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What's Happening at Walnut Acres - February 26, 2019
Mark Your Calendars!2/27 Sing Out, 8 AM2/28-3/2 Aladdin, 5th Grade Play, 7:00 PM3/4 Online Auction Ends3/8 Auction Evening: Midnight in Paris3/11 Teacher In-Service Work Day- No School
3/14 Art Show
3/18-22 Food Drive
3/19 PFC Meeting, Staff Lounge, 8:15 AM
3/20 Dine & Donate at Rocco's Pizza!
3/21 Math Kangaroo
3/22 International Festival, 4-7:30 PM
3/27 3rd Grade Performance, "Go Fish" 7:00 PM MUR
3/27 Sing Out, 8-9:00 AM
3/29 Cesar Chavez Day - No School
4/1-5 Spring Break- No School
For the entire calendar, please see: PFC Key Dates 2018-19
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NEW! Walnut Acres Elementary Website
Walnut Acres Elementary has a beautiful new website, with a new address. To access it, please go to: walnutacres.mdusd.org. It can also be found on the MDUSD website under the "Schools" tab.
Just a friendly reminder to bookmark the new address for easy access! You can easily find great information like online absence reporting, upcoming events, current news, and our Twitter feed.
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CUYT presents... Aladdin
Come support our 4th and 5th graders as they perform the final performances of this classic!
London Cast Performances: Friday, March 1
New York Cast Performances: Thursday, February 28 and Saturday, March 2
All performances begin at 7:00 pm. $8 at the door.
Tickets will be available at the door each night or they can be ordered online. Go to the PFC website's CUYT page. Online orders are open through noon on Wednesday 2/27. Place your order soon to secure the best available tickets.
GENERAL SEATS ($8 each) - Best seats available will be assigned in the order that ticket orders are received. Tickets ordered online will be available for pick up at the box office table (outside the MUR) starting at 6:15 on the evening of the performance.
Payment options:
* Pay by Venmo to CU YT (note there is a space between the U and the Y)
* Drop Checks to CUYT in the box in the Walnut Acres office by noon on the Wednesday prior to the show (Thursday, Friday or Saturday).
If payment is not received, your order will not be filled. Please note that ticket sales are final and cannot be traded for another day once seats are assigned.
Questions - CUYTBoxOffice@gmail.com
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Calling all Artists!
Deadline to Sign Up for the Art Show is THIS Friday!
It’s time to enter your masterpiece into the Walnut Acres Art Show! Every student may enter one piece of art in addition to participating in the class project. Deadline to participate is Friday, March 1st. You may submit your registration in the office (print forms off the PFC website or pick up in the office) or online at: https://goo.gl/forms/RyER6hGmL8NlHD7i1
For more information, including sign up sheets and project requirements/instructions, visit the ART SHOW page on the PFC website. Please be sure to read the INDIVIDUAL art show entry guidelines prior to submitting your paper or online submission form.
***Parents, this great event is volunteer run so keep your eye out for a Konstella sign-up. We'd especially love your help for set-up day on March, 13th!***
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Starting March 1st: Breakfast is now available at Walnut Acres Elementary!
Food and Nutrition Services will be serving breakfast at Walnut Acres Elementary every morning recess except for Wednesdays for the month of March. The cost for breakfast is $2.00. If you qualify for free and reduced price meals, you also qualify for the breakfast program, with no additional paper-work.
Breakfast is available during your child’s morning recess. An entrée, fruit and milk will be offered. If your child has a Titan account for lunch, they can now use it for breakfast. If they do not have a Titan account, your child can bring in $2.00 to purchase the breakfast meal.
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Online Auction
The Walnut Acres 2019 Online Auction ends next week. There are so many great items to bid on from a special outing with your child’s favorite teacher to parent parties and one-of-a-kind experiences. There were new items added just this week so if you haven’t looked in a couple days head back to the site to check it out. There is something for every family and remember, every dollar spent goes right back to our school and kids! The auction closes March 4th at 11 p.m. so get your bids in now.
