Carpenter Community Charter Newsletter: Earth Day Meeting, Bootlegger's Ball Plans & More

NEWS IN THIS ISSUE:
- Reminder: Eat At Carney's and Help Carpenter
- Be Public Enemy #1 For A Night!
- Auction & Dinner Dance Get Squad Need You
- Last Call For Event Pgm Ads - Deadline 4/16
- Last Call for Student Messages!
- Reminder: Earth Day Fair Meeting Friday 4/13
- Every Kid Counts Week Starts This Monday
- PTA's Distinguished Speaker Tues 4/17
- Save the Date - Carpenter's First Ever Music Night

REMINDER: COME OUT, EAT, AND HELPCARPENTER!

Join your friends at Carney's Friday, Saturday, and Sunday April 13, 14 and 15.  Carney's will donate 25% of EVERYTHING you order to Parents for Carpenter.  Take your family, friends or your team!  No flyer required.  Simply tell them your with Carpenter. 

Questions? Contact Claudine Douglas atclmarie@roadrunner.com.

Carney's 12601 Ventura Blvd. Studio City(818) 761-8300

BE PUBLIC ENEMY #1 FOR A NIGHT!!

For one week only you have the chance to win the best table for ten in the house at the 2012 Auction & Dinner Dance, The Bootleggers' Ball!

You and nine of your closest accomplices will be treated like Top-Ten “Public Enemies” and each receive:

• One free ticket to the Bootleggers’ Ball

• 10 free drink tickets to the Speakeasy Bar

This package is valued at $1300 – but for you tickets to this ONLINE ONLY RAFFLE are only $100 each!! Tickets will be available Thursday, April 12th through next Thursday, April 19th at 8pm. Super G-Man Joe Martinez will nab the winning ticket and the lucky gangster will be announced on Friday, April 20th. 
 
Go to our homepage at carpentercharter.org and click on "Carpenter Online Auction" to register. Direct all questions to Amber Schaeffer at amberschaeffer@hotmail.com

WANTED: SUSHI SNOBS, HOTEL HOUNDS, FIVE-STAR FOODIES, AND PARTY PLANNERS EXTRAORDINAIRE!

The Auction & Dinner Dance Get Squad still needs a few great items! 

Do you dine out at five star restaurants?  Are you a sushi snob? Are you willing to host an event at your home- a poker party, a wine-tasting event, a Downton Abbey Adventure or an evening of mystery and intrigue? Have you been taking cooking classes, dancing lessons, or some other unique and romantic experience? Or are you a hotel hound who knows the best places for a secret getaway? ANY of these would be fantastic additions to our auction.  All you have to do is ask.  Please help us make this the best event ever!  If you have some other exciting ideas or need some help on how to ask, please email sbswingskirt@gmail.com or kimberly-hinton@sbcglobal.net.  You can print up a donation form here.  We need to get items in no later than April 16th. 

LAST CALL FOR ADS!

The deadline for getting an ad in the Auction & Dinner Dance Event Program is Monday April 16.  Buy an ad for your child, teachers, staff, honorees and friends, and support the school at the same time!  Event Program Ad forms are available here. 

Questions?  Contact Christie Gilmore at christie2000@gmail.com.

LAST CALL FOR STUDENT MESSAGES!

All Student Messages (one-liners) are due on Monday April 16.  Forms are available in the office.  Please put completed forms and payment in the Student Messages envelope in the Auction & Dinner Dance bin in the school office by Monday afternoon.
Questions? Contact Julie Hinman at garbanzogirl1@aol.com and Sharon Rotmensz at sharonrotmensz@gmail.com.

REMINDER: EARTH DAY FAIR MEETING!!!

Please come and help with the planning of the Earth Day Fair coming up on April 20th. The meeting is this Friday April 13th after drop off in the Parent Resource Room. WE NEED YOUR HELP, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ONTHE GREEN TEAM!!!!!! Questions? Contact Sara at singer_schiff@sbcglobal.net

EVERY KID COUNTS WEEK STARTS MONDAY!

A flier should have come home in your child's backpack today with information about our exciting week of activities designed to acknowledge our differences, celebrate our differences, and making a difference. Please take some time to review the flier and talk to your kids about the activities we have planned for the coming week. We still need volunteers to help out with our Wednesday afternoon Interactive Fair. To volunteer, please contact Robin at birdwall@aol.com. And don't forget to have your kids WEAR BLUE ON MONDAY.

