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|  President's Message Have you been thinking about books and ice cream? We have a night for you! Get ready for this year's Book Fair starting March 6th, yes that's right, it starts on Saturday. We hope all who are able to, come to the parent coffee from 8:30am-9:30am on Monday. This is a great way to shop without little ones pulling on you and maybe even make some new friends. Building community through books-what could be better! What about the ice cream? That happens Wednesday night from 6pm-8pm with author, Oliver Chin there to sign books, and; you guessed it, ice cream. If you haven't pre-ordered his book, you can pick one up that night at the book fair. Thanks to all who have signed up to help sell books and a special thank you to both Stephanie Snyder and Lorna Levante who are organizing the book fair this year. There are many opportunities to earn "Scholastic Bucks" so read their announcement below. This great event ends Thursday, March 11th. Also, Jill Murray, along with other volunteers, will be selling the Mixed Bags -helping the earth with proceeds going to the PTA. We hope you pick up one to help carry all of your books home. Bags will be available on Saturday, each day after school and on the night of the ice cream social. The new spring line is very colorful! It's not too late to sign up for the Science Fair on March 18th so get those entry forms turned in. What a great night it is so even if your child doesn't enter this year come see what all this fuss is about-it may just inspire someone to join in next year! More exciting details are below. Danielle Gallagher and Danyle Johansson have organized a truly spectacular night. Thanks to Kaisa for writing a great article last week. It was fantastic to spend some quality time with my family! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks for your attention. Dana Fillinger Ashburn PTA President danafillinger@me.com |
Celebrate Read Across America Day | Think back to your favorite childhood book. Did it open your eyes to new possibilities; introduce you to characters unlike anyone you knew in real life; or simply comfort you like an old, familiar friend? Whatever the case, we can all remember our favorite stories decades later. Such is the power of reading.
Read Across America Day at BV celebrates the joy of reading with "celebrity" booklovers and costumed characters. It's a wonderful tradition. Another great tradition is reading together as a family. When you ask your kids what their favorite part of the day was, share with them your most memorable books. Then visit the Book Fair to find new favorites. Dr. Seuss would be proud!
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| Real Treasure | "There is more treasure in books
than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island."
- Walt Disney
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| Mark Your Calendar Items
March5th Read Across America Day at BV 6th Book Fair Opening Day! Saturday, 10am-2pm 7th Book Fair hours Mon. 3/7- Thurs. 3/11 from 8:15am-3:30pm 8th Parent Coffee 8:30am-9:30am - sip and shop the Book Fair 10th Oliver Chin, Book Fair Guest Author, meet and greet assemblies in the morning, see info below 10th All BV families: Meet author Oliver Chin at the BV Library! 6pm - 8pm 10th Ice Cream Social - 6pm-8pm 12th End of Second Trimester 18th LASF Science Fair!18th Dinner Fare! 5th Grade Fundraiser in Auditorium - 5:30pm -7:30pm 22nd District Band Festival (Burton Valley and Happy Valley); 7:30pm Stanley Middle School |
Burton Valley Announcements & EventsBurton Valley Scholastic Book Fair - March 6-11, 2010 The Burton Valley Book Fair is here!!!
Shop early and come tomorrow, Saturday, from 10-2, and see the Burton Valley Library transformed into a celebration of the Chinese New Year - The Year of the Tiger. Pick new books for your children, relatives and Burton Valley Classrooms!
It is Easy to Earn Scholastic Bucks! Come to the Parent Coffee on Monday morning, Shop with a reusable bag, Send a grandparent to shop, Buy more than 5 books at once, or Donate more than $20 to the One For Books Program - Do any of these and earn $5 Scholastic Bucks that can be used only on Thursday towards the purchase of any book!
Don't forget to come to the Ice Cream Social on Wednesday night, 3/10, and meet our visiting author, Oliver Chin, from 6-8 PM. He will autograph books and share with you why he loves writing.
List of Events:
Saturday - Opening Day 10am - 2pm
Monday - Parent Coffee - 8:30am -9:30am
Tuesday - Buy a book from your Teacher's Wish List
Wednesday - Author Meet and Greet
K-2 Assembly - 8:45am -9:15am - PM Kindergarten Welcome!
3-5 Assembly - 9:30am - 10pm
General - 6pm - 8pm at the Library, all are welcome!
Thursday - Redeem Scholastic Bucks!
Book Fair Hours:
Sat. 3/6 - 10am-2pm
Mon. 3/8 - 8:15am-3:30pm
Tue. 3/9 - 8:15am-3:30pm
Wed. 3/10 - 8:15am-3:30pm
Wed. 3/10- 6-8 PM - Author Oliver Chin at the Library!
