From holly-avepta@ausd.net Fri Jan 2 23:45:23 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:45:23 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: Happy New Year 2009! January 5 School Resumes 6 Early Release 7 Save At School 7 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 9 Free Dress Upcoming: 13 Early Release 14 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 16 Free Dress 19 Martin Luther King Holiday * no school Reminders: ***SCRIP NEWS*** 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. Please pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/SCRIP If you need more order forms, simply email Yu-Wen Taylor at ytaylor@ausd.net You can also email your order directly to Weiyi Ro at weiyilin@gmail.com Plastic Bag Drive to Earn Cash for Your Class Beginning in January In January, the Holly Avenue PTA will begin sponsoring another Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge...the Earn Cash For Your Class Program. This program gives students the opportunity to do something great for their environment and help their class and teacher earn money for supplies they need. Last year's program was very successful. Students and families helped raise $735, which was all given directly to Holly Avenue teachers to purchase items for their classrooms. Each teacher will receive 60 gallon trash bags to collect the plastic bags for recycling. Each class will earn $5 in Office Depot gift cards for every 60 gallon trash bag they fill with clean, dry plastic bags. You can help earn your class and teacher $5, $10...$25 or more! You can start helping your class earn money NOW by saving and collecting clean, dry plastic bags from all of your holiday shopping at home. Ask your families, friends, neighbors, anyone in the community for their extra plastic bags. Bring the bags in to your classes from January 1st through March 31st. Remember that all bags must be clean, dry and not have been in contact with any food. RECYCLE! Do a GREAT thing for the Earth, your environment and your Class! Please support the Holly Avenue Garden by purchasing 8 assorted note cards for $5.00. They may be purchased at the school's front office. Checks may be made out to the Holly Avenue Garden. The picture on these cards are from the school's garden and were taken by a parent volunteer, David Chen. Please contact toakland@ausd.net for further inquiries. RECYLING FUNDAISERS: Please check for more extensive information http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Fundraising Holly Horizons- OUR Newsletter is now online!!! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ December 08-January 2009 Issue 2008-2009 PTA Calendar online- http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Calendar FYI: VOLUNTEERS- Please go to:-www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp and record those hard worked hours you all put in for Holly Avenue. Do you have any hours to record? You can go to www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp or to Holly Avenue's web site at www.hapta.pbwiki.com, to record your hours. Both processes are very quick and easy.-Sue Wilkins Yours, Kathy Yamane From holly-avepta@ausd.net Fri Jan 9 23:52:55 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:52:55 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's happening Next Week @Holly Avenue? Message-ID: We are in the midst of Winter...construction continues! January 13 CBG Assembly 13 Early Release 13 Faculty Meeting 14 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 16 Free Dress Upcoming: 19 Martin Luther King Holiday * no school 20 Early Release 20 SSC meeting 21 Save At School 21 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 23 SOTM assembly 23 Free Dress Reminders: ***SCRIP NEWS*** As you plan your family's shopping needs, remember that you can purchase SCRIP cards for all your favorite grocery stores (99 Ranch, Albertsons, Arcadia Supermarket, Hong Kong, Safeway/Vons/Pavilions and Whole Foods). Participating retailers contribute a percentage to our school. 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. Please pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/SCRIP If you need more order forms, simply email Yu-Wen Taylor at ytaylor@ausd.net You can also email your order directly to Weiyi Ro at weiyilin@gmail.com Plastic Bag Drive to Earn Cash for Your Class Beginning in January In January, the Holly Avenue PTA will begin sponsoring another Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge...the Earn Cash For Your Class Program. This program gives students the opportunity to do something great for their environment and help their class and teacher earn money for supplies they need. Last year's program was very successful. Students and families helped raise $735, which was all given directly to Holly Avenue teachers to purchase items for their classrooms. Each teacher will receive 60 gallon trash bags to collect the plastic bags for recycling. Each class will earn $5 in Office Depot gift cards for every 60 gallon trash bag they fill with clean, dry plastic bags. You can help earn your class and teacher $5, $10...