L.A. Nelson PTA

10/18/2026

🍂🎃 A HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing Fall Festival Sponsor, Straight Talk Restoration!🎃🍂

The L. A. Nelson Elementary Fall Festival is all about bringing our students, families, and community together—and we’re so grateful for sponsors who help make the fun possible! ❤️

Thank you, Straight Talk Restoration for your generous contribution and for investing in our students and school community. Your support helps create special memories our kids will cherish for years to come! 🧡

https://www.straighttalkrestoration.com

We appreciate you being part of our school family! 🎉

10/17/2026

🍂🎃 A HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing Fall Festival Sponsor! 🎃🍂

The L. A. Nelson Elementary Fall Festival is all about bringing our students, families, and community together—and we’re so grateful for sponsors who help make the fun possible! ❤️

Thank you, Winkids Sports & Learning Center, for your generous contribution and for investing in our students and school community. Your support helps create special memories our kids will cherish for years to come! 🧡

Please join us in giving Win Kids a big round of applause! 👏🍁

https://winkids.com

We appreciate you being part of our school family! 🎉

10/17/2026

🍂🎃 ONE WEEK UNTIL THE FALL FESTIVAL! 🎃🍂

Alright, friends! We’re counting down the days, and it’s time for one last call for donations!

One of the kiddos’ FAVORITE activities at the festival is our CAKE WALK! And we need YOUR help to make it extra sweet!

What is a Cake Walk? 🍪🧁🍰

It’s a fun game where participants walk (or dance) around a circle while the music plays. When the music stops, everyone freezes Whoever lands on the winning spot gets to choose a delicious baked good to take home!

What can you donate?

Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies, Brownies, etc.

Every sweet treat helps make this activity a BIG hit with the kids! Please bring treats to school between Monday 10/19 and Friday 10/23

👉 Check out the SignUpGenius link below for ideas and to see what we still need!

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/30E0E48AEAB22A1FE3-66823670-fall?useFullSite=false

Thank you all for helping us make this Fall Festival extra special! Let’s make this Cake Walk the sweetest one yet!

Please share, sign up, and spread the sweetness!

10/16/2026

🎆🍬🦁 THAT'S A WRAP, NELSON! AND WHAT A SWEET FINISH!

The Fall Festival Candy Contest has officially come to an end, and WOW, did our Nelson families deliver! ❤️

After all the weighing, counting, and a little friendly classroom competition, we have our winners!

🏆 FINAL CANDY CONTEST RESULTS!

🥇 1st Place: Mrs. Hester (Kinder)
🍬 1,145 oz | 🍕 PIZZA PARTY!

🥈 2nd Place: Mrs. Wilburn (2nd)
🍬 941.69 oz | 🍦 ICE CREAM PARTY!

🥉 3rd Place: Ms. Lumene (4th)
🍬 601.75 oz | 👏 BRAGGING RIGHTS!

And a special shoutout to Ms. Chavez's Pre-K class, finishing strong with 288.68 oz!

But wait... WE HAVE ONE MORE AWARD! 👀

🥤🦁 INTRODUCING THE SONIC BOOM TEAM SPIRIT AWARD!

While everyone was watching the leaderboard, something pretty special happened in Kindergarten...

EVERY. SINGLE. KINDERGARTEN. CLASS. PARTICIPATED! 🎉

That's 100% classroom participation, and we think that deserves a little celebration!

So we're treating our Kindergarten teachers to Sonic drinks! 🥤❤️

Because sometimes winning isn't about bringing in the most. It's about showing up together.

And that's exactly the kind of Nelson pride we love to see!

❤️ TO ALL OUR NELSON FAMILIES: THANK YOU!

Whether your family sent one bag or several, every donation helped fill our candy buckets for Fall Festival.

And to our teachers, thank you for encouraging your classrooms, collecting candy, and helping make this such a fun schoolwide effort!

The candy competition is over, but now comes the BEST part...

🎡 FALL FESTIVAL!
📅 October 23 | 6–8 PM

You brought the candy. We'll bring the fun! 🍬🎉🦁

10/16/2026

🎟️ FALL FESTIVAL PRESALE IS OPEN! 🦁

Skip the lines. Lock in the fun. And maybe score the shirt. 👀

From September 24 through October 20, you can grab your Fall Festival:

🎟️ Activity Tickets
🎡 Wristbands
🍕 Pre-Paid Meals

📅 Fall Festival | October 23 | 6–8 PM

Presale starts September 24 and goes through October 20th!

https://www.canvaqr.com/RGS8X9EUFW

🎟️ FALL FESTIVAL PRESALE IS OPEN! 🦁

Skip the lines. Lock in the fun. And maybe score the shirt. 👀

From September 24 through October 20, you can grab your Fall Festival:

🎟️ Activity Tickets
🎡 Wristbands
🍕 Pre-Paid Meals

And because we like a little incentive...

