From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Sep 6 02:29:12 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:29:12 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: What an exciting week this has been! and more Learning to come!!! SEPTEMBER 8: Math Magic pledge cards go home 9: Early Release 11: Earth Dome Assembly 12: Free Dress Upcoming: 16: Early Release 17: Constitution Day 19: Free Dress 19: School Photos by Lifetouch 19: Minimum Day Reminders: ***E-SCRIP News***WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! Remember to register your grocery club cards and designate Holly Avenue as the school you would like the store to send its donation to. Every time you swipe your club card, a percentage of your purchase goes to our school. This is a convenient way for you to support our school without paying a cent. YOU MUST RENEW YOUR VONS/PAVILIONS, RALPHS, AND ALBERTSONS/SAVON WITH THE ELECTRONIC SCRIP PROGRAM EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL. If you do not have a card, please fill out an application at the store.Check your child's homework folder in the next few days for this important Electronic SCRIP program form. For every E-SCRIP sign-up form turned in by October 17th, you will be entered into a drawing to receive $25.00 in gift cards of your choice from our list!! If you need more forms, simply email ytaylor@ausd.net HOLLY HORIZONS Online-Our Back to School September-October 2008 is now online. Take a look and write items onto your calendar! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ The pdf file is highlighted in red. Math Magic Fundraiser- In the next few weeks, Holly Avenue PTA will be engaged in their annual fundraiser. The funds raised are earmarked for Student Support and Educational Enrichment. Please support our children and their school. To help, please contact lpyeh@dslextreme.com WOW! This is the theme of our Annual Reflections program this year! Get started on your creations! http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm This link will take you straight to the information you will need to get your child started. Students may submit an entry in any of the six arts areas listed below. Only original works of art are accepted. Our students may enter more than one work of art. The six arts areas are as follows: • Literature • Musical composition • Photography • Visual arts • Dance Choreography • Film/Video Production Deadline information will be coming soon. Get started now. For more info, contact tovmasyan@netzero.com Reward Incentives-If you should happen to purchase anything from Office Depot in the next few weeks, please have the cashier put in the code for Holly Avenue School. Office Depot will donate a portion of their receipts to Holly Avenue. Just ask them (they won't ask you ) Thank you Office Depot! This is just a reminder that Friday, September 19 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. Site Interim Map http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Avenue+Interim+Site+Map 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/ FYI- 2008-09 AUSD Calendars are posted to plan ahead for next year's school breaks and holidays http://district.ausd.net/home/index.asp?page=41 What's happening at Holly Avenue? Full PTA Calendar at http://hapta.pbwiki.com/ Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Sep 13 02:34:05 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:34:05 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: I hear the Assembly on Thursday was fantastic! Ask your child what it was about! SEPTEMBER 16: Early Release 17: Constitution Day 19: Free Dress 19: School Photos by Lifetouch 19: Minimum Day Upcoming: 22: Math Magic Testing, Scoring & Pledge Cards due 23: Early Release 24: Newsletter Deadline, hanewsletter@ausd.net 24 PTA meeting, 7p.m., downstairs lounge 26: Free Dress 26: Minimum Day Reminders: This is just a reminder that Friday, September 19 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. Math Magic Fundraiser- You should have received the math study sheets from your students for the Math Magic Fundraiser. In the next few weeks, Holly Avenue PTA will be engaged studying and getting their pledges for the fundraiser. The funds raised are earmarked for Student Support and Educational Enrichment. Please support our children and their school. To help, please contact lpyeh@dslextreme.com ***E-SCRIP News***WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! Remember to register your grocery club cards and designate Holly Avenue as the school you would like the store to send its donation to. Every time you swipe your club card, a percentage of your purchase goes to our school. This is a convenient way for you to support our school without paying a cent. YOU MUST RENEW YOUR VONS/PAVILIONS, RALPHS, AND ALBERTSONS/SAVON WITH THE ELECTRONIC SCRIP PROGRAM EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL. If you do not have a card, please fill out an application at the store.Check your child's homework folder in the next few days for this important Electronic SCRIP program form. For every E-SCRIP sign-up form turned in by October 17th, you will be entered into a drawing to receive $25.00 in gift cards of your choice from our list!! If you need more forms, simply email ytaylor@ausd.net Newsletter Deadline! Our Holly Horizons deadline is September 24th! Please submit your material to hanewsletter@ausd.net HOLLY HORIZONS Online-Our Back to School September-October 2008 is now online. Take a look and write items onto your calendar! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ The pdf file is highlighted in red. WOW! This is the theme of our Annual Reflections program this year! Get started on your creations! http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm This link will take you straight to the information you will need to get your child started. Students may submit an entry in any of the six arts areas listed below. Only original works of art are accepted. DEADLINE DATE has been set to OCTOBER 29th. Our students may enter more than one work of art. The six arts areas are as follows: • Literature • Musical composition • Photography • Visual arts • Dance Choreography • Film/Video Production Reward Yourself Reward Your School Boxtops for Education offer from Ralphs. Please check http://hapta.pbwiki.com/FundraisingBoxtops for more information, or contact Doris Hayata wdhayata@hotmail.com Offer is valid only until 9/22! Site Interim Map http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Avenue+Interim+Site+Map 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 Mon Sep 15 20:45:45 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:45:45 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Correction: Minimum Day ONLY on Friday the 19th! Message-ID: CORRECTION: Our Minimum Day is only THIS Friday, September 19th. SEPTEMBER 16: Early Release 17: Constitution Day 19: Free Dress 19: School Photos by Lifetouch 19: Minimum Day Upcoming: 22: Math Magic Testing, Scoring & Pledge Cards due 23: Early Release 24: Newsletter Deadline, hanewsletter@ausd.net 24 PTA meeting, 7p.m., downstairs lounge 26: Free Dress Reminders: This is just a reminder that Friday, September 19 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. Math Magic Fundraiser- You should have received the math study sheets from your students for the Math Magic Fundraiser. In the next few weeks, Holly Avenue PTA will be engaged studying and getting their pledges for the fundraiser. The funds raised are earmarked for Student Support and Educational Enrichment. Please support our children and their school. To help, please contact lpyeh@dslextreme.com ***E-SCRIP News***WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! Remember to register your grocery club cards and designate Holly Avenue as the school you would like the store to send its donation to. Every time you swipe your club card, a percentage of your purchase goes to our school. This is a convenient way for you to support our school without paying a cent. YOU MUST RENEW YOUR VONS/PAVILIONS, RALPHS, AND ALBERTSONS/SAVON WITH THE ELECTRONIC SCRIP PROGRAM EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL. If you do not have a card, please fill out an application at the store.Check your child's homework folder in the next few days for this important Electronic SCRIP program form. For every E-SCRIP sign-up form turned in by October 17th, you will be entered into a drawing to receive $25.00 in gift cards of your choice from our list!! If you need more forms, simply email ytaylor@ausd.net Newsletter Deadline! Our Holly Horizons deadline is September 24th! Please submit your material to hanewsletter@ausd.net HOLLY HORIZONS Online-Our Back to School September-October 2008 is now online. Take a look and write items onto your calendar! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ The pdf file is highlighted in red. WOW! This is the theme of our Annual Reflections program this year! Get started on your creations! http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm This link will take you straight to the information you will need to get your child started. Students may submit an entry in any of the six arts areas listed below. Only original works of art are accepted. DEADLINE DATE has been set to OCTOBER 29th. Our students may enter more than one work of art. The six arts areas are as follows: • Literature • Musical composition • Photography • Visual arts • Dance Choreography • Film/Video Production Reward Yourself Reward Your School Boxtops for Education offer from Ralphs. Please check http://hapta.pbwiki.com/FundraisingBoxtops for more information, or contact Doris Hayata wdhayata@hotmail.com Offer is valid only until 9/22! Site Interim Map http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Avenue+Interim+Site+Map 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 Sep 20 01:18:25 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:18:25 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @HOLLY? Message-ID: Fall Season BEGINS! Our first PTA meeting is this week on the 24th! SEPTEMBER 22: Math Magic