$25 or more! You can start helping your class earn money NOW by saving and collecting clean, dry plastic bags from all of your holiday shopping at home. Ask your families, friends, neighbors, anyone in the community for their extra plastic bags. Bring the bags in to your classes from January 1st through March 31st. Remember that all bags must be clean, dry and not have been in contact with any food. RECYCLE! Do a GREAT thing for the Earth, your environment and your Class! Please support the Holly Avenue Garden by purchasing 8 assorted note cards for $5.00. They may be purchased at the school's front office. Checks may be made out to the Holly Avenue Garden. The picture on these cards are from the school's garden and were taken by a parent volunteer, David Chen. Please contact toakland@ausd.net for further inquiries. RECYLING FUNDAISERS: Please check for more extensive information http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Fundraising Holly Horizons- OUR Newsletter is now online!!! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ December 08-January 2009 Issue 2008-2009 PTA Calendar online- http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Calendar FYI: VOLUNTEERS- Please go to:-www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp and record those hard worked hours you all put in for Holly Avenue. Do you have any hours to record? You can go to www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp or to Holly Avenue's web site at www.hapta.pbwiki.com, to record your hours. Both processes are very quick and easy.-Sue Wilkins Presented by Middle School English Language Arts Teachers. MyACCESS will be discussed for middle school parents on Thursday, Jan. 22 at Foothills Middle School-6:30-8p.m. Los Angeles Opera Speaker Bureau * Das Rheingold: The Los Angeles Opera Speaker Bureau has a wonderful lecturer, Angela Wood who will discuss its current opera production, Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner. The lecture will take place at the Arcadia Community Center, 365 Campus Drive, Arcadia, on Tuesday, January 20 at 1:30 pm. This opera is about gods, goddesses, giants and dwarves struggling to be lords of the ring, but as Wagner’s mammoth music drama unfolds, the ring’s curse unleashes its vengeance. Angela Wood, the Los Angeles Speaker Bureau volunteer, has a free lecture every other month. Space is limited and reservations can be made by calling the Arcadia Community Center at 626.574.5130 before January 13. For more questions, please contact Arcadia Senior Services at 626.574.5130. Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Mon Jan 12 21:30:08 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:30:08 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] PTA Honorary Service Nomination Forms due Message-ID: http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Honorary-Service Holly Avenue PTA is now accepting applications for the prestigious Honorary Service Award. Honorary Service Awards (HSA) are given to recognize the service and dedication of both individuals and organizations. The HSA Program includes the Honorary Service Award, Continuing Service Award, Golden Oak Service Award, Very Special Person Award, and donations to the HSA Program. A person may receive more than one of any of these awards. A donation is made on behalf of the recipients to the California Scholarship and Grant Program. These donations are made: As a contribution; To say thank you or to honor an individual for service given; In tribute to a person who already has received an Honorary Lifetime Membership, Honorary Service Award, Continuing Service Award or Golden Oak Service Award; In tribute to an organization or group of people for service given; or In memoriam. If you know of someone deserving of recognition of outstanding service to children and youth, please nominate them. It would be a terrible shame if a truly deserving individual or organization went unrecognized. Please do not assume that someone else will recommend your candidate. You can download a nomination form here: ( hsmhsanomform.pdf). The deadline for nomination forms is January 23, 2009. All nomination forms will be considered. Thank you for your support. -Suzanne Davis From wdhayata@hotmail.com Tue Jan 13 23:16:02 2009 From: wdhayata@hotmail.com (Wes & Doris Hayata) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:16:02 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Earn Cash for Your Class by Recycling Plastic Bags Message-ID: --_ab73d9c7-22b3-4af0-88f3-0ad94d8e3f6c_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Plastic Bag Drive to Earn Cash for Your Class--January 12 through March 31W= almart has generously agreed to support our plastic bag recycling program f= or another year, therefore the Holly Avenue PTA will be sponsoring the Cash= for Your Class Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge again. This program gives = students the opportunity to do something great for their environment and he= lp their class and teacher earn money for supplies they need. Each teacher= has already received 60 gallon trash bags to collect the clean, dry plasti= c bags for recycling. Each class will earn $5 in Office Depot gift cards f= or every 60 gallon trash bag they fill with clean, dry plastic bags. Pleas= e bring in all your plastic bags to your teachers now! Collect clean, dry = plastic bags from your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone in the commun= ity and bring them to your classes from now through March 31st. Remember t= hat the bags must be clean and not have been in contact with any food. You= can fill as many bags for your teacher as you want. You can earn your cla= ss and teacher $5, $10...$25 or more! The more you bring in, the more you = earn for your class!RECYCLE! Do a GREAT thing for the Earth, your environm= ent, and your Class!Questions? Contact Doris Hayata at wdhayata@hotmail.com --_ab73d9c7-22b3-4af0-88f3-0ad94d8e3f6c_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Plastic Bag Drive to Earn Cash = for Your Class--January 12 through March 31

