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Principal's Message
Dear Parents, April 13, 2013
 Enrollment is Open: Enrollment for the next school year for new students is now open. Enrollment hours will be from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. All new students to Pali need to have an admission packet filled out. This includes all younger siblings.
 Heads up:There is one one more upcoming showing of the movie "Bag It-is Your Life to Plastic" on April 16 at 8:10 am.in the library.
 CST News: Next week, California State Testing will begin April 15 and continue until April 24. All of our 2nd - 5th graders will be busy every morning with these very important achievement tests. There will be no Monday Morning Assemblies on April 15 and 22. Please be on time. Students that arrive late will not be able to take the test with their classmates!
 More on the Achievement Tests: The recess schedule will be modified to allow for the mandatory testing time allotments.
Save The Date for our next Pali Elementary Community Service Project:
Heal the Bay's Nothin' But Sand Clean Up Day
When: Saturday, April 20 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
What to Wear: Pali Wear!
Where: Santa Monica Pier on the north side of the pier
http://www.healthebay.org/event/nothin-sand-cleanup-april
Earth Day: This year students will travel with their teachers to Pali High on April 30th to celebrate Earth day. Please watch for details from your teachers.
 Spring Music Concerts: Be sure to mark your calendars! Kindergarten: Tuesday, April 30, 8:30 - 9:30 am; 1st Grade: Tuesday, April 30, 10:30 - 11:30 am; 2nd Grade: Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 - 9:30 am; 3 Grade: Wednesday, May 8, 10:30 - 11:30 am. Auditorium doors open 20 minutes before show time.
 Pennies for Patients: This week Palisades Elementary Student Council joined 27,000 schools nationwide to support Pennies for Patients, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual fundraising campaign. For the next few weeks, our school will help children who are sick with blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. All you have to do is collect coins in the small green boxes that went home last week, and bring them back to school to put your child's classroom donation collection box. A flier explaining the Pennies for Patients program was sent home along with the small collection box earlier this week. Our school's goal is to raise $1,000, but the sky is the limit! Remember, every penny counts. Pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, bills, and checks are graciously accepted. All checks can be made payable to "The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society". Please help Palisades Elementary Student Council make a difference in the lives of children. Thank you for your generosity and caring.
 New & Easy Way To Help Pali Retain Funding When Your Child Misses School: Many parents don't know that when your child misses school due to an illness, doctor's appointment or family emergency, the parent should always write a note to the school briefly describing the reason for the absence. This simple effort changes the classification of your child's absence from Unexcused to Excused Absence. Why is this important? Last academic year, Pali Elementary lost almost $100,000 in per pupil funding due to Unexcused Absences. Each Unexcused Absence costs Pali $35 per day, per missing student. However, LAUSD pays Pali for Excused Absences, which helps to retain important programs for our students. Pali makes it easy to send an Excused Absence note! Now you can simply EMAIL a note to the front office from your computer, tablet or smartphone. The email address is ExcusedAbsence@PaliElementary.org. There's also a button on the website at www.PaliElementary.org! Of course, if you wish you may continue to send a note to your child's teacher.
 "Ice Cream is Happiness Condensed". This fun-raising event will benefit our beautiful Lori Petrick Garden. So come and let our terrific teachers give you the "scoop" on Thursday, April 25 from 6:00 pm. - 7:30 pm. Lori Petrick was a beloved third grade teacher, who passed away in 2002. Our garden is named in her honor.
 Open House: This year our school's Open House will be on Thursday, May 1 from 5:00 pm. -7:00 pm. Family Picnic time will be from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and classrooms will be open from 6:00 pm.-7:00 pm. Please join us!
Sincerely,
Joan Ingle,
Principal
Thought for the week: The family is one of nature's masterpieces. George Santayana
School Calendar 2012- 2013
APRIL
15 Monday CST Testing begins - ends Wednesday, April 24
24 Wednesday - Friday - Art Cadre
25 Thursday Ice Cream Social @ 6:00 p.m.
26 Friday Kinder Visiting Day (Enrolled Students Only)
29 Monday Parent Outreach Speaker, Richard Cohen @ 8:30 am
30 Tuesday Spring Music Concert for Kinder
MAY
1 Wednesday School Tour @ 8:45 am
2 Thursday Open House + Book Fair
3 Friday Walk-a-thon Minimum Day - 1:05 pm Dismissal
6 Monday Coffee and Chat with Principal @ 8:30 am
6 - 10 Teacher Appreciation Week
10 Friday Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
15 Wednesday Volunteer Tea at 8:30 am
15 Wednesday PEP meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
16 Thursday Star Extravaganza
17 Friday 4th Goes to Sacramento
23 Thursday Governing Council @ 2:00 pm
23 Thursday STAR play
27 Monday Memorial Day - School Closed
30 Thursday International Day
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