EVENTS
Art Show
🎨🦸♀️ Lemon Ave Art Show is coming! 🦸♂️🎨
We’re excited to announce this year’s art show theme:
✨ “A Gallery of Greatness” ✨
In this superhero-inspired multiverse, every artist is a legend in the making!
📅 Art Show Dates:
Thursday, March 26 (starting at 5:00 PM)
Friday, March 27 (through 10:00 AM)
📍 Lemon Ave MPR (in conjunction with Open House)
📘 Want all the details?
Our Art Show Prospectus is now available and includes important dates, volunteer info, and what to expect for your class: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lqQJYTJ9CJEwk-vmiZoGgzjOAjd2QjUV/view?usp=drive_link
📲 Stay up to date!
Follow along for updates, reminders, and resources using the Art Docent app link below:
👉 https://bit.ly/m/LemonAvenueArtDocents
We can’t wait to celebrate our students’ creativity and see their heroic artwork on display! 💛🐆
Creatively Yours,
Lindsay Martin, Nicole LeCompte, Lisa-Marie Throop
lemonaveartdocent@gmail.com
Seals Lacrosse Game - 5th Grade Fundraiser
Purchase tickets here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Lemonavenue5ab4px6cj8
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
Join us in the garden for coffee and bagels to thank you for all you have done!
Gulls Game - 5th Grade Fundraiser
Purchase tickets here: https://www.gofevo.com/event/lemonave7
Book Fair
Link to volunteer: https://signup.com/go/akDvzov
Make an eWallet: https://account.scholastic.com/my-scholastic/profile/ewallet.html?fairID=6083158&sUCN=600036981
Here is the book fair schedule:
Book Fair Schedule
Monday 3/2
8am – 2pm Classroom Shopping
2:20pm – 3pm Open to all
Tuesday 3/3
7:45am - 8am Open to all
8am – 1pm Classroom Shopping
1:10pm – 2:30pm Open to all
Wednesday 3/4
7:45am – 8am Open to all
2:20pm – 3pm Open to all
Thursday 3/5
7:45am – 8am Open to all
2:20pm – 3pm Open to all
Variety Show Audition Submissions
VIDEO AUDITION 🎬
Ask a parent or adult to email your audition video to the address below.
🎥 Keep your smartphone video under 4 minutes
✨ Show us your talent — or what you plan to perform on stage!
This helps us fit all the amazing acts into our one-hour show.
Now it’s your time to shine — show us what you’ve got! 🌟
Please turn in your permission slip in the basket at the front office and email your video to vpgarden@lemonavepta.org.
Movie Night
Lemon Avenue Family Movie Night
6 p.m.
Lemon Avenue Elementary Upper Playground
Free popcorn and water. Food vendors will be onsite for food purchases.
Families are welcome to bring chairs, blankets and their own food. It's a fun night for the whole family!
Tasty Tuesday - Panera
Mark your calendars!
Join us for a Tasty Tuesday Fundraiser at Panera Bread Grossmont Center on Feb. 24 from 4–8 PM.
Feeling Social? Come hang out with us in the mall courtyard behind Panera, where the kids can play!
Busy or staying low-key? Order online for pickup and enjoy your meal wherever you are — every order helps our PTA!
Parents Night Out
Lemon Ave parents, this night is for YOU! Pre-sale tickets are now on sale for Parents Night Out—our biggest fundraiser of the year. Adults only fun with a live DJ, great silent auction, food for purchase, and all the good vibes. Don’t miss out!
Here is a link for tickets:
https://www.lemonavepta.org/event-wristbands/p/ulsk1466eiyme54nwa1d8ngmcswdxj
Tasty Tuesday BJ's
TASTY TUESDAY
BJ’s • Jan 13 • 1–9pm
Enjoy a great meal and support our PTA!
Dine in OR order online (use code JAN410)
Pizookies highly encouraged
Holiday Workshop
Students will enjoy a festive craft, tasty craft and holiday movie with their class. We’d love a few festive volunteers to make the fun happen. Stay tuned!
Tasty Tuesday - Smokey and the Brisket
Lemon Avenue families, mark your calendars!
Tasty Tuesday • December 9 at Smokey and the Brisket!Come enjoy BBQ favorites, stacked sandwiches, fresh salads, and their tasty pizza — all while supporting our school.
Every bite sends 10% back to the PTA, helping fund programs and experiences for our amazing students.
Bring the kids, meet other families, and celebrate our school community.
Garden Pals - Giving Tuesday
Give More, Grow More!
Donate at the$25 Butterfly level or above by December 4th and enjoy two complimentary wristbands for the Spring Garden Gala!
Holiday Food Drive
All aboard! Each classroom will collect food items and notes of thanks for the San Diego Food Bank staff volunteers. The class with the most points (1 point for each donated food item/1 point for each thank you note) will have lunch with the principal - complete with treats and a special Conductor’s Table celebration!
Pie Day
🥧Pie Day! 🥧
Help us show our gratitude this Thanksgiving season by donating a pie for our amazing staff. 🧡
Sign up (soon) to bring a pie and help us say “thank you” for all they do!
