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Upcoming Events
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Values Book Fundraiser |
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October 13-24 -
Student Council Food Drive
October 15 - Family Dine-Out
October 17 -
Box Top$ Collection Contest
October 18 -
Portraits in the Park
October 20-24 - Red
Ribbon/Character Counts Week
October 23 - All You Can
Read Diner
- Reflections Entries Due
October 24 - Magicians
Against Drugs Assembly
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Values Book
Orders Due
October 29 - Halloween Parade, 8:00 am on the
 playground.
Students must change out of their costumes by morning recess. No
weapons, blood or costumes in poor taste.
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 Help
raise money for our school with a product you can use! Save on
your everyday purchases with a $20.00 Values Coupon Book.
Buy one or sell one -
Garden Road receives 50% of the proceeds!
Money raised helps fund the nearly $19,000.00 Literacy and Arts programs
that the PTA has budgeted for this school year - these programs
(Author's Fair, Young Author's Project, classroom art instruction, etc.
) would not be possible without our fundraisers.
The Values Book Fundraiser coupon books give
you 13 months of savings on:
•Dining •Travel •Movies •Events
•Attractions
And many
other items you frequently purchase.
Values Books ($20) or the larger Entertainment Books ($40) also
make great gifts for everyone on your holiday list. The coupons inside
can be used to
save at your favorite locations, or as an opportunity to try a new
venue at a discount. Both coupon books offer $1000's in savings and pay
for themselves in just a few uses. These books are even available
nationwide so you can sell to out-of-town family and friends. Just
click
here to order on-line, and enter our school's account #226557
when prompted.
Not interested in fundraising? Take a look at our
alternate donation
opportunities.
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PTA Membership
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information:
What is it? Why
join? How
to join?
Gift Wrap Fundraising Supports Literacy and Arts Programs at Garden Road!
Thanks to our SUPER sellers, PERSISTENT parents and TERRIFIC teachers and
staff, Garden
Road's PTA has raised over
$12,000.00
in our Gift & Giftwrap fundraising campaign!
Orders are projected to be
delivered and distributed in the classrooms by the end of October - just in
time to pick them up during Parent/Teacher conferences. Check back
soon for the announcement of our top sellers and top selling classroom.
This Fall's gift wrap fundraising goal was to raise $10,000.00 towards the
nearly $19,000.00 that the PTA has budgeted to donate to Garden Road to fund
Literacy and Arts programs for our students this school year. And,
WOW!, did you deliver! Thanks for all your enthusiasm and support, we
are well on our way to reaching our budget. What an amazing school!
And of course, this wouldn't have
been possible without the hard work and dedication of Holly Wright, Garden
Road PTA's V.P. of Ways and Means. Thank you, Holly, for an amazing
job!
University of Possibilities
Garden Road has recently introduced a new school-wide, District
sponsored, program called the University of Possibilities. The program
is an introduction to the concept of college and education as a life long
activity. Similar to the way we introduce our children to art, music,
sports, foreign languages, etc., this is a way to introduce children to some
of the basic concepts of ongoing education. It's also meant to be a
lot of fun! Each classroom at Garden Road School has
adopted a university
and the corresponding college flag has been hung outside every classroom.
Theme based activities will be planned throughout the school year.
  
Garden Road's
STUDENT COUNCIL
Student Council Food Drive
October 13 - 24, 2008
Garden Road's Student Council is sponsoring
a food drive for Poway High's chapter of Future Farmers of America
(FFA). The food drive focus is breakfast items, such as boxed
cereal, muffin mix, pancake or baking mix, syrup, jam, canned fruit, pop
tarts, etc. - but any non perishable food item will be accepted.
Please support our Student Council in their efforts by bringing a
food donation to your classroom between October 13 and October 24.
Check back soon for additional Student
Council events!
Student Council Election Process
Student Council Duties
Garden Road
Science Corps
Dedicated to creating and funding a solid
scientific foundation for our youth.
This year Garden Road has a new volunteer
organization called the Garden Road Science Corps. The Science
Corps is exclusively devoted to creating more opportunities for scientific
learning in our school on a daily basis. As part of this program, we
are excited to introduce the Science Corps' Shoebox Science Program!
This year, students will be able to participate
in our new Shoebox Science Program available in the library.
Individual science experiments in a box will be available for students to
check out and explore at home, and then return to school just like a library
book. If you are interested in letting your child be involved in this
exciting program, please fill out the consent form your child brought home and return it to school.
Parent participation is vital to this program.
Please consider donating time or sponsoring a kit. If you are
interested, contact jlogan13@cox.net.
Please note the following information regarding the shoebox science program:
1) Some kits contain materials that are potentially harmful if
swallowed, such as small, pointed objects and objects made of glass as well
as common household products such as ammonia. Appropriate warnings are
included in the instructions.
2) The shoebox science kits will be checked out through the school
library. Students may check out one kit at a time and keep it at home
for one week. Only those students with completed consent cards on file
will be allowed to check out kits. Only 2 to 4 kits are allowed per
classroom per week. By signing the card, you agree to accept
responsibility for replacing lost or damaged kits. In the event a kit
is damaged, you will be sent an itemized bill.
Runner's Club
Garden
Road Runner's Club is off and running!
Be sure to wear appropriate shoes and comfortable clothing to participate
during recess on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Let’s get
moving!
Garden
Road students in grades K through 5 are encouraged to join
the PTA sponsored Runner’s Club.
Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the year, students can choose
to run on our school’s brand new track during morning recess
(Grades
K-2 9:55-10:10 a.m.; Grades 3-5 10:15-10:30 a.m.).
Students earn awards throughout the school year based on
their mileage (5 laps = 1
mile).
Stay fit and
active through this fun physical education
activity!
Garden Road Runner's Club Golden
Shoes Winners - 2008/2009 School Year
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Remember, the Golden Shoes will change hands (or feet, as
the case may be) monthly. Each month is a new opportunity
for all classes to go for the gold, since each month is
totaled separately.
 
Since April 3, 2008, you are
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