Almond Thursday Word

Dear Almond Families:

Even though the Almond Gala was canceled, the

All of the bids and donations go towards funding goals for the next two years. You can bid on unique and fun items for your child such as Principal for a day, Teacher for a day and Librarian for a day! There are also many adult parties to choose from, which are considered small gatherings, not large events. We encourage you to sign up! The money you donate to the PTA goes directly to our school in the form of classroom materials, computers, furniture, books, community-building events and the many other things that make Almond amazing!

Go to http://bit.ly/almondauction2020 to check out the catalog and check your bids often!

If you prefer not to bid on items, you can also make a direct donation at any time to our PTA on Almond's website (www.almondschool.org) and click on the “Donate” button on the top right corner. We have two Fund-a-Need areas to support: Technology and Flexible Classrooms. So easy to donate, and critical for our students’ learning.

Thank you for supporting Almond School!

Here’s to our amazing Almond community coming together to support all our students!

Raquel

CANCELED: Fri, 3/13, Blach Tour for Parents 9:30-11am at Blach School

CANCELED: Mon, 3/16, Blach Tour for Parents 1:30-3 pm at Blach School

Wed, 3/25, PTA General meeting, 8:30pm

POSTPONED: Tues, 3/24 MVLA Parent Ed event with Peggy Orenstein

CANCELED: Wed, 3/25, BookWave Blast! 6:00pm, multi

POSTPONED: Thu, 4/2, Open House, 5:00pm--new date tbd

Fri, 4/3, Regular Day, NOT minimum day

4/6-4/10, Spring Break, NO SCHOOL

Sat, 4/25, Junior Olympics, Gr 4-6

4/27-5/15, SBAC Testing Window

It’s the last week for our Challenge Match.

Donate to LAEF today and your gift will be DOUBLED!

The John and Liane Davila Foundation, the Field Family, and 2 anonymous LASD families have offered to match every dollar donated before March 15th, up to a total of $22,000.

Gifts of any amount are appreciated!

We welcome one-time donations, monthly donations, stock donations, and pledges.

Help fund teachers and staff at your school.

Every student's physical and mental health is a priority for LASD.

Your student is nurtured through caring teachers and staff at your school, along with LAEF funded programs such as parent education speakers, elementary school PE teachers, and CHAC mental health counselors. Find out more.

Are you an experienced photographer?

We are looking for a parent or community volunteer who is willing to take photos for LAEF in the next few weeks. Please send email to admin@laefonline.org or call 650 559-0445 to learn more. This is a great opportunity to make a difference for our schools!

Pennies for Patients:

Our Students are collecting donations for the Leukemia & Lymphoma society with Pennies for Patients. We hope you have seen your student's collection box! Each week our Student Council reps will be collecting and counting the donations. And parents are welcome to donate online as well: Almond's Pennies for Patients page

Almond is an amazing community of people, with active and caring families. We rely on this community to provide images so we can socialize and honor your achievements.

Please upload images to the yearbook: https://www.almondschool.org/Almondes/6662-Year-Book.html

Ordering information will be coming SOON!

If so, the Egan PTA needs you! The PTA is looking for an EVP for 2020-21 who would become president for 2021-22. The Egan PTA is an essential partner in Egan students’ education and provides funds ($200,000 in the last two years) for teacher laptops and student chrome books. The PTA organizes back-to-school, hot lunch (which also provides meals for Egan’s free and reduced lunch students), Viking Showcase, library support, career day, WOW and more. PTA leaders also meet with the school administration regularly and the district superintendent at monthly meetings. If you are interested or just want to learn more before saying yes, please email amy.heath@yahoo.com.

In support of the steps our school districts are taking to mitigate spread of the coronavirus, we are postponing our event on 3/24 with Peggy Orenstein. Details about rescheduling to come as we are able to make new plans.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support of the MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series!

Sponsored by Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF), MVLA High School Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation (MVEF), and Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council.