🔥 The FIRST 100 people to purchase a wristband by October 12 will receive the 2026 Fall Festival event shirt FREE!

Once those 100 shirts are claimed, they’re claimed. So this might not be the one to leave sitting in your mental “I’ll do that later” pile. 😂

📅 Fall Festival | October 23 | 6–8 PM

Presale starts September 24 and goes through October 20th!

https://www.canvaqr.com/RGS8X9EUFW

10/15/2026

What to know what’s going on this month? Check out the October newsletter for fun events, volunteer opportunities & more!

Don’t forget! Fall Festival is Friday 10/23! Get your wristbands now!

10/15/2026

🍬🦁 NELSON, WE'RE DOWN TO THE FINAL STRETCH!

It's October 15, and we have ONE DAY LEFT in our Fall Festival Candy Drive!

Mrs. Hester's kindergarten class is still guarding that candy mountain, but Ms. Lumene's fourth graders are making moves! 👀

Today's Top 5:

🥇 Mrs. Hester (K): 961 oz 🥈 Ms. Lumene (4th): 449.35 oz 🥉 Mrs. Wilburn (2nd): 383.36 oz 🍬 Mrs. Burford (3rd): 181.99 oz 🍭 Mrs. Martinez (2nd): 167.83 oz

And look at Mrs. Robertson's class climbing with 148.11 oz!

Our goal is still to get EVERY classroom participating, because every bag helps make Fall Festival sweeter for everyone.

Tomorrow, October 16, is the LAST DAY! Bring those sealed bags of individually wrapped candy, Nelson. Let's finish this thing with a ROAR! 🦁🍭

10/15/2026

🍂🎃 A HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing Fall Festival Sponsor, WINCO!🎃🍂

The L. A. Nelson Elementary Fall Festival is all about bringing our students, families, and community together—and we’re so grateful for sponsors who help make the fun possible! ❤️

Thank you, WinCo for your generous contribution and for investing in our students and school community. Your support helps create special memories our kids will cherish for years to come! 🧡

We appreciate you being part of our school family! 🎉

10/14/2026

🍬🦁 NELSON… 961 OUNCES?! IS THIS REAL?! 😂

Apparently Mrs. Hester's kindergarten class heard there was a pizza party involved and decided to open their own candy warehouse! 🍕🍬

And they're not the only ones making moves!

🏆 CANDY CONTEST LEADERBOARD | OCTOBER 14

🥇 Mrs. Hester (K): 961 oz 🤯
🥈 Mrs. Wilburn (2nd): 370.16 oz
🥉 Ms. Lumene (4th): 347.75 oz
🍭 Mrs. Martinez (2nd): 157.48 oz
🍬 Mrs. Livingston (K): 132.84 oz

And a BIG welcome to Ms. Chavez's Pre-K class and Mrs. Worledge's kindergarten class! We're loving seeing more classrooms join the fun! ❤️

Here's what makes us happiest: Every single donation is helping us prepare for Fall Festival, and we're getting closer to our goal of having EVERY classroom represented!

But Nelson... we have a situation. 👀

ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT! 🚨

The candy drive ends Friday, October 16, and while Mrs. Hester has built herself quite the candy mountain, there's still time for a few surprises!

🍕 1st Place: Pizza Party
🍦 2nd Place: Ice Cream Party

🍬 Please send in sealed bags of individually wrapped candy. No loose pieces!

So here's our final challenge: Can we get EVERY classroom to participate before Friday?

Whether it's one bag or ten, it all helps make Fall Festival sweeter for our Nelson Lions.

Two days. One school. A whole lot of candy. LET'S FINISH STRONG! 🦁❤️🍭

10/14/2026

🎨REFLECTIONS📝 LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TOMORROW!!!
Show off your creativity by inventing a story, painting or drawing! All grades are welcome to participate in the 2026 Reflections contest! Please submit all creations by OCTOBER 15th!

Theme: What my culture means to me❤️💙

What is Reflections?

Reflections is a multi-level arts program that brings students, families, and communities together through the creativity.

Each year, students create original works of art in response to a student-created theme. Students can enter one or more arts categories and participate in the program division that best fits their grade level or support needs.