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A PUBLICATION OF THE PTA AND FRIENDS OF ALAMO FOUNDATION
ISSUE: OCTOBER 2015
Dear Alamo Friends and Families,
Thank you to everyone who put together another amazing Back-to-School picnic! Our next community events are STEM night on October 7 from 5:30pm to 7:30 pm and the Halloween Carnival on October 30. Please think about donating your time to these two big events, or check out the newsletter for more ways to donate time or money, from Count Me In events to Invest in Alamo. Every bit helps and is so appreciated!
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| Print Editions of Alamo Matters: English and 中文.
- Thursday, October 1, 2015, 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Green Schoolyard Committee meeting, Rooftop Garden
- Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 6:30pm: PTA meeting, school library
- Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 8:15am - 8:25am: Annual Walk and Roll to School Day, Rochambeau playground
- Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 5:30pm - 7:30pm: STEM Night, auditorium
- Monday, October 12, 2015: School closed, Indigenous Peoples’ Day/El Dia de La Raza Holiday
- Friday, October 16, 2015: Picture Day make up/ re-take day, auditorium
- Friday, October 16, 2015, 9:00am – 10:00am: “Coffee and Conversation,” school library
- Saturday, October 24, 2015, 9:30am - 2:30pm: SFUSD Enrollment Fair, City College (Main Campus)
- Friday, October 30, 2015, 1:40pm - 4:30pm: Halloween Carnival, PTA Store open
- Every Friday: Alamo Spirit Day, Wear Alamo gear to school
ANNUAL WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAYWalk and Roll to School day is Wednesday, October 7, 2015. All students who participate will be tabulated in class.
WALKING SCHOOL BUS VOLUNTEER NEEDED Be a Friend! We need a Volunteer Parent to lead the Alamo Walking School Bus. Easy and fun, lead students from Rochambeau Playground or a playground of your choice to Alamo once a month. Safe Routes to Schools provides vests and stop signs. By decreasing car traffic you are helping the environment and making the area around Alamo safer for everyone! Interested parents should see Ms. Vivien Pellegrini in the office or contact parent volunteer, Stephanie Kwan: sskwan001@hotmail.com.
ALAMO'S ANNUAL HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
Please join us for Alamo's 35th Annual Halloween Carnival on October 30th from 1:45pm to 4:30pm. It will start with a costume parade at 1:30pm. There will be food, games, a climbing wall, a giant inflatable slide, face painting … fun for all ages! Invite your friends, family and neighbors. Each classroom will be responsible for running a booth, so please sign and take a short shift. This is a good time to meet some of your child's new friends and other Alamo parents. In addition, Alamo PTA store will be open, come to shop and support our school.
CMI THANK YOU! A big "thank you" to all who came by the CMI table at the Back to School Picnic! Winners of the Jelly Bean Guessing Game each received a jar of jelly beans and a gift certificate from Green Apple Bookstore. Congratulations to: (1) Gigi Harkins - room 218 (2) Justin Lee - room 204 (3) Alex Chiu - room 218 Do you want to get to know other families in your grade level? Does your child want to make new friends but is somewhat a shy butterfly? CMI events are an awesome way for families to 'meet and mingle' in a fun & social setting! To learn more about events to come, hosting opportunities or how you can be part of the CMI Team - email Paulina Chen at: alamocmi2015@gmail.com. | |
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| | SAY HELLO TO ALAMO’S NEW LIBRARIANS Please welcome Alamo's new librarians, Colette Lafia, working on Monday and Tuesdays; and Ms. Elizabeth Sutch-Hyatt, our Wednesday librarian.
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| NAGATA DANCE Kindergarten creative movement with Corrine Nagata starts September 30 and continues for 8 weeks every Wednesday morning in the cafeteria. A culmination performance will take place November 18 so please save the date.
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| SCHOOLA FUNDRAISER Request a bag Alamo Families! Our Alamo Schoola Store is running out of clothes. 89 bags have been sent in, but we are almost out of inventory. Check out our site Alamo Schoola, request a bag, drop off at post office and you are done.
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| INVEST IN ALAMO (IIA) Our annual campaign is off to a great start! Many thanks to all who have already made a contribution. We still have a ways to go, so please consider making a donation now. You can donate by completing a donation form, enclose your check or cash, and return it to the PTA mailbox in the main office or online at www.friendsofalamo.org/invest. Let's invest in our children's education; let's Invest in Alamo! Click HERE , 中文, Español for the letter.
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| Photos: Back to School Picnic; 3rd Annual Back to School Picnic and Green Schoolyard Workday
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