The Mayfaire Carnival

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The Mayfaire Carnival is almost here! Are you ready to to climb the wall, bounce in the house, pet the pig and dance till you drop? If not, then get ready because you can do all of that and so much more. Dunk your favorite Argonne teachers in freezing cold water. Be amazed by the clowns of the Prescott Circus. Cheer for the talented students of Argonne and scream for the Bay Area Girls band! To prepare yourself for this amazing day take a look at the Mayfaire schedule, list of activities, food choices, raffle prizes and general info.

And don’t forget everyone picks up their online auction winnings at the Carnival. Like those tickets to the Outside Lands or Giants game. Or the YMCA membership or the gift certificate for the Shan-Yee Poon Ballet school. Or the gift certificate to A 16 or Foreign Cinema or Michael Mina’s RN 74 or Burma Superstar or To Hyang (as seen on Tony’s Bourdain’s visit to SF). There are so many great deals from entertainment to food to fashion to travel. Tell everyone you know to go to the online auction site and bid. It’s open until May 10th, perfect just 2 day before Mother’s Day!

We also need Argonne families to sign up to volunteer. Each classroom is responsible for a fun activity. So sign up now, Mayfaire is nothing without the help and participation of all Argonne families.

Come out, help out and have a great time knowing that you are providing our students with art, music, physical education, reading, a library and so much more!


Student-Inspired Argonne Mural is Ready to be Painted

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Be part of San Francisco history. Help us tell the story of our neighborhood by supporting the painting of a mural celebrating the Richmond’s evolution from sand dunes during the era of the Ohlone to a thriving, multi-cultural community. We are partnering with Precita Eyes Muralists who led design workshops with our students to depict iconic places like the Cliff House and Sutro Baths from the past, to Green Apple Books, House of Bagels, and the Golden Gate Bridge visible from our neighborhood today.

We have set up a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the painting of the mural. Your donation is HUGELY appreciated.  And please join us to paint our mural on Saturday, April 6. Other Community Painting Days to follow.  Please RSVP: greenargonne@gmail.com


Spring 2013 Tours

Spring 2013 Tours

If you child was assigned a space at Argonne, welcome to Argonne! If you are interested in a tour because you weren’t able to attend one during the Fall or would like a refresher, we will have two shorter, informal tours from 8:45 to 9:30 on the following dates:

  • Friday April 12th
  • Friday April 19th

We will provide information about the first day/week of school, the summer session and after-school programs.

Please RSVP with  Grace in the school office. 415-750-8460. On the day of the tour, please sign in at the office.


Congratulations New Incoming Argonne Families. Welcome!

Welcome prospective Argonne families! We’d like to warmly welcome you to our school community. When you come to Argonne to enroll your child, you will receive a welcome letter from Principal Okubo and a Welcome Flyer from the Argonne PTO that announces upcoming Argonne events. Please also check back here in the next couple of days for a link to the updated 2013 Argonne Parent Handbook.

Thank you for choosing Argonne and welcome to our community!

- William and Holly, PTO Co-chairs


Argonne PTO Recognized by SF Board of Supervisors

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Supervisor Eric Mar invited representatives from Argonne Elementary to the SF Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday March 12, 2013 to receive a commendation “for transforming Argonne ES into an outstanding symbol of community engagement” through our greening and beautification projects. Representing Argonne included parents Tina Eshaghpour, Neil Hrushowy, Andy May, plus our greening instructor Marcos Major, Argonne staff, Ms. Okubo, and Ms. Cox and student Noah Eshaghpour-Silberman. Our warmest congratulations to everyone that contributed towards making Argonne’s greener!


Argonne Community Meeting Results

Dear Argonne Families,

We would like to share with everyone the results of the Community Meeting.  The purpose of the meeting was to generate and collect ideas from all the participants about Argonne’s educational programs and PTO initiatives.  If you would like to read more about this year’s Community Meeting, and the outcomes of the meeting, please click here.

thank you, William Chang

 


Argonne 2012-2013 Survey

Thanks to everyone that participated in this year’s Argonne Survey. We received over 180 responses!

The data that was collected was extremely useful in guiding the Community Meeting this past weekend and will help determine the budget for the 2013-2014 school year.

If you are interested in seeing the results of the survey, you can view it here.


Classes in our New Garden

Our fruit trees are blossoming and kale, cauliflower, chard, and other edible plants are sprouting up.  Over a dozen of our classes have worked with our garden educators learning science and other curriculum outdoors.

Stop by Cabrillo and check out the tremendous work we’ve done to create a gorgeous new garden.