The Gala Auction
4th Grade Basket for Our Biggest Event of the Year
Hello Parents!
Our Annual Gala is fast approaching and you know what that means? The competition is on for who can build the best Grade Basket! Last year, our basket scored the highest bid! The basket that goes for the most money at the Live Auction on March 21, 2015 will win a Pizza & Ice Cream Party!
To get started we have to come up with a great anchor item or two. For example, you reply, “ Hey, I have a vacation home in Palm Springs that I could donate for 2 nights”. Great! We have a theme. "Desert Delight!” Don’t laugh, the names will be better by that night, I promise. We then throw out the idea to the whole class….maybe suggest some nice sunglasses, a gift card to Las Casuelas, tickets to the PS Tram and presto and we have a basket. Basically, after we get feedback from all of you, we’ll start to piece together the donations and create a basket.
Some ideas from the past years are as follows: Lakers Mania, The Ultimate Staycation (local luxuries), All Star (baseball theme) and Pop Rock (tickets to concerts & cosmetics).
Please get back to us if you have anything we can start with or ideas for a theme. I will leave a box in the classroom or can coordinate a pick-up with you once we get started. Anyone of us who’s donating any of the items must fill out and attach forms to the items once they start coming in. Here is a link to the donation form:
http://www.fowhe.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SA-Donation-Form-2015.pdf
Please write "For Fourth Grade Basket" somewhere on the donation form before you turn in your item to me. Very important: Please don’t turn in anything w/out a form!
This is one of the most exciting, biggest DEALS of the night so let’s WIN this and make loads of money for our kids!
Thank you!
Important Dates to Remember
Jan 27-Executive Board Meeting (10 Min. Public Comment) @ 8:30am in B5
Jan 27 - 1:45pm, Early Dismissal
Jan 28- New Spirit Wear for Sale @ 7:45am, location: in front of school
Jan 28- Gala Auction Meeting @ 8:20am in B5
Jan 29- 1sr Grade Bristol Farms Cooking Demo @ 10:30am in Auditorium
Jan 30 - Free Dress Day
Jan 30 - Glee Club w/Mr.C (4-5th grades) @ 3pm till 4pm in B5 (every Fri.)
Feb 16 - No School (President's Day)
March 9-13 - Parent Teacher Conferences
March 21st - Silent Auction @ 5:30-9pm; Location: Phyllis Morris Showroom
March 30-Apr 3 - No School (Spring Break)
April 6 - No School (Cesaer Chavez)
May 8 - 4th Grade Sacramento Field Trip
May 25 - No School (Memorial Day)
June 4 - Last Day of School
Resources
* Check Ms. Russo’s website for homework assignments, upcoming assessments & updates at: msprusso.weebly.com/index.html
*Take the time to read your Wizard Wire each Tuesday and refer to the FOWHE website at http://www.fowhe.org/home/.
*Purchase Spiritwear Online at https://fowhe.ejoinme.org/spiritwear.
*Weho Library Day - signup at
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054eaeae2fa20-library
*Pledge Donations @ http://www.fowhe.org/home/fundraising/pledge-drive/
Please let us know if you have questions.
Thank you for your support,
Ms. Russo's 4th Grade Room Parents:
Marina B. Shlimak (Dascha's mom)
Missi Stein (Isabella's Mom)