Our hearts are full! A huge thank you to everyone in the Imai Community who joined us for the Valentine’s Dance last week. It was wonderful to see so many families reconnecting on the dance floor. The energy was incredible! We extend our gratitude for the remarkable event committee: Kamal, Ashley, Keri, Sangeeta, Nidhi, and Nisha... and for all the volunteers who took on a shift or two! As always, feedback or comments are welcome.

THIS WEEK’s HIGHLIGHTS:

• Walkathon: Register today before you head off for Winter Break to guarantee a Walkathon T-shirt

• Yearbook Cover Design Contest: submit entries by Mon. 3/23 (details below)

• Principal’s Reminders:

• Seeking Lunar New Year Assembly volunteers for Fri. 2/27, 12:45-1:15PM and 1:30-2PM. If you celebrate and can share about the festival, email Principal Siam at asiam@mvwsd.org 

• Upcoming Dates:

• [Sat. 3/14] Walkathon

• [Wed. 3/19] PTA General Association Meeting - Vote in 2026-2027 Imai PTA Board

• [Sat. 4/18] MVEF Gala

• [Sat. 5/2] Children’s Business Fair

• NexTrex Plastic Recycling: Bring acceptable items to the school bins. Everything must be DRY and CLEAN.

• [Reminders]

• End of Trimester 2/13 (today) is a minimum day

• Winter Break 2/16 - 2/20

Read below for additional details…

REGISTER FOR THE WALKATHON

• Online registration is now live!

• Register by February 22 to receive a complimentary event t-shirt (size guaranteed) for each walker.

• The TOP 2 classrooms with the highest percentage of students registered will get popsicle parties.

• How to register:

• • Go to https://paybee.io/@imaipta@61 

  • Select the number of walkers you are registering for (all students and sibling walkers must register)

  • Enter walkers' information, t-shirt size and the option for a personalized fundraising page

  • Pay the registration fee ($14/walker)

• Fundraising: Walkers have the chance to complete laps and raise funds for PTA programs. Personalized fundraising pages will be emailed after the break.

• If you have questions, check out Imai PTA’s Walkathon page or email walkathon@imaipta.org.

YEARBOOK COVER DESIGN CONTEST

• This year's theme is: On the Sails of Your Dreams 🌊⛵️⚓️🏴‍☠️🛳️

• All students are invited to enter their theme-inspired, hand-drawn art in our yearbook cover contest. Be adventurous and creative—think water travels, pirates, treasure hunting, oceans and other-worldly maritime explorations.

• Winners' artworks will be displayed on the front and back of the yearbook. Even if your entry is not used on the cover, it may still be displayed in other places throughout the yearbook.

• Entries can be dropped off at the school office.

• *Please Read!* Artwork Submission Guidelines:

• • Must be ORIGINAL student artwork—no copying existing artworks. You can draw inspiration from, or be inspired by your favorite books or movies, however, do not copy their art directly.​

  • Students are allowed to draw digitally, but no AI generated images or Canva templates/stickers. We want your own creations!

  • Artwork should be roughly 8.5" x 11" in size, vertical (portrait) orientation, with 0.5" margins.

  • Use a wide variety of bright, bold mediums with good contrast, such as crayons, acrylic paints, markers, etc. (Color pencils are often too light against white pages unless they are outlined with a marker.)

  • On the back of your submission, please include: Student's Name, Grade, Room #, Teacher, and Parent's Email.

  • Electronic submissions should be 300 dpi or higher.

  • Do not put numbers or name of the school, unless they are part of your design. This information will be added by the Yearbook Team.

  • You may submit as many entries as you like.

  • By submitting your artwork, you give permission to any necessary modifications.

• Go to Imai PTA’s Yearbook page for all the details or email your questions to yearbook@imaipta.org.

• We encourage all students to participate and see their designs light up the pages! (It also makes a great winter break activity… 😉)

• Don’t forget to order your yearbook and upload photos taken this school year to this Google folder.

Have a safe and fantastic Winter Break!

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