A.P. Giannini Middle School PTSA

Welcome to the A.P. Giannini PTSA Website! Please scroll down below for our calendar, events, newsletter, meetings, and photos. Read our Newsletters and Bulletins HERE. Check out our MENU for more details on Volunteering, Donating, becoming a Member, and more. Sign up for the PTSA Google Group to stay up-to-date on school community events. You may also EMAIL the PTSA Board with any questions you may have about our events, CLICK HERE.

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	October 2025
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		1 Chalos + APG Promotion Fundraiser Chalos + APG Promotion Fundraiser October 1, 2025 Treat yourself, a friend, your family, teachers/ staff members, and anyone else you know to a scrumptious breakfast burrito, empanada, specialty coffee, churros, and more at Chalos (2240 Taraval Street) from Tuesday, September 30th to Thursday, August 2nd, during their open hours of 8:00am-2:00pm and 4:00pm to 7:00pm on those three days. Annie, one of the owners, is an alum of APG (read more here) and loves to support many public schools in the neighborhood! Be sure to spread the word about our Chalos + APG fundraiser to all the folks you know...anyone can swing by Chalos and use our code to support the business and our school. Mention the code, JAGUARS2526, and proceeds go back to A.P. Giannini. \ MENU HERE 🍽️ * Dine-in and mention JAGUARS2526 for 10% of proceeds to go to APG. * Order a Baker's Dozen of empanadas, mention JAGUARS2526, and $10 will go to APG. * Online orders must be done at Chalossf.com and can only be picked up, not delivered. * Not valid on orders using any other online or delivery apps. * Not valid on the use or purchase of gift cards. See Google Calendar High School Info Night for 8th Graders High School Info Night for 8th Graders October 1, 2025 See Google Calendar Girls Soccer Info Session, Library Girls Soccer Info Session, Library October 1, 2025 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm See Google Calendar • • •	2 Chalos + APG Promotion Fundraiser Chalos + APG Promotion Fundraiser October 2, 2025 Treat yourself, a friend, your family, teachers/ staff members, and anyone else you know to a scrumptious breakfast burrito, empanada, specialty coffee, churros, and more at Chalos (2240 Taraval Street) from Tuesday, September 30th to Thursday, August 2nd, during their open hours of 8:00am-2:00pm and 4:00pm to 7:00pm on those three days. Annie, one of the owners, is an alum of APG (read more here) and loves to support many public schools in the neighborhood! Be sure to spread the word about our Chalos + APG fundraiser to all the folks you know...anyone can swing by Chalos and use our code to support the business and our school. Mention the code, JAGUARS2526, and proceeds go back to A.P. Giannini. \ MENU HERE 🍽️ * Dine-in and mention JAGUARS2526 for 10% of proceeds to go to APG. * Order a Baker's Dozen of empanadas, mention JAGUARS2526, and $10 will go to APG. * Online orders must be done at Chalossf.com and can only be picked up, not delivered. * Not valid on orders using any other online or delivery apps. * Not valid on the use or purchase of gift cards. See Google Calendar •	3 Staff Breakfast in Garden Staff Breakfast in Garden October 3, 2025 Please support our PTSA Staff Appreciation Breakfast today from 8:45-9:30am by bringing food or coffee. Our monthly breakfast is a lovely way for us to show gratitude for our incredible APG staff. Please sign up online at: https://signup.com/go/KBYWPyH Help at breakfast by donating food, coffee or time. Food items and coffee + fixings can be dropped off at the APG office or garden from 8:00am-8:30AM, while we set-up and get ready to serve breakfast (the staff arrive at 8:45AM). Clean up is at 9:30-9:50am. See Google Calendar APG Boys Soccer Game APG Boys Soccer Game October 3, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm See Google Calendar APG Softball Game APG Softball Game October 3, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm See Google Calendar • • •	4	5 Garden Workday Garden Workday October 5, 2025 Join our APG Garden Workday hosted by our Outdoor Educator, Ansel, the PTSA and Beacon! Sunday, October 5th 12:30-3:30pm APG Garden Details on entering the school will be shared via email/bulletin/newsletter. This event is open to all students, families, staff, and friends of APG families/staff. The more volunteers, the merrier. We will have a variety of tasks to spruce up our school garden and the chicken coop area. Wear clothing you don't mind getting a little dirty. Bring your gardening gloves, if you have a pair. Light refreshments served. See Google Calendar •
6 Become a Member of our APG PTSA Become a Member of our APG PTSA October 6, 2025 Join our APG PTSA Becoming a member takes two minutes Visit: https://jointotem.com/ca/san-francisco/a-p-giannini-middle-school-ptsa Thank you! See Google Calendar Girls Soccer Team Tryouts this week Girls Soccer Team Tryouts this week October 6, 2025 See Google Calendar Walk & Roll to School Week Begins Walk & Roll to School Week Begins October 6, 2025 See Google Calendar • • •	7 APG Baseball Game APG Baseball Game October 7, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm See Google Calendar •	8 APG Softball Game VS Roosevelt APG Softball Game VS Roosevelt October 8, 2025 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm West Sunset Diamond 3, San Francisco, CA 94116, USA See Google Calendar •	9 Boys Soccer SemiFinal Game, 3:00pm, Crocker 2 Boys Soccer SemiFinal Game, 3:00pm, Crocker 2 October 9, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm See Google Calendar •	10	11	12
