Category — Parent Teacher Association

Arundel beautification day is this Saturday, April 13th from 9am-1pm. Please click here to use the sign-up and let us know you are able to come along and help out. We cannot do these days without you! Thanks in advance.

Wednesday 10th is April’s PTA meeting. Adam Rak, San Carlos school board member will be in attendance, please come along and meet him.

I have tons of kid sized spirit wear t-shirts for sale! $15 each. Let me know if you want one. Show your Arundel spirit.

Have a great week,

Rachel

The Arundel Open House and Spring Art Show will be next Wednesday, April 17th. The Multi Use Room will be open from 5:30-7:30pm for the Art Show. All classrooms will be open from 6:30-7:30pm. Students are encouraged to attend with parents and family members.

For one night only, the MU will be transformed into an art gallery, filled with pieces of artwork from every student at Arundel. Kindergarteners will have Artists & Authors art on display, while 1st -4th Grades will be showing off their hard work through the Art in Action art program.

If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Carolyn Danek at cal DOT Danek AT att DOT net . Thank you! It’s an exciting time!

This month’s PTA meeting will be on Wednesday April 10th at 8.30am. San Carlos school board member, Adam Rak will be in attendance. This is a great opportunity to speak with him so please come along if you can.

We are in need of 2 parent volunteers to be Arundel’s representatives for the steering committee of the Chicken’s Ball. The Chicken’s Ball is the oldest PTA fundraiser in the country and is held every 2 years. Please let me know if you are interested in this fun role. Check out the show at www.chickensball.org

Also, we have opportunities to volunteer for the PTA next school year. These roles range from a few hours to much bigger jobs. I would love some K and 1st grade parents to join us as many of us will move on after next year. Please get in touch if you are interested.

Don’t forget, we have movie night this Friday April 5th, Open House on Wednesday, April 17th, turn off the TV week starting on April 22nd and another of our amazing book fairs at the end of the month – wow, a busy month at Arundel!

Have a great week,

Rachel

Only three weeks left to order and customize your 2012-2013 Arundel yearbook! This year we are excited to be working with a new vendor TreeRing. Not only will the book be 80 pages in FULL COLOR, but included in the price ($25+tax) is the option to customize two pages in the book, which will be printed especially for your child.

It’s very easy to customize the pages. You can even upload photos directly from your Facebook or Flickr accounts. The yearbook team has put together a short quick-start guide that gives you information on creating your account, purchasing a book, and customizing your pages.

The pre-order and custom pages deadline is April 19th. PLEASE login and try creating your pages as soon as possible. Don’t wait until the last minute so that if you have any questions or problems, the yearbook team has time to help you.

ATTENTION: LAST CALL FOR PHOTOS

Did you get some great shots of any Arundel events? If so, please logon to:
http://www.treering.com/createAccount?PassCode=1013379736272790 and
upload them to the TreeRing shared folders as soon as possible so we can include them in the yearbook. See our tip sheet on how to upload photos – http://www.arundelknights.org/yearbook/#how-do-i-upload-photos

The deadline for creating the yearbook is coming up and we are in need of the following photos: 100th day of school, talent show, heritage night, 1st grade candids, 3rd Grade candids, staff candids and friendship feasts. Remember, the yearbook will be as good as you make it!

Questions? Please contact:
Dana Caulder  (dana AT eatingsociety DOT com)
Cindy Young (leecjp AT aol DOT com)

Movie Night will feature Wreck-it Ralph! Wear your PJs, bring your sleeping back & join your friends for a night of fun in the Arundel MU Room!

This is a family event.  Parents, please plan on staying with your children. Popcorn & water will be provided by the PTA. Feel free to bring snacks or dinner. Have a great time!

• Spring Fling – what a night! An amazing example of what a fantastic community we have here in San Carlos. The numbers are not in yet but fingers crossed that they make their goal. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who was involved.
• Heritage night at Arundel is looking exciting. Please email Kristen Martinez if you would like to be involved.
• Huge congratulations to Heather Mannion and Sarah Murphy for an amazing talent show!
• Are you interested in spirit wear? I still have t-shirts and a few hoodies. First come, first served. I am planning another order soon, including fleece vests – let me know if you are interested. There will be forms in the office soon.
• This month’s PTA meeting has been moved and will be on Thursday, March 14th at 7pm in the MU.

Welcome back, everyone. We are gearing up to heritage night on March 13th. Heritage night is a wonderful evening of food, crafts, performances and so much more. We can only do this with your help. Please contact Kristin Martinez if you would like to share something.
As Mr. Paulson mentioned, don’t miss the talent show tonight, Tue 2/26! Please join us at Mustang Hall, Central Middle School at 7pm and enjoy the many performances of our talented students.
Thanks everyone, have a great week.
Rachel

Now on display at the San Carlos Library are selected pieces of Fourth Grade artwork inspired by Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. The Fourth Graders have really come a long way and it really shows! This is the last month for Arundel Elementary’s display at the library so if you haven’t had the chance to view our artwork, go take a look! Also on display, are Second Grade AiA artwork in the Arundel office this month! Fruitbowls inspired by Cezanne, collages inspired by Klee, and tribal art! Enjoy!

Children learn science best by doing it. So bring your family to Arundel’s Family Science Night on Thursday, January 31st from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Multi-use Room — our kids will DO science! Everyone will be actively engaged in a variety of activities. Fun projects include detective science, telescopes, microscopes, parachute design, and the always-popular shooting canisters, oobleck, Mentos geysers, and ice cream! Dinner from the Speedy Panini food truck will be available as well. A key purpose of Arundel’s Science Night is to show our children that science is all around them and that science is an activity that anyone can do. And of course — science is fun!