Thank you, Ms. Westrup

Words in a blog post cannot express our grattitude and love for Ms. Westrup. She's been a huge asset and strength at our school while she's been our principal. Her retirement is a huge loss to us, but a great joy for her. Please take a moment on Thursday morning to let her know that she'll be missed.Please join us on Thursday, May 28 to wish Ms. Westrup a happy retirement! Join us on the black top, just outside the cafeteria from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.

Don't Forget to Keep Bringing in Those Box Tops!

If you’ve seen our chart in the MP room or here on the blog you know that we’ve already raised $160 just by clipping 10 cent Box Top coupons! Our goal is to raise $1,250 by the last day of school so please ask friends, neighbors and family to help us collect. We can do it!

News for Week Ending May 15th

Thank you, Mrs. Westrup – We will miss you!
Please join us on the morning of Thursday, May 28th to wish Mrs. Westrup a happy retirement. Stop by for some refreshments and to let her know how much she’ll be missed. We have been fortunate to have such a dedicated, caring and hard working individual leading our school. Join us on the blacktop, just outside the cafeteria from 7:45 – 8:45am. For more information or if you would like to contribute refreshments, please contact Terri McConnell at http://us.mc654.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dpmpta@hotmail.com or call 439-7887.

*DPM Fundraiser Car Wash Update*
Thank you to all who have purchased Pavilion’s car wash cards. Since sales began in April, just three weeks ago, we have sold 90 cards bringing in $900 for DPM! There are 2 more weeks remaining to sell cards. May 29th is the LAST day to turn in final orders. New log sheets will be handed out on Friday, the 15th for you to continue selling cards in support of DPM. Remember to turn in $ to your teachers or the office ANY DAY; you will receive the cards within 2 days. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin at kristing@surewest.net .

Teacher Appreciation Week
A great BIG THANK YOU to the parents and students who worked with the PTA, to make Teacher Appreciation Week a delightful affair. There are a few pictures, which will go up on the PTA blog site at http://www.dpmpta.blogspot.com/. With your help we were able to provide a wonderful Mexican food luncheon on Monday May 4th for our teachers and staff. We had tamales, enchiladas, a Mexican cole slaw salad, and our own version of street tacos complete with shredded meat and all the toppings. We listened to music, talked about serious and not so serious things, and handed out door prizes of Jamba Juice, Starbucks, and our current fundraiser, Pavillions Car Wash cards. Most of all we had fun and the teachers and staff nabbed a few minutes to unwind and feel appreciated.
Thanks for all the help which included:
Teacher gifts – Kerry Londree - daily box distribution, Terri McConnell – beautiful handmade gift bags filled with treats for Friday finale, Doreen Adams – gift preparation.
Luncheon items – Julia Bilaver, Stephanie Miranda, Missy Ballance, Jenny Holthaus, Dina Howard, Melissa Jacobs, Tonye Niweigha, Kristin Goble, Kerry Londree, Terri McConnel, Doreen Adams, Vickie Pershing, Tracy Hinojosa, L.J., Kristy Wormald, Dana Kurzrock, Jessie Mapes, Jenn Wolfe, Thao Ngyuen, Laura Osecheck, Shannon Larsen.
Setup and decoration – Missy Ballance, Doreen Adams, Kerry Londree, Dina Howard, Mike Cushing, Edwin Cerrato.
Serving – Doreen Adams, Dina Howard, Melissa Jacobs.
Cleanup – Doreen Adams, Dina Howard, Melissa Jacobs, Stephanie Miranda, Kerry Londree, Edwin Cerrato, Jenny Holthaus, Missy Ballance.
Also , a thank you to parents Ann Sanchez and Karen Vickland for volunteering to assist with any additional items needed.
If you would like to participate in the planning and execution of daily festivities for next years Teacher Appreciation Week please get in touch with Laurie Clay at dangsmom@sbcglobal.net or 916-607-1507.

Spring Sing Photos for Kinder

Pictures of the kindergartener’s Spring Sing are available for $10 each. It is an 8 x 10 group photo of the three classes while performing. If you would like to buy one, please see Ms. Inman, Mrs. Sayles or Mrs. Staab. Checks can be made to DPM PTA.

A Big Thank You from PTA

We have updated the "Dates to Remember" Section on the side bar. School is almost out if you can believe it! But our work is not done yet! We still have our car wash fundraiser going on! We have already raised several hundred dollars, and are so thankful to the parents and students who have sold these cards! Keep up the good work!

We are also continuing to collect box tops! We have set a goal of raising $1,500 in these last few weeks of school, and we are currently at $150! We are still able to reach our goal! If each student brings in just 5 box tops per week until school is out, we will be doing great!

STAR testing is almost over so be sure to congratulate your students on all of their hard work!

News for Week Ending May 1st

Finish out the school year with Box Tops!
Do you realize that we could raise $1,250 for our school if each student brought in just 5 Box Top coupons each week for the last five weeks of school? Let’s give it a try! Starting next week, please deposit your coupons in the Box Tops container in the school lobby. Our progress toward the goal will be posted in the MP room and the PTA’s blog, http://dpmpta.blogspot.com/.

