From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Feb 4 01:51:45 2012 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:45 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @Holly? Message-ID: <4F2C1EB1020000C400004F89@FS-DO2.ausd.k12.ca.us> We have an assembly coming up! Wear Orange!! February Paper Drive-1st-copy/legal &4th card/color 6 Grade 1 DentalVisit 7 Holly PTA ExecutiveBoard meeting, 12:30pm, place TBA 7 Early Release 8 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m., Media Center 9 Grade 1 DentalVisit 10 Character CountsAssembly-Wear ORANGE 10 Limo FundraiserLunch 10 Free Dress Upcoming: 13 Holiday, Lincoln’s Birthday, NO School 14 Classrooms’ Valentine’sDay Parties 14 HA Faculty meeting 14 Early Release 15 First Grade FlagDay 15 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m., Media Center 17 Free Dress Reminders: Please save your box tops and labels for education. Each box top or label for education turned in earns money for our school. Clickhere for a complete list of box top products: http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=3878. Click here for a complete list of 'labels' products: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/How-to-Earn/Participating-Products. Thanks for your support...every little bit helps! SCRIP: Order form on webpage! Get your SCRIP NOW! Ordering your SCRIP gift cards from HollyAvenue makes shopping easy for you and earns money for our school. Thestores share some of their profits with us with the purchase of each gift card.http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/file/49648323/Scrip-order_form_January_2012.DOC Holly Ave. is grateful for our fabulous volunteers. Please help us recognize those community members who make a difference for ourteachers, students, and faculty. Volunteer of the Month winners areannounced at each month's Character Counts Assembly, have their names in theHolly Horizon (newsletter) and have their name posted on our school marquee. If you have a volunteer to nominate, complete the VOTM form and submit it tothe Holly Ave. PTA. Click here to download the VOTM form:modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1414161/File/VOTMForm.pdf Homework Help- Live online tutors-all ages up to the 2ndyear of college. Go to this link andobtain through the Arcadia Public Library. It should be free because the district and the library have obtained itfor their students, but you must go through the library link. http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=1455 Our 2011-‘12 Calendar posted on http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/page/16709579/Calendar Holly Avenue School website: http://ha.ausd.net/?sessionid=c6f6ba43ac6ed69afcd7cb9cac84f2c2&t= Volunteers! Recordyour volunteer hours on this site today! http://www.jefflaun.com/Hollyhours.asp Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Sat Feb 11 06:43:33 2012 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:43:33 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @HOLLY? Message-ID: <4F359D94020000C40000503B@FS-DO2.ausd.k12.ca.us> Hope you are having a great 3 day weekend! February Paper Drive-1st-copy/legal &4th card/color 13 Holiday, Lincoln’s Birthday, NO School 14 Classrooms’Valentine’s Day Parties 14 HA Faculty meeting 14 Early Release 15 First Grade FlagDay 15 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m., Media Center 17 Free Dress Upcoming: 20 Holiday, Washington’s Birthday, NO School 21 Early Release 22 School SiteCouncil meeting, Conference Room 22 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m., Media Center 22 PTA meeting, 7p.m., room 5 24 Free Dress Reminders: Please save your box tops and labels for education. Each box top or label for education turned in earns money for our school. Clickhere for a complete list of box top products: http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=3878. Click here for a complete list of 'labels' products: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/How-to-Earn/Participating-Products. Thanks for your support...every little bit helps! SCRIP: Order form on webpage! Get your SCRIP NOW! Ordering your SCRIP gift cards from HollyAvenue makes shopping easy for you and earns money for our school. Thestores share some of their profits with us with the purchase of each gift card.http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/file/49648323/Scrip-order_form_January_2012.DOC Holly Ave. is grateful for our fabulous volunteers. Please help us recognize those community members who make a difference for ourteachers, students, and faculty. Volunteer of the Month winners areannounced at each month's Character Counts Assembly, have their names in theHolly Horizon (newsletter) and have their name posted on our schoolmarquee. If you have a volunteer to nominate, complete the VOTM form andsubmit it to the Holly Ave. PTA. Click here to download theVOTM form:modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1414161/File/VOTMForm.pdf Homework Help- Live online tutors-all ages up to the 2ndyear of college. Go to this link andobtain through the Arcadia Public Library. It should be free because the district and the library have obtained itfor their students, but you must go through the library link. http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=1455 Our 2011-‘12 Calendar posted on http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/page/16709579/Calendar Holly Avenue School website: http://ha.ausd.net/?sessionid=c6f6ba43ac6ed69afcd7cb9cac84f2c2&t= Volunteers! Recordyour volunteer hours on this site today! http://www.jefflaun.com/Hollyhours.asp Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From wdhayata@hotmail.com Thu Feb 16 00:10:53 2012 From: wdhayata@hotmail.com (Wes & Doris Hayata) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:10:53 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Walk Through the American Revolution Message-ID: --_14de0ca1-2a66-42c8-b4fb-e714d0864992_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable History will be coming alive in the halls and Auditorium of Holly Avenue on= Thursday February 16th and Friday, February 17th, with the help of our 5th= Grade Students and 5th Grade Teachers in a program sponsored by our Holly = Avenue PTA, Walk Through American History! All 5th Grade Parents, PTA members, and other interested parents are invite= d to attend our presentation in the Auditorium. This will be a fun 2 1/2 h= our history presentation. Since it is an interactive history lesson, and n= ot a school play, we ask that if you plan to attend, that you stay for the entire 2 1/2 hour presentatio= n. In addition, we suggest finding alternate childcare for small children = as younger audience members may become a distraction to the participants an= d the presenter. In this case, parents may be asked to step away from the presentation with their small c= hildren. The children are very excited about the program, so we hope to see many of = you here to support them. Watch history come alive for our children! We e= ncourage you to share this experience with your children, and hope that you= all remember this experience for years to come and walk away with a stronger appreciation for history. All Presentations will be taking place in the School Auditorium with the fo= llowing schedule: Mrs. Anton's class on Thursday, February 16 8:30 am to 11 am Mr. Chuang's class on Friday, February 17 8:30 am to 11 am Miss Mendoza class on Friday, February 17 11:45 am to 2:15 pm Please check with your child for Ms. Brown's class' times. Questions? Please contact a 5th grade teacher or wdhayata@hotmail.com =20=09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20 --_14de0ca1-2a66-42c8-b4fb-e714d0864992_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

