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Big PTA Thank You For the Fall Festival!

Our Fall Festival was a huge success!! It was so great to see our community all together enjoying time with their family while supporting the programs at our school. It could not have been possible without our very own Rainbow Unicorn, Liz Guthrie. She put her heart and soul into this year’s Fall Festival! Months of planning and countless hours of work made the night such great fun for all families to enjoy!!

We also want to thank all of the teachers for supporting the event, working ticket booths, volunteering and making sure their baskets, doors, and scarecrows were all set to go on Friday.

Thanks also to our DJ, Mr. Tanaka, who gave so much of his time to add music to the evening.

Thank you to the office staff for being there for the PTA 100%. Whether it was ordering tables, answering questions, collecting money – they were there. THANK YOU!

Thank you to Quang for making sure the cafeteria was cleaned and ready, helping set up tables, and being at the event the whole night making sure our school was in tip top shape.

And finally, we would like to thank Ms. Mendoza for her continued support, encouraging smile and for helping us the entire evening.

Andrea Ulicki and Wendy Feierfeil Co-presidents president@reedpta.com

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Boxtops Contest Ends Friday, November 1st!

The fall Boxtops classroom contest ends soon so don't forget

to turn in your clipped Boxtops to the front office. Please

remember to write the name of your child and his/her

teacher to ensure each classroom is properly

credited. Classroom totals are updated

frequently and posted in the front

office window.

The class that turns in the highest number of

clipped Boxtops will be treated to a surprise snack from the

Reed PTA. For more information, please visit www.btfe.com.

Brandi Hoffman-Ooka

boxtops@reedpta.com

Enter the

Reflections Art Contest

Theme: “Dream, Believe, Inspire” Entries Due: Friday, November 1st

(turn in to your teacher)

Contest details, complete rules and an entry form can be found at www.reedpta.com/programs

Fall Catalog Fundraiser!

Items ordered from the catalog will be delivered to

students’ classes next Friday, November 8th.

Stay tuned for Limo ride information coming home

soon. Thank you again to all of those who

participated!

Email questions to giftwrap@reedpta.com

Chelsey Souza

Important Safeway /E-Scrip Update!

If you normally shop with your credit card, it is important

to know that beginning Friday,

November 1st, Safeway will not

contribute to the E-Scrip program for

credit card purchases. Instead, you can

use your debit card, cash, gift cards, EBT, and/or Scrip Gift

Card. Parents, if you haven't already signed up for E-Scrip,

please visit

https://secure.escrip.com/supporter/registration/index.jsp

It only takes a few minutes to register and once you have

registered your merchant cards, debit cards, and/or credit

cards, then participating merchants will automatically

donate a portion of your total purchase back to Reed

Elementary.

If you have a registered merchant card, but have not yet

registered your debit or credit card with the E-Scrip

program, you will receive a reminder email from E-Scrip to

renew your contact information and register additional

cards for additional automatic donations. For more

information, including a list of Frequently Asked Questions

and participating merchants, please visit www.escrip.com.

Brandi Hoffman-Ooka

escrip@reedpta.com

Family Service Night

Save the date: On Friday, November 15th, Reed PTA will be hosting a brand new event – Family Service Night. That evening, you and your family can meet at the cafeteria or the library to work on service projects for the community and learn more about ways to help in the future.

Pick from one of the service projects below or do all of them! Come prepared to: - assemble cat toys for the felines of the Humane Society - create Thanksgiving placements for Meals on Wheels clients - cut and knot no-sew blankets with Project Linus volunteers - color pictures for the kids staying at Good Samaritan Hospital - decorate book marks for the Reed School Library - listen to and discuss stories about big-hearted characters during story time - make a bank to take home and collect change for your favorite service group - get one more donation in for the Second Harvest Food Drive - and so much more! If you have any questions or want to help set-up, run a station, or clean-up, please contact Debbie Navratil at service@reedpta.com. Volunteer Opportunity:

Are you looking to get involved? We

are looking for a Scrip seller on Friday

afternoons from 2:45-3:15 pm. This

requires you to be there every Friday!

