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|  President's Message What a great turnout to the meeting yesterday! Thank you to Superintendant Dr. Fred Brill for coming to speak at our PTA meeting. Also thank you to Barbara Serwin, President of LASF for speaking as well. For all those that couldn't make it please be sure to have your voice heard at the two School Board meetings on Feb. 10th and Feb. 17th at 7pm. These meetings are held at the Lafayette School District Office at 3477 School Street. If the turnout is large they will move the meeting to the Multi-purpose room at Stanley Middle School (next door). Thank you to Alice Stauffer for keeping us up to date on all the State budget issues that affect our district. Be sure to read her article about upcoming events and places to get more information. Please check the Friday folders for two things: the questionnaire (green paper) Dr. Brill handed out to get written feedback and the letter describing the questionnaire. Your input is vital in order for our school board to make these tough decisions. You can download the letter and questionnaire from the Legislative section of our PTA website at www.bvepta.org. The homework pass reward came out of an idea of how to entice people to come to the meeting. For those unable to attend the meeting, you can fill out the questionnaire and still receive a homework pass. We hope you understand the real purpose-to have your input be heard. I'd like to take a moment to acknowledge the crisis in Haiti. So many homes, buildings, people, children and families were suddenly devastated. We are all wondering about budgets and our schools when there is still so much to be thankful for. My Dad sends me inspirational emails from time to time which always help keep my life in perspective. Thanks Dad. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Thanks for your attention, Dana Fillinger Ashburn PTA President danafillinger@me.com |
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"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings."
- William Arthur Ward
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Walkathon Thank You!
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A big Thank You to Valerie Hathaway for donating the
wonderful Pixar goodies for the BV 2009 Walkathon!
- From Alyse Pellegrini and Tracy Brewer
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Reflections Fine Arts Competition
The PTA's 32nd District Showcase and Awards Presentation for the 2009-2010 Reflections Fine Arts Competition will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 2:00 p.m. at the Alhambra High School Performing Arts Center in Martinez. The event is open to the entire community. Featured at the showcase will be first grader Marcello Severo's Musical Composition (Goozher Lullaby) and fourth grader Christophe Maiden's Photograph, "Sometimes beauty is just hanging out." BVE is proud of Marcello and Chistophe, whose entries are two of the top 19 entries being forwarded by the Las Trampas Creek Council of PTA's. The LTCC, comprised of 13 schools, had 100% participation from its member schools and an amazing 684 entries this year. If you were among the 300 attendees of the December showcase in Walnut Creek, you are witness to the talent of our students. If you missed it, feel free to attend the showcase in Martinez by calling 522-9836 to RSVP. Thank you for supporting our children's creativity and artistic expression.
Bookmark Contest
Gung hay fat choy! Get ready to count down to Burton Valley's own celebration of the Year of the Tiger. The Book Fair's annual Bookmark Contest starts next week! This year's theme is "Chinese New Year." The Bookmark Contest is open to Grades 1-5... Two winners will be chosen from each grade. Winners receive a $5 Book Fair gift certificate. Entry forms will be handed out on your library day next week. The contest ends February 16th. Contact Missy Parry at parryspad@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
Boxtops The Boxtops For Education Contest has started! Students from the classroom with the most Boxtops will each receive a gift certificate to Burton Valley's fantastic Book Fair! Ask grandparents, neighbors, and friends to collect for you and drop them off in your classroom folder. It's that easy! Contest ends Monday, Feb. 22nd. Questions? Contact Charlene Condy at condyct@hotmail.com.
BVE Book Fair
Give Book Fair Gift Certificates to your Valentine! The Book Fair is coming up soon (March 6-12), and everyone loves to receive Book Fair Gift Certificates. To order, use the fliers coming home in this week's Friday folders or simply e-mail Erin Sabey at sabey@comcast.net.Burton Valley AuctionDO YOU HAVE A SWEET DEAL? ...It's CRUNCH time. We're aiming for the MILKY WAY and going for a big PAYDAY. the Burton Valley Auction is right around the corner. Here is a preview of our auction items...BUT WE NEED MORE, GOOD & PLENTY MORE! - An electric guitar signed by the Doobie Brothers - Taco truck party - One week stay at a So Cal beach cottage - Horseback riding lessons - A scavenger hunt party - for adults! DON'T BE A MILK DUD. TURN IN YOUR DONATION FORMS TODAY. Look for more information in your Friday folders. OLSAT Testing Information
Please disregard previously advertised OLSAT information. Updated dates and
information will be released as soon as it is available.
Parent Education Night
"It's Not All About Me? Parenting Children in a Me-Focused World." Join us for an informative evening where you'll learn strategies for socializing your children to be empathic, grateful, accountable, and emotionally resilient. If you often feel "guilt-tripped" and manipulated, or simply want to undo the damage that our entitled, narcissistic culture causes to our children, this presentation is for you.