National Teacher Appreciation Week is almost here!
May 4th through May 8th, 2009. Take time during this week to do something nice for your child's teacher each day. Our annual DPM- PTA Teacher Appreciation Lunch is scheduled for Monday May 4th. Please contact Laurie Clay at 916-607-1507 or e-mail to dangsmom@sbcglobal.net if you are interested in helping out.
We could use help with any of the following:
· Decorations
· Food or Drinks
· Paper goods
· Setup, serving, or clean up
"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude." Cynthia Ozick

*DPM Fundraiser Car Wash*
Good news! In our first week of sales, DPM sold over 30 cards raising $300 so far! Imagine if we could do that every week until the end of May; we could raise another $1500!! New log sheets will be handed out with Friday’s newsletter; so please continue to sell cards for Pavilion’s Car Care Center . Remember to turn in $ to your teachers or the office. If you need more sales logs, please ask your teacher or see Kim in the office. Want to volunteer with the sales at school events? Contact Kristin at kristing@surewest.net .

We need volunteers to help run the car wash fundraiser!

Kristin Goble has been so great to set up this fabulous new fundraiser! As you may already know PTA will be selling car wash cards for $20 each. The value of the card is over $35.00, and PTA gets $10 for every card sold! So, as you can see, we are very excited to sell as many cards as possible! We have decided to sell these cards through the newsletter at the school, as well as setting up a table to sell cards at our various upcoming events.
What we need from YOU is to tell all of your family and friends about this fabulous opportunity to help support the school! Keep in mind that these gift cards will make great Father's Day, Mother's Day or graduation gifts! If you would like to order carwash cards, you can email Kristin directly at kristing@surewest.net OR you can stop by the school during the following times:

4/30 Spring Sing, 5:30pm-7:30pm, 2 volunteers (we have 1 volunteer, need 1 more)
5/12 Community Input Forum, 5:30pm-7:30pm: 2 volunteers
5/19 State election poll, 7am-8pm: 4 volunteers, maybe 1½ -2 hr shifts & just do early AM until about 9am, lunchtime, and then 4pm-8pm to anticipate when most people would go to the poll. (We have 1 volunteer, and can still use several more.)
5/21 Open House, 5:30pm-8pm: 2 volunteers
5/26 Recital, 5:30pm-7:30pm: 2 volunteers

Would you like to volunteer to help sell these cards? We would LOVE to have you! The times and volunteer options are listed above. Please email Kristin (email address above) or dpmpta@hotmail.com. Remember, just an hour of your time here or there goes miles. We appreciate and welcome any time you can commit! Thank you!!

News for the week ending 4/17/09

DPM E-Waste Recycling Event- Saturday, April 25, 9am – 1pm
Mark your calendars for DPM’s first recycling event on Saturday, April 25 from 9am to 1pm. This will be a 6th grade fundraiser as well as a great way for you to dispose of those old and broken electronic items that you can’t throw in the trash.
· Items we can accept: computers, TV’s, laptops, cell phones, printers, monitors, speakers, keyboards, mice, PDAs, radios, stereos, MP3s, DVDs, CD players, and VCRs
· Items we cannot accept: household appliances, microwaves, batteries, toner/ink cartridges, cans and bottles.


School Beautification Day – Saturday, April 25, 9am – noon
Come help use celebrate Earth Day by helping make our school look its best. We will be sprucing up the school while collecting e-Waste and selling car wash gift cards! Bring your family, friends, any gardening equipment you have (gloves, rakes, shovels, clippers) and join the fun.
Coffee and donuts will be available while they last for the early risers.
Contact Deb Osfeld at http://us.mc654.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=debos3@yahoo.com for more information.

*NEW FUNDRAISER: DPM Fundraiser Car Wash*
DPM is partnering with Pavilion’s Car Wash to sell cards redeemable for one car wash at their Fair Oaks Blvd. location. Cards cost only $20 but have a value of $37.46!! The cards have NO expiration date, and half the proceeds come back to DPM. The sale starts Friday, April 17th, and will run through Friday, May 29th. Let's help DPM get a jump start on fundraising for programs funded by the PTA while supporting a local "green" business." For more info on how to sell the cards contact Kristin at kristing@surewest.net or dpmpta@hotmail.com


PTA Planning Committee meeting - Tuesday, April 28th
Do you have ideas for new activities you'd like to see during the 09-10 school year? Or perhaps some suggestions about PTA fundraisers? Please join us for the planning committee meeting at Shannon Larsen's house ( 2413 Manor Court ) on Tuesday, April 28th, at 6:00 pm. Dinner will be provided. Please call Shannon at 973-8066 to RSVP by Friday, April 24th.

Welcome to Blog-Land

Del Paso Manor PTA has now joined blog-land! We hope to use this blog as a tool to keep parents informed about the exciting events that are happening around campus! We hope you will add our blog to your reader so you will have the most "up-to-date" information about what DPM is planning.
Thank you, in advance, for your patience while we build our blog. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or you are able to help, please email Missy at missyballance@aol.com