 9th Take Down Book Fair 3:30-5p.m Thank you, Michelle Kakish Parent Volunteer michellek0217@sbcglobal.net From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Feb 25 01:31:02 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:31:02 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: Student Led Conferences!!! Thank you to all the parents and teachers! The children love your support! February 27-Mar 3 Student Led Conferences, Minimum Days March 2 Kindergarten Program (exception, Mrs. Ringo's class), 7p.m., Auditorium 3 Set up Book Fair, 1030a.m., Auditorium 3 Free Dress Upcoming: 6-9, San Marino Toy and Book Faire, see hours below 6 Kindergarten Registration starts 7 Save at School 7 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 8 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 8 4th Grade Field Trip Information Meeting 9 Save at School 10 Free Dress Reminders: Student Led Conferences Reminders-Students will not have lunch at school this week. Please make arrangements for your child(ren) to be picked up immediately at the dismissal time. There will be no supervision after their release time. -There will be no after-school recreation during the week. If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact the Arcadia Rec Dept. (574-5113) -There is no Title 1 Tutoring during this week. Pick-Up Times for Minimum Day Schedule-K 11:55a.m., Grades 1-5 12:35p.m. All students must be picked up at the appropriate dismissal time. There will be no supervision after their release time. Please remember to notify your day care providers, after school programs, etc. Reminder that new computerized payment system for the cafeteria will begin on Monday, March 6. Lunch tickets are no longer sold. You need to deposit money into the student's account. See flyer which came home with your student. Holly Avenue/San Marino Toy and Book Faire will be coming to our school March 6-10th. "Open the Doors" to Books*hoping to see a blue guest around our school to help us Open the Doors!!! Location: Auditorium at recess, lunch, after school and Family Reading Night. See you there!!! Did you know Starbucks, Bath and Body Works, and See's Candies make fun and inexpensive gifts? Check out all our other vendors to meet your shopping needs as well. One more week of SCRIP promotion! For every $100.00 you buy in SCRIP your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of two See's Candies gift certificates (Value at $13.60 each). The promotion will run from February 6th thru 24th. The more you buy, the greater your chances of winning. Buy your SCRIP today! Just complete the form, make your check Payable to AEF or send cash to our school office. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Scrip cannot be sent home with your child. You must pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - Monday thru Friday. Holly Avenue Fundraiser- We need your order!!! IT is going to be Holly Avenue at Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, April 23. Tickets will be $15(face value) and Holly will get 50% of all ticket sales!!!! Order Forms coming home, in our Newsette and in the office! So start gathering family and friends for this fun time*Stacy Harris. 1st Grade Teacher Keep bringing in Box Tops for our school!! Remember, each child that turns in Box Tops will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Make sure that your child's name and room number are written on the bag you turn in so they can be entered into the raffle and their classroom gets credit towards earning the pizza or ice cream party. Check the bottom of Kleenex brand facial tissues!! Kleenex Facial tissues are now a participating product that you can find Box Tops for Education on. Look for them in the stores now. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents for our school. The Holly Avenue PTA is starting another easy collection program to earn money for our school.In addition to collecting Box Tops for Education, the Holly Avenue PTA is asking that you clip, save, and turn in Tyson Project A+ Labels. They are red labels with a Tyson Project A+ Support your School Logo on them. They can be found on a variety of Tyson frozen meat products and lunchmeats. Each label is worth 24 cents.You may turn these labels into the school office or the same green collection box for the Box Tops for Education. Please make sure your child's name and room number are on the sealed bag containing any labels or Box Tops. There will be a Candidate's Forum. On March 14, 7:00 at the Community Center. Get out and Vote April 11th 2006 Kindergarten Registration starts in March! Get your registration packet beginning March 6 from the district office, any elementary school or at www.ausd.net. Call the posted phone numbers beginning March 13 to arrange an appointment with the AUSD Administration Center. Free English Language Instruction Classes offered through the district. Call 626-821-8300 ext. 6770 for more info. 2006-2007 School Year Calendars are posted on the district website at www.ausd.net (Calendar Section) so that you can plan ahead for next year's school breaks and holidays. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Feb 25 02:31:44 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:31:44 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: Student Led Conferences!!! Thank you to all the parents and teachers who support our kids! We appreciate you! February 27-Mar 3 Student Led Conferences, Minimum Days March 2 Kindergarten Program (exception, Mrs. Ringo's class), 7p.m., Auditorium 3 Free Dress Upcoming: 6-9, San Marino Toy and Book Faire, see hours below 6 Kindergarten Registration starts 7 Save at School 7 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 8 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 8 4th Grade Field Trip Information Meeting 9 Save at School 10 Holly Avenue Concert, First Avenue's Full Orchestra, 1p.m. 10 Free Dress Reminders: Student Led Conferences Reminders-Students will not have lunch at school this week. Please make arrangements for your child(ren) to be picked up immediately at the dismissal time. There will be no supervision after their release time. -There will be no after-school recreation during the week. If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact the Arcadia Rec Dept. (574-5113) -There is no Title 1 Tutoring during this week. Pick-Up Times for Minimum Day Schedule-K 11:55a.m., Grades 1-5 12:35p.m. All students must be picked up at the appropriate dismissal time. There will be no supervision after their release time. Please remember to notify your day care providers, after school programs, etc. Reminder that new computerized payment system for the cafeteria will begin on Monday, March 6. Lunch tickets are no longer sold. You need to deposit money into the student's account. See flyer which came home with your student. Holly Avenue/San Marino Toy and Book Faire will be coming to our school March 6-10th. "Open the Doors" to Books*hoping to see a blue guest around our school to help us Open the Doors!!! Location: Auditorium at recess, lunch, after school and Family Reading Night. See you there!!! Did you know Starbucks, Bath and Body Works, and See's Candies make fun and inexpensive gifts? Check out all our other vendors to meet your shopping needs as well. One more week of SCRIP promotion! For every $100.00 you buy in SCRIP your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of two See's Candies gift certificates (Value at $13.60 each). The promotion will run from February 6th thru 24th. The more you buy, the greater your chances of winning. Buy your SCRIP today! Just complete the form, make your check Payable to AEF or send cash to our school office. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Scrip cannot be sent home with your child. You must pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - Monday thru Friday. Holly Avenue Fundraiser- We need your order!!! IT is going to be Holly Avenue at Dodger Stadium to see the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, April 23. Tickets will be $15(face value) and Holly will get 50% of all ticket sales!!!! Order Forms coming home, in our Newsette and in the office! So start gathering family and friends for this fun time*Stacy Harris. 1st Grade Teacher Keep bringing in Box Tops for our school!! Remember, each child that turns in Box Tops will be entered into a raffle for prizes. Make sure that your child's name and room number are written on the bag you turn in so they can be entered into the raffle and their classroom gets credit towards earning the pizza or ice cream party. Check the bottom of Kleenex brand facial tissues!! Kleenex Facial tissues are now a participating product that you can find Box Tops for Education on. Look for them in the stores now. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents for our school. The Holly Avenue PTA is starting another easy collection program to earn money for our school.In addition to collecting Box Tops for Education, the Holly Avenue PTA is asking that you clip, save, and turn in Tyson Project A+ Labels. They are red labels with a Tyson Project A+ Support your School Logo on them. They can be found on a variety of Tyson frozen meat products and lunchmeats. Each label is worth 24 cents.You may turn these labels into the school office or the same green collection box for the Box Tops for Education. Please make sure your child's name and room number are on the sealed bag containing any labels or Box Tops. There will be a Candidate's Forum. On March 14, 7:00 at the Community Center. Get out and Vote April 11th 2006 Kindergarten Registration starts in March! Get your registration packet beginning March 6 from the district office, any elementary school or at www.ausd.net. Call the posted phone numbers beginning March 13 to arrange an appointment with the AUSD Administration Center. Free English Language Instruction Classes offered through the district. Call 626-821-8300 ext. 6770 for more info. 2006-2007 School Year Calendars are posted on the district website at www.ausd.net (Calendar Section) so that you can plan ahead for next year's school breaks and holidays. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer