What's Happening at Walnut Acres: April 1, 2025

Mark Your Calendars!  

4/1-4/4  Scholastic Book Fair

4/1-4/15 Read-a-thon

4/2        Open House Festival 6-7pm
4/4        Character Dress Up Day

4/7-14    Spring Break - No School

4/16      Parent Coffee 8-9am

4/22      PFC Meeting on ZOOM 7 pm 

4/23      Calicraft Parent Social Night 5-8pm

4/25      International Fair

For the entire calendar, please see: PFC Key Dates 2024-2025

To add PFC events to personal calendar: Go to the Konstella calendar and click "Sync to My Calendar" (web) or "Sync" (mobile app).

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Read-A-Thon is HERE!

The Read-A-Thon has started today (April 1) and will run thru April 15th.  Envelopes to document minutes read went home with your students so be sure to fill those out.  Envelopes will be due back by April 18th. A 99Pledges link was sent out via email already with your students personal fundraising page, if you did not receive an email please let us know.  Flat donations made out to students in 99pledges are also welcome in addition to pledges per minute read. Prizes for the most minutes read and money raised per class will be announced the week of April 28th. Start reading and raising money for Walnut Acres!

Character Dress Up Day

Dress up as a fictional character from your favorite book or graphic novel on Friday, April 4th. 

Princesses, superheroes, wizards, mad hatters, detectives, hobbits, dragons, and unicorns are welcome. No masks, please!

Happy Reading!!
Check out our Read-A-Thon website for more details:

Read-A-Thon 2025: Spring Into Reading

Questions?:readathon@walnutacrespfc.net

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International Fair Country Ambassadors 

Now is your chance to sign up as a country ambassador for Walnut Acres International Fair! Join us on April 25th from 4:30 - 6:30 pm on campus! Learn about and enjoy the diversity we have at our fingertips. We will have performances, games, food, and so much more to commemorate the celebration of diversity and learning. This year, we will be adding a new event: The Parade of Nations!

Sign up HERE! 

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International Fair Music Requests

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The Scholastic Book Fair is Here!

It's time for our annual book fair! This year, we are excited to have the Book Fair coincide with our Read-A-Thon, giving us even more reasons to get lost in a good book!

Whether you need books for the read-a-thon or just to replenish your home library, the book fair will have every book your family could want. Plus, it provides much needed funding for our school!

Save the dates of April 1-4, specific times coming soon. The book fair is open to all and we would love to see your whole family stop by.
Tuesday 4/1: 2:00 pm-6:00 pm
**Wednesday 4/2: 1:00 pm-2:30 pm and 5:00 pm-8:00 pm (open house)
Thursday 4/3: 2:00 pm-6:00 pm
Friday 4/4: 2:00 pm-6:00 pm

Please email bookfair@walnutacrespfc.net with any questions!

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It’s Art Show Time!

Please join us for the 2024 Walnut Acres show on May 15th from 6-8pm. 

This evening of fun and creativity is an opportunity for families to enjoy the beautiful work of our talented Walnut Acres student artists. The students have made things all year in Mrs. Kyono’s art class and this incredible event is where we showcase your students’ work. Every class will have a display and every child will be featured. 

In addition to class displays, we invite every student to enter their own individual piece of art. So please mark your calendar and encourage your kids to start making, painting, drawing, sculpting, and collaging their own unique pieces!
Be on the lookout for follow-up announcements containing volunteer sign-up forms and individual entry submission forms and guidelines or visit the art show section of the PFC website for more information.

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After School Enrichment

Friendly reminder that registration for Spring Afterschool Enrichment is now open. Sign-up now to ensure your child has a spot! Classes begin after spring break. To see the full catalog of classes, look up the email sent on 3/19 in Konstella. Subject is: Afterschool Enrichment Spring Session (Starting April 15th). Sign Up Now!
Questions? Email Betsy Scherzer at: enrichment@walnutacrespfc.net

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Community Relations: Two PFC Fundraising Opportunities!

Want to support your student(s) and our school at the same time? Sign up for Mathnasium, The Math Learning Center. 

Mathnasium will donate $10 EVERY MONTH to our PFC for each and every WAE student enrolled in their program. (This is not only for newly enrolled students. It’s for ALL enrolled students from WAE every single month.)  

Anyone and everyone can be a great math student, and expert help is right up the road at our local Mathnasium in The Orchards plaza. See ya there?

“Children don’t hate math. What they hate is being confused, intimidated, and embarrassed by math. With understanding comes passion, and with passion comes growth—a treasure is unlocked.”  —Larry Martinek

Camp Galileo

Sign up for camp and earn money for the PFC! Camp Galileo will be hosted at Walnut Acres this summer from June 9 - July 18th. When enrolling, use the code WALNUTACRES50 to get $50 off your purchase AND $50 will be donated to our PFC. Learn more or enroll now here. 

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Morning Drive Thru

Want to Volunteer in April, but do not have a lot of time? Join the Drive Thru Line!

Help us in the Drive Thru line as we open doors and greet students while they are arriving at school.  We would greatly appreciate 2-4 helpers each day. Can you please help for 15 minutes in the morning, 7:45 - 8:00 am?

ALL PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND GRANDPARENTS ARE WELCOME TO SIGN UP regardless of grade level.

All Walnut Acres Parents and Caregivers sign up using the link below:

Morning Drive Thru 

Important Message! Please make sure to drive SLOWLY in our Walnut Acres School Zone, PLEASE do NOT use the driveway as a crossing to the school either by bike or foot.  Your students’ safety is our utmost concern and do not want their safety endangered. Lastly, please observe all “No Parking” signs and have your students exit the car by the passengers side only.  It’s crucial for the safety of students!

Thank you, Families, for all of your help!

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Have you donated to the JAGUAR FUND?

The suggested donation for the 2024-2025 school year is $65 per month or a one-time donation of $650, per child.

The Jaguar Fund is the Parent Faculty Club’s primary source of funds to bridge the gap between public funding and the true cost of our children’s education at Walnut Acres. 

Anyone that donates will receive a Walnut Acres Adventures Awaits car magnet showing their support!

Our Goal is 100% Participation. Understanding that every family situation is different, the goal of the Jaguar Fund is 100% Participation, regardless of the dollar amount. No amount is too small, and every dollar will make a difference for our school.

Please donate by clicking the LINK HERE!

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Buy your 2024-2025 Walnut Acres Yearbook NOW for $37!   (Yearbooks sold out the past 3 years, and we will NOT be ordering extras this year.) 

NEW this year: Purchase an “Angel Book” to be donated to a Walnut Acres student in need.

Go to: www.yearbookordercenter.com and enter school code: 10053

Want to share your amazing pictures for the yearbook?

1. Go to: www.hjeshare.com; Enter school code walnutacres
2. Click "select images for upload". Click "Browse for Images".
3. Locate our images, click on them, then click "Open".
4. 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 (You do NOT need to include student’s name). 
5. Click "upload images"
6. *Note: The yearbook crew builds pages as events happen throughout the year. Please upload photos within 1 month of an event. 

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Marquee

Support the PFC and put a smile on your child's face! For $25.00, the greeting “Happy Birthday ‘Your  Child’s Name’” will be on display on the Walnut  Acres' electronic Marquee from 7am-9pm on your date of choice. Click HERE to purchase.

Is your child’s birthday during the summer? Consider a “half-birthday” greeting 6 months after their birthday.

The deadline for submitting an order is one week prior to your child's birthday. 

Questions? Please email Justin Pickering at marquee@walnutacrespfc.net.

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Managing your Konstella Notifications

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