What's Happening at Walnut Acres: April 15, 2025

Mark Your Calendars!  

4/16      Parent Coffee 8-9am

4/22      PFC Meeting on ZOOM 7 pm 

4/25      International Fair
4/29      Dine and Donate: Jack's Urban Eats and Devil & Angel Desserts

5/7      Calicraft Parent Social Night 5-8pm

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 Final Day & Wrap UP
Make those last minute donations for the Read-A-Thon via your 99pledges page.Please return all Read-A-Thon envelopes including minutes read and any cash/check donations to your child’s classroom by Friday, April 18th. Prizes, including the ice cream parties, will be announced the week of April 30th.

Thank you to everyone who has participated or contributed!

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🌍 Let’s Get Our Hands Dirty for Earth Day! 💚
Walnut Acres Elementary School Clean-Up

📅 When: Tuesday, April 22nd
🕝 Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Attention, Walnut Acres Families! 🎉
This Earth Day, let’s come together to make our school shine brighter and greener! We’re inviting all Walnut Acres families to roll up their sleeves and join us for a fun and rewarding School Clean-Up event. Whether you have 20 minutes or an hour, every bit of help counts in making a big difference. 🌱

What can you bring to help?
If you have any of the following, it would be a huge help:
• trash pickers
• paper bags
• garden gloves

Together, we’ll leave Walnut Acres sparkling for Earth Day and beyond. Thank you for being an essential part of our school community! 💪
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International Fair Country Ambassadors 

The International Fair is right around the corner! 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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SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for another Dine & Donate DUO -
Dinner & Dessert at the Orchards on Tuesday, April 29th!

Dine at Jack's Urban Eats 4-8pm and mention Walnut Acres, or order online and use code 'JACKSFUN'

Grab a sweet treat at Devil & Angel Desserts (soft serve, boba, donuts & more!) - they're donating 20% back ALL DAY to our school - just be sure to mention Walnut Acres.

Support our local community & give back to our students!

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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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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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