What's Happening at Walnut Acres: November 1, 2023

Mark Your Calendars!  

11/9          Jog-a-thon

11/10        Veteran's Day Holiday: No School

11/14        PFC Meeting on Zoom - 7pm

11/20-24   Thanksgiving Break: No School

For the entire calendar, please see: PFC Key Dates 2023-2024

Want to add PFC events to your personal calendar? Go to the Konstella calendar and click "Sync to My Calendar" (web) or "Sync" (mobile app). Never miss a PFC event again! 
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Our Jog-A-Thon is happening on Thursday, November 9th!  The goal of this event is physical activity, school spirit, and fun-draising!  

We are using 99Pledges for online fundraising! Each student received an email from 99Pledges with a link to their personal online fundraising page. This page can be posted to Facebook, or forwarded to friends and family.  

The Jog-A-Thon is such a fun community PFC fundraiser - We encourage everyone to be involved! Motivate your student to prepare to run, jog or walk and try to raise over $100 in pledges. 

WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS! Please sign up at this link if you can help make this a successful event for our kids! 

Questions? Visit Jog-A-Thon on the PFC website for more event details.  Please contact the committee at walkathon@walnutacrespfc.net with any additional questions. 

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3rd Grade Parents- November is your month to host Drive-Thru!

3rd Grade Families: Please help us in the Drive Thru line as we open doors and greet students while they are arriving at chool. As in previous years, we are having each grade level help out at the Drive Thru during specific months. We would appreciate 2-4 helpers each day. Can you help for 20 minutes in the morning, 7:40 - 8:00 am? If so, please sign up!

3rd Grade Parents and Caregivers sign up using this link

And all of the Walnut Acres Dads and Grandpas, remember that Friday’s are for YOU!  Come help out at Drive-Thru line.  It’s an easy way to get involved in the school community!

Here’s a sneak peek at who will cover Drive Thru Duty in the coming months:

November: 3rd Grade

December: 2nd Grade

January: 1st Grade

February: 5th Grade

March:4th Grade

April: 3rd Grade

May: 2nd Grade

Important Message! Please make sure to drive SLOWLY in our Walnut Acres School Zone and please observe all “No Parking” signs.  It’s crucial for the safety of students!

Thank you, Families, for all of your help!

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Yearbook

Buy your 2023-2024 Walnut Acres Yearbook NOW for $35! (Yearbooks sold out the past 2 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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  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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Thank You PFC Volunteers!

It’s hard to believe it’s already November! The Walnut Acres PFC wants to thank the many volunteers who have pulled together the amazing events we’ve been able to participate in! 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: 

Jaguar Day: Melissa Chery  

Ice Cream Social: Stacey Henley & Rachel Cook 

Fall Carnival: Michelle Lederman, Courtney Biagi & Kristine Olson 

Community Service Day: Griselda Oliver Buncio, Brenden Byrd & Dareyn Stilwell 

WE APPRECIATE OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS!

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Follow Our New 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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