• 4/26 - ArtFEST in Mission Park 11:00am to 7:00pm
• 5/6 to 5/21 - STAR Testing - please do not travel during this time
• 5/8 - PTC Meeting at 7:00pm in Room 6
• 5/15 - Board of Directors Meeting at 7:00pm in Room 6
• 5/19 to 5/23 - Middle School Trip to Sacramento and Oregon
• 5/26 - Memorial Day - School Closed
• Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5th through 9th. As always, our community will be hosting a week-long breakfast "spread" for our hard working teachers and para-educators. Please sign up to bring food, beverages, or other items on one of the mornings during teacher appreciation week. A sign up sheet will be posted near the entrance to school on Monday, April 28th. Please contact Maureen Baldwin with any questions.

Computers Needed:
We are in need of more computer donations. And if anyone has electronic technician expertise, we could use help with some PCB level repairs.

7th grade week-long work-study program
seeking mentors! If you or someone you know works in the following fields and is willing to spend a day or two with a 7th grader, please contact Karen.
Photography, Make-up Artist/Cosmetology, Modeling, Actor, Guitar player/Musician, Volleyball player, Soccer player, Game designer, Veterinarian, Anime artist, Political activist, Chef/cook/restaurant owner, or Buyer for a clothing store.

YOUR GARDENS are coming along but do need the following:
a) Popsicle sticks- to be used for signs in the gardens. Please DROP OFF in the garden box in the office.
b) Your vegetable and fruit scraps and egg shells for our school's compost program. PLEASE throw in the compost pile located in the northernmost part of campus, across from storage shed. If you need more info ask a ROOM 1 student. They will gladly help you.
Stay tuned for the next garden work day in May. We will be planting in the organic garden and making signs!

GoodSearch:
Support our school just by searching the web or shopping online
The more people who use this site, the more money will go to our PTC. So please spread the word to your friends and family. Here's the web site - http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=872694. It is really easy, it’s a search engine just like Google or Yahoo.

Board Nominating Committee
Now is your chance to have your input in governing the school. As a parent, you can be on the board nominating committee and help choose our governing body. The effort is minimal, compared to other committees, as we’ll meet only once to review our questions for candidates and discuss what we need in board membership, and then usually one night to interview candidates. Please contact the school for more details.

Thursdays are Popsicle Days!
$1 popsicles (all natural ingredients). All proceeds to fund 7th and 8th grade Spring Trip. Meet our young entrepreneurs at the gate after school. Thanks for your support.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Village of Tales: Free storytelling on Thursday, May 1st, at 7 pm in Ojai. Bring a picnic dinner and hear some wonderful stories! For more information visit: http://www.villageoftales.org/.

Fundraisers: Ongoing

E-Fund Programs
Please be sure to renew your memberships in our E-Fund Programs every year, as they all expired on August 31, 2007.

PhoneRaiser
Bring in your old (but working) cell phones and inkjet cartridges. www.phoneraiser.com

Box Tops For Education
Bring them to your class! Visit www.boxtops4education.com to see all of the participating products.