Walmart has generously agreed to support our plastic bag recycling= program for another year, therefore the Holly Avenue PTA will be sponsorin= g the Cash for Your Class Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge again.=A0 This program gives students the opportuni= ty to do something great for their environment and help their class and tea= cher earn money for supplies they need.=A0 Each teacher has already receive= d 60 gallon trash bags to collect the clean, dry plastic bags for recycling= .=A0=A0Each class will earn $5 in Office Depot gift cards = for every 60 gallon trash bag they fill with clean, dry plastic bags.=A0=A0

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RECYCLE!=A0 Do a GREAT thing for the Earth, your envi= ronment, and your Class!

Questions?=A0 Contact Doris Hayata at wdhay= ata@hotmail.com
--_ab73d9c7-22b3-4af0-88f3-0ad94d8e3f6c_-- From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Jan 17 08:07:40 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:07:40 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: Have a great 3 day weekend. Things for you to think about?: Are you going to the movies? Restaurant night? Turn in the Honorary Service nominations? PTA meeting? See reminders below! January 19 Martin Luther King Holiday * no school 20 Early Release 20 SSC meeting 21 Save At School 21 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 22 Restaurant Night-CPK, 11a.m.-10p.m. 23 SOTM assembly 23 Deadline for Honorary Service Nominations 23 Free Dress Upcoming: 26 Chinese New Year 27 Early Release 28 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 28 PTA meeting, 7:00p.m., Lounge 30 Free Dress/Pajama Day 30 Movie Night-Wall-E, 6:30p.m.-showtime Reminders: Holly Avenue Restaurant Night at California Pizza Kitchen (Santa Anita Mall). Thursday, January 22nd, 11am -10pm, eat-in, take-out and curb-side service. Please bring the flyer your child receives from school so that CPK includes your check in their donation to Holly Avenue. CPK will donate 20% of all sales generated by Holly families and friends. Support your child, support Holly Avenue School! Questions??? Contact Mrs. Sara Panza ***SCRIP NEWS*** 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. Please pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/SCRIP If you need more order forms, simply email Yu-Wen Taylor at ytaylor@ausd.net You can also email your order directly to Weiyi Ro at weiyilin@gmail.com The Green Club is a recycling/ecology club for students in 3rd-5th grades. We meet monthly on a Friday afternoon, and assign students to help with the blue recycling bins at school. The goal of the club is to try to get the kids more aware of the environment around us and what they can do as youngsters to help our earth. Thank you, Ms. Mendoza & Mr. Bump Plastic Bag Drive to Earn Cash for Your Class Beginning in January In January, the Holly Avenue PTA will begin sponsoring another Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge...the Earn Cash For Your Class Program. This program gives students the opportunity to do something great for their environment and help their class and teacher earn money for supplies they need. Last year's program was very successful. Students and families helped raise $735, which was all given directly to Holly Avenue teachers to purchase items for their classrooms. Each teacher will receive 60 gallon trash bags to collect the plastic bags for recycling. Each class will earn $5 in Office Depot gift cards for every 60 gallon trash bag they fill with clean, dry plastic bags. You can help earn your class and teacher $5, $10...$25 or more! You can start helping your class earn money NOW by saving and collecting clean, dry plastic bags from all of your holiday shopping at home. Ask your families, friends, neighbors, anyone in the community for their extra plastic bags. Bring the bags in to your classes from January 1st through March 31st. Remember that all bags must be clean, dry and not have been in contact with any food. RECYCLE! Do a GREAT thing for the Earth, your environment and your Class! Please support the Holly Avenue Garden by purchasing 8 assorted note cards for $5.00. They may be purchased at the school's front office. Checks may be made out to the Holly Avenue Garden. The picture on these cards are from the school's garden and were taken by a parent volunteer, David Chen. Please contact toakland@ausd.net for further inquiries. Movie Night- Our last movie was "SOLD OUT" This month we are featuring Pixar's Wall-E! When: Friday, January 30, 2009 Time: 6:30 pm (doors open 6:00 pm) Place: Holly Avenue Auditorium The show is FREE to Holly Avenue students and their families, however, advance reservations are required. To reserve seats, please email holly-avepta@ausd.net with your student's name, ID# and the number of seats needed (6 max. per student). No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a reservation list at the door. To check to make sure your student's name is on the list, go to http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservations Please come and enjoy This FREE family event! Holly Horizons- OUR Newsletter is now online!!! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ December 08-January 2009 Issue 2008-2009 PTA Calendar online- http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Calendar FYI: VOLUNTEERS- Please go to:-www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp and record those hard worked hours you all put in for Holly Avenue. Do you have any hours to record? You can go to www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp or to Holly Avenue's web site at www.hapta.pbwiki.com, to record your hours. Both processes are very quick and easy.