From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sun Jan 8 14:45:16 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 06:45:16 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening This Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: Happy New Year!!! January 9 Welcome Back to School! 10 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 11 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 13 Free Dress Upcoming: 16 Martin Luther King Holiday, NO SCHOOL 17 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 18 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 20 Free Dress Reminders: Traffic Patterns-Slow down, leave early. We are all distracted and traffic is extra rushed. Be careful and set good examples for your children!!! Live Homework Help-A new homework help service is being provided by the County of Los Angeles Public Libraries and the Los Angeles County Office of Education. The service is free with a library card from a County Library. The library cards can be obtained free of charge from any County Library. (The Arcadia Public Library is NOT a County of Los Angeles Public Library. The closest County Library is the Live Oak Library at 4153-55 E. Live Oak Ave., 626-446-8803.) The program is an Internet-based service which connects students with qualified tutors in real time online via a chat mode. Live Homework Help is geared to students in grades 4-12 and provides them with homework assistance in English, Math, Science and Social Studies. SCRIP-Buy SCRIP! We're back to School! Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Jan 14 01:05:01 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:05:01 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: Three Day Weekend! January 16 Martin Luther King Holiday, NO SCHOOL 17 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 18 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 19 Arcadia Child Health Council 20 Free Dress Upcoming: 24 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 25 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 25 PTA meeting, 7p.m., Auditorium 27 Free Dress Reminders: SCRIP --- BUY SCRIP... LATEST UPDATES Congratulations to Louise Chuang and Lanni Trajeb for participating in our last Scrip Drawing. Each lucky winner will receive a $25 gift of their choice. Check out our new Scrip order --- You will find many vendors to meet your shopping needs. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Please remember that 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. Thank you for supporting Holly Avenue's Scrip program*Your Scrip coordinators, Mary Barkow and Cecile Jogminas Holly Avenue PTA meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25 in the AUDITORIUM. Important business: PTA nominations for next year's PTA Board; nominations for Honorary Service awards; discussion and development of a plan for PTA gifts to improve the auditorium. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer Everyone is welcome to send me emails of items or dates that are of interest to Holly parents and I will pass them on as appropriate. Try and send it by Thursday the week before the event. Please include your phone number in case I need to call you. From holly-avepta@ausd.net Fri Jan 20 16:03:32 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:03:32 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Honorary Service Nomination Form Message-ID: HOLLY AVENUE PTA HONORARY SERVICE AWARD* NOMINATION FORM The Honorary Service Award Selection Committee requests members of the Holly Avenue PTA for help in the selection of deserving recipients for recognition at the annual Holly Avenue PTA Founder's Day celebration in the spring. Nominated individuals or organizations are to have made significant contributions to the well-being of Holly Avenue's children, youth or families throughout the city. If you know of someone or an organization that deserves recognition, please complete this nomination form. Please do not assume that someone else will nominate your candidate. It is important that each truly deserving candidate be nominated for consideration. All nominations will be considered. *Honorary Service Award Program includes the Honorary Service Award (HSA), Continuing Service Award (CSA), Golden Oak Service Award (California's highest honor) and Donations in name of individual or organization. Nomination DEADLINE for presentation is January 25, 2006. Thank you. Suzanne Davis Honorary Service Committee From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Jan 21 01:01:55 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:01:55 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: Dodger tickets and Video Surveillance..How does that relate to us? Read the reminders. January 24 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 25 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 25 PTA meeting, 7p.m., Auditorium 25 Honorary Service Nomination Deadline 27 Free Dress Upcoming: 30 Early Release, 1:20p.m. February 1 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 3 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. SCRIP --- BUY SCRIP... LATEST UPDATES Check out our new Scrip order --- You will find many vendors to meet your shopping needs. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Please remember that 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. Thank you for supporting Holly Avenue's Scrip program*Your Scrip coordinators, Mary Barkow and Cecile Jogminas Holly Avenue PTA meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25 in the AUDITORIUM. Important business: PTA nominations for next year's PTA Board; nominations for Honorary Service awards; discussion and development of a plan for PTA gifts to improve the auditorium. 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 Holly Avenue's Honorary Service Award Selection Committee requests help in the selection of deserving recipients for recognition at the annual Holly Avenue PTA Founder's Day celebration in the spring. Nominated individuals or organizations are to have made significant contributions to the well-being of Holly Avenue's children, youth or families throughout the city. If you know of someone or an organization that deserves recognition, please complete this nomination form. Please do not assume that someone else will nominate your candidate. It is important that each truly deserving candidate be nominated for consideration. All nominations will be considered. Nomination DEADLINE for presentation is January 25, 2006. Thank you. The Arboretum - is offering numerous programs for kids and families. Pick up a yellow flyer from the office to get information on family adventures, art classes, gardening, storytelling and an Easter egg hunt. Creative Arts Group - Classes are available in drawing and painting, cartooning, ceramics and other fun art workshops. Pick up a green flyer in the office. Pom-Pom, Cheerleading and Drill-Team Classes - are starting up on Wednesday, January 25th. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer Everyone is welcome to send me emails of items or dates that are of interest to Holly parents and I will pass them on as appropriate. Try and send it by Thursday the week before the event. Please include your phone number in case I need to call you. From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Jan 28 00:42:29 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:42:29 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What*s Happening Next Week at Holly Avenue? Message-ID: Happy New Year to all who celebrate at this time of the year! Year of the Dog! January 31 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 1 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 3 Free Dress 3 Intercultural Committee Meeting-Student Panel-"Pressures to Achieve" Upcoming: 7 Save at School 7 Early Release, 1:20p.m. 8 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m. Media Center 9 Save at School 9 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. SCRIP --- BUY SCRIP... LATEST UPDATES Check out our Scrip order --- You will find many vendors to meet your shopping needs. Scrip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Please remember that 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. Thank you for supporting Holly Avenue's Scrip program*Your Scrip coordinators, Mary Barkow and Cecile Jogminas 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. The Arboretum - is offering numerous programs for kids and families. Pick up a yellow flyer from the office to get information on family adventures, art classes, gardening, storytelling and an Easter egg hunt. Creative Arts Group - Classes are available in drawing and painting, cartooning, ceramics and other fun art workshops. Pick up a green flyer in the office. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer Everyone is welcome to send me emails of items or dates that are of interest to Holly parents and I will pass them on as appropriate. Try and send it by Thursday the week before the event. Please include your phone number in case I need to call you. From holly-avepta@ausd.net Mon Jan 30 14:24:55 2006 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:24:55 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Attention Fifth Grade Students and Parents!!! Message-ID: Fifth Grade Students and Parents: Please join the Yearbook Committee on Wednesday, February 1st at 12:15 in Room 16 for an Information Meeting! All interested 5th Grade Students and Parents are encouraged to participate in the compilation of the 2005-2006 Holly Avenue Yearbook. We will continue to have meetings every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. in Room 16. If you have any questions, please email Amy Resch at amyresch@gypsythreads.net Thank You!