Don't forget to order your Walnut Grove t-shirts and sweatshirts.  All orders for Spirit Wear must be placed by Friday, Sept 14th.  Samples of the apparel are located in the display case by the flagpole and order forms can be found in the office or by following this link Spirit Wear. 

 

If you placed an order at walk-thru registration, you do not need to place another order.  Those orders along with orders placed by this Friday will be received in early October.  All orders will be delivered to your child's classroom.  If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Schmit at wschmit@comcast.net or 461-2610

PTA Meeting
Thursday, September 20th, 7 pm, MPR

Put our first meeting of the year on your calendar and plan on coming to see & learn first-hand about the amazing projects and programs PTA supports at Walnut Grove.  We will be voting on our proposed budget for the year, which is posted in the PTA Room in the school office, and we will have a little "field trip" to a 5th grade classroom to see our Smart Classroom Technology in action.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Joan Laursen, PTA President, joan@laursens.com or 462-7994

 

Attention Walnut Grove 5th graders!  You are invited to participate in the Yearbook Cover Contest.  Your full color design can be the cover of this year's Walnut Grove yearbook.  Check out all the info at Contest Instructions and when you're ready use the Contest Template for your design. 

 

Don't miss out on this great opportunity!  Deadline is Friday, September 21st.

 

Are you new to the area?  Are you new to the school and need to switch troops?  Join us Monday, Sept 17th at 6:45PM in the Harvest Park Multi-Purpose room.  There you will be placed on a list and formed into troops.  All questions will be answered that night. 

 

Attention Moms!  Girl Scouts cannot happen without YOU.  Please consider volunteering to lead or co-lead, so that everyone will be in a tripp this year.  Follow this link Girl Scouts Flyer or stop by the office to pick up a flyer.  If you have any questions, contact Laura Harris at 600-9969.

 

 

 

 

Join us Tues Sept 18th at 7:00PM in the Harvest Park Middle School MP Room for the Scout Round-Up and September Pack Meeting.  Boys will have fun while the parents sign-up and ask questions. 

 

Visit our website at www.pack910ca.com.  If you have questions, please contact Malcolm Humphrey at malcolmhumphrey@sbcglobal.net.

 

The Walnut Grove Directory is in the process of being published.  If you DO NOT WANT TO BE LISTED in this year's directory and you did NOT already tell us that on Registration Day, please send an e-mail to jennbell@comcast.net by Friday, Sept 21st.  If we do not hear from you by this date, you will be listed in the 2007-2008 Directory.

 

 

If you missed last night's Destination Imagination (DI) Information Night, it's not too late to join in the fun and creativity. 

 

The next two Thursday afternoons, Sept 20th and 27th, we'll present several Instant Challenges in Walnut Grove's Multi-Purpose Room to give everyone a taste of what DI is all about.  We invite you and your family to join us from 2:50PM to 3:50PM.  For questions, contact Mary at mary_go_round@comcast.net and for program information go to www.idodi.org 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Californians who share their inspiring volunteer stories will be entered to win a trip to DisneylandŽ. 

 

CaliforniaVolunteers announced the launch of the "Find It. Do It. Share It." contest, sponsored by The Walt Disney Company. Californians of any age can visit CaliforniaVolunteers.org and share a personal, inspiring volunteer story for a chance to win a trip for four to the DisneylandŽ Resort.  Check it out - deadline is Sept 23rd.

 

Walk-In Registration Thurs Sept 27th 6:00PM to 9:00PM

 

It's time to register for the 2008 season of the Pleasanton Girl's Softball League.  You can register on-line at www.pleasantonsoftball.org, or by mail by following this link to the PGSL Flyer. You may also stop by walk-in registration on Thursday, Sept 27th from 6:00PM to 9:00PM at Round Table Pizza on Main Street. 

 

 

 

Buy your tickets now to this fabulous annual taste of fall.  Our very own Mr. Rad will be teamed up with a chef & a sponsor and will be serving hors d'oeuvres & wine at this amazing event, along with 15 other culinary teams.  But we need to be there to vote for Mr. Rad!

 

For more info and to purchase tickets, check it out at PPIE.

The school that sells the most tickets wins a $200 prize.  Donlon has taken it the last two years - let's see if we can take the prize away from them, and have a wonderful evening out with delicious food, delectable wines and all for a good cause!

 

 

"Compared to teens (ages 12-17) who do have 5 or more family dinners per week, teens who have 2 or less are:

 

- more than twice as likely to have tried cigarettes

- one and one half times likelier to have tried alcohol, and

-twice as likely to have tried marijuana"

 

If you are interested in reading the study titled "The Importance of Family Dinners III, September 2006, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University" you can download it for free at Columbia Study

 

If you have questions for Ask the Doctor, please send them to Walnut Grove parent, Dr. Laura Foster, at lmurphyfoster@yahoo.com and look for the answers in an upcoming Roadrunner or check out the WG PTA website.

Thanks to all the volunteers that made the Back-to-School BBQ such a big success.  Special thanks to:

 

     Elizabeth Wiener                        Colleen Newman

     Linda Coleman                            Kathy Bennett

     Amy Synder                               Terry Felix

     Stella Kim                                  Suzy Goon

 

It's parents like you that make these events so fun!

 

 

"Positive Parenting" on Wednesdays 9:30AM-11:30AM at Pleasanton Presbyterian Church Room #5

 

"Parenting with Love & Logic" on Tuesdays 6:30PM-8:30PM at Harvest Park Middle School Room A2

 

"Stop Using Coersion and Do Something That Really Works" on September 26 6:30PM-8:30PM at Harvest Park Middle School Room B14

 

For more information, call 426-4280.