The Walnut Acres Parent Faculty Club, through its "Community Announcements," supports our Walnut Acres community, Mt. Diablo Unified School District, and the city of Walnut Creek by highlighting current CHILD-CENTERED or PARENT EDUCATION-CENTERED events and activities. Announcements shall not include any solicitation, personal, or "for profit" business.
To post an activity or event here, email your submission to communityannouncements@walnutacrespfc.org and (optional) attach flyers for additional information. Announcement deadlines coincide with the Enews deadlines for submission (every two weeks). If you miss a deadline, your announcement will be posted for the next release date. Announcements will be removed from this website after the date of the event or after four weeks. Contents are posted following approval by the PFC President and/or Walnut Acres Principal, and may be altered for posting. |
posted Feb 21, 2012 9:48 AM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Musical Theatre for Foothill Students (and Walnut Acres Fifth Graders) Sponsored by Mount Diablo Music Education Foundation Don't miss this exciting opportunity to perform in "Guys and Dolls Jr.," a twelve-week program directed by Shellie award winner, Judy Ryken, who has over 25 years of musical theatre experience. Open to Foothill students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with limited spaces available to Walnut Acres 5th graders. Weekly rehearsals are Wednesdays, March 14 through May 30, from 2:00PM – 4:00PM (no rehearsal April 11). One Friday rehearsal - May 11 from 3:00PM-5:00PM. Performances are 7:30pm, June 1 and June 2. Rehearsals and performances are at Walnut Acres. For additional information or to sign up today for your casting audition time slot, please email 2012guysanddolls@gmail.com or call Leigh Silva at (925) 899-5089. Don't miss this chance to reserve your spot in this high energy musical.
Tuition is $175 payable to MDMEF.
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posted Feb 13, 2012 9:28 PM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Listen to bluegrass, family-style with the Schwartzes and support Mt. Diablo Music Education Fund!!!
Come see (and hear) Walnut Acres second grader and musician Tessa Schwartz perform with her family bluegrass band, "Oak Grove," the Walnut Avenue United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30! (Check out Oak Grove's website: www.oakgrovebluegrass.com) This delightful band has been entertaining audiences in Northern California for the past several years, and it features Tessa on fiddle, Northgate junior Nate Schwartz on mandolin, and Foothill eighth grader Max Schwartz on banjo, along with their parents Gail and Bob on upright bass and guitar. Nate and Max both got their start in music at Walnut Acres several years ago in fourth grade band and are now among the top young bluegrass musicians in the country, whileTessa is among the top traditional-style fiddlers in her age group in California. Joining "Oak Grove" on stage that night will be Nate and Max's all-teen, progressive bluegrass band "Them Boys." ("Like" them at https://www.facebook.com/#!/themboysband) It will surely be a fun and memorable night with blistering, toe-tapping bluegrass music for the whole family to enjoy!
The church will give its proceeds to the Mt. Diablo Music Education Fund ( http://www.mdmusicfoundation.org/). So you'll have fun and serve our schools as well! It'll be a great night! Doors open at 7:00 pm. The concert starts promptly at 7:30 pm. $12 per person/$25 for a family Refreshments are available for purchase at intermission. |
posted Feb 10, 2012 9:11 PM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Pound the pavement and change a life! Join a fundraising walk/run to benefit education for disadvantaged girls in India, run by the Kiran-Anjali Project, a 501(3)c foundation. All are welcome! Join your schoolmates and your community! Prizes for the largest team! Saturday, March 3, 2012 Registration Fee: $30/person Venue: Near Sports Basement, Ygnacio Valley Plaza, Walnut Creek How to Register: - In-person: Go to Sports basement - On-line: Go to www.kaproject.org, Click on Events tab For more info, contact Usha Vedagiri (925-947-4895, uvjb@yahoo.com) or Sheryl Hoye (925-943-6083, s_hoye@yahoo.com). |
posted Feb 10, 2012 9:06 PM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Play games! Make crafts! Have fun learning about animals!
For grades 1-5, April 9-13 from 9 am - noon.
Register online at www.arf.net
For additional info contact 925.296.3152 or camp@arf.net or download the flyer below. |
posted Feb 7, 2012 8:38 AM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Cheer on alumni and current Walnut Acres students onstage as Walnut Creek's Youth Theatre Company presents "The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley" on February 24 at 7 pm and February 25 at 2 and 7 pm at the Del Valle Theatre, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek.
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posted Feb 7, 2012 8:28 AM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Northgate High School Auction and Dinner Dance Sponsored by the Northgate Parent Faculty Club
Friday, March 30, 2012
Clubhouse at Boundary Oak
5:30 – 11:30pm
Tickets: $55 per person, includes sit down dinner
Monies raised at the auction is invested back into Northgate High School.
Past funding has provided additional hours for the College and Career Center, technology support, and additional class sections.
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posted Jan 29, 2012 10:29 PM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Come swim with the RSM Polar Bears this summer!
Our recreation swim team season runs from April to August and is a fabulous way to fill your child's summer with fun and exercise. Registration begins February 16. For registration forms and information about the team, go to http://www.rsmswimclub.org/. |
posted Jan 29, 2012 10:22 PM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
Learn more about the Squids during the February 10 and February 15 info meetings.
For time and location, download the flyer below. |
posted Jan 29, 2012 10:09 PM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
The fresh&easy fundraiser has ended, and we no longer need your receipts. Thanks for participating! |
posted Jan 29, 2012 10:00 PM by Lisa Leong-Carlson
From February 1 through March 1, the teen volunteer group at Tony LaRussa's Animal Rescue Foundation ( www.arf.net) is holding a coin drive at Walnut Acres and other local elementary schools called "Change a Life!"
The goal is to raise funds for ARF animal care programs. Coin collection boxes will be placed in the 3rd through 5th grade classrooms and in the school office. The school that raises the most money will have a cat named after the school and its adoption fee prepaid! AND, the class that raises the most money can win an ice cream sundae party, or a pizza party.
Also, we will collect towels for the ARF towel drive during this time, so please drop off your old towels in front of the school office. Thank you! |
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