Update from the Leopold PFO

Hi Leopold Families. Sorry fro the delay in my weekly email. Here's an update on things going on at Leopold:
Get to Know
Our Get to Know Each Other Nights continue next week with Grade 3. We have had a great turnout for these events and we look forward to meeting even more of you in the upcoming weeks. If you have not already RSVPd through the handout or email, please let me know if your family will be attending any of the following:
October 1 - Third Grade
October 8 - no Get to Know night - come to all-school open house and stop by the cafeteria for ice cream from the PFO!
October 15 - Fourth Grade
October 22 - Fifth Grade

An Apple Affair
Flyers have been sent home with all students this week for an exciting upcoming event. The Leopold PFO will hold An Apple Affair - an event to raise money to purchase iPads for Leopold, at Lilliana's restaurant on Monday October 7, from 6-8 pm. This is adults-only event for Leopold families and anyone in our community who would like to enjoy socializing, great food and drink, and exciting raffle prizes. You do need to purchase tickets for An Apple Affair. You can visit the PFO webpage for the event here:
http://www.leopoldpfo.org/an-apple-affair.html

Harvest Fest
Excitement for our first-even Harvest Fest is growing. We are looking forward to many interactive experiences for our families. Classes will participate in pumpkin decorating ahead of the event and Harvest Fest activities will include a pumpkin launch, hay rides, cake walk, face painting, prize drawings, dunk tank, live music, food booths and more. Flyers with more details will be coming home soon, including information on how to purchase wrist bands and donate for the cake walk and grade-level prize baskets.

Picture Day
School picture day is next Thursday, October 3. Order forms are going home now if you would like to purchase pictures of your child. We need some parent volunteers to help get kids in line and ready for their pictures. This is a fun and easy way to volunteer at Leopold. The online sign up for volunteering can be found here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084AACAE2CA13-picture1/1062747

Upper Grade Academic Events and Celebrations
Dates for this year’s important academic events and celebrations have been set.  Our Geography Bee is scheduled forDecember 20, at 1:15PM in our cafeteria and will include the top four finishers of each fifth grade classroom competition. Our Spelling Bee will be held on January 16, at 1PM also in our school cafeteria and will include the top four students from each classroom spelling bee competitions in grade five.  Fourth and fifth grade student teams for the annual Book Bowl will begin forming just prior to winter break.  Students will be responsible for indicating interest in participating on a team.  The school Book Bowl events are schedule to take place in mid-March.  Our fifth grade Science Fair is scheduled for May 23 at 1:00PM and our fifth grade culmination ceremony will be on June 10 at 1:00PM in our cafeteria.
Pick Up, Drop Off, and Parking at Leopold
I've had some questions regarding parking and pick up at Leopold. Here is a brochure from the school that explains things. The brochure is posted on our website.
http://www.leopoldpfo.org/uploads/1/2/5/5/12555908/leopoldtrafficsafetyplanbrochure20112012.pdf
 

Ongoing Fundraising Efforts
Remember all the easy and helpful ways to raise money for Leopold:
Target RedCard
BoxTops for Education
Campbell's Labels for Education
Mabel's Labels
My Coke Rewards
Amazon.com

You can find details on these programs here:
http://www.leopoldpfo.org/activities-and-fundraisers.html