PTA'S DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS: DO YOU KNOW ABOUTCARPENTER'S STUDENT SUCCESS TEAM?

Did you know Carpenter has a Student Success Team designed to help every child reach their potential?  On Tuesday, April 17th after drop off in Cafe West, Coordinator Hope Matthews, School Psychologist Pansy Johnson, and Resource Specialist Behnaz Valamehr are teaming up to present this informative session for parents on how the SST works. If you care about your child’s academic and social success, you won’t want to miss this presentation and discussion. Questions? Contact us at carpenterpta@gmail.com.

CARPENTER'S FIRST EVER MUSIC NIGHT! SAVE THE DATE - FRIDAY, MAY 25TH

Join the "Spongebob" Band and several other talented parents for Carpenter's first Music Night on May 25th.  Come and celebrate a successful year and listen to some amazing music.  Food trucks, popcorn, and plenty of surprises are planned - stay tuned for details and SAVE THE DATE!

The Music Night crew needs your help!  Music producers, musicians, roadies,
set builders, and anyone who would like to help with this amazing event, please contact debbiepisaro@gmail.com  / (323-481-7353)  or Denise_davinci@yahoo.com for more information!

Quick Links:

Carpenter Website
School Map
School Calendar
Volunteer Opportunities
Sign Up To Volunteer
Donate to Annual Giving
DonorsChoose.org

BOOTLEGGER'S BALL
WEEKLY FUN FACT

1926 was the year that
Gertrude Ederle became the
first woman to swim the English
Channel from France to England;
in NYC Warner Brothers premiered
the Vitaphone system with the
movie "Don Juan" starring John
Barrymore; and twelve cars full of
gangsters opened fire at the
Hawthorne Inn, Al Capone's
Chicago headquarters. Only one
of Capone's men was wounded. 

Stay tuned to learn more
Prohibition-era trivia -- and get
details about The Bootleggers’
Ball, coming May 19, 2012. 

Questions? email Marjan Sagheb
marjansagheb@yahoo.com
or Nicki Genovese
nickimgenovese@gmail.com.

PFC PARTNERS IN
EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT
(spotlighting local businesses
that support our school)

Our PFC Partners in
Education program is a
mutually beneficial partner-
ship.  At this time, we want to
thank our families that are
also our Partners In Education
for their loyal support, and we
urge our parents to patronize
these businesses to show our
support of them.  If you have a
business or service and are
interested in learning more
about benefits of sponsorship
in our Partners In Education
program (banner, email blasts,
signage, ads and more), please
contact Jackie Levine at 
jackie@mlevine.com.

Carpenter PIE families:

Vital Imaging, Abrams Garfinkel
Margolis Bergson, LLP, 
AHI Sushi, Allen Realty Plaza, 
Bellacures, Big Sugar Bakeshop, 
Carpenter Plaza, Cross Creek
Productions, Dr. Gene Rubinstein,
Dermatology & Laser Center, 
Fiona Hutton & Associates, 
Independent BMW & Mercedes
Service of Sherman Oaks. 
Knight Ware, Inc., Law Offices of
Martinian & Associates, Inc.,
Linda Tarlow, Allen Realty, 
Lisa Kline, Luxe Builders Inc., 
NuColor & Graphics,  
“Robert E.” Howell, Keller
Williams, Ara Kanbarian,
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 
Debbie Pisaro, LaLa’s Argentine
Grill,  Spine Clinic of LA, 
Bedfellows, City Yoga, 
David Kohn, John Aaroe Group, 
Graffiti Protective Coatings, 
Justine Ungaro Photography, 
Kelly’s Professional Dog Training, 
Lexmar Distribution Inc., 
Mommyjewelry.com, Silikids, 
Spray di Sole 

VOLUNTEER CORNER

Partners in Education needs
your help!  Do you have any sales
experience?   Do you like to talk
on the phone?  We need
volunteers to help contact our
current PIE sponsors as well as
potential new sponsors.  All it
takes is a few phone calls easily
done from home or your office.

Please contact Jackie Levine
at jackie@mlevine.com or
Barri Benson at 
barri.benson@ey.com 
if you can help.  Thank you!