Las Flores K8 PTSA

We NEED your help! This Thursday LFK8 PTSA is hosting the Annual Cookie walk for our staff. About 75 amazing staff members will enjoy a cookie buffet. We need your help baking your family favorites to share. Please click the button above to sign up!

The Holidays are around the corner. We know the weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break fly by please put these events on your calendar!

1. Thank you to all of you for your generous support of the Clothing Drive. We collected over 200 bags of textiles! We are very excited to get the official numbers back. Huge thank you to Shannon Calligori for organizing the event.
2. Please join us for our next Association Meeting, Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7pm in the Library. We will review our succesful Fall Fundraisers, announce an exciting new project and begin planning for the Spring.
3. Our Annual Bring a Pair, Wear a Pair PJ Drive is scheduled for December 4, 2024. Please bring a pair of new with tags pair of pajamas to drop off and wear a school appropiate pair. All sizes infant – adult are needed for our military families. PTSA and PAL will collect the items at the front of the school.
4. The Holiday Shop is coming to the Lower Grades, 12/2-12/06. Students will get a chance to buy gifts for their loved ones with funds sent by families. Kids love to practice using money and the independence of finding the perfect way. It’s a great way to kick off the holiday season! We will need parent volunteers to help students with shopping and wrapping. Please sign up here.
5. One of our staff’s favorite events, the Annual Cookie Walk, is December 12, 2024. Our Hospitality Team needs your help baking treats for our 100 staff members. We are looking for enough home-made or extra special treats for each staff member to be able to fill a bakery box. That’s A LOT of cookies! Please help us here.

Soooooooo much going on!

1. The Jog a Thon was a great success. We raised over $39,000 with your support! These funds will help our students go on field trips, allow teachers to purchase needed materials for their classrooms, supply new playground equipment and so much more. As we wrap up the event with prizes and celebrations we are looking for a few helpers. Click here for help!
2. Spirit Wear is back on sale with new designs. Items will be available from Nov 4 – Nov 15 and will arrive before the holidays. Click here to order.
3. Our clothing drive is entering its last push. Bring in your labelled bags of textiles and LFK8 PTSA will be paid by the weight of our collection. We are also looking for volunteers to help move bags from the front of school to the storage room. Please sign up here to help!
4. Upcoming events! Nov 14th 4-8pm Board and Brew Ladera Ranch is sponsoring a Family Night out. 20% of sales will go come right to PTSA. Dec 4th will be our all school Bring a Pair, Wear a Pair PJ Day. Bring your new with tags pajamas and wear your school appropriate pajamas to school. Sizes from infant – adult (for older teens) are needed to help Operation Santa Claus and our military families. Non holiday prints are appreciated.

LFK8 PTSA is so excited about our programming this year; fundraisers and activities are coming together and our Bears are having a blast.

1. Lower Grades Jog a Thon – The biggest fundraiser of the year has been a great success! As of Monday afternoon we had collected close to $39,000! Thank you all for your support of our programs. Please stay tuned for more details on prizes.
2. All Grades – Our Clothing Drive is happening! Clean out your closets and help the PTSA earn money! Please label all bags LFK8 PTSA? We are seeking volunteer to help move bags from the front of school to the storage room. All you need is 30 min and a wagon. Please click here to help.
3. All Grades – Red Ribbon Week is here. Please see the above schedule for the Lower Grade Spirit Days and join us for the Costume parade.
4. Lower Grades – WATCH Dogs link has been repaired! Sign up here to join your Bears for the day.

The campus is buzzing with PTSA activities!

1. The Lower Grades Jog a Thon has hit the half way mark. We have raised over $16,000 so far or about half of our $35,000 dollar goal! Mrs. Young’s class is way out in first with over $3,000 and 8 of our classes have brought in $1,000 or more. Make sure your class earns that 100% participation goal by signing into the LFK8 PTSA Pledge Star Account. Way to go Bears!
2. The Whole SchoolClothing Drive starts MONDAY, 10/21. You clean out your closets and bring all textiles to school. We will recycle your textiles and earn money! We need your help transferring textiles from the curb to the storage room. If you can stop by after drop off we would appreciate the help. The more help there is, the quicker the morning! Sign up to be a Clothing Drive Volunteer.
3. Red Ribbon Week is coming, 10/28 – 10/31! Pay attention to information from both campuses for more details.

We are nearing the end of the first grading period and it is time to start fundraising!

1. Lower Grades Jog a Thon kicked off on Monday with a fun assembly and the support of our Tesoro Cheerleaders! Flyers went home in Friday Folders, and all students should be collecting pledges. Use the QR Code above or the link button to be connected to the PledgeStar site and get started!
2. All Grades Clothing Drive is October 21-Nov 12. Clean out your closets and donate your textiles to LFK8. LFK8 will recycle your textiles and be paid by the pound.

LFK8 PTSA takes pride in the fact that 85% of our budget has a direct student or classroom impact. Your support directly results in field trips, teacher grants, playground equipment, assemblies, the PBIS Store, and so much more. Please consider supporting your PTSA!

Our Bears have been busy settling into the school year! Our Upper Grades Choir sang the National Anthem at the Angel’s Game. All of our Bears are nearing the end of the first grading period. We had a wonderful group attend our Inaugural LFK8 PTSA Association Meeting were we established our calendar and budgets. We have a fun fall planned for everyone.