Thur. 3/11 - 8:15am-3:30pm
**Reminder: If you are not able to shop with your children, please take a minute to remind them how to spend their book fair money responsibly.**
Questions??? Contact Stephanie Snyder at stephgsnyder@yahoo.com
Box Tops for Education
 Many thanks to EVERYONE who took the time to clip and turn in their tops! We collected over $300 worth of Box Tops for BV! Congratulations to Ms. Isaacs' class for winning the contest! They submitted almost 400 Box Tops and each student will receive a gift certificate to the book fair for their combined effort!
Another hearty round of thanks to the enthusiastic volunteers that toiled away to count every last dime: Kelly Boren, Heather Davis, Chris Hays, Nicola Hemmerling, Teli Thayer and Diella Wottrich! Thank you ladies for helping with this tedious, but profitable, task! BV School Players
Sets and Props needed for BVE School play
The Burton Valley Players will be presenting a splendid play on April 1st called PIRATES! THE MUSICAL.
We could use your help to create great sets and to supply props.
We need anything related to pirates such as:
- White Sheets for Sails
- Ropes or Chains
- Barrels or Large boxes (cardboard or wood)
- Fishing Nets
- Pirate or Ship Props such as pirate flags, plastic swords, buoys, skeletons,
cannon balls, plastic rats, stuffed parrots, lanterns, rope ladders, etc
Be creative! Please contact Mary Burrill at mary@burrltd.com if you have ideas or supplies to loan.
Fifth Grade Activities Fundraiser
STOP! Do Not Cook Dinner!Yeah! Science Fair is a busy night, so keep your kitchen clean, and have your family eat ayummy dinner at BVE! This is a Fundraiser for 5th Grade Activities! We will sell pizza, chicken caesar salad, fruit, assorted drinks and baked goodies too! Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30PM in front of the auditorium. See you there!!
Ice Cream Social
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM! Bring the whole family to Burton Valley's Annual Ice Cream Social. Join us Wednesday, March 10th 6:00pm-8:00pm in the multipurpose room. Sundaes will be served right when the doors open! Make sure you stop by the library, Oliver Chin will be signing books that night.
The Ice Cream Social is just around the corner and we are looking for a few more scoopers to help serve all those delicious sundaes. If are available on Wednesday, March 10th from 5:30-7 please email kelly.boren@sbcglobal.net. And make sure you bring the whole family to enjoy a sundae in the Multipurpose Room from 6-8pm.
Lost & Found
The Burton Valley Lost & Found is overflowing! Please check the lost & found for your child's missing items. Carts are located outside of the school office and across from Room 7. Last day to claim items is Thursday, April 1st. All unclaimed items will be donated Friday morning, April 2nd .
Parent Education
We had a lively discussion about lying at the Parent Ed Workshop "It's Not All About Me? Parenting Children in a Me-Focused World." Please join us for our next Family Forum on the topic of lying on Friday, March 19, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 35.
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BURTON VALLEY USES "GREEN" ENERGY SOURCE - PICKLES!!!! Find out more at the Science Fair March 18th. Come to the fair, see the exhibits and do fun projects/experiments and activities. BVE 5th graders will have pizza for sale outside the auditorium. It's not too late to turn in your entry. Place entry forms in the "Science Fair" box at the BVE office or turn in to your teacher. Display boards are still available in the office. Looking for project ideas? Look at the LASF website:www.sciencefun.lasf.org. We need over 60 volunteers, WE NEED YOU!
To volunteer, sign up at www.tinyurl.com/bv2010sf.
What Can LASF Do Next Year? The Answer Depends on You!
As state funding shrinks, our schools become more reliant on the fundraising and volunteer efforts of parent organizations and our education foundation, LASF. Our success depends on you...your donations, of course, but also your volunteer efforts. We are recruiting volunteers at every school site for next year and we would love to have your help.
Would you be interested in helping with a Science or Art Fair? Being a Donation Day representative or Phonathon caller? Do you have graphic design, photography or writing skills that you can offer? We have all sorts of volunteer jobs of varying size and requiring various skills. To learn more, please contact our LASF Recruitment Chair, Mary Bakos, at mlbakos@yahoo.com or your LASF Representative,
Juleen Lapporte at juleenlapporte@yahoo.com.
- From Juleen Lapporte, BV LASF Representative
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Legislative Update
State Update
School Districts throughout California are making tough decisions as they wrestle with how to keep an educational system together for our children in the face of the third year in a row of drastic budget cuts from Sacramento. Pink slips are being issued to teachers up and down the state.
Local Update
On Thursday teachers from Burton Valley passed out information on the budget cuts in California and wore pink to highlight the many teachers in the state who will be receiving pink slips in anticipation of layoffs for the upcoming school year.
What can parents do to help?
