Carpenter Charter Newsletter: CPK Fundraiser, Tuesday PTA & More

NEWS IN THIS ISSUE:
- Come To CPK And Support Carpenter
- PTA Board Meeting Tuesday 3/6
- Reminder: Last Day Of Book Exchange
- Uniform Dress Code Survey Results
- Reminder: Walk-a-thon Donations Due March 9
- Reminder: Send Us Your Walk-A-Thon Photos

COME TO CPK AND SUPPORT CARPENTER!

On Tuesday, March 6th, please come and join all your friends from Carpenter for lunch and/or dinner at CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN.  Simply bring the yellow flyer in your child's backpack and present it to your server when you order and 20% of your check will benefit our school.  Offer is good ALL DAY on either dine in or take out - always a great option.  Let's all raise money for our school by making Tuesday, March 6th CPK Tuesday at your house!!!  California Pizza Kitchen, 12265 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604 Phone: 818-505-6437 Hours: 11:00am - 10:00pm.

Questions? Contact Carmen Sicherman at 
carmensicherman@sbcglobal.net

PTA BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY 3/6 AT 8:05AM

The PTA Board and Committee Chair Meeting for March will be held on Tuesday, March 6th at 8:05am in Cafe West. At the meeting, we will discuss a request to fund CPR classes for the faculty, the Green Team's Initiative, the California budget crisis and PTA's response and a variety of other topics important to our school. As always, the Board meeting is open to all members of the community. Note: the General PTA and PFC Meeting will be held the following week on Thursday, March 15th beginning at 7:45am. During the general meeting, PTA will hold its annual elections for officers for the 2012-2013 school year. If you have any questions about either meeting, please contact us at carpenterpta@gmail.com

REMINDER: THE BOOK EXCHANGE NEEDS YOUR BOOKS!!!
 
LAST DAY! Don’t forget to donate your new and gently used books to the Book Exchange.  Book bins are located at each entrance to the school. The final day for collecting books is TOMORROW, Friday, March 2. Questions? Contact Yvette (yvettush@yahoo.com) or Andrew (findasilver@gmail.com).

UNIFORM DRESS CODE SURVEY RESULTS

The Governance Council Uniform Dress Code Committee has completed its review and has presented its recommendations to the Governance Council.  To see the survey results and the committee's recommendations, please visit the CarpenterWebsite: http://www.carpentercharter.org/committees/uniform-dress-code-committee.html.  Email Mary Fortuna with any questions: mtfkuser@sbcglobal.net

REMINDER: WALK-A-THON

Congratulations to all our students who participated in this year’s WALK-A-THON and to all the teachers who walked and cheered along with their students.  Thank you to the parents and friends who came out to lend their support. A special shout out goes to Coach Marty who kept every grade going strong and Mr. Martinez for walking the whole day and completing several miles around the track by the end of the day.

Now that you have walked the walk – it is time to talk the talk!  What is the next step, you ask?  Tell people what a great job you did, how many laps around the track you completed, and collect your donations.  We are accepting donations by cash, check or online by credit card. Please turn in your cash and check donations in your sponsorship envelope with your sponsor form filled out, to your classroom or to the office.

All donations must be received by Friday March 9^th in order to count towards this year’s fabulous prizes.

· TOP PRIZE: Raise the most money forCarpenter and you will win an iPod Touch!

· SECOND PLACE PRIZE: Win 2 Tickets to Universal Studios!

· All students who raise money for the Walk-a-Thon will be entered in a drawing to win:  Laser Tag Party, Ear Buds, or Menchies Gift Certificates.

· Every student who raises $100 or more will receive an exclusive 2012 Carpenter Walk-a-thon t-shirt.

· Any class that raises the equivalent of $100 per student will win a Pizza Party.

It is not too late to sign up to receive credit for online donations.  Visit the carpenterwebsite www.carpentercharter.org and click on the WALK-A-THON button.

If you need additional sponsor forms for your cash and check donations, you can download them from the website as well.

Any questions contact Anita Kuzmarskis anitarunner@hotmail.com.

REMINDER: SEND US YOUR WALK-A-THON PICTURES

Did you get some great photos of the Walk-a-thon? We'd like to use them in the next issue of the Carpenter PTA newsletter. Please send any great photos to carpenterpta@gmail.com along with information on who is in the picture and permission to use the photo. Thanks!

Quick Links:

Carpenter Website
School Map
School Calendar
Volunteer Opportunities
Sign Up To Volunteer
Donate to Annual Giving
DonorsChoose.org

BOOTLEGGER'S BALL
WEEKLY FUN FACT

1922 was the year that saw the
opening of the Hollywood Bowl;
and if you were looking for a snack,
the Eskimo Pie was patented in
1922. That same year the Molly
Pitcher Club was formed to
promote the repeal of Prohibition 
in the United States.

Stay tuned to learn more
Prohibition-era trivia -- and get
details about The Bootleggers’
Ball, coming May 19, 2012. 

Questions?
Email Marjan Sagheb 
marjansagheb@yahoo.com or
Nicki Genovese 
nickimgenovese@gmail.com. 

PFC PARTNERS IN EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT
(spotlighting local businesses
that support our school)

Our enrichment programs and 
class size reduction depend upon 
the financial support of parents and 
businesses. We hope that you will 
support and thank them, too. For  
information on becoming PIE, 
please contact Jackie Levine at 
jackie@mlevine.com.

VOLUNTEER CORNER

Partners in Education needs
your help!  Do you have any sales
experience?   Do you like to talk on
the phone?  We need volunteers
to help contact our current PIE
sponsors as well as potential
new sponsors.  All it takes is a
few phone calls easily done
from home or your office.

Please contact Jackie Levine
at jackie@mlevine.com or
Barri Benson at 
barri.benson@ey.com 
if you can help.  Thank you!