It's a great way to meet more parents

and get involved!

If you are interested, please contact Caroline

Youkhanna at scrip@reedpta.com

Second Harvest Food Bank Food Drive

Our annual food drive is

approaching quickly. The dates

are November 5th – 15th.

The Food Bank needs nutritious,

non-perishable foods such as meals in a can (stew, chili,

soup), tuna/canned meat, peanut butter, low sugar cereals,

100% fruit juices in single serving boxes, canned fruit and

vegetables.

Your generosity, especially this time of year with the

holidays fast approaching, is greatly appreciated. A bobcat

will be given when items are donated in the cafeteria.

November 5th will be a double bobcat day!

If you have any questions, you can contact the food drive

coordinator at fooddrive@reedpta.com

The annual Fall Festival

was a huge success!

Thank you to everyone who

attended. We had a great turn

out and a good time was had by

hundreds of students, families, friends and neighbors.

Along with some old favorites, this year's event added a

few new festivities, such as:

"Club Karaoke", set up in the kinder area, complete with a real DJ, awesome light show, and a fog machine like no other, provided by dad, Matt Fransden

Scarecrow Alley, a fun hay maze with toddler wagon rides that showcased all our creative class scarecrows in one place, designed and created by 2 awesome Reed moms, Alisa D'Angelo and Erin Jordan

A custom made "Dungeon" with a foggy moat, where kids locked up their friends and teachers

Pirate Ship Treasure Dig, a fun game where kids dug for gold with real pirates; designed and built by a new kinder family and the Piedmont Hills High School Drama Department

A Friendly Fortune Teller booth where participants received positive messages from one of our favorite funny dads, Mike Scaletta

Our third grade students who sold hand painted rocks to raise money for a local homeless shelter. They raised $60 and sold out of rocks early in the night

County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, SJUSD Board President Pam Foley, and SJUSD Board Trustee Veronica Lewis all attended our event as special guests

Several other custom made games and activities were showcased throughout the school campus

We'd also like to thank former Reed mom Adrienne San

Filipo and her business partner Amy Frugoli for bringing

the Sugar Tree Sweets and Treats truck onto campus for

the night. They'll be donating a portion of the proceeds

made from the evening to Reed PTA. Special keepsake

photo mementos were provided by The Laugh Box, a

professional photo booth and flip book party company.

As always, the Haunted House was one of our most

popular attractions, run by Reed parent Dorothea Jansen.

It takes over a week to get it all set up, and is no small

undertaking! What a task!

The Fall Festival takes months to prepare for, with

planning beginning before the prior school year ends, and

relies heavily on volunteers from our community. In fact,

we utilized over 150 volunteers logging in over 600 hours

of their time! Aside from our high school and college

volunteers, dozens of parents donated their time and

services to make this event such a big hit.

If you are interested in CO-CHAIRING the event next year

or taking on one of our committee chair positions, please

contact Liz Guthrie at fall festival@reedpta.com

If you see the following parents and Reed staff around

campus, please stop to say THANKS for all their amazing

hard work and dedication!

Liz Guthrie, Festival Chair

Andrea Ulicki, Event Assistant

Bianca O’Hanlon-Alsberg, Event Photographer

Dorothea Jansen, Haunted House Chair

Ray Lefeber, Food Chair

Michelle Dailey, Silent Auction Chair

Caroline Youkhanna, Vendor Chair

Ann Sawicki, Ticket Coordinator

Christine Cooley, Book Sales Chair

Matt Fransden, of DJ KAOS, Karaoke Night Club Chair

Kim Hull, Face Painting Chair

Tish Bailey, Airbrush Tattoos

Ron Tanaka, DJ and dancing in main quad

Mike Scaletta, Friendly Fortune Teller

Tiffany Woods, Anna Woods, Irene Woods, and the

Piedmont Hills High School Drama Technical Crew: Pirate

Ship Team. Argh, Maties!