History will be coming alive in the halls and Auditorium of Holly Avenue on= Thursday February 16th and Friday, February 17th, with the help of our 5th= Grade Students and 5th Grade Teachers in a program sponsored by our Holly = Avenue PTA, Walk Through American History!

All 5th Grade Parents, PTA members, and other interested parents are i= nvited to attend our presentation in the Auditorium.  This will be a f= un 2 1/2 hour history presentation.  Since it is an interactive histor= y lesson, and not a school play, we ask that if you plan to attend, that you stay for the entire 2 1/2 hour presentatio= n.  In addition, we suggest finding alternate childcare for small chil= dren as younger audience members may become a distraction to the participan= ts and the presenter.  In this case, parents may be asked to step away from the presentation with their small c= hildren.

The children are very excited about the program, so we hope to see man= y of you here to support them.  Watch history come alive for our child= ren!  We encourage you to share this experience with your children, an= d hope that you all remember this experience for years to come and walk away with a stronger appreciation for history.<= /div>

All Presentations will be taking place in the School Auditorium with t= he following schedule:

Mrs. Anton's class on Thursday, February 16   8:30 am to 11 am

Mr. Chuang's class on Friday, February 17  8:30 am to 11 am

Miss Mendoza class on Friday, February 17  11:45 am to 2:15 pm

Please check with your child for Ms. Brown's class' times.