Testing, Scoring & Pledge Cards due 23: Early Release 24: Newsletter Deadline, hanewsletter@ausd.net 24 PTA meeting, 7p.m., downstairs Teachers' lounge 26: Free Dress 26 GREEN Club, 2:40-3:15, Room 106 Upcoming: 30: Early Release OCTOBER 3 Free Dress Reminders: Math Magic Fundraiser- Math Magic Pledge Cards are due on MONDAY! Testing will begin this week. We will be looking for your student to do their best! Students have received a study guide! PTA meeting this Wednesday evening at the teachers' lounge. Please attend to see how you can get involved in your child's school and school district, or just to listen. Mrs. Blackstock; our principal, Ms. Kakish; our PTA president, a teacher representative and various members will update us on important interest items in the lives of our students. Holly Avenue Students' GREEN Club (for interested 3rd, 4th and 5th graders): First meeting is Friday, Sept. 26; 2:40-3:15 in Room 106, Ms. Mendoza's room. Holly Horizons Deadline is this week. September 24, 7:00p.m. You can submit your articles to hanewsletter@ausd.net Thank you! ***E-SCRIP News***WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! Remember to register your grocery club cards and designate Holly Avenue as the school you would like the store to send its donation to. Every time you swipe your club card, a percentage of your purchase goes to our school. This is a convenient way for you to support our school without paying a cent. YOU MUST RENEW YOUR VONS/PAVILIONS, RALPHS, AND ALBERTSONS/SAVON WITH THE ELECTRONIC SCRIP PROGRAM EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL. If you do not have a card, please fill out an application at the store. You should have received this important Electronic SCRIP program form. For every E-SCRIP sign-up form turned in by October 17th, you will be entered into a drawing to receive $25.00 in gift cards of your choice from our list!! If you need more forms, simply email ytaylor@ausd.net HOLLY HORIZONS Online-Our Back to School September-October 2008 is now online. Take a look and write items onto your calendar! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ The pdf file is highlighted in red. WOW! This is the theme of our Annual Reflections program this year! Get started on your creations! http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm This link will take you straight to the information you will need to get your child started. Students may submit an entry in any of the six arts areas listed below. Only original works of art are accepted. DEADLINE DATE has been set to OCTOBER 29th. Our students may enter more than one work of art. The six arts areas are as follows: • Literature • Musical composition • Photography • Visual arts • Dance Choreography • Film/Video Production Reward Yourself Reward Yours School Boxtops for Education offer from Ralphs until September 22. Please check http://hapta.pbwiki.com/FundraisingBoxtops for more information, or contact Doris Hayata wdhayata@hotmail.com Pom Pom, Cheerleading and Art Classes - Various organizations are offering fun classes after school. If you are interested please pick up a flyer in the office. Haunted House at Arcadia High School - The AHS Pep Squad is sponsoring a Haunted House on October 17, and 18, from 8-11pm. Entrance to the Haunted House is $7.00 per soul. Himalayan Festival - Come to the biggest free family day of the year celebrating the arts of Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India and Bhutan! Enjoy music, dance, demos, drumming, hands-on crafts and more, plus dozens of cultural food and craft vendors. The Festival will be held at the Pacific Asia Museum on Sunday, September 28, from 11am - 5pm. Site Interim Map http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Avenue+Interim+Site+Map 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 CHOWARD@ausd.net Mon Sep 22 22:57:50 2008 From: CHOWARD@ausd.net (Carol Howard) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:57:50 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] PTA meeting Message-ID: This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=__Part220BBFCE.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, here is a friendly reminder that this coming Wednesday, September 24th,= will be our first PTA meeting of this school year. It promises to be a wo= nderful year with all of you working hard to help make Holly Ave the best s= chool ever. Thanks for all you do. We look forward to seeing you this Wed= , in the teachers lounge, downstairs. See you Wed., the 24th at 7:00pm. in= the teachers lounge. Sincerely, Carol Howard :) --=__Part220BBFCE.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML
Hi, here is a friendly reminder that this coming Wednesday, Se= ptember 24th, will be our first PTA meeting of th= is school year.  It promises to be a wonderful year with all of you wo= rking hard to help make Holly Ave the best school ever.  Thanks for al= l you do.  We look forward to seeing you this Wed, in the teachers lou= nge, downstairs.  See you Wed., the 24th at 7:00pm. in the tea= chers lounge.
