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Tuesday, May 18 2010 @ 05:12 PM PDT |
 THE BEETHOVEN BUZZ FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 17, 2010
BREAKING NEWS... The Fitness Challenge is this FRIDAY, MAY 21! We’d like every Beethoven child to be an active participant in this year’s fitness challenge! Flyers were sent home this week so please check your child’s folder. The Fitness Challenge encourages students to exercise around an obstacle course. Students are sponsored by families and friends so this is a school fund raiser. Each grade has a time slot so we are looking for volunteers to shepherd the children around the obstacle course. Please contact Fitness Challenge Coordinator Joanna Woods @ Joanna.Woods@hbo.com if you can volunteer at any of these times.
1st: 8:15-9:10AM
2nd: 9:15-10:10AM
Kinder: 10:30-11:15AM
3rd: 11:20-12:10PM
4th: 1:00-1:45PM
5th: 1:45-2:30PM
Donations of water and cut oranges would be greatly appreciated as well and they can be dropped off to your child’s classroom on Friday morning. See flyer and details on the FOB website: http://www.friendsofbeethoven.org/ Please plan to watch your child on this fun day!
BEETHOVEN WRITERS Each grade will have a book published with stories from the students. These are wonderful keepsakes. Pre-order your books now for $10.00 (cash) and due to your child’s teacher by FRIDAY, MAY 21. Books will cost $12 after the deadline.
PLEDGE DRIVE FOR 2010-2011 We are preparing for the 2010-2011 school year. Fundraising efforts will include a FOB-sponsored Pledge Drive to raise funds for the entire school. We are looking for two parent volunteers per grade to brainstorm and spare a few hours over the next few weeks. If interested in this effort, please contact Galia at Galia@GaliaLinn.com with your contact information so you can be notified about upcoming meetings.
FAMILY IN NEED Thank you for the thoughts and help associated with the second grader who was ill and in the hospital. She is now at home recuperating. If you would like to help with meal rotation, please contact Joanna Jeffs @ joannajeffs2005@gmail.com and please keep this family in your thoughts.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON TREAT SALES Weather permitting, this Friday and continuing on Fridays, the 5th grade parents will be selling treats for $1.00-$2.00 after school by the auditorium so please stop by and support the 5th grade. Funds raised go towards culmination activities. We appreciate your support!
REMINDERS THURSDAY, MAY 27 is a minimum school day with dismissal at 12:37PM. There will be no school on FRIDAY, MAY 28 and MONDAY, MAY 31. Make plans for that long weekend!
ART SUPPLIES NEEDED Art supply donations are requested for the APS Arts program. These next few weeks, we will be collecting colored pencils and pink erasers. If you can donate these items, please label, "APS Arts" and drop off in the school office.
MULCH Mulch for the trees on campus has been delivered! We could use a group of parents with shovels to spread the mulch. The schedule depends on the volunteer’s availability. Please contact John Ayers @ jdayers@mac.com if you can help. We’d like to get this completed within the next week. Thank you for your beautification efforts.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
The Westside Wizards, SAM Assembly 291 (www.WestsideWizards.org), will be performing a MAGIC SHOW at Temple Akiba, 5249 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City on SUNDAY, MAY 23 at 1:00PM. The show will feature Wendy Sobel as emcee with performers: David Cotelessa, Rhoel Garcia, Don Kenney, Stephen Levine and Frank Padilla. Doors will open at 12:30pm, with strolling magicians performing close-up magic and show time is 1:00PM. This event helps support the Temple’s Schools and SAM 291. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children (14 and under) For more information or questions call 310-398-5783 or e-mail: admin@templeakiba.net
Peach Tree Pottery invites all to their upcoming art show: "ED THE CHICKEN TAKES OVER THE WORLD,” SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010, 1:00-5:00PM. with artwork by Bonnie Harris and Pottery by Linda Mechanic. 3795 Boise Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066 Also, save the date for PEACH 2 FEST. It will be on SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 11:00AM-6:00PM. PEACH 2 FEST, is the annual Art, LIVE Music, Food and Fun Festival. This year’s event will benefit American Heart Association and other local charities. Artwork being shown and sold will include a Young Artist Showcase, works of the Peach Tree Pottery students and Linda Mechanic’s new creations. Check out the EVENTS page for details, including bands, food vendors, raffle prizes, and more: http://www.peachtreepottery.com
Mark Twain Middle School Arts Festival is scheduled for JUNE 12, 1:00-5:00PM. Mark your calendars for a day celebrating the community. There will be performances, guest artists, academic displays, workshops, raffles, food, games and an antique car show! $3.00 per person and children under 5 are free! The event will be on the school campus.
TIP OF THE WEEK Some of the greenest cleaners are the ones you make yourself. Here are some sample recipes for simple, effective cleaners:
• Drain Cleaner: Pour a half-cup of baking soda down the sink and add at least a cup of vinegar. Cover the drain and wait a few minutes, then rinse with a mixture of boiling water and salt.
• Window Cleaner: Mix two ounces of vinegar with a quart of water in a spray bottle.
• Silver Polish: Put a sheet of aluminum foil into a plastic or glass bowl. Sprinkle the foil with salt and baking soda and fill the bowl with warm water. Soak your silver in the bowl and tarnish migrates to the foil. Dry and buff.
• Brass Cleaner: Cut a lemon in half, sprinkle it with salt and rub the lemon on the metal. Buff with a cloth.
• Rust Remover: Use vinegar to remove rust on nuts and bolts and other mineral deposits such as calcium deposits
YOU'VE BEEN STUNG Robin Shindle, you’ve been stung! Robin can be found volunteering at all the fundraising events during the school year. She is heavily involved in the 5th grade fundraisers. She cooks, serves and doesn’t take much time to rest. She is also a Cub Scout Den Leader and provides guidance, leadership and plans some spectacular outings for the scouts. Robin, we appreciate all your support and help during the school year. You will be missed next year! Thank you!
Have a great week!
Elizabeth R. Palser
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