1. Thank you to all of our Cubs that submitted entries. We are so proud of all of you! Entries will be processed and judged at the local level before moving onto the district, state, and national levels. We look foward to celebratng all of you.
2. Our Lower-Grades Book Fair is coming next week! October 7-11 Lower Grade Classes will be visiting the book fair during their regularly scheduled library time. Flyers will come home in Friday folders. You can send cash with your student or use the link above to set up your ewallet. If you would like to volunteer, we’d love to have you.
3. School wide Walk to School Day is coming October 9th! We are encouraging all student who are able to walk to school. Meet our PTSA volunteers at the front of the school and at our gates for a treat. Do you have a few minutes to help pass out treats? Use the Walk to School Button to lend a hand.
4. Lower-Grades Jog a Thon is coming soon! Be on the look out for more information next week!
5. Upper-Grades Running Club has been on the move and Lower Grades is soon to join them. Does your student like to run? Wednesday mornings 7:30 – 8:00 am join your classmates for practice! Sign up using the button above.
6. Watch Dogs are on our Lower-Grade Campus. Do you want to spend time with your Bear? Do you want to be an extra set of eyes and ears around campus for a day? Join our Watch Dogs!
7. Are you ready to clean out your closets? We have an easy all school fundraiser for you!

Parking Lot Reminder

The parking lot is a busy place, but with a little team work we can make it work for everyone. Upper-Grade parents please allow lower-grade parents the time to drop off/pick up. When upper-grade students are dropped off during the 8:00 – 8:15 window, lower-grade students get stuck in line and are often late. During pick up, please give lower-grade parents time to gather their students before joining the pick up line. If you must be early, please park. Many lower-grade parents cannot get to their kiddos because upper-grade parents are arriving in the pickup line as early as 2:35. Let’s work as a team to get our kiddos to and from school quickly and safely.

Good Morning! LFK8 PTSA Invites you to our first Association meeting this evening, Thursday, 9/19/24, at 7pm in the Library. We will kick off our year with a budget approval and regular business. Coming to a meeting is a great way to meet new people, get informed, and get involved. Everyone’s voice is welcome and needed!

Quick reminders:

1. Reflections: Reflections is a nationwide PTSA-sponsored art contest. Students are encouraged to create original works addressing the theme of “Accepting Imperfections.” All entries are due 9/20/24!
2. Watch Dogs: Watch Dogs are coming back to our lower-grade campus. Check out the information in next week’s Friday Folders for more information.

Membership: Our PTSA unit needs you! Please consider joining PTSA today!

What a week! LFK8 PTSA was thrilled to see you all at Upper-Grade Back to School and the Lower Grade Ice Cream Social. Upper-Grade parents looked happy walking campus. Lower-Grade teachers were excited to get their volunteer lists filled out. Our young Bears were excited to get some ice cream. It was a great week!

LFK8 PTSA is in full swing.

1. Reflections: Reflections is a nationwide PTSA-sponsored art contest. Students are encouraged to create original works addressing the theme of “Accepting Imperfections.” All entries are due 9/20/24!
2. Watch Dogs: Watch Dogs are coming back to our lower-grade campus. Check out the information in next week’s Friday Folders for more information.
3. Spirit Wear: We have many new and exciting designs! Order by 9/10.
4. Lower-Grade Yearbook: Link is live! Order now!
5. Choir Angel’s Day: Our upper-grade choir will be singing the National Anthem at the Angel’s Game again this year. Order tickets now.
6. Angel’s Day: LFK8 PTSA is hosting a school-wide Angel’s Day. Join us for a night at the ballpark while raising funds for your school.
7. ACE and Music Funds: During Back to School Night, upper-grade teachers had a chance to explain the role these funds play in their classrooms. Thank you to all of you who have already pledged their support. Currently, only 25-33% of each grade-level has made their contributions. If you haven’t been able to pledge yet, please do so!
8. Membership: Our PTSA unit needs you! Please consider joining PTSA today!

LFK8 PTSA hopes you and your Bears enjoyed the first week back at school.  Your LFK8 PTSA volunteers and dollars have been hard at work in the last two weeks with much more to come this week.

1. LFK8 PTSA volunteers were a significant presence during Upper-Grade Registration.  PE Wear, which provides an easy PE uniform and serves as a fundraiser for our Upper-Grade needs.  PE Wear is still available for purchase through the Front Office.
2. ACE Funds, Music Funds, and Classroom & Technology Grants will all be discussed at Open House on Thursday, 8/29.  Your teachers will have a chance to explain how each of these programs support their work in the classroom.  PTSA will be on campus during Open House to answer questions.   
3. Step It Up, the primary fundraiser for ASB/PAL, is coming soon to the Upper-Grade Campus.  ASB/PAL are student leadership programs that work under the guidance of a teacher adviser to build school community.  Dances, the BEAR store, and lunch activities are all ASB/PAL sponsored. ASB/PAL and PTSA partner together during the year; however, our efforts generally focus on different areas of need within our school.  Please see the graphics above for specific information about PTSA fundraising and programming.
4. Lower Grades, preschool – 5, please join us on Friday for our Annual Ice Cream Social!  Meet your teachers, find out more about PTSA programs and plans for the year, and enjoy a sweet treat while supplies last.  
5. Don’t forget!  All Registration and Spirit Packets are due by September 13th!
6. Angel’s Days!  We have two Angel Events currently running.  The Upper Grades Choir will join other local choirs to sing the National Anthem during Choir Days.  LFK8 PTSA has also arranged an Angel’s Day for the entire LFK8.  Please join us for a fun game day that benefits the PTSA!

Have a great week!