Events and Programs
All-City Track Meet
April 20, 2012
Marengo participates in this all-city full track and field event, against students from Monterey Hills, Arroyo Vista, and Holy Family.
Chair: Jennifer Moog
Book Fair
Fall & Spring
Each fall and spring, the PTA sponsors an on-campus book fair at which parents and students can shop for quality books while earning money for the school. Book Fairs are held during Parent-Teacher Conference weeks in the fall and the spring.
The PTA provides many extra programs for our school and support for our teachers and staff. Below are descriptions of each event. The asterisks indicate activities that raise funds for our school. The chair of each event or committee is listed. If you are interested in volunteering to help with a particular activity, please fill out the form on the Volunteer Opportunities page or contact the chair directly. You can download a Committee Chair roster here.
Cultural Arts Assemblies
Throughout the year
Outside groups are brought in to perform for our students and expose them to a wide variety of cultural arts, including music, dance, theater, and story-telling. There are school-wide as well as grade-level specific assemblies.
Celebrate the Arts
Day
October 30, 2011
This annual arts day give children the opportunity to explore their creativity freely and make hands-on discoveries, while also learning from master arts and scientists.
Art Happenings
Monthly
Each month parent volunteers provide a Lunchtime Art Happening, giving students an opportunity to choose to do an art activity during their lunch recess. These very popular Happenings are always in need of more parent help!
Community Service
(Hillsides)
On-going
Fall Family Fiesta
September 9. 2011
All Marengo families are invited to come together to kick off the new school year. It’s a night of friends, good food, and great fun!
Chair: Linh Preston
Family Movie Night
October 14, 2011
Families come to campus for an evening under the stars with a movie and popcorn.
Fun Fair
May 19-20, 2012
This two-day community building carnival is put on by the three elementary schools in the district. It is also one of the main fundraisers for the school and always a favorite with students. Games, rides, silly string, and particularly confetti eggs make for nonstop FUN.
Field Day
June 4, 2012
To celebrate the end of a great school year and the great reading done all year long, we put together a day of games and relays based on children's literature.
Chair: TBD
Fifth Grade Promotion
Throughout the year
This committee ensures that the fifth-graders are sent on to their new adventure in middle school with recognition of their time spent at Marengo. They raise funds to create a special promotion ceremony and provide students with a T-shirt and yearbook commemorating the 5th grade experience.
Holiday Workshop
December 6-7, 2010
During this after-school event, students have the opportunity to make inexpensive holiday gifts for family and friends.
Jog-a-thon
March 9, 2012
This event gives students an opportunity to raise funds themselves to help support the programs, like PE, that we help fund at the school. Students collect pledges for the number of laps they run.
Kindergarten Playdate
August 20. 2011
Designed as an opportunity to introduce incoming kindergartners to the school and their classmates and help reduce any anxiety they may be feeling about starting a new school, Marengo's newest students are invited to come play in the kindergarten playground while their parents can ask questions of teachers and returning parents.
Marengo Tango
February 2013
Held every other year (next one in 2013), this silent auction fundraiser features student art and donations from local businesses. It is a fun evening out that raises much needed funds for our school.
marenGOgreen
On-going
This committee strives to bring environmental education and programs to the school, and to promote reducing, reusing, and recycling on campus.
New Family
Orientation
August 23, 2011
Buddy Families
On-going
To help orient our new families to campus, the PTA assists with New Family Orientation, giving tours of campus and answering pressing questions for our new families before school begins. We also have a Buddy Family program in which new families are paired with veteran families to ease the transition.
Chair: Hadir Elaysad
Open House Picnic
May 17, 2012
Prior to visiting classrooms on the night of Open House, families are invited to order food or bring their own and eat a picnic dinner on campus.
Chair: Anna Ho
Red Ribbon Week
October 17-21, 2011
At Marengo, the focus of this National anti-drug week is on Healthy Choices in nutrition, exercise, and safety. Each day of the week focuses on a way to lead a healthier life.
Reflections
Fall 2011
Marengo students are able to participate in this National PTA program that encourages kids involvement in the arts. This competition allows students to explore their creativity in a variety of mediums centered around a theme.
Safety Valet
On-going
The Safety Valet program aims to help keep traffic flowing in the morning and provide a safe area to drop-off children. Parents are encouraged to pull forward to the valets who will help children exit cars safely, allowing parents to remain in their cars and keep traffic moving.
Super Scientist Night
February 1, 2012
Marengo parents who double as scientists in their other lives come to campus to share their professional expertise with students and give them a glimpse of science in action.
Site Beautification/
Campus
Improvements
On-going
The Marengo PTA helps to keep our school's garden areas beautiful and maintained and also is focused on providing shaded areas for students on campus.
Talent Show
February 24, 2012
Students are given one-minute to show what they can do! The annual Talent Show has students singing, playing instruments, telling jokes, writing skits, jumping rope, hula-hooping, and, in many other ways, impressing their friends.
Teacher Appreciation
Luncheons
Throughout the year
Parents provide the food and teachers are treated to a lovely lunch in a family's home multiple times each year. It is one way in which we let our teachers know they are appreciated.
Teacher Appreciation
Week
April 23 - 27, 2012
In conjunction with the national week, we organize a school-wide effort to show our appreciation for the job our teachers do each and every day.
Cultural Inclusion
Our Language Liaisons help our non-English speaking families by translating important documents and information.
Coordinator: Laura Morales
Cantonese: Fanny Ng
Mandarin: Pei-Ju Chen
Japanese: Mina & Mizu Fujikawa
Korean: Yoonmee Park
Spanish: Claudia Hernandez
Welcome Coffee
August 25, 2011
To celebrate the first day of school, reconnect with old friends, and welcome new ones, the PTA hosts a welcome coffee after drop-off on the first day of school. We hope to see you there!
Marengo has a long-standing relationship with Hillsides Homes for Families in Pasadena. For Thanksgiving, we run a food drive providing necessary staples for families in need. During the Winter Holidays, we have a gift tree where families can choose to buy requested gifts for children who otherwise may not receive them.
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Chair: Andrea Carless
Honorary Service
Awards
June 1, 2011
The Honorary Service Awards are the PTA's way to honor some of the extraordinary volunteers amongst us - and recognize the impact their huge investment of time, effort and dedication has had at Marengo. Nominations are accepted from the community at large and these awards are presented annually during the Spring Dance.
Chair: Katie Clark
Bake Sales
Throughout the year
At various events throughout the year, Marengo Bakers provide the treats, helping to raise some funds for our school and keeping our sweet teeth satisfied!
Chair: Rebecca Haidar
Box Tops for Education
Ongoing
Keep clipping those Box Tops throughout the year and we will collect them, making easy money for our school!
Chair: Michele Choi
Copy Program
On-going
In an effort to relieve some of the congestion in the work room and to allow teachers to focus on their teaching, we have a program whereby teachers can request copies and parents make them during the day while teachers are in class.
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Chair: Carrie Nakamura
Lost and Found
Ongoing
Backpacks, sweatshirts, and lunch boxes are left around the school every day and placed in Lost and Found. Our Chairs, along with Girl Scout Troops, take responsibility for organizing what is there and donating what doesn't get "found" by owners.
Math Festial Family Night
November 7, 2011
March 19, 2012
The California Council of Mathematics will turn show us what math looks like when it takes over an entire school in November, and we will replicate it again in March with activities for all ages and ability levels. Parents are invited to do math activities with their kids those evenings during our Math Festival Family Nights.
