What's Happening at Walnut Acres: February 3, 2026

Mark Your Calendars!  

2/4: Principal Coffee 8-9am - BYO Mug!

2/16: President's Day - NO SCHOOL

2/18: PFC General Meeting on Zoom 7pm

2/19: Dine & Donate - Mendocino Farms

For the entire calendar, please see: PFC Key Dates 2025-2026

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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Auction Tickets On Sale - Early Bird Pricing ends Thursday!

Tickets for Walnut Acres’ biggest fundraiser of the year are on sale now for our 2026 Auction Gala, inspired by this year’s theme: White Lotus. But don't wait - grab tickets at our Early Bird pricing! Prices go up by $50/ticket starting this Friday, Feb 6th.

On Friday, March 27, we’ll transform the Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel into an evening of elevated fun—think great food, lively bidding, dancing, and just the right amount of drama (the good kind). All in support of our kids and school.

Early Bird Pricing (same as last year):

• $150 per person

• $300 per couple

• $1,500 for a table of 10

This year, we’re keeping things simple and social:

• Already have a full table of 10? Amazing.

• Want to attend with a few friends but not a full table? Perfect.

• Flying solo or excited to meet new families? We’ve got you covered.

We’ll happily seat you with friends you name—or help match you with other parents, including families with similar-aged kids. However you come, you’ll belong.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot now! Get your tickets here!

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Walnut Acres Goes Plastic Free for School Events! 

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We’re proud to share a new sustainability initiative at our school! From today forward, we will no longer use single-use plastics at any school events. Instead, we’ll opt for reusable, recyclable, or compostable materials whenever possible. This change supports our commitment to caring for the environment and helps our students learn how small choices can make a big difference. Thank you for partnering with us as we work toward a greener school community!   

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Support Your Student(s) & Our School!
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.
SIGN UP HERE

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Donate to the Jag Fund!

Your contribution to the Jaguar Fund helps ensure that every child at Walnut Acres continues to benefit from high-quality education and enriching programs.

Why Is Participation So Important?

Our school thrives because of you — our community. With declining public education funding and rising operational costs, your support is more critical than ever. These programs can’t happen without your help! Instructional Aides, Math & Reading Interventionalists, Art Show, Library Books, all get support from the Jag Fund! 

💵 Suggested Donation - $65/month per child or $650 one-time per child

Every dollar counts — our goal is 100% family participation!

Whether it’s $20, $200, or $2,000, your gift helps keep essential programs running for all students.

 ➡️ Click HERE to Donate via Konstella

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Buy your 2025-2026 Walnut Acres Yearbook NOW for $37!  Yearbooks always sell out and we do not order extras.

Additional Option: 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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5th Grade Dedication & Yearbook Cover Contest

5th grade parents: Congratulate your 5th grader and celebrate this milestone with a dedication ad in the yearbook. Please see the attached flier for information and an example of an ad. You can create and purchase the ad at the same site as the yearbook HERE.

We also need our 5th grade artists to submit their artwork for the yearbook cover contest. Artwork must be on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper in vertical (portrait) format, and include the school name (Walnut Acres) and school theme (Wild About Learning). The deadline to submit artwork is 12/19. Submit entries to Yvonne in the office, and make sure the artist's name and teacher is written on the back. Emailed entries are also accepted. Contact Susan Heffran or Michelle Lederman with any questions at yearbook@walnutacrespfc.net. 

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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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Managing your Konstella Notifications

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