Beginning in Fall 2010, Peralta will offer one after-school program with a range of options for all families. The good news is that the provider, Aspiranet, already runs the PASEP after-school enrichment programs and has a staff familiar with our school. They will also be running the after-care program for summer school.
More details and registration [...]

A fun event you won’t want to miss!
Teachers will open their classrooms, children will get to show off some of the work they’ve been doing, and the younger kids will sing their hearts out this Thursday at the Spring Open House. The evening is also a chance to meet the teachers in the next grade [...]

Ralph Cantor, a 3rd-grade parent and Alameda County drug educator and counselor, will give a special presentation before the June 5 PPTG meeting on how to talk with kids about drugs.
The presentation will run from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. (30 minutes earlier than the regular PPTG meeting start time) and will be held in [...]

The California Report, a statewide radio news program produced by public radio station KQED, recently did a story on the nonprofit Girls Rock Camp in Oakland. One of the girls featured was Peralta fifth grader Lilah August, who talked about writing lyrics for her band, the Black-and-White Lollipops, and her dreams of being a lounge [...]

Huge shouts out to Heather Grillmeyer and Nicole Aruda for their above-and-beyond organizing of the yard sale last Saturday! The sale required a huge amount of logistical planning before, during, and after. They pulled it off, bringing in a record $5,000 for Peralta programs. So let them know how much you appreciate their efforts (especially [...]

Check out this recent article in the New York Times on the national public health movement to move recess before lunch. Research shows that when kids play first, they tend to eat better and return to class more focused than when they rush in from the playground. Peralta made the switch this year –ahead of [...]

In the short, dark days of winter, when the roads are wet and the wind does blow,
When the salamanders cross the road to breed under the moon’s glow
It’s time to put on the rain gear from head to toe
And walk or ride to school like Henry David Thoreau
Thursday, February 4 is the day to break [...]

Did you start the school year with good intentions to help Peralta kids get their greens? Did you start the new year with good intentions for your family to eat healthy? Good news, it’s not too late to realize your intentions!

Yes, you can sign up to work a salad bar shift! Shift can be from [...]