BookQuest Celebration on Thursday - March 2nd, 2017 at 6-8 PM (in Gardner Bullis Multi)

Please come celebrate what our BookQuest authors have accomplished! Published books will be on display (authors can take books home after the event) and Gennifer Choldenko (author of the Al Capone series, Chasing Secrets, A Giant Crush, and more) will be our guest speaker. We will have a raffle for our student authors. Light refreshments will be served. Please, note that thanks to our school community, the BookQuest program raised $630 for a charitable cause. This donation will be used to support community service events, which will be organized by our student council.

Girls Just want to have Fun!

Calling all Gardner Bullis girls and moms (or dads)!! Come out for a night of FUN at Winter Lodge in Palo Alto!

When: Friday, March 10th 5:30-7:30pm

Cost: $16 includes Skating rink admission and skate rental; $6 for Dinner (2 slices of pizza, salad, bottled water, hot chocolate and dessert)

*Welcome adults/children to join for dinner, even if you’re not skating

Register and Payment go to Girls Night Out webpage

Deadline to register is Monday, March 6

For additional information contact Shannon Guymon

Boys Night Out!

Boys will be boys…. Enjoy a fun night of games on the Gardner Bullis campus. There will be a game truck, laser tag, and pizza.

When: Friday, March 17th 6:00-8:00pm

Cost: $25

Where: Gardner Bullis Multi

Register and Payment go to Boys Night Out webpage

Deadline to register is Monday, March 13th

For additional information contact Aileen Breslow

A Night in Havana at the Cabana takes place at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto on April 1st, 2017 from 6 - 11PM. You won't want to miss this special Cuban-themed evening of Bidding, Dining, Dancing and Fun with Friends while helping our kids!  This annual fundraiser provides much needed financial support for our school’s Arts Programs, Computer Technology and Equipment, Library Materials, Gardens, Field Trips, Classroom Supplies, and Teacher Professional Development. Early Bird tickets are on sale now for $100 per person and go up to $125 after March 6th. Please email Gardnerauction@lasdschools.orgwith any questions or to make a donation.

Buy Tickets here.

How does it work?

• 7 baskets will be auctioned
• Each grade is assigned a specific movie theme and donate the corresponding items for that basket (1 basket per grade)
• A box will be placed in each classroom to collect the donations which the Auction Basket Team will empty every week. Deadline Friday, March 17th
• Once all donations have been collected. They will be showcased daily after school during the week leading up to the auction. This is when the kids get to choose which basket they would like to win and parents buy the raffle tickets :)
• Winners for each basket will be drawn on the night of the Auction Party

The movies for each Grade are as below:

Kinder  Trolls

1st       Secret Life of Pets

2nd      Moana

3rd       Zootopia

4th       Angry Birds

5th       Harry Potter

6th       Star Wars

Please look at this spreadsheet for the suggested donation items for each grade.

For your convenience we have already added Amazon links to each item so you're just a click away from contributing!

Once an item has been purchased, please be sure to add your name under the 'Donated by' column to avoid duplicates

If you would like to donate an item other than the ones suggested, please do so whilst keeping to the specific movie theme

Thank you so much for contributing and making the auction baskets fun for our kids!

Warmly,

Your Auction Basket Team- Seema Mehta and Audrey Lund

Would you like to be more involved in your child’s school?  Want to share your time and talents with a great school community? We have opportunities for you!

The PTA Nominating Committee is looking for volunteers to help in various ways next school year.  If you would like to volunteer or find out more about what is needed, please contact Alissa Faris, Nominating Committee Chair.