Questions?  Please contact a 5th grade teacher or wdhayata@hotmai= l.com










--_14de0ca1-2a66-42c8-b4fb-e714d0864992_-- From wdhayata@hotmail.com Fri Feb 17 06:01:23 2012 From: wdhayata@hotmail.com (Wes & Doris Hayata) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:01:23 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] San Marino Book Fair -- Read for the Trees!! Message-ID: --_ab5f6b08-9522-4ef4-b9ad-576d78d2577a_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you l= earn, the more places you'll go." ~ Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! Come to the Book Fair and Read for the Trees! Holly Ave Auditorium Friday, Feb 24 to Thursday, March 1, 2012=20=20 Mrs. Blackstock is issuing a challenge...if our Holly Avenue students can r= ead at least 1000 books in one week, she will help the Lorax and replant a = tree at Holly Avenue. If our students read more, maybe we can get even mor= e trees! Let's green up our school! In the words of the Lorax, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot= , Nothing is going to get better. It's not." Please come to our San Marino Book Fair at the Holly Avenue Auditorium beginning Friday, February 24 afternoon throug= h Thursday, March 1, 2012. Pick up a book or two to help READ FOR THE TREE= S!! In support of all the trees we lost this past year, let's encourage ou= r children to read while caring and helping to improve their school and wor= ld. A portion of all proceeds=20 goes to the PTA to purchase new books and resources for the school. The Book Fair will be held in the Auditorium and will be open Friday, Feb 24 at Lunch Rec= ess through Thursday, March 1 at Recess, Lunch Recess and After School. Please also join us for Family Night on Wednesday, February 29, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The Book Fair Hours at school will be:Friday, February 24th: 11:20 - 1:00, = 2:35 - 3:00 Monday, February 27th: 9:55 - 10:35, 11:20 - 1:00, 2:35 - 3:00Tuesday, Feb= ruary 28th: 9:55 - 10:35, 11:20 - 1:00, 1:20 - 2:00Wednesday, February 29th= : 9:55 - 10:35, 11:20 - 1:00, 2:35 - 3:00 and 6:00 - 8:00 pmThursday, March= 1: 9:55 - 10:35, 11:20 - 1:00, 2:35 - 3:00 * Read a book or have a book read to you! Fill out the Read for the Trees = Book Review and drop it off at the Book Fair every day! - If we get 1000 bo= ok reviews, we can help the LORAX earn a tree for Holly Avenue! * Enter a drawing every day for a chance to win special prizes and eat your lunch with Mrs. Blackstock=20 *=20 Family Night on Wednesday evening=97Bring your parents and family to the Book Fair for a fun evening out. There will be s= pecial treats for anyone who comes that night. *=20 Teacher Wish List=97Look for the bin with your teacher=92s name on it and purchase a book inside for your te= achers and your classroom. We look forward to seeing you throughout the week at the Book Fair!! Doris Hayata & Maria Barriga (Book Fair Chairs)=20 =20=09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20 --_ab5f6b08-9522-4ef4-b9ad-576d78d2577a_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The more that you read, the more things you will kn= ow.  The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ~ Dr. Seuss,= I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

Come to the Book Fair and Read for the Trees!
Holly Ave Auditorium
Friday, Feb 24 to Thursday, March = 1, 2012 

Mrs. Blackstock is issuing a challenge...if ou= r Holly Avenue students can read at least 1000 books in one week, she will = help the Lorax and replant a tree at Holly Avenue.  If our students re= ad more, maybe we can get even more trees!  Let's green up our school!

In the words of the Lorax, "Unless someone like you cares a whole= awful lot, Nothing is going to get better.  It's not."

