From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat May 3 06:43:53 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 22:43:53 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: STAR Testing continues. Please make sure your child has a good night’s rest, breakfast and a good snack for this next week. May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week 5 Bring a gift/note of appreciation for your teacher 7 Early Release 7 CAT meeting 8 Day of the Techer 8 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 9 Free Dress Upcoming: 11 Happy Mothers’ Day 12 Make *up Testing 13 Early Release 13 Faculty meeting 14 Save at School 14 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 15 Open House 16 Free Dress Reminders: SCRIP/GIFT CARDS FOR SALE... WIN A PIZZA PARTY FOR YOUR CLASSROOM! >From May 1 to May 31, the SCRIP Gift cards make great presents for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthdays, Teacher Appreciation, and much, much more! So, check out our new flyer, complete the order form, and drop it off in our school office. If you need more flyers, you can email cjogmina@ausd.net and she will send them to you. Thank you for supporting Holly Avenue SCRIP program. Your SCRIP Coordinators May 5-9: Holly Avenue Teacher Appreciation Week is this coming week. We have the best teachers in the district. How do we appreciate thee...let us count the ways! PTA has sent out a letter to everyone next week with suggestions about gifts, flowers, cards. The letter will include ideas about buying scrip and supplies for your child’s classroom. 5th Graders!!! YOU can wear your 5th Grade Spirit T-shirt on 5th Grade SPIRIT Tuesdays when they arrive. Our 5th Grade Committee should have your order. suzannedavis84@gmail.com Tickets are selling fast! Holly Avenue Family Fun Day at Dodger Stadium is Sunday, June 8th at 1:00pm. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs. Tickets are $9.00 each (Top Deck!) and Holly get to keep 50% of all ticket sales. Heads UP!!! FOR OUR FIFTH GRADE FAMILIES-Spartan Days (Incoming 6th Grade) at First Avenue Middle School Thursday, August 21, 2008 A * M 9:00 * 10:15 a.m., N * Z 10:30 * 11:45 a.m. Please make your vacation plans around that date. You must be at Spartan Days (aka Registration Day) to fill out all paperwork, pay bills, get your books, gym clothes, etc. 2008-09 Calendars are posted FYI- to plan ahead for next year’s school breaks and holidays http://district.ausd.net/home/index.asp?page=41 ----------------- Holly Avenue PTSA Website. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/ Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat May 10 08:06:38 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 00:06:38 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: OPEN House is this coming week. I hear the In-N-Out truck will be there again! See flyer!! Come see how busy our students and teachers have been! May 11 Happy Mothers’ Day 12 Make –up Testing 13 Early Release 13 Faculty meeting 14 Save at School 14 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 15 Open House 15 Baskin Robbins Night-5th Grade Fundraiser 16 Free Dress Upcoming: 20 Early Release 20 Caught Being Good 20 School Site Council meeting, 2:45, Media Center 21 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 22 Elementary Music Concert, 7p.m., Auditorium 23 Free Dress 23 Minimum Day 26 Memorial Day holiday Reminders: SCRIP/GIFT CARDS FOR SALE... Great News from SCRIP... And the Winner is.... Mrs. Bayuk and her students from Room 28 will be treated to a pizza party. They are the lucky winner of our April SCRIP promotion! Also, check out our May flyer! For every $100 you buy in SCRIP, your name will be entered into a drawing to win $25 gift/SCRIP card of your choice from our list. This promotion will run from May 14th thru May 30th. The more you buy, the greater your chance of winning! Thank you for supporting Holly Avenue's SCRIP program. Your SCRIP coordinators I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Please help the fifth graders and come buy some yummy ice cream at Baskin-Robbins, 145 East Foothill, Arcadia, 4 PM - 10 PM, Thursday, May 15. Stop by before or after Open House, in celebration of a great year!! A portion of the sales will go towards the 5th grade party. In addition to your regular favorite flavor, you can also order sherbets, sorbets, ices, light or low fat, and no sugar added. The fifth grade class thanks you and is grateful for your support. This is just a reminder that Friday, May 23, 2008 will be a minimum day. . Students in kindergarten will all attend the morning session. 