Taught by BVE parent Amanda Somberg, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and former intern therapist at Rheem Elementary School . Held on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., immediately following the PTA meeting at 6:30 p.m. Burton Valley Elementary School Teacher's Lounge.
PTA Executive Board Nominations
Are you interested in getting more involved with the PTA but don't know how? We are in the process of putting next years executive board together and if you are interested in a position, or if you just have questions, please contact Leslee Baldwin at danbles5@comcast.net or any of the following nominating committee members: Wendy Finegold, Rowena Baginski, Chrissa Ventrelle, Stacey Bauer, Caitlin Benazra, Cissy Thoms or Rachel Browne. We would love to hear from you!
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Raffle Prizes for "Starry, Starry Night" Annual Event
We have some terrific raffle prizes this year so buy your tickets now! First prize is a ladies 14k tennis bracelet set with 60 round, brilliant cut diamonds. The bracelet is absolutely GORGEOUS! Second prize lets you relax for a night at the beautiful Lafayette Park Hotel, including breakfast in bed and two sumptuous robes to take home. And our third prize is a case of 2003 Ravenswood Merlot - ready to savor right away or better yet, to cellar for a few years.
Raffle tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100. You can purchase raffle tickets with your RSVP for the event or call the LASF office at 299.1644. Sorry...we can't sell raffle tickets on our web site due to PayPal restrictions.
Lamorinda Community Night with the Golden State Warriors is Feb 27
Buy discount tickets to watch the Golden State Warriors vs. the Detroit Pistons at 7:30 PM on Saturday, Feb. 27. Download ticket order form from LASF web site www.lasf.org. A portion of each ticket sold goes directly to LASF and EFO.
- From Juleen Lapporte, BV LASF Representative
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Legislative Update
Thank you for the great turn out to Thursday's PTA meeting to hear from and give feedback to Lafayette School District Superintendent Fred Brill. Parents had great ideas and insightful questions.
So what do we do now to continue quality education for our kids?
First, give the district your feedback as they face the difficult task of proposing cuts for our schools. Make sure to fill out a questionnaire for the district on your thoughts on priorities and ideas regarding revenue enhancement and areas of potential cost savings. See Dana's Presidents' message for details and visit www.bvepta.org.
Second, realize that the budget problems we are facing stem from systemic problems in how the California budget process works. This is not a one or two year problem that will go away. To protect the fabulous schools and wonderful teachers we have we need to get educated about these issues and advocate for solutions.
Please participate in or attend one or more of the following programs and events:
1) In the next few weeks the PTA Legislative team will be conducting a letter writing campaign, directed to our Governor and Legislators in Sacramento. Look for information here in the BV Broadcast and on the BV Website.
2) School Finance 101, Monday, Jan. 25, 7pm, Las Lomas High School Cafeteria
Learn from State PTA Legislative VP Nancy Vandell why our schools receive lower per-pupil funding than any other state in the nation and what parents can do.
3)Superintendents Forum, Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 pm, Acalanes High School Small Theatre
All 6 local school superintendents will discuss the budget crisis and its affect on our School Districts.
4) Advocacy Day February 17th all day trip to Sacramento
A one day crash course in how the budget works (and doesn't), who our legislators are and what they are trying to do for education, what the statewide PTA is advocating and what parents can do. The more of us that go, the bigger impact it has on Sacramento. Registration and information available online at www.signmeup.com/67766. The BV PTA will reimburse $50 for the first 10 people to register.
5) Lafayette School Board Meetings, Wed. Feb 10th at 7pm and Wed. Feb 17th at 7 pm, District Office, 3477 School Street.
The proposed budget reduction plan will be presented at the Feb. 10th meeting, with further discussion planned for the Feb. 17th meeting.
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Hot Lunch
EAT WITH YOUR KIDS WEEK! Everyday this week -except Thursday (pizza day is WAY too busy!) -is Eat With Your Kids. So on any of those 4 days you are invited to share lunch with your children. Tickets go on sale at 11:35am by the office.