13 Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday, No School Indigenous Peoples Day Holiday, No School October 13, 2025 See Google Calendar •	14	15 APG School Tour for Prospective Families APG School Tour for Prospective Families October 15, 2025 VISIT SCHOOL WEBSITE FOR DETAILS AND SIGN UP https://www.sfusd.edu/school/ap-giannini-middle-school/about-apg/apg-tour School Tours take place from 9:30am to 11:00am. 9:30am Arrival + Intro 9:45-10:15am Tour 10:15-11:00am Presentation * 11am: SPED specific tour, only See Google Calendar Soccer Final Game, Schools TBD Soccer Final Game, Schools TBD October 15, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm See Google Calendar • •	16	17 Basketball Practice Games Basketball Practice Games October 17, 2025 A.P. Giannini Middle School, 3151 Ortega St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA Cheer on our APG Basketball teams at our APG Gym this Friday 10/17 VS Lawton. BOYS, 4:30pm GIRLS, 5:45pm See Google Calendar Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 17, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar • •	18 Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 18, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar SFUSD Enrollment Fair SFUSD Enrollment Fair October 18, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA See Google Calendar APG Bonfire Event APG Bonfire Event October 18, 2025 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm See Google Calendar • • •	19 Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 19, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar •
20 Become a Member of our APG PTSA Become a Member of our APG PTSA October 20, 2025 Join our APG PTSA Becoming a member takes two minutes Visit: https://jointotem.com/ca/san-francisco/a-p-giannini-middle-school-ptsa Thank you! See Google Calendar Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 20, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar • •	21 Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 21, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar Girls Basketball Game, APG Gym Girls Basketball Game, APG Gym October 21, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm A.P. Giannini Middle School, 3151 Ortega St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA See Google Calendar Boys Basketball Game, APG GYM Boys Basketball Game, APG GYM October 21, 2025 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm A.P. Giannini Middle School, 3151 Ortega St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA See Google Calendar • • •	22 Chipotle + APG Fundraiser Chipotle + APG Fundraiser October 22, 2025 Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1523 Sloat Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA AP Giannini Middle School 10/22/2025 4:00pm-8:00pm Chipotle, 1523 Sloat Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132-1222 CODE: MR7TVV2 See Google Calendar Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 22, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar Girls Soccer Match Girls Soccer Match October 22, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Beach Chalet Athletic Fields, 1400-1598 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA See Google Calendar • • •	23 Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 23, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar Lights On Afterschool & BeaconFest, 5pm Lights On Afterschool & BeaconFest, 5pm October 23, 2025 Join the Beacon Program for a fun evening on Thursday, October 23rd, 5:00-6:30pm, APG Cafeteria. We'll be celebrating our amazing APG Beacon and the creative work by our students in the afterschool program. See Google Calendar Boys Basketball Game, APG GYM Boys Basketball Game, APG GYM October 23, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm A.P. Giannini Middle School, 3151 Ortega St, San Francisco, CA 94122, USA See Google Calendar • • •	24 Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 24, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar Social for 8th Grade Parents, High School Chat, 5:30pm Social for 8th Grade Parents, High School Chat, 5:30pm October 24, 2025 Lost and Found Cocktail Bar, 1439 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116, USA See Google Calendar Girls Soccer Match Girls Soccer Match October 24, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Beach Chalet Athletic Fields, 1400-1598 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA See Google Calendar • • •	25 Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 25, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar •	26 Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser Growing up Green - Garden Fundraiser October 26, 2025 Shop at any SF Sloat Garden Center, mention AP Giannini at checkout, and 10% of your bill will be donated to our school garden. We could use many donations of bags of soil and compost, plus succulents, for our school garden. If you're able to purchase them from Sloat Garden Center in their SF locations, that would be a double-win for our garden. Thanks for your support! See Google Calendar •
27	28 Boys Basketball Game Boys Basketball Game October 28, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Aptos Middle School, 105 Aptos Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127, USA See Google Calendar Girls Basketball Game Girls Basketball Game October 28, 2025 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm Aptos Middle School, 105 Aptos Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127, USA See Google Calendar • •	29 Girls Soccer Match Girls Soccer Match October 29, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Beach Chalet Athletic Fields, 1400-1598 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA See Google Calendar •	30 Boys Basketball Game Boys Basketball Game October 30, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Herbert Hoover Middle School, 2290 14th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116, USA See Google Calendar Girls Basketball Game Girls Basketball Game October 30, 2025 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm Herbert Hoover Middle School, 2290 14th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116, USA See Google Calendar • •	31 Cake Pop Sale at Lunchtime Cake Pop Sale at Lunchtime October 31, 2025 See Google Calendar Halloween Halloween October 31, 2025 See Google Calendar Girls Soccer Match Girls Soccer Match October 31, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Beach Chalet Athletic Fields, 1400-1598 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA See Google Calendar • • •

