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A Note of Thanks
Our days are cooling off and nights are stretching further into the mornings, bringing along the Fall holidays. Now that Thanksgiving is almost here, your PTA wants you to know how appreciated you are each and every day. Whether you're on campus daily, volunteering weekly in your child's classroom, helping out with special projects, or making sure your little Roadrunner has a good lunch before dropping them off and racing to work, no matter your contribution, we appreciate you!
It's easy to get caught up in the daily stress of calendars, deadlines and lunch making, and forget how much what you do matters to your kids and to the people in their lives. We're all in this together, this exercise of raising tomorrow's leaders, and the community we work together to create makes a difference in making them know they're loved and supported all the time.
Thank you for all that you do for your Roadrunners and for all the time and effort you contribute toward the Walnut Grove PTA. We're grateful for the difference you make every day.
Sincerely,
Donalyn Harris, PTA President
P.S. We will see you back at school on Monday, November 27th!
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PTA General Association Meeting
It's time to get together again! Your 2017-18 WG PTA Executive Board can't wait to see you at our upcoming General Association Meeting on
Thursday, November 30th at 7:00pm in the Library. There are many important items on the agenda for discussion including details regarding upcoming events. We hope to see you there. Here is our meeting agenda:
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Review/Approval of Minutes
4. Executive Board Report - Action Items for vote
- Motion to revise budget to increase Monster Mash expense from $1500 to $4000.
- Motion to use $200 from unallocated funds for purchasing 15 folding music stands for the 5th grade strings class at Walnut Grove.
- Motion to use $6214.14 of unallocated funds on new tables and lab stools for the science lab.
- Motion to revise budget to increase expenses for the Multicultural Fair from $1500 to $3250 (with increase in expense for flagpoles, stakes, and additional needs for assembly and evening program).
- Motion to use $100 of unallocated funds for publicizing the Holiday Book Shopping and Summer Reading Program.
5. Financial Report: Treasurer/Financial Secretary/Auditor
- Auditor's Report for January 2017 to June 2017
- Treasurer's Report - Fun Run results
- Financial Secretary Report
- Release of Funds
6. Principal Report
7. Teacher Report
8. Report of Committees
- EVP: WG 50th Birthday Planning Update, updates to calendar
- VP 1 Student/Community: Red Ribbon Week (10/24 and 10/15)
- VP 2 Fundraising: Fun Run (9/29)
- VP 3 Education: School Smarts Parent and Family Education Program (9/19 and 10/10 weekly till 12/12), Reflections Ceremony (10/16), Assembly: Grace Lin (12/14), Multicultural Fair (12/15), Spelling Bee (12/12); PTA STEM/Math Grant Application
- VP 4 Communication: Yearbook cover contest
- VP 5 Hospitality: Monster Mash (10/27)
- Historian (and Membership)
- Parliamentarian
9. New Business
10. Adjournment
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Spelling Bee
 3rd-5th Graders - Register for the Walnut Grove Spelling Bee!
The Spelling Bee is coming to Walnut Grove on
Tuesday, December 12th at 4:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. It is open to all 3rd through 5th graders.Could this be your first step to the Scripps National Spelling Bee?? Come give it a try.
To register, please follow
this link and submit the form.
Additional instructions along with word list will be sent to all registered spellers. The last date to register is December 1st, 2017. For more information, please visit
Spellingbee.com
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Grace Lin Author Visit
Walnut Grove PTA is proud to host award-winning children's book author Grace Lin for an author's visit on Thursday, Dec. 14th! Grace will be speaking to students in all grades throughout the day.
If you would like to order books for Grace to sign during her visit, please complete
this order form and return it to your student's teacher along with payment for your book order by Friday, December 1st. The autographed books will be delivered to your child's classroom after Grace's visit.
To learn more about Grace Lin and her books, you can visit her website at
www.gracelin.com.
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Multicultural Fair
Attention Roadrunners!!
As part of our annual Multicultural Fair, we will be having a Fashion Show on December 15
th
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We are looking for student volunteers to be part of this fun event! If your child is interested in walking on the ramp in the 4
th Annual
Multicultural Fair Fashion Show, please contact Ranbir Kaur at
[email protected]
by November 30th.
In addition, i
f you would like to create a short 15-30 second video about your Country to include in the Multicultural Fair video which will be played at the assembly or played by the teachers in the classroom, or if you'd like further details, please contact Shubha Narasimhan at [email protected].
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Fun Run Fundraising Update
THANK YOU ROADRUNNERS! All those sponsors, all those laps, and all those jelly bands - all that hard running paid off. Working together, the Walnut Grove community raised a net total of $58,441.89.
These funds all go toward funding programs, equipment and other items that make Walnut Grove the special place it is.
Thanks to every single member of our community who helped to make it happen. We appreciate you!
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Yearbook Cover Contest
Calling all 5th Graders!!
The yearbook committee is conducting a yearbook cover contest for all 5th grade students wanting to participate. We are looking for artwork to be drawn for the cover of this year's school yearbook. The contest will begin now and run through Thursday, December 21st.
We are looking for colorful, vibrant artwork that centers around Walnut Grove's 50th Anniversary! The theme and color scheme for your artwork will be the inspiration for the yearbook theme so make sure your work is vibrant and colorful.
To submit artwork, please review this document, but please read carefully as there are very
specific guidelines for the artwork. Once you read the guidelines, you will use this template for your drawing. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stephanie Schieder.
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50th Anniversary - Volunteer Survey
We need your help to celebrate Walnut Grove's 50th Anniversary!
Based on the suggestions given by the Walnut Grove community, the planning committee has tentative events and projects that can only happen if we have volunteers to help with them! So let's do this once-in-a-lifetime celebration together - for our kids, for our community, and for Walnut Grove!
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Spring Fundraising
Fall is here, but we'll find ourselves welcoming the Spring before we know it! Along with the New Year arrives Walnut Grove PTA's Spring Fundraiser. 2018's Spring plans include a silent auction - and we need you!
If you have anything to donate (items, experiences, talents) or are interested in participating in the incredibly fun auction committee, please contact Erin Arena at
[email protected]
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2018 Pleasanton Little League
Registration for the 2018 Pleasanton Little League Season is now open.
Pleasanton Little League offers teams from ages 4 - 16.
Player evaluations for AA, AAA and Majors Divisions will be held on December 2nd and December 3rd at Patelco West Fields.
All AA, AAA and Majors players are required to participate in a player evaluation.
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Walnut Grove Office
(925) 426-4250
Walnut Grove Attendance
(925) 484-3031
Principal:
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*A note of thanks
*PTA General Assoc. Meeting
*Spelling Bee
*Author visit
*Multicultural Fair
*Fun Run Fundraising Results
*Yearbook Cover Contest
*50th Anniversary Survey
*Spring Fundraiser
*2018 Little League
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What's coming up?
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NOVEMBER:
20-24 - No School
30 - PTA General Assoc. Meeting
DECEMBER:
5 - School Smarts
12 - Spelling Bee
14 - Author visit
15 - Recycling Day
15 - Multicultural Fair
21 - Yearbook Cover Contest Submissions Due
22 - Minimum Day
25 - Holiday Break Begins (through January 5th)
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This week, the PTA would like to thank
Veena Kulkarni, our VP of Hospitality
for her fantastic efforts in coordinating all of our Principal's Coffee events this year.
Thanks to Veena for ensuring that Mr. Connor and Roadrunner parents enjoy a properly caffeinated and fortified morning!
We couldn't do it without you!
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