THE CHARACTER THEME FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER IS CARING

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of kindness:

--Kindness in your face

--Kindness in your smile

--Kindness in your eyes"

Mother Teresa

• Be kind
• Be compassionate and show you care
• Express gratitude
• Help people in need
• Forgive others
• Show generosity 

THANK YOU FOR THE CANS

The Student Council organized a food drive in December. Thanks to your generous donations the food drive collected over 792 pounds of food that went to the Bay Area Food Bank.

On January 10th the Student Council will hold a Friday Flicks. This is when we show a movie in the MPR from 2:30-4:00. There is no admission. However, there is a suggested donation of $2 at the door, plus snacks will be sold. The money raised will go to help hurricane victims in the Philippines.

If your child is going to attend you must RSVP by emailing eloney@wcsd.k12.ca.us

WINTER BREAK IS COMING!

Winter break will be from Monday, December 23rd to Friday, January 4th. School resumes on January 6th. Please remember that Friday, December 20th is a FULL day of school. We hope you get to spend some quality time with your loved ones. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday, January 6th.

TRAFFIC HINT

If you drop your child off at school at 7:55 or 8:00 you will avoid the neighborhood school traffic 95% of the time. 

Read about the fascinating world of the Parkmead Science Lab! 

Go to the Parkmead website. Scroll down on the "Programs" tab - to "Science". From there you can choose any grade level and view a summary of Science lab activities for the whole year!   If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Burton in the Science Lab (Room 19) or at jburton@wcsd.k12.ca.us.

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Looking for the perfect holiday greens?

Honey Bear Tree Lot:  Purchase your Christmas tree, wreath or garland at Honey Bear from now until December 23 and they will donate 20% of your purchase back to WCEF. Click here to download a flyer.

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Don't let the name confuse you! First Friday Business Deals Good All Month Long!

Check out our December First Friday and the businesses supporting our schools and students. These businesses have invested in our students' education and are offering special discounts throughout the month of December - just be sure to mention WCEF! 

Thank you to all who took advantage of our shopping day at Sports Basement on Saturday. Remember the WCEF discount is good all year long. Just mention WCEF at check out and receive 10% of your purchases and 5% comes back to our schools.

Ahoy! Thanks to all who participated in Parkmead's Treasure Chest Challenge! We had a a grand total of 5211 Box Tops!

Winners are:

• Room 5/Nelson with 659
• Room 23/Zazulak with 891
• Room 25/Boone with 402

Honorable mention goes to:

• Room 2/Smit/Macintosh with 369

Treasure Chests will be awarded very soon, so keep a lookout Maties!

Please keep collecting Box Tops for Parkmead.

Parkmead Elementary PTA is now on Facebook! Please visit and "like' the Parkmead Elementary PTA Facebook page to connect with our organization.

• Learn about the latest volunteer opportunities
• See PTA funds in use in our school
• Learn about important issues that may affect our children
• Share your ideas, and more

Thank you for your support of Parkmead's PTA!

GET YOUR PEP ON and GIVE the GIFT of EXPERIENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! 

REGISTER NOW!

Enrich your children with enlightenment through PEP's amazing winter line-up. Choose from: GUITAR, PIANO, ART APPRECIATION, WORLD HISTORY, HIP HOP, TOYOLOGY, GIRLS ON THE RUN, CRITTERS N CLAY (includes a class for kinders), CHESS and first ever new to the line-up: PUBLIC SPEAKING!  

Go to http://pepparkmead.appspot.com for individual flyers and complete details.  Do your part and please register prior to the winter holiday to help this wholly volunteer-run program enjoy a winter break!  Most classes begin the week of Jan 13, 2014 with a few beginning in February.  Register NOW as class sizes are limited.

There are a limited number of SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. If you are interested, please send an email to PEPscholarships@gmail.com to request an application.