Adults: $3.75, non-BV children: $3.40 (all 1st-5th graders use their card as usual). IF you can...Please help us out by bringing correct change, small bills or checks (to BVE PTA Hot Lunch) 1st & 2nd graders eat @ 11:45 -12:05 3rd graders @ 12:05-12:30 4th & 5th graders @ 12:10-12:30 Jan 25-29th Monday: 11:00 Carol Spiering, Cathy Sereno &Gayle Burleigh, 11:30 Julie D'Amante, Heather McNally, Maureen Wickline & Heather Davis:
Table: Dana Fillinger & Mandy Curry Tuesday: 11:00 Judy Sarsam, Nicola Hemerline & Denise Seta, 11:30 Lynda Hansen, Casey Sasner, Kim Figone & Jill Murray:
Table: Nicole Berzins & Colleen Miller Wednesday: 11:00 Brenda Hattersley, Kaisa Lyon & Patty McGregor, 11:30 Gail Pearson, angela Starbuck, Colleen Miller & Cat Lawler:
Table Leslee Baldwin & Katherine Wallace Thursday: 11:00 Suresh Donthineni, Jeanne Williams & Jeff Fitzmyer, 11:30 Glendan Lawler & Mindy Goodman Friday: 11:00 Rico Evaristo, Ken Bakar, Sam Sherwood, 11:30 Terry Miles, Dean Burrill, Al Schue & Susan Barnes: Table: Nicola Hemerling & Kaisa Lyon
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Community Announcements & Events
Announcements
Miramonte Parents Club Healthy Choices will host distinguished guest Dr. Cindy Chang for a lecture and discussion concerning "Overuse Injuries in the Young Athlete and Diagnosis and Management of Sports Related Concussions". Dr. Chang is recognized as one of the leading primary care sports medicine physicians in the country and served as head team physician for Cal's 27 athletic teams from 1995-2008. Wednesday, January 27, 7:30- 9:00PM Miramonte High School Theatre, 750 Moraga Way, Orinda. For more information, contact Lynne Alper at alperL@comcast.net.
Special Parents for Special Kids (SPSK) Lafayette Parents Group
Do you have a preschool, elementary of middle school aged child with learning differences or special needs? Please join our Lafayette parent support, education and advocacy group. We met every month or so to discuss our children, therapies, resource and support services for them, or hear from a guest speaker in the field. To find out more about our group, please visitt our web site at www.spsklaf.org or email us at bveasd@yahoo.com. We look forward to meeting you!
Come down to Lafayette Library and Learning Center to hear the Gold Coast Chamber Playersperform a dynamic program of music for piano, strings, clarinet and french horn. You can bring your kids for an up close and thrilling musical experience and still get home early! Sunday, January 31 at 2PM. Only $10 for students! Tickets: www.gcplayers.org or call the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce (925) 284-7404.
The Wellness City Challenge (WCC), in conjunction with the Lion's Club of Rossmoor, cordially invites you to "Puttin' on the Glitz". Join us on Friday, Feb. 5th, to "experience sustainable health" with wine tasting from local wineries, a delicious meal made from local food and a cabaret of local entertainers. You will also learn about WCC's simple food guidelines and be among the first to see the premier of the short documentary film "The Challenge of Wellness - The Contra Costa Project." Friday, February 5th, 5:30pm, Rossmoor's Del Valle Clubhouse, Walnut Creek.
BV dad with experience in model rocketry and with an engineering background looking for help to start a local community model rocketry club. Model Rocketry is a fun and educational hobby for kids and adults. The club would meet once a week to instruct rocketry building and safety with a group launch once a month. The club will become a charter member of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). Looking for people to assist with logistics of forming and running the club, building a multiple rocket launching system and finding safe and approved places to launch them. You don't need experience in model rocketry just a desire to volunteer a little of your time to learn and help others in building and flying them. If you're interested, contact Scott Stewart at scott@rocketdoctor.com or (925) 385-8430. Lafayette Library
Sweet Thursday at the Lafayette Library: On January 28 at 7:30, The Friends of the Lafayette Library present Susan Wels, the author of the new biography of Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly solo across the Pacific. But Amelia Earhart was also a photographer, poet, hospital worker, fashion designer, social worker, and student of chemistry, physics, and medicine-before she vanished over the Pacific Ocean in July 1937. Join us for this special event and enjoy coffee and dessert in the Community Hall of the New Lafayette Library and Learning Center. For more information, visit http://www.lafayettelib.com. Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 224 invites all 5th grade boys to attend an open house on Monday, January 25th from 7:30 - 8:30pm. After a brief opening ceremony, the boys will participate in a fun activity in the Scout Hut (behind the multipurpose room at Happy Valley Elementary) while the parents meet in the school library. At the parents meeting, Troop 224 leaders will discuss upcoming activities, outline the program for new Scouts and answer questions. We look forward to meeting you! For more information, please contact Cheryl Tyler (283-2506 orctcalbear@comcast.net) or Bill Van Oss (944-9026 or billvanoss@alumni.calpoly.edu)Boy Scout Troop 204 Open House Calling all 5th grade boys and their parents - please join us for an open house to learn about scouting with Troop 204. Troop 204 is Lafayette's oldest Boy Scout Troop, chartered in 1932. We have been meeting in our own Scout cabin at the corner of First and School Streets since 1948. We invite you to tour our historic cabin. Learn why we have worn the "skull and crossbones" since the 1930's. The 5th graders can watch the Scouts practice scouting skills (like lashings, fire building, and knot tying) and try some of our Dutch Oven desserts. Meanwhile, the parents have an opportunity to hear from the leadership, learn about the troop and ask questions. When: Feb. 1st from 7:30 - 8:30 pm at Troop 204's cabin at the corner of 1st and School Street. Bring a friend! Questions? Call Pepe Davis at 925-283-0838 or email pepedavis@comcast.net. See you at the Cabin!
**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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