1) Local Control Parcel Tax Iniative
The California State PTA has endorsed the "Local Control of Local Classrooms Funding Act" ballot initiative and is helping to collect signatures to get it on the November ballot. This ballot measure would lower the vote threshold to pass a school parcel tax from two-thirds to 55%. It limits the amount of a parcel tax to $250 and requires that an exemption be offered to anyone aged 65 or older.
Parents can help in two ways: 1) sign the petition to get this initiative on the November ballot, and 2) collect signatures yourself. Signatures must be submitted by March 31rst to qualify for the November ballot. PTA is attempting to be the first organization ever to qualify a ballot initiative without using paid signature gatherers. You can get information on the initiative and print copies of the petition at www.improvedschoolfunding.com.
2) Join the Legislative Team
I need help! Working on these legislative issues needs more than one person- we need a Burton Valley team. If you are interested in helping with the ballot measure petition drive, Acalanes parcel tax, general education for our parent community and the broader community (80% of Lafayette families have no kids in school and are probably not as aware of the education crisis), please contact me. I would be interested to hear your ideas and appreciate any amount of time you have to give.
3) Come learn about the Acalanes Parcel Tax
At our March PTA Meeting (Thursday, March 18th at 1pm in Room 35) a representative from the Acalanes Parcel Tax Campaign will fill us in on the details of this campaign and ask for the Burton Valley PTA's endorsement.
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Hot Lunch Hot lunch + Extra portions: As most of you know, last Thursday Feb. 25th we had a major computer glitch on what could not have been a worse day! I have heard from 37 & you have let me know that your child was not charged and did get hot lunch + extra portions (3rd-5th graders). When I am able to enter it into the computer you will notice in the notes that "2/25 charge HL+ex-portions" will be present. This may take me a week or so! If you have NOT contacted me but your child DID get 2 pieces of pizza on Feb 25th please let me know at bvehotlunch@yahoo.com . Thank you SO much for stepping up and letting me know. No wonder we have such a great group of kids -they come from great parents. :-) Thank you SO much! Lisa Evaristo
March 8-12 Monday: 11:00 Kaisa Lyon & Lisa Evaristo, 11:30 Sara Kelly, Keum Park & Heather McNally Tuesday: 11:00 Nicola Hemerling & Barbara Brice, 11:30 Stephanie Reilly, Jan Walker & Jill Murray Wednesday: 11:00 Katie Kresnak & Brenda Hattersley, 11:30 Cammy Krznaric, Sarah Cusumano & OPEN Thursday: 11:00 Jeanne Williams & Jeff Fitzmyer, 11:30 Glendan Lawler, Mindy Goodman & Michele Quiat Friday: 11:00 Dana Ashburn & TJ Kirke, 11:30 Rochelle Hober, Yael Weiss & Al Schue
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Community Announcements & Events
AnnouncementsThe Orinda Art Council's 7th Annual High School Visual Arts Competition is currently underway at the Orinda Library Art Gallery with over 250 entries from students and high schools in Lamorinda! Exhibit runs through the end of March. Winners will be announced at the Artists' Reception next Wednesday, March 10, 4:30-6pm at the Orinda Library. Light refreshments will be served. There will also be a "Best in Show" as voted by the attendees at the reception, so please come and support your favorite student artist! Eating Disorders: Prevention and Early Recognition. "Is your daughter at risk for anorexia?" Presented by Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Community Outreach and Education. The event will be held in the Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School Library from 7:00pm-8:30 pm on March 10th. Lamorinda Water polo - Spring Season Calling all GIRLS and BOYS who are interested in water polo! Our Spring season runs March through May and we have recently added TWO programs (Co-ed Beginner/Novice and a Girls age-group program) to meet the needs of everyone wanting to learn/play the game! Click http://www.lamorindawaterpolo.org/documents/LAMORINDA_WATER_POLO_spring_flyer.pdf for more info.
Spring season is the perfect time to try the sport as we have free trials available for new members, multi-sibling discounts, and great practice & tournament opportunities. For more info and to register, visit www.lamorindawaterpolo.org.
Rancho Colorados Swim Team Registration
It's swim team time! Registration opens on 3/29 and ends 4/1. Mark your calendars and check out our site for details (http://www.teamunify.com/rcw). New to swim team?? We have instruction for all ability levels from competitive to just learning to swim. If you'd like to find out more about Rancho's Swim Programs, please contact Lauren Webster, Swim Director, atreillyweb@comcast.net. See you at the pool. Wahoo!
Rancho Colorados Swim & Tennis Club Memberships Available now!
Join in the fun at our newly renovated swim & tennis club. Enjoy our great new clubhouse, BBQ and picnic facilities and newly resurfaced tennis courts (open year round.) Take advantage of our excellent swim and tennis programs - teams, clinics and private lessons are available for all ages and abilities. And don't forget our year round calendar of great social events for the whole family. If you are interested in membership information, contact Staci Reeder atmembership@ranchocolorados.com or visit http://www.ranchocolorados.com.