-Sue Wilkins Holly Avenue PTA is now accepting applications for the prestigious Honorary Service Award. Honorary Service Awards (HSA) are given to recognize the service and dedication of both individuals and organizations. The HSA Program includes the Honorary Service Award, Continuing Service Award, Golden Oak Service Award, Very Special Person Award, and donations to the HSA Program. A person may receive more than one of any of these awards. Deadline for nominations: January 23 http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Honorary-Service RECYLING FUNDAISERS: Please check for more extensive information http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Fundraising Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From marybarkow@juno.com Sat Jan 17 23:50:51 2009 From: marybarkow@juno.com (marybarkow@juno.com) Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:50:51 GMT Subject: [Holly-Ave] Holly Ave PTA Legislative Alert Message-ID: <20090117.155051.26332.1@webmail06.dca.untd.com> ----__JWM__J1575.4300S.6494M Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Dear Holly Ave Families, Please take just a few short minutes to read about the continued threat to = our children's education and future. The proposed California state budget = includes DEEP CUTS TO ALL CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF AN ADDITIONAL $ 6 BI= LLION DOLLARS over the next 18 months. This is on top of last year's devas= tating cuts of nearly $ 5 billion. Please voice your opposition to these c= uts to our Governor. The information below provides a very easy and quick = way to email the Governor's office directly. Simply look for the line "To = contact the governor..." and click the appropriate place. Thank you for sp= eaking up for all California children. Sincerely, Mary Barkow, Holly Ave PTA Legislative V-P ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- --- On Thu, 1/15/09, California State PTA wrote: From: California State PTA Subject: PTA Legislative Alert To: halanassif@sbcglobal.net Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 5:37 PM Legislative Alert January 15, 2009 California State Budget=20 Our responsibility to children cannot be cut in bad economic times=20 Action Needed Please call or email your state assembly member, state senator and the gove= rnor right away and deliver the following messages: We must find a balanced= approach to the budget crisis that includes sufficient new revenues to pro= tect children and the future of California. Support continued funding for programs and services that help ensure that a= ll children can succeed, such as smaller class sizes, arts and physical edu= cation, science, counselors, nurses, librarians, and health and social serv= ices for children. We cannot build a world class public education system by going backwards in= funding for education and other children's services. To find your legislators' contact information, click here. To contact the g= overnor, click here. Background =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 With a worsening economy, state legislators and the Governor are faced with= difficult decisions to adopt a balanced state budget. The Governor's 2009-= 2010 budget proposal includes deep cuts to education, health and human serv= ices as well as tax increases and borrowing. In releasing the proposed budget last week, the Governor stated: =20=20 "California, like the rest of the nation is in the midst of a severe econom= ic downturn. The combined effect of the state's continuing structural budge= t deficit and the loss of revenues resulting from the economic downturn res= ults in a budget gap of $41.6 billion, just under half of the revenues proj= ected for 2009-10. This is the most challenging budget in the state's histo= ry. It demands quick action and calls for every type of solution possible, = including major spending cuts, revenue increases, borrowing and cash manage= ment strategies." =20=20 California State PTA issued a press release yesterday in response to the la= test budget proposal. In the release, Pam Brady, President, states: "Don't think for a minute that we don't understand the magnitude of the cur= rent financial crisis. Families throughout California are living each day w= ith the realities of the economic downturn. But families also understand th= at we have a responsibility to children and their future which cannot be co= mpromised in bad economic times. "We believe the smartest economic stimulus plan for California right now is= to invest in the future by investing in the education, health and welfare = of our state's children." The Governor's latest budget proposal would cut an additional $6 billion to= public schools over the next 18 months. When combined with cuts already m= ade to our schools in the current year and proposed accounting maneuvers to= delay other payments owed to schools, the total cuts are nearly $11 billio= n -- not including other cuts to vital children's services. A recent national study revealed that California recently slipped from 46th= to 47th in the nation in terms of per-student funding -- funding which goe= s to hire and train teachers, provide instructional programs and materials,= ensure smaller class sizes, and provide all other aspects of a quality edu= cation to every student.=20=20 =20 Next Steps =20 The Board of Managers of the California State PTA has voted to launch an ag= gressive campaign to protect children. In the coming weeks we will be provi= ding additional information, resources and advice to help you communicate a= strong message for a greater investment in children and against deeper bud= get cuts. Budget Details on the Web =20 Press release issued by PTA in response to the state budget=20=20 Education Coalition Response to the Governor's State of the State: Californ= ia's Schools Face State of Emergency=20 California Budget Project Analysis=20 Schwarzenegger seeks education cuts=20 Governor Holds Press Conference to Discuss State Budget=20 Legislative Analyst's Office 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Overview of th= e Governor's Budget=20 Governor's Budget 2009-2010 Forward email This email was sent to halanassif@sbcglobal.net by info@capta= .org.Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe=99= | Privacy Policy.Email Marketing by California State PTA | 2327 L Street |= Sacramento | CA | 95816=20 ____________________________________________________________ Take care of man's best friend with great prices on dog supplies. 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Dear Holly Ave Families,