Stacey McLaren- Guessing Jars Coordinator

Wendy Feierfeil- Dance Attack! Performance Coordinator

A special thank you to the following parents who helped

out in numerous other ways: Chelsey Souza, Michele

Greenwood, Erin Nash, Stephanie Ligsay, Kryslen Kelly,

Tracy Venzien, Anitha Pachagounder, Julie Pozzi, Shelley

Lau, Lita Bell, Camila Rosa

Be sure to THANK the front office staff who put up with

us during a crazy few weeks of questions from parents

about the event: Virginia, Ann, Tish and Ms Mendoza

Thank you to our janitor Quang, who stayed very late to

help clean up the aftermath!

Haunted House Thank You I would like to thank all the volunteers who helped to

make the Haunted House a great success. I appreciate

all the parents who gave their time and decorating

expertise to each of the rooms in the Haunted House.

The volunteer actors from our high

schools and jr. highs really made the

House come alive. Thanks so much to

everyone!

Dorothea ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ Jansen

Thank You to the Vendors

I would like to Thank the following vendors for donating items to the Silent Auction and joining us at the Fall Festival: Scentsy, Urgent Care, Branham Hills Little League, Victory Martial Arts, Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Origami Owl, Tastefully Simple, Unique Boutique and Mariam's Scarves I would also like to thank Liz Guthrie and Michelle Dailey for their continuous effort in finding vendors for the event. Thank you, Caroline Youkhanna Fall Festival Vendor Chair

Thank you, again, to those who helped make the Fall Festival a huge success and

to those who also stepped up that we may have missed. Thank you!

Dana Nguyen Dara Cooper Deb Klein Debbie Wolf Delma Guerra Divya Thirunagari Dorothea Jansen Eduarado Herrera Edward O Toole Elieen Hoang Elizabeth Liou Emilce Lira Camacho Emily Dao Erin Jordan Erin Nash Felicia Hung Gabbie Beltran Ganesh Avinash Gisselle Martinez Gregg Sotelo Hafid Hatim Heather Bellman Hillary Young Ineke Boscarino Ivon Aguilera Jacob Morgan Janelle Johnson Janet Luu Janet Sotelo Jayna Nakashima Jennie Dinh Jennifer Gradwohl Jennifer Luong Jennifer Luu Jenny Nguyen Jessica Rose Jesus Arizmendi Jesus Cota

Joann Kindel JoAnn Martinez Johnny Vong Jose Luis Sandi Martinez Joshua Herndon Julie Pozzi Justin Liu Kara Hodgman Karen Huynh Kathy thomson Katie Assadi Kaylene Pham Keisha De La Rosa Kelly Lewis Kristina Lochman Kristine Hulme Laura and Joseph Cornett Lauramae Joaquin Leslie Luck Lily Luu Lisa Sabin-Pino Lita Bell Lizeth Ureno Lou Maria Holmes Maritza Garcia Mary Tewelde Matt Purkeypile Melissa Pikoos Michelle Dailey Mike Scaletta Nancy Chin Natalie Chau Nayeli Hernandez Nayeli Jimenez Nicole Lumetta Patty Juleson Pritam Shenoy

Ainee Ibarra Alex Broering Alisa D'Angelo Allison Chau Amber Segura Amie Rodda Amy Lubeck Andrea Ulicki Angela Buehler Wong Angela Purkeypile Angelina Tang Angeline Huynh Anitha Pachagounder Ann Sawicki Annie Phan Annie Vu Aurora Arroyo Austin Bailey Barbara Uribe Benjamin Tat Blanca Steger Brandi Hoffman-Ooka Brandon Dinh Brian Ferrucci Brinda Brittany Warner Cam Tu Phan Cameron Rollins Camille Toledo Candy Flett Carolina Martinez Chelsey Souza Christine Cooley Christine Huynh Cindy Zimbauer Connie Liao Conny Thigpen Cristian Garcia Hernandez