= Please come to our San M= arino Book Fair at the Holly Avenue Auditorium beginning Friday, February 24 afternoon throug= h Thursday, March 1, 2012.  Pick up a book or two to help READ FOR THE= TREES!!  In support of all the trees we lost this past year, let's en= courage our children to read while caring and helping to improve their scho= ol and world.  A portion of all proceeds=20 goes to the PTA to purchase new books and resources for the school.


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The Book Fair will be held in the Auditorium and will be open Friday, Feb 24 at Lunch Rec= ess through Thursday, March 1 at Recess, Lunch Recess and After School.  Please also join us for Family Night on Wednesday, February 29, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.


The Book Fair Hours at school will be:

Friday, February 24th: 11:20= - 1:00, 2:35 - 3:00

Monday, February 27th:  9:55 - 10:35, 11= :20 - 1:00, 2:35 - 3:00

Tuesday, February 28th: 9:55 - 10:35, 11:20= - 1:00, 1:20 - 2:00

Wednesday, February 29th: 9:55 - 10:35, 11:20 = - 1:00, 2:35 - 3:00 and 6:00 - 8:00 pm

= Thursday, March 1:  9:55 - 10:35, 11:20 - 1:00, 2:= 35 - 3:00


* Read a book or have a book read to you!  Fill= out the Read for the Trees Book Review and drop it off at the Book Fair ev= ery day! - If we get 1000 book reviews, we can help the LORAX earn a tr= ee for Holly Avenue!


<= font style=3D"font-size: 12pt;" size=3D"3">*  Enter a drawing every day for a chance to win special prizes and eat your lunch with Mrs. Blackstock 


*  Family Nig= ht on Wednesday evening=97Bring your parents and family to the Book Fair for a fun evening out.  There will= be special treats for anyone who comes that night.

*&nbs= p; Teacher Wi= sh List=97Look for t= he bin with your teacher=92s name on it and purchase a book inside for your te= achers and your classroom.

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We look forward to seeing you throughou= t the week at the Book Fair!!


Doris Hay= ata & Maria Barriga (Book Fair Chairs)
--_ab5f6b08-9522-4ef4-b9ad-576d78d2577a_-- From wdhayata@hotmail.com Fri Feb 17 07:40:02 2012 From: wdhayata@hotmail.com (Wes & Doris Hayata) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:40:02 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] Volunteer Help needed for Book Fair In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: --_b6021b12-1035-42f3-803c-33960ca35dd9_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Friends, Book Fairs are a wonderful way to get our=20 children excited about reading and to get them great books at affordable prices. It is a great time to interact=20 with our children and encourage them to love books and reading! March 2 is= Dr. Seuss' birthday and the movie The Lorax is coming out then. We are pl= anning on tying the events together with our children reading books to help= the Lorax to plant a tree. Our Book Fair this year will be open on Friday= , February 24, at Lunch Recess and After School. It will continue through = the first week of March=20=20 from through Thursday, March 1, 2012. We will need many parent volunteers to keep the book fair running=20 smoothly and a good experience for all. We need parents just like you,=20 to come in during the week to come in and proctor (monitor and help the chi= ldren) at the book=20 fair during recesses, lunch recesses, after school, and Wednesday night=20 during Family Reading Night. It is very easy to do!! All you=20 need to do is walk around the book fair to make sure the children coming in are behaving appropriately during the book fair, to help them find=20 books, and help them with the prices. Its fine to bring your younger child= ren as well, as you'll just be in the Auditorium and the little ones can browse too. =20=20 We will need approximately 5-6 parents for each shift. If you are availabl= e to help during any of these periods, please email Doris at wdhayata@hotma= il.com which shifts you would available to help. We will try to accommodat= e your schedule as best we=20 can. I will send you an email=20 to confirm the date and time that we would like you to come help. This=20 way, we hope to be able to cover all the shifts we have available. Thank y= ou to those who have already responded!! We will need parents for the following dates and times: Friday, February 24 -- Help set up Book Fair -- 9:00 - 11:00 am Monday, February 27 -- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am Monday, February 27-- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Monday, February 27 -- After School - 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm Tuesday, February 28-- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am Tuesday, February 28 -- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Tuesday, February 28-- After School - 1:20 pm - 2:00 pm Wednesday, Febrary 29 -- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am Wednesday, Febrary 29 -- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Wednesday, Febrary 29 -- After School - 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm Wednesday,Febrary 29 -- Evening - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Thursday, Friday March 1 -- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am Thursday, Friday March 1 -- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Thursday, Friday March 1 -- After School - 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm Thursday, Friday March 1 -- Pack Up Book Fair - 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm BOOK FAIR WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Doris Hayata (Book Fair Chair) at wdhayata@hotmail.com or Maria Barriga Again, THANK YOU in advance for your enthusiasm and support! It is a lot o= f fun and your children really look forward to having you there!!=20=20=20= =09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20 --_b6021b12-1035-42f3-803c-33960ca35dd9_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Friends,

