Paper Drive for the entire month of November = 4th-copy/legal & 1st card/color=

Student Led Conferences is on the week of October = 31 to November 4th. Please check your schedule for your appointment time with your student and teacher. Make appropr= iate plans for child care. This is just a reminder that the week of October 31 to November 4th will be a minimum days. Students in kindergarten will all attend the morning session. 8:20-11:55a.m., all stude= nts in Grades 1-5 will be dismissed at 12:35. No lunch will be served dur= ing this week. There will be no supervision of children after their relea= se time. Please make arrangements with your child care providers for your child to be picked up promptly at dismissal. The office will be close= d. Parks and Recreation will not be at school on minimum days.

Fifth Grade Parents-Yearbook needs your pictures. Start looking through all pictures that you have taken over your chil= d's time at Holly Avenue and we will have a "Growing up at Holly" page in the yearbook. It will be so fun to see how much they have changed over the years. Information for submission of these picture should have been sen= t home with your student. Also do not forget to make a dedication to your child in the yearbook. If you did not get t= he information about that, please let Alicia Glass know and she will get one to you. All dedications need to be in by December 1, 2011...thank you.&n= bsp; Any QUESTIONS? ...and Please send pictures for Yearbook to Alicia Glass - candaglass@gmail.com or Cindy Ong -= gcrkong@yahoo.com

This month's Character Counts Pillar is: TRUS= TWORTHINESS. Trustworthy students are =E2=80=9Ctrue blue=E2=80=9D friends. This mea= ns:Promise Keeper: you keep your promise, Honesty: you tell the truth,Integrity: you stand up = for what is right, Loyalty: you protect your family, friends, school and commun= ity. Our assembly will be held on November 18, 2010 @ 8:20 AM (grades 4 & 5 & AM K) and 2:00 PM (grades = PM K-3). Holly families are invited to WEAR BLUE & dive in for character

October Scrip Promotion: For every $100 you purchase in Scrip this month, you will be entered into a drawing to receive $25.00 in gift cards of your choice from our list. This promotion will run from 10/1/11 thru 10/31/11. Remember to sign-up for eScrip, too. Every year, you must renew your Vons/Pavilions at www.escrip.com and/or Ralphs cards at www.Ralphs.com

To order Scrip just complete this form ht= tp://hapta.pbworks.com/w/file/46316015/Scrip-order_form_Oct._2011.DOC , make your check Payable to AEF or send cash to our school office. S= crip ordered Monday-Friday of one week will be ready for pick up after 12 noon on Wednesday of the following week. Scrip cannot be sent home with your child. You must pick up your order in the sch= ool office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - Monday thru Friday. If you are unable to come within those times/days, plea= se contact Mrs. Weiyi Ro at weiyilin@gma= il.com

Fresh & Easy's Shop for Schools Program offici= ally began on September 15, 2011! Please save any receipts from any Fresh & Easy of $20 or more purchased between Septemb= er 15, 2011 and December 31, 2011 and turn them into your teachers or school office. Fresh & Easy will give $1 for every $20 increment, b= ut every single receipt MUST be $20 or more. They will not round up or gi= ve donation even if the receipt is $19.99. They will not allow= you to total or accumulate receipts to add up to $20. RECEIPTS = MUST BE $20 or more, or in $20 increments. The receipts can be from A= NY Fresh & Easy Neighborhood market, so ask family and friends to save them for you too! SAVE THE DATE - NOVEMBER 16, 2011, FOR THE FRESH & EASY SHOPPING NIGHT EVENT!!

Homework Help- Live online tutors-all ages up to t= he 2nd year of college. Go to this link and obtain through the Arcadia Public Library. It should be free because the district and the library have obtained it for their students, but you must go through the library link. http://www.ci.a= rcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=3D1455

E-SCRIP Form: modules/groups/homepagefiles/c= ms/1414161/File/E-Scrip form_2010.pdf

Our 2011-=E2=80=9812 Calendar posted on http://hapta.pbworks.co= m/w/page/16709579/Calendar

Holly Avenue School website: http= ://ha.ausd.net/?sessionid=3Dc6f6ba43ac6ed69afcd7cb9cac84f2c2&t=3D

Volunteers! Record your volunteer hours on t= his site today! http://www.jefflaun.com/Hollyhours.asp

Yours,

Kathy Yamane

Parent Volunteer

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