Upcoming Events

President's Message 

Recently, I’ve received some questions regarding the cost of PTA Membership and why Adobe Bluffs PTA has to pay $4.60 of each $10.00 membership collected to the higher levels of PTA (Palomar Council PTA, Ninth District PTA, State PTA, National PTA).  If you are a member of Adobe Bluffs PTA, you are also a member of each of the above PTA’s.  The main reason we have to forward them a portion of your membership dues is because these PTA’s do not actively fundraise.  They rely on us to provide them with most of the money they need to advocate for our children.

For more than a century, PTA has reminded our nation of its obligations to children and provided resources and important information to parents and teachers.  Whenever young people’s education, health, safety, or well-being were threatened, PTA members were and are on the forefront of working to resolve those challenges.  PTA has been instrumental in the passage of important laws and guidelines that we sometimes take for granted today, such as:

• Creating a separate criminal justice system for juvenile offenders

• Enforcing child labor laws

• Building Kindergarten into the public school system

• Supplying federally funded hot-lunches — that feed more than 26 million children a day.

• Supporting school bus safety regulations

• Creating the content-rating system for television programs — yes, PTA supported the creation of that ratings indicator you now see in the upper-left corner of your TV screen.

Many of these concerns may not have been addressed if PTA members did not take up the cause!  If you have become a PTA member, thank you!  If you have not, it’s never too late to join and show your support.  Forms are available in the school office and on the Adobe Bluffs PTA website.  

Ron Cole

PTA President 2009-10

rcole4@san.rr.com

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Candidates have already submitted their applications and all eligible candidates who have completed an application form will have their names posted outside Room 21 on Monday, September 28th.

October 5-7, Monday through Wednesday.

Campaign days at Adobe Bluffs. Candidates can bring in a poster to hang on the supplied rope.

October 7, Wednesday.

Candidates will give their speeches to third, fourth, and fifth grade students in the MPR at 8:30. Students will vote in their individual classrooms immediately after the assembly.

October 9, Friday.

Mr. Atkins will announce the new Student Council officers at 1:55.

AB Library News - Check it out!

Did you know that Adobe Bluffs students can search for books in our school library online?  This is a great way to look up books you're interested in reading or to find books you need for reports. 

To visit the Adobe Bluffs Libarary Media Center online, go to destiny.powayusd.com

Click Adobe Bluffs Elementary School.

Choose the Catalog tab to begin searching for books.

Students can access their personal accounts by logging in at the top right corner and using the following information:

User ID = student ID #  

Password = last name (lower case)

Logging on will grant access to My Info, where students can find out what books they currently have checked out.  Students may also submit an online review for books they have read.

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Job Opening - Noon Duty Supervisor Substitutes   

Do you enjoy the sun and fresh air and like being paid to be outside? Position is for 1.5 hours, daily.  Please call the AB office for more information at 538-8403.

Red Ribbon Week October 19-23 "Show Good Character by Being Drug Free" 

“Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation reaching millions of Americans during the last week of October every year. By wearing red ribbons and participating in community anti-drug events, young people pledge to live a drug-free life and pay tribute to DEA Special Agent Enriqué “Kiki” Camarena.” (US Drug Enforcement Administration)

For parents, read more about underage drinking statistics and what kids ages 9-13 say about tobacco. Flyers will be sent home on October 9th with a schedule of school-wide activities for the week. 

For AB students, have you read a good book lately?  Would you like to share it with your fellow students?  On the last day of Red Ribbon Week, Friday, October 23 we are having a book drive to benefit the AB library.  Please bring only one book.  Donations will be collected at lunch.

Do you want to be part of Red Ribbon Week? 

Come to the Red Ribbon Week "Prep Party" - Wed. Oct 14, 1-2pm in the MPR.  We will be assembling posters, painting signs, packaging materials, and cutting ribbons; no art experience required. 

Other volunteer opportunities are available during Red Ribbon Week.  See the Red Ribbon Week flyer coming home next week or contact PTA Red Ribbon Week Chair, Jennifer Good at jgoodcause@yahoo.com

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PTA Reflections 2009 "Beauty is..."  

Did you receive your PTA Reflections packet? The annual Adobe Bluffs PTA Reflections program is looking for some Aztecs to get in touch with their inner artist. This year the theme of the PTA Reflections program is “Beauty is…..” Where do you find beauty??? How can you share it with others? Get those creative juices flowing… Express what beauty is in whatever form inspires you!! Visual artists and photographers- capture a beautiful moment  in time. Creative writers tell us what beauty is. Musicians can compose an original tune as a celebration of beauty in music. Dancers and choreographers express themselves by striking poses and using movement to express the beauty in the world around them. Or direct a short film/play to show us what “Beauty is….”

The Reflections deadline is Friday October 23! Entries can be turned into the office. A limited amount of applications and rules can be found in the office. For complete rules, entry forms and previous Reflections winners check out the California PTA website or the Palomar Council website. Any other questions, contact AB PTA Reflections Chair, Jennifer Wright, wrijensd@yahoo.com, 858 484 -1496

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Ball Room Needs Your Help

The AB PTA is looking for a few volunteers to rotate during lunch recess  on Tues. and Thurs. (except when raining.)  If you are interested in giving about an hour of time (11:25-12:15) to make our wonderful Adobe Bluffs kids happy, we could use your help.  The job is EASY and the reward is seeing the kids’ smiles.  What ever time you could give would be awesome...first Tues., every other Thurs.., you decide.
  

Please consider helping.  I know I won't be able to be there EVERY Tues/Thurs and the kids really, really get excited to use the equipment.  Especially the non-sports kids, they love the board games!  Please contact Jaime Kaesbauer at jaime_kaesbauer@hotmail.com. I will explain details further to those interested.

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5th Grade Fundraising Events