Hickory PTA Roundup
October 2023
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
October 10, 2023 - Reflections Deadline
October 11, 2023 - ELMAC Meeting #1
October 12, 2023 - PTA Board Meeting
October 13, 2023 - Movie Night
October 17-18, 2023 - CPK Restaurant Fundraiser
October 23-27, 2023 - Red Ribbon Week
October 29, 2023 - Skechers Walk (school event)
November 4-5, 2023 - Fund Photo Fundraiser
Lost and Found
Reflections Contest Entries Due 10/10
The Reflections Contest deadline is Tuesday, 10/10/23—take advantage of our upcoming 3-day weekend and encourage your child to participate! We can't wait to see their submissions! For more information including how to submit entries, visit www.hickorypta.net/pta-reflections.
Movie Night: Friday October 13
The votes are in! Our 2023 Fall Movie will be....The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Hickory PTA is proud to sponsor Movie Night for our Hickory Hounds and their families on Friday, 10/13/23. Gates (front and park gates) will open at 5:30pm and the movie starts at sunset. The event is free for all attendees. We will need volunteers to help make the event successful. Please email volunteers@hickorypta.net if you are interested.
Direct Donation Campaign
The Hickory PTA is 45% of the way to our $19,000 goal.
Thank you to the following donors for their support of the Hickory Community:
The Abbott Family
The Arcuri Familiy
Mrs. Barnes (2nd Grade)
The Bhattacharjee Family
The Chae Family
The Chu Family
The Chun Family
The Cole Family
The Guba Family
The Huang Family
The Joo Family
Ms. Jongbloed (5th Grade)
The Kang Family
The Kuwada Family
The Kiflezghie Family
The Lawnickzak Family
The Lee Family
The Matsuda Family
The Miles Family
The Orinion Family
The Oh Family
The Park Family
The Rettura Family
The Shin Family
The Tamura Family
The Woods Family
All donations to the Hickory PTA go directly to funding our sponsored programs, materials and events.
Library
Adventures in Art (AIA)
The workshop for Project 1 is coming up. Students will do a project based on the artwork of Edward Gorey.
For Project 2, we will need a plastic straight edge, so if anyone has OLD/EXPIRED gift cards, hotel keys, etc that we can have, please let Amanda (AIA Chair) know at hickoryaia.amanda@gmail.com.
Book Fair Save the Date
The Hickory PTA Book Fair will be held Monday December 4 through Friday December 8, 2023. More details will be posted on the book fair page.
We need lots of volunteers to help with the book fair in areas such as creating decorations/props, set up, helping the week of, and more. Email volunteers@hickorypta.net if you are interested in volunteering. Also, we would greatly appreciate contributions (new, gently used, or borrowed) of props and decor that would fit the book fair theme, “The Grinch.” If you’d like to donate any items, we have an Amazon Wish List.
ELMAC Meeting #1 Invite with RSVP Link
Hickory ELMAC Meeting #1
When: Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Where: Hickory Cafeteria
Time: 9:15 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Who: Hickory parents of students designated as English Language Learners
Note: Translators provided (Japanese and Korean)
For more information visit:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/136VVdo-SodvCPVqSJUzhlOjEpvK7gR6V/view?usp=drive_link
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Join online today: https://jointotem.com/ca/torrance/hickory-pta.
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