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Eat At Rubio's to Earn Money For AB!
Offer good on last Saturday of every month starting this Saturday, August 28, 2010
Rubio's in the Highland Village Plaza (near Alberton's off Camino del Sur)
The Adobe Bluffs Educational Foundation (ABEF) wishes to thank Rubio’s Torrey Highlands for their fundraising campaign for our school. If you bring your flyer to Rubio's on the last Saturday of every month, they will donate 20% of your bill to ABEF. You can use the flier any time between the hours of 11am and closing at the Torrey Highlands Rubio's location (beside Albertson's.) Fliers will be distributed in your child’s red folder the week of the event. Fliers can also be printed at the Foundation website. All proceeds to the not-for-profit ABEF go to enhancing education at Adobe Bluffs. The kick-off for this event is this Saturday, August 28th. The offer applies to eat in, take-out, and catering.
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Calling all 5th Graders! Ride Across California (RAC)
YMCA Bike Club registration - begins Thur. Sept 2, 2010
RAC registration - begins Jan 2011
RAC - April 3-9, 2011
Join other local 5th graders for the 21st Annual "River to Riptide" Ride Across California (RAC) hosted by the Rancho Family YMCA. Experience a once-in-a-lifetime challenge to ride your bike from Yuma, AZ to Carlsbad, CA over spring break. To get started, check out YMCA's Race Across California page for more details and join the YMCA's Bike Club to start training. The first Bike Club meeting will be Thurs. Sept. 2 from 7-8pm at Oak Valley Middle School. You can register then or online. See the entire RAC training calendar.
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NFL Back to School Picnic
5:30-7pm on Friday, Sept 10, 2010 @ Adobe Bluffs grass fields
Aztecs, are you ready for more Fun? Football? Fitness and Learning? It’s the Adobe Bluffs own NFL style back to school picnic. When? Friday September 10, 5.30pm to 7.30pm at the AB Stadium(grass fields). Yes, PTA is sporting an NFL football inspired tailgate picnic! There will be football inspired games and drills to play with family, friends and teachers.
Friday, September 10th, will be also be Charger/Football jersey day at school, so continue to show your football spirit at the picnic by having the whole family in football gear too! Wear your favorite Chargers gear (or other NFL team), pack a picnic dinner and bring a healthy tailgate dessert to share.
Don't want to give the "game plan" away too early so watch out for a flyer coming home soon and stay tuned to the PTA website.
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Adobe Bluffs Dads' Club
Welcome back to the returning Adobe Bluffs families and welcome to the new families joining us. This year we are attempting to start something new at Adobe Bluffs, The Dads’ Club. This is a spinoff from the Dad’s Luncheon with the goal of providing Dads* more opportunities to get involved, while also helping out OUR school.
The projects may range in size from helping around the school with flower beds to building a few more backpack hooks in front of some of the classrooms. There is a special project we’d like to help with, but it will need some special skills and a lot of labor as we may consider placing a border around “Anthony’s Arbor” if we can find Dads with the skills needed.
What we are asking of Dads is to volunteer some time to help with these projects. All Dads are needed and will be appreciated. We would really like to have any Dads with construction skills to help plan and lead us through some of the projects. We would also welcome your ideas for low cost Dad led events and/or projects.
There will be a sign-up table at the NFL Back-to-School Picnic on September 10, 2010. If you are unable to make the picnic, please contact Brent Naritomi or Kevin Wong to let us know you would like to help. Thank you for helping OUR kids and go AZTECS!
*Adobe Bluffs dads, grandfathers, uncles, other male or female role models are welcome.
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AB PTA Membership
first deadline Friday, September 10, 2010
You support education and your child’s class could win a snow cone party
This year's PTA membership drive has begun and we're excited to start the year off with a snow cone party for the class that brings in the highest percentage of PTA memberships!! So...fill out and return your Adobe Bluffs PTA Order Form found in your child’s First Day Packet before Friday, September 10th to ensure that your membership counts toward the snow cone party!
- Basic membership is only $10!!
- With PTA membership, you also receive a buy 1 get 1 free coupon to Legoland AND Legoland Waterpark or Legoland Aquarium.
- Plus, if you sign up for two gold memberships, you receive a FREE Adobe Bluffs T-shirt!!
Due to the state’s continued financial issues, Adobe Bluffs has received the second straight year of significant funding cuts which will affect every child and every classroom. Because of this, we are asking every family to please step up and support the PTA and Adobe Bluffs by becoming a member. This will ensure that we are able to continue with providing the best school experience possible!
This years membership money is being earmarked for Literacy support; which includes:
- New library books and library support
- In-class reading programs
- Morning Readers Program
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Adobe Bluffs Educational Foundation
Hello, my name is KC Hellenkamp and I am the Adobe Bluffs Educational Foundation President for the 2010-2011 school year. On behalf of the Foundation, I would like to welcome you back for what is sure to be an amazing school year! The Foundation was created in 2002 to provide funding for large capital acquisitions and projects.
The Foundation is powerless without your donations. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. Please note that all of your money is tax deductible and is put back into the school. Please look for our donation forms in your child’s red folder. This year, the Foundation would like to add new programs such as a basket drive and “teachers deliver your pizza” night. To make that happen, we will need your support. If you are interested in volunteering or being involved with the Foundation on an ongoing basis, please contact me or visit the ABEF website, at which you can also access the 2010–2011 schedule of Foundation meetings.
Whether it be with the Foundation, the PTA, or in the classroom, volunteering makes a huge difference. We need to work together because the school relies on our help. Here's to a great school year!!