Please take just a few short minutes to read about the continued threat = to our children's education and future.  The proposed California state= budget includes DEEP CUTS TO ALL CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF A= N ADDITIONAL $ 6 BILLION DOLLARS over the next 18 months. = ; This is on top of last year's devastating cuts of nearly $ 5 billion.&nbs= p; Please voice your opposition to these cuts to our Governor.  T= he information below provides a very easy and quick way to email the Govern= or's office directly.  Simply look for the line "To contact the govern= or..." and click the appropriate place.  Thank you for speaking up for= all California children.

Sincerely,
Mary Barkow,  Holly Ave PTA Legislative V-P

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--- On Thu, 1/15/09, California State PTA &l= t;info@capta.org> wrote:
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Subject: PTA Legislative Alert
To: halanassif@sbcglobal.netDate: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 5:37 PM

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Legislative Alert
Janua= ry 15, 2009




Calif= ornia State Budget
Our r= esponsibility to children cannot be cut in bad economic times=
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Action Needed

Pleas= e call or email your state assembly member, state senator and the governor = right away and deliver the following messages:=20
  • We must find a balanced approach to the budget crisis that includes suf= ficient new revenues to protect children and the future of California.
  • Support continued funding for programs and services that help ensure th= at all children can succeed, such as smaller class sizes, arts and physical= education, science, counselors, nurses, librarians, and health and social = services for children.
  • We cannot build a world class public education system by going backward= s in funding for education and other children's services.
To find = your legislators' contact information, click here. To contact the= governor, click here.

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With a worsening economy, state legislators and the Governor are face= d with difficult decisions to adopt a balanced state budget. The Governor's= 2009-2010 budget proposal includes deep cuts to education, health and huma= n services as well as tax increases and borrowing.

In releasing the = proposed budget last week, the Governor stated:
 
"California, = like the rest of the nation is in the midst of a severe economic downturn. = The combined effect of the state's continuing structural budget deficit and= the loss of revenues resulting from the economic downturn results in a bud= get gap of $41.6 billion, just under half of the revenues projected for 200= 9-10. This is the most challenging budget in the state's history. It demand= s quick action and calls for every type of solution possible, including maj= or spending cuts, revenue increases, borrowing and cash management strategi= es."
 
California State PTA issued a press release yesterday in response to the latest budget pro= posal. In the release, Pam Brady, President, states:

"Don't think fo= r a minute that we don't understand the magnitude of the current financial = crisis. Families throughout California are living each day with the realiti= es of the economic downturn. But families also understand that we have a re= sponsibility to children and their future which cannot be compromised in ba= d economic times.

"We believe the smartest economic stimulus plan fo= r California right now is to invest in the future by investing in the educa= tion, health and welfare of our state's children."

The Governor's la= test budget proposal would cut an additional $6 billion to public schools o= ver the next 18 months.  When combined with cuts already made to our s= chools in the current year and proposed accounting maneuvers to delay other= payments owed to schools, the total cuts are nearly $11 billion -- not inc= luding other cuts to vital children's services.

A recent national st= udy revealed that California recently slipped from 46th to 47th in the nati= on in terms of per-student funding -- funding which goes to hire and t= rain teachers, provide instructional programs and materials, ensure smaller= class sizes, and provide all other aspects of a quality education to every= student. 
 
Next Steps
 
The Board of Managers of the California State PTA has vote= d to launch an aggressive campaign to protect children. In the coming weeks= we will be providing additional information, resources and advice to help = you communicate a strong message for a greater investment in children and a= gainst deeper budget cuts.

Budget Details on the Web=
 
 
 
 
 
 
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----__JWM__J1575.4300S.6494M-- From holly-avepta@ausd.net Tue Jan 20 03:22:27 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:22:27 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Frosty's Extreme Makeover Fundraiser Message-ID: Frosty's Extreme Makeover Fundraiser-Jan. 26-30th. Snowballs 50c each. All money goes to support visual arts and technology supplies! Winning class from each grade level gets a special treat from Frosty! From wdhayata@hotmail.com Tue Jan 20 23:11:11 2009 From: wdhayata@hotmail.com (Wes & Doris Hayata) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:11:11 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Holly Avenue's Free Family Movie Night--WALL-E is coming! Message-ID: --_431ef512-c109-4ada-a1f4-56f853d97edc_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable WHAT IF MANKIND HAD TO LEAVE EARTH AND SOMEBODY FORGOT TO TURN THE LAST ROB= OT OFF?Come find out as Holly Avenue PTA sponsors our next Free Family Movi= e Night on FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH.We will be featuring the cosmic comedy, WAL= L-E!Please come join us in the Holly Avenue Auditorium.Doors will open at 6= :00 pm, and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm.The movie is FREE. Advance res= ervations are required and can be made be emailing holly-avepta@ausd.net wi= th student's name, classroom number, and number of seats needed (6 max. per= student). No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a reservation li= st at the door. To check to make sure your student's name is on the list, = go to http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservationsFeel free to bring blan= kets or pillows if you would like to sit on the floor in front of the seats= . The PTA will be selling snacks and water. Please do not bring juices, s= ports drinks or other sugary drinks into the auditorium.Please come and enj= oy this FREE family event with family and friends! --_431ef512-c109-4ada-a1f4-56f853d97edc_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable WHA= T IF MANKIND HAD TO LEAVE EARTH AND SOMEBODY FORGOT TO TURN THE LAST ROBOT = OFF?

