Walnut Avenue School

For those of you who have not been counting, it’s 2 weeks until Hanukkah, and 6 weeks until Christmas!  In need of holiday cards this year?  The fabulous card company Tiny Prints is affiliated with the WAS PTA!  If you order your holiday cards through Tiny Prints, Shutterfly or Wedding Paper Divas, a portion of the sale will be donated back to the school.  Click here for more information.  Any questions, please contact Jean Mannix at jacherrubb@msn.com

Get your cup of joe and earn $ for WAS! Southside Roast Coffee House will donate 10% of your purchase on Thursdays to WAS! Check out the details here.

Don’t forget – the power is in your hands! And scissors. Keep those Box Tops coming in! And to check out the current class tallies, click here.

Looking for that perfect service project to involve the kids in this season? Check out The Quinn Family’s Downsize and Donate 2013 Holiday Drive. Get the kids together, put on your thinking caps, and make the holidays brighter for someone less fortunate this year!

Did you attend Trick-or-Trunk? Volunteer for your child’s Halloween Party, apple-tasting or other recent events? Got great photographs of the Halloween Parade? Don’t forget to submit your pictures for the yearbook!

The Yearbook Staff invites parents to submit photos for the yearbook. If you’ve got great photos of school and class events, we’d like to see them. Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. Here is how you can submit Yearbook Photos online.

Help our school earn free equipment and cash by turning in ink cartridges, small electronics, cell phones and laser cartridges. There’s a drop box in the WAS Office. It’s THAT easy! Look here for more information: Funding Factory

Does your son or daughter need some extra help? Don’t let your child struggle or wait for a disappointing report card – get a tutor! Dedicated Cranford High School teens are ready to help. Did we mention it’s free? Check it out: CHS Teen Tutoring Program

Tired of packing lunches? Have a kid who doesn’t like to brown bag it? For students who eat lunch at school, you can purchase school lunches! But first, you need lunch tickets. The school office kindly requests parents purchase lunch tickets every TUESDAY. For more information, please see School Lunches.

Want to show your school spirit? How about showing the world your WAS pride with a school magnet for your car? Kids love them and they help support the WAS PTA. They also make great gifts for incoming kindergarten families! Cost is only $5 per magnet.

Please send in cash or a check made payable to WAS PTA in a sealed envelope. Be sure to include your name, child’s class and number of magnets you need. Questions? Contact Christopher Weaver at: chriswea74@yahoo.com. Thank you for your support.

Here’s a free service that’s so cool we just have to share: Its signupgenius.com. It can really help keep things organized, particularly when you send a group e-mail requesting donations for a class party, etc. All the recipients are centralized and can see the responses from others.  It minimizes a ton of back ‘n forth e-mails. And, once you set it up and enter all your a-mail addresses, it’s all ready to go for the next time. Just a tip! Enjoy.

There are a lot of ways you can help earn money for WAS simply by doing what you normally do (ok, maybe you have to cut out a few squares). Here are some easy-peasy ways you can help make a big difference. Visit our Free Money section and get started.