Peralta in Bloom Quilt Raffle


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This year's quilt is spectacular! It will be won by the lucky purchaser of the Quilt Raffle Ticket which will be drawn as the Grand Prize at Peralta in Bloom/Spring Fest on 18 May! Parents, help your kids sell those raffle tickets!

Peralta In Bloom is Saturday May 12, 2012

Peralta Elementary’s 10th annual SpringFest, known as Peralta in Bloom, is just over a month away! Save the date Saturday, May 12 for a fun-filled day for the whole family, featuring live music, a fresh barbecue, baked goods and cakes, a smoothie station, and fresh vegetable rolls from 12-4 pm!

We’ve planned arts . . . → Read More: Peralta In Bloom is Saturday May 12, 2012

Sankofa Book Drive

Some of you will remember the fire in 2007 at Peralta. We had to finish out the year at another location. The courtyard was destroyed as was the library.

We received many many book donations to re-establish the library from families at several neighboring schools. I recently learned that Sankofa, a neighboring school, does . . . → Read More: Sankofa Book Drive

Ride for a Reason — California Public Education

Challenge yourself this spring! Join a mass bike ride from Claremont Middle School to the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento. May 7 is this year’s Ride for a Reason, a charity/political bike ride to raise funds for the PTAs of Claremont Middle School and Oakland Technical High School. You heard the stories and . . . → Read More: Ride for a Reason — California Public Education

Hate School Budget Cuts? Come to Claremont Middle School, Feb. 5

Even if all of Governor Brown’s proposals make it onto the June special election ballot and are approved by California voters, K-12 schools will still lose $19/student under current funding formulas. You can see the presentation made to the School Board last week at 2011-2012 Budget Development.

Now more than ever it is critical . . . → Read More: Hate School Budget Cuts? Come to Claremont Middle School, Feb. 5