What's Happening at Walnut Acres: August 20, 2024

Mark Your Calendars!  

8/20: (TONIGHT!) PFC Meeting on Zoom 7pm

8/22: Ice Cream Social 5:30-7:30pm

8/29: Dine & Donate at Mendocino Farms

9/2: Labor Day Holiday - No School

9/5: Back to School Night (1st-5th grade)

9/10: School Picture Day

9/16-9/25: Parent Teacher Conferences

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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PFC Meeting Tonight via ZOOM

Participate in First General PFC Meeting on Zoom TONIGHT at 7:00 PM!

If you are a parent/guardian/caregiver of a student at Walnut Acres, you are already a member of the Walnut Acres PFC! Please join the general meeting TONIGHT at 7:00 PM to hear Principal Thomas talk about the state of the school, learn about upcoming social events, and get updates from teachers about how students are growing in their learning each month! 

You belong, so join in on the discussion! 

To see the DRAFT Agenda for tonight's meeting, please click here.  

To Join the Zoom Meeting at 7:00 PM: Click Here 

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ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Thursday, August 22nd from 5:30pm to 7:30pm

This event is free and open to all students, families, faculty, and staff members.

Thanks to Walnut Acres Children's Center for donating the ice cream! We also need your help to make this event a success: Here is the Konstella sign-up link to help serve ice cream.

Our Ice Cream Social promises an evening of fun, laughter, and the sweetest memories. Can’t wait to see you there!

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Dine & Donate Next Thursday!

Next Thursday, August 29th is our first Dine & Donate night of the year!

We’re starting with one of our favorites from last year, just down the street at Mendocino Farms in the Ygnacio Plaza Shopping Center. Stop in to grab a meal and support our kids. PLUS - they are donating 20% back to our school! 

Stop by or order online between 2pm-close. Mention you’re with Walnut Acres or use promo code GIVEBACK to send 20% of your order back to our school and to our kids!

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Auction Gala Info & Volunteer Opportunities

Every year, our school community gathers to raise funds that directly enhance the education and experiences of our students. This year we are excited to bring you a night at the Golden Age of Hollywood. Bring out all your best 1920s-1960 Hollywood inspiration and show up on March 14, 2025 to walk that red carpet.

We still have volunteer opportunities on the Auction Committee and would love for you to join  us!  If you are interested in any of the following volunteer opportunities, please email auction@walnutacrespfc.net.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Party Committee: Calling all creatives! Help shape the auction experience by brainstorming and implementing decorations and ideas that align with our theme.
• Donations Committee:  Reach out to local businesses and organizations to secure exciting items for our auction and valuable sponsorships. 
• Event Execution: Help with the execution of the event from set up, check in, and gathering up the items at the end of the night- a great way to attend the event if you don’t get a ticket! 
• Closing Committee: Help with the accounting and documentation of the auction to ensure we collect the funds and winners get their items.

Thank you for being an essential part of our school family. Your dedication and support continue to inspire us, and we're excited to see the incredible results we can achieve together. 

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Win Two Tickets to the Walnut Acres Auction on March 14th!

Donate to the Jaguar Fund by August 31st and you will be entered in a drawing to win Two (2) Walnut Acres Auction tickets!

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

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.

Help us keep the wonderful programs we have in place by making a secure donation to the Jaguar Fund through Konstella.

JAGUAR FUND KONSTELLA DONATION LINK HERE!

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Thank You PFC Volunteers!

Our school year is off to an amazing start because of you. The Walnut Acres PFC wants to thank the many volunteers who have organized and kicked off our 2024-2025 year in such an exciting and informative way! Each event strengthens our school community, promotes belonging, and aids in improving our students' learning experience. Please help us thank the following leads and the many volunteers who helped make each event successful: 

New Families Orientation: Alli Merriman, Helena Kavert, Julie Imai, Sena Zorlu

Jaguar Day Lead: Melissa Chery (along with all who volunteered)  

Jaguar Fund: Brett Withycombe, Winny Aguila

PFC Theme Design: Winny Aguila

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Fall Carnival

Fall Carnival is coming Saturday, September 28th, 4-7pm. Mark your calendar, you won’t want to miss this family friendly fun event.

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 Join the Drive Thru Line!

Parents & Grandparents: Help us in the Drive Thru line as we open doors and greet students arriving at school. August is one of the few months that parents will be asked to help this year. We will be unveiling a new and exciting program that our Student Council will be involved with. But for August we would appreciate 2-4 helpers each day. Can you help for 15 minutes in the morning, 7:45 - 8:00 am? If so, please sign up here!

Important Message! Your students’ safety is our utmost concern and do not want their safety endangered. 

• Drive SLOWLY in our Walnut Acres School Zone
• Do NOT use the driveway as a crossing to the school either by bike or foot.
• Observe all “No Parking” signs
• Have your students exit the car by the passengers side only.

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  Say it in Lights! 

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? Email Justin Pickering at marquee@walnutacrespfc.net. 

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Buy your 2024-2025 Walnut Acres Yearbook NOW for $27!  Price goes up to $37 after October 31st (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"

*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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Follow Our Social Media Accounts!

Follow us on IG and/or Facebook for another way to stay informed about the happenings at school, and see some behind the scenes of the amazing projects our kiddos get to work on.

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