Sincerely, Carol Howard :)
--=__Part220BBFCE.0__=-- From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Sep 27 02:05:32 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:05:32 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: HOORAY, The Media Center has opened on Wednesday evenings! See you there!!!SEPTEMBER 30: Early Release OCTOBER 1 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 3 Free Dress 3 Intercultural meeting, District Office, 8:30a.m. 3 GREEN Club, 2:40-3:15, Rm 106 Upcoming: 6-10 Walk to School Week 6 Math Magic Pledge Monies due 7 Mrs. Blackstock's Parents Tea, 9:00a.m, Rm 5 7 Early Release 8 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 10 Free Dress 10 Set up Scholastic Book Fair, Auditorium 10 GREEN Club, 2:40-3:15, Room 106 Reminders: Family Reading Night starts this week! Sponsored and Proctored by our own Holly Avenue teachers, the Media Center is opened one hour/Wednesday night for families to come and spend Family Time together reading books, taking Dolphin Reading Club tests, and browsing educational media. See what your child is doing at the media center! Browse the internet! Read and listen to your child! And much, much more! ***E-SCRIP News***WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! Remember to register your grocery club cards and designate Holly Avenue as the school you would like the store to send its donation to. Every time you swipe your club card, a percentage of your purchase goes to our school. This is a convenient way for you to support our school without paying a cent. YOU MUST RENEW YOUR VONS/PAVILIONS AND ALBERTSONS/SAVON WITH THE ELECTRONIC SCRIP PROGRAM EACH YEAR IN ORDER TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL. If you do not have a card, please fill out an application at the store. Check your child's homework folder in the next few days for this important Electronic SCRIP program form. For every E-SCRIP sign-up form turned in by October 17th, you will be entered into a drawing to receive $25.00 in gift cards of your choice from our list!! If you need more forms, simply email ytaylor@ausd.net ***Important Change to E-SCRIP*** We just received notification that A.E.F. is no longer able to register/renew a participant's electronic scrip support for Ralphs' supermarket. It is vital that you register the Ralphs Rewards card yourselves. This means you need to obtain the NEW Ralphs Rewards Card from your local store and then log onto www.ralphs.com and click on the Rewards Card icon (upper right corner) to proceed with your registration. WOW! This is the theme of our Annual Reflections program this year! Get started on your creations! http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/reflections.cfm This link will take you straight to the information you will need to get your child started. Students may submit an entry in any of the six arts areas listed below. Only original works of art are accepted. DEADLINE DATE has been set to OCTOBER 29th. Our students may enter more than one work of art. The six arts areas are as follows: • Literature • Musical composition • Photography • Visual arts • Dance Choreography • Film/Video Production Site Interim Map http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Avenue+Interim+Site+Map 2008-2009 PTA Calendar online- http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Calendar 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 Sep 27 02:51:23 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:51:23 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Becoming=20a=20Love=20and=20Logic=20Parent=AE?= Message-ID: Arcadia Unified School District Presents: America’s Most Practical and Entertaining Parent Training Becoming a Love and Logic Parent® A seven-week parent training program designed by the Love and Logic® Institute, Inc. Would you like to feel more confident as a parent? Would you like to have more fun parenting? Would you like to feel more relaxed at the end of the day? Answers to questions: © “How do I get them out of bed in time to get to school?” © “How can I stop my children from bickering and fighting?” © “How do I get my children to help with the chores without an argument?” © “How do I win the homework battle?” © “Is there a way to discipline my toddler in public without creating a scene?” © “How can I get my teenage daughter to come home at the agreed-upon time?” © “How do I get him to stop spitting his peas and whining at dinner?” And skills for many common daily frustrations…. This parenting series is designed to give you practical skills that can be used immediately. Facilitators: Nancy Martin, M.A., P.P.S. School Counselor, First Avenue Middle School Otto Rios, Community Outreach, Arcadia Unified School District Kelly Castillo, Teacher, Foothills Middle School Dates: 7 sessions, Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 18 & 25 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Foothills Middle School, Room 326 (Upstairs by the lunch area) 171 East Sycamore, Arcadia, CA 91006 Cost: FREE Course (There is a $12.00 fee for materials) Course is for adults only, please. There is no childcare provided. Registration: nmartin@ausd.net or 626-821-8362 ext. 6232 For more information, podcasts and video clips, visit www.loveandlogic.com From holly-avepta@ausd.net Mon Sep 29 16:06:06 2008 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:06:06 -0700 Subject: [Holly-Ave] GREEN Club meeting Correction Message-ID: Good morning! My error! I was unaware that GREEN Club just meets once a month. Next meeting October 24th. This club is for Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders. My apologies, Kathy Yamane, Parent Volunteer