What's New at Walnut?
January, 2019
Principal's Message
International Dinner
The Great Kindness Challenge
Session II of Target Time and LEAD Begin
PTA News
January PTA Happenings:
PTA Meeting on Wednesday, January 9th: We will meet in Room 12 at 1:45 p.m. Child care is provided.
McDonald's Night on Wednesday, January 23rd: This is always our most popular Restaurant Night fundraiser! Come and see Walnut staff working the cash registers, making shakes, and cooking french fries! There will also be an on-going raffle for small prizes (everyone who attends gets a free raffle ticket). The fun starts at 5:00 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m. Walnut will receive 25% of the proceeds from the register--drive through is not included.
International Dinner on Thursday, January 31st: The International Dinner is the place to get to know other Walnut families while enjoying great food and entertainment. The dinner is potluck style, but PTA will provide drinks and paper goods. The Korean Classical Dance and Music company will be entertaining us this year. See above for more information. Flyers will go home soon!
Feel free to contact us at any time at walnutwildcatspta@gmail.com
Meet a Walnut Staff Member--Mrs. Patterson
Captain Attendance Winners
Trimester 1 Winning Classrooms--Mrs. Lopez and Ms. Brady (August - November)
January Winning Classrooms--Ms. Floyd and Mrs. Staiano (for the month of December)
At the end of the year, we will have a drawing for a new bike for two students who have perfect attendance from December 1st through the end of May. This program is sponsored by the Horace Mann Company.
Mark Your Calendars!
January 9th--PTA Meeting, 1:45 p.m., Room 12
January 15th--Target Time and LEAD Session II begin, grades 1-5
January 15th--GATE Parent Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Room 10
January 17th--School Site Council Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Room 21, Open to the Public
January 17th--Walnut Safety Committee Meeting, 3:45 p.m., Room 21
January 21st--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day NO SCHOOL
January 22nd--Band and Strings Concert, 6:30 p.m., MPR
January 23rd--Mindset Mission NED Assembly, all grades
January 23rd--McDonald's Restaurant Fundraiser, 5-7:30 p.m.
January 28th--Kindness Week (The Great Kindness Challenge) begins
January 31st--International Dinner, 6:00 p.m., MPR. All families invited! Potluck dinner with free entertainment.
Walnut Elementary School
Email: awall@conejousd.org
Website: conejousd.org/walnut
Location: 581 Dena Drive, Newbury Park, CA, USA
Phone: (805) 498-3608
Facebook: facebook.com/WalnutBEAT
Twitter: @WalnutAWall