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Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, Jan. 30, 6-9pm
Veterans Memorial Building
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Winter Concert
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Fourth Grade
Band, Chorus, Stringsclasses present a
Winter Core Concert
Monday, Feb. 1
BV Multipurpose Room
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|  President's Message The budget season is upon us. Thanks again to all who could make it to the meeting last week. Our guest speakers, Dr. Fred Brill, our superintendent, and Barbara Serwin, the President of LASF, gave very informative talks. We have put Barbara's speech/talk on our PTA website, www.bvepta.org because so many people seemed to have their questions answered about what LASF funds; not just music, art and science, and how they make their instructional decisions. I encourage you to look at it if you weren't there. As you know through your classroom coordinators there are two more opportunities to hear what was said by attending the parent organization meetings at Stanley Middle School and Springhill Elementary. Do I sound like a broken record? The dates and times are: Stanley Middle - Friday, Jan. 29th at 8:30am and Springhill Elementary - Wednesday, Feb. 3rd at 7:00pm. There is one correction though re the time of the school board meeting on Feb. 10 -
it begins at 6:00 not 7:00. The school board meeting on Wed. Feb. 10th is when the proposed cuts are being presented. Thanks to all who have turned in their green Prioritization Process questionnaire. Surveys should be in to the BV office Tues., Feb. 2nd (District office no later than Wed., Feb. 3rd). These are such hard decisions. I don't envy the task. We have a wonderful school and in such a wonderful district-we will figure this all out. That being said if you still feel outrage at this whole situation we have just the day for you!-Advocacy Day. Please join us to talk with our Legislators and other California superintendents. We learn a lot and get motivated to help change what's happening up in Sacramento so our districts are not put in this difficult position. Learn more by reading Alice's Legislative Update. I just feel blessed to be surrounded by such caring, intelligent and creative parents that only want to find the best solution for their kids while still thinking of the greater good. Thanks for your attention, Dana Fillinger Ashburn PTA President danafillinger@me.com |
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"The things you refuse to meet today always come back at you later on, usually under circumstances which make the decision twice as difficult as it originally was."- Eleanor RooseveltDecide what's important to you in your child's education. Complete the Prioritization Process Questionnaire from the Lafayette School District. Turn it in at the BV school office by Tues. Feb. 2nd, or the District office by Feb. 3rd.
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Fourth Grade Winter Music Core Concert
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To 4th grade parents, friends, and families -
The fourth grade Band, Chorus and Strings classes will perform in a Winter Concert on Monday Feb. 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the BV multipurpose room. The students should wear a white shirt and black pants/long skirt, and bring all music and instruments.
6:30 p.m. - String students arrive for tuning and set up.
6:45 p.m. - Band and Chorus students arrive for set up.
7:00 p.m. - Concert begins!
We look forward to seeing you at the concert.
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Bookmark Contest
The Book Fair's Bookmark Contest has started! This year's theme is "Chinese New Year." Be extra kind to all dogs on the second day of Chinese New Year because it is the birthday of all dogs! Design your own bookmark to celebrate a Chinese New Year tradition. The Bookmark Contest is open to Grades 1-5. Two winners will be chosen from each grade. The lucky winners receive a red envelope with a $5 Book Fair gift certificate redeemable at the Book Fair, March 6th-12th. Entry forms are available in the library. The contest ends February 16th.
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 last week's Friday folders or download the form here. E-mail Erin Sabey atsabey@comcast.net with questions or orders.Burton Valley AuctionLet's get ready to Play! It's time to get with your friends, neighbors, book clubs, bunco groups... And come up with a creative party or event. The "Pay to Plays" are a fun way to get involved, especially if you don't have a cabin in Tahoe or Season tickets to the local sports teams to give away. It is a fun thing to do with friends and it helps to spread the cost out among the group. Here are some parties already planned: 3rd Annual Backyard Bash, Kids' Pizza & Powell's Party, Mom's Night Out Photo & Style Session, Family Fiesta w/ Taco Truck & Games, Tamale Making Party... Be as creative as you want. In the past we have had guest authors come to a book club type event, Maybe a shopping event if you know a local boutique, a poker party... The sky is the limit! Please contact Mary Caprio with your ideas, mcaprio@comcast.net. It is a fun way to get involved.
Parent Education
New Parent Education Web Page for Lafayette School District
Sponsored by the District Parent Ed Committee, parent education is now on the web! For up to date information on parent education events in our schools and our community go tohttp://www.lafsd.k12.ca.us/index.asp?page_id=12. If you have any questions, topics or speakers you would like us to research, please email us at parented@lafsd.k12.ca.us.Thank you,
District Parent Education Committee
"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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Don't Miss Out on LASF "Starry, Starry Night" Annual Event - Sat. Jan 30
Join together for an evening of celebration and support for our schools. The party is 6-9 PM at the Veterans Memorial Building; tickets are $75 per person. Preview raffle prizes, silent auction items and sign up parties by viewing our event program on line (lasffun.homestead.com). You can buy tickets online or by calling the LASF office at 925.299.1644.
Annual Event Proceeds Will Help Close the $350,000 Gap
And if you can't attend, you can still buy raffle tickets ($25 each or 5 for $100) or making a direct contribution.