Midnight in Paris – Live Auction
Our Auction team has a few volunteer spots to fill on March 8th at the Midnight in Paris Live Auction event. We need a “dessert minder” for our first ever Dessert Dash and help with collecting bids and making sure prize packages go home with the winners. If you missed out on getting tickets, this is a fabulous way to attend, bid and dance the night away (after your shift is over). Click here to sign up for a shift.
Please help us meet and exceed our 2019 fundraising goals through our auction events so we can continue to make Walnut Acres a wonderful experience for our kids. To everyone who has donated or bid on items so far….THANK YOU!!
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5th Grade Parents - We have one more week!
CLICK HERE to sign up!
4th Grade Parents! It's your turn to volunteer at Drive Thru for the month of March! CLICK HERE to sign up.
For the month of March please help us in the Drive Thru line as we open doors and greet students while they are arriving at school. It's a fun way to start the school day! Just like last year, each month a different grade will be asked to help out at the Drive Thru.
We need 4 helpers each day, dads are encouraged to join us on Father Fridays!
Can you help for 20 minutes in the morning? 7:40 - 8:00 a.m. If you've never helped, one of the Drive Thru coordinators (Cathy or Sarah) will be available to provide guidance. Thank you! CLICK HERE to sign up.
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California Healthy Kids Survey
The California Department of Education requires that all districts assess school climate and parent engagement. To meet this requirement, the district is again requesting that parents/guardians and community members complete the WestEd’s California Healthy Kids Survey. The live link can be found on the homepage of the district websitewww.mdusd.org and can be taken in English or Spanish. All responses should be submitted online.
The survey window is open from March 1-31, 2019
Thank you for taking a few minutes to provide your input about Walnut Acres to MDUSD, and ultimately, to the CA State Department of Education.
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Small World, Big Dreams! March 22nd
The Walnut Acres International Fair is coming soon on March 22! New this year:
Wonderful children performances and some terrific raffle items!
Please sign-up HERE to help with the event or donate items.
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Share Your Walnut Acres Pictures with the Yearbook!
We know many of you take pictures at school events and would love to share them with the yearbook. Please upload them to the yearbook website following these directions. Remember the more pictures we have from you the more pictures we have of your student!!
go to: hjeshare.com Enter school code walnutacres
Click "select images for upload". Click "Browse for Images".
Locate our images, click on them, then click "Open".
Enter the information for each image. Please include "grade(s) of students" and provide the teacher's name if known. For "student(s) shown", type N/A.
Click "upload images".
Remember to buy your yearbook for $35.00 at www.yearbookordercenter.com. Enter school code: 10053 to purchase with credit card.
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Happy Birthday Wishes on the Marquee
Support the PFC and put a smile on your child's face! For $25.00, you can say “Happy Birthday (Your Child’s Name)" on the Walnut Acres electronic Marquee from 7am-9pm on your date of choice. To purchase, go to the Birthday Marquee Sales Page in Konstella. The deadline for submitting an order is the 25th of the month prior to your child's birthday. So if your child has a birthday on February 1st, please place your order by January 25th. Questions? Email Pat Mitsch at marquee@walnutacrespfc.net.
March 26th: "How Parents Social Media Presence Affects Their Children and School Communities"
Part of the MDUSD LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Speaker Series
This session will take place at College Park High School from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Have a great science morning!
MDUSD STEM Showcase/Fair
Saturday March 16th, 9 - 11am
All students are welcome to walk through the displays at Willow Creek Center. A good opportunity to see science exploration from other schools in the District. Students representing Walnut Acres at the Showcase are the 3rd grade 1st and 2nd place winners; 4th grade 1st and 2nd place group invention winners and 5th grade 1st place winner and 1st place winning group for the Chariot Challenge.
Location:
Willow Creek Center
1026 Mohr Lane, Concord
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