Come find out as Holly Av= enue PTA sponsors our next Free Family Movie Night on=A0FRIDAY, JANUARY 30T= H.

We will be featuring t= he cosmic comedy, WALL-E!

Please come join us in the Holly Avenue Au= ditorium.

Doors will= open at 6:00 pm, and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm.

The movie is FREE. =A0Advance reservatio= ns are required and can be made be emailing holly-avep= ta@ausd.net with student's name, classr= oom number, and number of seats needed (6 max. per student).= =A0No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a reservation list at th= e door. =A0To check to make sure your student's name is on the list, go to = http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservations
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Feel free to bring blankets or pillows if you wo= uld like to sit on the floor in front of the seats. =A0The=A0PTA will be se= lling snacks and water. =A0Please do not bring juices, sports drinks or oth= er sugary drinks into the auditorium.

Please come and enjoy this FREE family event with family = and friends!

--_431ef512-c109-4ada-a1f4-56f853d97edc_-- From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Jan 24 01:32:59 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:32:59 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: Frosty's Extreme Snowball Makeover Contest!!!There's a movie at the end of the week...Buy SCRIP!!! January 26-30 Frosty's Extreme Snowball Makeover Contest 26 Lunar New Year 27 Early Release 28 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 28 PTA meeting, 7:00p.m., Lounge 30 Free Dress/Pajama Day 30 Green Club, After School 30 Movie Night-Wall-E, Doors open at 6p.m. Upcoming: February 2 Groundhog Day 3 Early Release 4 Save At School 4 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 6 Free Dress 6 Minimum Day-Staff Development 9 Lincoln’s Day Holiday * no school Reminders: Frosty's Snowball Contest-Help your class win the contest while raising money for "visual and technological arts" for Holly! Snowballs can be purchased from your teacher for 50c each. The winning class from each grade level with the most snowballs bought will receive a special North Pole treat! ***SCRIP NEWS*** 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. Please pick up your order in the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. http://hapta.pbwiki.com/SCRIP If you need more order forms, simply email Yu-Wen Taylor at ytaylor@ausd.net You can also email your order directly to Weiyi Ro at weiyilin@gmail.com The Green Club is a recycling/ecology club for students in 3rd-5th grades. We meet monthly on a Friday afternoon, and assign students to help with the blue recycling bins at school. The goal of the club is to try to get the kids more aware of the environment around us and what they can do as youngsters to help our earth. Ms. Mendoza & Mr. Bump WHAT IF MANKIND HAD TO LEAVE EARTH AND SOMEBODY FORGOT TO TURN THE LAST ROBOT OFF? Come find out as Holly Avenue PTA sponsors our next Free Family Movie Night on FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH. We will be featuring the cosmic comedy, WALL-E! Please come join us in the Holly Avenue Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:00 pm, and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm. The movie is FREE. Advance reservations are required and can be made be emailing holly-avepta@ausd.net with student's name, classroom number, and number of seats needed (6 max. per student). No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a reservation list at the door. To check to make sure your student's name is on the list, go to http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservations Plastic Bag Drive to Earn Cash for Your Class Beginning in January In January, the Holly Avenue PTA will begin sponsoring another Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge...the Earn Cash For Your Class Program. This program gives students the opportunity to do something great for their environment and help their class and teacher earn money for supplies they need. Last year's program was very successful. Students and families helped raise $735, which was all given directly to Holly Avenue teachers to purchase items for their classrooms. Each teacher will receive 60 gallon trash bags to collect the plastic bags for recycling. Each class will earn $5 in Office Depot gift cards for every 60 gallon trash bag they fill with clean, dry plastic bags. You can help earn your class and teacher $5, $10...$25 or more! You can start helping your class earn money NOW by saving and collecting clean, dry plastic bags from all of your holiday shopping at home. Ask your families, friends, neighbors, anyone in the community for their extra plastic bags. Bring the bags in to your classes from January 1st through March 31st. Remember that all bags must be clean, dry and not have been in contact with any food. RECYCLE! Do a GREAT thing for the Earth, your environment and your Class! RECYLING FUNDAISERS: Please check for more extensive information http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Fundraising This is just a reminder that February 6th 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. Nearly everyone knows of a friend or neighbor's child that stumbled across an inappropriate website or accidentally deleted important files. Holly Avenue will be hosting a Parent Education Class on February 12: Internet Safety Presentation for Families and Friends by S. Bramley, AUSD’s IT Director 6:30p.m., Auditorium. Be aware, be safe! Come Learn! Holly Horizons- OUR Newsletter is now online!!! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ December 08-January 2009 Issue 2008-2009 PTA Calendar online- http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Calendar FYI: VOLUNTEERS- Please go to:-www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp and record those hard worked hours you all put in for Holly Avenue. Do you have any hours to record? You can go to www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp or to Holly Avenue's web site at www.hapta.pbwiki.com, to record your hours. Both processes are very quick and easy.-Sue Wilkins Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Jan 24 08:53:28 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:53:28 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Addendum to What's Happening @Holly? for K-1 Families Message-ID: January 26-30 Frosty's Extreme Snowball Makeover Contest 26 Lunar New Year 27 Early Release 28 Partners in Reading Workshop, 6p.m., Cafeteria 28 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 28 PTA meeting, 7:00p.m., Lounge 30 Free Dress/Pajama Day 30 Green Club, After School 30 Movie Night-Wall-E, Doors open at 6p.m. "Partners in Reading Workshop." This is for Kindergartenn and First Grade parents. It will start at 6pm and will be held in the Cafeteria.-Wednesday, January 28. From wdhayata@hotmail.com Thu Jan 29 06:59:18 2009 From: wdhayata@hotmail.com (Wes & Doris Hayata) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:59:18 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] FREE PTA FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT--TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! SIGN UP NOW! Message-ID: --_13375667-747d-4f2a-90e8-fb13b56d6c3a_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable WHAT IF MANKIND HAD TO LEAVE EARTH AND SOMEBODY FORGOT TO TURN THE LAST ROB= OT OFF?Come find out as Holly Avenue PTA sponsors our next Free Family Movi= e Night on FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH.We will be featuring the cosmic comedy, WAL= L-E!Please come join us in the Holly Avenue Auditorium.Doors will open at 6= :00 pm, and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm.The movie is FREE. Advance res= ervations are required and can be made be emailing holly-avepta@ausd.net wi= th student's name, classroom number, and number of seats needed (6 max. per= student). No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a reservation li= st at the door. To check to make sure your student's name is on the list, = go to http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservationsFeel free to bring blan= kets or pillows if you would like to sit on the floor in front of the seats= . The PTA will be selling snacks and water. Please do not bring juices, s= ports drinks or other sugary drinks into the auditorium.Please come and enj= oy this FREE family event with family and friends! --_13375667-747d-4f2a-90e8-fb13b56d6c3a_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable WHAT IF MANKIND HAD TO LEAVE EARTH AND SOMEBODY FORGOT TO TURN THE LAST ROB= OT OFF?