8:20-11:55a.m. All students in Grades 1-5 will be dismissed at 12:35. No lunch will be served that day. There will be no supervision after their release time. Please make arrangements with your child care providers for your child to be picked up promptly at dismissal. The office will be closed. Parks and Recreation will not be at school on the minimum day. 5th Graders!!! YOU can wear your 5th Grade Spirit T-shirt on 5th Grade SPIRIT Tuesdays when they arrive. Our 5th Grade Committee should have your order. suzannedavis84@gmail.com Tickets are selling fast! Holly Avenue Family Fun Day at Dodger Stadium is Sunday, June 8th at 1:00pm. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs. Tickets are $9.00 each (Top Deck!) and Holly get to keep 50% of all ticket sales. Heads UP!!! FOR OUR FIFTH GRADE FAMILIES-Spartan Days (Incoming 6th Grade) at First Avenue Middle School Thursday, August 21, 2008 A – M 9:00 – 10:15 a.m., N – Z 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Please make your vacation plans around that date. You must be at Spartan Days (aka Registration Day) to fill out all paperwork, pay bills, get your books, gym clothes, etc. “6th Grade” parents are needed to help! Please consider helping…contact Lee Callendar lcallander@ausd.net, or Mrs. Weir at the office rweir@ausd.net Hello Everyone, The boys and girls basketball teams are having a car wash on May 17th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Holly Ave. As you know the cost of running any program is increasing and we really do need your support for our program to continue to grow. So, if you have a little time next Saturday to give to a good cause and get a clean car for your effort, we would truly appreciate it. We want to thank all of you that have supported our programs this year. Without you, our players would not be able to have the enriching experience that basketball brings to their lives. Thank you again,Jay Ryan, Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Arcadia High School “Where in The World Is Miss Brown?” blog site is the district site that can be accessed it by going to: http://blogs.ausd.net/users/TraveltheWorld/ Students will login as they normally would...they will need their username and password (their teachers can get this for them) Miss Brown won't be posting daily so please keep that in mind! She’s going to be very busy and learning everyday too! 2008-09 Calendars are posted FYI- to plan ahead for next year’s school breaks and holidays http://district.ausd.net/home/index.asp?page=41 Holly Avenue PTSA Website. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/ Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Thu May 15 23:12:30 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:12:30 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Dodger Game Rescheduled!! Message-ID: THE DODGER GAME ON June 8TH TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 5:05PM. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: THE TIME OF THE DODGER GAME IS NOW 5:05PM. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE!!!!!!! Stacy Harris, M.A. Ed sharris@ausd.net 2nd Grade Teacher Holly Avenue Elementary School 360 W. Duarte Road Arcadia, California 91007 626-821-8355 Let's Go Lakers! Go Dodgers! Don't forget to buy your Dodger tickets today! From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat May 17 00:23:40 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 16:23:40 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's happening Next Week @HA? Message-ID: There's a minimum day and a 3 day weekend. Enjoy! May 20 Early Release 20 Caught Being Good 20 School Site Council meeting, 2:45, Media Center 21 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 22 Elementary Music Concert, 7p.m., Auditorium 23 Free Dress 23 Minimum Day Upcoming: 26 Memorial Day holiday 27 Volunteers Luncheon 27 Early Release 28 Save at School 28 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 28 PTA meeting, 7p.m., Cafeteria 30 Free Dress 30 Save at School Reminders: This is just a reminder that Friday, May 23, 2008 will be a minimum day. . Students in kindergarten will all attend the morning session. 8:20-11:55a.m. All students in Grades 1-5 will be dismissed at 12:35. No lunch will be served that day. There will be no supervision after their release time. Please make arrangements with your child care providers for your child to be picked up promptly at dismissal. The office will be closed. Parks and Recreation will not be at school on the minimum day. Friday, June 6 is the last day of the after-school recreation program. SCRIP/GIFT CARDS FOR SALE... WIN A PIZZA PARTY FOR YOUR CLASSROOM! >From May 1 to May 31, the SCRIP Gift cards make great presents for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthdays, Teacher Appreciation, and much, much more! So, check out our new flyer, complete the order form, and drop it off in our school office. If you need more flyers, you can email cjogmina@ausd.net and she will send them to you. Thank you for supporting Holly Avenue SCRIP program. Your SCRIP Coordinators 5th Graders!!! YOU can wear your 5th Grade Spirit T-shirt on 5th Grade SPIRIT Tuesdays when they arrive. Our 5th Grade Committee should have your order. suzannedavis84@gmail.com Tickets are selling fast! Holly Avenue Family Fun Day at Dodger Stadium is Sunday, June 8th at 505p.m. . Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs. Tickets are $9.00 each (Top Deck!) and Holly get to keep 50% of all ticket sales. We need HELP! Heads UP!!! FOR OUR FIFTH GRADE FAMILIES-Spartan Days (Incoming 6th Grade) at First Avenue Middle School Thursday, August 21, 2008 A – M 9:00 – 10:15 a.m., N – Z 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Please make your vacation plans around that date. You must be at Spartan Days (aka Registration Day) to fill out all paperwork, pay bills, get your books, gym clothes, etc. Lines can get really long! “6th Grade” parents are needed to help! The more help…the shorter the lines. Please consider helping…contact Lee Callendar lcallander@ausd.net, or Mrs. Weir at the office rweir@ausd.net Summer Reading Program 2008 - Pick up a yellow flyer in the office and see how to catch The Reading Bug and the Arcadia Public library this summer. 2008-09 Calendars are posted FYI- to plan ahead for next year’s school breaks and holidays http://district.ausd.net/home/index.asp?page=41 School will resume on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Holly Avenue PTSA Website. Our PTA thanks you for your volunteer hours. You can record them on our website today, anytime and whenever you complete an activity. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/ Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat May 24 01:32:16 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:32:16 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: With this wacky weather it doesn't seem like we are ushering in summer, but Have a GREAT 3 day weekend with your families and friends! May 26 Memorial Day holiday 27 Volunteers Luncheon 27 Early Release 28 Ident-A-Kid, Auditorium 28 Save at School 28 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 28 PTA meeting, 7p.m., Cafeteria 30 Free Dress 30 Save at School Upcoming: June 3 Early Release 4 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 6 Free Dress 6 Last Day to order SCRIP for the summer 6 Last Day of Rec Program 8 Dodger Day, 5:05 p.m., Dodger Stadium Reminders: ..SCRIP NEWS... A busy time of the year with our SCRIP program... - First of all, congratulations again to Ms. Bayuk's classroom. She and her students won our last pizza party contest. Between April 1st and April 30th, her class sold $114,48 worth of SCRIP per student! Kudos to everyone. They will be treated to a pizza party on Wednesday, May 28. - We are running a May promotion until May 30th. For every $100.00 you buy in SCRIP, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift/Scrip card of your choice from our list. The more you buy, the greater your chance of winning. - Finally, you will find our June flyer in your child's backpack at the end of this week. Summer is approaching, so make sure to have enough SCRIP/Gift cards to last through the long summer months! Remember, the last day to order SCRIP before summer break is ...Friday, June 6. Thank you for supporting our SCRIP program throughout the school year! Your SCRIP coordinators. Friday, June 6 is the last day of the after-school recreation program. 5th Graders!!! YOU can wear your 5th Grade Spirit T-shirt on 5th Grade SPIRIT Tuesdays when they arrive. Our 5th Grade Committee should have your order. suzannedavis84@gmail.com Only 30 tickets left! Tickets are selling fast! Holly Avenue Family Fun Day at Dodger Stadium is Sunday, June 8th at 5:05p.m. . Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs. Tickets are $9.00 each (Top Deck!) and Holly get to keep 50% of all ticket sales. 6th Grade” parents are needed to help! The more help…the shorter the lines. We need HELP! Heads UP!!! FOR OUR FIFTH GRADE FAMILIES-Spartan Days (Incoming 6th Grade) at First Avenue Middle School Thursday, August 21, 2008 A – M 9:00 – 10:15 a.m., N – Z 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Please make your vacation plans around that date. You must be at Spartan Days (aka Registration Day) to fill out all paperwork, pay bills, get your books, gym clothes, etc. Lines can get really long! “ Please consider helping…contact Lee Callendar lcallander@ausd.net, or Mrs. Weir at the office rweir@ausd.net Summer Reading Program 2008 - Pick up a yellow flyer in the office and see how to catch The Reading Bug and the Arcadia Public library this summer. 