More details and registration forms will go home in the next week, and will be posted on this site. Here are a few details:

• All students are welcome to take part in the program consisting of childcare, homework time, enrichment, activities and play time.
  It is a sliding scale program with fees based on family income.
  The program will run after school from the end of the school day until 6pm, Monday-Friday. Morning care will be provided if there is sufficient need.
  It will be a year-round program. It will be closed on all major holidays.

Aspiranet would like to know what you would like to see in the program. What is most important to you? Homework time? Playtime? Enrichment classes? What kind of enrichment classes, playtime, etc?

Please write any suggestions/ideas and put them in the envelope marked PASEP SUGGESTIONS 2010-2011 in the magazine rack next to the main office. Thank you in advanced for your part in helping to create a great after-care program for next year.

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 up.

One of the highlights of the evening is the spring concert. Children in grades K-3 will perform songs under the direction of music teacher Bonnie Lockhart. The concert begins at 6:45 pm,  sharp. Kindergarten through 3rd-grade children and families should come to the Multipurpose Room at 6:35 p.m., and students should sit on the floor tapes assigned to their class. Parents and families should find seating behind K-3 students. And it is a joy to see and hear the songs that the children have been working on with Bonnie!

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 Ana Thomas’ 5th grade classroom. It will be especially helpful for families of children entering middle school, but will also contain useful information for all families.

Ralph is much sought-after by schools, using a rational and believable approach to explain to kids how different parts of the brain respond to drugs, and the differences in how adolescent brains are affected. His suggestions to parents are clear and logical. You will learn new ideas on how to help your kids make good decisions, and what you can do to protect them. As a Peralta parent, Ralph is donating his time. All are encouraged to attend. NOTE: This special presentation is geared toward parents and other caregivers; children will not be present, but care will be provided.

The presentation will be followed immediately by the regular monthly PPTG meeting in the Multipurpose Room. This is the last meeting of the 2009-2010 school year. Dinner and childcare will be provided as usual.

Did you know?

• Even if you’re not a joiner, you’re already a member of the PPTG! No signup or dues required. All parents or caregivers with students at Peralta are automatically members.
• Peralta is an amazing school due, in part, to its very involved parent community. But EVERYONE’S help is needed, not just a few.
• You can join the PPTG’s listserv on Yahoo! and find out what’s happening at Peralta. Go to http://groups.yahoo.com, search for “PeraltaCommunity,” then click “Join the Group.”

The annual sale is a joint effort of the Lower Rockridge Parents Group and the Peralta Parent Teacher Group. Thanks to all who donated, and the dozens of volunteers who helped the day run smoothly. And thanks to all the bakers, as well as bakesale organizers Cinthia Andrus and Kellene Kaiser, for the sweet treats.