PTA Newsletter 3/12/2025

🗓️ CALENDAR SNAPSHOT

• Wednesday, 3/12 - Variety Show Rehearsal
• Thursday, 3/13 - Argo Dines Out - Mendocino Farms (50% coming back to the PTA!)
• Friday, 3/14 - Variety Show and PTA Association Meeting
• Wednesday, 3/19 - Deadline for Argo Marathon t-shirt orders and family sponsorships, register here.
• Thursday, 3/20 & Friday, 3/21 - Disability Awareness Day - volunteers email jbosco@saratogausd.org  
• Monday, 3/24 - Special Assembly: Extreme Science 2.0
• Thursday, 3/27 - February and March Birthday Book Club Celebration
• Thursday, 3/27 - It Takes All of Us: Disability Awareness parent info night
• Monday, 3/31 - Deadline to register for Argo Marathon, register here.
• Month of April - Argo Marathon

Want more? Check out the PTA Calendar

🎤 ARGO VARIETY SHOW 🎭

Variety show dress rehearsals 

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Time:

• 1:00 – 2:30 PM – Twilight performers (TK - 2nd grade)
• 2:30 – 4:30 PM – Moonlight performers (3rd - 5th grade)

This is a drop-off only event.
Emcees must also attend.

Variety Show – Get Your Tickets Now!
Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
Tickets: Get them here

• Twilight Show: 5:30 – 6:30 PM
• Moonlight Show: 7:00 – 8:30 PM

🍽️  ARGO DINES OUT

Thursday, 3/13, join the Argo PTA at Mendocino Farms to eat, connect, and make a difference!  50% of the proceeds will come back directly to Argo PTA.  Questions? Email fundraise@argonautpta.org 

👟 GIRLS ON THE RUN - FREE TRIAL

3rd, 4th, or 5th grade girls can try out a FREE practice session. Visit the PTA website for more information and to register. Questions? Email girlsontherun@argonautpta.org

👟 VIRTUAL MARATHON REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Each participant will have the entire month of April to complete the 26.2 miles and win prizes. Registration is free!  Donate $40 per participant to help cover costs and receive a marathon t-shirt. Visit the PTA website for more information and to register!  Questions? Email marathon@argonautpta.org

Deadline for t-shirt orders and family sponsorships is Wednesday 3/19.

Do you own or know a business interested in sponsoring the marathon? Visit the PTA website for more information and to sponsor or donate.

DISABILITY AWARENESS - PARENT INFO NIGHT

It Takes All of Us

March 27, 2025

5:30-6:30 pm

Argonaut Elementary School MPR

The District invites all SUSD families to 'It Takes All of Us,' an engaging evening focused on fostering empathy and understanding. Through interactive activities and personal stories, you'll gain valuable insights and practical tools for conversations with your children. Join us as we build a more inclusive community!

ARGO GARDEN

STOP THE ARGO GARDEN FROM CLOSING!

Are you (or a family member) free from 12:15pm-1:25pm, one day a week?  The Argo Garden needs you!  You do not need to know ANYTHING about gardening.  We are asking someone in our Argo community to step up next year to help the kids explore the garden.  This can be any family member that has been cleared by the district (grandparents welcome).  The current garden docent will walk you through the garden volunteer steps.  The Argo Garden is a creative and forgiving place.  The minimum work is 1 hour a week, it can be anything you want beyond that!  The kids enjoy watering, raking, planting, and tending the fairy garden.  Please consider supporting our students and their creative outlet in the garden.  Volunteer or questions, please email admin-garden@argonautpta.org.

Requirements:

• One hour a week, 12:15pm-1:25pm (weather depending). The day can be discussed with the garden support teacher.
• Meet and communicate with the garden support teacher.
• Assist the teacher and kids in watering, weeding, raking, planting.
• Open and close the garden after the lunch time gardening.  
• Gather supplies on occasion, plants and soil, per the garden budget.

🌡️ FUNDRAISING UPDATE

🔥It’s getting hot in here! 🔥We’ve reached 85% of our annual fundraising goal! Your tax-deductible $195 per student Just Do It donation funds programs and events. Donate here, then 2x or 3x your donation with company match!

🤔DID YOU KNOW…

Your PTA donations and our Special Assemblies team are bringing the Extreme Science 2.0 show to Argonaut on Monday, 3/24 at 1:15 PM and 2:10 PM. Here’s a sneak preview!

David Hagerman has been performing his science assemblies for over 20 years. Though based in Branson, MO, David performs all over the country. Extreme Science 2.0 is a forty-five minute program including two performers, music and amazingly visual demonstrations:

• 700,000 Volt Van de Graaff generator (VDG): (one of the largest you can find), it creates 10-15 inch lightening bolts and more than enough static to raise hair

• Vortex Cannons: creates flying rings of fog 

• Floating beach balls: thanks to the Bernoulli effect, we have flight

SARATOGA EDUCATION FOUNDATION (SEF) - Parent Workshop

As part of SEF's ongoing enrichment programs, Saratoga Education Foundation (SEF) is offering a series of workshops and seminars for parents and students of SUSD. The next one is on Monday, 3/17 with Mary Eschen  who will host a workshop that will cover a variety of parenting topics.  Mary is an ACC level coach and a former SUSD parent and has been lecturing and teaching practical parenting skills for over 10 years. Join Mary for a free, one-hour talk at Menlo Church (20455 Herriman Ave) at either 9:00am or 7:00pm at your convenience. Space is limited to, so please register to help us better plan for the event!

SARATOGA EDUCATION FOUNDATION (SEF) - Donor Appreciation

There is still time to donate to SEF! Together, we can make a lasting impact on our students and the community. Please consider contributing so that we can reach our goal of raising $500,000. Review our latest newsletter to learn more about the budget and the programs that SEF plans to support. 

SAVE THE DATE: SEF is hosting a donor appreciation event on Saturday, 4/26 afternoon at the beautiful House Family Vineyard. Donors who contribute by Tuesday, 4/15 will receive an invitation and additional information about the Donor Appreciation Event. We hope to see you there! 

SARATOGA MUSIC BOOSTERS - PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Join us for the funnest & yummiest fundraiser of the year—the Pancake Breakfast! Don’t miss out on a morning filled with delicious freshly flipped pancakes, served with butter, syrup, sausages, fresh strawberries, and drinks like orange juice, milk, coffee, and tea. Enjoy live music performances while supporting a great cause!  

When: Sunday, May 4, 2025 (8am-12:30pm) Venue: Saratoga High School, 20300 Herriman Avenue, Saratoga, CA 9507 

Purchase tickets at https:// www.saratogamusicboosters.org/

SARATOGA HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Please become a member of the Saratoga Historical Museum! 

The mission of the Saratoga Historical Foundation is to preserve the unique history of Saratoga for the education and enjoyment of the community. Your dues and contributions fund our activities and help keep the Saratoga History Museum open. As a member you'll be informed of the many educational and social activities associated with the museum, such as lectures on California or local histories, new exhibits in the museum, and walking tours. The Educational Programs in the museum directly benefit Saratoga schools. Each year, 450-500 school children visit our Museum. They are 2nd, 3rd and some 5th graders.

The museum is located at 20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, Saratoga. It's free to the general public and opens Friday through Sunday. Please use this link below to become a member or make donations.

Thank you for your support to the Saratoga Historical Museum!

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