2008-09 Calendars are posted FYI- to plan ahead for next year’s school breaks and holidays http://district.ausd.net/home/index.asp?page=41 School will resume on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Holly Avenue PTSA Website. Our PTA thanks you for your volunteer hours. You can record them on our website today and whenever you complete an activity. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/ Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat May 24 03:10:28 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 19:10:28 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] PTA meeting/Installation 5/28@5:30p.m.! Message-ID: May 26 Memorial Day holiday 27 Volunteers Luncheon 27 Early Release 28 Ident-A-Kid, Auditorium 28 Save at School 28 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 28 PTA meeting, 5:30p.m., Cafeteria 30 Free Dress 30 Save at School Please note the Correction! The PTA meeting/Installation is at 5:30p.m. on May 28th, at the Cafeteria. Thank you! Kathy Yamane, Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat May 31 06:43:00 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 22:43:00 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: June 3 Early Release 3 Caught Being Good Assembly 3 CAT meeting 4 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 6 Free Dress 6 Last Day to order SCRIP for the summer 6 Last Day of Rec Program 8 Dodger Day, 5:05 p.m., Dodger Stadium Upcoming: 9 Musical Chairs, 9a.m. 10 Kickball, 10a.m. 10 Early Release 10 Faculty Meeting, 1:30p.m. 11 Awards Assemblies 11 5th Grade Promotion Party 12 Minimum Day 12 Dunk Tank 12 Awards Assemblies 13 Free Dress 13 Minimum Day 13 Last Day of School Reminders: ..SCRIP NEWS... We are about ready to announce the winner of our latest SCRIP promotion. That lucky person will get a $25 SCRIP/Gift card of her/his choice. Also, make sure to have enough SCRIP/Gift cards to last through the long summer months! You can get an order form on our PTA website or stop by the office. Remember, the last day to order SCRIP before summer break is Friday, June 6. Thank you for supporting the Holly Avenue SCRIP program throughout the school year! Your SCRIP coordinators :-) Friday, June 6 is the last day of the after-school recreation program. This is just a reminder that June 12 and 13th are minimum days . Students in kindergarten will all attend the morning session. 8:20-11:55a.m. All students in Grades 1-5 will be dismissed at 12:35. No lunch will be served that day. There will be no supervision after their release time. Please make arrangements with your child care providers for your child to be picked up promptly at dismissal. The office will be closed. Parks and Recreation will not be at school on the minimum day. 5th Graders!!! YOU can wear your 5th Grade Spirit T-shirt on 5th Grade SPIRIT Tuesdays when they arrive. Our 5th Grade Committee should have your order. suzannedavis84@gmail.com 6th Grade parents are needed to help! The more help…the shorter the lines. We need HELP! Heads UP!!! FOR OUR FIFTH GRADE FAMILIES-Spartan Days (Incoming 6th Grade) at First Avenue Middle School Thursday, August 21, 2008 A – M 9:00 – 10:15 a.m., N – Z 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Please make your vacation plans around that date. You must be at Spartan Days (aka Registration Day) to fill out all paperwork, pay bills, get your books, gym clothes, etc. Lines can get really long! Please consider helping…contact Lee Callendar lcallander@ausd.net, or Mrs. Weir at the office rweir@ausd.net Summer Reading Program 2008 - Pick up a yellow flyer in the office and see how to catch The Reading Bug and the Arcadia Public library this summer. 2008-09 Calendars are posted FYI- to plan ahead for next year’s school breaks and holidays http://district.ausd.net/home/index.asp?page=41 School will resume on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Holly Avenue PTSA Website. Our PTA thanks you for your volunteer hours. You can record them on our website today and whenever you complete an activity. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/ Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat May 31 15:14:29 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 07:14:29 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Addendum: Family Restaurant Night Message-ID: See Flyer sent home with your student! June 4th! June 3 Early Release 3 Caught Being Good Assembly 3 CAT meeting 4 Chuck E. Cheese, 3-9p.m., 558. W. Huntington 4 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30, Media Center 6 Free Dress 6 Last Day to order SCRIP for the summer 6 Last Day of Rec Program 8 Dodger Day, 5:05 p.m., Dodger Stadium Upcoming: 9 Musical Chairs, 9a.m. 10 Kickball, 10a.m. 10 Early Release 10 Faculty Meeting, 1:30p.m. 11 Awards Assemblies 11 5th Grade Promotion Party 12 Minimum Day 12 Dunk Tank 12 Awards Assemblies 13 Free Dress 13 Minimum Day 13 Last Day of School Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer