PTA News and Upcoming Events

KZV Armenian School

KZV Open House February 2009

Volume 1, Issue 1

with an invitation.
KZV Open House will Parents will be invited to
take place on Thursday, spend the day on campus
Important
March 26th. If you know to learn about our school, Dates:
of any potential parents talk to our teachers, and
please contact Annie have lunch with our
Bavoukian to follow up students. Caption describing KZV Open House:
picture or graphic.
Thursday, March 26th

Book Exchange:
Book Exchange March 10th, April 1st,
May 12th, June 9th

Our monthly book We ask that your brought in a book for

exchange took place children bring books exchange. If you would Grandparents Day
Tuesday, February 3rd they have already read like to sponsor the at KZV:
after school in our and are willing to swap healthy snack for that
courtyard. It is a delight and place them in any of day, please contact us at May 13th
to our parents and the bins located in front PTA@KZV.org. Mark
administration to see of the classrooms. your calendars for the
Hye Em Yes
the enthusiasm of our Please remember that next Book Exchanges:
students as they browse this is a FREE event and March 10th, April 1st,
Camp:
for their books. is open to all students May 12th, June 9th July 6th -10th
regardless whether or
not he or she has
8th Grade Pizza:
March 27th, April 17th,
May 22nd, June 12th
Playground Improvements
An example of your PTA dues at work, note that the damaged playground slide
as well as the foam on the Pre-K playground was just replaced. In addition, a big
thank-you to Zaven Daigian for donating time and materials towards the painting
of the playground.
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More Events and invite the grandparents to join us for
activities in their honor. The PTA will provide
a special luncheon for that day.
KZV Calendar - Parents who have not received
the 2009 KZV calendar are welcome to pick up a
Hye Em Yes Camp will take place July 6th -
copy from the school office. The calendar is
10th under the continuing direction of Annie
sent to the St. Gregory Armenian Church mailing
Bavoukian. The camp is a great way to keep
list, so if you would like to receive it in the mail
up with your friends over the summer and
for next year, please contact us at PTA@KZV.org
have fun meeting new people. Please mark
to have your address added.
your calendars.

Birthday Bulletins – After a short hiatus, the

PTA Birthday Bulletin Board will be back in
March. Thank you to Mrs. Rene Avanessian for
her wonderfully creative efforts acknowledging
the monthly birthdays of our students. It is really
a treat for our students!
Sister School Luncheon Fundraiser - Thank
you to all the KZV moms and community
members who attended the KZV sister school
luncheon fundraiser on January 24th . Our
community was able to raise more than $2,500 for
our sister school in Oshagan, Armenia. This
money will go toward the project just completed
to get running water to the school. In addition in
2009, the funds will purchase some classroom
supplies for the school such as white boards and
maps. Many, many thanks again for your
continued support as well as to the committee
members whose efforts make this possible:
Hasmig Samurkashian, Caroline Aristakessian,
and Vera Balushian.
Grandparents Day at KZV will be held on
Wednesday, May 13th. Please mark your calendars
Dues and Fees Reminder – Together with
your $30 per family PTA fee, the second half
of the Hot Lunch payment is already due. At
your earliest convenience please drop off your
payment in the PTA box located in the school
office. Statements will be sent out shortly.
Hot Lunch – The February Hot Lunch menu
has been posted on the PTA bulletin board
and is also available on-line at www.KZV.org.
Please note that the menu will rotate the “Top
Ten” favorite meals of our students – a few of
our new dishes which we tried out earlier in
the year did not fare very well, and were thus
removed. We apologize for a somewhat
routine menu, however our goal is to
accommodate the tastes of as many of our
students as possible.
8th Grade Pizza – The 8th Grade pizza lunch
Fridays are as follows: March 27th, April 17th,
May 22nd, June 12th. Look out for the e-mail
reminders from the 8th grade parents.

PTA Fundraising anyway, please consider using

Target REDcard
…. We've discovered a terrific way
to raise funds for our school. It's
super-easy, and all you have to do is
use your Target® Visa® or Target®
Card. We will receive a
percentage of the amount of each
purchase in the form of a cash
donation from Target through
the Take Charge of Education®
program. It's easy. Just visit
target.com/tcoe, or call 1-800-
316-6142 to designate our school.
So if you're going to Target
your Target® Visa® or Target®
Card. Big thanks to those who are
already doing their part to make a
great school even better.
Target donation to KZV to date:
$589.80 with only 9 people signed up
so far! Please join the Take Charge of
Education program and register KZV
to receive a percentage of your purchases
- KZV ID: 20941

PTA Fundraising continued
eScrip
has created a system that rewards
customer loyalty by contributing a
percentage of purchases made by
participating families to school or youth
based groups.
Parents, teachers, friends and families
are encouraged to register their grocery
club cards, and existing credit/debit
cards as supporters. A percentage of all
purchases made at eScrip merchants will
be given back to the designated school
or group.
January – November 2008 Contribution to
KZV: $675.19 - KZV ID: 136556116
Sign up at www.escrip.com or stop by the school
office to pick up a registration form
Box Tops 4Education - Each
Box Top coupon is worth 10¢ for our
school. You can clip Box Tops coupons
from hundreds of your favorite
products.
PTA Financial Report
The PTA finances are open to all parents and teachers for inspection. If at any time you are
interested in viewing our finances or have any questions please contact us at PTA@KZV.org
or drop by any of our scheduled meetings.
Clip these coupons from the top of
hundreds of household products already
in your home. Look for the collection
box in your classroom or in the school
office.
Total collected this school year: $150
Lucky Shares Card - Lucky
Supermarkets will donate 3% of your
purchases to our school. Soon your
children will receive two Lucky Shares
cards, one to keep and another for you
to give away to someone who you think
will use it. Simply swipe the card every
time you make a purchase at Lucky
Supermarkets. After an unanticipated
delay, these cards have been scheduled
to arrive shortly.
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Artwork for Education –
Under the direction of Sevanna
Panossian along with the coordination
of our art instruction, Mrs. Nanor
Ekmejjian, our school took part in the
Artwork for Education project. Most of
you have already received the orders for
your child’s artwork, however please
remember that this is a continuing
fundraiser. New orders can be placed
from their website:
www.ArtworkforEducation.com.
See’s Chocolates Spring
Fundraiser - Our Easter chocolate
sale will soon be under way. The PTA
fundraising coordinator, Mrs. Joyce
Nazarethian will be distributing the
flyers and order forms for this program.
If you are interested in participating and
purchasing See’s Easter Chocolates for
your family and friends, please take
advantage of this opportunity to help
our school. Order forms will also be
available in the school office.
KZV Armenian School About ASPTA
825 Brotherhood Way The KZV Armenian School
San Francisco, CA 94132 Parent Teacher Association
(A.S.P.T.A.) has a tradition of
Phone: (415) 586-8686 contributing its members'
Fax: (415) 586-8686 volunteer time and talents to help
E-mail: PTA@KZV.org
improve the school facilities and
programs. The PTA plans and
serves the school's hot lunch
program and sponsors various
school fundraisers throughout
the year, including chocolate
sales, bake sales at various school
programs, school calendar sales,
and the SCRIP program, through
which a percentage of families'
store purchases are contributed
We’re on the Web! to KZV. Proceeds from these
http://www.kzv.org/Aspta.htm
projects have helped update
KZV's computer lab, library,
playground, and after-school
programs. The PTA gives a yearly
report about its activities at
KZV's Back to School Night
each Fall. All parents are
welcome to participate in the
PTA's activities. Volunteers for
the hot lunch program are an
important regular need, and
parents are encouraged to satisfy
their parent volunteer hours'
expectations through this and
other PTA programs.

2008-2009 KZV ASPTA

Committee Members:

Tamar Kilijian, Chair

Grace Andonian, Treasurer
Joyce Nazaretian, Fundraising Coordinator
Sevanna Guibert, Volunteer Coordinator
Hilda Oskanian
Greg Ovanessian
Manik kostanian Teacher Liaison

For questions, concerns, or suggestions, please contact us at PTA@KZV.org