A Message from Our PTA President - Canyon Rim Elementary PTA

Direct Donation CampaignGenerates $15,000Page 3First and foremost, thankyou, thank you, thank youto all the parents whopulled out their checkbooksto make a direct donation to CanyonRim PTA. To date, we havegenerated $15,000 as a result ofour direct donation campaign,which kicked off on September13th.With a goal to raise $53,000, weare nearly 30% there.As a reminder, the money we raisethrough PTA funds dozens of programsand activities at Canyon Rim,including: Academic Competitions suchas the Math Pentathlon Accelerated Reader (A.R.) ProgramTests Art Masters (an interactive arteducation program based onthe lives and works of masterartists; without this your childdoes not experience art curriculumin school)Class Act Music ProgramClassroom Technology andComputersLibrary Books, Supplies & SubscriptionsReflectionsRoadrunner StoreStudent Enrichment ProgramsAcross All Grade Levels, including: K-6: “The ImaginationMachine” Kindergarten: Animal Guy 1 st Grade: Scales & Slime,and Zoo Trip 2 nd Grade: Forces andMotion 3 rd Grade: Laura IngallsWilder Experience 4 th Grade: Walk ThroughCalifornia 5 th Grade: Walk ThroughRevolution 6 th Grade: Walk ThroughAncient WorldThese are all activities that makeyour child a well-rounded individual.You Still Have Time to Make aDirect Donation!That’s right. There is still time tomake a direct donation. Please visitwww.canyonrimpta.com todownload the form. And remember,direct donations are a taxwrite-off for you, and a great wayto raise money for our children’seducation!Great News!!! We just got the last quartersRalph’s totals, and our first year totalfor the Ralph’s program was $5400!Don’t Forget YourCamera!Every June, Canyon Rim students arebuzzing with excitement when theyget their hands on the school yearbook!They anxiously flip through thiskeepsake to see snapshots of themselvesand their friends takenthroughout the school year!What makes the Canyon Rim yearbookso special is that you cancontribute by submitting your ownpictures taken throughout the year.Please stay tuned for more informationon deadlines and how to submitphotos. In the interim, if you are interestedin working on the yearbook,please email: Denise Watson atroadrunneryearbook@gmail.comUntil then, please keep snapping thosepics!Ralph’s Donates $5,400 to CanyonRim Via Its Rewards ProgramCanyon Rim PTA would like to extend abig thank you to Ralph’s for the opportunityto participate in this program, and toall the parents and others in the communitywho shopped to raise importantmoney for our school!If you haven’t already signed up for theRalph’s Rewards Program or if youhaven’t renewed your membership (allparticipants must renew in September),please visit www.canyonrimpta.com toobtain the barcode to scan the next timeyou visit Ralph’s.

Save the Date!!!10/7October PTA MeetingPlease join us at 6:30 p.m. in the Multi Purpose RoomCANYON RIMPTATo get the latest onCanyon Rim, please visitwww.CanyonRimPTA.com10/810/29Family Picnic LunchHang out with your child on the grassfield during their lunch-time break.11:30 a.m.Primary Lunch (Grades 1-3)12:15 p.m.Upper Grade Lunch (Grades 4-6)Kindergarteners are welcome to participate as long as they arejoined by their parent.Canyon Rim Costume Parade & Fall PartiesStay tuned for details from your child’s roomparents and teachers on this fun day...Family Fun Bingo Night!Tickets go on sale on Monday, October 4 th afterschool.Tickets will be sold every Monday and Wednesdayafter school until the event is sold out!Room Parent Round-Up!We’re very excited aboutour Round-Up of RoomParents for the 2010-2011 school year!If you haven’t already, soon you will bereceiving correspondence from yourchild’s room parent(s) regarding thevarious activities and parties that theywill be planning for the school year.Following please find a list of teachersand their respective room parents:Augustine/Pinkerton: Beth-AnneDemogines & Jamie PicoBaker: Krissy Conklin & Jamie PikeBelletto: June Padua & MarilynWiorBeusan: Kathleen Bowman &Angela ScottiniBotts: Sandra Rider & BarbaraZimmermannBrooks: Antoinette Gress & JessicaO’MalleyBudd: Jessica Levy & Asifa ShahDavidson: Joni Gaynor & KathyGrevinDe La Cruz: Georgina Marquez &Nalini ViegasGranados: Ann Johannsen & KarenLedesmaGreenway: Christina Clayson,Sniega Lamoyd & Diana LopezHaitbrink: Deanna Drum &Michelle LippertJohnson/Lapchak: Brooke Boyer &Jennifer ChanKim: Klara Alvarez & MarellyLandeauMann: Tracy De La CruzMar: Angel Chen & Roberta GoinsRicupito: Lisa Augustine, GretchenHarter & Michelle McClureSacks: Mary TagueSokoloff: Nancy HydeYee: Jennifer Golan & Rachel RobertsThe following teachers are still inneed of a Room Parent: Clasen Hall Hughes SudakoffIf your child is in one of the abovelistedclasses and you are interested inbecoming a room parent, please contact:Karyn Hadley at 714-308-9351 orvia email at: wkandk@sbcglobal.net.