PTA Newsletter 10/30/24

🗓️ CALENDAR SNAPSHOT

• Thursday, 10/31 @ 10:30a - 🎃 Halloween Parade
• Thursday, 10/31  - 📷 Deadline for Yearbook Early Bird Discount
• 10/31-11/6 - 🌼💀Dia de los Muertos activities on campus
• Friday, 11/1 - No School (Teacher Work Day)
• Friday, 11/1 @ 3:30p  - 🎃 SHS 3rd Annual SMASH FPTA Member Movie Night Voteair
• Friday, 11/1 - 🎥 Deadline for PTA Member Vote: Movie Night
• Sunday, 11/3 - 🍪 Deadline to order Cookies for SMB Fundraiser
• Sunday, 11/3 - 👟 SEF 5k Fun Run (Look for the Argo booth!)
• Monday, 11/4 @ 2-9p - 🍽️ Argo Dines Out at Mendocino Farms
• 11/4-11/8 - Conference Week (Minimum Days) and Book Fair 📚🛍️
• Thursday, 11/7 - Last day to order autographed copy of Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth
• Wednesday, 11/13 - Author Visit - Max Brallier
• Wednesday, 11/13 - Variety Show Zoom session
• Friday, 11/15 - Movie Night and 2nd PTA Association Meeting

Want more? Check out the PTA Calendar

🚨 CRITICAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

• 🪩 Winter Ball needs TWO co-chairs before 11/1, or we may need to cancel.  Email info@argonautpta.org 
• 📚🛍️ Book Fair Volunteers needed (11/1-11/8), sign up here
• We need one volunteer with CPA skills to perform two financial reviews (audits) of PTA financials. (Keep us honest!) This job and others are described at https://www.argonautpta.org/boardjobdescriptions.
• Click here for a list of all Volunteer Opportunities

🎃 HALLOWEEN PARADE

Join us for the annual Halloween Parade on Thursday, 10/31 @ 10:30 AM on the lower playground blacktop.

🌼💀DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

10/31-11/6 Dia De Los Muertos Exhibit in the Argo Library.  We encourage everyone to enjoy all the symbols of this Latin American holiday and use it as a teaching tool. There are signs posted all around explaining the symbols and origins of the holiday. All Argobears have added a little piece of their family or artwork to the exhibit. Thank you to Mrs. Tawaratsumida's class, Mrs. Kannberg's class, and parent volunteers for putting this on!

🪔 DIWALI CELEBRATION

A big thank you to all the Argo families and staff who participated and attended our Diwali Celebration! Check out the video here!  Did you have a chance to stop by the Diwali Photobooth in from the of the MRP? Have other pictures from assembly or class Diwali activities you would like to share with the PTA? Share the joy and upload them here. 📸

📷 YEARBOOK - LAST CHANCE FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

Order by 10/31 and get 10% off your 2024-25 Yearbook. Visit treering and enter passcode: 1016360642643711

🍽️  ARGO DINES OUT 

Join us on Monday, 11/4 from 2-9p at Mendocino Farms in the Pruneyard where 30% of sales will be donated back to the Argo PTA! 

📚🛍️ BOOK FAIR 

During Conference Week (11/4-11/8), visit the Book Fair in the Argo Library during recess and after dismissal all week!  Volunteers needed. Students who wish to purchase items other than books will need to show a permission slip to purchase other items signed by their parent.

🎥 VOTE ON FILM FOR MOVIE NIGHT!

PTA Members: Vote here by Friday 11/01 for the Movie Night film (Friday, 11/15)! Want to vote? Join the PTA! Students are voting on films at school, too. Ratatouille and Minions are neck and neck. Mary Poppins may get left in the dust if her fans don’t speak up soon!

AUTHOR VISIT

Max Brallier, author of The Last Kids on Earth series, will visit Argonaut on Wednesday, 11/13. Order by Thursday 11/7 at https://www.hicklebees.com/max-brallier to get a copy signed by the author!

🎤 ARGO VARIETY SHOW 🎭

The stage is set for Friday, 3/14/25! While we welcome solo acts, we HIGHLY encourage group acts. 👯🏻 Head to the PTA website for more information, including details to join the Parent Information Meeting (11/13/24) and registration link (Registration closes 12/13/24.)

PTA FUNDRAISING

We’ve reached 40% of our annual fundraising goal! Let’s get to 50% by December! 🚀🌡️ Remember, your tax-deductible $195 per student Just Do It donation funds programs and events for our Argo students. Donate here, then 2x or 3x your donation with company match!

🎃 SHS 3rd Annual SMASH Fair

Ready for some post-Halloween fun with your pumpkins? At the 3rd Annual SMASH Fair, get your pumpkins smashed and composted for free in the Saratoga High School Quad on Friday, 11/01, from 3:30-6:30 PM. In addition to three thrilling custom-built pumpkin smashers, you can expect visits from Makers across California, fun science experiments, ice cones, and robot demos for kids.  Get ready to whoop and cheer at this STEM-inspired event for all the family – we’ll see you there!

🍪 Saratoga Music Booster's 2024 Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Delicious crunchy yummy cookies ready to be baked!

Order yours today and support our music programs & student musicians through the Saratoga Music Boosters (SMB). This year, in addition to cookie dough, there are also hand-decorated cookies, cheesecakes, sweet and gooey cinnamon roll rings, and chewie brownie batter!

Order yours here!

• Orders due online: Sunday, 11/03
• Order pickup at the SHS music building: November 15, 11:30am-6:00pm.

👟 Saratoga Education Foundation (SEF) 5K Fun Run

Saratoga 5K Fun Run is coming up on Sunday, November 3rd. Bring your friends and family to our fantastic community event and enjoy the post-race activities, including food trucks, awards, raffles, and a special Kids Dash for children under 5.

Join Fun Run Now: Register here

Does your student need volunteer hours? Click here for Student Volunteer Signups

Volunteer to Help: Click here for Adult Volunteer Signups

• Come early and pass out race bibs
• Pass out water to racers 
• Monitor the route
• Help set-up or breakdown 
• Be an event photographer 

Early Packet Pickup is available on Saturday, Nov. 2nd from 9:00am-12:00pm at Redwood Middle School or starting at 7am on Sunday, Nov. 3rd near the Start Line.

Thank you!

Argo PTA

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