Book Fairs are a wonderful way to get our=20 children excited about reading and to get them great books at affordable prices.  It is a great time to interact=20 with our children and encourage them to love books and reading!  March= 2 is Dr. Seuss' birthday and the movie The Lorax is coming out then. = We are planning on tying the events together with our children reading boo= ks to help the Lorax to plant a tree.  Our Book Fair this year will be= open on Friday, February 24, at Lunch Recess and After School.  It wi= ll continue through the first week of March =20 from through Thursday, March 1, 2012.

We will need many parent volunteers to keep the book fair running=20 smoothly and a good experience for all.  We need parents just like you= ,=20 to come in during the week to come in and proctor (monitor and help the chi= ldren) at the book=20 fair during recesses, lunch recesses, after school, and Wednesday nigh= t=20 during Family Reading Night.  It is very easy to do!! &nbs= p;All you=20 need to do is walk around the book fair to make sure the children coming in are behaving appropriately during the book fair, to help them find=20 books, and help them with the prices.  Its fine to bring your younger = children as well, as you'll just be in the Auditorium and the little ones can browse too.  

We will need approximately 5-6 parents for each shift.  If you ar= e available to help during any of these periods, please email Doris at <= a href=3D"mailto:wdhayata@hotmail.com">wdhayata@hotmail.com which s= hifts you would available to help.  We will try to accommodate your sc= hedule as best we=20 can.  I will send you an email=20 to confirm the date and time that we would like you to come help.  Thi= s=20 way, we hope to be able to cover all the shifts we have available.  Thank you to those who have already responded!!


We will need parents for the following dates and times:

Friday,= February 24  -- Help set up Book Fair -- 9:00 - 11:00 am
Monday, February 27 -- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Monday, February 27-- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Monday, February 27 -- After School - 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm

Tuesday= , February 28-- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Tuesday,  February 28 -- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Tuesday,  February 28-- After School - 1:20 pm - 2:00 pm

Wednesday, Febrary 29 -- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Wednesday, Febrary 29 -- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Wednesday, Febrary 29 -- After School - 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm

Wednesday,Febrary 29 -- Evening - 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursday, Friday March 1 -- Recess - 9:45 am - 11:00 am

Thursday, Friday March 1 -- Lunch Recess - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Thursday, Friday March 1 -- After School - 2:35 pm - 3:00 pm

Thursday, Friday March 1 -- Pack Up Book Fair -= 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

BOOK FAIR WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Doris Hayata (Book Fair Chair) at wdhayata@hotm= ail.com or Maria Barriga

