I really appreciate all the people that signed up at the “Paper Parade” and at the “Welcome Back Coffee” to help with the upcoming activities in the year. Many of the events simply couldn’t happen without people willing to step up and make them happen, and the KPTO board really appreciates the help that we receive — we couldn’t achieve the PTO’s goals without you.

For many activities, we know in advance what needs to be done (handing out bags to kids for pinatas, for example), how many people we need (we need 18 people to hold the Explorit Science night), but sometimes we don’t know in advance that help is needed (such as the above labelling request from the office above). In order to ensure the main mailing list is primarily focused on school news, I’ve created a new mailing list called “volunteers” specifically for organizing the smaller and easy-to-do tasks such as the one at the top of this message. If you’re willing to occasionally help out with small-to-medium sized tasks that might range from labelling handbooks to helping with the school banking program for an hour, we would greatly appreciate your willingness to sign up for this new mailing list. If you’re willing, please visit the sign-up link below. Thanks in advance for your support. It really contributes to everyone’s success.

Sign Up Link: http://mail.korematsupto.org/mailman/listinfo/volunteers

Wes Hardaker
2010/2011
KPTO President

Registration is handled by the Davis Art Center (online, phone, or in person; see specific class information in the DAC catalog). With questions or for more information, contact Kristen Alexander at kalexander@csus.edu, our Korematsu TALK Rep.

Volunteers are needed during these shifts:

Set up: Friday 11/13: 3:00-5:00 (Help us get the fair set up for our kids and be among the first people to see all the wonderful arrivals!)

Monday-Friday 11/16-11/20: 11:15-12:45; 1-2:30; 2:30-4:30 (your kids can help you, too)

Family Night: Monday 11/16 6:00-8:00pm (Ms. Ponce will be reading to the kids and raffles will be held)

Breakdown: Friday 11/20 2:30-4:30 (older kids can help out with this as well)

We’d love for you to join in on the fun and help raise money for our kids’ library! Either fill out the attached volunteer form and return it to school or email Laurie Williams at williamsfam4 AT hotmail DOT com

See you at the Book Fair!

For more information, see the Book fair volunteers Fall 09 Flyer!

1. Clip/collect 30 Box Tops for Education coupons during the month of November.
2. Put the Box Tops in a ziploc bag or envelope with your name and teacher clearly marked.
3. Turn in by November 30th to the collection container in the school office.

Look for Box Tops coupons on hundreds of products including: Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Kleenex, Huggies, Ziploc, and more!
General Mills donates 10 cents to KPTO for every box top redeemed by Korematsu.

Korematsu Kids Issue #5 — Nov 2 2009

Nov. 16-20, 2009 is Parent-Teacher Conference Week.  They end up being long days for our teachers.  KPTO Hospitality will be hosting lunch for the teachers and staff each day of that week, so we are asking for food donations for our themed lunches:  (we have a staff of about 50)

• Nov. 16 Monday  Chili’s (crockpots serves 10-12) and cornbread
• Nov. 17 Tuesday  Assorted Salads (serves 8-10) and bread
• Nov. 18 Wednesday  Assorted Soups (crockpots serves 8-10) and rolls
• Nov. 19 Thursday  Assorted Sandwiches (serves 12)
• Nov. 20 Friday   Lasagna (serves 10-12) and garlic bread

If you can help with any of this, please contact us via e-mail or phone to let us know what you can bring. All donations should be delivered anytime before 11 a.m. to the teacher’s lounge in the main office.

Thank you,
KPTO Hospitality

Camille Melendres <camelend <AT> hotmail.com> (297-7268)
Sharon Adams <seansharonadams <AT> comcast.net>
Melinda Swift <melindasbc <AT> sbcglobal.net> (757-7412)