Come find out as Holly Avenue PTA sponsors our n= ext Free Family Movie Night on=A0FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH.

W= e will be featuring the cosmic comedy, WALL-E!

Please come join us i= n the Holly Avenue Auditorium.

Doors will open at = 6:00 pm, and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm.

The = movie is FREE. =A0Advance reservations are required and can be made be emai= ling holly-avepta@ausd.net with student's name, classroom number, and numbe= r of seats needed (6 max. per student). =A0No paper tickets will be issued;= there will be a reservation list at the door. =A0To check to make sure you= r student's name is on the list, go to http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightRe= servations

Feel free to bring blankets or pillows = if you would like to sit on the floor in front of the seats. =A0The=A0PTA w= ill be selling snacks and water. =A0Please do not bring juices, sports drin= ks or other sugary drinks into the auditorium.

Ple= ase come and enjoy this FREE family event with family and friends!

--_13375667-747d-4f2a-90e8-fb13b56d6c3a_-- From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Jan 31 06:30:14 2009 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:30:14 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: There is a lot going on-so please read the reminders carefully and mark your calendars for a minimum day and a 3 days weekend! February SCRIP contest starts 2 Groundhog Day 2 Hearing Screening 3 Early Release 3 CAT meeting 4 Save At School 4 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 6 Free Dress 6 Minimum Day-Staff Development Upcoming: 9 Lincoln’s Day Holiday * no school 10-14 Valentine’s Paper Drive 10 Early Release 11 Grade 1 Flag Day 11 Family Reading Night, 6:30-7:30p.m., Media Center 12 Internet Safety Presentation for Families and Friends , 6:30p.m., Auditorium. 13 Free Dress 13 PTA Classroom Valentine’s Day Parties 13 Student of the Month Assembly 13 Movie Night- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Reminders: This is just a reminder that February 6th 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. Nearly everyone knows of a friend or neighbor's child that stumbled across an inappropriate website or accidentally deleted important files. Holly Avenue will be hosting a Parent Education Class on February 12: Internet Safety Presentation for Families and Friends by S. Bramley, AUSD’s IT Director 6:30p.m., Auditorium. Be aware, be safe! Come Learn! Holly Avenue PTA sponsors our next Free Family Movie Night on FRIDAY, February 13th. Third Annual Valentine's Paper Drive! We love our students, we love our teachers, we love our school...We need reams of paper for our schoolwork. Donate a ream and accept our gratitude! More information next week! We will be featuring the Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Please come join us in the Holly Avenue Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:00 pm, and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm. The movie is FREE. Advance reservations are required and can be made be emailing holly-avepta@ausd.net with student's name, classroom number, and number of seats needed (6 max. per student). No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a reservation list at the door. To check to make sure your student's name is on the list, go to http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservations Buy SCRIP/Gift Cards and win a gift card from See's candies! Check out our latest SCRIP flyer! From Feb. 2nd to Feb. 23rd, every Scrip order will be entered into a drawing to receive one of our See's Candies gift card (Worth a whole pound of delicious chocolates!) Simply complete your SCRIP order form and turn it to the office along with your check payable to A.E.F. If you need more flyers, simply email cjogmina@ausd.net Thank you for supporting Holly Avenue's SCRIP program! Warmly, Your SCRIP Committee If you need more order forms, simply email Yu-Wen Taylor at ytaylor@ausd.net You can also email your order directly to Weiyi Ro at weiyilin@gmail.com Plastic Bag Drive to Earn Cash for Your Class Beginning in January -In January, the Holly Avenue PTA will begin sponsoring another Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge...the Earn Cash For Your Class Program. This program gives students the opportunity to do something great for their environment and help their class and teacher earn money for supplies they need. Last year's program was very successful. Students and families helped raise $735, which was all given directly to Holly Avenue teachers to purchase items for their classrooms. Each teacher will receive 60 gallon trash bags to collect the plastic bags for recycling. Each class will earn $5 in Office Depot gift cards for every 60 gallon trash bag they fill with clean, dry plastic bags. You can help earn your class and teacher $5, $10...