Thanks,
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AB Volunteer Opportunities
As the 2010-11 school year begins I wanted to make you aware that many of the great programs our school offers throughout the year need parent Volunteers. Please look for the Volunteer Form in your child’s First Day Packet. On the form I have included descriptions of the programs & the time of year when the program will take place. You will see that some of these events are just one time a year & some will take place throughout the whole year so you can choose volunteer experiences that will fit easily into your schedule.
Your kids will love to see you volunteering at school & the entire Adobe Bluffs community will benefit immensely from the time you invest in our children’s educational experience!
If you have any questions about the Volunteer opportunities please email me & I will be happy to assist you.
Michele Kelly, VP Volunteers
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New this year at Adobe Bluffs - The Aztec "Books Are Hot" Readers Club
In an effort to encourage our children to read, PTA volunteers will keep track of all the books read at home and/or at school during the first semester. Students will be able to see the school-wide count rise on the "Books are Hot" thermometer in the MPR. More specific details to follow.
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“Hassle-Free” Fundraising 2010-2011
Adobe Bluffs PTA’s primary source of fundraising is “hassle-free”. 100% of your donation goes to Adobe Bluffs and is a one-time tax deductible donation. The donation ensures the continuation of educational and fun community-based programs that give your child a great sense of achievement.
Your money goes towards programs such as:
- Arts Attack – art programs taught in the classroom
- Mileage Club – a healthy choice for lunch recess
- Winter Jamboree – a carnival with food, games & prizes
- AB Games – a school wide sports day
- Science Day – a event exploring science with students
- Author’s Faire – an assembly with a published author
- Performing Arts – students experience a live performance
- Diversity Day – a mix of culture and community
- Literacy Support – in-class reading program support
- Safety Patrol – provides crossing guards
These programs need your support in order to continue. We’re asking families to contribute $60 per student; however, if $60 is too much, then consider a smaller donation to show your support. And if you are able to contribute $200, you will join our AB Family Circle. You will be invited to a Fiesta lunch with the Principal and be acknowledged in the PTA Newsletter.
Remember, many companies will match your contributions dollar for dollar so please ask your employer and tap into an additional source of funding for the school.
Look for the “Hassle-Free” section on the Adobe Bluffs PTA Order Form which came home in your child’s First Day Packet. Thank you for your continued support of Adobe Bluffs PTA and its programs! If you have any questions, please contact me.
Corrinne Cousar, “Hassle Free” Chair
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Box Tops for Adobe Bluffs
Hopefully, you've all been able to save those BOX TOPS during the summer, because we're going to have some great contests this year for those classes and kids that bring in the most boxtops. More information to come on the contests shortly!
Those 10 Cent box tops really add up!! Last year, we were able to bring in over $1000 to Adobe Bluffs through the box top program and I think we can do even better this year! If every child brought in only 50 box tops, that would be $2000 for Adobe Bluffs!!
Also, there have been a lot of BONUS BOX TOP promotions lately with grocery stores and other retailers; where you can get 50-70 bonus boxtops through purchasing 5-10 participating products. This is a great way to get lots of box tops at one time!! To find out more about the promotions going on now, click here.
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Thank You for Supporting 5th Grade Fundraising Efforts - gift from the 5th grade class of 2009-2010
Thank you to all the wonderful Aztecs, family and friends who contributed to the 2009-2010 5th Grade fundraising events. These included umbrella and stand sales, decorative reusable bags and the popular Friday popcorn and lemonade sales. With funds raised the 5th grade was able to enjoy a Hawaiian themed picnic at
the end of the school year, purchase their reduced cost AB Signature Shirts and celebrate their promotion to middle school with cake, family and friends.
Due to the success of these fundraising events the 5th Grade were able to purchase a Snow Cone machine for the school to be used at various events and supplied classrooms with an assortment of playground items such as balls and skipping ropes for the start of the 2010-2011 school year.
Let’s continue to support our new 5th Grade Aztecs by contributing to their fundraising efforts so that they too can have a memorable end to their last year of elementary school. Watch for their signs around the school.
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Shop and Search to Support Adobe Bluffs
What if Adobe Bluffs Elementary School earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our school? Well, now it can!
Search the web with Yahoo-powered GoodSearch.com and they’ll donate a penny to our school each time you search. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
Shop at more than 1,300 Goodshop.com merchants including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Staples and Toys R Us, and up to 30% of each purchase will go to our school. You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation goes to our school!
Here’s an example of how much an organization can earn:
Charity or School Size | Number of Supporters | Average Searches Per Day | Estimated Revenue/Year from Search | Amount Purchased Per Person/Year via GoodShop | Average % of Sale Donated | Estimated Revenue from Shopping | Total Donation/Year |
Small | 100 | 2 | $730 | $500 | 3% | $1,500 | $2,230 |
Medium | 1,000 | 2 | $7,300 | $500 | 3% | $15,000 | $22,300 |
Large | 10,000 | 2 | $73,000 | $500 | 3% | $150,000 | $223,000 |
To start earning donations for Adobe Bluffs, just use the following links: GoodSearch GoodShop
And if you download the GoodSearch – Adobe Bluffs Elementary School toolbar, Adobe Bluffs will earn money every time you shop and search online – even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the Adobe Bluffs Elementary School toolbar.
You can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, CNN, ABC News and the Wall Street Journal. Be sure to spread the word!
Please contact Kathy Duston if you have any questions.
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