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Barron Park e-News Sponsored and published by PTA November 12, 2023 |
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Wednesday, November 15 - Final Day for PiE Dollar Match November 20-24 - No School - Thanksgiving Break Friday, December 1 - 6:00pm-8:00pm - Movie Night! December 5-7 - Annual BPE Book Fair! December 6 - 6:00pm-7:00pm - Literacy education event and Kids Bingo
December 7 - 6:00pm-7:00pm - Evening Story time and Craft Night
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, February 3 - 5:30pm-7:30pm - Ice Skating Party For a complete list of all school events, go to the Barron Park Calendar. See the 2023-24 PAUSD Academic Calendar for holidays and other school breaks. |
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Double Your Impact and Donate to PiE 
Maximize your donation NOW through November 15th! Gifts and pledges will be matched by a $250,000 Double Donation Challenge Grant. Donate today! Your donation to PiE makes a huge difference to our school community, providing opportunities for enrichment and support for our students that would otherwise not be possible. Your contribution to PiE provides aides, counseling, specialists, instructional assistants for every student, as well as arts, music, science, technology, and other electives to help kids and teens develop a passion for learning. Over 250 PAUSD staff members are funded in part or fully by PiE! That's why your donation is so important. Questions about PiE? See our FAQs.
MOVIE NIGHT IS UNDER 3 WEEKS AWAY! When: Friday, 12/1/23 6pm-8pm Location: Barron Park Elementary ,MP Room
Pay In Advance HERE Bring your Water Bottle!
Calling all Parents: Drop off your kids and enjoy some free time. Kids will watch Klaus, eat pizza and snacks and hang out with friends. Kids can wear their jammies and bring their favorite pillow or stuffy. PLEASE bring a reusable water bottle with you - we've had a ton of water spilling disasters at previous movie nights so will not have water cups available this time.
Visit https://tinyurl.com/ to reserve a spot and pay in advance to skip the line!
$20 for the first child $10 for siblings who are Barron Park Students $5 per child if parent stays to volunteer at event See office for scholarships.
Sign up your kiddo in advance so we know how much pizza to order. Sign up to volunteer help run the event. Our parent community is critical to making these events happen!!
Proceeds benefit the Barron Park PTA. This event is for Barron Park students only. Non-Barron Park siblings are welcome only if parent stays to volunteer for the entire event.
Questions? Contact Edmond Kwok or TJ Zhao
Community Closet - Book Exchange @ Movie Night Please visit the Community Closet book exchange at our next Movie Night on December 1st. Donate your children’s books that they are ready to hand down and encourage them to select and bring new books home! Lots of great options for all reading levels.
Annual Barron Park Book Fair! Barron Park Elementary School is partnering with Linden Tree Books to bring you our annual Book Fair! The book fair will be open to adult and student shoppers, before school, during lunch and after school December 5-7 (check this flyer for details). We also have morning and evening events that will be fun, educational and provide opportunities to shop!
As always, our great events are not possible without our parent volunteers! Please sign up: https://docs.google.com/
SAVE THE DATE - Annual BPE Ice Skating Party
Mark your calendars for Barron Park's Annual Ice Skating Party!!!
When: Sat, Feb 3rd 5:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Winter Lodge Ice Skating Rink 3009 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
More information to follow closer to the event.
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Green Tip: Global Gratitude NEW This Thanksgiving, consider the planet: Instead of Black Friday, celebrate Buy Nothing Day or Opt Outdoors. On Giving Tuesday (11/28) consider donating to organizations you believe in (maybe environmental ones!) Reuse decorations, using a reusable city party pack for events. Avoid the 300 million pounds of wasted food by planning ahead, reusing leftovers, and feeding the unhoused. Consider the history of Thanksgiving, give thanks for ancestors who cared for this land, and make up your own pledge. Show gratitude to non-human friends with bird feeders and fresh water left out for animals, and save heirloom seeds to plant. https://www.evebratman.com/2020-update-10-more-ways-to-make-your-thanksgiving-about-social-and-environmental-justice/
Get Involved! We Are Recruiting New Green Team Representatives at Every School. If you are interested in getting involved as a parent volunteer, consider being the Green Team rep. The Green Team rep shares tips from our school district on sustainability, engages students in activities, and is a member of the PTAC Green Team. Takes only 1-2 hours per month and can be shared with another parent. You will be a member of the PAUSD/PTAC community and get all the guidance/resources you need. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to: connect with teachers and administration & connect with parents throughout PAUSD Make an IMPACT! Email greenteam@paloaltopta.org
Parent Education Series with Pacific Clinic Pacific Clinics will be offering a series of presentations for caregivers. Caregivers can attend all the sessions or choose which ones they attend. There are a total of 90 minutes, the last 30 minutes being left for Q&A session. Caregivers will be given a guide on each topic to take home and reference later!
Partners in Education Rally Days: The PiE Challenge Grant Ends November 15 Partners in Education Rally Days: The PiE Challenge Grant Ends Wednesday, November 15! We are 588 families short of our goal--please give today! If you’ve been waiting to complete your PiE donation for the year, there’s no time to delay! Today’s the day! Generous donors have offered a special Rally Days challenge grant, and will match donations up to $250,000 through November 15. Support our students by donating to PiE. If you have already given or pledged, thank you so much! Every dollar makes a difference. Donate or pledge today, and double your impact. https://papie.org/donate/
Keep our Communities Safe from Gun Violence: It's the Law! California, Santa Clara County, and Palo Alto all require that if you have firearms in your home, they must be stored safely. Safe storage is when a firearm is in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock. For more information, visit besmartforkids.org.
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Help make Palo Alto a Safer and More Active Community! The City recently initiated two critical transportation planning efforts: a 2-year effort called Active Palo Alto (https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/activepaloalto) to update the 2012 Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan, and Safer Palo Alto (https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Transportation/Transportation-Projects/Safety-Action-Plan), a 15-month effort to create a road safety plan using the federally-endorsed Safe System Approach (https://www.transportation.gov/NRSS/SafeSystem). Share your input on roadway changes on this interactive map (https://maps.kittelson.com/ActivePaloAlto) through the end of November 2023. There is also an online road safety survey (https://us.openforms.com/Form/bcf22ced-de35-49eb-9048-0880a20d7de3) to understand transportation safety preferences in the community. Community responses will inform the City Council about what residents want to see on our streets. Once these two planning documents are finalized and adopted, a list of prioritized projects will be outlined for which staff will seek funding to implement. |
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Barron Park PTA | 800 Barron Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 |