In This Issue
Palm Crest On-Line Store
PTA Founders' Day Award
PTA Reflections Contest
Important Dates

 
Dear (Contact First Name),
 
Happy Halloween to all our Palm Crest families!
 
There's a PTA meeting this Wednesday, November 2, at 9:15 in the MPR.  Please stop by to hear what's going on with your PTA. As always, Mrs. Hurley will update the parents on the latest classroom news. 
 
Thursday is Round Table Pizza night hosted by the First Grade teachers.  Give yourself the night off from cooking! Take out and delivery is always an option!

I finally ordered my daughter's school pictures on line.  It was an easy process and the pictures arrived within days!  If you have not ordered yours yet or can't find your email proof, you can contact Bill at Ultimate Exposures at [email protected] or call him directly at 818-321-6102 and he'll get you your child's pin number and tell you how to access your proofs online.


We are trying a new fundraiser this year: gift cards. Instructions for ordering and a list of participating retailers was sent last week's Thursday Folder. Please take the time to look at myriad of retailers that participate. There are sure to be stores you frequent on the list.   Deadline to order is Monday, November 14. Any questions, please contact Laura Magtoto at [email protected].

A big thank you to Eva Juse for organizing the popular Family Magic Show last Friday.  Almost 500 Palm Crest parents and students had a fabulous time!

 

Please save the date, Friday, November 18, for our first Parents and Students Lunch on the Lawn. Bring your child's favorite lunch and visit with him/her during lunch time.  

 

Jog-A-Thon is three weeks away!  The La Canada Flintridge Educational Foundation's motto is "Every Child Counts" so their goal is to have every child participate in our 14th  Annual Jog-A-Thon on Wednesday  November 16.  The money raised will help fund teachers for smaller classrooms as well as for art, music, drama and Spanish at the elementary schools and much more.   This year they  have gone green and created a website that will not only allow donations online, but allows the students to have their own page with pictures and the new social media capabilities on a secure website.   They can learn and have fun at the same time all for a great cause - our schools and our community.   So let's get those pledges in to keep our schools great!

 

For those of you who have already registered your child and sent donations, THANK YOU!  For those who haven't yet had a chance, visit www.lcfef.org to view the Jog-A-Thon site and register your child.

 
There's still time to nominate a dedicated parent or staff member for the PTA Founders' Day Award.  Please see below for details.
 
My daughter is hard at work at her Reflections submission.  I hope your children are too.  You can read about the reflections contest below.
   

Assistance League of Flintridge invites you to

"PETER PAN AND WHAT CAME BEFORE" Performed by the ALFie Players on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 3:00 at the Lanterman Auditorium (corner of Foothill and Cornishon). Admission is FREE

 

  

Have a great week!  

 

Palm Crest is Best!

    

Pati Patao

Palm Crest PTA President 

[email protected]

 

 

PALM CREST ON-LINE STORE

 

Thank you to everyone who completed the One Click Order Form. For those of you who missed your chance to order PCR PTA items online, you still can! Selection portions of the OCOF are still active under a new page name - the "PCR Store". Follow that link on the PCR PTA website (palmcrest.org), and you still can:

 

1) Make a donation to the PTA

2) Purchase yearbooks

3) Purchase directories

4) Purchase agenda books (mandatory for grades 3-6)

5) Purchase PTA memberships (please help us meet our goal of 100% participation!)

6) Purchase special class photos

 

Due to ordering deadlines, Taco Deli gift cards and Panther Wear are no longer available.

 

Please remember that our forms are most compatible with Safari, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Also, many workplace firewalls prohibit access, so try and complete the form from your home computer. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Thank you, and happy shopping!=

 

    

 

 

  

 

 

PTA FOUNDER'S DAY AWARD

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2011/12 Founders Day Awards! This is a wonderful opportunity to thank and honor those parents, teachers, staff, or group that go above and beyond to make a difference at PCR and an enduring, positive impact on our children.

 

I am sure you know someone who is dedicated, hard working, special and deserving of this wonderful award.  This is a great way to do your part in recognizing their tireless efforts. All you need is a few minutes to fill out the nomination form below, print and return it to the front office or in your student's Thursday folder in an envelope marked "Founders Day Nominee".   You can also access the founder's day nomination form on the PCR website.

 

You can also submit nominations via email to Barbara Cabello at [email protected], or Shelley Loter at [email protected].   Please put "Founders Day Nominee" in the subject line. The deadline for nominations is Monday, November 14th, 2011...so get your pens out and write away!  All nomination forms will be kept strictly confidential. Click here to download a nomination form.  

 

Once nominations are closed, there will be a selection process and the 2011/12 Awardees will be announced and honored at a district-wide event in March 2012.

 

Past PCR Founders Day Recipients:

2011:  Debby Bedell-Au, Barb Cabello, John & Shelley Loter, Linda Richmond, Jennifer Rubendall, Rachel Zooi, Paulette Lantz (Golden Oak Service Award)

2010: Nina Browning, Jane Chang-Hur, Sally Kim-Tokeshi, Denise Longo, Melissa Mazin, Tara Stewart

2009: Stacy Anderson, Jeanine Bentz, Cindi Carter, Eva Juse, Tonya Mizrahi

2008: Heaja Kim, Lorna Kim, Garrett Kreditor, Laura Strametz, Anais Wenn

2007: Amy Bernhard, Susan Dodge, Robin George, Susanne Horne, Sue Price

 

For more information, please contact Barb or Shelley at the email addresses provided above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST
 

The annual PTA Reflections Contest is underway and this year's theme is "Diversity Means...". 

 

Are you looking for a way to express yourself and show others your talent as a photographer, visual artist, writer, composer, choreographer or film producer?  Then participate in the PTA's Reflections Program!  Create an original work in Musical Composition, Film/Video Production, Literature, Visual Arts, Photography or Dance Choreography.  Pick up general rules and an entry form from the Palm Crest Office.  Turn in all entries to the school office by Thursday, November 3rd.

 

Enter as many times as you want and in as many art categories as you would like.  No copyrighted material can be used.  Please adhere closely to the specific category rules.

Be Creative and remember that submissions are judged primarily on how well you use your artistic vision to portray the theme: "Diversity Means...". 

Good Luck & Have Fun!

 

Any questions?  Please contact Lu Hansen at [email protected]

 

 

 
Important Dates

11/2 - PTA Meeting, 9:15
11/3 - Round Table Pizza, Hosted by 1st Grade Teachers
11/11 - Veteran's Day  - No School
11/13 - Reflections Entries due
11/16 - LCFEF Jogathon
11/16 - Meeting for potential Parking Lot Improvement 6pm
11/18 - Spirit Rally & Lunch on the Lawn
11/21-25 - Fall Break
11/28 - 12/1 - Book Fair in MPR