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PTSA General Meetings

General PTSA meetings are a great way for parents/caregivers, students, and staff to participate actively in our school community. We share info below about our five General Meetings, and through all our communication channels.

DATES OF OUR GENERAL MEETINGS IN 2025-26 – All parents/caregivers and teachers/staff are welcome to our meetings. Join us on:

Wednesday, August 27th, 6:00pm, Hybrid (in-person and Zoom; details and zoom link shared by email, bulletin and newsletter); See AGENDA Here. Read SLIDE DECK Here.

Wednesday, November 12th, 6:30pm, Zoom – Stay tuned for Agenda and Slide Deck for this month’s meeting.

Wednesday, January 28th, 6:30pm, Zoom

Wednesday, March 18th, 6:30pm, Zoom

Wednesday, April 15th, 6:30pm, Zoom

At each general PTSA meeting, we discuss recent and upcoming school initiatives, events, and activities, share our PTSA budget, and provide updates from our school admin. To be a voting participant at any of our budget or election meetings, you have to be an APG PTSA Member – click here to join for at least 30 days prior to each meeting. We are stronger together ~ the more of us who participate, the bigger the impact we have within our school community. Let’s do this, Jaguars!

PTSA Board 2025-26

We’re excited to have fantastic Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) Board Officers and Coordinators/Chairs/Leads for the coming school year, 2025-26! You may Email us anytime if you’re interested in learning more about serving on our PTSA Board or have questions for us. Together, we can make a big difference in supporting our students and staff at APG!

Congrats to our new 2025-2026 Board Officers and Chairs! We’re excited to have a closely-full slate for our Board. We’re still looking for a Student-PTSA Liaison & an AAPAC Chair. Email us anytime if you’re interested in filling one of those open roles!

President	Emma Silvius
Executive Vice President	Erin Dickey
Treasurer	Katherine Burton
Secretary	Lindsay West
Historian	Leigh Meredith
Parliamentarian	Jonathan Crosby
Principal	Tai-Sun Schoeman
Teacher Liaison	Emma Petrelli
Fundraising Co-Vice Presidents	Holly Coombs, Missy Keadle, Molly Stein
Fundraising Passive Chair	Andrea Pollock
Membership Vice President	Bryan McDonald
Gear Co-Chairs	Carrie C Byun & Ashley Smith
Auditor & Teacher Grants	Sara R Norwick
Volunteer Coordinator	Beth Ryan
Hospitality Co-Coordinators	Karen Prince & Amanda MacDougall
Garden Co-Chairs/ Liaisons	Ruben Diaz & Cat Sommer
Fliers	Angela Chang
Spring Open House Lead	Damaris Soto
Student-PTSA Liaison	OPEN
6th Grade Event Leads	Mandy Whittington & Janis Greenspan
7th Grade Event Leads	Janet Wong & Jennifer Leung
8th Grade Event Lead	Daniela Fenili
Communications Chair + eNews; Social Media Manager/Website	Tina Paul Mulye
African American Parent Advisory Council (AAPAC) Lead	OPEN
Chinese WeChat Lead	Winki Wu