Quynh Phan Ray Lefeber Ruth Eskinder Salena Escalante Samuel Ammerman Sebone Kim Semira Sharon Starr Shelley Lau Shelly Licon Silvia Ibarra Sosenna Gruu Stacy McLaren Stacy Teixeira Stephanie Ligsay Stephanie LiMieux Sydney Zolezzi Sylvia Alejandra Boyzo Tai Le Tami Bastaido Tanya Tehada Gamez Tanya Tran Tasha Futch Thuy Le Tien Zwanenberg Tiffany Nguyen Tiffany Woods To Le Tran La Truong Phan Van Duong Vanessa Palafox Victoria McDonald Vivian Tieu Vivian Truong Vy Nguyen Wendy Feierfeil

Silent Auction Thank You!!!! The Silent Auction was a huge success at the Fall Festival! We would like to THANK the following volunteers for their time and support:

Liz Guthrie Mrs. Mendoza Tracy Vezien Stacy McLaren Kelly Lewis Jayna Nakashima Tina Mayer Sherry Tejeda Ineka Boscarino Brandi Hoffman Jennifer Gradwohl Robert Lewis Shelly Licon Janelle Johnson Erin Nash Wendy Feierfeil Pat Barrett Deborah Donahue Michelle Greenwood Dorothea Jansen Joyce Oler Michelle Ohara Deb Klein Keely (student volunteer) Joanne Kindel Chelsey Souza Ann Sawicki Anitha Pachagounder Jeannie Bullock Andrea Ulicki

We would also like to thank: All the Reed TEACHERS for their hard work and support Mrs. Hicks for using her classroom to store the auction items San Jose Open Bible Church for all the tables Shiela and David Clayton for donating the Kindle Fire HD

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the Class Baskets and Scarecrows. I would also like to thank Caroline Y. for all her dedication and hard work put towards co-chairing the auction with me.

If we have forgotten anyone, please forgive us!

Thank you, Michelle Dailey Caroline Youkhanna Silent Auction Co-Chairs

October

31st (Thurs) Halloween Parade 9:30am (Quad)

Nov 1st (Fri) Last Day to turn in Boxtops for contest! Reflection Art Contest Entries Due!

November

4th (Mon)

Early dismissal: TK-K: 12:55pm 1-3: 1:02pm 4-5: 1:07pm

Second Harvest Food Drive Begins

5th (Tues)

Early dismissal: TK-K: 12:55pm 1-3: 1:02pm 4-5: 1:07pm

PTA Meeting – 6:30pm

6th (Wed)

Early dismissal: TK-K: 12:55pm 1-3: 1:02pm 4-5: 1:07pm

7th (Thurs)

Early dismissal: TK-K: 12:55pm 1-3: 1:02pm 4-5: 1:07pm

Bobcat Store – 12:30 (Library)

8th (Fri)

Early dismissal: TK-K: 12:55pm 1-3: 1:02pm 4-5: 1:07pm

11th (Mon) Veteran’s Day (No School)

12th (Tues) SELAC – 9:15am SSC – 5:15pm

14th (Thurs) Popcorn Fundraiser Begins

15th (Fri) Family Service Night

Last Day for Second Harvest Food Drive

19th (Tues) Dinner Night Out

21st (Thurs)

Vision Screening – 9:00am

Bobcat Store – 12:30 (Library)

26th (Tues) FULL DAY – NOT early dismissal

27th (Wed) Early dismissal: TK-K: 1:25pm 1-3: 1:32pm 4-5: 1:37pm

28th (Thurs) Thanksgiving Holiday (No School)

29th (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (No School)

Parent / Teacher Conferences (Oct 28th

– Nov 8th

)

Parent / Teacher Conferences (Oct 28th

– Nov 8th

)

Tell us what you thought about the Fall Festival! Take a few moments to share your thoughts in our online POST EVENT SURVEY.

Click on this link or go directly to:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QHR85VQ

You can also access this survey from our event website, www.reedfallfestival.com

This is your chance to help shape the future of this event--- We appreciate

your feedback!