. Donate On-Line Now at http://lasf.org/donate.html
. For a downloadable donation form, go to www.lasf.org
Create a Big Bang at the LASF Science Fair, Thursday, March 18
Look for more information in your student's Friday folder on February 5, including project idea resources, entry forms, display board order form and volunteer opportunities. If your child wants to create an experiment that involves growing, testing, or recording data, they may want to get a jump-start now. Go towww.lasf.org/links/sciencefair.html for great project ideas. Contact Danielle Gallagher with questions at gogogallagher@comcast.net.
- From Juleen Lapporte, BV LASF Representative
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Legislative Update
Remember to 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 the Legislative Update page on the PTA website at http://burtonvalleypta.org/.
Upcoming Events:
Learn more about the budget situation and what parents can do.
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 BVE Broadcast and on the BVE Website.
2) Superintendents Forum, Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 pm, Acalanes HS Small Theatre
All 6 local school superintendents will discuss the budget crisis and its affect on our School Districts.
3) 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 atwww.signmeup.com/67766. The BVE PTA will reimburse $50 for the first 10 people to register.
4) Lafayette School Board Meetings:
Wed. Feb 10th at 6pm, District Office, 3477 School Street
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. |
Hot Lunch
Thank You! I want to thank all the moms, dads, siblings and grandparents that came to join us for having Lunch with your Children this week. I hope you all had fun spending some time with your kids and enjoying hot lunch. Our volunteers and I get to enjoy your children everyday, but it was truly fun watching the children show their parents where to get a drink or the salad bar. It should be known that we did nothing special for all of you that we don't do on a daily basis for your children. Thank you SO much for spending your lunch time with us! Lisa Evaristo bvehotlunch@yahoo.com Feb 1-5 Monday: 11:00 Carol Speiring & Cathy Sereno, 11:30 Maureen Wickline, Lisanne Mueller & Barbara Price Tuesday: 11:00 Gretchen Palau & Leslee Baldwin, 11:30 Kim Figone, TJ Kirke & Juleen Lapporte Wednesday: 11:00 Hue Yong Chua & Denise Seta, 11:30 Carrie Hansen, Debbie Harley & Brenda Hattersley Thursday: 11:00 Lauren Webster & Gayle Burleigh, 11:30 Missy Goldwyn, Michelle Muller & Christina Goddard Friday: 11:00 Doris Omi & Michelle Poole, 11:30 Casey Sasner, Natasha Acuna & Sandra Mattar
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Community Announcements & Events
Announcements
Wild Night at the Museum - a wildly fun family oriented event to benefit Lindsay Wildlife Museum on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 6:00-9:30PMOur wildly fun evening will feature lots of family activities: Food, Beer and Wine Tasting; Peter Gros from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with live animals; Raffles with Great Prizes; Animal Ambassadors; Treasure Hunt and other Family Fun Activities. Admission: $50.00 per adult which includes one child. Additional children under 18 are $10.00 each. Wild Night at the Museum supports the museum's programs in education and wildlife rehabilitation. This event is made possible with the support of local businesses and individuals. RSVP 925-627-2951 or mmcafee@wildlife-museum.org Come down to Lafayette Library and Learning Center to hear the Gold Coast Chamber Players perform 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. Facebook: Tips and Guidelines for Parents: A brown bag lunch with Steve Hall, Technology Consultant and the Stanley Counselors: Wed., Feb. 3rd , Brown Bag Lunch, 12 p.m - 1 p.m., Stanley Middle School Library back room: As the popularity of social networking sites has increased, so have the concerns about appropriate use of the internet sites. Come learn tips for guiding your child's use of Facebook and other social networking sites. Privacy/security settings of Facebook will also be discussed. There will be time for a Q & A so bring your questions! Sponsored by Stanley Parent Ed and Stanley Counselors.
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.
In the memoir "Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia," Sheila Himmel and daughter Lisa, with honesty and humor, tell about Lisa's process of recovery from anorexia and bulimia. The community is invited to hear the authors discuss the book at a special program at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m., with book signing and refreshments from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and again from 8:30 to 9 p.m. The event is a project of P'tach Libeynu (Open Our Hearts), the mental health outreach program of a coalition of Jewish synagogues and agencies in Central Contra Costa County. $5 suggested donation. RSVP: Diana MaKieve, 925-988-9707; dimakieve@sbcglobal.net
Living in the World of Texting, Video Games and Facebook
Mon., February 22, 7:00 to 9:00pm, Miramonte High School Theatre
Steven Freemire will discuss the many issues parents and teens face navigating the exciting and ever-changing, yet potentially harmful world of communication technologies. Topics include: Providing guidelines; Offering practical ideas and tools to help parents manage their children's use of electronic technology; Advising parents how to address the danger of cyber bullying and online predators, and how to respond if their children have been victimized. Parents will learn how to reinforce the positives that technologies offer. For more information, contact Sherri Williams at: Jbswilliams27@yahoo.com. Sponsored by Acalanes Adult Ed and Miramonte High School Parent Ed
Lafayette Library
Sweet Thursday at the Lafayette Library: On February 18 at 7:30, The Friends of the Lafayette Library present are proud to present an evening with Mahbod Seraji, the author of Rooftops of Tehran. This stunning literary debut paints a portrait of growing up, discovering love, and awakening to the reality of life in a nation on the verge of revolution in the 1970's. From the rooftop of his house in Iran's sprawling capital city, the narrator watches his beautiful neighbor and secret love, Zari, promised since birth to his friend and mentor, nicknamed Doctor-- a man adored and respected by the entire neighborhood. It is from this perch that the narrator witnesses the arrest of Doctor and the terrible repercussions brought about by the brutal regime. 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 204 Open HouseCalling 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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