PEP Enrichment
Drama Update
from Kiki
Drama for our 4th and 5th grade student is funded by PEP. An update from our fabulous teacher Kiki is below:
Drama class this week was very creative. They all performed monologues on a person they respected. A lot of your incredible children chose you, Moms and Dads, sports star, inventors, teachers I was so touched 3 of the children chose me. To see a painfully shy child stand up on that stage with courage and perform their monologue takes my breath away. I feel this is what we all need in our world, to stand up and go through our fears, especially in these confusing times. My class is designed to enhance a child's spirit through the arts. Thank you for this privilege, your children are amazing and I love my job.
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Pali Giving is year round. |
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Thanks to Our Pali Gold Sponsor
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Dear Pali Families,
There is a lot going on this week. Testing ends and we will celebrate with the Ice Cream Social, a 5K parent's walk/run, an Art Cadre project for 1st-3rd and the opening of book fair. Next week is our Yogurt Shoppe Give-Back, Open House, and of course our beloved Walk-a-thon. Walk-a-thon is our chance to ask others who love our children to help support our school. Please have your children send an email or letter to neighbors and relatives who might want to help make our school better.
A special thank you to Laurie Hudson from Prudential who has honored her Pali Giveback as a Platinum sponsor and donated another $4100. We appreciate everything you do for our school Laurie!
Sincerely,
Your PEP Co-Chairs
Keri Kraft, Lindsay Hubbard and Daphne Gronich
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Our Annual Walkathon is on May 3rd
Walkathon packets and details came home in your child's folder on Friday. This is our last fundraising event for the year and we plan to raise $25,000!! This is your last chance to help pay for teachers salaries, enrichment programs,computer technology, etc. This is a beloved Pali event! The kids have so much fun walking with their friends and feel so good about contributing to their school, so please help them get sponsors for their walking challenge.
There are amazing prizes this year including a Toppings field trip, Scarlett's Cupcake party, Bentons gift cards, passes to the Pier, Panda Express lunch and more....
Go to the website to find out more and DONATE!!
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Ice Cream Social, Thursday, 6-7:30pm
Celebrate the end of testing and join the Pali teachers as they dish out some ice cream and celebrate the end of testing. Don't miss this beloved Pali tradition. $5 ice cream benefits the Lori Petrick Garden.
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Pali 5K Walk/Run Friday, 8:30am
Friday, April 26, 8:30 am. A morning to remember. After drop-off join other Pali Parents for an active (or leisurely) walk/run along the beach path at Temescal/PCH. Registrants receive an official Pali 1st Annual 5k Walk/Run T-shirt and a raffle ticket to win new kicks for your kid.
Sign up at www.partyonpali.com
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 Book Fair Starts Friday
Mrs. Nelson's book fair will be in our library from Friday, April 26- Thursday, May 2. Come pick out some summer reading for the whole family and support PEP.
Please join us in the library as a volunteer to help the children select their books. Sign up here:
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International Day 
We are on our way to organizing a fun yet informative International Day for the students on Thursday, May 30th. The families which graciously volunteered to represent their countries are:
India - Surinder China
Kenya - Correne Gichuru
Korea - Susan Fuhrman
Netherlands - Anne-Marij Berendsen
New Zealand - Susan Parlane
If you are interested in volunteering to work with one of these countries in particular or if you are interested in volunteering to work on the event at large, please contact Kari Weaver at weaverkari@hotmail.com.
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 Yogurt Shoppe 5-7pm Give Back Next Week
Plan a play date at the Yogurt Shoppe next week from 5-7pm. A portion of the proceeds will be given back to PEP from all happy hour sales 5-7pm, April 28th - May 4th.
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Get your "Fund-it Pali Style" PaliGala DVD
Take home your own copy of the PaliGala DVD "Pali Style" that features the kids of Pali Elementary! Pick one up in the office and leave the suggested donation of $5 in the box.
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Parent Outreach Speaker, April 29
 Richard B. Cohen, Of One Mind, will speak Monday, April 29 at 8:30am on the topic of Helping Your Elementary School Child To Be Successful: Parenting Styles and Research Findings. |
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