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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 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…
Cerritos Harkins Summer Movie Fun Passes are on sale through Stephen Foster until March 25th.
Order Cerritos Harkins Summer Movie Fun packs through March 25th directly from Stephen Foster PTA! You’ll receive a pack of tickets for 8 summer movies for $8…only $1 per movie!! See the flyer for details & instructions to order. Forms are in the office. This…
March Madness School Cents Receipt Collection 3/11 – 3/28/24
The March Madness receipt collection is 3/11 – 3/28. Please bring receipts each morning to flag or to the front of school to receive Bolt Bucks! Please bring in all of your receipts dated 9/1/23 – present from the Lakewood Mall (including shops on Restaurant…
Coffee with the Counselors ~ March 11th, 2024
On Monday, March 11th, 2024, Our Stephen Foster Counseling Department will provide a Coffee with the Counselors Meeting for our Parents/Guardians for a Financial Literacy workshop in Collaboration with the Downey Federal Credit Union on Saving and Budgeting. There will be two sessions. A morning session from 8:45 AM-9:30 AM in…
See’s Candies Spring Fundraiser!
Help Stephen Foster PTA continue to offer a variety of fun & enriching activities for our students and families. Please support our Spring See’s Candies Fundraiser! Please click here to purchase through March 15th, 2024. Helpful hint ~ combine orders with friends & family to…
Spring Picture Day ~ March 5th, 2024.
Spring Picture Day is Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. There is no spring make-up picture day at the school. This is a prepay event. Order forms with payment or prepaid camera passes must be given to the photographer on picture day. The online password 0021423SG is…
March PTA Newsletter
Check out all the fun activities and fundraisers the PTA is offering in March 2024! All events are tentative.
Read Across America Week 2024
March 4th – March 8th. Monday: Wear your PJs Tuesday: Dress to impress (Spring picture day) Wednesday: Wear anything, Dr. Seuss-related Thursday: Wear your grade-level color Friday: Read a book! (No School)
Red Cross Blood Drive- School Cents Bonus opportunity
Support the School Cents program! Donate Blood: Visit the centers’ events page for dates and make an appointment at redcrossblood.org. Ask to scan the QR code when you donate blood to earn 2,500 bonus points for FOSTER. For more information regarding The School Cents contest…
Don’t be late for a very important date…The Daddy-Daughter Dance forms are due by Mar. 7th!
Don’t be late for this very important date! The beloved annual Daddy-Daughter Dance is on Thursday, March 14th from 6 pm to 8 pm. (No school 3/15) The event is held in the cafeteria & outdoors on campus. Blue Flyers were sent home, extra copies…
Aluminum Can and Screen E-waste Recycling this Friday!
Please bring aluminum cans and any E-waste screen recycling this Friday in front of the school to earn Bolt Bucks from 8:10 am – 8:30 am. Click here to learn more about the School Cents program that runs from 9/1/23 – 4/30/24. FOSTER will earn…
School Cents 2,500 bonus point opportunity with the Lakewood Run 3/1/24
The Lakewood Run is on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Register and/or donate a minimum of $10 now at LakewoodRun.com, in partnership with Lakewood Sheriff’s Station & Soroptimist Int’l of Lakewood/Long Beach. Then please submit your registration or donation receipt here, drop it in the office’s blue…
College and career week 2/26 – 3/1/24
Starting next week on Monday, February 26th, the Stephen Foster Counseling Department will be hosting the yearly College and Career Week for our students. Throughout the week they will have activities for our students and Career Guest Speakers during student’s lunch/recess time that will talk to our students about their…
Stonewood Mall Red Cross Blood Drive and School Cents bonus opportunity-Monday 2/19
American Red Cross Blood Drive at Stonewood CenterMonday, February 19th, 2024 from 12 pm – 6 pmLocation: Space 451 next to Cotton On Support the School Cents program by donating blood. Ask to scan the QR code when you donate to earn 2,500 bonus points…
Please support our Red Robin Restaurant Fundraiser
Please join us at our next restaurant event on Wednesday, February 21st anytime from 11 am – 10 pm! 20% of sales will be donated back to the PTA. See the flyer for details! Hope to see you there!
Lakewood Mall School Cents bonus opportunity~red cross Blood Drive
Support the School Cents program so that we can win the $10,000 first-place prize! Donate Blood: Visit the centers’ events page for dates and make an appointment at redcrossblood.org. When you donate blood, ask to scan the QR code to earn a 2,500 bonus for FOSTER. To…
Scholastic Book Fair!
The Scholastic Book Fair will be open for classroom visits and recess on 2/12 – 2/15. Please reach out to your room parents or the teacher for each class’s designated time to shop. Students may also shop after school Monday through Wednesday, accompanied by an…
Join us for Coffee with the Counselors on Feb. 12th
On Monday, February 12th, 2024, Our Stephen Foster Counseling Department will be providing a Coffee with the Counselors Meeting for our Parents/Guardians to learn about Fostering Positive Self-Esteem in Children & Youth There will be two sessions. A morning session from 8:45 AM-9:30 AM in…