Again, THANK YOU in advance for your enthusiasm and= support!  It is a lot of fun and your children really look fo= rward to having you there!! 
<= /div> --_b6021b12-1035-42f3-803c-33960ca35dd9_-- From holly-avepta@ausd.net Tue Feb 21 16:03:37 2012 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:03:37 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening @Holly? Message-ID: <4F434FDA020000C40000512B@FS-DO2.ausd.k12.ca.us> February Paper Drive-1st-copy/legal &4th card/color 20 Holiday, Washington’s Birthday, NO School 21 Early Release 22 School SiteCouncil meeting, Conference Room 22 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m., Media Center 22 PTA meeting, 7p.m., room 5 23 Restaurant Night,Baja Fresh, see flyer 24 Free Dress 24 San Marino Toy andBook Fair setup, 9am.-, Auditorium Upcoming: 27-March 2 – Holly Avenue Literacy Week 27-March 1 San MarinoToy and Book Fair, (lunch, recesses, afterschool), Auditorium 28 Early Release 28 CAT meeting 29 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m., Media Center 29 San Marino Toy andBook Fair, 7p.m., Auditorium March 1 San Marino Toy andBook Fair ends 2 Read Across America& Dr. Seuss’s Birthday 2 Free Dress 2 Character CountsAssembly, wear yellow Reminders: Restaurant Night this Thursday, Baja Fresh!!! On Huntingtonin Monrovia! http://ha.ausd.net/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1414161/File/Restaurant%20Nights/2012%20baja%20fresh%20Flyer.pdf?sessionid=7fe4b67128f634b7f69a5317f4a717c7 Bring this flyer 11a.m.-9p.m., Support ourSchool and have fun! San Marino Toy and Book Fair needs parental help! Easywork! Please contact Doris Hayata, wdhayata@hotmail.com The Character Pillar of March is Respect. So whatexactly does RESPECT look like? It means: Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be polite and courteous. Treat others well even if they look, act, orbelieve differently than you. We willcelebrate our Students of Character on March 2, 2012. The assembly forAM Kindergarten & Grades 4-5 will be held at 8:20 in theAuditorium. The assembly for PM Kindergarten & Grades 1-3will be held at 2:00 in the Auditorium. Wear yellow torepresent respect. Please save your box tops and labels for education. Each box top or label for education turned in earns money for our school. Clickhere for a complete list of box top products: http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=3878. Click here for a complete list of 'labels' products: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/How-to-Earn/Participating-Products. Thanks for your support...every little bit helps! SCRIP: Order form on webpage! Get your SCRIP NOW! Ordering your SCRIP gift cards from HollyAvenue makes shopping easy for you and earns money for our school. Thestores share some of their profits with us with the purchase of each gift card.http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/file/49648323/Scrip-order_form_January_2012.DOC Holly Ave. is grateful for our fabulous volunteers. Please help us recognize those community members who make a difference for ourteachers, students, and faculty. Volunteer of the Month winners areannounced at each month's Character Counts Assembly, have their names in theHolly Horizon (newsletter) and have their name posted on our schoolmarquee. If you have a volunteer to nominate, complete the VOTM form andsubmit it to the Holly Ave. PTA. Click here to download theVOTM form:modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1414161/File/VOTMForm.pdf Homework Help- Live online tutors-all ages up to the 2ndyear of college. Go to this link andobtain through the Arcadia Public Library. It should be free because the district and the library have obtained itfor their students, but you must go through the library link. http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=1455 Our 2011-‘12 Calendar posted on http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/page/16709579/Calendar Holly Avenue School website: http://ha.ausd.net/?sessionid=c6f6ba43ac6ed69afcd7cb9cac84f2c2&t= Volunteers! Recordyour volunteer hours on this site today! http://www.jefflaun.com/Hollyhours.asp Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Mon Feb 27 07:37:44 2012 