See you at Rancho!
Events You're Invited! BV dancer is in the Lesher Center for the Arts Dance Connection 30th Anniversary Gala Show. Hip Hop, Jazz, and more! Special surprise performances from Paula Abdul dancer/CATS dancer. Friday, March 5th at 7:30 p.m. Special tribute to Haiti. Get your tickets at 943-SHOW. Don't miss out on the fun! Let's Go to Camp this Summer! The 2010 Summer Camps and Resource Fair, sponsored by the American Camping Association, is Saturday, March 6th, 10:00am through 1:00pm, in the gym at Seven Hills School, 975 San Carlos Drive, Walnut Creek, and is open free as a public service for families looking for organized activities for their children this summer. Come and meet the directors of participating camps and programs, including ACA accredited camps, sports camps, academic and science programs, and family camps. For a free directory of ACA accredited camps, visit www.CampParents.org. California Arts & Crafts Movement Explore the evolution of this 20th Century art form with Associate Curator Julie Muniz. Wednesday Mar. 17th 7:30-9:00 PM Teens, Adults - No fee Location: Community Hall at LLLC. Sponsored by Oakland Museum consortium@lafayettelib.com
Steve Poizner, CA Insurance Commissioner and Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, shares his plans to address the state's economy & other challenges as he positions his run against Meg Whitman. When: Thursday, March 18 5:30 PM check in, 6:30 PM program Location: Veterans Memorial Building, 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Teens, Adults Tickets: 415. 597.6705 or commonwealthclub.org Sponsored by Commonwealth Club Lafayette LibraryThe Friends of the Lafayette Library "Sweet Thursday" series welcomes Christine Carter, author of RAISING HAPPINESS: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents. Carter, the Executive Director of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, draws on psychology, sociology and neuroscience, as well as her own experiences as a parent, to show that happiness (as in confident, kind, mindful and creative) is a learned behavior and that it's never too late to help our kids, not to mention ourselves, be happy. Thursday March 11 at 7:30 pm in the Community Hall at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center. For more information, visit http://www.lafayettelib.com. Artists Wanted!Enter the Friends of the Lafayette Library Bookmark Contest beginning March 1st ending March 17th. Please submit your entry form to your school library or the Lafayette Library. Forms are available at the Lafayette Library or your school library. Winners will be notified Monday, March 29th and an Award Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 13th at 6:30pm. Questions: email Meagan at meghagg@comcast.netGlenn Seaborg Learning Consortium Programs: Tails & WhiskersMeet friendly animals from the Animal Discovery Room! Tues. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23 Session One:10-11 AM and Session Two: 11:15-12:15 PM Sponsored by the Lawrence Hall of Science Pet & feed them; see one even take a bath, then take home a weekly animal project. Where: Arts & Science Discovery Center at LLLC, Who: Ages 3-5 w/adult, Max 14 per session Cost: $80 per child; http://lawrencehallofscience.org/classes/librariesEarthquakes: Build It, Shake It...Break It...?When: Tues. Mar. 9 Session 1: 3:15-4 PM and Session 2: 4:15-5 PM GSLC Partner: Chabot Space & Science Center Learn about different types of seismic waves & what it takes for structures to remain standing, then "be the quake" & see what happens! Where: Arts & Science Discovery Center at LLLC Session I: Grades 4 & 5, Session 2: Grade 6 and COST: No fee Contact consortium@lafayettelib.com for more info. **The above communications, activities or events are not school or district-sponsored nor are they endorsed by the Lafayette School District.** |
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Education/Tutoring/Camps
After school programs starting in March at Sienna Ranch!
Horse Experience - Tues, 3/2-4/13 , 3:15pm -5:15pm
Immersion into the Horse World at Sienna Ranch. Learn all about horses including the basics of riding!
Explorers: Nature and Adventure -
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Roughing It Day Camp & Horse Camps An All-Outdoor Day Camp at the Lafayette Reservoir for ages 4-16. Instruction in horseback riding, swimming, sports, fishing and more. Transportation & Extended Care provided. Join us for a Camp Show and Open House. Lafayette 's Home Town camp for 38 years! Learn more at www.roughingit.com / 925.283.3795
Music
Music lessons with Robbie Dunbar! Piano, guitar, trumpet, sax, other. I travel to your home! Also, piano tuning. Reasonable. 323-9706
Misc.
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Katie Bassak, 17-year-old Junior at Acalanes High School available to drive kids to and from sports practices, lessons, etc. Also available to do errands, pet sitting, tutoring, and childcare. Lots of experience driving sibling, caring for and coaching kids and pet-sitting. 925-933-3010.
Services
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