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 [...]

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 [...]