Tasty Tuesday - Chuck E. Cheese
Tasty Tuesday is back! Join us at Chuck E. Cheese in Santee on Nov. 18 from 3–9 PM — 20% of your purchase goes to Lemon Avenue PTA! Come together, support our school, and meet Chuck E. at the front gate after school!
Square 1 Art Fundraiser
Our school’s Square 1 Art is now uploaded and ready for purchase NOW through November 12th!
You will receive the order packet very soon in your child's take home folder and/or backpack - but you can view/order your child’s art immediately, click the link below and fill out the required fields:
Square 1 Art Search
Red Ribbon Week
🎀 Red Ribbon Week is here! 🎀
Lemon Avenue is proud to be a drug-free school! 🍋
Join us in celebrating October 27–31 with fun spirit days all week long — show your pride and stay drug free! ❤️
Fall Carnival
Get ready for a spooktacular night of fun! Join us at the annual Lemon Avenue Fall Carnival on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 5–8 PM. Carnival Games, Food Trucks, The Stickley Haunted House, Face Painters, Ghost Bubbles, and more! —don’t miss it!
Visit the Fall Carnival page for more information and details about this event!
Tasty WEDNESDAY - The Hills
Join Us for a Fun-Filled Tasty WEDNESDAY!
The Hills
October 22nd 5-9pm
Game Room | Great Food | Support a Great Cause!
Bring the whole family out for an evening of food, fun, and fundraising! Enjoy delicious meals and have a blast in the game room. A portion of the evening's proceeds will go directly to support our PTA — helping fund programs, events, and more for our amazing students.
Let’s pack the place and make a difference together. See you there!
Snow Day
BIG NEWS! For the FIRST TIME EVER… it’s SNOW DAY at Lemon Avenue Elementary!
We’re turning the school into a winter wonderland with sledding, snow play, and unforgettable fun—all during the school day!
Make sure to send a change of clothes (socks, gloves, the whole cozy kit!) because it’s going to be SNOW much fun!
Fall Garden Fundraiser
We’re excited to invite you to our Fall Garden Fundraiser on Thursday, September 26th. Together, we can help the Lemon Avenue Garden thrive for our kids next year!
🌿 Did you know? Our garden is not funded by the district—it’s made possible entirely through the generosity of our families and community. Your support keeps this student-centered outdoor classroom growing strong.
📌 Check out the attached flyer for all the details.
💚 Become a Garden Pal today and help keep our kiddos learning in the garden.
🎟 Grab your presale wristbands through the link bit.ly/3VNxXWJ to skip the lines—
✨ The first 30 presale wristbands come with 1 FREE raffle ticket!
Fall Garden Fundraiser - Volunteer Sign Up Form
🌿 Fall Garden Fundraiser
📅 Thursday, Sept. 26
💚 Our garden isn’t district-funded—it grows because of YOU!
🎟 Presale Wristbands
— Available through 2:30 pm, 9/25
— Skip the line + first 30 get a FREE raffle ticket!
🙌 Volunteer Sign-Up
— Pick a slot that works for you
— Many hands make light work
✨ Let’s keep our kiddos learning in the garden!
Reflections Art Competition
I Belong! This year’s theme for the 2025-26 Reflections Art Program. Where do you belong – in your family, enjoying a hobby, experiencing your culture or is it participating in a sport? This is an opportunity for students to explore their creativity and express themselves through visual arts, dance, music, literature, or film, celebrating the theme of self-expression and individuality. Check out PTA.org/Reflections for rules and more information.
It’s so easy to enter this year! Digitally capture (photo, video, audio) your student’s entry and submit at bit.ly/LemonReflections.
Due date is October 30th, 2025
Tasty Tuesday - Menchies
Cool down with a cup of Frozen Yogurt and warm up our school spirit! Join us for Tasty Tuesday on September 16th at Menchie’s. Froyo with friends is the sweetest way to support our school!
Book Fair
The Book Fair is back on campus in our Library next week Monday - Thursday. You can set up an eWallet for your student today. Follow the link below.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lemonaveelementaryschool1
50% of all proceeds from the Fair come back to Lemon Avenue to help us purchase more books and supplies for classrooms, the Library and your students!
Monday
Class shopping - 1st - 5th
2:20pm - 3:30pm
Tuesday
7:45am - 8:00am
Class shopping - TK + K
1:05pm - 2:00pm
Wednesday
7:45am - 8:00am
2:20pm - 3:30pm
Thursday
7:45am - 8:00am
2:20pm - 3:30pm
Docent Training + Breakout Session
Join us for our Volunteer Docent Training on September 3rd at 5:30 PM at the outdoor lunch tables. We’ll be breaking out into sessions for:
🎨 Art Docents
🌿 Garden Docents
🧺 Basket Docents
🏫 Room Reps
Refreshments served!
Garden Volunteers Needed
Lets get the Garden Growing.
Join us to weed, prep and beautify - many hands make light work.
Don’t forget your hat, water, and sunscreen. See you there!