THE WEEK OF October 17, 2011

Have A Great Week!

Warner Avenue Elementary Newsletter

WA R N E R AV E N U E E L E M E N TA RY
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U P C O M I N G DAT E S
Halloween Haunt Assembly Monday, Oct. 17 & Friday, Oct. 21 Parent/Teacher Conferences 10/17-11/3 Warner Halloween Haunt Sunday, October 23 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

The Haunt is coming.and its going to be a ball!

The Haunt is coming on Sunday, October 23rd, 11am-4pm! Its going be a ball! MONSTERS BALL!!! Haunt news: Read all about the spooktacular things well have at the Haunt this year! If youre a Kindergarten family, youll want to visit all the fun activities and games going on in the K yard! Come visit the Arts and Crafts station located outside the K yard. Well have glitter tattoos, colorful hair extensions and those cool hair feathers! Get your face painted, buy a sugar skull and check out the leather bracelets! Stop by our brand new Steals & Deals booth where youll be able to get FaBOOlous deals on: Piano Lessons, Horse Riding Lessons, Swimming Lessons, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Private Chef, Photographers, Tutoring and Many More! Make sure to tour the Monsters Ball in the Haunted House its guaranteed to give you a good fright! Open to 2nd -5th grades only. Back by popular demand, is the Silly Zone. Your kids wont want to miss out on the chance to spray

down their friends with colorful silly string. The Silly Zone is located in the teacher parking lot. Grab some lunch from California Pizza Kitchen, Mediterranean Booth or Earlez Grille and dine in front of Center Stage! Enjoy the live entertainment while you watch the kids participate in games like Bobbing for Worms, Eat your Eyeballs and the H2O Balloon toss! Teacher Auction If you cant make it to the event but still want to put in a bid for your child to win a play date with their teacher, look for the Absentee Teacher Auction flyer that will be going home with your child this week. Casseroles Well be selling delicious restaurant and homemade casseroles at the Haunt. For more information, look for the flyer that will be going home with your child this week. What you need to do: Pre-order your wristbands and tickets! Save on wristbands and pay $50 now! On the day of the Haunt wristband prices will be $60. Haunt T-shirts and shoelaces: Haunt Spirit Day is this Friday, October 21st! Be sure to have your child wear his/her t-shirt and show their school spirit!! We have adult sizes too! Buy a pair of flashing shoelaces, they are a perfect way to keep track of your child during Halloween night while you trick or treat! Haunt Assemblies: Were down to the last two Ghostly Giveaway assemblies (Monday, October 17th and Friday October 21st) and that means were getting closer to giving away the THREE GRAND PRIZES!!! This year the grand prizes are: 5 Magic Mountain Tickets, 4 Disneyland Tickets and a Google e-reader! Please turn in your GGA tickets to the Haunt box in the Office to give your child a chance to win. The suggested donation is $1 per ticket.

The Haunt Committee wishes to thank the following Sponsors:

COURTYARD SPONSORS: Abrol Family Adler Family Aghai Family Amin Family Artin Agazaryan Baer Family Bella Bernhardt Brandon Brooks Bucksbaum Family Caleb & Olivers Crew Casden Family Claire & Louise Cutter Cohen-Left Family Daneshmand/Shamie Family Daniels Family Davis-Kern Family DeFeudis Family Din Family Eugene Lees Family Geller Family George Family Grover Family Hankin Family Harris Family Hart Family Horn Family Jason Shin & Lisa Song Jesse and Olivers Crew Jet Meirs Family Jordan Left Family Kang Family Kashfian Family Katz Family Kaynor Family Kittle-Pals Family LaCorte/Reif Family Lemke/Bernhardt Lipetzky Family Mado Henry Malkan Family Marcus-Diliberto Family Mark Family Novian Family Ornest Family Pair Family Parker & Spencer Felix Penhakashi Family Pignatelli Family Radilaleh Family Reiner/Schwartz Family Reinhardt/Hadley Family Sacks Family Scary Spooky Silvertons Schenck Family Small Family Sophia Stones Family Spivak Family Swirsky Family Szani Family Tabib Family Takahashi Family (Gai and Kento) Takahashi Family (Miyako) Thayer Family Wadhwani Family Wasson Family Webb Family Weil Family Wong/ Sarkisian Family Zax-Shuter Family

ATTRACTION SPONSORS: Amin Family McSorley Family Ms. Bockmans 3rd Grade Class Mrs. Teradas Kindergarten Class Pignatelli Family Solaris Amini/Heidi Mylo Tabib Family CORPORATE SPONSORS & OTHER SUPPORTERS Bristol Farms on Westwood Blvd. California Pizza Kitchen District 5 Councilman Paul Koretz Office

Monsieur Marcels Gourmet Market and Restaurants Rabizadeh Family Slayke Water Stans Donuts Tricia and Byron Thames Warner STAR Zeidler Dental London Cleaners Keyes Automotive Group Spivak Law Firm Jersey Mikes Subs Jill Epstein, Realtor Dr. Tali Tehrani, Tooth Buds Pediatric Dentistry

Hilary Stevens, Realtor Jim Bremner, Gibson International Emery Academy of Martial Arts Jacobson & Han, LLP Beverly Catering by Ron Berookhim Dr. Firoozeh Rahbar, Orthodontics Marco Valentino dba Angelo

Elections for 2011-2012

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM-SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) AND LOCAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Nominations and Elections will take place on Thursday, October 20, 2011 in the Library, starting at 8:30 am. Interested candidates may have prepared written statements for distribution or may speak prior to the election. We encourage everyone to attend.

