Palisades Elementary
Charter School
This Week's Happenings

  CST News: Next week, California State Testing continues 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 Assembly on April 22. Please be on time. Students that arrive late will not be able to take the test with their classmates! 

Art Cadre: Beginning this Wednesday and ending on Friday, the first, second and third grade students will be busy painting a huge (9 ft.X 12 ft.) "Monet's Garden" mural, to be hung in the Lori Petrick Garden for Open House.  Small groups of kids will be taken outside to work on the mural, while the rest of the kids are working on an individual piece of art in the Art Cadre room.

 Ice Cream Social: "Ice cream is happiness condensed". This fun-raising event is this Thursday! So come and let our terrific teachers give you the "scoop" from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. 

Kindergarten Visiting Day: Attention Fall 2013 Kindergarten Class!  Children who are registered for next fall's Kindergarten class are invited, along with one of their parents or a guardian, to Kindergarten Visiting Day taking place this Friday, April 26 from 2-3 pm.  The children can play on the equipment, have a snack, explore the classrooms and meet our current Kindergarten teachers.  At this event, we ask parents to fill out a student questionnaire that will be used by the Kindergarten teachers and the principal to form the classes for next year's Kindergarten.  This is a terrific way to introduce your future Kindergartener to his or her new school and the questionnaire is our best way for you to introduce your child to our teachers.  Parents can also learn more about our STAR program and explore ways to get "involved" in the 2013-2014 school year at Pali.  And don't forget to bring cash or check to purchase your first bit of PaliWear, which will be on sale.  If you know someone who is planning on registering, but has yet to do so, encourage him or her to register and come to Kindergarten Visiting Day.  Thanks for helping us spread the word.  Questions?  Contact kinderambassador@palielementary.org.

Pali First Annual 5K Walk/Run:  On Friday, April 26, 2013 @ 8:30 a.m 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.  <http://pali.onlinepartybook.com/details.php?party_id=3690  

STAR Basketball: Come cheer on the STAR Basketball team at out remaining games on Friday's after school.

Game Start Times: 2nd-3rd grade @ 3:15 and 4th - 5th grade @4:15

April 26th - Away @ Kenter Canyon

May 3rd - Home vs. Canyon

May 10th - Away @ Marquez

The Parent Outreach: On Monday, April 29 at 8:30 am in the library Richard B. Cohen will be speaking on the topic: "Helping Your Elementary School Child To Be Successful: Parenting Styles and Research Findings". Richard is a renowned psychotherapist, certified behavioral specialist, and master addictions counselor who has developed and operated a leading innovative treatment program on the west side for over 25 years. He is the founder and president of "Of One Mind" which is dedicated to helping teens, young adults, and families resolve behavioral challenges, psychological issues, and chemical dependency problems. His creative skills and psychotherapeutic strategies have produced successful results. He is a well-known speaker in the community on various issues and has been well received by the parents who have attended his parent education seminars.

   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: Palisades Elementary Student Council joined 27,000 schools nationwide to support Pennies for Patients, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual fundraising campaign.  So far our students have gathered over $200 worth of pennies! Students till have a few weeks to continue to 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 and bring them back to school to put in your child's classroom donation collection box. Our school's goal is to raise $1,000, but the sky's the limit! All checks can be made payable to "The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society".  Thank you for your generosity and caring.

New & Easy Way To Help Pali Retain Funding When Your Child Misses School: 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.

 Open House: This year our school's Open House will be on Thursday, May  2 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!

Our Annual Walkathon is on Friday, May3:  Walkathon packets came home in folders on Friday. This is our LAST fundraising event of the year and we plan to raise $25,000!! Every dollar will help pay for teachers' salaries, enrichment programs, computer technology and more. This is a beloved Pali event! The kids have so much fun walking with their friends and feel good about contributing to their school, so please help them get sponsors for their walking challenge! There are amazing prizes this year, including: Toppings Yogurt field trip, Scarlett's Cupcake party, Bentons gift cards, Passes to the Pier, Panda lunch and more!Please see packets with details in your child's folder. Also, go to the website to find out more and DONATE!! Send this link to your family and friends!  http://www.palielementary.org/walkathon GO PALI!!! 

Sincerely,

Joan Ingle, 

Principal

Thought for the week: A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to.  Robert Brault

School Calendar 2012- 2013

APRIL

24 Wednesday                 CST Testing - ends  

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 & First

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