Aspta Newsletter February

PTA News and Upcoming Events KZV Armenian School

KZV Open House KZV Open House will take place on Thursday, March 26th. If you know of any potential parents please contact Annie Bavoukian to follow up

February 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1

with an invitation. Parents will be invited to spend the day on campus to learn about our school, talk to our teachers, and have lunch with our students.

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KZV Open House: Thursday, March 26th

Book Exchange:

Book Exchange

March 10th, April 1st, May 12th, June 9th

Our monthly book exchange took place Tuesday, February 3rd after school in our courtyard. It is a delight to our parents and administration to see the enthusiasm of our students as they browse for their books.

We ask that your children bring books they have already read and are willing to swap and place them in any of the bins located in front of the classrooms. Please remember that this is a FREE event and is open to all students regardless whether or not he or she has

brought in a book for exchange. If you would like to sponsor the healthy snack for that day, please contact us at [email protected]. Mark your calendars for the next Book Exchanges: March 10th, April 1st, May 12th, June 9th

Grandparents Day at KZV: May 13th

Hye Em Yes Camp: July 6th -10th

8th Grade Pizza: March 27th, April 17th,

Playground Improvements An example of your PTA dues at work, note that the damaged playground slide as well as the foam on the Pre-K playground was just replaced. In addition, a big thank-you to Zaven Daigian for donating time and materials towards the painting of the playground.

May 22nd, June 12th

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More Events

and invite the grandparents to join us for activities in their honor. The PTA will provide a special luncheon for that day.

KZV Calendar - Parents who have not received the 2009 KZV calendar are welcome to pick up a copy from the school office. The calendar is sent to the St. Gregory Armenian Church mailing list, so if you would like to receive it in the mail for next year, please contact us at [email protected] to have your address added. Birthday Bulletins – After a short hiatus, the PTA Birthday Bulletin Board will be back in March. Thank you to Mrs. Rene Avanessian for her wonderfully creative efforts acknowledging the monthly birthdays of our students. It is really a treat for our students! Sister School Luncheon Fundraiser - Thank you to all the KZV moms and community members who attended the KZV sister school luncheon fundraiser on January 24th . Our community was able to raise more than $2,500 for our sister school in Oshagan, Armenia. This money will go toward the project just completed to get running water to the school. In addition in 2009, the funds will purchase some classroom supplies for the school such as white boards and maps. Many, many thanks again for your continued support as well as to the committee members whose efforts make this possible: Hasmig Samurkashian, Caroline Aristakessian, and Vera Balushian. Grandparents Day at KZV will be held on Wednesday, May 13th. Please mark your calendars

Hye Em Yes Camp will take place July 6th 10th under the continuing direction of Annie Bavoukian. The camp is a great way to keep up with your friends over the summer and have fun meeting new people. Please mark your calendars. Dues and Fees Reminder – Together with your $30 per family PTA fee, the second half of the Hot Lunch payment is already due. At your earliest convenience please drop off your payment in the PTA box located in the school office. Statements will be sent out shortly. Hot Lunch – The February Hot Lunch menu has been posted on the PTA bulletin board and is also available on-line at www.KZV.org. Please note that the menu will rotate the “Top Ten” favorite meals of our students – a few of our new dishes which we tried out earlier in the year did not fare very well, and were thus removed. We apologize for a somewhat routine menu, however our goal is to accommodate the tastes of as many of our students as possible. 8th Grade Pizza – The 8th Grade pizza lunch Fridays are as follows: March 27th, April 17th, May 22nd, June 12th. Look out for the e-mail reminders from the 8th grade parents.

PTA Fundraising

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percentage of the amount of each

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purchase in the form of a cash

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great school even better.

the Take Charge of Education®

Target donation to KZV to date: $589.80 with only 9 people signed up so far! Please join the Take Charge of Education program and register KZV to receive a percentage of your purchases - KZV ID: 20941

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PTA Fundraising continued eScrip has created a system that rewards customer loyalty by contributing a percentage of purchases made by participating families to school or youth based groups.

Clip these coupons from the top of hundreds of household products already in your home. Look for the collection box in your classroom or in the school office.

Parents, teachers, friends and families are encouraged to register their grocery club cards, and existing credit/debit cards as supporters. A percentage of all purchases made at eScrip merchants will be given back to the designated school or group.

Total collected this school year: $150

Artwork for Education – Under the direction of Sevanna Panossian along with the coordination of our art instruction, Mrs. Nanor Ekmejjian, our school took part in the Artwork for Education project. Most of you have already received the orders for your child’s artwork, however please remember that this is a continuing fundraiser. New orders can be placed from their website: www.ArtworkforEducation.com.

January – November 2008 Contribution to KZV: $675.19 - KZV ID: 136556116 Sign up at www.escrip.com or stop by the school office to pick up a registration form

Lucky Shares Card

Box Tops 4Education - Each Box Top coupon is worth 10¢ for our school. You can clip Box Tops coupons from hundreds of your favorite products.

- Lucky Supermarkets will donate 3% of your purchases to our school. Soon your children will receive two Lucky Shares cards, one to keep and another for you to give away to someone who you think will use it. Simply swipe the card every time you make a purchase at Lucky Supermarkets. After an unanticipated delay, these cards have been scheduled to arrive shortly.

See’s Chocolates Spring Fundraiser - Our Easter chocolate sale will soon be under way. The PTA fundraising coordinator, Mrs. Joyce Nazarethian will be distributing the flyers and order forms for this program. If you are interested in participating and purchasing See’s Easter Chocolates for your family and friends, please take advantage of this opportunity to help our school. Order forms will also be available in the school office.

PTA Financial Report The PTA finances are open to all parents and teachers for inspection. If at any time you are interested in viewing our finances or have any questions please contact us at [email protected] or drop by any of our scheduled meetings.

About ASPTA

KZV Armenian School

825 Brotherhood Way San Francisco, CA 94132 Phone: (415) 586-8686 Fax: (415) 586-8686 E-mail: [email protected]

We’re on the Web! http://www.kzv.org/Aspta.htm

The KZV Armenian School Parent Teacher Association (A.S.P.T.A.) has a tradition of contributing its members' volunteer time and talents to help improve the school facilities and programs. The PTA plans and serves the school's hot lunch program and sponsors various school fundraisers throughout the year, including chocolate sales, bake sales at various school programs, school calendar sales, and the SCRIP program, through which a percentage of families' store purchases are contributed to KZV. Proceeds from these projects have helped update

KZV's computer lab, library, playground, and after-school programs. The PTA gives a yearly report about its activities at KZV's Back to School Night each Fall. All parents are welcome to participate in the PTA's activities. Volunteers for the hot lunch program are an important regular need, and parents are encouraged to satisfy their parent volunteer hours' expectations through this and other PTA programs.

2008-2009 KZV ASPTA Committee Members: Tamar Kilijian,

Chair

Grace Andonian,

Treasurer

Joyce Nazaretian,

Fundraising Coordinator

Sevanna Guibert,

Volunteer Coordinator

Hilda Oskanian Greg Ovanessian Manik kostanian

Teacher Liaison

For questions, concerns, or suggestions, please contact us at [email protected]