Message from Coach Diamond

Coach Diamond is looking for dvd donations for rainy days. If you have any childrens dvds at home that you are no longer watching, Coach Diamond would greatly appreciate them. Movies Must Be RATED G! Please deliver movies to the main office.

Message from Reading Buddies

Reading buddies starts this week after the school bell rings, and since there are Parent/Teacher Conferences we will start at 2:10 p.m. Mon/Wed/Thurs. and 1:45 on Tuesday.

Warner Avenue Dance Team Auditions

The auditions for the 2011-2012 Warner Avenue Dance Team are almost here! Audition Date: Friday, November 4, 2011 Location: Warner Auditorium Time: 2:40 6:00 p.m. (could go later) Who: 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students (There are up to 19 spots available on the team) If you are interested in auditioning, please attend the informational meeting for DANCERS AND PARENTS on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 1:40 p.m. in the auditorium. You will receive paperwork regarding the mandatory competition dates, estimated costs, and expectations of being on the team. Also, at that time you may ask any questions. (If you cannot attend the informational meeting, you must get the paperwork from Ms. Warburg prior to auditions.) If you make the team, you must be available on both Saturday, November 5th from 10:00am-6:00pm AND Sunday, November 6th from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for the dance workshop. In addition, you must be available for practice every Friday from 2:40 - 3:15 p.m. and all four competitions through the end of May. If you have any conflicts, questions, or concerns prior to the informational meeting, please contact Ms. Warburg at (310) 470-1868.

Parent Teacher Conferences 10/17 - 11/3

Please note early dismissal will take place at 2:05 pm every day except Tuesday will remain at 1:39 pm. If your child has a STAR class, STAR will take your child and keep them until their normal STAR class begins.

Corporate Sponsors!
The new roster is about to go to print!

support warner!

Any parent or business interested in buying space in the up-coming school directory, please contact Leeora Moradi at flmoradi@aol.com. Its a tax-deductible contribution to Warner Avenue Elementary School AND a great way to get your name out there to all the parents.

Trick or Treating,
Smile and Greeting Seniors at Belmont Village
What could be better then trick or treating? Trick or treating at Belmont Village, where you can bring laughter and cheer to the seniors in our community. Please meet us in costume on October 28 at 2:30 pm on the corner of Woodruff and Warner. We will walk to Belmont Village and trick or treat from 3:00 pm to approximately 4:30 pm, when we will head back to Warner. Parent supervision will not be provided so please make arrangements as necessary. Start your Halloween festivities early and enjoy an afternoon with our seniors! Please RSVP to llacorte@ usc.edu if you plan on joining us or if you have any questions. Community service credit is available for this fun event.

English Language Learners- Volunteers Needed!

Each year, all students who are English Language Learners must be tested in both their native language and in English. Parents who are fluent in Farsi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese or Russian are asked to volunteer their time to help test these students. Testing times can be arranged around your schedule. To volunteer for this very important job, please contact AP Elvira Sandoval at eps1563@lausd.net.

New Science Lab Update

The new science lab is almost ready, thanks to the combined efforts and generosity of the Lange family, Bob Wasson and Ms. Zap. Our students are thrilled to have this wonderful addition to Warner! There will be an unveiling soon- details to follow.

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Warner Annual Fund

Thank you to all the families who have donated to the Warner Annual Fund. The following list was compiled as of 10/5 and represents the first month of donors - thank you to those who participated so quickly! For any questions/corrections please contact Amy Baer at amybaer2@gmail.com.
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The Weir Family The Welch Family The Storey, Anique, Pierce Wertheimier Family The Wong/Sarkisian Family

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Earn $$ for Warner!

Help us earn money from Ralphs simply by scanning your Ralphs Reward Card with the scan bar code letter you received in the first day package next time you shop at Ralphs and theyll send Warner a percentage of your purchases. You need only scan the letter once to be in their system for the school year and just scan your Reward Card as usual. PLEASE SUPPORT WARNER THROUGH RALPHS!!! Do you shop at Westside Pavilion Mall? Save your purchase receipts from the mall including restaurants, theatre and all the shops and by logging them in the Guest Services on the 2nd floor of the mall, mentioning WARNER for your school, theyll give us points which turns into dollars for our school at the end of the school year. Consider purchasing American Express Gift Cards from them which has the lowest fee and the highest points for WARNER!! For questions contact jacklinyamin@sbcglobal.net or hedvats@sbcglobal.net

Earn $$ for Warner from Target

Every time you use your Target Redcard or Target credit card when you shop, Warner gets 1% of your total purchases by calling 800-316-6142 and designating Warner as your school. Or register online at www.target.com/redcard, 1) Click Take charge of education 2) Click enroll now 3) select zip code and type 90024 and then select Warner Ave 4) type your redcard account number and name This is an easy process and takes less than 5 minutes - please sign up and a big THANK YOU for supporting Warner!!

Whole Foods Gift Cards

Whole Foods cards may be purchased from Sarah Davidson slsdavidson@msn.com and 5% of the proceeds will be given back to WAVE.

Warner Recycles
Please recycle your used batteries and ink cartridges. Drop them off in the containers by the Main Office. Look for more recycling drives coming to Warner this year!

TB Test Reminder
Reminder: all volunteers including field trip drivers need to have an up to date (within 4 years) TB test and volunteer form on file. The current list is available in the Main Office. Blank forms available outside the office. Some classes have scheduled field trips in October, so please check your TB test status and turn in your forms as soon as possible. Any questions email Catherine Sarkisian csarkisian@mednet. ucla.edu.