What's Happening at Walnut Acres - February 20, 2018 Mark Your Calendars! * * * * *
Online Auction Accepting Bids Now! Use your email to Sign Up for the 2018 Online Auction. From grade level teacher treats, buy-in parties, and special events to fabulous tickets and gifts from local businesses, the online offerings are going quickly, so place your online bids today! Sweet Way to Save Wine Walk We need a dessert house host to save this tradition! If you have a home or a friend near Walnut Acres Elementary campus, please consider stepping up to be our third host for this wonderful walkable evening. Contact Riva Bobrowsky if you can help – we are running out of time! Can you help with Time or with Wine? You can still contribute to or help with the Auction... We continue to collect wine donations that will be sold at the auction. Please deliver to 115 Los Banos Ave or email Marisa Linquist for pickup ($20 minimum value per bottle please). AND, we need auction night volunteers - learn more and sign up on Konstella or contact Karen Nepacena. Thank you for doing your part to make this year’s most exciting fundraiser a great success FOR OUR KIDS! * * * * * Soul Shoppe Grade-Level Workshops at Walnut Acres, Wednesday, Feb. 21st Joanne Finn, MA, School Counselor (925) 939-1333. * * * * * CUYT Presents the 5th Grade Play: Alice in Wonderland
Mark your calendars now for the upcoming presentations of Alice in Wonderland performed by Walnut Acres 5th grade students (and an ensemble cast of 4th graders). All tickets $8; all shows begin at 7:00 pm. New York Cast: Thursday & Saturday, February 22 & 24, Friday, March 2 * * * * * Walnut Acre's Student Council Presents: * * * * * Call for Nominations: MDEA Academy Awards Nominations are now open for the sixth annual Mt. Diablo Education Association (MDEA) Academy Awards! Anyone may submit a nomination to recognize, promote, and celebrate the excellence of MDUSD employees and community members. Individuals may be nominated for the following awards. Outstanding Achievement in Teaching (5 awards) Awards for Non-Teachers: Submit online here: http://bit.ly/MDEAAANomination Nominations are due Wednesday, February 28 Awards night will be Thursday, May 10 at Centre Concord 5 – 9 pm * * * * * Walnut Acres Art Show 2018- March 15th Attention all artists! It's time to get ready for the annual Art Show happening on Thursday, March 15th when the MUR will be transformed into a Museum of Modern Art featuring masterpieces by our own Walnut Acres students. To learn more about this event and to enter your student, check out Art Show on the PFC website. Can you help with Art Show set up or bring a sweet treat to share? Sign up here!Questions, please contact Arsinoe Ferry at arsinoe66@gmail.com. * * * * * Yearbook Deadlines 5th Grade Families! The Deadline to put an Ad in the 2018 Yearbook is EXTENDED to February 28. Do you want to put a special message for your 5th Grader in the yearbook? Information on how to purchase and submit your personal ad can be found on the Yearbook page of the PFC website at http://www.walnutacrespfc. net/yearbook. Create and pay for your ad no later than February 28. Share your School Photos with the Yearbook! Students, parents and teachers can contribute photos to the yearbook staff by directly uploading them to the yearbook website for potential use. You can share photos of field trips, classroom events, school and community events or shots of your children and their friends. The more you share, the better our book can be! Go to www.hjeshare.com and enter school code: walnutacres Any questions please contact the yearbook committee at yearbook@walnutacrespfc.net. * * * * * Drive Thru Sign Ups by Grade Level  Thank you to the 1st Grade parents who stepped up to open doors and greet our students at the Drive Thru during the month of January. Each month, a different class level is responsible for helping at the Drive Thru. February is the 5th Grade parents' turn, and March is the 4th grade parents turn!CLICK HERE for 5th Grade February sign ups. CLICK HERE for 4th Grade March sign ups. We need 4 parents per day, Monday - Thursday. Fridays will continue to be Father Fridays with our awesome dads greeting the kids in the morning. Please sign up now - it's a short commitment - just 20 minutes from 7:40 - 8:00 am, but it makes a huge difference in getting our school days off to a good start! * * * * * New Konstella Feature: Daily Digest Email  To reduce the number of emails you receive from Konstella, they have launched a daily digest email feature. If you would like to turn it on, please change your preferences on the Settings -> Notifications page.
Girls on the Run - Walnut Acres Field At Girls on the Run, we believe that every girl can embrace who she is, can define who she wants to be, and can change the world. Girls in grades 3rd-5th, come have fun with us and take part in games that help you feel positive and good! This is NOT a competitive running program; it is a celebration of doing things you never thought you could. Physical activity is woven into our program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health. Join us each Tuesday and Saturday to move, jump, have fun and celebrate yourself! The 10-week session includes healthy snacks at each lesson, a t-shirt, a water bottle and entry to the end of season Girls on the Run 5K on Sunday, May 6th in San Francisco. Tuition $275 For more details visit: Girls on the Run * * * * * For more Community Service Announcements, Click HERE to visit the PFC website. |
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