Walnut Acres PFC eNews: October 15, 2025
Tue, Oct 14 6:17pm

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

 

Mark Your Calendars!  

10/18: Fall Carnival 4-7pm

10/21: PFC Meeting on Zoom 7pm

10/23: Dine & Donate: Kebab Shop & Chip Cookies

10/27: NO SCHOOL - Inservice Day

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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To Do List:

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Join us Saturday at the Walnut Acres Carnival!
Saturday, October 18th from 4-7 pm

Purchase your unlimited games wristbands for $20 today on Konstella HERE and delight your kids with a fun afternoon of carnival games, food, and friends.

Friends and family are welcome to attend but only people playing the games need a wristband. Kids 3 years old and under play for free.

Wristband Pre-Sale will end on Friday 10/17. Wristbands will also be available for purchase at the entry starting at 4pm on carnival day!

VOLUNTEERS ALSO STILL NEEDED!
We need help with dessert donations for the Cake Walk & pick a shift and help us run the carnival (it takes a village to put on this community event! 🤝)
SIGN UP HERE
 

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October Buy-In Party Tickets Still Available!
Join other Walnut Acres families and give back to the school!

Yoga Brunch & Bubbly - THIS Sunday Oct 19th 11am
PARENTS ONLY

Enjoy a late morning outdoor yoga session followed by brunch and bubbles. A great way to meet other WA yogis!

Fall Family Pumpkin Party - Thursday Oct 23rd
Family Event

Join us for an evening of fun, creating magical succulent fairy garden pumpkins- perfect for your holiday tables.

100% of ticket sales go directly to Walnut Acres

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PFC Meeting Tuesday 7pm on ZOOM


Our October General PFC Meeting is next Tuesday, October 21st at 7:00 PM on Zoom. Join us to hear Principal Berglund 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! 

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Let's Dine & Donate - Next Thursday, October 23rd!

We have you covered for dinner AND dessert! So excited to partner with BOTH The Kebab Shop and Chip Cookies in the Orchards Shopping Center for our next Dine & Donate. Join us Thursday, October 23rd to dine, support local business, and our school!

The Details!

The Kebab Shop: Walnut Acres will receive 25% of fundraiser sales all day on October 23rd. Mention Walnut Acres at checkout or order online using online code FUNDRAISER during the same time.
Chip Cookies: Stop in 10am -10pm and Chip will give back 15% of your purchase to help support Walnut Acres when you mention us at checkout.

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Our October Class Participation Challenge is ON!!!!

The Jaguar Fund Fall Pledge Classroom Competition is underway, running through Friday, October 31st!

What's at Stake?

  • TWO winning classes will earn a party (chosen by the teacher and sponsored by the PFC).

  • EVERY class that hits 60% participation will be rewarded with Otter Pops for the entire class!

📝 Important Info & Rules:

  • Competition runs through Friday, October 31st. Donations already contributed will be accounted for!

  • One class will win for highest participation percentage (based on class size).

  • Another class will win for most money raised.

  • Students must be added to their class on Konstella to count toward classroom totals.

  • All classes with 60%+ participation get Otter Pops!.

  • Many companies will match charitable donations dollar-for-dollar — it's a simple way to double your impact!

Don’t wait - please continue to support the Jaguar Fund today!

The suggested donation for the 2025-2026 school year is $65 per month or a one-time donation of $650, per child.

Every family’s contributions matter. Whether it's $20, $200, or $2,000, your gift helps keep essential programs running for all students. No amount is too small - our goal is 100% participation.

DONATE TO THE JAG FUND HERE!

Walnut Acres PFC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID # 94-2398637 — your donation is tax-deductible!

Buy Your 2025-2026 Jaguar Spirtwear NOW!

Make sure your kiddo is SET for Spirtwear Fridays! Check out our new 2025-2026 theme, Wild About Learning, as well as many best-selling favorites.

In addition to being stylish, Spirit Wear is a small, but mighty, fundraiser to help the PFC meet our budget goals.

– Click here to ORDER NOW! –

Or shop anytime via the ‘SHOP’ link on the PFC website!


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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 2025-2026 Walnut Acres Yearbook NOW for $27!  Price goes up to $37 after October 31st (Yearbooks always sell out and we will NOT be ordering extras this year.) 

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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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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