Upcoming Event Dates
November
16th-20th Fall Book Fair
December
3rd Arts Attack Show
11th Winter Festival
January 2010
13th General Association Board Meeting
February
5th Under the Tuscan Moon Dinner and Auction |
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Welcome to our 2nd Issue of the JFS PTA Newsletter, and thank for you for supporting our efforts to be paperless! Be sure to read through the newsletter carefully as there are a lot of topics this month and dates to take note of. Happy reading! |
Our campus is full of color! This year's Beautification Day was a great Success! We had over 30 volunteers including students, future students, graduates and their parents pulling weeds, tilling and planting this year! Look for all the beautiful flowers along the side of Kindergarten, the bus drop off loop, along the side path, on the hill, by the blacktop, as well as the front of the school!
We planted:
1080 Pansies, 540 Snapdragons, 570 Daffodils
Lantana plants and Daylilies
Thanks to Payless Nursery for discounting our plants!
Thanks to "Keep San Jose Beautiful" for 250 free bulbs!
Thank you to the following volunteers that made it a great success:
Wayne & Kayleen Chin (5th, Mrs. Jenkins)
James & Grant Kawamoto (3rd, Mrs. Quijano)
Pari Pham (Alexander 1st, Mrs. Hunter)
Seema Mulji (Kayla, 3rd Mr. Skinner & Jenna, 1st, Mrs. Hunter)
Sue Pai (3rd, Mr. Skinner)
Andy & Yvonne Tran (Graduates)
Susan, Katherine (4th, Mrs. Keller) & Jennifer Williams (Graduate)
Emily Pham (5th, Mrs. Jenkins)
Paras, Roopa, Anusha & Isha Trivedi (3rd, Mrs. Noyes)
Paramjeet, Mahima & Sania Bhella (2nd, Mrs. Beopple)
Darlene, Logan & Conlan Mann (4th, Mrs. Caldwell & Mrs. Hsu)
Vinod & Anya Kasturi (2nd, Mrs. Roman)
Kathy Casquinha & Samantha Denny (5th, Mrs. Miller)
Amy & Maddie Weiss (4th, Mrs. Caldwell)
Laura & Jake Appleby (4th, Ms. Soares)
Leo & Elvia Corteze (4th, Mrs. Keller)
Mr. Hodgin
Special thanks to James Kawamoto and Wayne Chin for their many hours spent: fixing irrigation; hauling plants, mulch & compost; tilling; planting and mulching.
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| Pledge Drive Finishes Off With A Bang! |
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THANK YOU so much to those of you who donated to our Pledge Drive and for helping make it such a success this year! Our original goal was to raise $25,000, but with all your help, we raised over $30,000! All your money is going to help contribute to the higher quality of education we have come to know and expect here at JFS. Thank you so much for your generosity. |
| Bingo/Spaghetti Night A Success! |
| Yell BINGO for Our First Bingo/Spaghetti Night!
Our first Bingo/Spaghetti night was a rousing success. With over 250 people attending, there were children and adults alike enjoying the dinner and games.
Congratulations to those of you who won one of the 50 prizes distributed that night. Thank you to our chair, Sheri Roham, for bringing this event to JFS! A huge thanks to Jonathan Smith for an awesome job as our MC for the night.
And we couldn't have pulled it off without our amazing volunteers. Thank you so much to: Tania Van Besouw, Gina Vinluan, Tracy Wilkinson, Sharon Bennett, Sujana Mukund, Romina Ahuja, Loretta Mosley, Sue Pai, Seema Mulji, Noreen Hussain, Noha Ragab, Devashree Bhau, Sumathi Venkatapathy, Mohan Kumar, Laura Appleby, Neeta Kapoor and Lucia Lawson.
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| Cornerstone Still In Need of Volunteers |
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Cornerstone is a wonderful program that teaches our children at all grade levels about all sorts of social issues including bullying and friendship by reading age appropriate stories and having group discussions. We are still in need of volunteers for the Cornerstone program. The time commitment is approximately 2 hrs per month.
Teachers still needing volunteers are: Ms Roman, Ms Ulleseit, Ms Hart, Ms Miller, Ms Jenkins, Ms Kim and Mr Conway.
Please contact Romina at RominaAhuja@mac.com if you can help. |
| Fall Book Fair, November 16-20 |
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The leaves are falling and there's a crispness to the air... it must be time for the Fall Book Fair! The JFS Fall Book Fair will be open for sales beginning Monday, November 16th from 9:45 until 2:45 daily with the exception of WEDNESDAY, November 18th. (Conference Day), when we will be open from 9:00 until 4:00. So please come by and reward your child's good report card with a new book!
NEW THIS YEAR - Just for Parents and Grandparents: Sneak Preview Day for parents and grandparents only! Come shop without your child and stock up for the holiday season. You are invited to join us before the fair opens for sales the following week! Join us on Friday, November 13th between 12:00 and 2:00 for some early holiday shopping.
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| Art Gallery Show - December 3rd |
 PTA would like to invite you to a special evening to enjoy the amazing art work created by the children of JF Smith. Every child will be creating a special piece of art just for this event and every child's art will be on display.
Please join us on Thursday December 3rd from 6pm to 8pm. Come walk the walls of art, enjoy some relaxing music and sophisticated refreshments. Your child will be so proud to show off their creativity. This is a wonderful time to show your children that what they accomplish at school is important to you. It is also a lovely event to invite grandparents and other family members to.
Optional framing for your child's art work will be available at $5, $15, or $20, depending on the frame you choose. This is not a fundraiser and every child's art will be sent home with them the following day.
If you would be willing to help with set up of this event (830 pieces of art work to hang), overseeing refreshments, music selection and clean up crew, please contact Noreen Hussain at noreenh@mac.com or Tracy Wilkinson at tw69@sbcglobal.net. They would greatly appreciate your help. |
| Winter Festival, December 11th - Volunteers Needed! |
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Winter Festival is only six weeks away! It will be held at the Multi-Purpose Room on December 11th at 6:30PM. We are busy preparing and rehearsing with the children to bring enjoyment to our JFS community!
We are in dire need of parent volunteers in the following areas:
- Stage Decoration Crew
- Set-up/clean up Crew
- Assistance for the Candles during/before/after the Finale
- Backstage/Frontstage Helpers
- Food committee
- Person in-charge of DVD Pre-Order/Manage Table during the show
- Technical assistance for the Music System/Microphones
- Photographer to take picture of the entire show (Video/Photo not allowed
during the show.
If you are able to volunteer, a sign-up sheet will be available on Friday, November 6th, at the Multi-Purpose Room, or you can email Vicky Pascual at vpas121798@yahoo.com.
The Winter Fest theme this year is "Believe", and we truly "Believe" in the goodness and the active involvement of all the parents at JFS, and we have seen our community pull through at the last minute where assistance is needed.
Thank you in advance for those of you who are willing to help. We hope to see you all at the show!
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| Under the Tuscan Moon, February 5, 2010! |
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Save the date and join us for our annual Dinner/Auction being held again at the beautiful Ranch Golf Club on February 5th, 2010. Tickets will go on sale in early January for $50 each.
We will have a live auction and huge silent auction that will include classroom baskets, items and gift certificates from local companies, and the always popular Teacher Times. Great deals are sure to be found and it all benefits our children's education.
Volunteers and Sponsors Needed! There are many jobs involved in making this event a success, and any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Also, we are looking for individuals and businesses to sponsor our event, as well as material donations for the auction. If you would like to help or if you have any questions, please contact Sharon Bennett at sharon@bennettwebs.com.
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