Membership Update - End of Week 5
Thank you Dragons - we had a great week and are fast approaching the 80% mark! A special "shout out" goes to Ms. Vanderpool/Schneck's class who is still in 1st place, with Ms. Hooper's class still right behind them. Please keep those donations coming and help us reach our goal!
You can also earn the coveted title of " SUPER DRAGON" by donating the suggested $350 per child to PK PTA and pledge or donate to MBEF (online atmbef.org/givetoday/, in office, or mail in) by October 15th. Super Dragons also receive DOUBLE the raffle tickets and DOUBLE the chances to win an IPad Air or Go Pro at Bingo Night! |
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GIVE TO MBEF, SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS
Parent donations to MBEF will fund educators' jobs in grades K-12 this year. One in five Pennekamp elementary teachers is funded through your donations to MBEF. Add to that your new PE teacher Mr. Newman, your librarian Ms. Barbara, science specialist Ms. Holton, reading specialist, elementary music teachers, and much more, and you have the third best school district in the state. We hope we can count on you again.
Please visit https://mbef28206.thankyou4caring.org/pages/annual-appeal-donation to donate.
MBEF SURVEY
If you haven't taken the MBEF Parent Survey, please take a few minutes to help MBEF determine their strategy! Do you want the next grant to support STEM, Character Development, Visual Arts?
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IMPORTANT NEWS
EVENTS/NEW OPPORTUNITIES
ANNUAL MB HOMETOWN FAIR- OCT. 4TH & 5TH
Help support our community by joining us for PK's color hair spray booth (Booth #718 on Dorsey Field)! Stop in anytime from 10-6 and we will color your hair like a rock star! Join us and show your Dragon Spirit! If you are interested in volunteering, please email Jenn Gemmell at jeneferina@yahoo.com. See attached flyer.
DRAGON DINNER- OCT. 16TH
Please support Pennekamp PTA by dining at Veggie Grill in the Plaza El Segundo, 720 Allied Way, ES, 90245, (310) 535-0025. Veggie Grill is offering 50% in sales, back to the classrooms! What an easy way to contribute. Please print the attached flyer and present at the time of payment.
FAMILY DISCO BINGO NIGHT- OCT. 17TH
Please join us for our 2nd Annual Family Disco Bingo Night. It will be a fun-filled night with bingo, music, dancing, prizes and food. We will need a small amount of volunteers for the night and we also need donations of prizes (Examples of prizes are gift cards bought through scrip like Target, ITunes, Barnes & Noble, Starbucks, etc.). Please contact Tracy Jones (tracy.jones@mac.com) or Nicole Weber (nicolewrn@gmail.com) if you are interested in volunteering and/or donating. Please see the attached form for more details.
SKECHERS PIER-TO-PIER FRIENDSHIP WALK- OCT. 26TH
Register for the SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk on Sunday, October 26th. Cost is $25 per person.
Join the PK Team! It's more fun to walk with friends and classmates. When you sign up, designate 100% of your registration fee to go to MBEF. Last year MBEF received $100,000 from SKECHERS for our participation in this event! If you cannot walk on October 26th, become a virtual walker with your $25 donation going to your school team. For registration, go to: http://www.skechersfriendshipwalk.com/goto/PennekampElementary
Team Pennekamp will meet at the beach parking lot south of the Pier at 8.45 a.m. and begin walking at 9 AM. Wear PK or Pier to Pier shirts!
GRADES OF GREEN- YOUTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Deadline: October 9th to apply
The Youth Corps is our awesome student leadership program in which students who join take on a year long project of their choice to help green their school community. Students are provided with mentorship and leadership training from our amazing Youth Corps staff members as well as peer support from other Youth Corp members. This group is perfect for students who are passionate about the environment and would like to take on a leadership role in their school. Our past Youth Corps students have made significant "green" changes in their communities, developed leadership skills that will serve them throughout their lives, and have made lasting friendships. The Youth Corps program is free to any student who joins. Questions? Contact Lauren at laurenm@gradesorgreen.org.
SUPPORT PENNEKAMP
FAMILY PORTRAITS!!
This is a WIN-WIN for families and school! Many dates and locations, see attached flyer. Call the photographer early to get your preferred date: 310.640.7212 or email Charlene Harding at CharJarHar@verizon.net.
GIFT-WRAP IN FULL SWING!
Please help your kids sell by placing your own order and sending an email invitation to your friends and family! Let's make this our best year yet! We need your help & support to make it happen! Don't forget, when you sell your first 3+ items, fill out your coupon(s) and put them in the marked box in the front office. For questions, contact Jill Levine at MrsJillLevine@gmail.com, Sindu Sheth at SinduSheth@yahoo.com, or Elizabeth McDonald at MewMcdonald@yahoo.com.
BOX TOPS COMPETITION- ENDS TODAY-- FREE ICE CREAM FOR A YEAR
If you have 100 or more box tops, put them in a bag with student's name, room number and the number of Box Tops and give them to the teacher or turn them in at the office no later than SEPTEMBER 30th. If you have less than a 100, save them for the Monthly Classroom Contests, which begin on October 1st.
BUY YOUR T-SHIRTS AND SWEATSHIRTS
Two more opportunities to buy your PK Gear! Order by 10/17 for delivery by 11/7 or order by 11/14 for delivery by 12/12. or questions, contact Julie Iko (iko1331@gmail.com, 310-486-5154) or Julie Kwon (jkkwon@yahoo.com, 310-780-1643)
PRE-ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK
The Yearbook is a great memory keeper of your child's year at PK. Yearbooks are still on sale. Pre-order and save. $27 through the end of the year. Order at http://pennekampschool.org/yearbook. Questions? Contact meganezimmer@gmail.com.
Pennekamp and all MBUSD schools are tobacco-free campuses. |
