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Screen E-waste and aluminum can recycling 9/6
Screen E-waste & aluminum can recycling is this Friday 9/6. Please bring aluminum cans & any screen E-waste on Friday morning, in front of the school, at drop off from 8:10 am to 8:30 am. The School Cents $10k contest is from 9/1/24 – 4/30/25….
Mayfair High School Youth Cheer Day Camp on 9/14
Mayfair Cheer is hosting its much-loved Youth Day Camp, for children 4 – 13 years old on Saturday, September 14th, from 11 am – 2 pm. They will also be able to perform at a football game on 9/20! This program includes a t-shirt, hair…
Membership Bash ~ LA Angels Baseball Ticket Drawing!
Become a 2024 -2025 Stephen Foster Elementary PTA member to qualify for this bonus opportunity for your entire family! Click here to learn more about our PTA and join online through Totem. See the flyer for ways to enter the drawing!
Coffee with the Counselor September 5th, 2024
On Thursday September 5th, 2024, Our Stephen Foster Counseling Department will be providing our 1st Coffee with the Counselors for our Parents/Guardians to talk about Motivation for School Success in collaboration with ChildNet. There will be two sessions. A morning session from 8:45 AM-9:30 AM…
2024 – 2025 PTA Membership
Stephen Foster Elementary PTA needs you! Your $10 PTA membership helps support various school activities and programs. By becoming a member there is no obligation to volunteer or attend monthly meetings! Anyone can join Stephen Foster PTA’s membership association, including students, parents, guardians, extended family…
School Cents Back to School Supply Drive August 25th from 11am – 3pm!
Stephen Foster PTA needs your support at our back-to-school supply Drive on August 25th, from 11 am – 3 pm. We will earn 25,000 School Cents bonus points by hosting this event, giving us an amazing headstart to the program that officially begins September 1,…
Important School Cents information!
The School Cents program begins accepting receipt submissions from September 1st, 2024 to April 30th, 2025! Last year we earned the 1st place $10,000 prize and it will take everyone’s support to accomplish that again this year! We got this Bolts!! Learn more about the…
Spirit wear and yearbook presale
Please check your students folder, for a blue flyer for our new spirit wear design & yearbook presale. Once a bolt, always a bolt! Please return completed forms & exact cash or checks payable to Stephen Foster PTA to the classroom or office. Extra forms…
Welcome Back to the 2024 – 2025 School Year!
We hope all of our Stephen Foster families have had a wonderful summer! We are excited to welcome everyone back to school on Thursday, August 15th, at 8:30 am. It will be a shortened day, with early dismissal at 1:36 pm. We can’t wait to see all…
Teacher Appreciation Week ~ May 20th-23rd
We’re celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week on Monday, May 20th through Thursday, May 23rd! Please see the flyer for a list of suggestions on ways to contribute to the fun of showering The Best Teachers in the West, with the appreciation they deserve! You can find…
Boltchella Fun Run Fundraiser!
Your participation in this fundraiser from May 1st – May 17th is very important because it helps us to provide many of the fun programs and events that our students have grown to love. Some of which include the buses for field trips, the Bolt…
Stephen Foster Elementary PTA Association Meeting and Open House April 30th, 2024
Please join us at the Open House on April 30, 2024, at 6 pm in the cafeteria at Stephen Foster Elementary.
Please Help us win $10,000 in the School Cents Contest ending 4/30
Help FOSTER win first place in the School Cents $10,000 Contest! We need every receipt you have PLEASE!! Enter them or drop off any receipts dated 9/1/23 – 4/30/24 from Lakewood Center (including Costco/gas, Best Buy, Albertsons, Home Depot, El Torito, etc & shops &…
Daytime Student Carnival Friday, April 26th
The PTA is hosting an all-day carnival for students on Friday, April 26th!
Reminder to preorder your yearbook by 4/29
Reminder to please preorder a yearbook for $20 to secure a copy for your student. Please email yearbook@StephenFosterPTA.com if you have any questions. Click here to order! Yearbook ID# 2412824
Yearbook dedications are due by April 24th
Flyers were sent home last week for yearbook dedications! They are $5 each (cash only) and due by 4/24. Copies can also be found in the office or click here to download a copy.
School Cents Pledge for Bonus Points
Hello families! Please take less than one minute to fill out the attached pledge to earn bonus SCHOOL CENTS BONUS POINTS for FOSTER (select Lakewood/Cerritos/Stonewood). Click here for the pledge. Click here to learn more about the School Cents $10,000 contest which runs from 9/1/23…
Coffee with the Counselors ~ Monday 4/15
On Monday, April 15th, 2024, Our Stephen Foster Counseling Department will be providing a Coffee with the Counselors Meeting for our Parents/Guardians to talk about parent communication & strategies to handle anger and frustration in collaboration with the Exchange Club Family Support Center.There will be two sessions. A morning session from…
E-Waste Drive this Sunday, April 14th
Join us this Sunday, April 14th for our Screen E-waste Drive at Stephen Foster from 8 – 11 am Please donate TVs, tablets, laptops, and monitors! Screen E-waste items are worth 2,000 bonus points!! For more information on the School Cents contests please click here
Recycling this Friday, April 12th
Foster has moved into the 1st place position in the School Cents Contest! Please help us stay there through 4/30/24 to win the top $10,000 cash prize! The prize winnings help us fulfill our yearly budgeted plans, like carnival and field trip busses. Please bring…
Family Stem Night~ Tuesday, April 9th
Please join us on Tuesday, April 9, for a fun STEM Family Night! The event will be from 6 pm to 7 pm in the Stephen Foster Cafeteria. The event will include STEM activities for you and your child to complete together. You’ll get to…
CPK Restuarant Fundraising Event March 26th
Please join us at CPK on 3/26 anytime between 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Show this flyer or mention Stephen Foster PTA at your visit to help us receive 20% back! Includes dine-in, take-out, catering & orders placed at CPK.com
PTA Association Meeting and Family Movie Night 3/28
Please join us at our Family Movie Night. RSVP by 3/26. 5:30 – 6 pm PTA Association Meeting to elect new officers for the 2024 – 2025 PTA Executive Board. 6 – 8 pm Super Mario Bros Movie, popcorn & photo booth. See flyer for…
PTA Honorary Service Awards 2023 – 2024
Do you know a person(s) or organization(s) that…. Spends a lot of time volunteering at Stephen Foster with the PTA or in the classrooms? Has positively impacted the lives of our students. Has gone above and beyond to serve our families and school community? If…