Arlington PTA Sunday News

Website: https://www.tusd.org/schools/arlington

Location: 17800 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA, USA
Phone: (310)533-4510

📌ArlingtonSuperstarsPTA link tree - all the PTA fundraiser links in one place for you!

Questions: email Stacie at president.arlingtonpta@gmail.com

🍔 10/15 5th grade fundraiser night @ McDonalds (5-8pm)

🌊 10/18 Skechers fundraiser walk + Arlington family beach day

🍿 10/23 Movie night on the blacktop + association meeting (6:30 gates open to buy food/snacks, 6:45 pm, movie 7pm)

🔴 10/26-30 Red Ribbon Week

🎃 10/30 Trunk or Treat + costume parade (9-10am)

📗 11/2-11/5 Fall Book Fair (*date change)

✍🏻 11/5 PTA Board meeting

💰 11/14 Holiday Marketplace @ Arlington 9am-2pm

🥫 11/30 Holiday Giving begins

Spiritwear orders were delivered to the students on Thursday, 10/1.

NOTE: If you ordered a short sleeve BLUE t-shirt with the text logo "Arlington Superstars" and you received a short sleeve BLUE t-shirt with the star logo, that was an error! So Sorry!

The vendor is rush reprinting your correct order. You can keep the wrong (star) t-shirt and you will receive your correct short sleeve blue t-shirt with the Arlington Superstars words (no-star) ASAP!

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

*Please email Bianca with any questions or concerns at arlington.spiritwear@gmail.com

🧢Wear your Arlington shirts and hats every Monday! Stay cool in this h-e-a-t! 😎

🐬🌴🏄🏻‍♂️We have a really awesome FALL FUNDRAISER! 😎🌊🚶🏻‍♀️

We still would LOVE more Arlington walkers!! Will you make this an activity for your family?

(If you can't physically make it that day 🏀⚽🏈⚾🛫 🧳 that's ok too! You can REGISTER as a virtual walker for each member of your family and Arlington will get 100% of the funds if you check the box TEF Torrance Education Foundation)

The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship walk is a 3.4 mile long walk down a path lined with students, families, neighbors, community members, and even cheerleaders from the local high schools! We will start at Manhattan Pier and walk towards Hermosa Pier and then walk back.

The PTA raises funds for the field trip busses, assemblies, and special events for the kids such as movie night, and a winter dance!

VERY IMPORTANT: When you register you MUST:

✅Join team Arlington

✅Register as a walker (in-person or virtual)

✅Check TEF: Torrance Education Foundation for our school to get the funds

✅ Register each individual person in your family for 1 walker at $30/ea. (All family members can be under the same email)

Any questions: email Chrystal Pastell at vp2.arlingtonpta@gmail.com and she will help you out right away!

Anyone want to come with me to search for the giant skeletons that were there last year?

After the walk (around 11:30am) we plan to hang out at Manhattan beach for an Arlington family beach day! *parking underground is 10 hours*

Bring your lunch, snacks, swim clothes or go back to the car to grab it and hang with us!

Last year we had dance choreography, stop motion films, singers, drawings, short films, writers, photography, music entries and more!

We do recognize the kids at our own school and some even made it to be recognized by the city of Torrance at the district level!

***We are still hoping for 30 more families to sign up!***

*pics from Spring 2026 with our last year class of 5th graders!

Bring the family out to a super fun Friday night at the school blacktop. We will be selling pizza🍕and hot dogs 🌭 as we watch the MARIO MOVIE. See QR code on flyer to pre-order your savory food!

Bring your picnic blankets, chairs and a jacket to bundle up!

***You can also redeem your coupon for FREE popcorn + lemonade if you've signed up for the Skechers walk (before 9/19)!***

Please contact Jovey at familyprograms.arlingtonpta@gmail.com if you'd like to help set up/clean up and serve food at the event. THANK YOU!

* pics from Oct 2025 movie night - we will have food there for your family!

Did you know that every November Arlington hosts a HUGE craft fair for local vendors? Walk over, drive over (blacktop is open for parking) and come support our neighborhood community.

We have over 80 vendors by the benches, down the hall towards the K classes and 5th grade classes and in the teachers parking lot!

The 5th grade class will also be selling AMAZING snacks, and hosting a really cool raffle. You don't want to miss out! Mark your calendar.

Thank you Arlington PTA for organizing and hosting this community event.

PLEASE SHARE THE FLYER WITH FAMILIES AND THE WIDER TORRANCE COMMUNITY!

*pics from Nov 2025 Holiday Marketplace at the school

Each year, families must re-apply for the Free and Reduced meals through the Universal Benefits Application.

Families must type "Torrance" in the search bar to select "Torrance USD (Torrance, California)" from the drop down menu.

Although breakfast and lunch will be free this year, thanks to the California Universal Meals Program, all families are still highly recommended to submit a meal application as your family may be eligible for additional benefits such as discounted fees.

***The information will also ensure funding in the areas of academic advisement, counseling, and intensive reading intervention for our low-income students. It is possible we will lose our funding $$$$$$ (it's 6 digits) if we don't have enough applicants to show the needs of our school***

*One meal application per household

If you have any questions or need assistance, please visit the nutrition services page. https://www.tusd.org/nutrition-services

Thank you to everyone who got Chipotle on Wed night to support our restaurant fundraiser!

Arlington PTA will receive $614.40 from the generous families who got Chipotle for dinner on Wed night! Thank you!!!

**** date change for NOV BOOK FAIR ****