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:37:44 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] What's Happening Next Week @HA? Message-ID: <4F4AC248020000C4000051C7@FS-DO2.ausd.k12.ca.us> Book Fair opens @7:55 am this week; drop off your child and go to the auditorium for an excellent look at the great books! February 27-March 2 – Holly Avenue LiteracyWeek 27-March 1 San Marino Toy and Book Fair, (lunch,recesses, afterschool), Auditorium 28 Early Release 28 CAT meeting 29 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m.,Media Center 29 San Marino Toy and Book Fair, 7p.m., Auditorium March Paper Drive all month - 5th-copy/legal & 2nd card/color 1 San Marino Toy and Book Fair ends 2 Read Across America & Dr. Seuss’s Birthday 2 Free Dress 2 Character Counts Assembly, wear yellow Upcoming: 6 Early Release 7 Family Reading Night, 6:30p.m.,Media Center 9 Free Dress Reminders: SCRIP ORDER FORM for March!!! http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/file/51310123/Scrip-order_form_March_2012.DOC Dear Students, READ FOR THE TREES !! Itis almost Dr. Seuss' birthday and fortunately we are having a BOOK FAIR readyfor you to visit through next Thursday, March 1. In honor of Dr. Seuss, the LORAX issending us a special message . "Iam the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the treeshaveno tongues. And I'm asking youchildren, at the top of my lungs - Read as many books as you possiblycan. Become an intelligent literacy fan. You have brains in your head. Youdon't want to lose. You can read to yourself in any place you choose. You’re on your own.One thousand’s our goal. With a little effort you'll get on a roll. Whenwe hit the mark, We can do it withease. Holly will celebrate with beautiful newtrees ! Mrs. Blackstock challenges all of ourdolphin students at Holly to join in and read a total of 1000books between Monday thru Thursday afternoon, March 1, 2012. Ifwe can reach this goal, we will purchase and plant new trees on our campus. Goto the book fair and turn in your "book fair raffle ticket" thattells us about the book(s) you have read on your own or with another reader.You can pick up more book tickets from the book fair too ! You canenter every day ! San Marino Book Fair book fairis open EARLY at 7:55 am from Monday through Thursday, which is great forparents dropping off kids. Here are the complete book fair hours:Monday2/27 to Thursday 3/1: 7:55 am - 8:20 am.,all recesses, 2:35 pm to 3:35 pm ,Additional Family Fun Night on Wednesday2/29: Please note that on Wednesday evening, the book fair will be open from5:30pm to 8 pm. Further to Mrs. Blackstock's challenge to our kids to READ FOR THE TREES!!!,I'd like to invite and encourage your entire families to visit our Book Fairthis coming week from Monday to Thursday through all the recesses and for aboutan hour after school every day, and also on Wednesday night from 6-8pm. OnWednesday night, we have planned an fun filled Family Night at the Book Fair,with book readings, popcorn, prizes, and even a "Learn How to Knit for theLorax" activity. What a great way to encourage your kids to lovebooks and read! The Character Pillar of March isRespect. So what exactly does RESPECT look like? It means: Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be polite and courteous. Treat others well even if they look, act, orbelieve differently than you. We willcelebrate our Students of Character on March 2, 2012. The assembly forAM Kindergarten & Grades 4-5 will be held at 8:20 in theAuditorium. The assembly for PM Kindergarten & Grades 1-3will be held at 2:00 in the Auditorium. Wear yellow torepresent respect. Holly Avenue Improv Teams are ready to compete! Please come and see us at the(DI)Destination Imagination Competition (website: idodi.org) under the category- Improvisational Speaking Challenge. 