Peralta in Bloom Meeting, March 17

Join us this Thursday at an open meeting for Peralta parents interested in helping coordinate and contribute ideas to this year’s spring festival. Peralta in Bloom is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, and will celebrate spring, re-use and recycling. Contribute your ideas and expertise!

Thursday, March 17th

7:00pm – 8:30pm

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Get Up and Dance

At noon on Friday, March 18, the whole school will be shakin’ it!

Peralta kids will be part of the global art event Dance Anywhere.  The idea is to take five minutes out of the day to move our bodies in a a fun and festive way. At exactly noon, a song with an . . . → Read More: Get Up and Dance

Brewing Community: New Location, Same Java

This Friday, we’ll hold Brewing Community for all parents in the Kindergarten Courtyard! We’ll be featuring that great, organic, warm Urban Blend coffee for a suggested donation of $1/cup.

Come join us for bagels, coffee, and some special pastries from local bakers!

Etienne will be taking donations of a good bottle of wine, for . . . → Read More: Brewing Community: New Location, Same Java

Peralta Pride—Wear it With Style! Friday, Feb. 4

I'll be out on Friday!

The first Peralta Pride day of 2011 is this Friday!

Start your Rabbit year out right by wearing your Peralta gear to school on the 4th. Shirts will be on sale, if you’re running low.

Don’t Forget: The first Friday of every month is Peralta Pride . . . → Read More: Peralta Pride—Wear it With Style! Friday, Feb. 4

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

OUSD’s Annual Spelling Bee, Thursday, February 3

See if you are as smart as a 5th grader! Come out and support Peralta, and test your spelling secretly while you watch from the audience. Students from Oakland’s 4th and 5th grades (including a Peralta 5th grader!), as well as middle school (grades 6-8), will compete to be the last person standing in . . . → Read More: OUSD’s Annual Spelling Bee, Thursday, February 3

Brewing Community on Friday, Feb. 4

We’ll be offering freshly-brewed French Organic coffee and bagels w/cream cheese this Friday for donations.  A great way to warm yourself up and support PPTG!

All items on the picnic table have been donated to Peralta, and we ask a small donation of one dollar for each.

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Brewing Community: Friday, Jan. 21

Please join us for coffee, bagels, and yes, lox, this Friday at drop-off.

The bagel cart will be serving organic French Roast (courtesy of Urban Blend Cafe) at the Dana Street entrance for one dollar donation per item. First timers especially welcome!