LATEST NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

2012 Upcoming Calendar of Events
January 3 First Day of School 2012
January 28 Community Strategy Meeting
February 10 Lunar New Year Celebration

NEWS
Playstructure Design Finalized
Our Playstructure Committee has completed the design and submitted it to the school district. See a preview of our new structure.

Giving Letter Surpasses Goal!
Thank you to our community members for contributing to the giving letter. We have raised a record $97,000 for this fundraiser. THANK YOU!

SF Dignitaries Visit our New Garden
Argonne welcomed Supervisor Eric Mar and special guests from the SFUSD, SF Botanical Garden, Department of Public Works, SF Recreation and Parks Department and CalFire to honor our schooland celebrate our new garde. Students, parents and neighbors attended the event celebrating ‘less concrete & more jungle’.

San Francisco's Newest School Garden
On Sunday, Sept. 11 over 50 students, parents, staff, family members and neighbors came together to plant San Francisco’s newest school garden. We had families and staff involved in digging, moving soil, planting and watering. Argonne is now the official demonstration site for San Francisco’s Grey2Green program.

Volunteer Sign Ups
Lots of opportunites exist for volunteering. Contact Kathryn for more information.

2011 - 12 Calendar Highlights (PDF)
UPDATED PARENT HANDBOOK

Tour Information

Families interested in touring Argonne are welcome to visit on our scheduled tours dates. Our tours are designed to give you information about our school, community and educational philosophy to help you decide if Argonne is a good choice for your child and your family.

Tours at Argonne are led by our parents and begin on October 6, 2010. They are scheduled on select Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:45 am to 10:00 am.

Tour Dates:

October: 6, 12, 19, 27
November: 2, 9, 17
December: 1, 8
January: 6

Contact Grace in our office to reserve a spot: 415-750-846

Argonne Elementary School | 680 18th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121 | Phone (415) 750-8460 | Fax 415-750-8462
Karen Francois, principal | School hours: September - June 8:30am - 2:40pm | July - August* 8:30am - 2:00pm

*Kindergartners come for an initial two week orientation that lasts from 8:30am - 1:00pm