7 improv teams (ranging as young as Holly Ave. 2nd graders to an Arcadia HighSchool team) are ready to handle any unexpected situation! They are trained tobe bold, take risks, and improv every challenge in life! What's more, theseteams have gained so much confidence and comfort speaking and presentingthemselves in front of an audience. Pleasecome witness the amazing creativity, teamwork, and lteamshave worked so hard to achieve! Y ou are invited to observe our lastrehearsal at Holly Ave! AND join us at the Competitions! See schedules below: Class Rehearsals: (Please rsvp Cindy Ong at gcrkong@yahoo.com. Limited seating. Childmust attend with adult.) Location: Holly Ave. Room 26 (kindergarten) Date and Time: (Thu and Fri teams) Thursday March 1st Rehearsals: Team "Laugh Til U DI" (4-5th grade) 2:35-3:35pm Team "Screamos" (3-5th grade) 3:30-4:30pm Team "6 DI-mations" (3rd-4th grade) 4:30-5:30pm Friday March 2nd Rehearsals: Team "Giggles" (2-3rd grade) 3:45-4:45pm Team "DI-namite!" (6th grade) 4:45-5:45pm Team "X+Y=DI" (3-5th grade) 5:45-6:45pm Team "DI Joe Strikes Back" (9th grade) 6:45-7:45pm Saturday March 3rd Destination Imagination COMPETITION! (idodi.org): Location: South Pasadena Middle School Time: 9-4pm (Email Cindy Ong at gcrkong@yahoo.com forspecific team schedules) Improv Challenge Details: Improv Teams of 5-7 kids will be given two unrelatednewspaper articles in which they have only 5 minutes to plan a creative storyin a humorous or dramatic short presentation! Plus, they will be given an (OMG)One Minute Glitch-an unexpected situation such as "a tsunami or rainingcheeseballs" to improv on the spot and integrate seamlessly into theirpresentation. A very challenging critical problem solving and social learningexperience! Please save your box tops and labels for education. Each box top or label for education turned in earns money for our school. Clickhere for a complete list of box top products: http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=3878. Click here for a complete list of 'labels' products: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/How-to-Earn/Participating-Products. Thanks for your support...every little bit helps! SCRIP: Order form on webpage! Get your SCRIP NOW! Ordering your SCRIP gift cards from HollyAvenue makes shopping easy for you and earns money for our school. Thestores share some of their profits with us with the purchase of each gift card. Holly Ave. is grateful for our fabulous volunteers. Please help us recognize those community members who make a difference for ourteachers, students, and faculty. Volunteer of the Month winners areannounced at each month's Character Counts Assembly, have their names in theHolly Horizon (newsletter) and have their name posted on our schoolmarquee. If you have a volunteer to nominate, complete the VOTM form andsubmit it to the Holly Ave. PTA. Click here to download theVOTM form:modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1414161/File/VOTMForm.pdf Homework Help- Live online tutors-all ages up to the 2ndyear of college. Go to this link andobtain through the Arcadia Public Library. It should be free because the district and the library have obtained itfor their students, but you must go through the library link. http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=1455 Our 2011-‘12 Calendar posted on http://hapta.pbworks.com/w/page/16709579/Calendar Holly Avenue School website: http://ha.ausd.net/?sessionid=c6f6ba43ac6ed69afcd7cb9cac84f2c2&t= Volunteers! Recordyour volunteer hours on this site today! http://www.jefflaun.com/Hollyhours.asp Yours, Kathy Yamane Parent Volunteer From holly-avepta@ausd.net Wed Feb 29 03:58:24 2012 From: holly-avepta@ausd.net (Holly-AvePTA Holly-AvePTA) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:58:24 -0800 Subject: [Holly-Ave] (DI)Destination Imagination Competition Message-ID: <4F4D31E0020000C400005204@FS-DO2.ausd.k12.ca.us> 7 Arcadia Improv Teams from FA, Holly Ave., and AHS are going to compete at the (DI)Destination Imagination Competition (website: idodi.org) under the category - Improvisational Speaking Challenge.Our FA Team DI-namite! are ready to handle any unexpected situation! They are trained to be bold, take risks, and improv any challenge in life! What's more, these teams have gained so much confidence and comfort speaking and presenting themselves in front of an audience.Please come witness the amazing creativity, teamwork, and leadership all these teams have worked so hard to achieve! Saturday March 3rd Destination Imagination COMPETITION! (idodi.org): Location: South Pasadena Middle SchoolTime: 9-4pm(Email Cindy Ong at gcrkong@yahoo.com for specific team schedules)