Volunteer Time Logging
For all of our wonderful Adobe Bluffs volunteers, please sign in and out at the front desk each day so that we can track the volunteer hours for on-site school activities. For all volunteer time conducted off-site, please send an email to kbduston@earthlink.net with your hours by the end of each month.
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AB PTA Summer Book Baggies
turn in baggies - Wednesday, August 31, 2011
AB PTA challenged students to “Try to Read 3” books during the summer break. At the end of last school year, resealable plastic bags with 3 blank book forms were sent home with every student. Now it’s time fill out the forms and send back the baggies. The completed forms will be displayed in the MPR so stop by and see what our AB students read.
Need more blank book forms? Click here.
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AB Back to School Night - Thursday, September 1, 2011
· Session 1: 6-6:40pm Grades k-2
· Session 2: 6:45-7:30pm Grades 3-5
This is for parents only, please arrange for child care
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AB PTA Membership - Support education and your child’s class could win a cupcake party*! First Deadline Friday, September 9,2011
This year's PTA membership drive has begun and we're excited to start the year off with a cupcake 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 9th to ensure that your membership counts toward the cupcake party!
· Basic membership is only $10.50!!
· 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 $5.00 gift card to your choice of Vons, Starbucks or Golden Spoon!
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 providing AB students 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
If you have any memebership questions please feel free to contact AB PTA Membership Vice-President, Danielle Johnson, daniellejohnson625@gmail.com.
*The winning class can choose either a small 5 minute cupcake party at the end of a suitable day or cupcakes provided for one of their 3 class parties. Carrot/cauliflower/zucchini muffins with cream cheese frosting are available instead of cupcakes.
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Calling all 5th Graders! Ride Across California (RAC)
YMCA Bike Club Information Meeting & Club Registration
7pm, Thursday, Sept 1, 2011
Mesa Verde Middle School
Race Across California - April 1-7, 2012
Join other local 5th graders for the 22nd Annual Ride Across California (RAC) hosted by the Rancho Family YMCA. To participate you must be a member of the YMCA Bike Club.
The YMCA Bike Club program is “designed for the beginning cyclist as well as the true bike enthusiast. Curriculum will include weekly activities such as cycling etiquette, specific training techniques, and mechanics as well as cadence rides, hill climbs, and a 5- cities tour through beautiful San Diego County. Bike Club serves as a prerequisite for the Ride Across California.”
To get started, check out YMCA's Race Across California page or see this year’s RAC training calendar.For more information contact Jesse Pazdernik at (858) 484-8788 x301.
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Does your Son want
Camping adventures and valuable skills…Life lessons and personal recognition…Good friends and lots of fun?
Then Cub Scouts is what he needs!!!
First Pack meeting of the school year
6:45pm, Friday, September 2, 2011
Adobe Bluffs MPR
We welcome all boys currently in grades 1-4, not just Adobe Bluffs students so invite your neighborhood friends.
Join the adventure. See our Pack 648 website for more information or contact Stephanie Gragg, Pack 648 Chairperson, stephgragg44@gmail.com
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Back-to-School Picnic! – all Adobe Bluffs families are invited
5:30-7:30pm, Friday, September 9, 2011
Adobe Bluffs field
Catch up with old friends and make some new friends!
Families are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and blankets or lawn chairs to sit on.
PTA will be supplying free, until supplies run out:
Stremicks Organic Milk and ice cream for dessert
The first 100 families will also receive a $25 Sports Authority coupon valid until December 31, 2011. Perfect to help offset the costs of Fall sports!
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Order Your Adobe Bluffs Aztecs Spirit Wear Now!
Order deadline - September 30, 2011
A new selection of shirts and sweatshirts including polo-style, hoodies and full-zip sweatshirts is available for order. Look for the order form in your first day packet and return the completed form to your child’s teacher. Orders will be taken through September 30th.
Click here for an order form or pick one up in the front office.
For more information contact Kathy Duston, kbduston@earthlink.net.
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Express Your Artistic Side!! - AB PTA Reflections Program
Entry deadline - Friday, October 14, 2011
ABES PTA Reflections Program is designed to give students opportunities to express themeselves in the arts by completing an artistic piece(s) following the program rules and fits the theme of "Diversity Means...." in one or more of the following categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Visual Arts, Photography, Music Composition, and/or Literature.
Reflections flyers and applications will be sent out the week of September 12th. Complete rules and applications are also available online at the National PTA Website and the Reflections Page on the AB PTA website.
View previous Reflections winners check out the Reflections program gallery. Click on Primary or Intermediate level in each category to check out K-5 entries...Amazingly beautiful work that students have created!
Click here for an entry and consent form.
Deadline for entry and consent forms is October 14 in the ABES office.
For more information contact Jennifer Wright, wrijensd@yahoo.com
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2011-2012 Adobe Bluffs Yearbooks
Preorder deadline - Friday, December 16, 2011
Yearbook order forms can be found in your welcome packets and online at the AB PTA website.
Note: You do not need a particular envelope--the welcome packet envelopes are just an extra from our publisher.
Order early to get the best price and guarantee your child will get a book--last year we sold out!
The yearbook team is always happy to have new volunteers! This year we are especially looking for someone (or some-two) to take over the open photographer position. The yearbook photographer covers as many events as they can make it to and takes some group and individual portraits as needed.
For more information contact Abby, adobebluffsyearbook@gmail.com
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Free and Easy way to raise funds for AB with GoodSearch & Goodshop
Here's an easy way to raise money for Adobe Bluffs. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to our school every time you do a search! You can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, CNN, ABC News and the Wall Street Journal.
In addition, shop through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 2,400 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to Adobe Bluffs. You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation goes to our school!
Click here to download a customized Adobe Bluffs Elementary School GoodSearch toolbar.
For more information contact Kathy Duston, kbduston@earthlink.net.
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Arts Attack – Bringing Art to Your Child’s Class
We are looking for Arts Attack Docents for the new school year. You don't need formal art training, just 1 - 2 hours a month will bring a smile on your child's face when you come into their room to teach art. It's fun and easy, we can show you how and most lessons are on DVD. Please contact your teacher at Back-to-School night or Darlene Hart, pqharts@yahoo.com or Jennifer Wright, wrijensd@yahoo.com, AB PTA Arts Attack co-chairs.
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Classroom Supply - Online Donations 2011-12
PUSD Foundation/Poway Federation of Teachers
This year the PUSD Foundation and the Poway Federation of Teachers have a new opportunity for parents to donate directly to their child’s teacher(s) classroom(s)program, department, grade level or the school using an online donation website. The website was designed to provide parents with an easy and convenient way to help fund the instructional supply needs of our classrooms, programs, departments, grade levels or the school.
Parents can access the online donation website for our school and will receive a tax deduction and email confirmation when they donate.
Contributions in this account may only be used for instructional supplies (e.g. school supplies, software, workbooks, art and science materials…). Parents may view a list of general instructional materials on the website that all our classrooms need. Individual teachers, grade levels and/or departments may have unique supply needs and may communicate those instructional supply needs using their regular classroom communication process.
The Classroom Supplies – Online Donation website is sponsored by the PUSD Foundation and the Poway Federation of Teachers.
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AB PTA Summer 2011 Book Club
Congratulations to the 56 AB students who participated in our PTA Summer Book Club. Thank you to all the volunteers who lead the grade level discussions, crafts and games. If you still have a Summer Book Club book at home please drop it off in the front office.
Everyone is invited to stop by the MPR to read the students’ comments of the books they read.
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