Three Peralta Films to Screen at Festival on Saturday, 12 p.m. May 21st

Peralta students’ art will be showcased at the Albany Film Fest this weekend!

Three short films, all produced by students last year, will be shown in the first hour of the festival. Admission is $5 for adults and just $1 for kids (see location and map below).

Kicking off the festival at noon will . . . → Read More: Three Peralta Films to Screen at Festival on Saturday, 12 p.m. May 21st

2011 LRPG Yard Sale: Keep up the Spring Cleaning!

The donations for this year’s LRPG Community Yard Sale have been rolling in!

The sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Peralta playground (on Alcratraz Ave., 1/2 block east of Telegraph). Thanks to all of you who have donated to our community effort to support Peralta . . . → Read More: 2011 LRPG Yard Sale: Keep up the Spring Cleaning!

Mark Your Calendars for Peralta in Bloom, May 14

The famous Peralta Cakewalk

Peralta’s SPRING FESTIVAL,  also known as ”Peralta in Bloom” is coming up on Saturday, May 14, from noon to 4 p.m.

Peralta in Bloom is a time to come together to celebrate our wonderful gardens at Peralta Elementary–and to celebrate the wonderful growth of our students in the course of . . . → Read More: Mark Your Calendars for Peralta in Bloom, May 14

Be Informed/Be Heard on Budget Cuts

There are many opportunities for those of you who are fired up about school budget cuts to learn more, and let your voices be heard.

There are two meetings Saturday, March 26.

The first is a big town hall meeting organized by the Oakland Education Association. Public participation is encouraged.

OEA Town Hall Meeting . . . → Read More: Be Informed/Be Heard on Budget Cuts

Countdown to 2011!

Minimum week Dec. 13-17: School dismissed at 1:25 p.m.

Brewing Community: Coffee and bagels at drop-off on Thursday, Dec. 16

PEACE Holiday Potluck: Friday, Dec. 17, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Winter Break: Dec. 20 though Dec. 31

School resumes on Monday, Jan. 3

Happy New Year!

Show Your Peralta Pride on Friday, Dec. 3

This Friday is a Peralta Pride day! Be sure to wear your Peralta gear. To make sure you are properly outfitted, Peralta t-shirt czar Paul Kagiwada will have a sales table set up Friday morning from 8:15 to 8:45. Sweatshirt weather is here and Peralta shirts make great gifts for the holidays!

Garden Work Day 12/4: More Fun than the Mall

Why spend your Saturday holiday shopping when you could be digging in the dirt at Peralta with your friends?

Join us from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturday for the last GWD of 2010! On the to-do list: Trimming, winter clean-up and the area formerly known as “the grassy mound.”  Bring a . . . → Read More: Garden Work Day 12/4: More Fun than the Mall

Brewing Community: Coffee and Bagels at Dropoff, Nov. 18

After our great Diversity-Unity Dinner shook up our weekends, you’ll all be glad to hear that morning coffee and bagels will be available this Thursday at 8:20 a.m. near the Dana Street entrance. A small donation is encouraged, so don’t forget to bring some change!

All parents and community members are invited to eat . . . → Read More: Brewing Community: Coffee and Bagels at Dropoff, Nov. 18

“I” is for individuality and “C” is for Community, When we come together in the places we live….Oh oh oh oh.

The D-U Dance Party

Dear Peralta Community,

I don’t know about you, but I can’t stop humming those words from the 5th graders’ performance of the Mosaic Project song or visualizing those kids with their fists in the air singing in Spanish about working for peace.  Los ninos are ‘el futuro’.  Those . . . → Read More: “I” is for individuality and “C” is for Community, When we come together in the places we live….Oh oh oh oh.

Peralta Fund: We Did It!

THANK YOU PERALTA FAMILIES! As of today, 192 families representing 258 Peralta students have pledged or contributed to the Peralta Fund!

That’s a record-breaking 82% of families participating! Schoolwide Ice Cream Party, here we come! With donations still trickling in, this year’s Peralta Fund Campaign broke a new record! This was a community effort. Thanks . . . → Read More: Peralta Fund: We Did It!