$25 or more! You can start helping your class earn money NOW by saving and collecting clean, dry plastic bags from all of your holiday shopping at home. Ask your families, friends, neighbors, anyone in the community for their extra plastic bags. Bring the bags in to your classes from January 1st through March 31st. Remember that all bags must be clean, dry and not have been in contact with any food. RECYCLE! Do a GREAT thing for the Earth, your environment and your Class! RECYLING FUNDAISERS: Please check for more extensive information http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Fundraising Holly Horizons- OUR Newsletter is now online!!! http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Holly+Horizons+ December 08-January 2009 Issue 2008-2009 PTA Calendar online- http://hapta.pbwiki.com/Calendar FYI: VOLUNTEERS- Please go to:-www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp and record those hard worked hours you all put in for Holly Avenue. Do you have any hours to record? You can go to www.jefflaun.com/hollyhours.asp or to Holly Avenue's web site at www.hapta.pbwiki.com, to record your hours. Both processes are very quick and easy.-Sue Wilkins Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From wdhayata@hotmail.com Sat Jan 31 07:37:51 2009 From: wdhayata@hotmail.com (Wes & Doris Hayata) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:37:51 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] HOLLY PTA'S FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT--MADAGSCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA Message-ID: --_4f3a378a-0427-4b35-a406-b153be1a5ffb_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable COME MOVE IT, MOVE IT, MOVE IT WITH HOLLY'S PTA, FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND ALEX,= MARTY, GLORIA, MELMAN & THE GANG!!as Holly Avenue PTA sponsors our next Fr= ee Family Movie Night on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009.We will be featuring the= fun filled movie, MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICAPlease come join us in the Ho= lly Avenue Auditorium to have a fantastic time!Doors will open at 6:00 pm, = and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm.The movie is FREE. Advance reservation= s are required and can be made be emailing holly-avepta@ausd.net with stude= nt's name, classroom number, and number of seats needed (6 max. per student= ). No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a reservation list at th= e door. To check to make sure your student's name is on the list, go to ht= tp://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservationsFeel free to bring blankets or = pillows if you would like to sit on the floor in front of the seats. The P= TA will be selling snacks and water. Please do not bring juices, sports dr= inks or other sugary drinks into the auditorium.Please come and enjoy this = FREE family event with family and friends! --_4f3a378a-0427-4b35-a406-b153be1a5ffb_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable COM= E MOVE IT, MOVE IT, MOVE IT WITH HOLLY'S PTA, FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND ALEX, MA= RTY, GLORIA, MELMAN & THE GANG!!

as Holly Avenue PTA sponsors our next Free Family Movie Nigh= t on=A0FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009.

We will be featuring the fun filled movie, MADAGASCA= R: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

Please come join us in the Holly Avenue Auditoriu= m to have a fantastic time!

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Doors will open at 6:00 pm, and the movie will begin at 6:30 pm.

The movie is FREE. =A0= Advance reservations are required and can be made be emailing holly-avepta@= ausd.net with student's name, classroom number, and number of seats needed = (6 max. per student). =A0No paper tickets will be issued; there will be a r= eservation list at the door. =A0To check to make sure your student's name i= s on the list, go to http://hapta.pbwiki.com/MovieNightReservations

Feel free to bring blanke= ts or pillows if you would like to sit on the floor in front of the seats. = =A0The=A0PTA will be selling snacks and water. =A0Please do not bring juice= s, sports drinks or other sugary drinks into the auditorium.

Please come and enjoy this FREE fa= mily event with family and friends!

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